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The Witcher |OT| Damn all dissonances
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MickeyKnox
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Except that looked like a God sim/rpg cross instead of a kick ass third person character driven action rpg.Clevinger said:
I'm really enjoying The Witcher. It runs ok on my PC and the performance hitches that still linger aren't enough to annoy me. Of course, there are still issues I have with it, but I'm hopeful future patches will deal with those.
Also wondering why the American version was censored. That kind of doesn't make sense these days after games like God of War and Mass Effect. It's not like this game is pretending to be somthing else other than a truly M-rated experience.
Also wondering why the American version was censored. That kind of doesn't make sense these days after games like God of War and Mass Effect. It's not like this game is pretending to be somthing else other than a truly M-rated experience.
AgentOtaku
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Melhisedek
Member
Patch 1.2 is out folks 
http://www.thewitcher.com/registration/en/www/patch.html
Please post results as I don't have the game yet
http://www.thewitcher.com/registration/en/www/patch.html
Please post results as I don't have the game yet
Excellent!
Would it be safe to say there shouldn't be any more issues after this patch? I'm not expecting a perfect game, I mean more like issues caused by the 1.2 patch. The last time I was into PC gaming was when I was playing a lot of Battlefield 2 and I remember that some patches, much like Windows, caused more problems than they fixed. :lol
Also, do I go straight to the 1.2 patch and only d/l that or do I need the ones before it?
Would it be safe to say there shouldn't be any more issues after this patch? I'm not expecting a perfect game, I mean more like issues caused by the 1.2 patch. The last time I was into PC gaming was when I was playing a lot of Battlefield 2 and I remember that some patches, much like Windows, caused more problems than they fixed. :lol
Also, do I go straight to the 1.2 patch and only d/l that or do I need the ones before it?
Melhisedek
Member
Code:
Gameplay and text bugs fixed:
- Fixes for Alina not being at her home when she should (Act 4).
- Wife's Tears Potion fixes.
- Fixes for usable doors on the swamps (Act 5).
- Fixes for Alchemist in manufacture giving quest items to Geralt (Act 3).
- Fixes for some items to be found in Fields (Act 4).
- Fixes for a disappearing enemy in quest Haunted House (Act2).
- Fixed problems with Alvin's spawn (Act 1).
- Few minor text fixes for all languages.
Code bugs fixed:
- Loading times are much faster!
- Saving is much faster!
- Another portion of stability improvements.
- Fix for rare "red rectangle" effect on loading bar.
- Quest tracking fixes.
- Some cursor fixes connected with finishers in tight places.
- Quest now won't update when Geralt is dead causing multiple problems.
- Autosave mechanism fixes (numeration).
- Savegame files fixes some irrelevant information was sometimes generated inside.
- The game won't make an autosave if Geralt has an effect preventing him from talking (like knockdown, stun, push) - the result would be no talking at all for the rest of the game.
- Now you can't attack neutral NPCs if you input the second (etc.) sword sequence in them, while first attacking a hostile.
- Dandelion's music won't be 'echoed' while changing location twice.
- The game can handle broken savegames now it returns to main menu.
- Motion blur effect won't stay active despite Blizzard potion wearing off drinking, then changing location, then cutscene.
- Final fixes for weapons disappearing from enemies hands.
- Grass and small stones being multiplied fixed.
- Fixes for receiving damage from Striga while being far away.
Art bugs fixed:
- Few level decoration fixes.
- Fixes for barghest attack animation.Prime crotch
Banned
YAY loading patch!
I can't get into this game. I thought I was gonna love this game but it doesn't click.
The combat feels kinda off for me, I'm put off by the swordplay. It looks like he is doing some martial arts twisting kinda stuff.
I liked it in Heavenly Sword but in a rpg I prefer the normal medieval swordplay. I know they are witchers and all, but it seems wrong to me.
I'm not very far into the game, but the beginning was kinda bad, with alot of fetch quests. I'll be playing some more and hoping it will get better. (Will it get better?)
The combat feels kinda off for me, I'm put off by the swordplay. It looks like he is doing some martial arts twisting kinda stuff.
I liked it in Heavenly Sword but in a rpg I prefer the normal medieval swordplay. I know they are witchers and all, but it seems wrong to me.
I'm not very far into the game, but the beginning was kinda bad, with alot of fetch quests. I'll be playing some more and hoping it will get better. (Will it get better?)
Confidence Man
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ToddG15 said:
It is.
Fragamemnon
Member
Just got this in the mail from the forum mailing list:
Clicky for the high-res version. Pretty cool stuff.
The Witcher and Armageddon Empires are my two selections for holiday gaming at the relatives this year.
Clicky for the high-res version. Pretty cool stuff.
The Witcher and Armageddon Empires are my two selections for holiday gaming at the relatives this year.
1-D_FTW said:
-You should be in over the shoulder view (f1 I think?)
-Decide what stance you want to use against the enemy. Strong stance for slow/armored enemies, fast stance for agile enemies, group stance when you're going to be fighting 3 or more enemies.
-Move the cursor to the enemy, left click. You'll begin to attack.
-On normal difficulty, your cursor will change to an orange/yellow firey icon during the window you have to move to the next stage of your combo. Left click during that window while keeping the cursor on the enemy to continue the combo. If you click too early or too late, you'll stumble and will have to start it over.
Even if you don't have more than 1 or 2 attacks for any given stance currently unlocked, it's a good idea to try to string combos because the attacks will be performed faster later in the combo. Eventually you'll have the attacks for each stance unlocked fully, and the later attacks in each stance combo will do far more damage and will have additional effects.
Also, you can start a combo on one enemy and continue it on another enemy. Don't forget to switch stances as appropriate to the enemy or enemies you're fighting. When you get the silver sword, you'll have to switch weapons as appropriate to the type of enemy you're fighting as well (creature or person).
TheDarkKnight774
Member
man i just missed out on patch 1.2. I installed the game late last night, and all they had was 1.1. But man this 1.2 patch is taking forever to download.
Hurry up!!! *taps foot*
Hurry up!!! *taps foot*
eXistor
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I'm glad I read that witcher demo thread, otherwise i wouldn't have bought this awesome game. I went out and got the collector's edition and I'm just flat-out loving it. I've had some issues with saving/ loading screens (the game stopped responding in Vista) but those are fairly rare. I'm running the game with max detail and such and it runs beautifully. But all that doesn't matter if the game stinks, which it most certainly does not.
In all my years of countless Jrpg's, i've grown tired of the genre with only a few titles really being worthwhile (FFXII, DQVIII) I've recently started playing Blue Dragon which bored me to tears after a few hours of non sensical clichéd poppycock.
BD isn't the only one, most jrpg's in the last year have been boring as hell. I've started playing more and more western rpg's and found that they are just the kind of games I need right now. Fallout 1 and 2, Baldur's Gate, Planescape Torment are just a few games I've played this year and they've all blown away the new releases that came out this year including Mass Effect (way too short with terrible sidequests) and Bioshock (good but surprisingly shallow). Only Phoenix Wright 3 and Mario Galaxy have really met my expectations, but now I can happily add the Witcher to that list.
Just made it to Chapter II and can't wait to see what happens next.
In all my years of countless Jrpg's, i've grown tired of the genre with only a few titles really being worthwhile (FFXII, DQVIII) I've recently started playing Blue Dragon which bored me to tears after a few hours of non sensical clichéd poppycock.
BD isn't the only one, most jrpg's in the last year have been boring as hell. I've started playing more and more western rpg's and found that they are just the kind of games I need right now. Fallout 1 and 2, Baldur's Gate, Planescape Torment are just a few games I've played this year and they've all blown away the new releases that came out this year including Mass Effect (way too short with terrible sidequests) and Bioshock (good but surprisingly shallow). Only Phoenix Wright 3 and Mario Galaxy have really met my expectations, but now I can happily add the Witcher to that list.
Just made it to Chapter II and can't wait to see what happens next.
AgentOtaku
Member
hooooray! 1.2!
eXistor
Member
KTallguy said:I was playing this a bit. I like it but the dialog was pretty hammy and I don't feel like my attacks are "hitting" my enemies. It's almost like I'm flailing around and then they just die.
If it gets better, I'll keep going... it just seems a bit trite at this point.
That's perhaps the one point I agree on: the dialog and voice-acting aren't that great, but it really does get a lot better after you get the hang of things. It doesn't reinvent the wheel or anything, in fact most of it has been done before, but this is just an incredibly solid package.
Also with the 1.2 patch, the loading times see more than halved and I only had one crash in the game yet which came when the game went from one cutscene to another.
hooijdonk17
Member
Will this game come to the 360? I will probably buy it, but I may wait for a console version if it's due out..
Phoenix 2.0
Member
I can confirm this. I don't really notice them anymore, they're just like most other games.Zzoram said:So apparently The Witcher patch 1.2 cuts loading times in half.
Is there anyway to check if I have a hotfix already installed?
The Witcher site says I need a Vista hotfix which I think might be the one the Crysis demo directed me to when installing it. I don't want to screw things up by installing it twice. =\
Edit: heh, it looks like when installing the hotfix it checks if you already have it first. I got a message saying something like the update doesn't apply to my system.
The Witcher site says I need a Vista hotfix which I think might be the one the Crysis demo directed me to when installing it. I don't want to screw things up by installing it twice. =\
Edit: heh, it looks like when installing the hotfix it checks if you already have it first. I got a message saying something like the update doesn't apply to my system.
I wouldn't say 1.2 only cuts loading times in half, it ranges from 1/2 to 1/5th depending on the area (and which areas you visited before I believe). It's completely acceptable now. Don't get discouraged by the initial loading, that still takes nearly as long as before. Also, as a compulsive saver I also noticed a marked improvement in saving times. Not as extreme as loading but still nice.
So like does this game get better? Got outta the intro in the castle and the game just starts in this gloomy murky field with a small village and its raining..dull stuff?
Also I havent got a clue what the heck is even happening in the story as they just set off and leave the castle without really telling you what for? Some bad mage dude attacks the castle but thats about all I remember. And what are you? A vampire? you just awoke from some slumber?
Also I havent got a clue what the heck is even happening in the story as they just set off and leave the castle without really telling you what for? Some bad mage dude attacks the castle but thats about all I remember. And what are you? A vampire? you just awoke from some slumber?
Prime crotch
Banned
Thank God, I literaly cried out sometimes when the game constantly autosaved after loading an area.Durante said:
AzureRonin
Member
boco77 said:
seriously... did you not watch the cutscenes at the beginning.