Anyone know much about this game?
Spoiler
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - 35 Minutes of Gameplay (HD 1080p) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4ony2r0QFs#ws)
sorry no. However, I played one of its predecessors. Done, had fun, and no need to return.
I got the game as a freebie through GOG, and am doing the preload now - 40 gb of data. The graphics look good, but I understand it is an RPG, which I have not been that fond of in the past. However, if the graphics are good enough then it might be worth a go or two
60fps game play
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_--X9a2U5EM#ws
Gamespot rates the game 10/10, Game Informer is 9.75/10, IGN is 9.3/10 - should be interesting to see how it goes. I'm pessimistic though - there are 7 pre-install files, a 300+ mb patch, and DLC that all needs to be installed - that's lots of files and plenty of install failure potential.
On an encouraging note, I read 8 pages of comments on the Witcher site (https://www.gog.com/game/the_witcher_3_wild_hunt_free_dlc_program) and not one comment rated the game less than 5/5
[wiki]The Witcher 3[/wiki]I'm reading that this game (got for free due to GTX980 purchase) available for download on Gog is free of DRM, and even offers free DLC that actually appears to be "real" DLC. The claim is that this version is 30 times bigger than previous Witchers and 20% bigger than Skyrim
The game is built using the new REDEngine 3 game engine specifically designed for a complex multi-thread story set in a huge open world environment.
I've downloaded the game and DLC plus the patch and will try to install it. Will see how it goes.
What I like so far is the claim that no client is needed, no activation codes or online connection required.
Launch day trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?t=35&v=hBoCRYX6Vq0#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?t=35&v=hBoCRYX6Vq0#ws)
Well, just installed the game and the experience was exactly as promised. I downloaded all the files from Cog this past week at w@&k, plus the 300 mb patch this morning. I didn't have a large drive, so burned everything to DVD (took 6) and then copied to an install folder on my PC. Clicked the installer and everything completed within 5 minutes - no activation code, no stupid online client. Nothing but an icon on the desktop to launch the game.
When I started the game, I did not even need to adjust any of the settings - everything defaulted to ultra.
Maybe the game will be no good (I don't like RPGs that much), but the installation was the most pleasant installation I have experienced since FC2
glad to read that you had a good experience installing a game :) I had the same simple installation experience with GTAV. Downloaded, installed, logged in to Rockstar social club (already had an account) and the game started. Perfect, considering it is also a "GTA online" game :)
I got the game today for half the price on steam. It is a galaxy away from the original Witcher that I played aeons ago which was what kept me from buying the sequel. This game here, however, is epic. I watched a playthrough on youtube some time ago so today, for 50%, I didn't hesitate :)
Nice! :-X
Looking forward to your experiences and pics. As usual, I did not finish the game.
:)
What I can say so far is that the game is essentially what we like here at OWG: a fully open world that you can travel across to your heart's content and you don't even have to follow the main story. Well, you will, but you can take your own time. There are a gazillion side quests that you may or may not wish to play. And there is Gwent, a "card" game, and all across the map there are Gwent players of different skills. Playing that game alone is almost worth buying this game :-()
Side missions and the main story offer choices and those will affect the game up to the ending. So, theoretically there are tons of replay variants. Practically, I think the game is just too big if you take on all those side quests to actually want to start over again. However, you can.
I think that there are only two downsides to the game: steering is bloody mushy and about the opposite of precise. And XP gained during side quests is by comparison laughable. Say, if you get 500 XP for a main mission, then you'll only get 50 for a side mission. And levelling up is a few thousand XP away. So you don't get very far going only after side missions and some of them are virtually impossible to finish with a low level character so you might have to return later.
The graphics are splendid and my game runs maxed out on Ultra settings, smooth as silk, and I like the voice acting, too.
All in all, a game that might keep me busy for quite some time. :)
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Sounds like you're going to have loads of fun, AB ^-^ :-X
hehe, you're right about that :)
Man, the game world is huge. Really huge. There are areas on the world map you click on and then you'll see a new map detailing that area and that seems to as big as the entire FC2 world. And there are quite a few of those. Whoa.. ???
I came across a settlement that popped up on my map and it said it was infested either by bandits or monsters. Weren't bandits but I think wolves. I killed them and then the settlement was declared liberated, I got some XP and a merchant to trade with and so on was now available. It wasn't even a quest, it was just some random location.
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No matter how you travel (on foot, on horseback, by boat, fast travel) you're very likely to see something that is very much suitable for a sudden demise. Doesn't have to be a monster or a bandit or an animal, there are toxic mists and who knows what else, too. So.. quicksave, manually save, autosave, checkpoint save.. just save early and often. The game does that for you, too, but you can never be too safe :-D
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It's getting me now, that immersion. The main story as well as those side quests and random events, all of it is building up something that keeps me going, makes me want to keep on going and allows me to enjoy keeping on going. Landscapes, towns and villages.. and the growing power of magic and stronger weapons, it just keeps me going :-()
Witcher and Hunter. Sharp senses, they can hear a dog fart.
[smg id=8753 type=preview align=center caption="Did you hear that? -- Yes. And I smell it, too. LET'S BLOODY KILL IT!"]
And it is the only game featuring kids that I know -- at least one that I run around in with weapons.
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Excellent reports, AB :-X +1
Makes me want to go back into the game one of these days, although the last time I was in I was on a prior PC. However, I go into that machine via terminal services, so I can get an old game save.
Thank you very much, PZ :)
I may have been a bit too harsh commenting on the XP given to the player. I came across a few quests and events that gave me a fair amount of XP. Low ranking as I am, I have only been needing 1,000 for the next ranks so far. To be fair, the comment was based on a comment of the player (Zemalf, the guy who inspired me to play X-COM and Mount&Blade hit me yet again :-() ) whose playthrough I watched before I got the game and I think that he either played it prior to the patch this game is currently running at (1.12) or that he needed far more XP for the next rank than he got from his side quests.
However, it is a cool game. You can simply horse around or trudge along, the stuff you will come across is very likely to arouse your interest one way or another so you won't be just stumbling around with a dull expression on your face. The witcher's sense is an inherent ability to be switched on and off and makes you see (yes, see) noises coming from dangerous animals or monsters or whatever it is, yet unknown and invisible, perhaps hidden behind bushes or hills and so forth, so you can either go for it or turn around and dash away. I dare not walk without that sense switched on while in the wilderness at night.. GAH :o :-D
:-X :)
:-X ^-^
Regarding RP, maybe the amount given and needed varies depending on the difficulty level you're playing at. I am on the 2nd option that probably translates to "normal," so I'm not on "easy" but Zemalf might have been playing on a higher difficulty level.
However, the graphics are amazing. In game, you can count the pores on the skin surface. :)
Uploading a pic to this site always blurs it a bit but you should still be able to recognise details.
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a few more screenies.
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Yeah, yeah, it's like, "go places exotic, meet foreign people, and then kill them." :-D
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I was fooling around a bit and got trapped. Maybe a bit too much of might and magic, the game crashed moments later and spared me a miserable death :laugh:
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Crazy world, great pictures :)
cheers :)
I had a déjà-vu: I saw the same guy whose face I showed with a magnified image section used to be a butler to some king. Recently I met him again in the woods (there's water nearby) as a boat-builder reincarnate. So they kind of ran out of extremely detailed faces, apparently they have got a handful and redistribute them across the game :-D
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Nicely cone, AB! :-X
thank you :)
It really is great game. Enormous the world, epic the story, fantastic the characters, plentiful the options for your character development. By comparison, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion looks like an oxcart while The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt looks like a royal horse-drawn carriage. :-D
Right now,
the new PATCH 1.20 has been released. Update states "1.20" but in-game it says "1.21" ????
Contains Numerous fixes and HUD overhaul.
http://steamcommunity.com/games/292030/announcements/detail/853809625514558762 (http://steamcommunity.com/games/292030/announcements/detail/853809625514558762)
some more pics.
Nice weather effects. From sunshine to thunderstorm, you get it all.
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More kids.
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The Bloody Baron.
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Ciri.
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And more of the big guy. He's actually nicer than he looks.
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There are boxing fights as a couple of quests.
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and I would have said to him, "how would you like to pick up your teeth with two broken arms?" :laugh:
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I just purchased The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition for 2,99€ (80% off) as a steam special offer :-()
If you play W2 and keep your savegames, your decisions made will reflect on how W3 plays as it will read out those savegames. I know that a tattoo from W2 on Geralt will still show in W3. Cool.
Ha! There he is again! :laugh:
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Quote from: Art Blade on May 31, 2016, 10:41:05 AM
If you play W2 and keep your savegames, your decisions made will reflect on how W3 plays as it will read out those savegames. I know that a tattoo from W2 on Geralt will still show in W3. Cool.
That's really cool :-X I wish more games were like that
Nice reporting and pics so far Art :-X Glad you're having fun with it, looks like a pretty cool game.
cheers :) I'm enjoying the game tremendously.
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Nice! ... not like most of the skanks in FO4 8-X
:-D 8-X
the Skanks of FO4 vs the Noice Lasses of W3 :laugh:
Come get some :-()
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[smg id=8777 type=preview align=center caption="a herbalist"]
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[smg id=8781 type=preview align=center caption="Sasha"]
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and some other shots. The game designers really were cool when they implemented one key (home) to switch the HUD on and off, whenever you want. :-X
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:laugh:
I like the phrase FO4 skanks. There is a reason guys are creating character skins for the FO4 characters. I must admit the W3 people are much easier on the eye.
not all of 'em are. The dark spots where the eye should be are flies emerging from that flesh dumpling and buzzing around her head.
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Back to the XP part.
So far, after the first couple of levels which needed 1,000XP for the next, it has been 1,500XP. At the beginning I was confident when I gained sometimes some juicy 350XP and some still handsome 200 and so forth, only a few with a measly 50.
Now. Now I came across two or three quests that smothered me in a fabulous amount of 7, the latest even 2 Experience Points. Seriously. :D
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Strange. As if the amount of XP is reduced when you do quests of a difficulty level (or complexity) that you've done before. In that case you will have to find new quests who are more complex or so...
(;\
???
Looks like we'll need to do a W3 v FO4 skank contest. Man, that was a truly scary ugly W3 skank, filthy with flies
Binnatics, I don't know when or why the amount of XP changes. I get apparently random XP quests, some still surprise me with another 250 and some such while there are also 50 and the likes. Depending on your luck picking quests and random locations (like treasure hunts) the XP is good or bad but at least the loot is mostly quite nice.
PZ, there aren't that many fugly slappers in W3 as there seem to be in FO4. :-D The example given above is probably the worst. I don't want to post pics of all three of "The Ladies of the Woods" as they're called. They're pretty nasty evil beings.
Oh and PZ, you can mod this game. Even cheat if you get the console enabler mod from nexus. ;)
Console enabler for patch 1.21 is here: http://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/1555/ (http://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/1555/)
Best source for console codes (forget IGN, they're a sham) is to be found here
http://www.mmo-game.eu/witcher-3-debug-console-commands/ (http://www.mmo-game.eu/witcher-3-debug-console-commands/)
Quote from: Art Blade on June 03, 2016, 11:11:29 AM
PZ, there aren't that many fugly slappers in W3 as there seem to be in FO4. :-D
:laugh:
That's good news about modding - thanks AB!
welcome :) given the sometimes slow development regarding levelling-up, (hey, 2XP for a mission..) as well as being constantly next to broke, a little boost from the console commands doesn't hurt me. Also, if you're fed up with constantly bumping into wolves and other nagging monsters, it's cool that you can get rid of them with a couple of slaps if you're so inclined. I really like the story but I don't want to spend ten times longer just to be able to defeat some opponents. I would, eventually, defeat them anyway so why not speed up the process a little. Same with money. Why spend ages making a coin just to get back to that particular shop where you saw something of interest that was too expensive when you saw it.. and when you get back (given you haven't forgot where it was) with sufficient money, you might be presented with a respawned shop inventory and the item might be gone. Or you keep spending a lot of time and in the end you'll get it anyway, so.. get the money and buy it instantly? Sure :) You'll still have to play through a sheer endless amount of missions. And I like to focus on story, not on wasting time. ;) Frustrated by some big opponents that you might call "boss?" There is a command called 'likeaboss' that makes you deal blows that take off 40% of the MAX health of your opponent.. one, two, THREE! BITCH! :-D
Bosses! ??? :D
nope -- just big monsters you might call "boss." Big is relative. If you're a low level worm against a big bird, you might call that bird a boss. If you have levelled up enough to have turned into a massive snake, that bird will likely call you a boss. :-D
phew... I had mental images of that idiotic demon in Far Cry 3 8-X
no. Judging from what I have come across so far, there sometimes are those boss-like creatures but usually you're not on your own when it is time to fight them. Whoever is fighting alongside you will actually deal some damage and you can try to get behind the opponent while the other people fighting with you may serve as a distraction. Dealing blows from behind is a lot more powerful than frontal attacks. Plus you have your own magic stuff.. you can use some type of spells (signs, they can be levelled up in your character development, known as skill tree) and additionally your gear can be ramped up so it amplifies your power. It may be some weapon-enhancing oil that you had crafted and applied to your sword or some rune stones forged into your sword (or both) as well as glyphs woven into parts of your outfit. Your character's level as well as the type (and level) of your swords all add up. Obviously it adds up better the higher the single parts are levelled. :) And.. you can mod your way out if you want. As this game is so epic, I do use some cheats and to me it is far more enjoyable this way.
There is something else, however. I know many of you guys don't have time or the nerve for long cutscenes. Playing this game involves a lot of talking during which you'll have to make choices as to what you're going to say or ask. Usually you have several options, mostly there is one choice that cancels out the other options but if you start with those, you will end up with that one option which will take you to the next part of the conversation. Don't take them lightly as it is not always clear what the consequences are and believe me, some will only play out quite a bit later so you can't just go back and change your mind. Sometimes you think you do the right thing but later you'll find out what you really did.. and sometimes you can only choose between two bad outcomes yet you won't know that. Until quite some time later. Very interesting concept :)
It is not a "switch on, shoot, switch off" type of game. You will need to have time to play it.
Yes, the conversations remind me of Fallout. Your choices set a new path in many instances.
I recall modding Dragon's Age, and I imagine this would be the same. As to the general philosophy of modding, I think it is a great way for individual users to tailor a game to their personal liking. Kind of reminds me of going to a car dealer and choosing your vehicle, deciding on the color, seats, and all other options until you have achieved what is perfect for you.
hehe yes :)
The game is designed in a way that you're considered some sort of dragon slayer, you hunt down creatures like monsters and demons no one else could get rid of. That's why some of those boss-like opponents you fight are just in the centre of your job description as a witcher. You're not some slob from a local pest control company who exterminates bugs. You kill the big stuff. :-D Modding may help you get past those obstacles as if they were mere bugs. In my opinion, it only shortens the process of what is inevitable. I much rather spend my time enjoying the story and all the other stuff. Basically, we're working magic anyway, so why not use "magic" mods.. ;)
I'm enjoying the story line in games more these days - that's one reason I like Uncharted 4. The story plus seeing something new around every corner kept me engaged.
Oh you will see a lot during your travels across this game's world.
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Sometimes I come across battlefields. They look quite alarming.
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Some scenery I liked
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and something not half as pleasant.
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Dang, AB, those are some great scene shots. I'm definitely going to need to go into this game again. :-X
Thank you. :)
Remember, there are MODS and CHEATS, too. ^-^
Note to self:
- sucker PZ back into the game.. CHECK.
- prevent PZ's memory from failing.. CHECK.
- add a bonus eye candy.. CHECK.
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:laugh: :-X
You know me quite well, AB! Hard to believe we've known one another since 2009!
2009, are you sure? :-D It has always been my pleasure knowing you, PZ, which inspires me to slap another +1 :-X onto your back simply because I want to thank you for being such a great bloke. :)
I think so if the forum records are correct ^-^
+1 to you as well for being an excellent forum member and administrator, and simply for being a good friend. I hope we can meet in person one day :)
thank you, and that would be splendid indeed :)
+1 for each of you, I'm glad to know you fine chaps :) :) You've made this a wonderful site, and I would love to get together with both of you someday!
cheers fragger :) Who knows, maybe one day, and I'd love to ^-^
There has been a new release, patch 1.22 with loads of fixes and so on, the usual stuff. A lot of it has got to do with the latest DLC but there are fixes for the vanilla part of the game as well so you can't really skip it.
In case you want to enable the console, you'll need to get the newest version of the mod here
http://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/1334/? (http://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/1334/?)
And make sure you really do have the latest visual studio redistributable from
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145 (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145)
or it won't w@&k.
:-X :)
When I think back to the start of the game it feels almost as if looking a year or so back. There have been so many events that I can't even guess how many. The game drags you into its world and no matter how you play, you'll feel that you've become part of that world. Your actions or not taking actions will have an impact, be it immediately or however much later. Some events are just plain fun (like, you see a girl in town being molested by three soldiers and you can choose to ignore it or interact -- if you do, you beat up those shitheads and take the girl home, done) or they may be something you can tell it's going to have an impact.
Those missions or quests not always involve the usual good versus bad type of decisions and instead may be a choice between two evils but you won't know it at that time. Just to describe one without spoiling the plot, imagine you got to know someone as a quest-giver for some time and you may have started to like that person. You learn about that person's history from many sources, including conversations between you and that person. At a certain point you discover that you either are responsible for the death of that person or even the death of husband and wife. Depending on what you did, you may at the time be responsible for the death of a couple of children and perhaps even the death of the inhabitants of a settlement. Basically you don't have a chance to do it right. There WILL be one or more deaths caused by you. We're not talking about ridding the world of a cruel tyrant but innocent people. :(
When you find out, it's too late, all you do is learn about their deaths and feel strange. Most games don't do that to you, usually you play the good guy or the bad guy but you won't have to think about what you did that caused the death of at least one person you grew fond of or at least you wouldn't have wanted those deaths in this game. Trying to be good only to find out that you ruined the life of one or more people without even knowing.. is tough. You can play some missions in an evil way on purpose if you are so inclined but that is not the purpose of the game.
Apart from that, you may find treasure hunting fun, there are quests and random locations, some even without any map markers so you only stumble upon them by chance. There may be some really cool loot to be found in crates under water or in old ruins. There are of course tunnels and dungeons and caves and all of them are more or less always populated with something nasty that you need to kill in order to survive.
The world is truly massive and incredibly rich in lootable containers of all sorts. It is next to impossible to run around for a minute without finding anything. :-D I've spent almost 200 hours playing the game and still it feels as if I was merely at the beginning. I think I am, regarding the main story. :-D
This game is truly interesting. It seems to be designed for long lasting playthroughs ;)
Sounds like there are some elements of the HBO series Game of Thrones - just when you start liking someone, they die.
Does make for an interesting game though
it's not as heavy as GoT but there are political interests involved and many a party requires your help. However, it doesn't remotely feel like GoT. You, playing as the witcher by the name of Geralt of Rivia, are basically an independent and politically neutral freelancer who kills monsters for money. However, you will often find yourself entangled in personal or political schemes before you know it. And many a time because of women.. ;)
:laugh: life can become complicated
:-D
There was this quest one part of which was to act on stage. I was supposed to play a heroic monster slayer supposedly in shiny armour and all that. Well, you know me, I had an idea.. :-()
And no, it didn't drop. But I screwed up my lines as best as I could, provoking awkward and hilarious situations both on and off stage :laugh:
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:laugh: :-X
I bought the first DLC (Hearts of Stone) for 8,99€ on steam, summer sale offer ^-^
Not bad! Looks like you'll have plenty more fun with the game :-X
yes, I heard that the DLC offered about 20 to 30 hours extra gaming time. :)
Wow! ??? That sure is cost effective!
true. And I like all the new gear you get along with it :-X :) I already played a couple of those DLC side missions and found out that it not only offers those missions but randomly scatters mini quests and loot locations and all that, so it actually works itself into the game seamlessly. Very nice :)
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That's the way DLC should w@&k - too bad it is not the same in all other games!
Too true.
this game is certainly a milestone regarding graphics and probably depth of story with regards to the incredible amount of quests and mini missions. I wouldn't have thought but playing it, I am convinced it is. Just marvellous in every aspect. Playing is as if being amidst a medieval film, being part of it. Not just the cutscenes.
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What sort of specs are required for this? It looks pretty intensive from your screenies - which are very cool, btw 8)
thanks fragger :) I am running the game on ultra settings.
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http://en.cdprojektred.com/support/tw3-system-requirements/ (http://en.cdprojektred.com/support/tw3-system-requirements/)
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The Witcher 3 System Requirements – Windows
May 15, 2015 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Windows | General, Graphics and Sound, Performance
Below you will find the system requirements for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Please note that the game is both graphics- and processor-intensive and it's the graphics card and the processor not meeting the minimum requirements that will often be responsible for performance problems with the game.
Minimum requirements:
OS: 64-bit Windows 7 or 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1). DirectX 11 is necessary to run the game.
Processor: Intel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz, AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940
Finding a Gaming CPUs performance chart and comparing one's CPU with our minimum is suggested.
Graphics: Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 660 or AMD GPU Radeon HD 7870
Please mind that we only officially support full-size desktop graphics cards. Finding a graphics card performance hierarchy chart online and comparing one's video card with our minimum is suggested.
RAM: 6GB
Disk space: 40 GB
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Recommended requirements:
OS: 64-bit Windows 7 or 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1). DirectX 11 is necessary to run the game.
Processor: Intel CPU Core i7 3770 3,4 GHz, AMD CPU AMD FX-8350 4 GHz
Graphics: Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 770 or AMD GPU Radeon R9 290
RAM: 6GB
Disk space: 40 GB
My current specs are:
Win10/64bit
Intel® Core
i7-4790K 4x 4,000MHz
ZOTAC
4GB nVidia GeForce GTX 980 AMP!
16GB G.Skill Kit DDR3-RAM
Impressive graphics indeed :-X
I got my copy of the game as a free download, from GOG I think, as a benefit from purchasing my last graphics unit.
nice deal :-X :)
Only 40Gb disk space required? ???
Probably because they copy-paste the same face on different characters :-D
No, seriously now; that isn't too much, considering the game world seems many times GTA V while that game still needs 60Gb.
yep, it is huge by comparison.
I love the light/shadow effects in this game :)
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I was impressed by the details on display at the blacksmith's.
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Thanks for the info, Art :)
I'm going to have to get a new graphics card soon. My old NVidia GeForce GT 545 is getting long in the tooth. Still works very well for all the games I currently play though. Even GTA V runs very smoothly, and even though I had to turn down a couple of settings, I can still have most settings on high or very high, or whatever they call them. Anti-aliasing and post-effects settings are usually the main culprits in bringing down frame rates, I've found. Zero AA for any game always seems to result in a big jump in performance, if you can live with it, which I can :-()
Oddly enough, with GTA V I found that when I went to native res size (1920x1080, as opposed to the suggested size which was something like 1280p) the frame rate improved dramatically. I didn't even touch any of the other settings until after I'd done that. So it pays to experiment yourself and not just go with the settings that the program "thinks" will be best.
welcome :)
Graphics cards such as mine that are a lot more powerful than yours will be thrown at you like ripe figs these days as vendors are preparing for the next generation of cards. You should be able to buy a really nice card at a very affordable price.
As to resolution and performance killers, note that up- and downscaling is a process that may involve your monitor (they've got a "native" resolution such as full HD or 1920x1080) as well as your graphics card and obviously not having to change scales is the best option. Also note that most games these days are made for consoles meaning for the use of a TV set, hence full HD or 1920x1080 are the games' "native" resolutions. Using anything else such as a 4:3 monitor or a resolution other than full HD will unavoidably result in cropping or stretching of the image and that can't be a good idea.
Real performance killers are shadows. Then "vegetation" in all its forms, most notably in depicting grass (and the corresponding shadows..) and then comes whatever you can think of such as high quality textures, reflections, depth of view, Anti-Aliasing and so forth.
These days we not only see more games making proper use of a powerful multi-core CPU but also increasingly making use of vast amounts of video ram on board of a graphics card which means: don't buy cards with only two or three MB ram. Four should be fairly enough for quite some time. Not all games make use of a 4MB card but there will be more in future.
:)
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Man, I wish I had more time to game. There are so many titles I would like to play, and even the old games like FC2 are still a favorite of mine.
make time, then :-D
I'm afraid that making money is easier than making time :-()
reminds me, isn't it literally proverbial, to "buy some time?" And, "time is money?" Which, in a mathematical sense makes sense as in: "if X = Y, then Y = X" which means, now it's time for your money to convert into time :-D
In simple terms: retire, already. :-()
:laugh: :-X
:laugh: Nice one, Professor!
ta. :-D