The Witcher - Enhanced Edition

Cutshaw · 17 Oct 2008 at 13:20

Was there any solution to getting EAX working under vista x64? I've tried a few things and gotten nowhere at all.

z0mbi3 · 17 Oct 2008 at 13:34

If you have an x-fi you can use Alchemy to get it working.

I could have sworn the Witcher had OpenAL support though?

Street · 17 Oct 2008 at 13:37

Cutshaw said:
Was there any solution to getting EAX working under vista x64? I've tried a few things and gotten nowhere at all.

Download Creative Alchemy. Its because Vista removed the HAL for DirectSound, which means that sound is rendered in software and does not give hardware acceleration.. Alchemy works by using profiles for each game and enables EAX in The Witcher!

Should be able to get it from the Creative support section for your soundcard.

Edit: Meh.. Beaten to it! Me and my slow replies!

Cutshaw · 17 Oct 2008 at 13:41

z0mbi3 said:
If you have an x-fi you can use Alchemy to get it working.

I could have sworn the Witcher had OpenAL support though?

Yeah, it needs alchemy and a few files to fix it. Seems it's since the updates/Enhanced version, and I waited on that and skipped the original, so I'm not really sure. I had assumed that with it being new(ish) it would have been openal aswell. Cheers, though.

Cutshaw · 17 Oct 2008 at 14:01

Street said:
Download Creative Alchemy. Its because Vista removed the HAL for DirectSound, which means that sound is rendered in software and does not give hardware acceleration.. Alchemy works by using profiles for each game and enables EAX in The Witcher!

Should be able to get it from the Creative support section for your soundcard.

Edit: Meh.. Beaten to it! Me and my slow replies!

At least you seem to be quicker than me.

I think the few files I mentioned were for fixing a problem with EAX crashing the game. I tried the 'Newer Fix' in the first post in this thread on the Witcher forums.
So if I needed them or not, I'm not sure, but it's all running dandy with EAX now. I was getting slightly clipped dialogue and menu effects were playing twice, but upping the buffers to 5 seemed to sort that. Just posting this in case someone else has any grief.

krooton · 17 Oct 2008 at 14:40

Right, I'm about 2/3rds through act 2 now, and need to find a decent way to make money.

Dice doesn't cut it, as the opponents have limited dosh, and I have pretty much done all the side-quests.

I need 5k for new armour, hehe!

RaV · 17 Oct 2008 at 15:32

Ive just had about 5k just before that act ended. i didnt do any gambling, just quests. and selling any of the weapons i would pick up. no real get rich quick solutions that i know of

Last Kronin · 17 Oct 2008 at 15:50

Gambling and selling all the ing that u get, they are easy enough to obtain again when u need them

Calabi · 17 Oct 2008 at 19:44

One thing I didnt realise till a ways in is you can sell some of the alchemical items for decent prices.

krooton · 20 Oct 2008 at 20:50

Right, just started Act 4, and am really getting annoyed by the sudden crashes I start getting.

Only ever happens during a transition load from one area to another

Hedge · 20 Oct 2008 at 21:23

krooton said:
Right, just started Act 4, and am really getting annoyed by the sudden crashes I start getting.

Only ever happens during a transition load from one area to another

I installed it the other day, got down the dungeon bit early in the game...

then on a transition loading screen it crashed to desktop

aint been on since. damn thing!

RaV · 20 Oct 2008 at 21:35

The only crashes ive had are due to graphics card probs.

Im annoyed cause i only got around to googling the "lines" on characters when in conversations.
Turns out i just had to force Anisotropic filtering in the control panel and now its gone. Im amazed at how better it looks!

LabR@t · 20 Oct 2008 at 22:32

LOVING this at the moment , great atmosphere now i remember to mix potions on a regular basis I good to go.

krooton · 21 Oct 2008 at 10:56

Hehe, the game is giving me WoW flashbacks.

Lakeside reminds me of Darkshore, Murky Waters/Fields of Westfall, and The Swamp of Dustwallow Marsh.

I like to pretend that the vodyanois are murlocs too

neoboy · 11 Oct 2010 at 15:14

Only just got round to playing this after having it on my Steam for ages, can anyone recommend any mods for it? I found Full Combat Rebalance and some texture mod so far.

Sleepery · 11 Oct 2010 at 15:31

Just play it vanilla to start with I reckon.

sammo62 · 11 Oct 2010 at 16:07

Wow this is the screen-tearingist game I've ever played.

Only just installed it on my new PC (i7, 6GB RAM, 5870 etc) and it just tears like a mad-man even with triple buffering and wait for V-sync.

Frame352 · 15 Nov 2010 at 16:57

Semi necro, but am I right in assuming the Platinum Edition is the version to go for of this game? Might pick it up for the Christmas break.

Evilsod · 15 Nov 2010 at 17:46

Whats the difference? Is it just the Enhanced Edition at the latest patch or something? Don't recall there being any addons or DLC (i did get a couple of extra 'campaigns' when i upgraded to EE but they seemed a bit detached so died 5 mins in and never tried it again).

Probably the right version to go for though.

Ravenger · 15 Nov 2010 at 17:51

One of my all-time favourite games, and one of the few I've bought twice - the original, then the enhanced edition.