The Witcher 2 - Thread

Pighardia · 25 May 2011 at 18:16

Got a couple of days off work now, was looking forward to playing it tbh, but it is completely unplayable. I'm half way through a fight and the controls change. :rolleyes:

Just had a fight against some elves, i locked on to one of them, my steel sword ripping through his T-shirt to take 10% off his life, when another 3 just started attacking me and killed me as i was attacking him.

Limenote · 25 May 2011 at 18:28

really enjoying the first game at the moment, is the combat that differant from the original in this?

Xelene · 25 May 2011 at 19:02

Xink said:
really enjoying the first game at the moment, is the combat that differant from the original in this?

completely

churchhawk · 25 May 2011 at 19:23

Anyone find it a bit choppy in places? I7 @ 4ghz 5870 6GB

Plunk13 · 25 May 2011 at 19:25

Pighardia said:
Is this some kind of joke? Are you telling me that someone playtested this and said "yes combat is great" LOL.
Lets make it so that Grealt can only attack one character at a time, then lets surround him with enemies, enemies that take around 5 hits to kill each (despite not having any armour), whilst Geralt(wearing the legendary Raven's Armour) is killed after around 5 hits himself.
Combat is just boring, i really can't be bothered

Also, i just had to go into a cave, so i took the potion Cat, yet i still an barely see anything. doesn't it make any difference?

Level ups and improved armour will make Geralt untouchable later on in the game (depending on which skill path you concentrate on).

Yes, Cat does make a difference. Night vision plus some funky see-through-walls-and-inside-bodies effect.

norm · 25 May 2011 at 19:32

I'm not normally one for RPG games, but the graphics/voice acting/locations piqued my interest in this.

The level of detail in the game is amazing compared to games of a similar price, something like a linear shooter must take a fraction of the time to make.

Pighardia · 25 May 2011 at 19:33

Plunk13 said:
Level ups and improved armour will make Geralt untouchable later on in the game (depending on which skill path you concentrate on).

I know that they had to make it so that you have to level up, but this is ridiculous, Geralt is already a skilled fighter, he should not be this crap. How has he survuved this long when he can't even kill an elf without a shirt on with less than 6 hits with his sword!
It ruins the immersion for me, i can't take it seriously now because it doesn't make sense! I just tried to intimidate someone and it didn't work and i'm thinking "you're not kidding, i wouldn't tke any crap from this chump either"

Yes, Cat does make a difference. Night vision plus some funky see-through-walls-and-inside-bodies effect.

Must be another bug, because i didn't see that at all.
I have never played a game as buggy as this. I might play it in a few moths time when it has been properly patched

CaptainRAVE · 25 May 2011 at 19:34

Pighardia said:
Must be another bug, because i didn't see that at all.
I have never played a game as buggy as this. I might play it in a few moths time when it has been properly patched

You obviously didn't play the first game shortly after release

Pighardia · 25 May 2011 at 19:43

CaptainRAVE said:
You obviously didn't play the first game shortly after release

No, i played the Enhanced Edition. Only finished last week ready for this. Some website said that this patch was due today.

The graphics settings are quite clearly making no difference, as i am getting buildings and stuff pop up from around 20 feet away.

Having said all that though, i am playing the Retail version, which is said to be the most unstable and buggy

coltpython3 · 25 May 2011 at 19:46

churchhawk said:
Anyone find it a bit choppy in places? I7 @ 4ghz 5870 6GB

i had extremely choopy performance on my phenom 2 955 and 4870. at first i turned every low except for AA and V-sync. i then tried everything high with AA and vsync disabled. the difference was night and day

atheos · 25 May 2011 at 20:09

Cat_In_Pyjamas said:
Anyone else got a problem with getting the monk's reward to show up in the extras menu? Beaten him three times of which last one was with 2 pairs, a message congratulating me on winning something gog related showed up and told me to look in the Extras section but nothing's there. Also what is the story with the relic he is supposed to hand over?

I have the game through GOG as well and i beat the guy, but nothing showed up in Extras for me either.

Destination · 25 May 2011 at 20:16

I checked the extras section, and assumed it had most oddly unlocked the 'credits', thought how odd, and went back to the game.
GoG Dl here also.

Pestilence · 25 May 2011 at 20:32

The issue with the Monk's reward not showing up in the extras is apparently fixed by the upcoming patch.

All it does, though, is give you a link to www.goodoldmonk.com.

Pighardia · 25 May 2011 at 21:08

Looks like i will wait for next weeks patch which is supposedly more extensive. It says that it changes difficulty problems, which i'm hoping will be quite wide ranging.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/05/25/the-witcher-2-patch-1-1-incoming/

CD Projekt are also planning another patch for next week, which will hopefully tackle the difficulty issues encountered by many players. Get the full patch notes below.

Otherwise, i have had ctd's tonight and each time i have to reset all of my settings. also, graphics just don't look that great. Hopefully both patches together might make it more playable

Buckster · 25 May 2011 at 21:51

churchhawk said:
Anyone find it a bit choppy in places? I7 @ 4ghz 5870 6GB

no - it must be GPU rather than CPU limited to some extent

as I'm running it on a 3.3 gig Q6600 ,1900x1200 on a GTX480

everything on max apart from Uber which is off

andIfind the frame rates very consistant-99% of the time 35-50fps- but smooth

I did inone massive battle (with the owl ...) see 28fps - but thats about aslow as its gone

zophop · 25 May 2011 at 21:57

Witcher 2 Crossfire (and single card) hotfix - huzzah!

666_Pounder · 25 May 2011 at 22:33

zophop said:
Witcher 2 Crossfire (and single card) hotfix - huzzah!

Works for me, went from 40 - 60fps to 60 solid so far apart from big group fights were it takes a second to catch up.

Pighardia · 25 May 2011 at 22:38

zophop said:
Witcher 2 Crossfire (and single card) hotfix - huzzah!

666_Pounder said:
Works for me, went from 40 - 60fps to 60 solid so far apart from big group fights were it takes a second to catch up.

Yep, a bit smoother for me too.

Anyone else notice a massive difference in atmosphere/sky colour when entering different areas? I'm outside Flotsam, and the sky is red and it looks great, then i go inside flotsam and suddenly there is a completely different hue to the sky. It still looks great, but it's completely different. Weird. No biggie though

James J · 25 May 2011 at 22:53

Just picked up the premium edition of this from asda for £24.97 and have to say I'm very impressed with the contents of the pack lol. Pure bargain

Thekwango · 25 May 2011 at 23:10

James J said:
Just picked up the premium edition of this from asda for £24.97 and have to say I'm very impressed with the contents of the pack lol. Pure bargain

asda you say, must have a look in there tomorrow. certanly not giving steam 35 notes for it