The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

elrasho · 19 Dec 2022 at 18:25

Daytrader said:
I really hate pc gaming, and love it at the same time.

I feel exactly the same. I don't wanna mess about with my hardware settings to get this to work... Not tried the hot patch will try it shortly

mrk · 19 Dec 2022 at 18:54

elrasho said:
set DLSS to Quality and it wont be blurry

This is purely down to the game's implementation of DLSS and the DLSS version. All of my screenshots are a mix of Balanced and Performance. No blurriness to be seen.

The hotfix patch doesn't seem to install for me, I get a patch log full of stuff like:

Game patch log
Error modifying C:\GOG Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt GOTY\bin\config\r4game\user_config_matrix\pc\gameplay.xml
Error modifying C:\GOG Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt GOTY\bin\config\r4game\user_config_matrix\pc\graphics.xml
Error modifying C:\GOG Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt GOTY\bin\x64\witcher3.exe
Error modifying C:\GOG Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt GOTY\bin\x64_dx12\crashreporter\CrashReporter.exe
Error modifying C:\GOG Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt GOTY\bin\x64_dx12\witcher3.exe
Error modifying C:\GOG Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt GOTY\content\content0\ar.w3strings
Error modifying C:\GOG Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt GOTY\content\content0\bundles\blob.bundle
Error modifying C:\GOG Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt GOTY\content\content0\bundles\buffers.bundle
Error modifying C:\GOG Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt GOTY\content\content0\bundles\r4gui.bundle
Error modifying C:\GOG Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt GOTY\content\content0\bundles\r4items.bundle
Error modifying C:\GOG Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt GOTY\content\content0\bundles\startup.bundle
Error modifying C:\GOG Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt GOTY\content\content0\bundles\world_world_startup.bundle
Error modifying C:\GOG Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt GOTY\content\content0\cn.w3strings
Error modifying C:\GOG Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt GOTY\content\content0\collision.cache
Error modifying C:\GOG Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt GOTY\content\content0\dep.cache
Error modifying C:\GOG Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt GOTY\content\content0\pl.w3strings
Error modifying C:\GOG Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt GOTY\content\content0\scripts\game\commonGame.ws
Error modifying C:\GOG Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt GOTY\content\content0\scripts\game\gui\main_menu\ingamemenu\igmUtilities.ws
Error modifying C:\GOG Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt GOTY\content\content0\scripts\game\gui\main_menu\ingameMenu.ws

Edit*
Guess I have to install GOG Galaxy and re download the game then lol. Seems the offline updater for the patch is broken.

wunkley · 19 Dec 2022 at 19:58

Still fighting the game.

I thought the update, at the very least, was going to solve the cross PC/ steam deck problem with graphics config settings getting saved in the cloud with the actual save game files.

The new folder in my docs has a separate folder just for save games, so this should be the case - however when switching between Steam Deck and PC it is still carrying over graphics settings between the two systems so it must be porting over the whole folder structure above this as well! This is so ******* retarded it's just unreal. You have to reconfig all the graphics settings every time when you switch between each platform. So lazy not to sort this out, and so fundamentally easy to fix it's untrue!

I'm now convinced CDPR have totally lost the plot.

Borsch · 19 Dec 2022 at 21:04

Is slow patch application a Witcher 3 issue, or a GOG one? I've downloaded the patch (1.9Gb) in a few minutes and it then started the install procedure that is still not done a full hour (!) later.
Quite a few threads about such issues with other GOG games - CDPR's Cyberpunk as it happens. https://www.gog.com/forum/cyberpunk...atches_takes_forever_to_complete_update/page2

Launch update stuck at 92% "applying patch", page 1 - Forum - GOG.com

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Is patching just as slow with the Steam version of W3? Steam's patch is 3Gb, so different patching technique I assume. May be the first and the last game I bought on GOG...

Trick · 19 Dec 2022 at 22:06

Updated with the hot fix, framerates still arent much better. In Heirarch Square in Novigrade fps remains about 42fps even though the gpu is only 75-80% utilised. Frametimes still fluctuate wildly on occasions.

mrk · 19 Dec 2022 at 22:38

The offline patch installer at 1.9GB on GOG appears to be broken as mentioned, I installed GOG Galaxy and downloaded the game again through that which installed the patched version fine. Saved games remained as is and I uninstalled the offline version of the game from its original location.

Not been to novigrad yet but elsewhere the fps motion is smoother for sure, but the actual figures remain around the same, 70is in open scenic areas, 60ish in medium areas with NPCs etc, 50 ish in dense areas of shadows, foliage and NPCs combined.

Observations:

2 bunnies doing it

Photo mode appears to now be broken, it's all dark :/

Paul_cz · 19 Dec 2022 at 23:01

Hotfix is great, crashing when changing RT ingame is gone, game is now stable on my end and I seem to get slightly higher framerate in Novigrad, although the fish market still hammers it down to 45 or so.

agnes · 19 Dec 2022 at 23:03

I've a bunch of ease of life mods such as FOV, vegetation adjustments in the ini, full hd rework mods etc etc. Fairly extensive. Can I just update and continue, can I get away with some mods or just wipe the lot?

Kelt · 19 Dec 2022 at 23:34

agnes said:
I've a bunch of ease of life mods such as FOV, vegetation adjustments in the ini, full hd rework mods etc etc. Fairly extensive. Can I just update and continue, can I get away with some mods or just wipe the lot?

Best to check on Nexus, for example, I posted above, one of the older Auto Oil mods work, whereas the latest one doesn't, with new-gen.

Proto · 20 Dec 2022 at 01:28

agnes said:
I've a bunch of ease of life mods such as FOV, vegetation adjustments in the ini, full hd rework mods etc etc. Fairly extensive. Can I just update and continue, can I get away with some mods or just wipe the lot?

Wipe the lot. You're gonna miss the FOV mod.

Quick comparison of how the lighting can look in this game. No RT.

ne0 · 20 Dec 2022 at 07:53

agnes said:
I've a bunch of ease of life mods such as FOV, vegetation adjustments in the ini, full hd rework mods etc etc. Fairly extensive. Can I just update and continue, can I get away with some mods or just wipe the lot?

Doesn't the next gen patch already include the hd rework mod?

Paul_cz · 20 Dec 2022 at 08:00

ne0 said:
Doesn't the next gen patch already include the hd rework mod?

It does and if he applies nextgen patch to his modded install it will get broken.SMH

Jimbo · 20 Dec 2022 at 08:07

mrk said:
This is purely down to the game's implementation of DLSS and the DLSS version. All of my screenshots are a mix of Balanced and Performance. No blurriness to be seen.

The hotfix patch doesn't seem to install for me, I get a patch log full of stuff like:

Edit*
Guess I have to install GOG Galaxy and re download the game then lol. Seems the offline updater for the patch is broken.

Same thing happened to me. Waited ages for update to download as gog is so *****, now the whole game is broken. Going to have to delete and download whole game again my saved games better work. What a shower this is. :mad:

FrozenShivers · 20 Dec 2022 at 08:09

Paul_cz said:
Hotfix is great, crashing when changing RT ingame is gone, game is now stable on my end and I seem to get slightly higher framerate in Novigrad, although the fish market still hammers it down to 45 or so.

Maybe for you, I got a CTD within 10 minutes after the patch...still lots of work for CDPR to do it seems.

mrk · 20 Dec 2022 at 09:41

Turns out the broken Photo mode is due to turning vignette :confused:

- How are the two in any way related lol. So to get photo mode working you have to toggle vignette on , then off again after you're done.

Lame!

Jimbo said:
Same thing happened to me. Waited ages for update to download as gog is so *****, now the whole game is broken. Going to have to delete and download whole game again my saved games better work. What a shower this is.

That's quite annoying :/

Kelt · 20 Dec 2022 at 10:26

Can't say the update made any difference for me.

It runs and looks great maxed out with DLSS @ performance, with almost zero stutter, one of the lucky few!

mrk · 20 Dec 2022 at 10:28

Yeah the stutter has been fixed since the patch now, it's just in city walls the fps itself does drop still, although not a stutter, just it's lower. I'm just enjoying the game now really and have made steady progress since the patch, a further 2.5 hours. Figuring out how to craft bombs was a learning curve as didn't pay attention to the tutorials

elrasho · 20 Dec 2022 at 12:00

The hotfix has worked for me

I'm in this posh place wearing a Tunic :/

It's annoying how dark it gets outside with no lights, wish he had a torch or summat

mrk · 20 Dec 2022 at 12:09

You do have a torch! Equip it in the signs/accessory weapon screen (TAB key) and when you press middle mouse button you will light up a torch. Be sure you have the torch equipped in a pocket slot from the inventory too first though.

COYS · 20 Dec 2022 at 12:21

There's also a new light source in his update you can find

a candle lantern