The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt

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somethingawful bf: Jun 17, 2005

Comte de Saint-Germain posted:

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/after-multiple-delays-witcher-3-goes-gold/1100-6426676/

Yay

Congratulations! I'm excited but at least I have Pillars and GTA5 to tide me over.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 16:12

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# ? Apr 29, 2024 02:56

OAquinas: Jan 27, 2008; Biden has sat immobile on the Iron Throne of America. He is the Master of Malarkey by the will of the gods, and master of a million votes by the might of his inexhaustible calamari.

Drifter posted:

Woohoo! One more month!

Yeah! It's coming out soon!

....wait, that means those upgrades I've been putting off have to be done. Crap.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 16:13

GrossMurpel: Apr 8, 2011

Senjuro posted:

And there was much rejoicing. Too early to say when we'll be able to start pre loading the game? I'm assuming it's going to be massive.

Corollary to this: Any idea how big the download will be?

# ? Apr 16, 2015 16:39

OAquinas: Jan 27, 2008; Biden has sat immobile on the Iron Throne of America. He is the Master of Malarkey by the will of the gods, and master of a million votes by the might of his inexhaustible calamari.

GrossMurpel posted:

Corollary to this: Any idea how big the download will be?

I've heard "30 GB" floating around.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 16:56

GatewayOfLastResort: Oct 11, 2007; I'm saving up such a laugh.

I'm kinda tempted to buy this on PS4 cause I'm pretty sure my lovely 7850 Radeon Card would handle this game really badly. I guess I could also just buy some new PC hardware though, and playing a Witcher game on a console would feel odd.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 16:57

Subjunctive: Sep 12, 2006; ✨sparkle and shine✨

It would be super-great if cloud saves were shared between PC and PS4.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 16:58

Mr E: Sep 18, 2007

I'm kind of glad this game isn't coming out till next month, this month's been great for games which means I've had less time to play them all.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 17:06

Manatee Cannon: Aug 26, 2010

Subjunctive posted:

It would be super-great if cloud saves were shared between PC and PS4.

Has any game done this? Portal 2 is the only one that comes to mind.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 17:15

AAAAA! Real Muenster: Jul 12, 2008; My QB is also named Bort

Mr E posted:

I'm kind of glad this game isn't coming out till next month, this month's been great for games which means I've had less time to play them all.

I wanted the game out in February because by mid-May it will be really nice outside all the time and I will not want to be inside on my computer

# ? Apr 16, 2015 17:41

Dark_Swordmaster: Oct 31, 2011

Bort Bortles posted:

I wanted the game out in February because by mid-May it will be really nice outside all the time and I will not want to be inside on my computer

Fuckin' weirdo. :goonsay:

# ? Apr 16, 2015 17:44

Gwyrgyn Blood: Dec 17, 2002

OAquinas posted:

I've heard "30 GB" floating around.

Wow, time to clean off the SSD I guess.

Speaking of which, does anyone know if there's a decent way to actually clean out the winsxs folder in Windows 7? The Disk Cleanup utility doesn't do it and it looks like a lot of the newer things to automatically clean it out are Windows 8.1 only. Mine's pushing 20GB at this point, it's getting a bit much.

Maybe it's just time to step up to a larger SSD I guess.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 17:47

AAAAA! Real Muenster: Jul 12, 2008; My QB is also named Bort

Gwyrgyn Blood posted:

Wow, time to clean off the SSD I guess.

~

Maybe it's just time to step up to a larger SSD I guess.

I got a 250 when I just built my computer and its pretty great.

Dark_Swordmaster posted:

Fuckin' weirdo.

Confirm.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 18:01

Lysidas: Jul 26, 2002; John Diefenbaker is a madman who thinks he's John Diefenbaker.; Pillbug

Wow, this thread is making me realize how dated my desktop PC is: 2.83GHz Core 2 Quad Q9550, 6GB RAM, GeForce GTX 460 SE.

The Witcher 2 EE runs quite well at 1920x1080 with non-maxed settings, and I will attempt to run TW3 on this hardware. I don't care how many settings I have to turn down, or if I have to lower the resolution.

I've read/heard a few things about this game being released for Linux (or SteamOS I suppose) at some point; is this accurate? I am unwilling to install Windows to play this.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 18:05

Manatee Cannon: Aug 26, 2010

30 gigs is actually a lot smaller than I was expecting considering the size of some things these days.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 18:36

Drifter: Oct 22, 2000; Belated Bear Witness; Soiled Meat

Is that Download or install footprint?

It'd be pretty loving amazing if it's 3 GBs larger than what Wasteland 2 was. :allears:

# ? Apr 16, 2015 18:39

Archimago: Jun 18, 2014; I just want to nom on Merrill

Bigger is better. If it's not at least 70GB I'm cancelling my preorder.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 18:49

Gwyrgyn Blood: Dec 17, 2002

Bort Bortles posted:

I got a 250 when I just built my computer and its pretty great.

Yeah 500GB is only $190 these days so I'd be tempted to just buy a new one. Can't decide if I would just reinstall Windows on the new one or not though, I only have a 7 upgrade key so uhg.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 18:52

8-bit Miniboss: May 24, 2005; CORPO COPS CAME FOR MY

Lyer posted:

Does the free copy of the witcher 3 come with any new 900 gtx card, or only for specific brands?

I think it's most, if not all 900 series cards from participating retailers.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 18:55

Lava Lamp Goddess: Feb 19, 2007

Is there a website that hosts Witcher 2 completed saves? Mine was lost at some point and I don't currently have the time to play through it again. Or will there be a setup like the console versions where you have the option to enter in your choices?

# ? Apr 16, 2015 19:32

Drifter: Oct 22, 2000; Belated Bear Witness; Soiled Meat

Lava Lamp Goddess posted:

Is there a website that hosts Witcher 2 completed saves? Mine was lost at some point and I don't currently have the time to play through it again. Or will there be a setup like the console versions where you have the option to enter in your choices?

I think they said you'd have an opportunity to create your backstory ingame.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 19:38

Manatee Cannon: Aug 26, 2010

Yeah I remember someone saying there's a Mass Effect style thing where you select your old choices.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 19:39

Drifter: Oct 22, 2000; Belated Bear Witness; Soiled Meat

"So tell me, Witcher....did you gently caress her?"

y/n

~*backstory complete*~

# ? Apr 16, 2015 19:42

AAAAA! Real Muenster: Jul 12, 2008; My QB is also named Bort

Drifter posted:

"So tell me, Witcher....did you gently caress her?"

y/n

~*backstory complete*~

Dont forget *sex cutscene*.

But yeah I have seen in more than one place that there will be a part at the beginning of the game where you describe what happened in the past with someone; your answers to their questions/stories you tell determine your backstory.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 19:45

iCe-CuBe.: Jun 9, 2011

Drifter posted:

"So tell me, Witcher....did you gently caress her?"

y/n

~*backstory complete*~

cant wait for this part in the witcher 3 where the witcher (hetrosexual man) fucks all the bitches, and also the villains are gay pedophiles and lesbians

# ? Apr 16, 2015 20:08

Sunsetaware: Jun 2, 2012

Bort Bortles posted:

Dont forget *sex cutscene*.

But yeah I have seen in more than one place that there will be a part at the beginning of the game where you describe what happened in the past with someone; your answers to their questions/stories you tell determine your backstory.

I like that. It's so nice and uncomplicated, I wish everyone did it that way.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 20:09

Drifter: Oct 22, 2000; Belated Bear Witness; Soiled Meat

Sunsetaware posted:

I like that. It's so nice and uncomplicated, I wish everyone did it that way.

Well sometimes it can be very vague and you don't have any idea about what actual thing you'd have chosen or not. Unless it's like some quasi-binary "Did you really kill all those kids?" (y/n/just some) or "So where did you grow up?" (with the elves/in a castle/I'm a pirate)

# ? Apr 16, 2015 20:10

steinrokkan: Apr 2, 2011; Soiled Meat

Bort Bortles posted:

Dont forget *sex cutscene*.

But yeah I have seen in more than one place that there will be a part at the beginning of the game where you describe what happened in the past with someone; your answers to their questions/stories you tell determine your backstory.

Witcher has the benefit of using Dandellion as a narrative device (at least I hope they are using one of his stories to let you customize your background).

# ? Apr 16, 2015 20:13

Anti-Hero: Feb 26, 2004

Bort Bortles posted:

I wanted the game out in February because by mid-May it will be really nice outside all the time and I will not want to be inside on my computer

This is my problem, too

Also because I live so far north that around that time it's almost perpetual sunlight so I can't darken my nerd cave enough for vidya games!

# ? Apr 16, 2015 20:14

Drifter: Oct 22, 2000; Belated Bear Witness; Soiled Meat

steinrokkan posted:

Witcher has the benefit of using Dandellion as a narrative device (at least I hope they are using one of his stories to let you customize your background).

Dandelion is so amazing. :allears:

# ? Apr 16, 2015 20:18

GrossMurpel: Apr 8, 2011

Drifter posted:

Well sometimes it can be very vague and you don't have any idea about what actual thing you'd have chosen or not. Unless it's like some quasi-binary "Did you really kill all those kids?" (y/n/just some) or "So where did you grow up?" (with the elves/in a castle/I'm a pirate)

I'm wondering how newcomers to the series handle that. "Did you side with the Scoia'tael?" "wat"
Thought it's their own fault for not playing the other games!

# ? Apr 16, 2015 21:47

AAAAA! Real Muenster: Jul 12, 2008; My QB is also named Bort

GrossMurpel posted:

I'm wondering how newcomers to the series handle that. "Did you side with the Scoia'tael?" "wat"
Thought it's their own fault for not playing the other games!

Yup. gently caress 'em.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 21:55

steinrokkan: Apr 2, 2011; Soiled Meat

GrossMurpel posted:

I'm wondering how newcomers to the series handle that. "Did you side with the Scoia'tael?" "wat"
Thought it's their own fault for not playing the other games!

I suppose there will be a default state to choose.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 21:57

Jimbot: Jul 22, 2008

I hope the skill tree is vastly more impressive than it was in 2. I'm playing through The Witcher now (planning on doing 2 right after) and it's just nuts how much more impressive the skills are. When I see them and remember a similar skill was like +5% of something it was just boring, it was hard to really care about leveling the skill in that game. In the first game I look forward to leveling up because all those upgrades are worthwhile.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 22:05

AAAAA! Real Muenster: Jul 12, 2008; My QB is also named Bort

Jimbot posted:

I hope the skill tree is vastly more impressive than it was in 2. I'm playing through The Witcher now (planning on doing 2 right after) and it's just nuts how much more impressive the skills are. When I see them and remember a similar skill was like +5% of something it was just boring, it was hard to really care about leveling the skill in that game. In the first game I look forward to leveling up because all those upgrades are worthwhile.

I'm hoping that 3's skilltree isnt so big that you can only expect to reasonably fill out one tree in a whole playthrough. I dont mind a few "filler" or less flashy skills if there are some sweet ones at the end (like there are in W2) but I didnt like that you get so few that you can only really tap into the potential of one tree in the course of the game.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 22:07

Drifter: Oct 22, 2000; Belated Bear Witness; Soiled Meat

I've really always felt passive skills like a 10% increase in some stat should be handled through armor, crafting and item equipping rather than a level-up ability.

Gimme poo poo to DOOOO when I level up.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 22:14

steinrokkan: Apr 2, 2011; Soiled Meat

Drifter posted:

I've really always felt passive skills like a 10% increase in some stat should be handled through armor, crafting and item equipping rather than a level-up ability.

Gimme poo poo to DOOOO when I level up.

Well, I prefer the opposite. Give me one or two good active abilities, and let me spend the rest of talents on passive poo poo.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 22:15

Drifter: Oct 22, 2000; Belated Bear Witness; Soiled Meat

steinrokkan posted:

Well, I prefer the opposite. Give me one or two good active abilities, and let me spend the rest of talents on passive poo poo.

I'm not talking about passive poo poo. Like, have the firball spell and then level it up have an aoe or pushback or knockdown or shoot two fireballs. That's cool. But having a skill to specifically increase its damage by 15% is just laziness.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 22:18

Archimago: Jun 18, 2014; I just want to nom on Merrill

Lava Lamp Goddess posted:

Is there a website that hosts Witcher 2 completed saves? Mine was lost at some point and I don't currently have the time to play through it again. Or will there be a setup like the console versions where you have the option to enter in your choices?

http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threads/30709-(SPOILERS)The-Witcher-2-Save-Game-Files

Take your pick, dude has like every possible variation available. Obviously, lots of spoilers for TW2 in there so anyone who cares about that shouldn't click.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 22:31

Diran: Jan 28, 2014

Archimago posted:

http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threads/30709-(SPOILERS)The-Witcher-2-Save-Game-Files

Take your pick, dude has like every possible variation available. Obviously, lots of spoilers for TW2 in there so anyone who cares about that shouldn't click.

Nice, I've been looking for something like this in case the in-game version isn't that great.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 23:22

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# ? Apr 29, 2024 02:56

Lava Lamp Goddess: Feb 19, 2007

Archimago posted:

http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threads/30709-(SPOILERS)The-Witcher-2-Save-Game-Files

Take your pick, dude has like every possible variation available. Obviously, lots of spoilers for TW2 in there so anyone who cares about that shouldn't click.

Thank you, this is perfect!

# ? Apr 17, 2015 03:55

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