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Post by dfunked on Dec 14, 2022 14:04:14 GMT
It's a bit confusing on GOG. I've got two copies of the game in there, and if you check the extras there's a 4.0 offline installer for both copies. The complete edition has a "Witcher 3 GotY classic" download in the extras, so presumably you'll need to grab that if you want the old version for any reason.
This happened with the RE remake updates recently. Looks like they ended up adding a separate beta option to the Steam version to allow people to download the old ones. Not ideal but I guess better than having two copies of the same game in your library.
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Post by dogbot on Dec 14, 2022 14:09:57 GMT
wunty I don’t own a horse either, but my hair is decidedly bouncy. Hope this helps. How bouncy? Just for my records. 1 being not bouncy and 10 being a rave at 2 o'clock in the morning. Hmm. 7 trending towards an 8 probably.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Dec 14, 2022 14:16:11 GMT
It's a bit confusing on GOG. I've got two copies of the game in there, and if you check the extras there's a 4.0 offline installer for both copies. The complete edition has a "Witcher 3 GotY classic" download in the extras, so presumably you'll need to grab that if you want the old version for any reason. This happened with the RE remake updates recently. Looks like they ended up adding a separate beta option to the Steam version to allow people to download the old ones. Not ideal but I guess better than having two copies of the same game in your library. Yeah, seems like steam has the old version in a beta channel.
Thanks for the info!
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Post by aubergine on Dec 14, 2022 14:34:12 GMT
Anyway can someone explain the fuss about the new camera. All I've seen of it is a new over the shoulder view for horse riding which looks like a downgrade to me You can toggle between the original camera and new option separately with Exploration, Combat and Riding. I find the new camera good in indoor areas but have combat and riding set to the original camera.
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Post by robthehermit on Dec 14, 2022 14:46:20 GMT
I'm finding RT on the Xbox to be a bit flickery.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Dec 14, 2022 14:49:53 GMT
It appears to be broken on all platforms. A patch is definitely incoming.
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Post by darkling on Dec 14, 2022 14:55:11 GMT
60fps Gwent it is (for now).
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Post by addyb on Dec 14, 2022 14:57:37 GMT
I have this on all platforms but only have the dlc on pc. That being said I would prefer playing on console for 4k goodness. Are there deals on for the dlc at the moment?
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Post by dfunked on Dec 14, 2022 14:58:59 GMT
/edit Ignore me... I'm a Muppet!
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Post by addyb on Dec 14, 2022 15:01:17 GMT
All versions get updated to the complete edition for free iirc, so no need to buy the DLC now. Ah ok, I did not realise that. Cheers.
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Post by Ulythium on Dec 14, 2022 15:05:12 GMT
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Post by Jambowayoh on Dec 14, 2022 15:17:14 GMT
I hear this is running terribly on many PC's.
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Post by robthehermit on Dec 14, 2022 15:23:13 GMT
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Post by Ulythium on Dec 14, 2022 15:24:49 GMT
It's kind of dreadful that even after all this time - more than *two years* after it was announced - the update is performing so poorly on a technical level.
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Post by dfunked on Dec 14, 2022 15:29:48 GMT
Didn't they scrap whatever the Russian studio had completed and start over? Pretty impressive turnaround when you consider that.
Or maybe I'm just making stuff up again... I should probably start fact checking myself.
Hopefully a patch to sort out the quality mode issues is on the way. I'll give it a week or so before dipping in.
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Post by Ulythium on Dec 14, 2022 15:33:49 GMT
You could be right on that score - all I know is that they took over development from Saber Interactive, but I'd assumed they picked up where Saber had left off as opposed to starting from scratch.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2022 15:57:36 GMT
I have no issue with Geralt's fabulous hair. I wish it was more fabulous! Annoyed the current gen consoles didn’t get Hairworks from the PC version.
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Post by Whizzo on Dec 14, 2022 16:16:17 GMT
PS5 (and Series X by the looks of things) RT mode as it is now really is a disaster, it can't be working as intended as you'd need to be very odd to think it's acceptable.
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Post by wunty on Dec 14, 2022 16:18:17 GMT
It's a bit nuts that it went live like this tbh. As it is, I'm sure it will be fixed but it's crazy that my - and a lot of others no doubt - first impressions of RT mode was at the very start of the game, steering big Ger over to the balcony for that big vista and seeing those crazy flickering mountains.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2022 16:21:39 GMT
Downloaded the PS4 version again to see if there were a nee cloud save option. Logged into GOG account as it asked, said I was set. Loaded up my old file again, saved over it AND made a new save (with the cloud icon) just to be safe. Exited, deleted PS4 version. Loaded up PS5 version. Still no load game option. Loaded up Xbox version to claim rewards on there. Logged into GOG, hit load game to see if the PS4 save was there. Nope. Giving the benefit of the doubt that it takes some time for the cloud to get to the server and back to the consoles, I hope I haven’t inadvertently made the Xbox save the new cloud save, as that’s all the way back to the first Gwent game in the castle after you meet King Emhyr and Yennefer for the first time.
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Post by malek86 on Dec 14, 2022 16:21:50 GMT
Game is definitely running worse on my crappy laptop. Good thing you can still run the DX11 version.
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Post by harrypalmer on Dec 14, 2022 16:44:23 GMT
Downloaded the PS4 version again to see if there were a nee cloud save option. Logged into GOG account as it asked, said I was set. Loaded up my old file again, saved over it AND made a new save (with the cloud icon) just to be safe. Exited, deleted PS4 version. Loaded up PS5 version. Still no load game option. Loaded up Xbox version to claim rewards on there. Logged into GOG, hit load game to see if the PS4 save was there. Nope. Giving the benefit of the doubt that it takes some time for the cloud to get to the server and back to the consoles, I hope I haven’t inadvertently made the Xbox save the new cloud save, as that’s all the way back to the first Gwent game in the castle after you meet King Emhyr and Yennefer for the first time. In PS5 version you need to go to Redeem Content, and do the whole GOG thing again.
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Post by askew on Dec 14, 2022 16:47:54 GMT
Heh. I know it resets the graphic options, but had to choose a new preset before it looked better.
Geralt looks nice.
Edit: should say I bought it a while back on PC, but was waiting for this patch before continuing with The Beast of White Orchard.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2022 16:55:21 GMT
In PS5 version you need to go to Redeem Content, and do the whole GOG thing again. I did that, but it still just says New Game on the menu screen. Well, to go back a bit, first I installed the PS5 version, registered with GOG, then installed the PS4 version, registered with GOG and loaded and resaved as mentioned, then went back to the PS5 version, checked the My Rewards tab, and it was already linked. I'll try again later. That said, for anyone who got their save to work, how does the new control scheme work with upgraded spells? Like there's a new mode that lets you hold R2 and press a face button to cast a spell, rather than have to press L1 for the radial menu, right stick to select, then R2 to cast. But using Quen as an example, tapping R2 did a quick Quen spell that just ate 3 attacks, but if you held R2 instead, it did the giant bubble shield that actually gave you health for each time you're attacked. How does the R2 +face button handle the two different versions of a spell?
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Post by Jambowayoh on Dec 14, 2022 17:03:52 GMT
I look forward to all death threats and rabid Twitter posts when the updates don't appear online at the exact time the infographic said. I was wrong. The death threats and rabid Twitter posts were about the performance since the update.
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Post by askew on Dec 14, 2022 17:40:46 GMT
Bah. Went to choose the RT Ultra preset to see how it performed and the whole game crashed
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Post by wunty on Dec 14, 2022 18:32:04 GMT
Got my save sorted. Whoop! Bit of a faff but don’t mind as it actually worked.
Game looks bloody lovely. The RT is nice so despite the drop in frames compared to the other mode I can see me using it, even with the odd glitch (that I’m sure will get patched).
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Post by dfunked on Dec 14, 2022 18:39:38 GMT
Bah. Went to choose the RT Ultra preset to see how it performed and the whole game crashed Haha, same. Loaded up my old save from 2016 and have absolutely no idea wtf I'm doing, then the game crashes when I try to fiddle with the settings.
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Post by LFace on Dec 14, 2022 18:50:20 GMT
For the Witcher fans among us, this may seem a bit blasphemous but do you need to play a lot of Gwent in the game or is it entirely optional? I've tried playing Witcher 3 a couple of times previously on PS4 and bounced off it every time early on with main memory being I cannot stand that damn card game you get introduced to very early on. I'm going to give a serious third attempt on ps5 now hoping the frame rate helps more but hoping I don't get forced into a card game I just didn't like
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Post by harrypalmer on Dec 14, 2022 18:52:18 GMT
I don’t think there is any requirement to play it other than a side quest.
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