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New Witcher 3 Patch on the way with huge list of changes and graphics improvements
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What platform is it broken on?
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
Something a lot of people don't seem to understand when they talk about consoles restricting games and causing downgrades. Half the AAA games coming out today wouldn't even be getting greenlit or look as good as they do on PC if there wasn't a console SKU to hedge their bets on. Please reflect.
This is good, though I wonder just how much better the graphics will be when this patch goes live.
Alcoholikaust
Member
was only a matter of time. people forget CDPR do actually give a shit about the quality of their games.
HocusPocus
Member
So glad I'm waiting until they get this game patched up proper. I knew it would have some issues at launch.
Just being able to play the game without constant crashing would be great.
Third CD Project Red Game at launch. Always the same, even thought nothing beats the original Witcher launch.....that was some shit (the 2nd wasn't that bad if i remember correctly)
Next time i wait...
Third CD Project Red Game at launch. Always the same, even thought nothing beats the original Witcher launch.....that was some shit (the 2nd wasn't that bad if i remember correctly)
Next time i wait...
Who am i kidding, this will be Cyberpunk!
the one fix I desperately need ;_;
GoonerTRON
Banned
I get locked 60 in the wild full sprinting my horse through the landscape. But if i go into a town it usually drops to like 54, hopefully this fixes that.
960, i5, 8gb ram. High settings minus hair works.
960, i5, 8gb ram. High settings minus hair works.
Man, in a game this big, with so many stuff to do, so many quests, etc. and you are surprised that the game has some bugs? Really?
If you would be a PC gamer, better yet a gamer who remembers many PC exclusive titles in the past, than this problems with TW3 are compared to those nothing
Hmmm.. I never had problems with Witcher games on launch.. their servers were down when TW2 was released, but no bugs, no crashing, etc.
This game is in better shape on day 1 than most open world games last gen ever were.
Witcher 3 isn't completely broken, but honestly how can something basic like smooth camera panning be overlooked, 3 years of dev time, tons of QA and still an outcome like this. I'm fine with an occasional bug or glitch, games are complex, fine, but a basic system that every single player is gonna deal with and it's unpolished. Like wtf, devs lose all respect in my eyes. After all Witcher 2 on 360 was perfectly fine, didn't require day 1 patches and crap like that, what happened?
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
It feels a lot like most devs these days have just forgotten how to make games in varying ways.
I've only just started Witcher 3 on PS4 and if its not pre-rendered custscenes being ultra choppy, utterly unacceptable font-sizes and more, thats not even the tip of the iceberg with all the weirdness going on with the PC version.
I get that games are bigger and more complex than ever, but it seems like buying every single other game 1 month and a half after launch ALWAYS yields the better experience. Maybe like... plan for that shit? Cook it in? Have mum and dad change all the calendars and whatever in the house by a month so the lie is real?
I've only just started Witcher 3 on PS4 and if its not pre-rendered custscenes being ultra choppy, utterly unacceptable font-sizes and more, thats not even the tip of the iceberg with all the weirdness going on with the PC version.
I get that games are bigger and more complex than ever, but it seems like buying every single other game 1 month and a half after launch ALWAYS yields the better experience. Maybe like... plan for that shit? Cook it in? Have mum and dad change all the calendars and whatever in the house by a month so the lie is real?
Obliterator
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Why are you playing at Medium on a 780ti? I get Ultra minus hairworks on mine
Edit- Unless you are shooting for a rock solid 60fps? If so that would make sense
Wasn't Witcher 2 on 360 the Enhanced Edition, which came out a year later and had a ton of changes/improvements including rebalanced combat and a proper tutorial?
DirgeExtinction
Member
Devs lose all respect because of not so smooth camera panning?
Oh, you.
I believe it was, so the comparison doesn't work.
Alcoholikaust
Member
yep
edit:wait people still complaining about camera? drop that sensitivity! does wonders
CecilRousso
Member
Short answer really just is game development is f*cking difficult. The more we request of games, the more difficult it will become.
If you by broken mean that there are bugs, and that some people with certain hardware configurations will have issues, then that's just the way it is when games get more complex.
You can polish a game forever if no one says stops, and at some point the game just have to get out there. Each delay costs more and more, you annoy more and more of your partners, and the press coverage will get worse.
Just look at how Neogaf reacted to the delays they actually did. There was a lot of people claiming CD Projekt as a company were done because of them.
I've had three freezes/crashes since I bought the game, but I would rather have those, then the game being a streamlined linear RPG with lesser scope.
Yeah servers were down on launch for 2 and they conveniently tried to move their forums on launch day and nothing worked. great. And because of that it was also a real hassle with the old witcher 1 accounts, i couldn't use the same account for the 2nd game or something like that. After that it was OK.
You had no problems with the first Witcher at launch? Was unplayable till the first patch.
Third is constantly crashing, tried all the workarounds i found, and will now wait for the patch.
Maybe i have just bad luck with the Witcher.
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
There's too much demand for huge, open games, especially single-player only games and developers stretch themselves thin. Even 1000+ person teams.
Holyshit, its like Witcher 3 Enhanced Edition one week after launch.
Performance has been rock solid for me, only seen really minor visual oddities. No crashes or quest related bugs (knock on wood). The two things at the top of my list is some Inventory sorting and some Arkham style "quickfire" functionality for Signs.
Performance has been rock solid for me, only seen really minor visual oddities. No crashes or quest related bugs (knock on wood). The two things at the top of my list is some Inventory sorting and some Arkham style "quickfire" functionality for Signs.
Have you ever created a game? Programmed anything? You should try it because there is no better way to understand. It's difficult. Takes forever and very easy to mess up.
Obliterator
Member
Yeah and I believe CD Projekt Red is only roughly 200 employees. This game is FAR bigger and more complex than any Assassins Creed for example and they have 1000 people developing those games
I'll be honest with you man I thought you were being hyperbolic with your original post (and maybe you were a little) but as much as I want to feel otherwise, I have to agree on this count. For such a huge, deep, lovingly-crafted game, SO many of the basics went right out the window. Like you said, weird stuttery camera, clunky as fuck mechanics for walking around, etc, etc.
The game isn't broken by any means but there is definitely a lot of cleanup to do.
Jin
Member
They must have stretch themselves thin with 3 versions. You can't even re-bind the movement keys. I spent half an hour editing the ini file and learning how to edit multiple entries using Notepad++ just to change from WASD to EDSF. Looking at the PC performance thread you see multiple people doing the same - editing ini files for controls or graphic tweaks. It makes me wonder why the dev didn't just add these options in when us players can figure this out in a day or two.
UpDownLeftRight
Banned
I'd hazard a guess that the camera panning issue was accidentally introduced in the day 0 patch which was being pushed along due to performance concerns leading up to launch. It's really not unusual to accidentally break something random when rushing to tweak things.
Not talking about occasional bug/glitch that happens under specific rare conditions, but about basic things that every player will face. There's already reports of people not being able to progress past the title screen. Shit like this shouldn't happen, period.
All in all, the rule of thumb for this generation is to wait at least 6 months after game is released in order to get a polished/working game it seems.
There's one good setting: OFF
Agreed 100%
I don't want to start a downgrade debate here, but I though this comparison is pertinent.
If they can patch how the lighting affects mountains in the distance and add in volumetric smoke particle effects for the chimney, we are pretty much done. The actual assets are clearly still very high quality.
If they can patch how the lighting affects mountains in the distance and add in volumetric smoke particle effects for the chimney, we are pretty much done. The actual assets are clearly still very high quality.
Die Squirrel Die
Member
Something I was thinking about today that I'd love to see patched for consoles and pad PC players, better hotkeying for signs. At the moment you can have one sign assigned to R2 (or equivalent) at a time. Even as an option I'd like to see R2 used as a shift key for other buttons.
R2 + L2 - Quen
R2 + R1 - Ard
R2 + Square - Igni
R2 + Triangle - Yrden
R2 + Circle - Axii
Unless I've over looked something I don't think that would conflict with any exisiting controls functions and would mean all five signs at your finger tips.
R2 + L2 - Quen
R2 + R1 - Ard
R2 + Square - Igni
R2 + Triangle - Yrden
R2 + Circle - Axii
Unless I've over looked something I don't think that would conflict with any exisiting controls functions and would mean all five signs at your finger tips.
family_guy
Member
If you've got 600 changes ready to go then you're game wasn't ready for release date. I'm not mad that they are fixing stuff but I just hate how it's become almost impossible to play a fully functioning game without an internet connection.
GoonerTRON
Banned
I completely agree, games seemed fine on release last gen.00000
There's one good setting: OFF
Isn't the missing sharpness what people were complaining about in the first place?
truestatic
Member
Hopefully one of those changes is adding binds to one button cast signs on PC.
Naw, sharpness is just a filter. People want shading in the foliage, I believe.
Naw, sharpness is just a filter. People want shading in the foliage, I believe.
There's a saying in game development that goes like this: "the last 20% of the game are harder to make than the other 80%". The testing stage is extremely tricky. It is extremely possible that a minor bug fix can make another major part of the game break. Do you, as a developer, risk fixing that so close to shipping or you wait a bit to make sure that you will have a proper fix? I never worked on an open-world game, but I imagine that is WAY trickier for those kind of games.
And, of course, no matter how many testers you have, bugs will always come out when millions of people play it on different conditions.
Ivory Samoan
Gold Member
That is my only annoyance (the gamepad message).
Love the speed at which CDPR are pushing this out...they really are the best at what they do.
This game is utterly amazing, and they just want to make it so much better...I'm getting them feels again in my Witcher medallion
I don't want to start a downgrade debate here, but I though this comparison is pertinent.
If they can patch how the lighting affects mountains in the distance and add in volumetric smoke particle effects for the chimney, we are pretty much done. The actual assets are clearly still very high quality.
There's a damn thread for this.
Mad Season
Banned
I don't want to start a downgrade debate here, but I though this comparison is pertinent.
If they can patch how the lighting affects mountains in the distance and add in volumetric smoke particle effects for the chimney, we are pretty much done. The actual assets are clearly still very high quality.
there is a downgrade thread specifically for this type of talk...
One Punch-Man
Banned
Lol
He's using it to show what he hopes to see added/changed in the patch. Calm your tits.