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  • v1.3.0 88f38f57a6

    v1.3.0 Stable

    dsii released this 2026-10-27 09:32:25 -04:00 | 2 commits to main since this release

    DS2 Revival v1.3.0 for Dungeon Siege II (Steam v2.3) and Broken World.

    Install or update: drag the contents of DS2Revival.zip into the folder with DungeonSiege2.exe and allow it to
    replace files. No installer, no Python. Your settings are kept: they live in DS2Revival.ini next to DungeonSiege2.exe, which the plugins
    create on the first start. The zip does not contain it, so an update never overwrites it. New settings are added to it with their
    comments; the one exception is a setting that still has an old default, see "Anti-aliasing" below.
    Don't own Broken World? Delete the Broken World folder from the zip.
    Broken World owners: put the expansion in the Broken World folder as before; only DS2Revival.asi is needed in
    Broken World\scripts.
    Linux / Steam Deck: set the Steam launch option WINEDLLOVERRIDES="version=n,b" %command%.

    v1.3.0 brings real anti-aliasing, the mouse pointer in the game's own fullscreen, and fixes for multiplayer and Broken World.

    Picture and display

    • Anti-aliasing: 4x multisampling plus SMAA is the new default ([Graphics] AntiAliasing=msaa4+smaa). It gives clean
      edges on geometry and, with SMAA on top, on the leaf cut-outs that multisampling alone leaves jagged, with text and
      interface left sharp. You do not need dgVoodoo for anti-aliasing any more. msaa2, msaa4, msaa8, smaa and off
      can be chosen too. A sample count your graphics card does not have is lowered to the best it has, and if none works the plugin uses SMAA (the log says which).
      We checked it on an NVIDIA RTX 4070 and an AMD RX 7900 XTX, with the native Direct3D 9 driver and with DXVK, through
      device resets, alt-tab and photo mode. Not checked on Linux / Steam Deck yet: if the picture looks wrong there, set
      AntiAliasing=smaa. Multisampling turns the experimental SSAO off.
    • Smoother hero menus. The 3D scenes of hero selection and hero creation get SMAA too (MenuAntiAliasing=auto); their
      text stays crisp.
    • One-time default switch. A DS2Revival.ini from v1.2.x that still has the old default AntiAliasing=smaa becomes
      msaa4+smaa once, at the first start of this version (the log says so). A value you set yourself is kept. If you prefer
      smaa, set it again: it stays. The file's [Settings] Version line at the end keeps count.
    • The mouse pointer in the game's own exclusive fullscreen ([Display] ExclusiveCursor=1, for Mode=off or
      fullscreen=true). Windows 10 and 11 showed none there, though the game draws one. Dungeon Siege II and Broken World; borderless and
      window mode are not touched. Checked on one PC (RTX 4070) at 800x600, 1280x720 and 1920x1080, in menus and the world,
      with alt-tab.
    • Broken World's HUD hero portrait at every resolution. On screens wider than 1280 pixels it came out dark or garbled
      (a speck at 1920x1080). Now it shows the face, in single player and multiplayer, at any HudScale
      ([Graphics] PortraitFix, which already did this for Dungeon Siege II).

    Multiplayer

    • A message when the game versions differ (Dungeon Siege II; Broken World later). A joiner whose DungeonSiege2.exe
      differs from the host's in any byte (another build, a cracked or re-packed exe) used to sit in the staging area while the
      host played alone. Now the joiner is told what differs (exe, game versions or game data), and OK takes them back to the
      game list. The game list's "Content Mismatch" box no longer claims the game "has been modified" when the cause is the
      host's mod or edited files. [Multiplayer] JoinVersionMessage=0 restores the old behaviour.
    • Broken World: no more frozen joiner when the host presses START. A player who connected just as the host started
      could end up with a "not responding" window and be dropped by the host after about 25 seconds. The cause was a lock cycle in
      our DirectPlay replacement, fixed there (6 of 6 start-together runs pass; the same runs hung before).

    Broken World

    • The official editions' saves are recognised by name. Heroes made with Steam v2.3, the GOG exe, Broken World, or Broken
      World with the 2018 repack's Widescreen Fix are accepted in single player, multiplayer and the online vault without editing a
      setting, and the log names the edition ([BrokenWorld] AcceptKnownEditions=1). A hero from unknown game data is still
      accepted in single player only. AcceptContentCrcs is now only for ids you add yourself, so its old default is emptied.
      Joining a host still needs the same game exe and game data.

    Website

    • The roadmap has a new status, Can't reproduce, for player reports we tested in the game and could not make happen:
      long sessions, the Kalrathian rebellion, the Azunite Archer, unconscious heroes and the Act 1 door. "Alive but dead" is confirmed
      and has a planned fix (a level-up revive will cancel the defeat); it is not in this version.

    Earlier notes: v1.2.2 (the settings file next to DungeonSiege2.exe, logs in scripts\logs): https://git.dsii.uk/dsii/DS2Revival/releases/tag/v1.2.2.
    Everything new in v1.2.0 (no DirectPlay install, DS2Graphics, a 720p-sized interface everywhere, photo mode, one settings file,
    Broken World fixes and more): https://git.dsii.uk/dsii/DS2Revival/releases/tag/v1.2.0

    Roadmap: https://dsii.uk/roadmap. Questions or problems: contact@dsii.uk.

    Built by CI from 7ac52c21d7.

    SHA-256 of DS2Revival.zip: e9677793d0a89515c5b8e93a0f7c4e330ded6a997327114d5fdac2adff21bc05

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  • v1.2.2 5f6d45970e

    v1.2.2 Stable

    dsii released this 2026-10-26 23:41:52 -04:00 | 3 commits to main since this release

    DS2 Revival v1.2.2 for Dungeon Siege II (Steam v2.3) and Broken World.

    Install or update: drag the contents of DS2Revival.zip into the folder with DungeonSiege2.exe and allow it to
    replace files. No installer, no Python. Your settings are kept: they live in DS2Revival.ini next to DungeonSiege2.exe, which the plugins
    create on the first start (your values from the old per-plugin .ini files are moved there once).
    Don't own Broken World? Delete the Broken World folder from the zip.
    Broken World owners: put the expansion in the Broken World folder as before; the old plugin copies in
    Broken World\scripts are retired, only DS2Revival.asi is needed there.
    Linux / Steam Deck: set the Steam launch option WINEDLLOVERRIDES="version=n,b" %command%.

    v1.2.2 is a small tidy-up release.

    • The settings file DS2Revival.ini now lives next to DungeonSiege2.exe (the game folder), not in scripts. If you already
      have it in scripts from v1.2.0 or v1.2.1, the plugins move it next to the exe on the first start; your values stay. Broken
      World started from the Dungeon Siege 2 folder uses the same file; a Broken World folder on its own keeps its own.
    • The plugins' log files are in scripts\logs now, so the scripts folder holds only plugins (the old logs there are removed
      on the first start). Send those logs when you report a problem.
    • Multiplayer: joining a game hosted with a different game exe or different game data no longer leaves you stuck in the
      staging area. You get a message saying what differs and go back to the game list (Dungeon Siege II; Broken World later).
    • It includes the v1.2.1 fix: leftover Broken World\scripts\*.ini files that the game never used are ignored when your
      old settings are moved into DS2Revival.ini, so they cannot switch settings on unexpectedly (e.g. Mode=off, HudScale=1).
      If you updated to v1.2.0 and something looks different (a small interface, no borderless window), check [Display] in
      DS2Revival.ini (for example HudScale=auto, Mode=borderless).

    Everything new in v1.2.0 (no DirectPlay install, DS2Graphics, a 720p-sized interface everywhere, photo mode, one settings file,
    Broken World fixes and more): see the v1.2.0 release notes, https://git.dsii.uk/dsii/DS2Revival/releases/tag/v1.2.0

    Roadmap: https://dsii.uk/roadmap. Questions or problems: contact@dsii.uk.

    Built by CI from 034126d5fd.

    SHA-256 of DS2Revival.zip: 4f53834343a83bfea2ef063d502683a6f99f5ba39b97a4170a39f374045d1e56

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  • v1.2.1 afdf3a4d93

    v1.2.1 Stable

    dsii released this 2026-10-26 23:14:16 -04:00 | 4 commits to main since this release

    DS2 Revival v1.2.1 for Dungeon Siege II (Steam v2.3) and Broken World.

    Install or update: drag the contents of DS2Revival.zip into the folder with DungeonSiege2.exe and allow it to
    replace files. No installer, no Python. Your settings are kept: they live in scripts\DS2Revival.ini, which the plugins
    create on the first start (your values from the old per-plugin .ini files are moved there once).
    Don't own Broken World? Delete the Broken World folder from the zip.
    Broken World owners: put the expansion in the Broken World folder as before; the old plugin copies in
    Broken World\scripts are retired, only DS2Revival.asi is needed there.
    Linux / Steam Deck: set the Steam launch option WINEDLLOVERRIDES="version=n,b" %command%.

    v1.2.1 is a small fix release. When updating from an older version, the settings of the old per-plugin .ini files are
    moved into scripts\DS2Revival.ini once. v1.2.0 also took old leftovers from Broken World\scripts\*.ini that the game never
    used (Broken World always read the main folder's files), which could switch settings on unexpectedly, e.g. Mode=off or
    HudScale=1. v1.2.1 ignores those leftovers. If you already updated to v1.2.0 and something looks different (a small
    interface, no borderless window), check [Display] in scripts\DS2Revival.ini (for example HudScale=auto, Mode=borderless).

    Everything new in v1.2.0 (no DirectPlay install, DS2Graphics, a 720p-sized interface everywhere, photo mode, one settings file,
    Broken World fixes and more): see the v1.2.0 release notes, https://git.dsii.uk/dsii/DS2Revival/releases/tag/v1.2.0

    Roadmap: https://dsii.uk/roadmap. Questions or problems: contact@dsii.uk.

    Built by CI from 784ba00862.

    SHA-256 of DS2Revival.zip: 281ab348bbd67a40549aff448b1073ccee7a562551fdac6092a30bbc164ff6af

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  • v1.2.0 c293345041

    v1.2.0 Stable

    dsii released this 2026-10-26 21:46:35 -04:00 | 5 commits to main since this release

    DS2 Revival v1.2.0 for Dungeon Siege II (Steam v2.3) and Broken World.

    Install or update: drag the contents of DS2Revival.zip into the folder with DungeonSiege2.exe and allow it to
    replace files. No installer, no Python. Your settings are kept: they live in scripts\DS2Revival.ini, which the plugins
    create on the first start (your values from the old per-plugin .ini files are moved there once).
    Don't own Broken World? Delete the Broken World folder from the zip.
    Broken World owners: put the expansion in the Broken World folder as before; the old plugin copies in
    Broken World\scripts are retired, only DS2Revival.asi is needed there.
    Linux / Steam Deck: set the Steam launch option WINEDLLOVERRIDES="version=n,b" %command%.

    v1.2.0 is a big release. Everything below is new since v1.1.0.

    Online and multiplayer

    • No DirectPlay install. When Windows has no DirectPlay, the plugin brings its own. This also works on Linux and
      Steam Deck (Proton). Players with and without Windows' DirectPlay can be in the same game.
    • News in the game. The game's own "new patch" banner on the main menu shows DS2 Revival news.
    • Save history. The server keeps versions of your online parties for about a month. Restore an older one on your
      account page at dsii.uk if a save goes wrong.
    • 23 achievements and leaderboards on the Armory, per edition, class and difficulty. Heroes whose files look
      edited stay off the boards, and their page says why.

    Picture and display

    • DS2Graphics.asi is its own plugin: anti-aliasing (SMAA), sharpening, anisotropic filtering, the Shaders fix and
      shadow size. It works in any display mode, not only borderless.
    • Interface sized like a 720p screen at every resolution: 1.5x at 1080p, 2x at 1440p, 3x at 4K. Any scale from 1
      to 4 can be set, decimals too, with crisp text (HudFilter=sharp). Item labels, the Tab map and the loading screen
      follow it.
    • Finer glow. The glow around crystals, lanterns and magic is drawn at twice the resolution, built from your own
      game files in memory. Players with and without it can play together.
    • Sharper shadows as an option (ShadowSize).
    • Photo mode (Insert): hides the interface, pauses single player, frees the camera. Return saves a picture,
      Delete detaches a free camera you fly with WASD.
    • Sharpening is gentler by default (0.2).
    • Intro movies no longer flash black.
    • Black hero portraits in multiplayer above 1280 pixels wide are fixed.
    • AMD cards: with the native Direct3D 9 driver the game silently switched the graphics options off after a few
      frames. They stay on now.

    Crashes and long sessions

    • A crash in the game's vertex upload (it read past the end of its data) is fixed.
    • Memory that every newly visited region kept for good is released, so long sessions no longer end in
      "VirtualAlloc failed" (Dungeon Siege II; Broken World later, once it is tested there).
    • Broken World multiplayer: the host no longer runs out of memory on 1440p+ screens.
    • Plugin logs can no longer grow without limit: every log stops at 4 MB, and the camera log is trimmed.

    Saves and text

    • Windows user names in Cyrillic or Chinese, or a blocked Documents folder: saves no longer seem to vanish or stop with
      "critical path". A blocked folder is explained.
    • Cyrillic text works with Windows' "Use Unicode UTF-8" setting turned on (text, typing, saving).
    • The Gas Powered Games sign-up form and the minimum-spec warning are skipped.

    Broken World

    • One plugin set and one settings file for both games.
    • Old single-player saves load (AcceptAnySaveSinglePlayer; heroes from the 2018 repack, checksum 75112728, are
      accepted too).
    • The 2018 repack's Widescreen Fix.ds2res is renamed away so players are not split from each other.
    • Item labels, the overlay map and the "loading multiplayer" screen are right.
    • Broken World finds binkw32.dll and mss32.dll in the main game's folder when its own copies are missing.

    Easier to use

    • One settings file, scripts\DS2Revival.ini: every setting with its default, a short explanation, and a block
      on common misconceptions (for example, deleting a line does not turn anything off).
    • Plugin switches under [Plugins]: 1 = on, 0 = off, ds2 = Dungeon Siege II only, bw = Broken World only.
    • Updating is drag and drop: your settings stay.
    • Mods can say which game they are for (modinfo.ini, Games=ds2|bw|both).
    • Linux and Steam Deck instructions are in the README and on dsii.uk.

    Not in this release (still being built)

    • Multisample anti-aliasing (MSAA) to replace dgVoodoo. SMAA is in.
    • A mouse pointer in the game's own exclusive fullscreen mode. Borderless and window mode show it.
    • A clear "different game version" message when a joiner's game file differs from the host's.
    • Recognising the official editions' Broken World saves by name.

    Roadmap: https://dsii.uk/roadmap. Questions or problems: contact@dsii.uk.

    Full list and evidence: https://git.dsii.uk/dsii/DS2Revival

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  • v1.1.0 03e0c3d660

    v1.1.0 Stable

    dsii released this 2026-10-24 19:19:45 -04:00 | 7 commits to main since this release

    Built by CI from bff184ef1e.

    SHA-256 of DS2Revival.zip: e9933d3f6e58b3f2b5b4f8243a7cd29559c284970e9c1d4b83c05b55a8c414d2

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  • v1.0.0 67e91f710a

    v1.0.0 Stable

    dsii released this 2026-10-23 22:36:45 -04:00 | 8 commits to main since this release

    Built by CI from 47b67eb08a.

    SHA-256 of DS2Revival.zip: 8000bdbea2b2a5090eb5150a8902f91029b72a13f8036e783b71dda39ff2442a

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