I already "tried" to explain to skelektron that if they own the original game, they can download the EE version [size=18pt]!! FREE !!![/size].And on that bases, I doubt very much there will be a discount to purchase the EE box... Even too those who have the Collecters Edition, 1) because the box content is different anyway, and 2) Because it contains all this extra content for the same price as the original standard game!RogueRoxy said:
I was really excited to hear about the new edition of the Witcher. Checked a number of gaming websites to see their what their opinions were on the new edition. Please don't be angry because i don't remember which website implied that the new witcher would only be available by download in the U.S. I am in the U.S. and i really want to know definitively whether or not that suggestion is true.
actually the original Aurora Engine was on OpenGL so it run on Linux/Windows/Mac/whatever, afaik CDProjeckt ported the renderer and other stuff to DirectXLUA is already multiplatformVisual C++ is just the IDE and such, the code can be made to run on other platforms, if there is a willkalniel said:
microsoft directX libraries can be skipped by re-porting stuff back to OpenGL, or atleast build a special witcher.exe against WineLib since the game already works out of the box with WINE and nVidia 8xxx cards, maybe some smarter patches from CDP devs can make the game work on other cards too or even perform better that it does today on Linux( The Witcher on Linux: pics/info, city movie, combat movie )The Witcher is one of the most enjoyable games I have played for a very long time. Thank you CD Projekt for all your efforts Most software is released with some errors in the coding but The Witcher appeared to have cleared most of the big problems before its release. Congratulations also for the announcements that you are prepared to enhance the game still further.I have played computer RPGs for 25 years. Initially the enthusiasm of developers ensured that a game was fit for sale. However “Big Business” saw the potential earner and virtually killed the concept by buying these companies, releasing games before they were tested and the closing the operation. Some software producers sold games containing so many bugs, they were virtually impossible play (Might & Magic IX, The Temple of Elementary Evil, Daggerfall all come to mind).If this is of any use here are some of the inconsistencies I have noticed in version 1.2 (probably many of these have been mentioned already in other postings)1. Sword upgrades using either Runes and Meteorite are inconsistent both in price and enhancements gained. Enhanced sword properties should surely reflect the rune / meteorite properties with a bonus if all 3 are the same or all 3 different. For example: Yellow Meteorite has Damage +30% , Pain +20% Stun +30, Precise Hit +30%. Upgrading a sword with 3 yellows Meteorites creates statistics of Damage +24% with the other stats similar to a single Yellow Meteorite ore.2. Special Swords often appear too late in the game to be effective because a better one is already in use - e.g. D'yaebl has far poorer stats than Gwalhir but is found much later. Also having just created a good Silver Sword, the Lady of the Lake presented me with Aerondight and I was forced to drop the sword without using it.3. Journal entries are generally very good but there are entries for Allspice Root, Ergot Seeds, Hop Umbels and Wolfsbane. I have not encountered those plants although I believe I might have seen Hop but my inventory later showed something else - Han perhaps?)4. I have used the Kikimore Queen's nerve but there was no journal entry for it - nor for the Ornithosaur Eye or Vapours of the Hunt (Again I may have missed them).5. The overhead map and the detailed map were different at times. It was particularly difficult in the swamps where the large map showed Geralt to be in the middle of water but on the small one he was up against a rocky island.6. Some features were omitted on the large map (such as a couple of the Wayfarer Stones).7. I found a problem not being sure if a Quest could be finished in a later chapter - the Dentist Quest for instance. I started to refer to a Game Guide to see if the chapter could come to an end because the NPC and quest could continue in a later chapter.8. Some NPC and monsters only appear at very specific times (e.g. the conman and also the distressed nurse). This made it difficult to know when to arrive at the meeting point. I walked round in circles to wait for their arrival of the conman and later found he had been there before I had arrived. Could the actual time be written in the journal?9. The spoken english with all the many dialects were very good - but there were far too many NPCs with identical counterparts. Three clones sheltered with me from the rain in the Trade Quarter and I grew tired of meeting the same Welsh Druid. In Olivion, the uniqueness of all NPCs was one of its strong points. This was my only adverse criticism of the game's artwork which otherwise was excellent. 10. I did not kill the Werewolf or the Striga on moral grounds. Also the condition could be "cured". However the game "punished" me by not giving me their Special Ingredient. 11. Quest Item storage should be examined. I ended with 7 keys for the Vizima Sewers some were described just as "Key" and I was never sure what key had opened which gate. (I was still unable to open all the gates). Duplicate Quest Items also got added such as 2 Grandma's Pickles and 4 Dice boxes. Some items such as the broken Salamander Brooch seemed to have no purpose - but remained throughout. A Quest book for the Swamp Tower also remained. Surely once the item has been used / read and an entry in the journal made then it should be cleared out at the end of the chapter. Witcher Contracts in the last chapter were also left behind in the regular inventory after payment had been obtained.12. One very early rule of Adventuring I quickly learned was to pick up and keep as many items as possible - because you never known when they will be needed. However this is mainly unnecessary in “The Witcher” as there is plenty of all needed items. However in my inventory I have about 250 Drowned Dead Tongues for sale. If anyone wants them, I am open to offers.13. I have read that you are to sort out the storage of ingredients which will be a big help - so I will make only a few comments. I am not clear about the secondary properties situation. When making a potion with Rubedo as a secondary property, can one of the ingredients have no secondary property– or will that make a weaker potion? Again I was unsure how the automatic selection of ingredients worked when there was a choice – that is way I have so many Drowned Dead Tongues.14. Some conversation strands appeared to have failed. For example allowing Thaler to live meant he just sat and talked rubbish to me from that point onwards. Without warning I stumbled upon the very important Bank Raid Quest taking place.15. One last point – I have never seen so many bad poker players in one town. The AI of the NPC choices is not working properly. I amassed a fortune by counting on their playing errors. E.g. When both players held two pairs, the NPC would discard one of each pair to attempt to make a straightMaking a list like this seems to imply criticism. I don’t mean it to sound like that. You are trying to create the “Perfect” game and I hope this may help. Best wishes from the UK 8)
Just wanted to say thanks for making such a great game in the first place. I'm very excited about this enhanced version and will definitely pick up a copy as soon as it is released.I have been a long time ES fan (been playing since ES 1: Arena) and didn't think I would ever enjoy a RPG as much as the Elder Scrolls series. The Witcher has proved me wrong. You guys have definitely breathed new, fresh life into the genre. Keep up the great work!-Dj "Mordrid"
I don't own a gaming console, the last one I owned being the original Xbox (which I gave away to a nephew). So I'm PC-only with games. I loved Elder Scrolls 3, liked Oblivion, liked Two Worlds, loved Gothic II, liked Gothic III, liked S.T.A.L.K.E.R. I was mostly looking forward to Assassin's Creed. I bought Hellgate London and was gonna pass on The Witcher, saving my money for Assassin's Creed. I became impatient and took a chance on The Witcher. Wow. I love it more than all the above, except maybe Elder Scrolls III which would be a tie. I got a glimpse at Assassin's Creed on Xbox 360 - and I've decided to pass. I didn't like the scifi gimmick at all.I say all this to say that, "I'm a loyal gamer." I've bought tons of Bethesda and Blizzard games and plugins. I like their games and their dedication to fans. I'm really liking CD Projekt. I can see myself becoming a loyal follower of your games and such. Reading the forums here I really get the sense that CD Projekt totally cares about the people playing their game(s). Thanks.I've been involved in IT development for over a decade. It's very common to offer software to a company then spend months and even years customizing it for their specific needs. Video games have long reached this point. I welcome a gaming entity who's willing to stay behind and work towards suiting their software to their customers' needs. I hope some of the younger gamers take the time to read this post. Making such a massive piece of software work on so many different systems, and to make it suit so many different tastes... it is absolutely impossible to get it right in the beginning. It always - always takes time to customize software to work across a broad array of situations.Look at any of the excellent (non video game) software out there. Sony Vegas comes to mind (I use it where I work). It's up to verison 8 with most previous version having numerous steps in between (i.e., 7.0a, 7.0b. 7.0c, etc.) Vegas 8 is some bad-ass software, but look how long it's been developed. For CD Projekt to come out with such an awesome and original game, and fix most of the major issues by patch 1.2, it's quite impressive. I bought The Witcher by the time 1.2 patch game out, so I didn't experience any of the bad bugs other people had. That makes me a little biased, I guess. I know that some suffered in the beginning.I welcome any and all future efforts from CD Projekt.Stepping off soapbox...
Some, yes, but not a majority. I played through the whole game at version 1.1, and it was really a smooth experience besides some random crashes (not that many) and the loading/save times (not that bad because the loading screens are wonderful). 1.2 made it even better, but other companies would've stopped after 1.1 already and be working on their next project now.Garythemessage said:
Can you assure me, an American, who downloaded the English version from the European servers in order to have the uncensored version, that the updater won't remove the racy content I spent four days downloading? Or, alternatively, will you be having two updaters, one for adults, the other for Americans?Eriash said:
I played part of the Witcher and quit but I still gave the game a standing ovation for creativity and charater and having something else to do besides murdering everything in sight.Technical issues and the combat system pushed the game into the "not woth it" category for me (this was before the 1.2 patch.). Still too much pointless and repetative killing for me but better than most. I am so glad that a developer finally has the courage and dedication to do this in a world of mostly disposible games. I sincerely hope it goes well for them and I may even buy the game again.If only Bethesda would remake the complete Morrowind with the new engine and redo Oblivion so it is more than a pretty but empty excuse to kill stuff. Graphics are important and Oblivion was a masterpiece in some ways but character, story and attention to detail are what set games apart. The next crop of games will proably be photorealistic but totally empty becasue that is wher the money is and perhaps only a dev in Poland could have made a game like The Witcher. Personally the graphics have been good enough for me for some time but the dev companies keep pouring their money to be the laterst and greatest.Sirandar
I rarely post here, but I have to give credit to CD Project for their polished (haha, bad joke) work.I ordered the Collector's Edition right when it came out, and I am still in my first playthrough (due to many RL responsibilities and lack of quality gaming time) in Chapter 4, but I can hardly wait to finish and play through again with the enhanced version.Thank you for all the immersion and fun I had.
Hi, look this is good news from a certain point of view, now I dont like to bitch cus im not like that but Ive had this game since it came out and I patched it to 1.2 and all that and it still doesnt work on my system, which is more than capable of running it; sometimes it works for an hour or so, sometimes it crashes as soon as I start dialouge with a character...now I really want to be able to play this game, I bought it thinking Id love it, and I do really like it, when it works. But regarding this new "Polished version", isnt that really taking the piss a little bit? I mean shouldnt the game be at least playable when its released? Maybe with a few bugs here and there but nothing that makes it unplayable?Ive had this game since it came out and the longest Ive been able to play it is about an hour and a half then, all of a sudden when talking to that scottish dwarf guy, crash.Ive not played it since, but the reason im typing this now is because I LIKE the game and WANT to be able to play it, I just think getting an email saying that theres NEW version coming out that I can buy is really a slap in the face. Shouldnt people that already own it but cant play it get this new version for free?Anyway, look I would REALLY appreciate some help, I mean I patched it and it still wont work. I want ot play this, months after buying it but still. Any help would be great. Thanks.
do came by the IN-GAME TECH zone of the forum, use the search function for a bit, read the stickies (red text threads), then if nothing found in the threads helped you, post your problem, system specs, Windows version/type, updates, video drivers tested, dvd drive type firmware, your cats' name, or whatever you feel it could be useful for the other users in solving your problemsTerrasidius said:Anyway, look I would REALLY appreciate some help, I mean I patched it and it still wont work. I want ot play this, months after buying it but still. Any help would be great. Thanks.
Any sign that this will fix the fucking "INSERT ORIGINAL DVD" issue? Months after the game's release, there still isn't any fix for that, nor does anyone seem to have a solution that works for my computer. If they're still sticking with TAGES and the ridiculous TAGES checks, I still won't be able to play the game.
This is exciting news. As well as giving me the excuse to play through again without the niggling issues of inventory management, and on a higher difficulty. The extra adventures are great as I was hoping for a sequel, and this is the next-best thing.Furthermore, while I did enjoy the dialogue it did seem a bit strange in places, which made some outcomes a little jarring. I have also seen the untranslated versions and I hope that's what we get! I also hope the same English-speaking voice actors are used - I liked them all and thought they did a great job with the pared-down scripts they were given!
I found that after installing the game I too had the "INSERT ORIGINAL DVD" problem as well, only way I could fix this on my system was to completely remove Alcohol 120.NOT impressed! to have to remove a bought piece of software to get a game working is beyond the joke, I get tired of these disc protection gimics, the only people they hurt are the people who do the right thing and buy their games, it does nothing to stop nor hurt the pirates, they have most of the protections either cracked or by-past in a mater of days if not hours.and I'll tell you this now! the "improved and enhanced edition" had better be a free download for registered customers or I can assure you this will be my one and only purchase from this software house, I refuse to pay for bug fixes on a system software, for a game? not a hope in hell and I do spend a lot on games and have no problem voting with my feet!save your flame, I'll not be reading it.
:SighSo many times has it been said its a FREE DOWNLOAD.:SighSo Many times has it been pointed out that EVERY game has the same issue regarding bugs and patches:SighI challange you to name one RPG that hasn't had a patch release... and I did say RPG not FPSmarksbg said: