I think it autosaves everywhere you go. I walked around this morning, quit the app, then started back up and I was standing in the exact same spot, out in the open, away from any puzzles.
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The Witness |OT|
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I think it autosaves everywhere you go. I walked around this morning, quit the app, then started back up and I was standing in the exact same spot, out in the open, away from any puzzles.
Or, you know, people want to have decent options to customize their experience?
Not that I expect you to have a meaningful discussion about that, since shitposting about PC seems to be your jam.
No.
SirMossyBloke
Member
Any way we can DSR this? I'm not that techy when it comes to stuff like that, but the game doesn't seem very taxing.
DeviantBoi
Member
Oh man, that's irritating. I purchased it for PS4 to play with a friend. Should have done research. Thanks.
TheExhaustedWalrus
Member
I already cannot stop thinking about the game. It really invades your mind quickly and sticks with you.
I have no idea where you got the multiplayer thing from.
Also for your information, Firewatch is not multiplayer either.
Karma?
Deputy Dangle
Member
I have absolutely no idea why but this game doesn't seem to be picking up my headphones on PC. Anyone else have issues trying to use a different audio playback device for this?
Edit - Ah, I see there's a steam discussion thread about sound issues that Jonathan is working on.
Edit - Ah, I see there's a steam discussion thread about sound issues that Jonathan is working on.
TetraGenesis
Member
Not trying to rag on you, but just exactly how little did you know about this game before purchasing it?
http://steamcommunity.com/app/210970/discussions/3/458606877334756540/#p1
Post here for help, common problem with 5.1 systems.
Disabling third party audio management (in my case Nahamic) fixed it for me.
Have you tried sitting further away from the monitor?
I've found that helps sometimes in low FOV games.
I think it has something to do with how much of your own field of view the screen takes up and the games filed of view matching up better.
Wind's Howling
Member
I got it!
The starting point is the top right one and the ending is the most right. Just start there and follow the same pattern that you always used.
Belgian Dude
Member
Sorry, I don't really know the area. Can you tell me the sequence of puzzles that leads up to it? :I
I haven't completed the desert quest, but it's just
lowering/raising the water and moving around. I ended up going for a little bit of guesswork for the final line.
Sorry, I'll try to find it but I don't remember it off the top of my head!
SirMossyBloke
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TetraGenesis
Member
This is very true. I'm walking to work, staring down the barrel of a full day and all I can think about is the island.
I might be slightly out of line here but I'm wondering what I'm missing. The game costs 36.99 Euro. Have no music and barely much sound and all there is to do is visual puzzles?
The game looks good visually. Really, really good even but I can't help to compare it to mother middle sized titles like Cities Skylines, Civilization V and Age of Wonders III. Most of those titles are around 29 Euro. At it's current price the closest thing it competes with is full titles from big publishers and it seems pretty weird for a pure puzzle game with 10-15 hours of content.
The game looks good visually. Really, really good even but I can't help to compare it to mother middle sized titles like Cities Skylines, Civilization V and Age of Wonders III. Most of those titles are around 29 Euro. At it's current price the closest thing it competes with is full titles from big publishers and it seems pretty weird for a pure puzzle game with 10-15 hours of content.
Could just play it on PC with the PS4 controller.
Really liking the game so far. Definitely had some frustrating puzzles but I have always been able to figure it out eventually and it feels awesome when you finally get it. There is some really clever stuff in the game. I am taking a break for a little while. I started getting a headache, not sure if it's because I am thinking so much or if it's because I am in an area with some pretty intense lighting. lol.
Speaking of colors, I wonder if this game is even playable for some colorblind people. Didn't see any settings in the menus for that, but I gotta imagine it is difficult for them.
Speaking of colors, I wonder if this game is even playable for some colorblind people. Didn't see any settings in the menus for that, but I gotta imagine it is difficult for them.
Shrike Alvaron
Member
Well, played for about an hour and in that time unlocked the vault by the tutorial area and went on to light the Symmetry beacon. It's everything I was hoping for! Spoiler for some Symmetry puzzles:
Also, for those like me who were spoiled in the release date thread, it seems it wasn't that big of a spoiler after all. Shame to miss out on the moment of figuring that out myself, but in the end I'm not too upset about seeing that early.
Oh, and does anyone else's mouse not work in the menu? I have to use arrow keys and enter to navigate it...
When the orange line fades away to nothing and you have to follow its path in your mind (or with a finger against your monitor in my case)... Man, that was tough for a bit, but after looking at it more I figured it out.
Also, for those like me who were spoiled in the release date thread, it seems it wasn't that big of a spoiler after all. Shame to miss out on the moment of figuring that out myself, but in the end I'm not too upset about seeing that early.
I do wonder what happens if you find them all...
Oh, and does anyone else's mouse not work in the menu? I have to use arrow keys and enter to navigate it...
So I'm stuck on a puzzle in front of some rocks in the water early on. Its part of a sequence.
Its the third one in the sequence and a lone rock is behind it. I've tried difficult approaches and angles and yet can't solve it. I thought the clouds might be part of it but that isn't working either.
Since the game has a few niggling issues on the PC (custom/>1080p resolutions requiring a workaround, no sound for some users, and no shadows for some AMD users), I went ahead and made a PC performance thread.
Ah, even better.
Ah, even better.
Shrike Alvaron
Member
Yup, Blow said so much on his stream and added if there were a lot of requests for FOV options that they would look into it
PlatypusDude
Member
If you're talking about what I think you are
Try looking at the panel from different angles you can press X at any time or angle to start drawing lines on it.
The only game to ever give me motion sickeness was Marathon 2 on XBLA. It totally wreaked me, intense nasia to the point of near vomiting. Never had any issues from other games, outside of little feelings of vertigo now and then from high places.
I felt a little bit of pangs when I started playing The Witness this morning, just a bit uneasy, so I stopped using the run button. Walking around at regular speed, I was fine.
Something about 60fps first person games seems to do it to me.
I felt a little bit of pangs when I started playing The Witness this morning, just a bit uneasy, so I stopped using the run button. Walking around at regular speed, I was fine.
Something about 60fps first person games seems to do it to me.
Need help! Very early on.
I've opened a door and there was a box, once opened there was some paper with a line drawn on it over some hexagon shapes. Above the room is a window with a tree looking down. I have no idea what to do with this stuff as there's nowhere to put a code into. Is this something I have to solve later?
Just started the game 10 minutes ago and I've already discovered something that's really fucking crazy.
Without spoiling anything for me:
Without spoiling anything for me:
I noticed something strange about the shape of the clouds in the starting area. There appears to be a line puzzle in the FUCKING SKY. So i lined it up and something went shooting into the distance. Is this important to the overall progression or some weird ass secret?
i bought it on PS4 and was considering PC but after seeing those graphics options (lol) im happy with PS4, looks great and 60fps locked. theres no HDR on PC version or anything fancy so tbh i highly doubt you will notice much difference even at 4K, the basic assets are near identical as blow has said.
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CoasterFreak225
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I want to ask before I buy the game... Can a Deaf person complete this game? Like are subtitles included? Is there any puzzles that require hearing sound? Any info would be great! Thanks and I appreciate it.
Even when textures are unchanged, higher resolutions are still a big improvement. Stuff in the distance looks a lot better.
Shrike Alvaron
Member
I don't know either, but keep in mind that as has been said the "keys" in this game is knowledge. I took a picture of the page and figure it will be useful later on in an endgame puzzle.
Thanks. I had started to think around those lines but getting confirmation it was possible that way was helpful.