Divinity: Original Sin

This page is for the original version. For the Enhanced Edition, see Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition.

Divinity
Divine Divinity	2002
Beyond Divinity	2004
Divinity II: Ego Draconis	2009
Divinity II: Developer's Cut	2012
Divinity: Dragon Commander	2013
Divinity: Original Sin	2014
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition	2015
Divinity: Original Sin II	2017
Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition	2018
Divinity	TBA

Divinity: Original Sin is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RPG game in the Divinity series.

General information

Official Larian forums

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Developer website
Mac App Store
Steam		Includes Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition.^[1]
GOG.com (unavailable)

Kickstarter backers can choose between a Steam or GOG.com key (set in Larian Vault account settings).^[2]

Buyers will receive Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition.^[3]

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename the video file^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\Data\Localization\[your language]\Video`. Delete or rename `Splash_Logo_Larian.bik`.

Game data

Game settings

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Larian Studios\Divinity Original Sin\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/230230/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Larian Studios\Divinity Original Sin\PlayerProfiles\<user-id>\Savegames
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Documents/Larian Studios/Divinity Original Sin/PlayerProfiles/<user-id>/Savegames
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/230230/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Called "Fake Fullscreen".
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA and SMAA x1
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Double and triple buffering.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		No frame rate or refresh rate cap by default. Optionally frame rate cap can be enabled from the options.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Control settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Game does not allow you to remove any key bindings. You can only assign a second key to the same task, so both keys are always active.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		FX, Music, Ambient, Voice, Cinematics
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Slovak				Fan translation; download.
Spanish				Fan translation by Clan Dlan; download.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		2
Online play		2	Co-op Can be modded to support 4 (extras play as companion).

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Divinity - Original Sin: 3D Vision Fix.

Issues fixed

Frame rate drops/stuttering

Disable texture streaming in 'graphicsettings.lsx'^[4]

This setting potentially uses more VRAM. Revert changes if crashes occur.

Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Larian Studios\Divinity Original Sin\graphicsettings.lsx with Notepad.
Find the following section:
<node id="ConfigEntry"> <attribute id="MapKey" value="TextureStreamingEnabled" type="22" /> <attribute id="Type" value="0" type="5" /> <attribute id="Value" value="1" type="4" /> </node>
Change value="1" to value="0"

Dedicated graphics card not detected on a laptop

The game doesn't recognize the graphics card and only runs with an onboard chip.

Might only work for Nvidia cards.^[5]

Disable Secure Boot Device in BIOS^[6]
Restart the laptop and enter your BIOS Search for the option Secure Boot Device and disable it Save your settings and restart Divinity should now be able to detect the graphics card

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
OpenGL	3.1

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum^[7]	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3	7 SP1, 8.1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Intel Core i5-2400
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT ATI Radeon HD 4850 Intel HD Graphics 4000 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti AMD Radeon HD 6000 series 1 GB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum^[7]	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.8.5	10.9.3
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo	Intel Core i5
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD Graphics 3000 Intel HD Graphics 4000	Nvidia GeForce 600 series AMD Radeon HD 6000 series Intel Iris Graphics

Intel HD Graphics 3000/4000 benefit from 8 GB of RAM.

HFS+ filesystem with case-sensitivity is not supported.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/230230/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (230230) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition · SubID: 68744 · Steam Database - last accessed on 9 June 2023
↑ Divinity: Original Sin by Larian Studios LLC » Merry D:OS-mas to all and to all a good launch! — Kickstarter - last accessed on 9 June 2023
↑ Announcing Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition | Divinity - Original Sin - Latest News | Larian Studios forums
↑ Performance Boost : Disable Texture Streaming (at your own risk) - Steam Community discussions - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Not working for AMD cards - Larian.com | Forums
↑ Disable Secure Boot Device in BIOS - Larian.com | Forums
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Divinity: Original Sin (Classic) on Steam - last accessed on 2020-08-03

[Proton_path_note-4] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/230230/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (230230) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/230230/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (230230) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition · SubID: 68744 · Steam Database - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[2] Divinity: Original Sin by Larian Studios LLC » Merry D:OS-mas to all and to all a good launch! — Kickstarter - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[3] Announcing Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition | Divinity - Original Sin - Latest News | Larian Studios forums

[5] Performance Boost : Disable Texture Streaming (at your own risk) - Steam Community discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[6] Not working for AMD cards - Larian.com | Forums

[7] Disable Secure Boot Device in BIOS - Larian.com | Forums

[steam_page-8] 7.0 ^7.1 Divinity: Original Sin (Classic) on Steam - last accessed on 2020-08-03

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Developers

	Larian Studios
Engines
	Divinity Engine
Release dates
Windows	June 30, 2014
macOS (OS X)	June 30, 2014
Linux	June 30, 2014
Reception
Metacritic	87
OpenCritic	85
IGDB	87
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Menu-based
Genres	RPG
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Divinity