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The Witcher |OT| Damn all dissonances
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I'm running the game on max and I keep dipping down to 26-28 FPS while I'm in the Trade Quarter.
my stats:
AMD P2 920 @ 3.3 GHZ
4 GB of DDR2 ram
ATI 4870, 512mb
running game at 1680 x 1050 resolution?
I'm running it without any patches though since the earlier parts of the game ran perfect.
my stats:
AMD P2 920 @ 3.3 GHZ
4 GB of DDR2 ram
ATI 4870, 512mb
running game at 1680 x 1050 resolution?
I'm running it without any patches though since the earlier parts of the game ran perfect.
Chapter 2 was a buggy frustrating mess for me.
I guess I must've done things out of order or something because the main quest's progression became completely disjointed. Often the investigator would be a couple of steps behind me and I'd have to re-enter his house a number of times to catch him up, and then he'd come to completely opposite conclusions. Like there'd be people my journal would say I've proven innocent, but he'd still want me to investigate them, or he'd claim they were guilty and want me to go kill them, and in order to move the questline forward I'd have to obey, even though I knew it wasn't true.
The Gravedigger told me to talk to a Vincent or Thaler to get a pass to the graveyard, but neither had anything to talk to me about when I approached them, so I was never able to complete that quest.
Then the Alchemist kept telling me to fuck off, which made it impossible to complete a number of quests he himself had given me, and once I finally finished the mage tower quest line, he never showed up to meet me. Instead I had a number of elves and dwarfs spawn out of no where once I engaged the main bad guy, but about 10 seconds after the fight had started all of a sudden I'm forced into a cut scene about the Scoia'tael losing some battle to The Order of the Flaming Rose and how I can't remain neutral anymore and.. wait WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED. I never even got to fight the big finale.
Chapter 2 was just suddenly over.
I really like the mood and setting of the game, and I like some of the new things the game introduces, but often its storytelling feels completely broken. It seems like every time there's some big event, I'm left standing there asking myself 'Wait, what?' once its all over - the game seems to go out of it's way way to make what's happening impossible to follow.
I guess I must've done things out of order or something because the main quest's progression became completely disjointed. Often the investigator would be a couple of steps behind me and I'd have to re-enter his house a number of times to catch him up, and then he'd come to completely opposite conclusions. Like there'd be people my journal would say I've proven innocent, but he'd still want me to investigate them, or he'd claim they were guilty and want me to go kill them, and in order to move the questline forward I'd have to obey, even though I knew it wasn't true.
The Gravedigger told me to talk to a Vincent or Thaler to get a pass to the graveyard, but neither had anything to talk to me about when I approached them, so I was never able to complete that quest.
Then the Alchemist kept telling me to fuck off, which made it impossible to complete a number of quests he himself had given me, and once I finally finished the mage tower quest line, he never showed up to meet me. Instead I had a number of elves and dwarfs spawn out of no where once I engaged the main bad guy, but about 10 seconds after the fight had started all of a sudden I'm forced into a cut scene about the Scoia'tael losing some battle to The Order of the Flaming Rose and how I can't remain neutral anymore and.. wait WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED. I never even got to fight the big finale.
Chapter 2 was just suddenly over.
I really like the mood and setting of the game, and I like some of the new things the game introduces, but often its storytelling feels completely broken. It seems like every time there's some big event, I'm left standing there asking myself 'Wait, what?' once its all over - the game seems to go out of it's way way to make what's happening impossible to follow.
Yeah, the quests did get jumbled a few times for me as well. I'd have to keep restarting the conversation because I happened to already do some of the quests they ask for. It kinda screws things a bit, but I liked having the freedom to do the quests in a different order the game intended.
One crazy part for me was the involvement of your buddy Dandelion. I'm guessing I missed the quest introducing him? At some point mid-game he acts as if we're best pals, and I have no idea how I was supposed to know him.
One crazy part for me was the involvement of your buddy Dandelion. I'm guessing I missed the quest introducing him? At some point mid-game he acts as if we're best pals, and I have no idea how I was supposed to know him.
Costanza said:
That actually stopped me from getting the game some time ago. I usually have no problem buying digital versions of games. I usually to lazy to go out of my way to find a store that has it and sometimes don't like waiting for the game to arrive from Amazon but that is a large download. Especially since sometimes you get a bad download.
Been thinking of picking up the boxed version if I come across it in Walmart as a quick buy. Are they still putting out patches for the game, any expansions or are they focusing on the next one?
Hey Gaf, I just read the first Geralt book and now downloaded the demo of this game and, uhm, the combat flat out sucks so far. Geralt is standing in front of the enemy, staring, the enemy stares back and after what feels like forever Geralt finally hits the guy. Played until the "bandits stole secrets guarded for centuries blabla cutscene", then the game crashed.
Is the enhanced version better, gameplay wise? Because I can´t convince myself of buying it if it really controls like the demo. But Geralt is a pretty cool dude, so I want it :/
Is the enhanced version better, gameplay wise? Because I can´t convince myself of buying it if it really controls like the demo. But Geralt is a pretty cool dude, so I want it :/
Gully State
Member
I sunk about an hour more into the game during the weekend (making it about 4 hours total) and I need some tips in regards to the controls. I having a difficult time enjoying the game due to the interface. Any tips?
Gully State
Member
syllogism said:
Yeah I've been using the pulled back view. Also, is there a need to use dodge?
Gully State
Member
Sorry for bumping this thread, but can anyone recommend some good places to get mods for the Witcher? Also how are the texture mods for this game? Do they make a huge difference and how taxing is it on hardware?
rollingstart
Banned
I'm planning on replaying this soon and I have a quick question about the Enhanced Edition/directors cut/whatever. If I have the original boxed copy of the game, can I get all this stuff or is it an entirely new product? If it is free, where can you download it?
Linkzg said:
Register your game at the official site. I don't have a direct link where to get the EE after registering, but it should be somewhere on there.
http://www.thewitcher.com/registration/en/www/support.html
rollingstart
Banned
Volcynika said:
thanks
PumpkinPie
Banned
Started playing EE Witcher again yesterday, running with everything maxed out and was getting some tearing, which was extremely annoying. Now I'm using D3D Overrider and the game is running perfect 
Gotta love the soundtrack to this game, it's so much like Braveheart!
Gotta love the soundtrack to this game, it's so much like Braveheart!
Sir Garbageman
Member
I'm not sure if I'd go so far as to say the game was under appreciated because iirc it sold well, but I really wish more people played this game. One of the best RPGs of the past 5 years, its an amazing amazing game. Love the way your decisions come back to impact you 10 hours later.
One of the best things of this game, and you're bound to find them soon enough if you're just beginning, is how long after you choose something, even chapters after, something happens which derived from your choices, and you have this small slide show of art, and Geralt explaining what he did, what happened, why he did what he did.
For example, how
For example, how
giving the Scoia'tael the weapons in the first chapter will make sure they have enough ammo to kill your informant in the next chapter. That one was awesome. And Triss, how she disdains me every time i see her now, just because i though a doctor was better than a goddamn whore of a sorceress . But whatever, Shani's hotter, nicer, and more helpful to others than her. Bitch. Fuck you Triss, i hope you rot in hell. But first help me till i get the bad guys!
. But whatever, Shani's hotter, nicer, and more helpful to others than her. Bitch. Fuck you Triss, i hope you rot in hell. But first help me till i get the bad guys!I picked this up during the steam sale and started playing this game last night. Everything seemed great until I got to the second town. Now every time combat starts my character can move around but not attack. About 3 seconds after the weirdness starts the game just crashes to the desktop.
Anyone else experience anything like this?
I've searched for answers and even tried reinstalling the game, updating all drivers etc. I'm running Win 7 64, with an i7, 8 gigs of ram, and a geforce 260. Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Anyone else experience anything like this?
I've searched for answers and even tried reinstalling the game, updating all drivers etc. I'm running Win 7 64, with an i7, 8 gigs of ram, and a geforce 260. Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Barberetti
Member
Posted yesterday on CD Projekt's website:
http://www.thewitcher.com/community/en/news/955.html
Can't wait! It was this thread that convinced me to buy The Witcher (which I loved), and one of the reasons I joined up here.
http://www.thewitcher.com/community/en/news/955.html
Can't wait! It was this thread that convinced me to buy The Witcher (which I loved), and one of the reasons I joined up here.
Sir Garbageman
Member
Ducarmel said:
If you enjoy WRPGs fire it up when you have the chance. Solid gameplay systems, interesting characters, and a legitimately gray morality system. Starts off a little slow but when the game opens up it really gets its hooks into you. Can't endorse the game enough.
theMrCravens
Member
Anyone else found the Finale/Epilogue lacking ?
Felt like they had to rush it.
The ending was brilliant though.
Would be nice for the sequel if you could play as the other Witchers, or have them follow you like in DA/ME.
Felt like they had to rush it.
The ending was brilliant though.
Would be nice for the sequel if you could play as the other Witchers, or have them follow you like in DA/ME.
bonesmccoy
Banned
I just discovered this game after it being recommended to me by a friend.
It's fantastic.
One thing though that really stands out is how seamless the finishing moves are interwoven to the combat. After lulzing at DA:O's terrible incorporation of those, watching Geralt do it is like a breath of fresh air.
Ps: the sex cards are so nast they're hilarious.
It's fantastic.
One thing though that really stands out is how seamless the finishing moves are interwoven to the combat. After lulzing at DA:O's terrible incorporation of those, watching Geralt do it is like a breath of fresh air.
Ps: the sex cards are so nast they're hilarious.
March? Thats not far away at all. Its asking for too much but hopefully a release date of early next year is do-able. I want more.
My biggest complaint about the first game is how theres not a ton of variation in the areas you get to see. I wish it was more open..not to the extent of Oblivion or something but it did get kinda dull staring at a drab town, swamps, and sewers for a good chunk of the time.
My biggest complaint about the first game is how theres not a ton of variation in the areas you get to see. I wish it was more open..not to the extent of Oblivion or something but it did get kinda dull staring at a drab town, swamps, and sewers for a good chunk of the time.
How About No
Member
Can anybody play this on Windows 7? Every time I go to install it or launch it is says the "TAGES" driver is out of date or something =/
Gully State
Member
How About No said:
Works fine for me.
My setup
E8400
5850
4GB ddr2-800
Retail version..Did you install all the patches?
How About No
Member
It won't even let me istall the game. On the CD screen, it only gives me an option to launch the game, not install it, even though it's not on this machine. And if I click launch, it gives me the TAGES error...Gully State said:
Wait, it said it was installed under the program manager. Where the fuck did that come from...
Gully State
Member
How About No said:
I don't understand how you can have a TAGES error as there isn't any DRM in the enhanced edition.
How About No
Member
It was actually the original edition CD if that makes a difference...Gully State said:
...and was previously installed on another machine...