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has anybody downloaded the game via GOG.com, but then installed GALAXY ? how did you point galaxy to you installed game path and did it work properly ?
 
Hiro said:
has anybody downloaded the game via GOG.com, but then installed GALAXY ? how did you point galaxy to you installed game path and did it work properly ?
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Well that's what I plan on doing, as GoGalaxy doesn't have a resume feature as yet. I'll let you know how it goes but I'll only start the download tonight through weekend.
 
The_Imp_ZA said:

At least they've finally addressed the "downgrade".
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I am seriously annoyed with this.

I have to say I never expected CDPR to pull an EA or Ubisoft but that's exactly what they did with their E3 footage. There is a lot that's been downgraded and they're pulling the whole "optimization" card out of the hat, the shader and lighting system has been changed, there is no doubt about that.

Maybe next time just say, we wanted the absolute best but at the end of the day it just wasn't possible on current hardware, why spin a bunch of bullshit...Just tell the truth or maybe don't lie from the start.

I still think the game will be amazing and I am a huge witcher fan but fucking hell man, you are 1 of the last developers out there that pc gamers respect and now you pull shit like this....

Edit: And yeah this is because of the lowest denominator...Fucking consoles.
 
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The Joker said:
I am seriously annoyed with this.

I have to say I never expected CDPR to pull an EA or Ubisoft but that's exactly what they did with their E3 footage. There is a lot that's been downgraded and they're pulling the whole "optimization" card out of the hat, the shader and lighting system has been changed, there is no doubt about that.

Maybe next time just say, we wanted the absolute best but at the end of the day it just wasn't possible on current hardware, why spin a bunch of bullshit...Just tell the truth or maybe don't lie from the start.

I still think the game will be amazing and I am a huge witcher fan but fucking hell man, you are 1 of the last developers out there that pc gamers respect and now you pull shit like this....

Edit: And yeah this is because of the lowest denominator...Fucking consoles.
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I'm probably the most hyped out of everyone here, and I agree with most of this. There's obvious differences between the 2014 35-minute footage and the final build, in terms of global lighting, water and vegetation. There's an interview which I can't find, where the lead technical designer says they had to cut global illumination, and replaced it with a system they built in house which mimics it. Really sucks because I don't think we'll be getting proper global illumination on a multi-platform title, this gen. The tech looks so good!

On the flip side, this has cost them at least 30 million USD to make, after all the delays. They need the money from the console versions, so they can't come out and say that it's their fault that these things were scrapped. I don't think it's as bad a situation as Watch Dogs, and I don't think they aimed to mislead people. Ironically, TW2 actually got better looking as they developed it. I think they were just over ambitious.

Regardless, the game still looks gorgeous. In comparison to earlier footage though, it does look worse. I think once they've finished all the expansions and released the Enhanced Edition, that the game will actually look better than it does now. If DX12 is even half as good as people are saying it's going to be, there's a chance they might be able to add some of the cut features back in, on PC anyway. That, or the mods will do it.

Honestly, I'm not going to be giving two shits about this when I'm playing the game. It's getting almost unanimous praise, which makes me very happy.
 
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The_Imp_ZA said:
I'm probably the most hyped out of everyone here, and I agree with most of this. There's obvious differences between the 2014 35-minute footage and the final build, in terms of global lighting, water and vegetation. There's an interview which I can't find, where the lead technical designer says they had to cut global illumination, and replaced it with a system they built in house which mimics it. Really sucks because I don't think we'll be getting proper global illumination on a multi-platform title, this gen. The tech looks so good!

On the flip side, this has cost them at least 30 million USD to make, after all the delays. They need the money from the console versions, so they can't come out and say that it's their fault that these things were scrapped. I don't think it's as bad a situation as Watch Dogs, and I don't think they aimed to mislead people. Ironically, TW2 actually got better looking as they developed it. I think they were just over ambitious.

Regardless, the game still looks gorgeous. In comparison to earlier footage though, it does look worse. I think once they've finished all the expansions and released the Enhanced Edition, that the game will actually look better than it does now. If DX12 is even half as good as people are saying it's going to be, there's a chance they might be able to add some of the cut features back in, on PC anyway. That, or the mods will do it.

Honestly though, I'm not going to be giving two shits about this when I'm playing the game. It's getting almost unanimous praise, which makes me very happy.
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I'm not sure if you're more hyped than me man. :p

I, for one, couldn't care less about any "downgrades". Graphics are the last thing I look for in any game. Don't get me wrong, I can appreciate a good looking game, but it really is at the bottom of the list of what I want in a game. This game especially is all about Geralt and the story for me with the exploration and other RPG elements coming in at a close second. It could have run on the same engine as the first Witcher and I would have been just as hyped to play it.
 
Wlad said:
I'm not sure if you're more hyped than me man. :p

I, for one, couldn't care less about any "downgrades". Graphics are the last thing I look for in any game. Don't get me wrong, I can appreciate a good looking game, but it really is at the bottom of the list of what I want in a game. This game especially is all about Geralt and the story for me with the exploration and other RPG elements coming in at a close second. It could have run on the same engine as the first Witcher and I would have been just as hyped to play it.
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I feel the same way. I just want to play it now! :p

This weekend is going to take forever.
 


Yeah, I can see the differences and tend to agree with [MENTION=21]The Joker[/MENTION] and I understand his thought path and reasoning makes sense. However, I still think the game looks fantastic and will be one of this years best looking games despite all this.
 
[MENTION=21]The Joker[/MENTION]


Hairworks makes Geralt's hair look like spaghetti, mixed with jello. :p
 
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The Joker said:
I am seriously annoyed with this.

I have to say I never expected CDPR to pull an EA or Ubisoft but that's exactly what they did with their E3 footage. There is a lot that's been downgraded and they're pulling the whole "optimization" card out of the hat, the shader and lighting system has been changed, there is no doubt about that.

Maybe next time just say, we wanted the absolute best but at the end of the day it just wasn't possible on current hardware, why spin a bunch of bullshit...Just tell the truth or maybe don't lie from the start.

I still think the game will be amazing and I am a huge witcher fan but fucking hell man, you are 1 of the last developers out there that pc gamers respect and now you pull shit like this....

Edit: And yeah this is because of the lowest denominator...Fucking consoles.
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I am annoyed because it was possible on current hardware just not on the 2 inferior systems...Should have had a seperate system for pc and console imho...
 
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Stefan9 said:
I am annoyed because it was possible on current hardware just not on the 2 inferior systems...Should have had a separate system for pc and console imho...
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Financially it's not feasible to develop two different versions at the same time. Plus if the console versions look very different, people aren't going to buy the game. They'll cry that's it's unoptimised or a bad port.

Ironically, that's what they did for TW2. The Xbox version launched a year later, although it did look very good considering its age.

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I need footage of someone who can play the game. :wtf: It's like everyone who has done pre-release footage is terrible at it. :p

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The day one patch for PS4 is 481.1mb. It fixes all the framerate issues that are mentioned in most of the reviews.

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Anyone seen the 'outrage' that there aren't many black characters in the game. Sigh... I guess they've not heard of Zerrikania. Elves and dwarves are the minority groups, there's enough prejudice there. I don't think they need to shoehorn in groups that aren't prominent in the regions the game takes place.

Plus it's based off Slavic folklore after all. There isn't exactly a large non-white group in Eastern Europe.
 
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