The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

trickycurve · 20 May 2015 at 08:00

I'd say this runs pretty great for me. I just last night managed to get on it, and only for about 40 minutes at that, but my initial impressions are positive for an ageing 680.

Because I wanted to just get into it for a bit before calling it a night I decided to go for a quick 'n' dirty setup: all Ultra minus HairWorks, 30fps cap. This gave me 27fps with 99% GPU usage. Took a wild stab in the dark and changed only Foliage View Distance down a notch to High and suddenly I was getting a constant 30fps with sub-80% GPU usage.

What's also a pleasant surprise is that VRAM usage never exceeded 1300MB.

Assuming I see similar results going forward, I'll probably just leave things as is. Maybe some other settings have noticeable fps gains with negligible reductions in image quality, but for now I'm quite content.

Chisharpe · 20 May 2015 at 08:05

Craterloads said:
how is this running on GTX 780s?

Cheapest place to buy?

(was going to illllegaly download it just to test if system can handle it but taking forever)

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=28057454#post28057454

gtx 780

Chisharpe · 20 May 2015 at 08:07

elmarko said:
Getting 42fps with everything on ultra & all post-processing on & sweetfX with the following exceptions.

Hairworks off
Grass density & draw distance high.
Shadows high.
Hardware cursor on.

Using 2500k @ 4.2ghz
Gtx 770 2gb
16gb RAMM
Installed game on SSD.

FPS 42 (MSI afterburner)
GPU Load - 82% at most times.

Got a GTX 970 OC edition due to arrive tomorrow, so should be able to push those up to max.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=28057454#post28057454

getting decent fps with these settings.

really not understanding peoples problems. not had 1 crash or poor performance.

dreigns · 20 May 2015 at 08:17

Chisharpe said:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=28057454#post28057454

getting decent fps with these settings.

really not understanding peoples problems. not had 1 crash or poor performance.

Well i'm on sli 980's and had 2 crash's in a day and a half which isn't that bad
it might be hairworks that is the problem but I like the monsters with nice fur

Born_2_Kill_83 · 20 May 2015 at 08:18

So which is the best SweetFX then?

I'm gonna use SS-89

docsonic · 20 May 2015 at 08:25

Matson said:
Just installed this sweet FX preset.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2WoRfULG1Y

Had to turn off sharpening in the game though as it was overkill with that preset but the colours look much better.

Think I'll try this one tonight.

Chisharpe · 20 May 2015 at 08:26

dreigns said:
Well i'm on sli 980's and had 2 crash's in a day and a half which isn't that bad
it might be hairworks that is the problem but I like the monsters with nice fur

could be. iv got to off otherwise it dips into the low 40s

but also ive seen a lot of ppl on the steam forums who are having crashes are running sli so might be connected.

Witcher1979 · 20 May 2015 at 08:50

Born_2_Kill_83 said:
So which is the best SweetFX then?

I'm gonna use SS-89

Try the one Matson linked as well, for me I think it has the slight edge.

docsonic · 20 May 2015 at 08:53

Ok.. tried it now before work.. WOW what a difference! Interiors a little dark but I can adjust this - can't believe how much detail it brings out.

Once again Sweetfx does the business!

Maverick2332 · 20 May 2015 at 09:03

Well i played all night after work and im now level 4, taking it really slow - explored all of white orchard and found all the hidden treasure...

just need some emerald dust and silver to craft the witcher serpentine swords, also roach looks amazing in the tamarian gear

malachi · 20 May 2015 at 09:09

nlyh said:
Yeah, I've got this problem too. Using 2x R9 290.

Without crossfire enabled, the flickering disappears completely. Turning off crossfire actually results in me getting better FPS too.

I'll hold off playing the game until a new stable driver comes out.

Oh, thanks. Thought it was my setup, I will disable my crossfire as I was getting the same issue too.

Pighardia · 20 May 2015 at 09:13

dreigns said:
careful thou I managed to find a cave in the first area as I explored I found a quest and looked at it and it said recommended level 33 PP I turned and ran I was only level 3 lol

Any tips on the second area?...I can't find anything to do! I am level 4 and the lowest quest level recommendation I have found is 17. Apart from that looks like I have to follow the main quest. Atm I am just running around.

Maverick2332 · 20 May 2015 at 09:23

Pighardia said:
Any tips on the second area?...I can't find anything to do! I am level 4 and the lowest quest level recommendation I have found is 17. Apart from that looks like I have to follow the main quest. Atm I am just running around.

Mainly just exploring atm, i found that finding "?"s on the map can give xp.

Born_2_Kill_83 · 20 May 2015 at 09:23

Witcher1979 said:
Try the one Matson linked as well, for me I think it has the slight edge.

Ok in what way?

avatar12m · 20 May 2015 at 09:24

Maverick2332 said:
Well i played all night after work and im now level 4, taking it really slow - explored all of white orchard and found all the hidden treasure...

just need some emerald dust and silver to craft the witcher serpentine swords, also roach looks amazing in the tamarian gear

does the tamarian gear just appear in your inventory in game once you enable the download ?

Maverick2332 · 20 May 2015 at 09:25

avatar12m said:
does the tamarian gear just appear in your inventory in game once you enable the download ?

No i had to buy it, got it from the merchant you rescue from the gryphon at the start (other merchants probably have it as well), he's in the first village in White Orchard.

SS-89 · 20 May 2015 at 09:29

Born_2_Kill_83 said:
Does anyone know if this Sweetfx file alters any in game graphical settings such as more or less grass etc....
I want a file that just alters the way the game looks, nothing more.

Colours and gamma only. See my preset page for more up to date screenshots as those are old now.

robmol · 20 May 2015 at 09:31

People playing on Death March difficulty? Coin seems quite low for me, spending a fair amount on food & drink I couldn't afford the DLC armor it cost like 800 gold in total, hopefully I can go back there for it later on

SS-89 · 20 May 2015 at 09:35

robmol said:
People playing on Death March difficulty? Coin seems quite low for me, spending a fair amount on food & drink I couldn't afford the DLC armor it cost like 800 gold in total, hopefully I can go back there for it later on

Playing on one below I think but coin is still pretty low

Tomithy · 20 May 2015 at 09:47

Forgive me if this has been asked a lot, but is anyone else getting a lot of pop in when on your horse? Any fix?

Was watching my friend play the PS4 version and it doesn't seem to be a problem on there :/