Difference between revisions of "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt"

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The Witcher
The Witcher	2007
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings	2011
The Witcher Adventure Game	2014
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2015
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game	2018
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales	2018
Gwent: Rogue Mage	2022
The Witcher: Remake	TBA

Key points

Fairly extensive graphics settings, with good amount of configuration files for fine tuning.

60° non-adjustable FoV, with unofficial solutions coming with a list of caveats.

Poor performance on AMD systems with HairWorks enabled. AMD recommends adjusting the Catalyst Control Center tessellation multiplier^[1]

General information

PC Report

Official Website

Official Forums

Official Witcher Wiki

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Initial retail release requires the launch file. Further patches and DLC are only available by activating on GOG.com.^[2]
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Origin
Steam
Ubisoft Store

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Expansion Pass
Hearts of Stone
Blood and Wine

Essential improvements

Patches

The retail release requires a launch file to play. Further patches require activating on GOG.com.^[2]

Skip intro videos

Instructions

The Witcher 3 Config Tool

The Witcher 3 Config Tool enables a extensive range of options.

Witcher 3 Hunter's Config tool allows more control over graphics options and settings.

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).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/292030/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/292030/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video settings

In-game graphics settings.

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Input settings

In-game control settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic
Brazilian Portuguese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		Currently set as "Not recommended" by NVIDIA.^[3]

Issues fixed

Poor performance on Nvidia Kepler GPUs

This occurs on Kepler GPUs due to issues with certain Nvidia driver versions.

Instructions

Axii's alternative mode not working

This bug occurs when points are spent both in Delusion and Puppet

Instructions

Instructions

HairWorks on AMD without crippling performance

Instructions

Improve HairWorks performance

Instructions

Change in-game cinematic framerate

Instructions

Disable cinematic upsampling

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
Shader Model support	5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	Wwise
Interface	Scaleform
Cutscenes	CRI Movie 2

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8, 8.1 (64-bit)
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz 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

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)

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

[Proton_path_note-3] 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.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/292030/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (292030) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[support.amd.com-1] Important Information about AMD Catalyst™ Driver Support for Project CARS and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

[retail-2] 2.0 ^2.1 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Retail PC Version FAQ

[4] Release 352 Graphics Drivers for Windows, Version 352.86

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[2]

[Note 1]

[3]

@@ Line 109: / Line 109: @@
 |multimonitor notes         =
 |ultrawidescreen            = true
-|ultrawidescreen notes      = HUD is not optimized for 21:9. See [[#Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]].
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = Fixed with patch 1.05.<ref name="patch105">[http://thewitcher.com/news/view/1052 The Witcher - Patch 1.05 for PC out now!]</ref>
 |4k ultra hd                = true
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
@@ Line 126: / Line 126: @@
 |high frame rate            = true
 |high frame rate notes      = No frame rate or refresh rate cap. Can be limited by the user.
-|color blind                = false
+|color blind                = true
-|color blind notes          =
+|color blind notes          = Added with patch 1.05.<ref name="patch105" />
-}}
-===[[Glossary:Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]]===
-{{Fixbox|
-{{Fixbox/fix|Modify user.settings file}}
-# Open the <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\The Witcher 3\user.settings</code> file with a text editor.
-# If your aspect ratio is vertically greater than 16:9 increase the value of <code>uiVerticalFrameScale</code> above 1.
-# If your aspect ratio is horizontally greater than 16:9 increase the value of <code>uiHorizontalFrameScale</code> above 1.
-'''Notes'''
-{{ii}} For 16:10 change the value of <code>uiVerticalFrameScale</code> to <code>1.1253</code>.
-{{ii}} For 21:9 change the value of <code>uiHorizontalFrameScale</code> to <code>1.3125</code>.
 }}
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 {{Input settings
 |key remap                 = true
-|key remap notes           = Since version 1.04 all keys can be remapped.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/377h0w/witcher_3_104_changelog/ Witcher 3 1.04 Changelog - Reddit.com]</ref>
+|key remap notes           = Since version 1.04 all keys can be remapped.<ref>[http://thewitcher.com/news/view/1043 The Witcher - Patch 1.04 for PC out now!]</ref>
 |acceleration option       = true
 |acceleration option notes = Set Hardware Cursor to On under Video>Graphics to disable acceleration.

Developers

	CD Projekt Red
Publishers
	CD Projekt
North America	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Europe	Bandai Namco Games
Commonwealth of Independent States	1C Company
Japan	Spike Chunsoft
South Africa	Megarom Interactive
Engines
	REDengine
Release dates
Windows	May 19, 2015
Linux	TBA