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So does gaf prefer Witcher with xbox controller or with m&k?
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The Witcher 2: Performance Thread [Enhanced Edition Patch - New content & 100+ fixes]
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Gully State
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Dr Eggman said:
GAF prefers both at the same time..
Gully State
Member
I don't mind cutscene DOF since it's only active during non gameplay sections (or am I wrong?)
I'm currently playing with the gamepad (haven't updated to patch 1.1) and it feels nice but things like aiming and switching b/t magic signs would probably be better with M&K..
I'm currently playing with the gamepad (haven't updated to patch 1.1) and it feels nice but things like aiming and switching b/t magic signs would probably be better with M&K..
Mango Positive
Member
Dr Eggman said:
Gaf prefers both, but I prefer M&KB. I absolutely ADORE those hectic moments when you're killed because your left hand has accidentally shifted over one key and your movement and blocking failed. Seriously. Love it.
While that is a pain in the ass, I LOVE the ability to change swords and spells without bringing up any sort of menu (even one as intuitive and unintrusive as the quick menu.
scorpscarx
Member
I praised 360pad originally, but m/kb has won me back.
Also I just dramatically improved my performance by raising the vc texture memory size, now I have everything maxed without uber.
Adoring this game
Also I just dramatically improved my performance by raising the vc texture memory size, now I have everything maxed without uber.
Adoring this game
Domcorleone
Member
Hey guys, can one of you kindly assist me?
I am playing witcher and it says my FPS is 30 but the when running everything looks choppy, but the FPS counter remains at 29,30. I used the global settings in my radeon pro and turned off AA and VSync and motion blur in the game launcher. My specs
iMac i5 2.8ghz quad core
4gb ram
Radeon HD 5870
It says the recommended settings are high but if I leave everything as is, I barely can get 25 FPS. What the heck??? Please someone help me. Thanks in advance
I am playing witcher and it says my FPS is 30 but the when running everything looks choppy, but the FPS counter remains at 29,30. I used the global settings in my radeon pro and turned off AA and VSync and motion blur in the game launcher. My specs
iMac i5 2.8ghz quad core
4gb ram
Radeon HD 5870
It says the recommended settings are high but if I leave everything as is, I barely can get 25 FPS. What the heck??? Please someone help me. Thanks in advance
Gully State
Member
So does changing the memory texture from 600 (Very High)->800 really improve performance that much?
Domcorleone
Member
Darklord said:
Yes I have that off, even when I put everything on medium I get choppiness. I'm confused as to why, should I be using radeon pro to enhance it or something?
Domcorleone
Member
3chopl0x said:
M? What's the difference?
Domcorleone
Member
Kyaw said:
Ok so how would I fix the choppiness? I get it even on low spec
Domcorleone
Member
Anyone have any suggestions? I looked at the OP and nothing seemed to help me get smoothess, the hot fix and patch helped withe the FPS but it is still overall very choppy. What could this be due to?
BoobPhysics101
Banned
Ok, there seems to be a lot of confusion about custom user.ini settings so I'm going to do my best to help clear it all up.
The problem with the Witcher 2 custom user.ini's is twofold: first, the configurator is bugged so that it doesn't always set custom settings correctly, retaining old settings (like the max shadow size etc) or even forgetting to completely put in whole variables (it loves to leave the FoliageDistance variable out, which means your grass/foliage distance is at some unknown level.)
When editing your user.ini, it needs to have ALL of these variables in it. If your user.ini doesn't have these in it, you're not adjusting all of the settings!
The premade configs have all of these, but the idiotic configurator loves to leave them out. Keep all of this in mind and make sure your User.ini has all of those variables in it!
Next, if you want to make sure the Configurator doesn't rape your custom made settings, you MUST right click on your user.ini, go to Properties, and set it to Read-Only. Otherwise the game will muck everything up.
Here's some of my suggested configs for different PC's: Medium/High (Performance Focused), High Settings with Balanced IQ/Performance, and Ultra+ for those of you who max out Ultra and want more detail.
GTS 250/9800 GT/GTS 450/Radeon 4850 recommended, 1 GB VRAM recommended
Radeon 4870/5770, GTX 260/270/280 etc Recommended, 1 GB VRAM required
GeForce GTX 560,570/580, Radeon 5870/6870/6950/6970 Recommended
For those of you with beefier GPU's and that have at least 1.5GB of VRAM, try this:
Feel free to play with MeshDistanceScale and FoliageDistanceScale to acquire your ideal image quality/performance balance on object LOD and foliage LOD/pop-in.
YMMV with these configs, but a couple of users with higher end PC's have reported increased image quality, FPS, and smoothness with the first config I posted (which was a more tame Ultra+ config). I personally believe CDProjekt Red erred on the side of caution with the stock Ultra config; other than the boneheaded move of enabling Ubersampling, everything is set too low to really take advantage of the increased horsepower the higher end GPU's offer.
The problem with the Witcher 2 custom user.ini's is twofold: first, the configurator is bugged so that it doesn't always set custom settings correctly, retaining old settings (like the max shadow size etc) or even forgetting to completely put in whole variables (it loves to leave the FoliageDistance variable out, which means your grass/foliage distance is at some unknown level.)
When editing your user.ini, it needs to have ALL of these variables in it. If your user.ini doesn't have these in it, you're not adjusting all of the settings!
EXAMPLE:Ultra Config said:
The premade configs have all of these, but the idiotic configurator loves to leave them out. Keep all of this in mind and make sure your User.ini has all of those variables in it!
Next, if you want to make sure the Configurator doesn't rape your custom made settings, you MUST right click on your user.ini, go to Properties, and set it to Read-Only. Otherwise the game will muck everything up.
Here's some of my suggested configs for different PC's: Medium/High (Performance Focused), High Settings with Balanced IQ/Performance, and Ultra+ for those of you who max out Ultra and want more detail.
GTS 250/9800 GT/GTS 450/Radeon 4850 recommended, 1 GB VRAM recommended
Medium-High Performance Focused said:
Radeon 4870/5770, GTX 260/270/280 etc Recommended, 1 GB VRAM required
High Settings for Balanced Image Quality and Performance said:
GeForce GTX 560,570/580, Radeon 5870/6870/6950/6970 Recommended
For those of you with beefier GPU's and that have at least 1.5GB of VRAM, try this:
Ultra+ Config said:
Feel free to play with MeshDistanceScale and FoliageDistanceScale to acquire your ideal image quality/performance balance on object LOD and foliage LOD/pop-in.
YMMV with these configs, but a couple of users with higher end PC's have reported increased image quality, FPS, and smoothness with the first config I posted (which was a more tame Ultra+ config). I personally believe CDProjekt Red erred on the side of caution with the stock Ultra config; other than the boneheaded move of enabling Ubersampling, everything is set too low to really take advantage of the increased horsepower the higher end GPU's offer.
Domcorleone
Member
BoobPhysics101 said:
Where do I find the user.ini if I purchased through steam?
thats what I was waiting for! I knew you'd come through with a post like that. TY TY BoobPhysics101
I had no idea FoliageDistanceScale was even a setting. How did you figure that one out? Honestly thats one of my biggest problems with the game is how much the foliage pops in.
Couple of quick questions. This is the user.ini file thats under My Documents right? (I've heard people say both so thats why I'm confused). also I noticed you have TextureMemoryBudget set to 650 for 1gb cards. I assume Its also fine to use 800 for that?
I had no idea FoliageDistanceScale was even a setting. How did you figure that one out? Honestly thats one of my biggest problems with the game is how much the foliage pops in.
Couple of quick questions. This is the user.ini file thats under My Documents right? (I've heard people say both so thats why I'm confused). also I noticed you have TextureMemoryBudget set to 650 for 1gb cards. I assume Its also fine to use 800 for that?
BoobPhysics101 said:
Got my FPS in Chapter 3 up from ~50-60 to a near constant 60 (57-60) with just the settings posted straight and without the patch but with the GOG.exe.
Specs are:
i5 2500k OC'd to 4.3 Ghz
Radeon HD 6950 2GB, not unlocked
4 GB RAM
Might play around with the settings or I may just beat the game and then worry about tweaking for my 2nd time around.
BoobPhysics101
Banned
Domcorleone said:
My Documents ---> Witcher 2 ---> Config
mileS said:
User.ini in My Documents, yeah.
elseanio said:
Make sure you're editing the user.ini in My Documents, not in your Witcher 2 install directory located in Program Files. Also, make sure the top of the User.ini looks like this:
scy said:
So they worked well for you?
The Bookerman
Member
Wait a minute I just paid for this game(New to this thread)
Here's my specs:
Core i5 2500k Stock
MSi Geforce 560 ti
8 gb of RAM...
And you're telling me I will have a hard time playing this game @ 1080p 60 fps with max settings?
Wow, now i get why I quit upgrading my cpu every year.
Here's my specs:
Core i5 2500k Stock
MSi Geforce 560 ti
8 gb of RAM...
And you're telling me I will have a hard time playing this game @ 1080p 60 fps with max settings?
Wow, now i get why I quit upgrading my cpu every year.
scorpscarx
Member
The Bookerman said:
Yeah we wouldn't want to advance technology forward any now would we. /sarcasm
You say that as if it was a bad thing.
Besides no one told you that, you'll be able to max the game absolutely fine.
BoobPhysics101
Banned
The Bookerman said:
Wait for more drivers and patches. Performance is going to keep improving. The game, like Crysis, is definitely made with high-end/future hardware in mind.
The Bookerman
Member
leng jai said:
.... mid tier. Right. Lemme remind you, this GPU isn't even 4 months old.
ColonelColon
Member
Kyaw said:
damn. when I read that right after a post full of config settings, I thought for sure that I would find BoobPhysics=1 as one of the config settings.
scorpscarx
Member
Why are you complaining?The Bookerman said:
Most of us are dying for a real game to test our hardware on, and your set up will run this game exactly as you described sub ubersampling.
Have you even booted it yet?
Revolutionary
Member
Oh, but it is! It uses the patented Dead or Alive age = boob size algorithm, so set it to BoobPhysics=99 for maximum boobage.ColonelColon said:damn. when I read that right after a post full of config settings, I thought for sure that I would find BoobPhysics=1 as one of the config settings.