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The Witcher 1.5
ReadMe File
July 06, 2009
IMPORTANT:
Please download Microsoft hotfix from the following location when playing the game on 32-bit Windows Vista: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940105
Table of Contents
1. Minimum System Requirements
2. Recommended System Requirements
3. Installation
4. Performance Tips
5. New features and fixes
6. Known Issues
7. Copyright and Trademark
OS (Operating System): Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2, Vista (Operating System must be up to date with the latest fixes)
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz or AMD Athlon 64 +2800
RAM: 1024 MB RAM for Microsoft® Windows® XP / 1536 MB for Microsoft® Windows® Vista
Video: 128 MB Video RAM or greater with DirectX9 Vertex Shader/ Pixel Shader 2.0 support (NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or ATI Radeon 9800 or better)
Free HD Space: 8.5 GB available hard drive space
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compliant soundcard, plus speakers or headphones
DVD: DVD-ROM
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (dual core) or equivalent AMD X2 processor or better
RAM: 2048 MB RAM
Video: 256 MB Video RAM or greater with DirectX9 Vertex Shader/ Pixel Shader 2.0 support (NVIDIA 7900 or faster with 512 MB of memory)
3. Installation Instructions
THE WITCHER MODULE EDITION UPGRADE:
1) Start Windows® XP/Vista.
2) Exit all other applications.
3) Your game has to be already updated to version 1.4 in order to proceed with 1.5 upgrade.
4) Start the Module.exe executable.
5) Follow the remainder of the on-screen instructions to finish installing the module.
THE WITCHER GAME:
2) Exit all other applications. Insert The Witcher disc into your DVD drive.
3) If AutoPlay is enabled, an installer will start.
4) If AutoPlay is not enabled, press the Windows® logo key + R to open the “Run” dialog.
5) Type D:\Autorun and click on OK. Note: If your CD or DVD drive is assigned to a letter other than D, substitute that letter.
6) Follow the remainder of the on-screen instructions to finish installing The Witcher.
7) The game will start automatically after installation is finished.
8) Installation of DirectX®: The Witcher DVD-ROM requires DirectX® 9.0c or higher in order to run. If you do not have DirectX® 9.0c or higher installed, the installer will install the proper version.
UNINSTALL NOTES:
1) The Module Edition can be uninstalled only during the uninstallation of whole game.
2) DO NOT run file "removepatch.exe" from game's directory.
NOTE: You no longer need to have a game disc inserted into DVD-ROM in order to play the game.
1) The following video cards should be set to run at 800x600 with Low Detail settings:
ATI RADEON 9800 Series, ATI RADEON X700 Series, ATI RADEON X1300/X1550 Series, NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT, NVIDIA GeForce 6600
2) The following video cards should be set to run at 1024x768 with Medium Detail settings:
ATI RADEON X800 PRO, ATI RADEON X850 XT, ATI RADEON X1600 Series, ATI RADEON X1800 series, ATI RADEON X1950 Pro, ATI RADEON HD 2600 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GS, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Series GPU, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT, NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT, NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GS, NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
3) The following video cards should be set to run at 1024x768 with High Detail settings:
ATI RADEON X1950 XTX, ATI RADEON HD 2900 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX, NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX
4) NVIDIA advises to download latest drivers: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_163.69.html
The package updates the Witcher to version 1.5 and brings following changes:
- Adds fixes included in patch related to EAX problems.
- Removes copy protection (DRM). Game no longer requires game disc inserted in DVD-ROM in order to play. This refers also to D’jinni Editor.
- Patch includes 5 fan made adventures: “"Blight of the Bogs", "The Wedding", "Merry Witchmas", "Wraiths of Quiet Hamlet", "Deceits". All adventures are translated to English and Polish, and only have subtitles (no voices).
1) The Witcher may exhaust virtual address space when running on 32-bit Windows Vista. Microsoft has released a hotfix that addresses this problem. Please download the hotfix from the following location when playing the game on 32-bit Windows Vista: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940105
2) The following video cards are not currently supported: S3 Colt, S3 S27, S3 S8, Intel GMA 950 based cards. Audio: Hercules Muse 5.1 (C-Media Audio).
3) The following processors are out of range: AMD Duron Series, AMD Athlon XP 2400+ through 3200+, AMD Sempron 2400+ through 2800+, and the INTEL Celeron Series.
4) Some bugfixes mentioned above will work only if a game is restarted from scratch, for some others a corresponding act needs to be restarted.
5) The Witcher supports only Creative EAX 4.0. If your soundcard uses other EAX version, use “Environmental Effects” option instead.
6) The Digital Distribution version of The Witcher (v.1.3) is not supported by Vista 64-bit systems.
© 2007 CD Projekt Sp z.o.o. © 2007 Atari Europe. Marketed and distributed by Atari Europe S.A.S.U. Developed by CD Projekt RED Sp. z o.o. The Witcher is a registered trademark of CD Projekt Sp z.o.o. All rights reserved. This Game was created using the BioWare Aurora Engine© 1997 – 2007 BioWare Corp. All rights reserved. BioWare, the BioWare Aurora Engine and the BioWare logo are trademarks of BioWare Corp. All other copyrights and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, GeForce and “The Way It’s Meant to be Played” logo are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and other countries. All rights reserved. Based on the works of Andrzej Sapkowski. The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski, translated by Danusia Stok, published by Victor Gollancz, a member of the Orion Publishing Group. Uses Bink Video. Copyright ©1997-2007 by RAD Game Tools, Inc. Uses Miles Sound System. Copyright ©1991-2005 by RAD Game Tools, Inc. RenderWare is a registered trademark of Canon Inc. Portions of this software are Copyright 1998-2003 Criterion Software Ltd. and its Licensors. Portions of this software utilize SpeedTree technology. ©2001-2004 Interactive Data Visualization, Inc. All rights reserved. Lua code copyright ©1994-2007 Lua.org, PUC-Rio. Portions of this software are copyright ©1996-2004 The FreeType Project (www.freetype.org). All rights reserved. Portions of the Loki Library Copyright ©2001 by Andrei Alexandrescu.
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