Performance issues + Broken gameplay features
I'm just going to start a thread with all the issues/bugs that I have seen or experienced whilst playing The Witcher 3... sorry if some were mentioned previously but here goes.
Specs:
Intel Core i5 2500K @ 4.5Ghz (Overclocked)
Asrock Z77 Extreme 6 motherboard
Kingston 16GB 1600Mhz oced to 1866Mhz
ASUS GTX 980 STRIX OC Edition (further OCed)
ASUS GTX 770 2GB OC Edition (dedicated to physx)
Corsair RM850 PSU
Issues:
MAJOR ONE - CRASHES CONSTANTLY AFTER PATCH 1.04...????????
- I set the cutscenes to 60fps in the config.. and they stay at 24fps and lag a little? (based on first cutscene video)
EDIT
Giantmoth - Thread on the same issue
- Cutscene FPS Stutter
http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threads/36654-PC-Cutscene-FPS-drop
- Poor grass quality
- Poor Texture quality even on Ultra
Here's some screens with the game maxed out with Grass Density on Ultra and High, with performance results showing.
Grass Density + Foliage Distance on High
http://images.akamai.steamuserconte...539/B03F19C2ED4CDF98937BC4EEE2F0B216A152F263/
Grass Density + Foliage Distance on Ultra
http://images.akamai.steamuserconte...539/B03F19C2ED4CDF98937BC4EEE2F0B216A152F263/
Grass in general looks horrible regardless of the setting it is on, how did you manage to make the Grass look worse than The Witcher 2... how. Serious question.
- HBAO+ does next to nothing to shadows
Never really been a fan of HBAO+ however in this game it basically does nothing at all. Proof that it gives a slight extra shadow but nothing like Splinter Cell Blacklist... not even close.
HBAO+ off??
//images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/537397842080403396/B2C4015CE1B639810CFD01104C21D0647B7830CE/
HBAO+ on???
http://images.akamai.steamuserconte...380/3A613D1752AB5C41D6BD5CDEF169A6AB3D369A23/
What is the point of HBAO+ if the implementation is worse than SSAO?
- Broken Character screen, not showing Geralt
- Trading items are worth next to nothing, when the item appears in the traders inventory it is worth +92% of the original trade value?
- Unlocked framerate causes the game to stutter (within a range of 82fps-42fps) whilst panning or turning around quickly
GPU usage may be tied to this, due to decreasing when the frame drop occurs
- Vsync causes unstable framerates (~47-51fps), sure it's above 30fps but it is still not very playable if it is stuttering or hitching around constantly
Gameplay alterations:
- Character unlocks are hard to understand compared to The Witcher 2's skill tree. If you could add or someone could mod a similar skill tree which include a broken up tree that doesn't force you to unlock skills you do not wont.
I noticed that the patch notes for 1.03 included a so called "performance improvement" section....? Exactly what performance did you fix because it doesn't feel like anything was fixed in that regard at all.
"Improves stability in gameplay and the UI
Improves performance especially in cutscenes and gameplay
Fixes grass and foliage popping that could occur after density parameters were changed"
None of this seems to of actually done anything, grass and foliage still pop in and alter on medium-high, it appears to do this within a range of 50-100 metres? Which doesn't look good at all.
EDIT:
ISSUES:
- GPU Overclocking causes the game to crash
- Signs not responding fast enough or the wait time is extremely long compared to The Witcher 2 for no reason
- Fall damage is way to much, distance 5m causes you to loose around 50% health?
guzaop Thread on the same issue
- Fall Damage, too high
http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threads/39063-Fall-Damage-too-high-FIX
Darkwalker
- Alt Tab while in full screen can cause the game to stop responding.
- Game minimizes to windows and cannot be maximized again. (http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threa...33#post1696033)Darkwalker:
ttchip
- Inability to grab high ledges
http://forums.cdprojektred.com/thre...ity-to-grab-high-ledges?p=1688946#post1688946
fromplsnerf
- Crash To Desktop No error messages (FX 8350, GTX 970)
http://forums.cdprojektred.com/thre...sages-(FX-8350-GTX-970)?p=1672972#post1672972
bikeracer4487
[Broken Quest] Of Dairy and Darkness - Required Quest Item Missing
http://forums.cdprojektred.com/thre...ired-Quest-Item-Missing?p=1689945#post1689945
ProtoQBit
[V1.03] Fast travel broken
http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threads/39668-V1-03-Fast-travel-broken
GamaH
[PC] Geralt doesn't appear in the inventory menu.
http://forums.cdprojektred.com/thre...r-in-the-inventory-menu?p=1696020#post1696020
Damun
Game freezes continously, and randomly.
http://forums.cdprojektred.com/thre...ontinously-and-randomly?p=1688990#post1688990
EDIT:
Gameplay Improvements
Darkwalker
- Backwards Alchemy system where you can only carry a limited number of any consumables and the way to replenish those consumables is to meditate
- Would prefer a system with no limit on number I can carry and craft new ones when I need, not craft once and then need to use a different mechanic to replenish.
Rocquito
- Several UI suggestions (with a bit of gameplay) for next patches/options/revisions
Quite the list of UI suggestions in this thread
http://forums.cdprojektred.com/thre...tches-options-revisions?p=1694942#post1694942
Once again performance is not fixed with a GTX 980 either with the latest Nvidia driver (353.30) or any of the previous hotfix drivers up to 353.49 as well as the latest game update (1.06)... what is going on here, the stuttering is not getting any better.
I will say this again, THE FOLIAGE CAUSES THE GAME TO STUTTER AT ANYTHING HIGHER THAN MEDIUM... needs an optimization patch of some kind in-order to sustain a stable framerate around 60fps without sudden drops.
If I appear to be rude, it is because I am angry that the game performs the way it does, this was noticed by myself within the first 40 minutes of playing the game.
Also if you have any other issues please feel free to mention them and I will add them to the thread, cheers.
I'm just going to start a thread with all the issues/bugs that I have seen or experienced whilst playing The Witcher 3... sorry if some were mentioned previously but here goes.
Specs:
Intel Core i5 2500K @ 4.5Ghz (Overclocked)
Asrock Z77 Extreme 6 motherboard
Kingston 16GB 1600Mhz oced to 1866Mhz
ASUS GTX 980 STRIX OC Edition (further OCed)
ASUS GTX 770 2GB OC Edition (dedicated to physx)
Corsair RM850 PSU
Issues:
MAJOR ONE - CRASHES CONSTANTLY AFTER PATCH 1.04...????????
- I set the cutscenes to 60fps in the config.. and they stay at 24fps and lag a little? (based on first cutscene video)
EDIT
Giantmoth - Thread on the same issue
- Cutscene FPS Stutter
http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threads/36654-PC-Cutscene-FPS-drop
- Poor grass quality
- Poor Texture quality even on Ultra
Here's some screens with the game maxed out with Grass Density on Ultra and High, with performance results showing.
Grass Density + Foliage Distance on High
http://images.akamai.steamuserconte...539/B03F19C2ED4CDF98937BC4EEE2F0B216A152F263/
Grass Density + Foliage Distance on Ultra
http://images.akamai.steamuserconte...539/B03F19C2ED4CDF98937BC4EEE2F0B216A152F263/
Grass in general looks horrible regardless of the setting it is on, how did you manage to make the Grass look worse than The Witcher 2... how. Serious question.
- HBAO+ does next to nothing to shadows
Never really been a fan of HBAO+ however in this game it basically does nothing at all. Proof that it gives a slight extra shadow but nothing like Splinter Cell Blacklist... not even close.
HBAO+ off??
//images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/537397842080403396/B2C4015CE1B639810CFD01104C21D0647B7830CE/
HBAO+ on???
http://images.akamai.steamuserconte...380/3A613D1752AB5C41D6BD5CDEF169A6AB3D369A23/
What is the point of HBAO+ if the implementation is worse than SSAO?
- Broken Character screen, not showing Geralt
- Trading items are worth next to nothing, when the item appears in the traders inventory it is worth +92% of the original trade value?
- Unlocked framerate causes the game to stutter (within a range of 82fps-42fps) whilst panning or turning around quickly
GPU usage may be tied to this, due to decreasing when the frame drop occurs
- Vsync causes unstable framerates (~47-51fps), sure it's above 30fps but it is still not very playable if it is stuttering or hitching around constantly
Gameplay alterations:
- Character unlocks are hard to understand compared to The Witcher 2's skill tree. If you could add or someone could mod a similar skill tree which include a broken up tree that doesn't force you to unlock skills you do not wont.
I noticed that the patch notes for 1.03 included a so called "performance improvement" section....? Exactly what performance did you fix because it doesn't feel like anything was fixed in that regard at all.
"Improves stability in gameplay and the UI
Improves performance especially in cutscenes and gameplay
Fixes grass and foliage popping that could occur after density parameters were changed"
None of this seems to of actually done anything, grass and foliage still pop in and alter on medium-high, it appears to do this within a range of 50-100 metres? Which doesn't look good at all.
EDIT:
ISSUES:
- GPU Overclocking causes the game to crash
- Signs not responding fast enough or the wait time is extremely long compared to The Witcher 2 for no reason
- Fall damage is way to much, distance 5m causes you to loose around 50% health?
guzaop Thread on the same issue
- Fall Damage, too high
http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threads/39063-Fall-Damage-too-high-FIX
Darkwalker
- Alt Tab while in full screen can cause the game to stop responding.
- Game minimizes to windows and cannot be maximized again. (http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threa...33#post1696033)Darkwalker:
ttchip
- Inability to grab high ledges
http://forums.cdprojektred.com/thre...ity-to-grab-high-ledges?p=1688946#post1688946
fromplsnerf
- Crash To Desktop No error messages (FX 8350, GTX 970)
http://forums.cdprojektred.com/thre...sages-(FX-8350-GTX-970)?p=1672972#post1672972
bikeracer4487
[Broken Quest] Of Dairy and Darkness - Required Quest Item Missing
http://forums.cdprojektred.com/thre...ired-Quest-Item-Missing?p=1689945#post1689945
ProtoQBit
[V1.03] Fast travel broken
http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threads/39668-V1-03-Fast-travel-broken
GamaH
[PC] Geralt doesn't appear in the inventory menu.
http://forums.cdprojektred.com/thre...r-in-the-inventory-menu?p=1696020#post1696020
Damun
Game freezes continously, and randomly.
http://forums.cdprojektred.com/thre...ontinously-and-randomly?p=1688990#post1688990
EDIT:
Gameplay Improvements
Darkwalker
- Backwards Alchemy system where you can only carry a limited number of any consumables and the way to replenish those consumables is to meditate
- Would prefer a system with no limit on number I can carry and craft new ones when I need, not craft once and then need to use a different mechanic to replenish.
Rocquito
- Several UI suggestions (with a bit of gameplay) for next patches/options/revisions
Quite the list of UI suggestions in this thread
http://forums.cdprojektred.com/thre...tches-options-revisions?p=1694942#post1694942
Once again performance is not fixed with a GTX 980 either with the latest Nvidia driver (353.30) or any of the previous hotfix drivers up to 353.49 as well as the latest game update (1.06)... what is going on here, the stuttering is not getting any better.
I will say this again, THE FOLIAGE CAUSES THE GAME TO STUTTER AT ANYTHING HIGHER THAN MEDIUM... needs an optimization patch of some kind in-order to sustain a stable framerate around 60fps without sudden drops.
If I appear to be rude, it is because I am angry that the game performs the way it does, this was noticed by myself within the first 40 minutes of playing the game.
Also if you have any other issues please feel free to mention them and I will add them to the thread, cheers.
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