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Revision as of 10:36, 27 April 2020
Developers | |
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CD Projekt Red | |
Publishers | |
CD Projekt | |
Engines | |
REDengine 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 19, 2015 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 93 |
OpenCritic | 92 |
IGDB | 92 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Expansion pack |
Series | The Witcher |
Key points
- Fairly extensive graphics settings, with a good amount of configuration files for fine tuning.
- Official modding tools are available, but very barebones. Will need reworking. [1]
- Nvidia Ansel has been added to the game, essentially functioning as a built-in photo mode.
General information
- PC Report
- Official Forums
- Official Witcher Wikia
- Official Witcher Wiki
- The Witcher 3 Nexus Mods
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Initial retail release requires the launch file. Launch file requirement removed in later retail releases. Patches and DLC are only available by activating on GOG.com.[2] | |||
Amazon.com | ||||
Game of the Year Edition. | ||||
GOG.com | Game of the Year Edition also available. | |||
Humble Store | Game of the Year Edition also available. | |||
Origin | [3] | |||
Steam | DRM-free when launched directly from executable.[4] |
- All the digital distribution versions come with free bonuses that include the soundtrack in MP3 and FLAC formats.
- All versions of the game can run without GOG Galaxy and do not require any type of authentication, activation, or digital distribution software.
- The initial 2015 release has 4 DVDs, while the 2016 Complete Edition release has 6 DVDs.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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'Ballad Heroes' Neutral Gwent Card Set | Free. | |
Alternative Look for Ciri | Free. | |
Alternative Look for Triss | Free. | |
Alternative Look for Yennifer | Free. | |
Beard and Hairstyle Set | Free. | |
Blood and Wine | ||
Elite Crossbow Set | Free. | |
Expansion Pass | Includes Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine. | |
Hearts of Stone | ||
New Finisher Animations | Free. | |
New Game + | Free. | |
New Quest 'Contract: Missing Miners' | Free. | |
New Quest 'Contract: Skellige's Most Wanted' | Free. | |
New Quest 'Fool's Gold' | Free. | |
New Quest 'Scavenger Hunt: Wolf School Gear' | Free. | |
New Quest 'Where the Cat and Wolf Play...' | Free. | |
Nilfgaardian Armor Set | Free. | |
Skellige Armor Set | Free. | |
Temerian Armor Set | Free. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The retail release requires a launch file to play. Further patches require activating on GOG.com.[2]
Skip intro videos
Use Skip Movies mod[5] |
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Skip loading screen narration videos
Edit user.settings config file[citation needed] |
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Add this setting:
It will autoskip loading screen videos (which you can also skip by pressing space). |
Installing mods
- It can be done manually, but for hassle-free installation the Witcher 3 Mod Manager by stefan3372 may be used. Takes care of DLC/Mods folders and .ini files.
The Witcher 3 Extended Graphic Settings
- Supreme to Extreme Graphics Options aims to give players extended in-game graphics settings for beyond the bounds configurations. This mod goes beyond of what the now deprecated Witcher 3 Config Tools was able to achieve. As alternative UGOM can be used instead as a more advanced in-game menu. Both mods can be a extremely heavy task for the GPU.
The Witcher 3 HD Reworked Project
- The Witcher 3 HD Reworked Project aims to improve the graphics by reworking models and textures to better quality.
Community Bug Fixes
- The Besserwisser's Fix Collection is a community mod with a massive collection of fixes that resolves a variety of bugs and visual glitches.
Physics Bug Fixes
- NPC Physics 60FPS FIX is a community mod that fixes hair, fur, clothing, medallions, weapons, etc, behavior when the game runs at different than 30 fps speeds. The mod was build to run with the E3 Geralt Hair Physics 60FPS FIX that fixes the same problem on Geralt's non-hairworks hair.
Improved Weather
- The Realistic Weather is a mod that tweaks the dynamic weather of the game. This mod acts almost like a DLC for the main game and improves immersion without changing the original vision of the game.
- The Dense Rainfall will increase the drop count of the rain. This mod gives much more accurate rain effect.
Performance fix for 2-4 core CPUs
- Battle Encoder Shirasé (BES) + instruction - After the patch 1.06-1.07, it's almost impossible to play with 2 core processor. It's a small tool that throttles the CPU usage of the process you “target”: for instance, you can limit the CPU usage of a process which would use CPU 100%, down to 99%, like in this case. In result, the game becomes playable.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\The Witcher 3\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/292030/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\The Witcher 3\gamesaves\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/292030/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
Edit user.settings config file[citation needed] |
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Field of view (FOV)
Add FOV slider (Patch 1.30)[6] |
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Anti-aliasing (AA)
- Game uses SSAA for cutscenes, but has no edge smoothing during gameplay.
SMAA via SweetFX[citation needed] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
- HRTF mod for headphones can be found here (x3daudio1_7_hrtf seeming to work on top of Wwise).
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Arabic | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Czech | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | Russian Localization Fixes by DJ_Kovrik | |||
Spanish | ||||
Turkish | ||||
Simplified Chinese | Added in November 7, 2018 with patch 1.32 (announced in their official Sina Weibo). You can enable it from the game settings. |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. | ||
TriDef 3D | UI is 2D by default, occasional rendering problems with distance shadows and decals. | ||
vorpX | G3D, Z3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Issues fixed
Manually verify game files[7] |
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Hair physics only works correctly when playing at 30 FPS
Use Hair Physics Mod 60FPS[8] |
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Unable to summon your horse
Save your progress and restart the game[citation needed] |
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Mouse delay/lag
Turn off in-game GOG overlay Galaxy feature[citation needed] |
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In the settings, enable Hardware Cursor[citation needed] |
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Microstutter
Disable GOG Galaxy In-game overlay[citation needed] |
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If you perceive that the framerate stutters, even if tools such as FRAPS show 60FPS try[citation needed] |
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Framerate drops
- Even on high-end GPUs, it is possible to experience choppy framerate when in Novigrad or other large cities. Frame rate capping can provide a fix.
Limit framerate to 60 FPS with Rivatuner[citation needed] |
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- Prior to patch 1.21, framerate drops and stutter may be caused by the game triggering the garbage colector all the time to save VRAM. To alleviate this simply navigate to
<path-to-game>\bin\config\base
and opengc.ini
. Then find the line with "ObjectMemoryTrigger" and change it's value to 512. In most cases this will fix stutter in novigrad entirely. There is no known way to tweak GC after patch 1.21 because it was redonne from scratch. Now GC will regulate itself based on user's machine. - Other known way is navigating to your
<path-to-game>\bin\x64
folder and simply deleting theAPEX_ClothingGPU_x64.dll
file there has been known to solve some stuttering issues and improve framerates for multiple users ever since launch.
Poor performance on Nvidia Kepler GPUs
- This occurs on Kepler GPUs due to issues with certain Nvidia driver versions.
Update to at least the 353.06 WHQL drivers[citation needed] |
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Axii's alternative mode not working
- This bug occurs when points are spent both in Delusion and Puppet
Disable the Delusion upgrade[citation needed] |
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Alter the delay to use a sign's alternative mode for keyboard[9] |
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Notes
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Alter the delay to use a sign's alternative mode for gamepad[10] |
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Notes
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Proper HUD positioning for different aspect ratios
- For 16:10 change the value of
uiVerticalFrameScale
to1.1253
. - For 21:9 change the value of
uiHorizontalFrameScale
to1.3125
.
Edit user.settings config file[citation needed] |
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Stutter while using a controller
Edit the config file hidden.ini[citation needed] |
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Notes
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(Hearts of Stone DLC) Game crashes / minimizes / freezes during a romance scene with Shani
Disable all post-processing options[citation needed] |
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Mouse input problem/actions mapped to mouse buttons unresponsive
This can be caused by mouse software such as Logitech's SetPoint. Exiting the program before launching the game should fix the problem[citation needed] |
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Fullscreen Exclusive Mode does not work in Windows 10
Disable Fullscreen Optimizations for witcher3.exe |
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Unable to adjust Gamma in-game
Set Preserve System Gamma to Off |
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- For Linux users: Add
WINEDLLOVERRIDES=dxgi=n %command%
in the game's launch options.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 | |
Shader Model support | 5 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | PhysX | Makes use of some Nvidia-accelerated effects that may cause slowdown on AMD GPUs. |
Audio | Wwise | |
Interface | Scaleform |
Recommended Mods for First-time Players
- Many visual and gameplay mods can greatly improve a first-time experience without appreciable drops in framerate or drastic changes to gameplay mechanics. Alternative list
Photo Mode
- The Witcher 3 photo mode can be achieved by using internal console command. Camera angle and game condition (time of day, weather, pause/resume, etc.) can be manipulated as needed (also works while in realtime cutscene).
- If you have an Nvidia GeForce graphics card, you can use Nvidia Ansel as an alternative—allowing you to take screenshots with an extremely high resolution or 360° field of view. You can also add extra post-processing effects. Ansel can be activated by pressing Alt+F2 while in game.
Instant sign casting
- Enable instant sign casting so you don't have to use the radial menu (you don't need the mod files, just follow the instructions on the page).
Improve performance on AMD-based systems
Download Windows 10 based AMD driver libraries[citation needed] |
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Change in-game cinematic framerate
Modify user.settings file[citation needed] |
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Disable Cinematic Supersampling
Modify user.settings file[citation needed] |
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Disable radial blur when using Witcher Senses
Modify user.settings file[11] |
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Enable Debug Console
Modify general.ini file[11] |
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Improve HairWorks performance on AMD hardware
Create a profile via Catalyst Control Center[12] |
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Fix Ground Texture Errors on AMD Hardware
Create a profile via Catalyst Control Center[12] |
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30FPS framerate cap fixes framerate buffering problems
Use RTSS to set a 30fps framerate cap[13][14] |
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Toggle DLC outfits
- Enable/Disable alternative look outfits
- Open
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\The Witcher 3\user.settings
with a text editor - Find these lines
- DlcEnabled_dlc_006_001=0 (Triss), DlcEnabled_dlc_008_001=0 (Yennefer), DlcEnabled_dlc_011_002=0 (Ciri)
0 to disable, 1 to enable
How to use Steam overlay in The Witcher 3(GOG edition)
- Can be useful for Steam Controller users who own the GOG edition, and want to use the Steam controller overlay while being able to get GOG achievements and track gameplay hours.
- Add GOG Witcher 3 exe to Steam
- Launch Witcher 3 through steam, and open the GOG launcher and click "play" in GOG for Witcher 3
- GOG.com and Steam use the same overlay short cut "Shift+Tab", so if you want choose which to access change the keys for one of them to something like "Shift+F1"
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 8, 8.1, 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 940 |
Intel Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz AMD FX-8350 4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 6 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 35 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7870 DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 AMD Radeon R9 290 |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
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>/292030/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (292030) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ CD PROJEKT RED - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt now with the mod support
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Retail PC Version FAQ
- ↑ The Witcher® 3: Wild Hunt for PC - last accessed on 2020-04-24
- "Game uses DRM-free technology."
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2019-09-09
- Confirmed
witcher3.exe
can be launched directly through the game folder without the Steam client running or launching when using the executable.
- Confirmed
- ↑ Verified by User:Klumb3r on 2017-08-22
- ↑ UNOFFICIAL 1.30-1.31 Mod Update Project at The Witcher 3 Nexus - Mods and community - last accessed on 2017-02-15
- ↑ FIX: Missing DLC Error When Loading Saved Game
- ↑ New The Witcher 3 mod enables 60fps hair physics (movement/bouncing) - DSOGaming
- ↑ PC holding down q to cast axii puppet does not work in combat
- ↑ Credits goes to Luka B in comment section
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 A compendium of tweaks and fixes for the PC version
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Important Information about AMD Catalyst™ Driver Support for Project CARS and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- ↑ Optimising the Witcher 3 - last accessed on 2019-06-16
- ↑ Durante's Witcher 3 analysis: the alchemy of smoothness | PC Gamer - last accessed on 2017-05-27