OFFICIAL The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Discussion)

BiggieShady · May 31, 2015

Rivage said:
Well.. some key shops sell even more cheap, but GOG version.

Retail DVD version is GOG version if you didn't know, files on the DVD are exactly the same files you download from GOG store and the key in the box is redeemed on GOG for extra goodies.

Rivage · May 31, 2015

BiggieShady said:
Retail DVD version is GOG version if you didn't know

Okai, thx. Didn't knew.

DLC 4 - Alternative Look for Yennefer

*__*

WhiteNoise · Jun 1, 2015

Rivage said:
DLC 4 - Alternative Look for Yennefer

View attachment 65268

*__*

Several days ago that was.

NightOfChrist · Jun 1, 2015

BiggieShady said:
Retail DVD version is GOG version if you didn't know, files on the DVD are exactly the same files you download from GOG store and the key in the box is redeemed on GOG for extra goodies.

And buying the DVD is a bonus in which one can have two version at once, one from the DVD and the other one from GOG as digital download, for free. The DVD can be used to install the game without internet connection, and should the discs be lost or damaged, the digital download redeemed on GOG will be provided as a free backup copy. The same thing works for the DVD copy of the first and second Witcher game.

Kaynar · Jun 1, 2015

Upcoming patch note:

Geralt will not longer interact with candles near chests and other interactive elements.

THANK GOD FINALLY OMG

also: yey for fps buff on kepler with today's nvidia driver

ViperXTR · Jun 1, 2015

installed these drivers, at least mine improved, i only play at 30fps lock on my lowly card and there are still areas that bring my fps down to 23-25fps (particularly crossroad inn in velen). Now its gone and have some performance to spare.

NightOfChrist · Jun 1, 2015

I can confirm the 353.06 works great without problems with my GTX 980 SLI. The Witcher 3 performance improves and stuttering is gone, probably because of the updated SLI profile. TDR problem is solved too, because I could play The Witcher 3 for at least 2 hours without crash or TDR or system lockup. But the best thing is I can use the driver to work too since Photoshop and Lightroom no longer trigger TDR when working with big size files and raw images. So far so good. I am very happy and satisfied with the results. It looks like I can keep 353.06.

Good job, NVIDIA!

Jborg · Jun 1, 2015

So now that I actually got some freakin gear above level 5.... And I learned the true meaing of the words dodge.roll and patience. I am enjoying this game even more than previously.... The begining was a bit rough I must say lol.... Getting better every hour!

ViperXTR · Jun 1, 2015

surrounded by multiple enemies, sidestepping all their attacks then countering them, quite the adrenaline at times (ingame and IRL heh)

Kaynar · Jun 1, 2015

Damn after playing for more than an hour i can say the improvement of the new nvidia driver is HUGE. 5fps buff in worst case while I now use HBAO instead of SSAO. I am mostly around 60fps and rarely going down to 48-50fps. The upcoming path 1.05 says there are more performance gains from their part too... cant wait

I think there's enough ground for a full re-benching of this game that was done here:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Performance_Analysis/The_Witcher_3/

the54thvoid · Jun 1, 2015

Jborg said:
So now that I actually got some freakin gear above level 5.... And I learned the true meaing of the words dodge.roll and patience. I am enjoying this game even more than previously.... The begining was a bit rough I must say lol.... Getting better every hour!

Yeah, dodge works well. Took on a level 22 Beastie (I'm only 10) and won, after about 10 mins of non stop gameplay. Almost came a cropper when a couple of random level 5 dogs starting attacking. As soon as you're outnumbered it becomes 'run away' time. Though I wish when you ran away, it wouldn't auto focus you on combat. PITA.

Jborg · Jun 1, 2015

Kaynar said:
Damn after playing for more than an hour i can say the improvement of the new nvidia driver is HUGE. 5fps buff in worst case while I now use HBAO instead of SSAO. I am mostly around 60fps and rarely going down to 48-50fps. The upcoming path 1.05 says there are more performance gains from their part too... cant wait

I noticed it ran a bit smoother as well when I updated the driver. Although I usually tend to think those things are just in my mind.... But it seems to have helped from what I can tell.

the54thvoid said:
Yeah, dodge works well. Took on a level 22 Beastie (I'm only 10) and won, after about 10 mins of non stop gameplay. Almost came a cropper when a couple of random level 5 dogs starting attacking. As soon as you're outnumbered it becomes 'run away' time. Though I wish when you ran away, it wouldn't auto focus you on combat. PITA.

I've noticed its best to not target any enemy if they are in a group so you can move the camera freely etc... that has seemed to work the best for me, and it always you to run away if need be.

Kaynar · Jun 1, 2015

the54thvoid said:
Yeah, dodge works well. Took on a level 22 Beastie (I'm only 10) and won, after about 10 mins of non stop gameplay. Almost came a cropper when a couple of random level 5 dogs starting attacking. As soon as you're outnumbered it becomes 'run away' time. Though I wish when you ran away, it wouldn't auto focus you on combat. PITA.

If you press the button to run, it will stop auto-targeting when you haven't used auto-focus button. If you have trouble with multiple low level enemies, just wait till you level up enough to get the spinning fast attack ability from the red talents or just throw them a flammable bomb (if its monsters) or a poisonous gas bomb if its humans (humans die VERY VERY fast from poison bombs)

ViperXTR · Jun 1, 2015

Jborg said:
I noticed it ran a bit smoother as well when I updated the driver. Although I usually tend to think those things are just in my mind.... But it seems to have helped from what I can tell.

Well, in my case, i always try to test it on an area where i got huge drops, along with an FPS counter to see numbers and it did improved.

rtwjunkie · Jun 1, 2015

The side quests in here are so well developed. I got to Novigrad about 24 hours of gameplay ago, and am still on what I think is the last side quest. Thing is, they just go on and on...I love it! The plots and intricacies are so very well written and interwoven, and they don't go light on the content just because they are side quests! I actually dont want this to end, which i know it will at some point.

64K · Jun 1, 2015

rtwjunkie said:
The side quests in here are so well developed. I got to Novigrad about 24 hours of gameplay ago, and am still on what I think is the last side quest. Thing is, they just go on and on...I love it! The plots and i tricacies are so very well written and interwoven. I actually dont want this to end, which i know it will at some point.

Isn't there supposed to be several expansions for the game? That ought to keep you entertained for awhile. They seem to be on a 4 year between game releases cycle so there's plenty of time to release expansions.

rtwjunkie · Jun 1, 2015

64K said:
Isn't there supposed to be several expansions for the game? That ought to keep you entertained for awhile. They seem to be on a 4 year between game releases cycle so there's plenty of time to release expansions.

Yes, twwo expansion DLC so far, that release in October. Combined I think they are 40 hours of gameplay.

Jborg · Jun 1, 2015

rtwjunkie said:
The side quests in here are so well developed. I got to Novigrad about 24 hours of gameplay ago, and am still on what I think is the last side quest. Thing is, they just go on and on...I love it! The plots and i tricacies are so very well written and interwoven. I actually dont want this to end, which i know it will at some point.

I am feeling the same exact way... this game is definitely claiming the spot for the most addicting game I have ever played at least this year.... Its like a whole bunch of games I have played before combined into one mega awesome game that decided to go all out and include as much as they could.

rtwjunkie said:
Yes, twwo expansion DLC so far, that release in October. Combined I think they are 40 hours of gameplay.

happita · Jun 1, 2015

Kaynar said:
Damn after playing for more than an hour i can say the improvement of the new nvidia driver is HUGE. 5fps buff in worst case while I now use HBAO instead of SSAO. I am mostly around 60fps and rarely going down to 48-50fps. The upcoming path 1.05 says there are more performance gains from their part too... cant wait

I think there's enough ground for a full re-benching of this game that was done here:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Performance_Analysis/The_Witcher_3/

I think it'd be a good idea to put in TW3 into the rotation on all new graphics cards reviews when the R9 390X drops later this month. I want to get TW3 but I don't want to start it on my R9 290 even though I know it's more than playable. I'm dying to see what R9 390 and R9 390X can do with this game. C'mon W1zzard, u can do eeet!!

Jaffakeik · Jun 1, 2015

I bought gtx980ti will see when it arrives,lets hope its worth money.Never used nvidia before.Fingers crossed.
P.S.
Wife not very happy but im gamer so what can i say.

Devil-Walker · Jun 1, 2015

Nice grabb the 980ti should tear thru the witcher 3 easily.

MxPhenom 216 · Jun 1, 2015

Jaffakeik said:
I bought gtx980ti will see when it arrives,lets hope its worth money.Never used nvidia before.Fingers crossed.
P.S.
Wife not very happy but im gamer so what can i say.

The upgrade bug is having a raging fiery in me for that 980ti. Not as much as when the 780 launched and I busted a nut after reading Wiz review,and proceeded to by one that morning of launch though. But still.

Jaffakeik · Jun 1, 2015

MxPhenom 216 said:
The upgrade bug is having a raging fiery in me for that 980ti. Not as much as when the 780 launched and I busted a nut after reading Wiz review,and proceeded to by one that morning of launch though. But still.

I will send u a picture when i get it no worries.

Rivage · Jun 1, 2015

Jaffakeik said:
I bought gtx980ti will see when it arrives,lets hope its worth money.Never used nvidia before.Fingers crossed.
P.S.
Wife not very happy but im gamer so what can i say.

Graz! Nice buy! It Woth the money. No doubts here, you gonna liked.

Jaffakeik said:
Wife not very happy but im gamer so what can i say.

Haha

i remember my wife face when i bought GTX 970 for $700. Here, in Brazil PC components are terrible expensive 'cause our taxes :/

Devil-Walker said:
Nice grabb the 980ti should tear thru the witcher 3 easily.

Sure thing! w/ GTX 980Ti Witcher 3 will runs around ~70 FPS @ultra.

zoomer-fodder · Jun 1, 2015

Witcher 3 Performance:
353.00

353.06

Kepler fix really working.

System Name	Windows 10 64-bit Core i7 6700
Processor	Intel Core i7 6700
Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS
Cooling	Corsair AIO
Memory	2 x 8 GB Kingston DDR4 2666
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB, Seagate Baracuda 1 TB
Display(s)	Dell P2414H
Case	Corsair Carbide Air 540
Audio Device(s)	Realtek HD Audio
Power Supply	Corsair TX v2 650W
Mouse	Steelseries Sensei
Keyboard	CM Storm Quickfire Pro, Cherry MX Reds
Software	MS Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

System Name	SUPPRESSOR Mk IV
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X @undervolt
Motherboard	ASUS Crosshair VII Hero (X470)
Cooling	EK CoolStream PE360 @front w/ 3x NB B12-P; Eisblock XPX; Eisbecher D5 250; Eispumpe VPP755;
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z LGBT (B-die) 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3000MHz CL14 @4133 CL19 (F4-3000C14D-32GTZR)
Video Card(s)	PowerColor RX 6800 XT @undervolt w/ EK-Quantum Vector N+; +EK CoolStream PE360 @top
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2 x2; +FreeNAS in Node 304 w/ 4x6TB Seagate IronWolf 3.5" HDD
Display(s)	NEC PA241W @1200p; Dell U2412M @1200p; Dell U2413 @1200p; LG 65SJ950V @2160p
Case	Fractal Define 7 Black /w Dark TG; +2x Be Quiet Shadow Wings 120mm at bottom
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha AG06; UR28M; SB X-Fi Elite Pro; Yamaha HS7; Sennheiser HD 650; HyperX Cloud; AKG C214
Power Supply	XFX XTS2 1000W (P1-1000-XTS2) (Seasonic PD platform)
Mouse	Zowie EC1-A; +Akasa Mouse Pad TXL 1000x500mm
Keyboard	Roccat Ryos MK Pro (Red Cherry MX)
Software	Windows 10 Pro; / AMD Radeon 23.11.1

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	AsRock X670E Phantom Gaming Lightning
Cooling	Be Quiet! Dark Rock 4
Memory	G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo DDR5-6000 32GB (2 x 16GB)
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Storage	Samsung 980 PRO Series 1TB, Samsung 980 PRO Series 1TB, Crucial P3 NVMe M.2 2TB
Display(s)	LG OLED55G2PUA
Case	Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL ROG Certified
Audio Device(s)	Digital out to high end dac and amps.
Power Supply	EVGA GQ 1000W
Mouse	Logitech G600
Keyboard	Logitech G413 Carbon
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1, Oculus Rift S, Quest 2, Quest 3
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Workstation
Processor	Intel Core-i9 9960x
Motherboard	Asus WS X299 SAGE
Cooling	Custom
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 128 GB (8 x BL2K16G36C16U4B)
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA RTX 4080 Super
Storage	Intel Optane 905P (SSDPED1D015TAX1), Nextorage NE1N4TB, 4 x DC HC570
Display(s)	NEC PA272W-BK-SV, Eizo CG2700S-BK
Case	Fractal Design Define 7 XL
Audio Device(s)	Asus Essence STX II, Sony WH-1000XM, Audio-Technica ATH-M50x
Power Supply	Seasonic PRIME TX-1300
Mouse	Logicool G502 X
Keyboard	Logicool G810
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 22H2, several Adobe software, RawTherapee

System Name	My PC
Processor	i7 4790k @4.4ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte z97m-d3h
Cooling	Corsair H105
Memory	4x4GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133-9-11-11-31-1T
Video Card(s)	GTX970 Stric oc
Storage	Samsung 840Pro 512GB
Display(s)	Asus ROG SWIFT
Case	Lian Li 359
Audio Device(s)	Denon DA-300USB / Denon AH-D5000
Power Supply	Corsair AX860
Mouse	Roccat Kone Pure Optical
Keyboard	Corsair K70
Software	Win10 64-bit home

OFFICIAL The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Discussion)

BiggieShady

Rivage

WhiteNoise

NightOfChrist

Kaynar

ViperXTR

NightOfChrist

Jborg

ViperXTR

Kaynar

the54thvoid

Super Intoxicated Moderator

Jborg

Kaynar

ViperXTR

rtwjunkie

PC Gaming Enthusiast

64K

rtwjunkie

PC Gaming Enthusiast

Jborg

happita

Jaffakeik

Devil-Walker

MxPhenom 216

ASIC Engineer

Jaffakeik

Rivage

zoomer-fodder

System Name	Ultima
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Motherboard	MSI Mag B550M Mortar
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240 rev4 w/ Ryzen offset mount
Memory	G.SKill Ripjaws V 2x16GB DDR4 3600
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 4070 12GB Dual
Storage	WD Black SN850X 2TB Gen4, Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500GB , 1TB Crucial MX500 SSD sata,
Display(s)	ASUS TUF VG249Q3A 24" 1080p 165-180Hz VRR
Case	DarkFlash DLM21 Mesh
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Realtek ALC1200 Audio/Nvidia HD Audio
Power Supply	Corsair RM650
Mouse	Rog Strix Impact 3 Wireless \| Wacom Intuos CTH-480
Keyboard	A4Tech B314 Keyboard
Software	Windows 10 Pro

Processor	I5 4690K @ 4.8 Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 7
Cooling	Swiftech H140X
Memory	16GB Crucial BallistiX 1866Mhz
Video Card(s)	GTX 1070 G1 Gaming
Storage	850 PRO 1TB SSD, 840 EVO 500GB SSD, 850 EVO 500GB
Display(s)	Nixeus EDG 27-Inch IPS 1440P, 144HZ 16:9
Case	NZXT H440 Red/Black
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 750W
Mouse	G600
Keyboard	G710+
Software	Win 10 64B

Processor	Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI MAG Mortar B650 (wifi)
Cooling	be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4
Memory	32GB Kingston Fury
Video Card(s)	Gainward RTX4070ti
Storage	Seagate FireCuda 530 M.2 1TB / Samsumg 960 Pro M.2 512Gb
Display(s)	LG 32" 165Hz 1440p GSYNC
Case	Asus Prime AP201
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure POwer M12 850w Gold (ATX3.0)
Software	W10

Processor	Core i9-9900k
Motherboard	ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 6
Cooling	All air: 2x140mm Fractal exhaust; 3x 140mm Cougar Intake; Enermax ETS-T50 Black CPU cooler
Memory	32GB (2x16) Mushkin Redline DDR-4 3200
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX 4070 Ti Super OC 16GB
Storage	1x 1TB MX500 (OS); 2x 6TB WD Black; 1x 2TB MX500; 1x 1TB BX500 SSD; 1x 6TB WD Blue storage (eSATA)
Display(s)	Infievo 27" 165Hz @ 2560 x 1440
Case	Fractal Design Define R4 Black -windowed
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster Z
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-1000 Gold
Mouse	Coolermaster Sentinel III (large palm grip!)
Keyboard	Logitech G610 Orion mechanical (Cherry Brown switches)
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Start10 & Fences 3.0 installed)

Processor	i7 7700k
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI Plus
Cooling	CM Hyper 212 EVO
Memory	2 x 8 GB Corsair Vengeance
Video Card(s)	Temporary MSI RTX 4070 Super
Storage	Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB and WD Black 4TB
Display(s)	Temporary Viewsonic 4K 60 Hz
Case	Corsair Obsidian 750D Airflow Edition
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNova 850 W Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Logitech G105
Software	Windows 10

Processor	i5-7600k
Motherboard	ASRock Z170 Pro4
Cooling	CM Hyper 212 EVO w/ AC MX-4
Memory	2x8GB DDR4 2400 Corsair LPX Vengeance 15-15-15-36
Video Card(s)	MSI Twin Frozr 1070ti
Storage	240GB Corsair Force GT
Display(s)	23' Dell AW2310
Case	Corsair 550D
Power Supply	Seasonic SS-760XP2 Platinum
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

System Name	CID
Processor	Ryzen 3600x
Motherboard	X570 Steel Legend
Cooling	Hydro on both gpu and cpu
Memory	Corsair vengeance 32GB
Video Card(s)	Asrock RX 6900XT
Storage	Full SSD
Display(s)	Sony 4k HDR display
Case	Thermaltake Core X71 Black
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Artemis 7.1 wireless
Power Supply	Evga supernova 750G2
Mouse	Logitech G600 White
Keyboard	Corsair K70
Software	Windows 10 64BIT

System Name	Ryzen Reflection
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900x
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master
Cooling	2x EK PE360 \| TechN AM4 AMD Block Black \| EK Quantum Vector Trinity GPU Nickel + Plexi
Memory	Teamgroup T-Force Xtreem 2x16GB B-Die 3600 @ 14-14-14-28-42-288-2T 1.45v
Video Card(s)	Zotac AMP HoloBlack RTX 3080Ti 12G \| 950mV 1950Mhz
Storage	WD SN850 500GB (OS) \| Samsung 980 Pro 1TB (Games_1) \| Samsung 970 Evo 1TB (Games_2)
Display(s)	Asus XG27AQM 240Hz G-Sync Fast-IPS \| Gigabyte M27Q-P 165Hz 1440P IPS \| Asus 24" IPS (portrait mode)
Case	Lian Li PC-011D XL \| Custom cables by Cablemodz
Audio Device(s)	FiiO K7 \| Sennheiser HD650 + Beyerdynamic FOX Mic
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Ultra Platinum 850
Mouse	Razer Viper v2 Pro
Keyboard	Corsair K65 Plus 75% Wireless - USB Mode
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit

System Name	Intel [Enthusiast LGA2011] Platform ROG:
Processor	Intel Core i7-3930K BOX HT On @ 4.71Ghz - 1.424v [Offset +0.035] / VCCSA - 0.950v
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Rampage IV Extreme rev 1.02 [bios 4901 modded]
Cooling	Corsair H110 + 2x Thermalright TY-143
Memory	Samsung Original 16GB DDR3 (DH0-CH9 4х4) @ 110ns [2.41Ghz] 11-11-11-28 (1T) Quad Channel 1.525v
Video Card(s)	ASUS ROG Poseidon GTX780 Platinum [2-Way SLI] @ 1200/6600 - 1.150v (both cards revision B1)
Storage	SSD 128GB OCZ Vertex 4 + 1.5TB Raid0 3x500GB HDD Seagate + 1TB HDD Seagate + 500GB Toshiba HDD
Display(s)	Samsung UE48H6200AKXRU 48' Smart-TV 3D [S-PVA PSA 5ms]
Case	AeroCool Mechatron Black Edition PGS-B
Audio Device(s)	harman/kardon AVR + Realtek ALC898
Power Supply	CHIEFTEC APS-850C Modular (80+ Bronze) @ 850W
Software	Windows 8.1 with Update x64 Professional
Benchmark Scores	http://valid.canardpc.com/2609985 http://valid.canardpc.com/2hgtzt http://valid.canardpc.com/dwqmsh