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The second installment in the RPG saga about the Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, features a thoroughly engrossing, mature storyline defining new standards for thought-provoking, non-linear game narration. In addition to an epic story, the game features an original, brutal combat system that uniquely combines tactical elements with dynamic action. A new, modern game engine, responsible both for beautiful visuals and sophisticated game mechanics puts players in the most lively and believable world ever created in an RPG game. A captivating story, dynamic combat system, beautiful graphics, and everything else that made the original Witcher such a great game are now executed in a much more advanced and sophisticated way.
Game Details:
Title: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Digital Premium Edition Genre: RPG Developer: CD Projekt RED Publisher: CD Projekt RED Release Date: May 17, 2011 Languages: English*, German*, French*, Italian, Spanish *languages with full audio support Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit) GRAB THE DLC HERE.
Blood and Gore
Intense Violence
Nudity
Strong Language
Strong Sexual Content
Use of Drugs
Known issues/bugs at this time (I will put a line through the issues/bugs that have been FIXED):
No 16:10 support.
Game will not launch (stuck on Steam launcher).
Cannot install extra content on Steam.
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Originally Posted by ReadMe Known Issues
Technical
- Playing .avi and other movie files on your system before launching the game may corrupt game graphics (new nVidia drivers will fix this issue). After playing such files, you should restart your computer before launching the game.
-Disable anti-aliasing on AMD video cards before launching the game. This hardware feature currently conflicts with the game's anti-alias settings.
- AMD still needs to add a profile for The Witcher 2 to the driver for its Crossfire chipsets. Until this occurs, you may experience reverse performance scalability on systems equipped with this chipset. If this occurs, it is recommended that you disable one of the GPUs on your system. We will post information on a fix for this issue at thewitcher.com/support FAQ as soon as AMD provides one.
- Some AMD cards may not allow you to play the game in fullscreen mode.
- The game may occasionally take longer than expected to launch (about 45 seconds on average).
- After installation, you might encounter an error about a missing .dll file. If this occurs, please run vcredist_x86.exe from the Disk2 directory.
- We advise that you de-activate any anti-virus software prior to beginning the installation process. If you fail to do so, please be sure to authorize the download and installation of any files the software detects as corrupted during installation.
-Occasionally, CPUs may not be detected correctly when using the auto-detect feature in the configuration tool.
Gameplay
- A very random input block might occur when using bombs, during dynamic fistfights, and with some interactions. If you encounter this issue, please load a previous game save.
Possible fixes at this time for Steam Launcher issue: Re-verify game files, try re-launching.
Try disabling anti virus, it's possible it is detecting the EXE as a false positive.
Try running the game in a lower resolution with Windows Mode rather than Full Screen.
Possible fixes at this time for the inability to install extra content on Steam: Restart Steam and run as administrator.
Q&A
Q: What is UberSampling and should I enable or disable it to improve performance?:
A:
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Ubersampling: high quality rendering mode under which whole scenes are rendered multiple times to provide the best possible textures, object details and anti-aliasing (superior to anti-alias and anisotropy even on the highest settings). Use with caution, only on top-end computers (best possible in terms of both GPU and CPU).
This game is looking nuts, I haven't actually gotten around to playing the first game but I've always been very interested, just never actually picked it up.
Gonna pre-order this game soon, need an RPG since I've been playing so much shooters lately. If Witcher 1 drops to 5 bux, I'll grab that too.
I am just kinda mad that I heard they have a transfer option similar to mass effect and I didn't know the 2nd witcher was going to have this feature so i deleted my saves The first was one of the best rpgs i played for the pc so I can't wait.
I need to beat the first Witcher before grabbing this one. Back then I had a pretty weak PC, so I couldn't really enjoy the game to the fullest, which caused me to stop playing it.
Originally Posted by Grief;13361185
This game is looking nuts, I haven't actually gotten around to playing the first game but I've always been very interested, just never actually picked it up.
Gonna pre-order this game soon, need an RPG since I've been playing so much shooters lately. If Witcher 1 drops to 5 bux, I'll grab that too.
Play the first one...easily the best RPG I've played so far...can't wait for the 2nd one
I know, I've heard so many good things about it. I just feel like playing the first one this close to the release of the second one will kill the 'new' feel, since I will be essentially playing the same game back to back.
I'll just read the back story on wikipedia or something for Witcher 1, then play through it later after a Steam sale.
This game is looking nuts, I haven't actually gotten around to playing the first game but I've always been very interested, just never actually picked it up.
Gonna pre-order this game soon, need an RPG since I've been playing so much shooters lately. If Witcher 1 drops to 5 bux, I'll grab that too.
I know, I've heard so many good things about it. I just feel like playing the first one this close to the release of the second one will kill the 'new' feel, since I will be essentially playing the same game back to back.
I'll just read the back story on wikipedia or something for Witcher 1, then play through it later after a Steam sale.
nope.
You will want to play it, so that you have a save to import, and so that you can experience the epic story.
The combat and everything about the original has been upgraded and changed. The combat and character leveling system has been entire overhauled. The combat is 100% different from the first game.
It is not possible for the new one to play like the first one. You owe it to yourself to play the original RPG of the year before the new RPG of the year comes out.
Practically throwing my money at it. Anyone else incredibly excited for it?
Bought it 5 times and sent 4 copies to my best friends on steam, just to support the company more.
This company supports and listens to it's fans (more than any other company i've seen), offers free DLC which is actually good and lengthy, etc. They completely re-did the Witcher and then offered it for FREE for anyone who bought the original Witcher. What other company has put that much time and money into a game and then offered it for free?
Support them the most you can, we need more companies like this.
This is the first game in over a year that i've bought at launch price, and i'm not hurting on cash. This is one of the few games that I actually think will be worth the full price.
If you are only going to buy one game this year, make it this one! Don't pirate this, show them that good dedicated PC games can sell well still.
Currently says $9.99 but for a limited time only it will be $4.99 on the 10th of may till TW2 is released i think
Buy it from there DRM Free and get loads of goodies :3
Ya I had heard about that, I bet Steam price matches as well though I should buy from gog to support them as well.
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Originally Posted by Vhati
nope.
You will want to play it, so that you have a save to import, and so that you can experience the epic story.
The combat and everything about the original has been upgraded and changed. The combat and character leveling system has been entire overhauled. The combat is 100% different from the first game.
It is not possible for the new one to play like the first one. You owe it to yourself to play the original RPG of the year before the new RPG of the year comes out.
I didn't know about the save import feature, I'll keep that in mind, thanks for the info
This and Elder Scrolls V are the two games i am looking forward to the most this year. Nothing better than a rainy sunday afternoon with a nice rpg and a can of ginger ale....yes i am a nerd.
Bought it 5 times and sent 4 copies to my best friends on steam, just to support the company more.
This company supports and listens to it's fans (more than any other company i've seen), offers free DLC which is actually good and lengthy, etc. They completely re-did the Witcher and then offered it for FREE for anyone who bought the original Witcher. What other company has put that much time and money into a game and then offered it for free?
Support them the most you can, we need more companies like this.
This is the first game in over a year that i've bought at launch price, and i'm not hurting on cash. This is one of the few games that I actually think will be worth the full price.
Based on this I'll probably end up buying the game and seeing how well it turns out. I'm always interested in a good RPG, and I'll show support for people who listen to their customers.
I hope Witcher 2 camera will be more like WoW.
Because in Witcher 1 you only have a choice between an overhead view with the stuck camera, that has does a crappy job of following your character, or an over the shoulder but then you can't click on stuff.
Why not make the camera free - floating and give the player the ability to adjust it and click on stuff?
I hope Witcher 2 camera will be more like WoW.
Because in Witcher 1 you only have a choice between an overhead view with the stuck camera, that has does a crappy job of following your character, or an over the shoulder but then you can't click on stuff.
Why not make the camera free - floating and give the player the ability to adjust it and click on stuff?
it wont. the combat is entirely different from the first game.
I bought witcher 1 enhanced edition directors cut a while back, but the cut scenes don't work on my custom resolution of 1804x1004.
I play on an old 2007 46" samsung 1080p LCD, this TV did not come with a "fit to scale" 1:1 feature in its options like the modern tv's do. So i have to set a custom resolution in my nvidia panel since 1920x1080 goes beyond the borders of the screen, it cuts out my whole start menu bar on my desktop, and pretty much any kind of HUD in games.
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