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[JaseC]

I don't even know what my life's gonna be in 9 months but all signs points to be focusing on other stuff as to have time or money to upgrade, but yeah, gonna wait well into 8xx for sure

worst case scenario im sure the game could look great and playable with 2 gigs of vram, let's not exagerate in terms of what's good enough for each individual

Well, the "issue" with the game is that it looks better than TW2 while being open-world, so I wouldn't be surprised if 2GB card holders (like us, although I intend to move up to 870s if they're out in time for AssCreed Unity) have to mix and match medium and high settings to get the game down under the 2GB ceiling.

 

[Reszo]

THat was epic. I never played the witcher games should I play 1 and 2?

 

[JaseC]

THat was epic. I never played the witcher games should I play 1 and 2?

Definitely. The original game is something of an acquired taste due to how it plays, but overall I prefer it to the sequel. Here are some mods that folks recommended for TW1 in a recent LTTP thread:

There's not much you need to know. But there are two mods I highly reccomend. The Texturen Mod and the Hi-Res Characters Models pack.

Personally I'd recommed the full combat rebalance mod. It makes it so that you are rewarded for using the correct style/buffs against certain monster types (which you can learn about somewhere in the game i believe).

Other than that early on sometimes you'll need to run instead of fight or wait until daytime to go out questing because things can get nasty at night. Also read information about the monsters as you'll learn how to best deal with them. I remember an early cave/dungeon I went into having these super tough beasts inside that just slaughtered me until i figured out the correct buff to put on my sword to deal with them.

Also if you ever get completely stuck, as in a quest requires an item and the game has glitched you in some way don't be afraid to use the witcher save editor to just drop that item into your inventory. I remember it happened to me at one point.

The "Stuff That Makes Geralt's Life Easier" mod is essential in my book.

http://www.mediafire.com/?l7qs4flm2grmdqb

The storage system is a pain since you must always return to a bar/inn, and the mod lets you carry/store items on the fly. Additionally, you can meditate anywhere to level up instead of having to track down a fire. Finally, you can use cateye (see in the dark) anytime because a Witcher already has that ability. They shouldn't have to use a potion for it.

Instructions are in the txt file. Have a great time playing this amazing game. : )

Mods to install:
Texturen Mod
High Res Character Models (can't remember if this was the name exacty, but it's linked before in this thread already)
Rise of the White Wolf (this hasn't been said before in the thread, adds quite a lot of stuff to the game) [Note: Not highlighted because I'm recommending it myself, but rather just to make it stand out among the other suggestions listed]
Full Combat Rebalance Mod (changes combat to a slightly better and more fit to the books I think)

All of these mods are compatible with each other. I think Rise of the White Wolf tells the installation order too.

Sure it's easy when Aard stuns, but it doesn't stun it nearly always. The first time I killed The Beast I stunned it the first time and one shotted it. But then I went back to a slightly earlier save to check something, and had to fight the beast for like 6 times before managing it.

 

[TheD]

I think directly comparing something like the 2500K to the Jaguar and declaring it's going to be fine for the entire upcoming console generation is a little naive, but time will tell.


Of course there are going to be games that favour CPUs with more cores. When I said the 2500K "[isn't] going to be sufficient forever" I wasn't referring to its ability to run a game at all but rather it's viability in enthusiast/gaming systems going forward (i.e. at some point it's going to be the weaker link). In hindsight I should have been clearer on that.

As I said, unless 6 and 8 core Intel CPUs become common (You can not require hardware that no body has) and Devs force settings that only they can handle, Quad cores are going to be fine for a long time.

A quad core not being able to max a game out does not mean it is not fine.

 

[JaseC]

As I said, unless 6 and 8 core Intel CPUs become common (You can not require hardware that no body has) and Devs force settings that only they can handle, Quad cores are going to be fine for a long time.

A quad core not being able to max a game out does not mean it is not fine.

I clarified as much in the very post you quoted.

 

[misho8723]

So are they (CD Projekt RED) going to show up at today's Microsoft conference ?

 

[JaseC]

So are they (CD Projekt RED) going to show up at today's Microsoft conference ?

I doubt it. As best we know, the trailer's already been released (obviously ) and the game itself is otherwise being shown off behind closed doors.

 

[zonezeus]

Do we even know if they're going to show anything at all, except the live demo presentation behind closed doors?

Edit: Beaten like Northern Kingdoms

 

[POPEGTR]

We will see more.. dont worry.

 

[Night_Trekker]

...yeah, that looks amazing. Do want, badly. Looks very GoT-esque.

 

[Kinthalis]

As I said, unless 6 and 8 core Intel CPUs become common (You can not require hardware that no body has) and Devs force settings that only they can handle, Quad cores are going to be fine for a long time.

A quad core not being able to max a game out does not mean it is not fine.

Thing is, things ar eonly going to get better for PC CPU's over time thanks to new, modern API's like Mantle and DX12 and OpenGL + extensions.

RIght now, a lot of CPU time is eaten up by overhead from the rendering systems. That will go away, leaving behind 4 to 6 cores that are significantly more powerful than what is available on consoles.

If you have to break up a complex set of instructions into 4 millisecond chunks on consoles (ignoring overhead and parallelization/synchronization issues) in 4 milliseconds, on a PS4 you would have solved 6 such intructions.

On a PC, where each of those chunks takes 2 milliseconds, in 4 milliseconds you've solved 8, possibly even more.

I suspect that in the future, the CPU is where PC's will differentiate themselves most from consoles. Last gen it was all about the GPU, as PC GPU's featured more and more advanced GPU based effects. This gen GPU's will coninue to be mroe powerful, push more pixels, etc, but it'll be in CPU intesive tasks that PC will dominate and offer stuff that consoles won't offer until yet another generation reset.

 

[JaseC]

We will see more.. dont worry.

That goes without saying. Gamescom is in August so perhaps CDPR will publicly show off the game then.

 

[Turin Turambar]

They commented a marketing move with a third party in E3, so I'm pretty sure it will happen. We can make bets if it will be MS or Sony.

I was right.

I doubt it. As best we know, the trailer's already been released (obviously ) and the game itself is otherwise being shown off behind closed doors.

Wrong

 

[JaseC]

Wrong

And I'm glad for it.

 

[Respawn]

This was just posted in the MS conf thread
https://twitter.com/NerdBurglars/status/476058074571366401/photo/1

That's the Igni sign (the fire spell) from Witcher, not a Playstation button:

http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/Sign

That gameplay they showed at the MS conference looked hooooot

Wrong. That's one of the Witcher's signs (aard?).

yup updated

That is one of the elemental symbols... not anythign with PS4

Thx fellas

 

[Helmholtz]

That gameplay they showed at the MS conference looked hooooot

This was just posted in the MS conf thread
https://twitter.com/NerdBurglars/status/476058074571366401/photo/1

Wrong. That's one of the Witcher's signs (aard?).

 

[Dictator93]

This was just posted in the MS conf thread
https://twitter.com/NerdBurglars/status/476058074571366401/photo/1

That is one of the elemental symbols... not anythign with PS4

 

[AbortedWalrusFetus]

That gameplay they showed at the MS conference looked hooooot

Wrong. That's one of the Witcher's signs (aard?).

More likely Igni.

 

[trixx]

Whats the hype for this game? Gamplay looks like monster hunter with spells.

Looks nice though

 

[Exuro]

Whats the hype for this game? Gamplay looks like monster hunter with spells.

Looks nice though

You say that like it's a bad thing. Combat is also the worst thing about the witcher games.

 

[Gurthang]

Whats the hype for this game? Gamplay looks like monster hunter with spells.

Looks nice though

Gameplay wasn't that great in The Witcher 2 either. And yet it is my game of the generation because of the story and atmosphere.

 

[CyberPunked]

Looks like it was actually being played on an Xbox One too, rather than a PC. You can tell because there are no fur physics on the Griffon, which is a PC only feature. This means that the final product will look much better on PC!

 

[OverturePT]

Whats the hype for this game? Gamplay looks like monster hunter with spells.

Looks nice though

Hype is huge after such a great game that was The Witcher 2. It is nothing like Monster Hunter, a Witchers job does involve killing monsters and getting paid (why he took the head with him) but it plays nothing like Monster Hunter and the focus is not on hunting monsters (or your typical monsters).

 

[toastyToast]

Whats the hype for this game? Gamplay looks like monster hunter with spells.

Looks nice though

That was a sidequest

It's an rpg. With a plot and shit

 

[Exuro]

I just hope they're still working on the running animations as it looked pretty off when he was going up and down the hills.

 

[trixx]

That was a sidequest

It's an rpg. With a plot and shit

Oh okay, because the trailer didn't sell me and this game makes a lot of noise. Monster Hunter is great but i kind of expected more gameplay wise.

Good to hear that it's not just instamce based hunting.

 

[Raptor]

That damn gore, did you people saw that GORE?

Fuck man, beheadings, blood spurring out of heads, half a body choped off and with those sounds, JESUS FUCK!!

This game is so bought, so BOUGHT!!

 

[Hrothgar]

The Witcher 3 dominating the MS presser two years in a row?

 

[Denton]

Oh okay, because the trailer didn't sell me and this game makes a lot of noise. Monster Hunter is great but i kind of expected more gameplay wise.

Good to hear that it's not just instamce based hunting.

The Witcher 2 is best written game this side of Torment.
The Witcher 3 is climactic finale of the saga that spans 1986-2015.

Do not insult it.

 

[MR ARCADE FOREVER]

Whats the hype for this game? Gamplay looks like monster hunter with spells.

Looks nice though

Do you need a sneakers?

 

[Leonsito]

The Witcher 3 dominating E3 two years in a row?

Fixed

 

[OverturePT]

I just hope they're still working on the running animations as it looked pretty off when he was going up and down the hills.

9 months away, they are still pretty much working on everything.

Oh okay, because the trailer didn't sell me and this game makes a lot of noise. Monster Hunter is great but i kind of expected more gameplay wise.

Good to hear that it's not just instamce based hunting.

Not at all instance based, it's an open world with a lot of choice and consequences.

 

[Robot Pants]

God damn this has to be my most hyped game right now.
Must have this.
Must build new PC.

 

[toastyToast]

Oh okay, because the trailer didn't sell me and this game makes a lot of noise. Monster Hunter is great but i kind of expected more gameplay wise.

People enjoy the series because of the rich story elements, lots of choice consequence type stuff (they can be especially ambiguous in this series). That was actually the first gameplay reveal, people are hyped to just see it in motion at this point.

 

[Phreakuency]

Looked good but for a supposed, free roaming, open world game there's a lot of unplayable cutscene sequences.

 

[bigbaldwolf86]

Damn this game loojs beautiful. I want to make babies with it

 

[TangerineCloud]

As a huge fan of the books and the games, it pains me to say this, but the gameplay demo they showed during the conference was bad. Combat looked very awkward. I'm really hoping they show some better footage soon because that did not inspire confidence.

 

[Philippo]

Cool demo, but as every other RPG a 2min demo doesn't show much of it.
Still crazy godlooking.

And lol at #willbanglater.

 

[patapuf]

Oh okay, because the trailer didn't sell me and this game makes a lot of noise. Monster Hunter is great but i kind of expected more gameplay wise.

Good to hear that it's not just instamce based hunting.

There's a trailer in the OP if you want to peek at the story related stuff.

 

[fanboi]

Just bought GTX780, will be fun.

 

[bbd23]

it looks beautiful. nice gameplay shown.

THAT JUMPING

 

[Goldenhen]

As a huge fan of the books and the games, it pains me to say this, but the gameplay demo they showed during the conference was bad. Combat looked very awkward. I'm really hoping they show some better footage soon because that did not inspire confidence.

There is a reason why they delayed because they need more time polishing the game.

 

[erawsd]

Gameplay looked pretty good, much better than W2.

 

[void666]

Though i enjoy Geralt and his story. It's HIS story. You know the character and wich choices he would make. Specially if you read the books.

For a witcher 4 i'd love to have the option to create my own witcher. Man or woman and his/her witcher school. Maybe call it "Witchers" instead of witcher 4.

 

[weevles]

I'm getting a bigger Dragon's Dogma vibe out of this one, but I like it.

 

[Lord of Castamere]

Looked good but it was still a little janky. The extra dev time will do it good.

 

[Chaos17]

Gameplay looked pretty good, much better than W2.

Yup, finally Geralt is moving swiftly!

 

[Tekku]

Beautiful game with an interesting open world. Too bad the combat still looks underwhelming.

 

[SparkTR]

Looked good but it was still a little janky. The extra dev time will do it good.

Combat will always be a little janky, it wouldn't the The Witcher if it wasn't.

 

[bigboss370]

Combat will always be a little janky, it wouldn't the The Witcher if it wasn't.

thats disappointing. the griffin's animations had some hiccups too :/