The Witcher
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Developers | |
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CD Projekt Red | |
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CD Projekt | |
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Aurora | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 26, 2007 |
macOS (OS X) | April 5, 2012 |
Key points
- Owning any version, including retail, entitles you to a DRM-free copy on GOG.com; see Witcher Backup.
General information
- Official Website - contains download links and basic information about the patches
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- The Witcher Wiki
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | DRM: TAGES SolidShield. DRM removed in the latest Patches. | |||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Origin | ||||
Steam |
- All versions can be registered on GOG.com even if a product key was not included; see Witcher Backup for details.
Essential improvements
Patches
There are two patches available for download on the official page:
- Patch 1.4 will upgrade the Original Edition of the game to the Enhanced Edition.
- Patch 1.5 will remove the DRM and correct bugs introduced by 1.4. It also contains five community-made adventures.
Modifications
Walking in OTS view
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/20900/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/20900/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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Czech | ||||
English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Issues fixed
- "Fixes to Common Problems" - A comprehensive list of known issues and potential fixes
Crash at launch
- Steam Beta clients after May 29 seem to cause the game to crash.
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- Refer to "Fixes to Common Problems" for other solutions.
Minimum System Requirements Not Met
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Frequent game crashes
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Rendered cut-scenes don't display
- On some systems rendered cut-scenes don't display correctly. Audio will still play, but what was on the screen previously will be displayed.
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Lights visible through walls
- On some systems with SLI enabled, light sources are sometimes visible through walls.
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 2800+ | Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3000+ |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 15 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | nVidia GeForce 6600 Radeon 9800 | nVidia GeForce 7800GTX ATI Radeon X1950 XT |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo | Intel Core i5 or Core i7 |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | NVIDIA GeForce 320M AMD Radeon HD 6750M Intel HD Graphics 3000 256 MB of VRAM | NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX AMD Radeon X1950 XT 512 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/20900/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (20900) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
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