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Posted May 26, 2011
Great news! The first patch for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is available right now in the "additional content" area of your download in "My Account" This patch fixes a number of issues. From the patch notes:

1. Fixed the free Troll Trouble DLC download. It is now included in the patch so there's no need to download and install it separately.

2. Fixed an issue that prevented some users from downloading other free DLCs (the ones given out with some pre-orders, special promotions, etc). The launcher now properly refreshes the list of available DLCs and allows for installation.

3. Performance improvements: approximately 5% to 30% better framerate and faster game loading for many users, depending on their individual systems and game versions. Owners of retail versions can expect the biggest improvements.

4. Fixed random crashes occurring on some systems, especially after saving and loading saves.

5. Key mapping – allows the arrow keys to be used for movement.

6. Added the option to invert the mouse.

7. nVidia surround vision now works properly.

8. More accurate assessment provided by the "auto-detect settings" option will help improve game performance.

9. Removed a bug that prevented completion of the “Blood Curse” quest.

10. GOG.com credits now work properly.

The last bugfix, of course, was the most important one, since you can now see who worked so hard at GOG.com to bring you the best digital version of the game anywhere on the 'Net!

As always, you can head over the The Witcher's website or let us know in our forums if you're experiencing problems.

Note: This patch only works on the gog.com version of the game.
Posted May 27, 2011
I guess it's safe to assume that all patches will be released like this. Guess I might have to buy this game after all.
Posted May 27, 2011
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GameRager: Gog provided patches.....nice of them and everyone worried for nothing.

Or maybe the outcry was what spurred the patches being hosted here?
Honestly, the concern was that they weren't going to do it. I'm not sure if this has something to do with their patching system being broken or what, but in all honesty they should've done that from the start. Especially since the only way that you can download things from here is if you have an account and access to the content legitimately.
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wormholewizards: Witcher 2 on Steam free-DRM? Knowing Steam, no chance in hell it will be truly DRM-free. There still some nuisance using Steam.
Actually, once you download some releases off steam there is no more DRM. Meaning that you can move the files and copy them as you like, the DRM only comes into it because you have to have an account with access to download it.

I did that with many iD games. I think at this point the only people buying the iD pack from Steam are doing it for the data files for use in a 3rd party engine.
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Falci: Reality keeps on making you all liars! Right, TheEnigmaticT?
Hard to say what exactly happened, but TheEnigmaticT was pretty honest about not being happy by the answer he was given even before he told us what the answer was.
Post edited May 27, 2011 by hedwards
Posted May 27, 2011
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KOCollins: I think the problem is not that they released a DRM freeing patch (Which is utterly fantastic in my book), but, that GOG marketed the Witcher 2 so strongly on their site as the only place to get it DRM free. I'm thinking people are kinda feeling they were misled as I said earlier. Since apparently, that is not exactly the truth any more.
You understand completely. If I had this to do over again, I would have bought a retail copy for the physical extras. Dropping DRM on every version of the game isn't the sort of thing you can just do without planning, so this was deliberate from the start. They knowingly misrepresented their product.
Posted May 27, 2011
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diegopmc: Will the patch ever get integrated into the main GOG download (ie. will the game download be updated so manual patching isn't required)? How long could it be until then?
Why would we want that to happen anytime soon? Why would we want to download all 9 to 10 gigs of the game every time that a new patch is released? That seems pointless. GOG should wait until the last official patch is released to update its core download.

EDIT: And thank you to CDPR and GOG for providing a standalone patch download! Faith +1
Post edited May 27, 2011 by ddmuse
Posted May 27, 2011
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diegopmc: Will the patch ever get integrated into the main GOG download (ie. will the game download be updated so manual patching isn't required)? How long could it be until then?
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ddmuse: Why would we want that to happen anytime soon? Why would we want to download all 9 to 10 gigs of the game every time that a new patch is released? That seems pointless. GOG should wait until the last official patch is released to update its core download.

EDIT: And thank you to CDPR and GOG for providing a standalone patch download! Faith +1
It is good to be able to download and apply a patch separately (for those who have already installed the game), but there is nothing good in main game download being not patched to the latest as it forces a user to download each and every patch and apply it manually after downloading and installing the game. And I think that was exactly the thing diegopmc was talking about.
Posted May 27, 2011
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TheEnigmaticT: It under "My Account" in the additional content area when you click on the The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings box.

[[Edited for clarity]]
This really should've been posted in the correct game-specific forum...
Posted May 27, 2011
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KOCollins: I think the problem is not that they released a DRM freeing patch (Which is utterly fantastic in my book), but, that GOG marketed the Witcher 2 so strongly on their site as the only place to get it DRM free. I'm thinking people are kinda feeling they were misled as I said earlier. Since apparently, that is not exactly the truth any more.
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alexkbaker: You understand completely. If I had this to do over again, I would have bought a retail copy for the physical extras. Dropping DRM on every version of the game isn't the sort of thing you can just do without planning, so this was deliberate from the start. They knowingly misrepresented their product.
I'm not mad. if I really wanted the physical extras, I'd buy the physical copy, as I can hardly see the SecuROM DRM being such a huge mindchanger (is that a word?) for anyone.

also, we all know the policy of GOG/CD about DRM, so it was clear that the DRM will go some time as did with Witcher 1 (however early it is).
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ddmuse: Why would we want that to happen anytime soon? Why would we want to download all 9 to 10 gigs of the game every time that a new patch is released? That seems pointless. GOG should wait until the last official patch is released to update its core download.

EDIT: And thank you to CDPR and GOG for providing a standalone patch download! Faith +1
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neotask: It is good to be able to download and apply a patch separately (for those who have already installed the game), but there is nothing good in main game download being not patched to the latest as it forces a user to download each and every patch and apply it manually after downloading and installing the game. And I think that was exactly the thing diegopmc was talking about.
I believe every new patch will replace the old one (as it will contain all the changes), and as it's 9 MB, I think this is really the best solution... also, you might be the last ones who didn't download the whole package of Witcher 2 yet :D
Post edited May 27, 2011 by Kunovski
Posted May 27, 2011
When the final patch has arrived will they integrate that patch into the install so the next time I download the GOG version of Witcher 2 I will have let's say patch 1.3 pre-installed? I mean, one thing that I love with GOG is that when you download games the latest official patch is already there.
Posted May 27, 2011
Thanks for heads up on this. WIll donwload the patch asap once I am home!! Hope the game will start to work better after this.
Posted May 27, 2011
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neotask: It is good to be able to download and apply a patch separately (for those who have already installed the game), but there is nothing good in main game download being not patched to the latest as it forces a user to download each and every patch and apply it manually after downloading and installing the game. And I think that was exactly the thing diegopmc was talking about.
In my experience, most modern game patches are cumulative (meaning that each new patch contains previous patches).

Aside from that, you've missed the point: To get the latest version, everyone will have to either patch or redownload when each new patch is released, so what's the point in updating the core download every time that a new patch is released rather than waiting for the final patch? Until the final patch is released, there is no real benefit to updating the core download.
Post edited May 27, 2011 by ddmuse
Posted May 27, 2011
Bullshit. They never said they would keep all the other versions DRM-infested forever just to keep the GOG users happy.

Read the interviews: it was always something along the line of 'We hate DRM, however, we can only have a direct control over the GOG version. We'll work with our publishers to take the DRM out as soon after the release as possible".

You had you DRM free exclusivity period, in what way exactly do you feel deceived?
Posted May 27, 2011
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A note to those of you who aren't happy about CD Projekt RED removing the DRM from all versions of the game: while CDR RED was probably going to remove the DRM eventually (as they had for The Witcher 1), I don't believe anyone planned to remove it this soon. However, the performance issues (which were especially severe on marginal systems) caused by the DRM had two possible fixes: one which was very involved and may not have worked for everyone anyway, or one which simply removed the DRM which caused the problem. The simplest solution is the best, usually, and CDP RED decided that this was the most effective way to solve the problem.

We believe GOG.com's version of the game, with its Fair Price Package, free RPG for anyone who preordered, and digital version of the artbook remains the best value on the 'Net. If you purchased the game from GOG.com as a measure of support for DRM-free gaming, don't think that your efforts went unheard. Our successful launch of The Witcher 2 on GOG.com is due to the loyalty and the integrity of people like you who wanted to show CDP RED and the gaming business at large that gamers want their entertainment DRM-free. I assure you that CDP RED has gotten that message already, and I can only hope that the rest of the industry is taking notice as well.
Posted May 27, 2011
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TheEnigmaticT: We believe GOG.com's version of the game, with its Fair Price Package, free RPG for anyone who preordered, and digital version of the artbook remains the best value on the 'Net. If you purchased the game from GOG.com as a measure of support for DRM-free gaming, don't think that your efforts went unheard. Our successful launch of The Witcher 2 on GOG.com is due to the loyalty and the integrity of people like you who wanted to show CDP RED and the gaming business at large that gamers want their entertainment DRM-free. I assure you that CDP RED has gotten that message already, and I can only hope that the rest of the industry is taking notice as well.
I agree, I think many people here purchased from GOG to support the site and the work you are doing to keep games DRM free. Great to see a patch come out so soon and I'm really enjoying the game!

The fact that GOG was able to launch a premium title like this and prove that even modern games can be successfully launched DRM free is a great achievement. I'm sure we'll start to see Steam and other digital download sites reconsider their DRM policy if gamers are willing to prove that they will purchase the games rather than steal them.
Posted May 27, 2011
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Gizmojunk: I cannot understand the mindset on someone who resents(?) the stripping of the DRM for other versions
Neither can I, and dare I say, many others.

They sound like spoiled brats.

They still have the most superior version, and it's not like they've lost anything.
Posted May 27, 2011
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TheEnigmaticT: A note to those of you who aren't happy about CD Projekt RED removing the DRM from all versions of the game: while CDR RED was probably going to remove the DRM eventually (as they had for The Witcher 1), I don't believe anyone planned to remove it this soon. However, the performance issues (which were especially severe on marginal systems) caused by the DRM had two possible fixes: one which was very involved and may not have worked for everyone anyway, or one which simply removed the DRM which caused the problem. The simplest solution is the best, usually, and CDP RED decided that this was the most effective way to solve the problem.

We believe GOG.com's version of the game, with its Fair Price Package, free RPG for anyone who preordered, and digital version of the artbook remains the best value on the 'Net. If you purchased the game from GOG.com as a measure of support for DRM-free gaming, don't think that your efforts went unheard. Our successful launch of The Witcher 2 on GOG.com is due to the loyalty and the integrity of people like you who wanted to show CDP RED and the gaming business at large that gamers want their entertainment DRM-free. I assure you that CDP RED has gotten that message already, and I can only hope that the rest of the industry is taking notice as well.
I just wonder how does Atari take this move.
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