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[Tovarisc]

http://play.thewitcher.com/

For moment there is just background, I wonder what is purpose of that site?

What's the interaction between Steam and Galaxy like? If I install the game via Galaxy, can I easily add it as a non-Steam game? I'd assume so.

Yeah, just add TW3's .exe as non-Steam game to Steam and you are set. Galaxy is basically advanced GOG Downloader and isn't required for game to work.

 

[Lady Siara]

What's the interaction between Steam and Galaxy like? If I install the game via Galaxy, can I easily add it as a non-Steam game? I'd assume so.

 

[xenist]

Here we go.

 

[Lady Siara]

Yeah, just add TW3's .exe as non-Steam game to Steam and you are set. Galaxy is basically advanced GOG Downloader and isn't required for game to work.

Great, thank you.

Surprised at the relatively small file size. Where are the HUGE texture files and uncompressed audio?!

 

[The Cowboy]

0.5mb/s from galaxy but 10mb/s from regular gog, i think i'll stick to that

Same here, switched back to the GOG downloader and everything is all good. Don't like Galaxy at all, and it seems to currently offer nothing of worth (to me) - so I'll just not bother with it.

 

[Inferno313]

Anyone know when the review embargo is up?

 

[realcZk]

0.5mb/s from galaxy but 10mb/s from regular gog, i think i'll stick to that

Is that just a download over HTTP or is it using the "GOG Download Manager"?

 

[mocolostrocolos]

I have a question.

Being GoG a DRM-Free service, shouldn't you be able to play it once it has been downloaded? How does it prevent the game from being played?

 

[Tovarisc]

Anyone know when the review embargo is up?

Tuesday morning, 12th. Apparently around 7AM PDT.

I have a question.

Being GoG a DRM-Free service, shouldn't you be able to play it once it has been downloaded? How does it prevent the game from being played?

Download isn't complete game, there is some small key files missing.

 

[realcZk]

Anyone know when the review embargo is up?

Last I heard the embargos lift sometime tomorrow (May 12th), but this could have changed since then. This date was given around the end of April.

 

[Tc91]

Hmm, getting a 404 from GOG.com when trying to download the parts.

 

[mocolostrocolos]

Download isn't complete game, there is some small key files missing.

Ok, thanks.

 

[The Cowboy]

Hmm, getting a 404 from GOG.com when trying to download the parts.

Its currently only available via Galaxy and GOG downloader, the separate part links got removed (well the info for them at least, as the links still show up) very shortly after they went up.

 

[iNvid02]

Is that just a download over HTTP or is it using the "GOG Download Manager"?

using the GOG manager, the HTTP links give a 404 currently

 

[realcZk]

using the GOG manager, the HTTP links give a 404 currently

Cool, I used Galaxy myself but I've never tried their download manager. I wonder if it does a few concurrent connections to max out speeds like other download managers.

 

[spuckthew]

Does this have Steam achievement support too? I know it's stupid, but I tend to have no motivation to go achievement-hunting unless I can earn them through Steam

 

[Tc91]

Its currently only available via Galaxy and GOG downloader, the separate part links got removed (well the info for them at least, as the links still show up) very shortly after they went up.

Ahhh, I see. Cheers.

 

[realcZk]

Does this have Steam achievement support too? I know it's stupid, but I tend to have no motivation to go achievement-hunting unless I can earn them through Steam

Nope it's not possible with non-steam games, the only way you'll get steam achievements is to purchase the game through steam

 

[spuckthew]

Nope it's not possible with non-steam games, the only way you'll get steam achievements is to purchase the game through steam

Sorry, I know that. Should have been clearer but I suppose this thread is aimed at the Galaxy pre-load.

Will it have Steam achievements if purchased through Steam?

 

[Tovarisc]

Will it have Steam achievements if purchased through Steam?

Yes, and possibly cards too.

 

[sti4thewin]

Well I did get a free witcher code from press event.. does anyone know if a gtx 680 can run the game and still look okay?

 

[spuckthew]

Thanks

Well I did get a free witcher code from press event.. does anyone know if a gtx 680 can run the game and still look okay?

I have a 680 Lightning so I hope so! I was toying with the idea of capping at 30fps if it means a more consistent and better looking experience.

 

[realcZk]

Sorry, I know that. Should have been clearer but I suppose this thread is aimed at the Galaxy pre-load.

Will it have Steam achievements if purchased through Steam?

Oh, gotcha. I'm pretty sure it will, as the last two Witcher titles on Steam have had them, but nothing has been confirmed so far to my knowledge. You can probably expect the achievements to be something like this list that leaked during April (POTENTIAL SPOILER WARNING!).

 

[realcZk]

Well I did get a free witcher code from press event.. does anyone know if a gtx 680 can run the game and still look okay?

I have a 680 Lightning so I hope so!

You guys should be fine, the minimum requirements are a GTX 660 or Radeon HD 7870. I wouldn't imagine it could look any worse than the PS4/XBO versions (at 30fps) as it's more powerful than what they have internally, but it will depend on the level of optimization that CDPR has done for these platforms.

Historically, CDPR has been great with performance optimizations for their titles so you can only expect that it will run smoother with time. Here's hoping for a smooth launch!

 

[dex3108]

I think they are getting ready for Steam pre-load

https://steamdb.info/app/292030/history/

 

[elproducto]

I'm geting 1.7mb/sec from Galaxy.

 

[MichaelFassbender]

Downloading now.

This week won't go by fast enough.

 

[Everdred]

Getting 3.5mb a sec through Galaxy, same as Steam.

I have a 680 Lightning so I hope so! I was toying with the idea of capping at 30fps if it means a more consistent and better looking experience.

I've got a 580 and I'm pretty nervous about it.

 

[matrix-cat]

Well I did get a free witcher code from press event.. does anyone know if a gtx 680 can run the game and still look okay?

My 670 and I certainly hope so. I'm planning on locking the framerate at 30 and aiming for PS4-level graphics, so hopefully it's well optimised.

 

[Mogwai]

I've been living under a rock... If I buy this game on Steam, will I only get Steam as DRM?

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Alright, starting it when I turn PC on.

 

[Jolkien]

Where can you see your download speed in the galaxy client ?

 

[elproducto]

On mine, it's at the bottom left.

 

[BLunted]

Thanks for the heads up. DL'ing now.

 

[Tovarisc]

Where can you see your download speed in the galaxy client ?

Bottom left.

 

[Jolkien]

Ah, found it. Getting 20mb/s pretty good speed results. I get around 22'ish on steam.

 

[Qassim]

I've been living under a rock... If I buy this game on Steam, will I only get Steam as DRM?

Yes.

 

[Mogwai]

Yes.

Happy to hear that!

 

[RoadDogg]

GOG Galaxy is maxing out my 50 Mbps connection, same exact speeds as Steam.

 

[MrFortyFive]

Working well for me. I average 6.5-6.7MB/s on Steam and I'm getting the same for this. I actually expected their servers to buckle, but it seems they were ready.

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

Pre-load complete, now the wait begins...

 

[akileese]

So can I change the install directory with GOG Galaxy or do I need to install this to my SATA HDD first? I really don't want it downloading 30gbs of data to my SSD and I can't find a directory option.

e: Nevermind found it. It's the cog in the bottom left. Not sure why you can't change this in the "settings" as well. Should probably be added in the future.

 

[GoonerTRON]

What's the interaction between Steam and Galaxy like? If I install the game via Galaxy, can I easily add it as a non-Steam game? I'd assume so.

You could add Microsoft Word as a non-steam game if you want to.

 

[Xando]

http://play.thewitcher.com/

For moment there is just background, I wonder what is purpose of that site?

When you start the Witcher 3 exe you'll get this message:

So i'll guess the site is for patches etc.

 

[Momentary]

GOG Galaxy looks pretty nice.

 

[Mawarup]

So after the downloader for the GOG manager is done, can you install the game or do I have to wait till the day of release in order to get the other files?

 

[Xando]

So after the downloader for the GOG manager is done, can you install the game or do I have to wait till the day of release in order to get the other files?

The files are there, not encrypted or anything, i guess as soon as you have downloaded 1.01 you can start right away.

 

[Begaria]

oh wow, I never heard of GOG galaxy before, I am so glad it exists, I was worried I had to download everything via the website

I use GoG Downloader. Works pretty well and it's maxing out my download speed.

 

[CTLance]

Those with download speed problems, please contribute by participating in their CDN speed test. That way, they can spot the bottleneck and maybe possibly eventually fix it.

Also: Downloading 26 Gigs ain't nothing to sneeze at. The wait continues.

 

[Tovarisc]

Those with download speed problems, please contribute by participating in their CDN speed test. That way, they can spot the bottleneck and maybe possibly eventually fix it.

Also: Downloading 26 Gigs ain't nothing to sneeze at. The wait continues.

Thanks for heads up, test in progress.