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[zlatko]

So I'm back to playing again more now that 2.0 is out for my second playthrough.

What did they change performance wise? I think before at around release the things I had turned off were ubersampling, bloom, the motion blur effect, and SSAO.

The only one I turned back on this time around was SSAO, and was curious what it even effects? My FPS was still above 60, so I think I'll leave it on no matter what.

 

[Smokey]

i think so yes.

Sweet. Getting 50ish frames with everything maxed out and UberSampling on.

 

[Corky]

Sweet. Getting 50ish frames with everything maxed out and UberSampling on.

Time to order that 3rd lightning ?

 

[Dennis]

I have arrived at the promised land.

 

[burgerdog]

I have arrived at the promised land.

About damn time!

 

[Kyaw]

Finally, Dennis!

So, HOW IS THE GAME?

 

[Dennis]

Getting 30-35 fps with all settings at max and Ubersampling on.

 

[Dennis]

About damn time!

Finally, Dennis!

So, HOW IS THE GAME?

I don't know.

I just ran around taking screenshots before quiting the game to post said screenshots on GAF.

 

[Kyaw]

Why don't you take pictures, play the game to a certain point and post said screenshots on GAF later?

 

[Acidote]

I don't know.

I just ran around taking screenshots before quiting the game to post said screenshots on GAF.

So just like every other game?

 

[Refreshment.01]

Does he got a new set up? Post the specs then.
OH, forgot to ask, the HUD less and that free camera are features of the latest patches. How do you use them?

 

[Dennis]

Does he got a new set up? Post the specs then.
OH, forgot to ask, the HUD less and that free camera are features of the latest patches. How do you use them?

I second this. I am looking for the instructions to turn off HUD. Can't see them on the first page.

 

[Typographenia]

How did you update your bootcamp drivers for your imac? I've been trying to find a way to do this because when I go to AMDs website, the drivers are from January.

Sorry, I hadn't checked the thread in a while!

http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/embedded/Pages/embedded_windows_all.aspx
Try checking for them under embedded graphics instead of desktop/mac.

I don't know whether my drivers really needed updating, but I went ahead and made sure.
Are you having problems with getting the game to run?


edit: I'll assume you're having the same problem I did of starting the game, but it never going anywhere.
This was due to my screen resolution being at the normal mac res. Drop it down to something like 1920x1080, then launch the game. You can change the settings to run the game in normal mac res. now without problem. For some reason, it just has hiccups with the monitor res. vs. the game's res. I don't know why, but yeah.

 

[Gvaz]

Is it redundant to have Uber Sampling and Anti-Aliasing on at the same time?

Yes. ubersampling does AF and AA at the same time

 

[Exuro]

I second this. I am looking for the instructions to turn off HUD. Can't see them on the first page.

Isn't it just pressing 'h'?

 

[(._.)]

yeah, just press 'H' ^^^

Is it redundant to have Uber Sampling and Anti-Aliasing on at the same time?

Is there much of a difference and will I get a noticeable frame jump if I turn AA off myself?

 

[Dennis]

Isn't it just pressing 'h'?

I figured it out.

I had to manually assign 'H' to disable HUD in the game launcher options.

Just pressing H didn't work at first.

 

[longdi]

is it me or did 2.0 made the graphics look sharper?

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

is it me or did 2.0 made the graphics look sharper?

not the patch, that's DennisK4's magic

 

[Corky]

I have arrived at the promised land.

Hmm so out of curiosity I wanted to see the difference between ubersampling off and on so I snapped my own screen to compare but what caught my eye was the difference in color, why is this? I have every setting on except bloom and ssao, I know ssao doesn't affect color in this way, so is it the bloom?

 

[Kyaw]

Yeah, i think that's the bloom.

 

[graywolf323]

ugh even with this kickass new laptop The Witcher 2 still recommends low spec for me >_<

Asus G74SX-XA1 Running Windows 7 Ultimate

Intel Core i7-2630QM (2.8GHz with Turbo Boost) | 16GB RAM DDR3 1333hz (4GB x 4) | Nvidia GeForce 560M GTX 3GB DDR-5 | 17.3-Inch Full HD 1920x1080 LED | 1x Seagate Momentus 750GB 7200 RPM & 1x Samsung Spinpoint M8 HN-M101MBB 1TB 5400 RPM

 

[Chinner]

'recommended' spec never really works. just put it on max and start scaling it back to when it suits your performance needs.

 

[Aurarian]

Is there any reason I can't launch the game after this patch? I just reinstalled my retail copy and I still can't get it to launch.

 

[Red]

ugh even with this kickass new laptop The Witcher 2 still recommends low spec for me >_<

Asus G74SX-XA1 Running Windows 7 Ultimate

Intel Core i7-2630QM (2.8GHz with Turbo Boost) | 16GB RAM DDR3 1333hz (4GB x 4) | Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTX 3GB DDR-5 | 17.3-Inch Full HD 1920x1080 LED | 1x Seagate Momentus 750GB 7200 RPM & 1x Samsung Spinpoint M8 HN-M101MBB 1TB 5400 RPM

That kickass new laptop is using a gpu from almost four years ago.

Is there any reason I can't launch the game after this patch? I just reinstalled my retail copy and I still can't get it to launch.

2.0 seems to have messed up a lot of stuff for me. I was getting really bad flickering shadows, and my IQ turned to shit. Shimmery aliasing all over the place, when it was very clean before. Performance seems about the same. A few keys aren't bound to anything, and I couldn't open the first set of doors in the tutorial. Couldn't select magic with my gamepad, and as soon as I entered a dice poker game I was stuck unable to do anything, because no button press would register a reroll (it said "press [ ]").

I just deleted all my TW2 files and am going to reinstall from scratch. I had some mods installed and they may not play nice with the new update (increased weight capacity and some UI enhancements). Hopefully it works better as a fresh install.

Even on uber I was getting a lot of jaggies, and textures seemed to take a shit.

 

[graywolf323]

That kickass new laptop is using a gpu from almost four years ago.

typo

it's a 560M

 

[Lasthope106]

Dennis, hurry up and get to Flotsam. Now in that area, I want to see some screenshots. The beginning of Act III is one of the most beautiful landscapes I've ever seen.

 

[Gvaz]

Dennis' downsampled shot looks like a render

 

[SOLDIER]

So have any of the settings changed as a result of 2.0? Any extra tweaks we can add to get a better performance boost and such?

It still takes a long time for me to bring up the list of saved games under Load. Like 10 seconds.

 

[dino1980]

I have some trouble implementing crossfirex with Witcher2.

I have 2x 6970 and have 40- 60 fps with all on ultra (no ubersampling) in 1080p. Have checked with MSI Afterburner and the load on the two cards is about 50-60%. Is there anyway to get so that they output 100% with this game?

Have tried launching the game with radeonpro and Force Crossfirex Profile - AFR-Friendly D3D
MVPUMode = Alternate Frame Rendering

But it gives me nothing :/

Do any of you know how to max both graphic cards?

Witcher 2 version 2.0

Specs
Intel I5-2500k 4.2GHz
2x 6970 ati CFX
8GB memory

/Thanks

 

[Skel1ingt0n]

Lol, I was still on 1.0, so I had a few downloads to do.

Anyway, hadn't found the time to download until this evening/morning. I'm exhausted, but I had to check stuff out.

Immediately MAXED everything to ultra/highest, and turned on ubersampling at 1920x1200. I use to get like 3fps on my 5870, and with the patch and my new 570, I get like 15-20fps. Still pretty much unplayable; but damn does it make for some wonderful screen captures :-o

Easily the most impressive looking game ever. Period. No question about it.

This is my favorite single player game of the generation. I'm about half way through my second playthrough; this new patch will definitely motivate me to finish. Can't wait!

 

[Red]

I was getting 15+ on a 5870 at least, so 2.0 didn't bork performance I guess.

I want to reinstall this now but I'm going to have to wait til tonight

 

[Kyaw]

@Skel1ingt0n

*Plays Witcher 2 with ubersampling*

*Uploads screenshots to imgur.com*

Nice one.

 

[Aurarian]

Anyone got some configs for getting my 460/AMD Quad core to play at high/ultra with 30 FPS all the time? For example, the opening cutscene drops to below 30 frames even though before this patch I never really got anywhere near that. Same happens in the tutorial when you talk to that knight on the floor next to the house.

 

[MountZion]

Hm, since pretty much everybody LOVES the graphics in this game I know something must be wrong with my game. While the game is undoubtedly one of the most stunning game ever crafted, I just cannot get over the massive pop in. Especially in Chapter 2 and 3. I can't walk 2 steps without grass changing its texture etc.

I did a little bit of digging around and it is pretty much the same for this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8MbVDyrZDs&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

I spend eons messing with the ini, changing mesh and foliagedistancescale, but in later chapters it does not make any difference anymore.

I tried a fresh re-install yesterday, that also did not do anything. All my settings are maxed and I followed ini mod instructions (from here and other sites) meticulously - nothing helps.

Witcher 2 seems to be a "Screenshot" game, for as soon as it moves it falls apart. At least for me. Bah.

Sorry for this post, I was just hoping that somebody had maybe one last hint for me on what t to do.......

 

[Peterthumpa]

Stupid question: just rebuilt my whole rig, can I patch the game from vanilla -> 2.0 at once?

 

[Wallach]

Stupid question: just rebuilt my whole rig, can I patch the game from vanilla -> 2.0 at once?

No. Run the vanilla launcher, it will patch you directly to 1.2. Then you have to manually patch to 1.3, then run the launcher again, it will auto patch you up to 1.35 and then 2.0 after that.

 

[Peterthumpa]

No. Run the vanilla launcher, it will patch you directly to 1.2. Then you have to manually patch to 1.3, then run the launcher again, it will auto patch you up to 1.35 and then 2.0 after that.

Strange, my vanilla launcher does nothing and there's no option to update anything.

 

[Blackheim]

Strange, my vanilla launcher does nothing and there's no option to update anything.

Just go to gog/witcher site and if you've registered the game already you will be able to d/l the auto-patcher setup & install it, it will take care of future updates/patches.

 

[Skel1ingt0n]

Strange, my vanilla launcher does nothing and there's no option to update anything.

Yeah, I had a vanilla 1.0 retail install (NA), and had to manually download and install the 1.1 and 1.2 updates. Then it auto updated to 1.3 and then 1.35. Then I had to manually DL and install 2.0. Kinda silly, but it worked.

 

[Dennis]

I bought my version from GamersGate.

I installed it fresh when 2.0 came out and it autopatched all the way from 1.0 to 2.0

 

[Peterthumpa]

Thanks everybody, the GOG version has an auto updater that is able to update the vanilla to 1.35 and then to 2.0 automatically.

 

[Red]

From scratch reinstall works much better, except the reroll for dice poker is still unbound. I had to close the process to exit the game. Anyone else with this problem?

Can't figure out how to fix this.

Ah, game is playable in uber now at 20-30 fps. On a 5870. You guys with better cards must be loving it.

 

[Wag]

I am pretty much able to play on my Tri-Crossfire setup in Ubersampling mode now. I just have to scale a few settings down a bit or I get a little bit of slowdown.

 

[Minsc]

Protip for some extra frames (for those who are taking on uber and new), disable Bloom. It's a nice boost and the game looks more detailed without it, particularly Geralt.

 

[(._.)]

Protip for some extra frames (for those who are taking on uber and new), disable Bloom. It's a nice boost and the game looks more detailed without it, particularly Geralt.

I'll try this when I play tonight, thanks.

 

[Red]

Protip for some extra frames (for those who are taking on uber and new), disable Bloom. It's a nice boost and the game looks more detailed without it, particularly Geralt.

First thing I did back when I got the game. Much better without it.

 

[alysonwheel]

Protip for some extra frames (for those who are taking on uber and new), disable Bloom. It's a nice boost and the game looks more detailed without it, particularly Geralt.

Wow. Tried this and was able to get 20fps with ubersampling on my ageing dual core/GTX560 system. Not playable like that, but still, wow. Probably could have gone a little higher if I'd disabled FXAA, but I couldn't be bothered to delete the files just to mess about.

 

[Aurarian]

Ubersampling is enabled in the .ini file by setting the number value to 2 right? I just tried and took off AA and ran around the tutorial level. Hasn't dropped below 30 yet and when I talked to the knight it dropped to 25 really quickly and came back to 30. For some reason I don't think it's really on even though I have it enabled in the ini. I would assume I'd be getting worse framerates given I only have a 460 GTX+AMD quad.

 

[Alexios]

Started a new playthrough for this patch. The samum bombs (maybe other items too?) bug persists, they once again don't show up in the inventory after the prologue stuff and while you can create more they still aren't displayed with the solution once again presumably being to find a quest that strips all your inventory and gives it back later (the first one should be the drunken night with the blue stripes, or perhaps a visit to Loredo, whatever works that way, I can't bother testing). Get your shit together CDP.