Witcher 3 Pre-load live on GOG Galaxy

bbd23 said:
it is

Pre-Purchase_Offer_615x405.png
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I see. Nice!
 
b0bbyJ03 said:
well, music typically gets better with more familiarity... sometimes you might not love something the first time you hear it and it grows on you.... Its not like spoiling the game.. consider listening to it (but of course, I understand everyone is different so you may wanna stick to your guns)
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Sometimes yeah, but for example when I was playing FF9 and I heard the track "You're not alone" for the first time accompanied by the scene it was made for... those feels man. Those feels.

Battle themes and other very repetitive tracks are different though.
 
Downloaded 12.8 MB on Steam, can't wait to experience The Witcher in all of its 16-bit glory!

I guess 12.8 MB is the size of the game after the censorship.
 
What is up with all the different file sizes?

I started the download and it said 26GB. I then closed the client and restarted and then it said 22GB.
 
HotHamWater said:
So, the unpacking process on Steam (at release) means I'll need 52gb's free, right?
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Probably. Do people really max out their drives that much these days?

Call me old fashioned, but I still require at least 50% free disk space on all my drives at all times.
 
F0=bin\config\base\audio.ini
F1=bin\config\base\dlc.ini
F2=bin\config\base\gameplay.ini
F3=bin\config\base\gc.ini
F4=bin\config\base\general.ini
F5=bin\config\base\hidden.ini
F6=bin\config\base\hud.ini
F7=bin\config\base\localization.ini
F8=bin\config\base\rendering.ini
F9=bin\config\base\resources.ini
F10=bin\config\base\visuals.ini
F11=bin\config\config_description.xml
F12=bin\config\io_priority_table.xml
F13=bin\config\platform\pc\platformgameplay.ini
F14=bin\config\platform\pc\rendering.ini
F15=bin\config\r4game\hacks.ini
F16=bin\config\r4game\ingameconfig.ini
F17=bin\config\r4game\legacy\base\community.ini
F18=bin\config\r4game\legacy\base\explorations.ini
F19=bin\config\r4game\legacy\base\gameplay.ini
F20=bin\config\r4game\legacy\base\input_qwerty.ini
F21=bin\config\r4game\scenes.ini
F22=bin\config\r4game\user_config_matrix\pc\audio.xml
F23=bin\config\r4game\user_config_matrix\pc\gameplay.xml
F24=bin\config\r4game\user_config_matrix\pc\hidden.xml
F25=bin\config\r4game\user_config_matrix\pc\hud.xml
F26=bin\config\r4game\user_config_matrix\pc\input.xml
F27=bin\config\r4game\user_config_matrix\pc\localization.xml
F28=bin\config\r4game\user_config_matrix\pc\postprocess.xml
F29=bin\config\r4game\user_config_matrix\pc\rendering.xml
F30=bin\ddi\GOG.dll
F31=bin\gameconf.cfg
F32=bin\initialdata\sound\Init.bnk
F33=bin\io_priority_table.xml
F34=bin\redscripts.ini
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EatChildren, do ya thang! No pressure.
 
diablos991 said:
Probably. Do people really max out their drives that much these days?

Call me old fashioned, but I still require at least 50% free disk space on all my drives at all times.
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I don't personally, but the way Steam requires twice the size of the download for unencryption is pretty shitty and can easily catch people out.
 
Lot of interesting files and scope for tweaking. I wonder if adjusting any of these priorities could help reduce pop-in
<context name="WorldStreaming">
<tag name="Generic" priority="normal"/>
<tag name="TexturesLow" priority="low"/>
<tag name="TexturesNormal" priority="normal"/>
<tag name="TexturesImmediate" priority="high"/>
<tag name="MeshesLow" priority="low"/>
<tag name="MeshesNormal" priority="normal"/>
<tag name="MeshesImmediate" priority="high"/>
<tag name="AnimationsLow" priority="low"/>
<tag name="AnimationsNormal" priority="normal"/>
<tag name="AnimationsImmediate" priority="critical"/>
<tag name="SoundNormal" priority="normal"/>
<tag name="SoundImmediate" priority="critical"/>
<tag name="CollisionNormal" priority="veryhigh"/>
<tag name="CollisionImmediate" priority="critical"/>
<tag name="TerrainHeight" priority="normal"/>
<tag name="TerrainControl" priority="normal"/>
<tag name="TerrainColor" priority="low"/>
<tag name="ResourceLow" priority="low"/>
<tag name="ResourceNormal" priority="normal"/>
<tag name="ResourceImmediate" priority="high"/>
<tag name="BundlePreload" priority="critical"/>
</context>
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Rendering.ini looks interesting:

[Rendering]
WaterGeometryQuality=6
TerrainScreenSpaceErrorThreshold=2.0
CascadeShadowFadeTreshold=1.5
CascadeShadowQuality=0
MaxTerrainShadowAtlasCount=3

[LevelOfDetail]
DecalsHideDistance=40.0
StripeHideDistance=60.0
SwarmHideDistance=200.0
DimmerHideDistance=60.0

[Budget]
DecalBudget=200
MaxMeshTrianglesCount=4000000
MaxMeshChunksCount=1000
MaxEmittersCount=200
MaxParticlesCount=30000
MaxParticleMeshChunksCount=100
MaxParticleTriangleCount=6000
VisibleObjectsBudget=1500
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Found another rendering.ini. No idea why i'm doing this. lol

[PostProcess]
AllowBloom=true
AllowShafts=false
AllowAntialias=false
AllowMSAA=false
AllowBlur=true
AllowDOF=false
AllowVignette=true
AllowSharpen=false
AllowRain=true
AllowSSAO=true
AllowMotionBlur=false
AllowCutsceneDOF=true
AllowBillboards=true
AllowSoftLight=true
AllowFog=true
AllowUnderwater=true
AllowChromaticAberration=false
[Rendering]
MaxTextureSize=2048
MaxAtlasTextureSize=2048
MaxCubeShadowSize=512
MaxSpotShadowSize=512
TextureDownscale=0
DetailTextureDownscale=0
AtlasTextureDownscale=0
TextureMemoryBudget=500
TextureMemoryGUIBudget=80
TextureTimeBudget=10
TextureInFlightBudget=128
DecalsChance=1.0f
DecalsSpawnDistanceCutoff=10.0f
TextureStreamingDistanceLimit=40000.f
TextureStreamingCharacterDistanceLimit=50.f
TextureStreamingHeadsDistanceLimit=10.f
TextureStreamingReduceGameplayLOD=true
UberSampling=0
TextureMipBias=0
MsaaLevel=0
DynamicDecalsLimit=30
MeshRenderingDistanceScale=1.0f
MeshLODDistanceScale=1.0f
TerrainScreenSpaceErrorThreshold=2.0f
TerrainErrorMetricMultiplier=10
ForceInstantAdaptation=false
ForceInstantEnvProbeUpdate=false
EnableTemporalAA=true
CascadeShadowFadeTreshold=1.0f
CascadeShadowmapSize=1024
CascadeShadowQuality=0
MaxCascadeCount=4
MaxTerrainShadowAtlasCount=3
GlobalOceanTesselationFactor=10
UseHairWorks=false
HairWorksAALevel=8
TerrainReadAheadDistance=200.0f
ForcedDebugPreviewIndex=-1
[TextureStreaming]
MaxResidentMipMap=6
[LevelOfDetail]
MeshLodGameplayDownscale=0
CharacterLodGameplayDownscale=0
DecalsHideDistance=30
StripeHideDistance=60
SwarmHideDistance=200
DimmerHideDistance=60
[Budget]
DecalBudget=100
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Looks like CA is disabled by default now? Also adjustable uber sampling confirmed is good to see. Thought it might be locked at launch
 
25MB bits (eated my whole 250Mbits adsl) - shocked lol

mb because i live 50km from cdprojekt :p

anyway the 26GB is for english voices, so expect additional GB for rest languages
 
So for GOG, what is the total amount of space we need free to DL and install? I know DL is 26 and install is 35, but do you need 35 or 61?
 
Yeah, fuck that. Ditched Galaxy and its 0.1MB/s download rate, back to old downloader. Getting full speed instantly, but curiously 4GB smaller download.
 
Post processing presets for low, medium and high. Seems like there is no ultra preset for post processing

<Preset id="0" displayName="low">
<Entry varId="AllowBloom" value="true"/>
<Entry varId="AllowShafts" value="false"/>
<Entry varId="AllowAntialias" value="false"/>
<Entry varId="AllowBlur" value="false"/>
<Entry varId="AllowDOF" value="false"/>
<Entry varId="AllowCutsceneDOF" value="true"/>
<Entry varId="AllowVignette" value="true"/>
<Entry varId="AllowSharpen" value="false"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_SSAOSolution" value="0"/>
<Entry varId="AllowMotionBlur" value="false"/>
<Entry varId="AllowFog" value="true"/>
<Entry varId="AllowChromaticAberration" value="false"/>
</Preset>
<Preset id="1" displayName="medium">
<Entry varId="AllowBloom" value="true"/>
<Entry varId="AllowShafts" value="false"/>
<Entry varId="AllowAntialias" value="false"/>
<Entry varId="AllowBlur" value="true"/>
<Entry varId="AllowDOF" value="false"/>
<Entry varId="AllowCutsceneDOF" value="true"/>
<Entry varId="AllowVignette" value="true"/>
<Entry varId="AllowSharpen" value="false"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_SSAOSolution" value="1"/>
<Entry varId="AllowMotionBlur" value="false"/>
<Entry varId="AllowFog" value="true"/>
<Entry varId="AllowChromaticAberration" value="false"/>
</Preset>
<Preset id="2" displayName="high">
<Entry varId="AllowBloom" value="true"/>
<Entry varId="AllowShafts" value="true"/>
<Entry varId="AllowAntialias" value="true"/>
<Entry varId="AllowBlur" value="true"/>
<Entry varId="AllowDOF" value="true"/>
<Entry varId="AllowCutsceneDOF" value="true"/>
<Entry varId="AllowVignette" value="true"/>
<Entry varId="AllowSharpen" value="true"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_SSAOSolution" value="1"/>
<Entry varId="AllowMotionBlur" value="true"/>
<Entry varId="AllowFog" value="true"/>
<Entry varId="AllowChromaticAberration" value="true"/>
</Preset>
</PresetsArray>
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Rendering presets. Guess they are calling ultra as "uber"
<Preset id="0" displayName="low">
<Entry varId="Virtual_TexturesOptionVar" value="0"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_LevelOfDetailOptionVar" value="0"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_WaterOptionVar" value="0"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_TerrainOptionVar" value="0"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_ShadowsOptionVar" value="0"/>
<Entry varId="UseHairWorks" value="false"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_GrassOptionVar" value="0"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_FoliageVisibility" value="0"/>
</Preset>
<Preset id="1" displayName="medium">
<Entry varId="Virtual_TexturesOptionVar" value="1"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_LevelOfDetailOptionVar" value="1"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_WaterOptionVar" value="1"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_TerrainOptionVar" value="1"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_ShadowsOptionVar" value="1"/>
<Entry varId="UseHairWorks" value="false"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_GrassOptionVar" value="1"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_FoliageVisibility" value="1"/>
</Preset>
<Preset id="2" displayName="high">
<Entry varId="Virtual_TexturesOptionVar" value="2"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_LevelOfDetailOptionVar" value="2"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_WaterOptionVar" value="2"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_TerrainOptionVar" value="2"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_ShadowsOptionVar" value="2"/>
<Entry varId="UseHairWorks" value="false"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_GrassOptionVar" value="2"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_FoliageVisibility" value="2"/>
</Preset>
<Preset id="3" displayName="uber">
<Entry varId="Virtual_TexturesOptionVar" value="3"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_LevelOfDetailOptionVar" value="3"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_WaterOptionVar" value="3"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_TerrainOptionVar" value="3"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_ShadowsOptionVar" value="3"/>
<Entry varId="UseHairWorks" value="true"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_GrassOptionVar" value="3"/>
<Entry varId="Virtual_FoliageVisibility" value="3"/>
</Preset>
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viveks86 said:
Post processing presets for low, medium and high. Seems like there is no ultra preset for post processing



Rendering presets. Guess they are calling ultra as "uber"
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Originally TW3 was listed as having Nvidia Gameworks Post Processing. It isn't listed as such anymore.

Maybe that is just fallout of them no longer having a nvidia sponsored utlra for PP. (patch maybe? doubt it).
TextureMemoryBudget=500
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Psh. Gotta turn this up to 6 gigs or so.
 
Is the PS4 Pre-load start tomorrow or is it this weekend. i could have sworn it says it on my PS4 at home but im at work and cant check
 
After finishing the Installer download, Galaxy has been sitting at close to 100% CPU usage for a while now. Bug or what is it doing?
 
I really really wish Steam wold find a way to do preloads without requiring twice the hard drive space.

I have 35gb free on my SSD, however hte way pre loads work you need 2x the space (so you will need over 50+ gb free to "unlock" the preload once it's live).

At least find a way to allow people to pre-load to one HD and then "unpack" it to another would work too.

So now I just have to wait until the game is live and then download it instead since I don't have the room for it all.
 
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