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[PLASTICA-MAN]

He is saying that the water tesselation and the fluid physics simulation are two completely separate things.


The .ini supports there being tesslation still, but there are no settings for water simulation.

Yes. Like I said. The Witcher 3 doesn't use WaveWorks which is the full Water Simulation system and feature and trust me it is not fully completed and doens't work very well on all platforms. NVidia is tweaking it continously, that is why they didin't use it.

 

[cripterion]

For anyone still unsure, I can now confirm that HBAO+ is indeed supported in the final game. It has not been stripped out and it will affect everything including foliage. I can't quote my source here, since I'm unsure if it has consequences, but I'm open to a mod PM if necessary.

Thanks, that's very good to hear and another step towards the visual fidelity found in the early trailers.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

If this was any other game then yeah without question. But I would be extremely surprised if the PS4 version outsold the PC version, considering console gamers have not really had that much exposure to this series.

Then again I may be wrong.

This is actually the first PS family release for the series.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

Popping in to remind everyone to keep this from becoming a console wars thread. Naturally, comparisons between PC and console are going to have to be made here, but let's refrain from taking pot shots at the platforms we like less.

For anyone still unsure, I can now confirm that HBAO+ is indeed supported in the final game. It has not been stripped out and it will affect everything including foliage. I can't quote my source here, since I'm unsure if it has consequences, but I'm open to a mod PM if necessary.

Gimme the receipts.

Edit - never mind, I see that it's actually out there in the Nvidia/IGN vids.

 

[PLASTICA-MAN]

For anyone still unsure, I can now confirm that HBAO+ is indeed supported in the final game. It has not been stripped out and it will affect everything including foliage. I can't quote my source here, since I'm unsure if it has consequences, but I'm open to a mod PM if necessary.

Why being unsure? It has been confirmed before and a long time ago that The NVidia GameWorks The Witcher 3 uses are: HairWorks, HBAO+ and NVIDIA PhysX Efffects :

http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/ar...witcher-3-wild-hunt-nvidia-geforce-gtx-bundle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfGFU2XPLr4

 

[jaju123]

Why being unsure? It has been confirmed before and a long time ago that The NVidia GameWorks The Witcher 3 uses are: HairWorks, HBAO+ and NVIDIA PhysX Efffects

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfGFU2XPLr4

Why are we debating? I just posted a link that shows the PC graphics settings. HBAO+ is there.

This is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU70-e0XHxw

 

[leng jai]

Game looks clownish now and really takes away from that dark fantasy setting I was longing for from this universe. I'm sure there will be a why to dial back the saturation somehow.

Posts like these are funny to me because I already found the colour palette in the second game over saturated and garish looking. I don't recall anyone else complaining about it back then though. Naturally, I'm obviously still not a fan of it in Wild Hunt.

 

[PLASTICA-MAN]

Why are we debating? I just posted a link that shows the PC graphics settings. HBAO+ is there.

This is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU70-e0XHxw

Not me, but viveks86 who has source he can't quote to confirm that while it was even him who posted this link which has the NVidia GameWorks confirming HBAO+ for it in another thread: http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/ar...witcher-3-wild-hunt-nvidia-geforce-gtx-bundle

 

[ufo8mycat]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU70-e0XHxw

Here are the PC settings. I'm surprised IGN shows them first lol.

Also, they played their whole live demo on ultra settings on PC. I noticed no difference and thought it was PS4...

Compare side by side and there will be.

PC = same assets as PS4 but higher resolution/more detailed textures, AA, AF, draw distance, HBAO+ etc + 60fps.

 

[cripterion]

Why being unsure? It has been confirmed before and a long time ago that The NVidia GameWorks The Witcher 3 uses are: HairWorks, HBAO+ and NVIDIA PhysX Efffects :

http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/ar...witcher-3-wild-hunt-nvidia-geforce-gtx-bundle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfGFU2XPLr4

In addition to enhancing the many beasts of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s open world, HairWorks also increases the fidelity and realism of Geralt’s flowing hair, as well as the mane of his trusty steed, who makes going from A to B a breeze.

Does anyone know if Hairworks also applies to Triss and Yennefer or it's uniquely for Geralt and some monsters/horse?

 

[viveks86]

Gimme the receipts.

Edit - never mind, I see that it's actually out there in the Nvidia/IGN vids.

Sent the PM anyway. It's basically confirmation that the official page is still current, so people don't need to doubt it

 

[PLASTICA-MAN]

Does anyone know if Hairworks also applies to Triss and Yennefer or it's uniquely for Geralt and some monsters/horse?

I don't think so. Seeing NPCs in media wehere HairWorks has been enabled, I didin't notice anyone of them using any better shampoo including Yennefer. The shampoo works for beasts and Geralt only which confirms that he is beast.

 

[viveks86]

Why are we debating? I just posted a link that shows the PC graphics settings. HBAO+ is there.

This is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU70-e0XHxw

You are confusing HBAO with HBAO+.

Why being unsure? It has been confirmed before and a long time ago that The NVidia GameWorks The Witcher 3 uses are: HairWorks, HBAO+ and NVIDIA PhysX Efffects :

http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/ar...witcher-3-wild-hunt-nvidia-geforce-gtx-bundle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfGFU2XPLr4

Well, everyone has been questioning everything that has been posted out there about the game. So I seeked confirmation, which I now have.

 

[cripterion]

I don't think so. Seeing NPCs in media wehere HairWorks has been enabled, I didin't notice anyone of them using any better shampoo including Yennefer.

Aww that's too bad.. These two females need glorious hair too! It seemed that at some point they had it too judging by this screen

 

[dlauv]

Witcher 3 Settings

A lot of options unticked, and it only goes up to High at the top of the screen. Does this mean Ultra wasn't in the build they were playing?

 

[PLASTICA-MAN]

Aww that's too bad.. These two females need glorious hair too! It seemed that at some point they had it too judging by this screen

Old pic and old designs for all of them btw. Even the haircuts.

 

[_Clash_]

Ergh,

It's OK friends. I once built a new PC for Dragon Age II.

There you have it.


But seriously, feel sorry for all the dudes that are finishing up screwing in their 1 Gb SSD in new builds that only want Witcher 3 2013.

 

[cripterion]

A lot of options unticked, and it only goes up to High at the top of the screen. Does this mean Ultra wasn't in the build they were playing?

It only goes to High in post processing, all the rest was on Ultra.

 

[viveks86]

A lot of options unticked, and it only goes up to High at the top of the screen. Does this mean Ultra wasn't in the build they were playing?

There is no ultra for post processing in the ini files, unless they plan to secretly include it in the day 1 patch.

Holy shit… what if…

Spoiler

lol

 

[dlauv]

It only goes to High in post processing, all the rest was on Ultra.

oic

 

[BigTnaples]

Any HBAO vs HBAO+ comparisons to show what kind of improvement we might see with Wild Hunt? Does the current HBAO not effect foliage?

 

[PnCIa]

Does the game support MSAA or TXAA? They didnt touch the AA slider in the ign vid.

 

[Kaze2212]

Any HBAO vs HBAO+ comparisons to show what kind of improvement we might see with Wild Hunt? Does the current HBAO not effect foliage?

The IGN stream yesterday was only running SSAO I believe. I don't think we have seen any HBAO/HBAO+ footage yet.

 

[tokilamockingbrd]

downgrade or not, it still looks great.

 

[viveks86]

The IGN stream yesterday was only running SSAO I believe. I don't think we have seen any HBAO/HBAO+ footage yet.

This. At least not recently. Would be interesting to compare, though I expect the difference to be quite small as opposed to HBAO+ vs SSAO.

 

[Mifec]

The IGN stream yesterday was only running SSAO I believe. I don't think we have seen any HBAO/HBAO+ footage yet.

Were they livestreaming at 1080p/60fps on the same PC they were playing on?

Because I'd understand why they had some settings off then, the game would never hit 60 under those settings on a single PC. Hell even a 5960k 980 combo can't do it in new games if you are streaming.

 

[Momentary]

I bet this game running at 1440p@120fps would be euphoric. Seems like it's gong to be achievable a lot sooner than I expected due to compromises having to be made. Next year needs to hurry up and get so I can revisit a game I haven't even played yet with PASCAL.

Have they mentioned DX12 compatibility with this game?

 

[EatChildren]

A lot of options unticked, and it only goes up to High at the top of the screen. Does this mean Ultra wasn't in the build they were playing?

The top presets are all there: Low/Medium/High/Ultra. And they have the rest set to the follow.

Vsync: On
HairWorks: Off
Shadow Quality: Ultra
Terrain Quality: Ultra
Water Quality: Ultra
Grass Density: Ultra
Foliage Visibility Range: Ultra
Detail Level: Ultra

Motion Blur: On
Blur: On
Anti-aliasing: Off
Bloom: On
Sharpening: Off
Ambient Occlusions: SSAO (HBAO is max)
Depth of Field: On
Cutscene Depth of Field: On
Chromatic Aberration: Off
Fog and Mist: On
Vignetting: On
Light Shafts: Off

 

[viveks86]

How many plan to keep vignetting on? I'm torn. I like it some times and I hate it other times. Especially hate to see it in all screenshots.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

God I hope AA isn't an on/off toggle.

 

[PLASTICA-MAN]

Any HBAO vs HBAO+ comparisons to show what kind of improvement we might see with Wild Hunt? Does the current HBAO not effect foliage?

HBAO+ can be sometimes exaggerated and not well calculated which leads it to be not realistic at all, this happened in many cases in AC Unity and and in UE4. Use it with grain of salt since it affects performance more for not the optimum expected results sometimes.

 

[viveks86]

God I hope AA isn't an on/off toggle.

It is

 

[Blade30]

The top presets are all there: Low/Medium/High/Ultra. And they have the rest set to the follow.

Vsync: On
HairWorks: Off
Shadow Quality: Ultra
Terrain Quality: Ultra
Water Quality: Ultra
Grass Density: Ultra
Foliage Visibility Range: Ultra
Detail Level: Ultra

Motion Blur: On
Blur: On
Anti-aliasing: Off
Bloom: On
Sharpening: Off
Ambient Occlusions: SSAO (HBAO is max)
Depth of Field: On
Cutscene Depth of Field: On
Chromatic Aberration: Off
Fog and Mist: On
Vignetting: On
Light Shafts: Off

Aww no Film Grain? I'd love to see the option in more games.

 

[PLASTICA-MAN]

I bet this game running at 1440p@120fps would be euphoric. Seems like it's gong to be achievable a lot sooner than I expected due to compromises having to be made. Next year needs to hurry up and get so I can revisit a game I haven't even played yet with PASCAL.

I will get a new laptop with a Pascal GPU next year too to play all games that I can't play now and if this NVidia chart is proven to be true, then next year Pascal cards will finally fill the gap beteween desktop and laptop since they have new improved and reduced archtitecture.

Have they mentioned DX12 compatibility with this game?

http://wccftech.com/witcher-3-cdpr-dx12-availabletemporal-aa-consoles/

 

[JordanKZ]

I honestly don't think I have a hope in hell of hitting 60 fps at 1440p on my rig with everything completely maxed out... And it's not exactly a slouch.

CPU: Core i7 4770K @ 4.3ghz
RAM: 16GB
GPU: Titan X Superclocked

I mean, I struggled to get 60fps on GTA5 with everything at max some of the time. But I guess we'll see how it goes. Might buy a second Titan, because I'm an idiot.

 

[Thoraxes]

God I hope AA isn't an on/off toggle.

Good thing you can just override that with an easy click of a button!

 

[dgrdsv]

It is

Now I understand why the game will run on Ultra on a 980.

Good thing you can just override that with an easy click of a button!

You can't. The game is DX11.

 

[viveks86]

Now I understand why the game will run on Ultra on a 980.

There is a provision for MSAA in the INI files, but there is also a comment next to it that the game doesn't support it currently.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

It is

:|

FFS

 

[CyberPunked]

It is

It's not. I found this in the Rendering.ini

MsaaLevel=0

 

[H4r4kiri]

So anything interesting and new the last 24 hours ? I read something like a Watch Dogs thing ?

 

[HowZatOZ]

What's the chances of CDPR just offering hi-res textures and such down the track to make it like the original trailers?

 

[BigTnaples]

What's the chances of CDPR just offering hi-res textures and such down the track to make it like the original trailers?

Most of the textures now are better than the original trailers.


The effects are what is missing.

 

[viveks86]

It's not. I found this in the Rendering.ini

MsaaLevel=0

You missed post process.xml?

<!--<Var id="AllowMSAA" displayName="allow_msaa" displayType="TOGGLE"/>--> <!-- not supported right now -->

 

[PLASTICA-MAN]

What's the chances of CDPR just offering hi-res textures and such down the track to make it like the original trailers?

It is not just hi-res textures which make the game look betetr these days. The lighting system was gimped and many features of it were removed. They can't just patch that to the game since it needs the entire engine to be rewritten.

 

[mitchman]

Not sure if this has been posted, I apologize if it has: http://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-w...ning-uber-terrain-textures-lod-options-found/

 

[Acinixys]

What's the chances of CDPR just offering hi-res textures and such down the track to make it like the original trailers?

Well the Witcher 2 got a 10GB patch somewhere down the line that made it better in every way

So we just might

 

[CyberPunked]

You missed post process.xml?

Shit. Well didn't plan to use it at 4K anyways.

 

[viveks86]

Shit. Well didn't plan to use it at 4K anyways.

Mah man. 4k ftw!

 

[JAYSIMPLE]

I wonder if it sells enough if CDPR will over haul the pc version. Would be a nice gesture