Risen 3:Knife-throwing

Knife-throwing is one of the mini-games in Risen 3. To challenge someone, you must first find a spinning target at the right time of day. Willing participants will tell you when they can be found.

To defeat your opponent, you must rack up the most points over the course of five knife throws at the target. Between each throw, the target is spun so the highest scoring section is different with each round.

The extreme right side of the screen is taken up with a meter which swings from bottom to top as you get ready to time your throw. The aim is to release your knife when the blue bar is between the upper and lower red bars on the meter.

To aim your knife, press and hold the right mouse button while moving side to side to select the vertical slice of the target that you want to hit. As you do so, the locations of the red bars indicating the range which is the target change on the meter to your right. To hit the lower part of the slice you have chosen, try to release your knife when the bar is closest to but not below the lowest red bar. To hit the middle section, try to release when the blue bar is closest to the middle red bar, and for the upper section, try to release closest to but not above the highest red bar.

The blue bar stops when you release your knife, showing you how close you are to an optimal throw.

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