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Toxicity.
Baldwin_the_First
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It's the toxicity level that Geralt is now at. I believe at a certain level, he'll be losing health and will be showing signs of poisoning in his face.
Fiery Phoenix
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For those asking, yes, every copy of the standard edition comes with a manual and a soundtrack disc. The 360 version of Witcher 2 (standard edition) was similarly packed with these goods. I thought the manual was very handy. Used it thoroughly.
Rock Howard
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so did I...that vid sold me on the PC version, as PS4 and XBone are 30 fps only
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Can't say I'm surprised that threads showing new visual glimpses of this game draw new thrills, questions, comparisons, and disappointments all in one. Especially for W3.
What's important to you in a new screenshot or video labeled Ultra apparently isn't exclusively what is important to others. I care more about visuals than many people. I know that, but I don't see the problem in that either. A main character's hair, the game's lighting, or the whole tree line and foliage on the horizons are not miniscule. Just because you don't care to discuss it or you feel upset by it being unflattering in some cases, doesn't mean you should engage aggressively instead of moving along.
And I'd argue many of the defensive posts are far more in line with uproar than the comments with your apparent trigger word 'downgrade' have been.
I can't tell if you understand why he said it looked downgraded or not.
Looks like wide open atmospheric dopamine paradise
It's the toxicity level that Geralt is now at. I believe at a certain level, he'll be losing health and will be showing signs of poisoning in his face.
Thanks, guys. So does that bar increase over time or is your poison level set for a certain time frame? Interesting mechanic, but I'm sure it was in older witcher games.
What about those that digitally pre-ordered the game? Guess I am SOL, but I get the game early which makes me happy. Yay for preload.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
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Haha yeah that pic is very pretty indeed!
No tessellation and the grass is far from Crysis/Far Cry
Your Toxicity Levels rise the more potions you drink. It''s basically a way to keep you from abusing the potion system.
Baldwin_the_First
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It increases the more you drink potions. A punishing mechanic if you ask me, but one that challenges you in not being able to drink ton of potions without negative effects.Pretty cool.
edit: Abundant beating me at it again.
TheStruggler
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I currently do not have twitter however for people who do does anyone mind sending a message to the devs and hopefully bget a photo mode patched in for the console versions. This is a pretty game, and I'd love to take some screen shots of it that look cinematic.
Fiery Phoenix
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I couldn't tell you, but I don't think you get a manual if you download it. Not sure how that would work.
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Photo mode is so easy to make that it should be mandatory. Seems to be for Sony first party, but every game should do it.
It increases the more you drink potions. A punishing mechanic if you ask me, but one that challenges you in not being able to drink ton of potions without negative effects.Pretty cool.
edit: Abundant beating me at it again.
Yeah, I get the purpose of the mechanic. Does anyone know how to lower it or is it just a timed thing?
Round 3 - FIGHT
TheStruggler
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totally, plus if you think about it we get cool backgrounds, but also for them its free marketing. Someone goes online sees some photomode shots of a game gets interested and buy the game potentially. I hope they do it.
Baldwin_the_First
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RadioactiveLobster
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New pictures. I expect a thorough grass analysis.
The grass itself does not cast shadows.
I assume this is because they wanted the framerate to be above 5.
You have to use White honey to lower it. The catch being that the white honey purifies the beneficial effect as well.
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I'm hesitating to address this.There is no ambient occlusion at all. Are these screenshots from maxed out settings?
Or you let time pass (meditating) and it's gone, of course the toxicity and the effect.
Primethius
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Not a fan of the grass even in the new pics (what a surprise, right?)
But man, that overcast atmosphere, that's damn good.
But man, that overcast atmosphere, that's damn good.
jim2point0
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Same here.
Mmmmhmmm. Grass is a huuuuuge FPS killer in GTA5. Especially on ultra.
Normal FPS @ 4K is ~60.
FPS in this scene: 28
DylanTackoor
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A DS4 is a better way to go for pc gaming, just use DS4Windows. Being able to use the touchpad to control the mouse makes for even lazier comfy cough gaming.
cleveridea
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Insanely huge game so this comment isnt mean to deride the game
But the foliage doesnt look that great. Having gone back to Witcher 2 (which hasnt aged well in terms of environments) it doesnt look as good as other older RPG's that use speedtree (and therefore automatically look better with higher res and better GPU)
They made compromises to hit consoles and low performance GPU (eg 980 gets ultra at 1080/60 which means ultra isnt that demanding)
But the foliage doesnt look that great. Having gone back to Witcher 2 (which hasnt aged well in terms of environments) it doesnt look as good as other older RPG's that use speedtree (and therefore automatically look better with higher res and better GPU)
They made compromises to hit consoles and low performance GPU (eg 980 gets ultra at 1080/60 which means ultra isnt that demanding)
jim2point0
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It's friggin gross. I don't see it in motion either, but yeah.... when you stop and scrutinize screenshots, it's plain as day.
Lockjaw333
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Yeah I never quite noticed it until someone mentioned it, and now I can't unsee it.
We haven't seen evidence of CA in witcher 3 yet, right?
jim2point0
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Supposedly the game has it, but you can disable it in the options.
His Majesty
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There is CA but you can turn it off.
My comment about the grass was a joke, knew I shouldn't have said it.
Good point, I'm not so sure it is on. I've seen screenshots in the past where there is AO drawn on each grass sprite so I'm not sure why it's absent here. It would add a lot of depth to the grass in that scene.
Darryl M R
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Can people post what builds they are thinking about? I want to get a better understanding of how people make builds for The Witcher.
So the talk goes. We shall see.
I notice it pretty easily. It's nowhere near as bad as something like Payday 2 but I'd still like an option to disable it.
Not all of them. Enid an Gleanna was implicated to be born as most beautiful woman in the world.
I'm not sure what you mean. All I meant was that I hope the footage we get will look and run great.
Baldwin_the_First
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What talk?
New pictures. I expect a thorough grass analysis.
That screen reminds me of this one - this was in 2013 I believe
People are assuming based on this:
Do they mean Xbox One for today and PS4 next week or PS4 footage first next week? That remains to be seen, but they did say that they will be releasing footage for both systems. We shall see.
lordfuzzybutt
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People are assuming based on this:
Do they mean Xbox One for today and PS4 next week or PS4 footage first next week? That remains to be seen, but they did say that they will be releasing footage for both systems. We shall see.
Already 7:05 pm in Poland. I doubt that there will be either this week.
Primethius
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That screen reminds me of this one - this was in 2013 I believe
Ugh, the sharpness. Kill it with fire!
Agreed. The overall scenery and atmosphere looks effin' wonderful in this game. I really can't wait to dive in. That being said, the grass really doesn't look that hot.
Tuesday
Somehow thought it's today, thanks.
This was still using the Witcher 2 renderer.
I know this isn't exactly the right thread to post this, but I wanted to check if I've understood the story continuity between the books and the games correctly, and since this is the most active W3 thread I figured I had the best chances of getting an answer here.
SPOILERS FOR PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING:
SPOILERS FOR PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING:
duh
Basically, here's how I've understood it:
-At the end of the books Geralt and Yennefer both die, but Ciri saves them and teleports them to the Isle of Avalach/Malus Island. This is where the book canon ends and Geralt and Yennefer live happily ever after.
-Sometime between this and the beginning of the first game, the Wild Hunt finds Geralt and Yennefer and abduct Yennefer.
-Geralt goes on a hunt for the Wild Hunt. This is when he meets Letho, Serrit, and Auckes.
-Geralt finds the Wild Hunt and exchanges his life for Yennefer's. He then rides with the hunt for a while.
-Sometime after that Vesemir and friends find Geralt in the woods around Kaer Morhen, and the story of the first game begins. Both Geralt and Yennefer suffer from amnesia from spending so much time with the hunt.
Is this all correct, or have I misunderstood something?
-At the end of the books Geralt and Yennefer both die, but Ciri saves them and teleports them to the Isle of Avalach/Malus Island. This is where the book canon ends and Geralt and Yennefer live happily ever after.
-Sometime between this and the beginning of the first game, the Wild Hunt finds Geralt and Yennefer and abduct Yennefer.
-Geralt goes on a hunt for the Wild Hunt. This is when he meets Letho, Serrit, and Auckes.
-Geralt finds the Wild Hunt and exchanges his life for Yennefer's. He then rides with the hunt for a while.
-Sometime after that Vesemir and friends find Geralt in the woods around Kaer Morhen, and the story of the first game begins. Both Geralt and Yennefer suffer from amnesia from spending so much time with the hunt.
Is this all correct, or have I misunderstood something?