Firearms | Battle System Risen 2 Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

The general rule to using firearms is very simple - shoot the enemy and run to a safe distance (holding Caps Lock). The "hit and run" method works perfectly here - as long as you have where to run. The damage dealt by muskets and shotguns are high enough that you won't have any problems even with challenging foes, like the Leviathans or Guards. Don't forget the advantage that firearms give - you can place yourself in a spot where the enemy can't get (i.e. a hill) and shoot it from there. Large beasts, such as Grave Spiders, also have a tendency to get stuck in narrow corridors - use that against them!

Pistols are another matter. They're used solely as a supplementary weapon (held in the left hand) and activated by pressing E. You can use them when fighting a blade duel or while shooting other kinds of firearms. The main problem is that pistols can't be aimed - it's the game that calculates the hit chance and the damage. Apart from that, a huge flaw of these weapons is that they take a lot of time to load (usually: 20 seconds), which greatly lessens their usefulness. It's generally better to use any Dirty Trick (which interrupts the fight for a while, giving you a chance to load your gun or fire another shot) than a pistol.

The above rules usually work against both humans and animals. In the latter case it's good to remember that they're generally faster than the Nameless Hero - so in some cases it's better to fight with blades. If you don't have any or you haven't raised the proper attributes, you can always hit them with the butt of a musket or a shotgun. It will stop the blows for a while and allow you to shoot. Even so, don't count on it that you'll kill the foe with a sole strike or by impaling it on a bayonet (some muskets have it) - the damage dealt this way are really laughable.