11 gigs of madness are now available.

The patch is bigger than the original game size! Hooray for craziness!

Too bad I don't have the time right now. I'll have to dive into it tomorrow.

yup, though i've been playing the review copy of the 360 version that CD Projekt sent me :D   
  
I'll have to look at the PC version later today.

Thanks for the heads up, the automatic update kicked in no more than ten minutes ago. Can't wait until tomorrow... (first time Witcher here).

You know what would make this any better Ham flavored poptart.

I'm going to set fire to my face if they still didn't fix the steam overlay.

Downloading now, 37 minutes to go. Can't wait!

@CL60: They said that the overlay should be fixed now.

@CL60 said:

I'm going to set fire to my face if they still didn't fix the steam overlay.

What was wrong with the overlay? Worked fine for me.

Ooooh, I wonder if that means the GOG version has update too? Probably not because we were allowed to pre-load the patch with the last 33MB out at the same time the game unlocks (2am GMT I think). I'll check anyway... Just in case...

@AlexW00d said:

@CL60 said:

I'm going to set fire to my face if they still didn't fix the steam overlay.

What was wrong with the overlay? Worked fine for me.

No it didn't. It's been broken for everybody with the Steam version since 2.0 came out.

Man, FUCK, i dunno, so conflicted.
Already played 3 times through the game.
Doing another playthrough again seem kid of too much.
Should i still do it and play it again?
gha!

Ooooh, I wonder if that means the GOG version has update too? Probably not because we were allowed to pre-load the patch with the last 33MB out at the same time the game unlocks (2am GMT I think). I'll check anyway... Just in case...

You can also redeem your CD key for a GOG version of the game now. If you have the Steam version you can try to follow this guideor provide them with a proof of purchase.

The GoG update is supposedly broken

Hold off on it for a bit

@Marz said:

@Vitor said:

Ooooh, I wonder if that means the GOG version has update too? Probably not because we were allowed to pre-load the patch with the last 33MB out at the same time the game unlocks (2am GMT I think). I'll check anyway... Just in case...

It is, GOG just posted on twitter that it's available. As well as backup copies for everyone.

So it is. Servers seemed broken though as is the patch apparently... Boo :(

@CL60 said:

@AlexW00d said:

@CL60 said:

I'm going to set fire to my face if they still didn't fix the steam overlay.

What was wrong with the overlay? Worked fine for me.

No it didn't. It's been broken for everybody with the Steam version since 2.0 came out.

Oh ok, I only updated to 2.0 today. No biggie if it doesn't work anyway tbh.

wait, I just now realised a bunch of people will be playing witcher 2 for the first time.
It will be goddamn weird on the Witcher 2 boards.

@CL60 said:

I'm going to set fire to my face if they still didn't fix the steam overlay.

It's not fixed*, DO IT.

(*I do not have The Witcher 2 on PC so this knowledge is purely speculative. Do it anyway.)

Can confirm that the GOG download doesn't work. Boo. Installer breaks at the same spot for everyone including myself.

Seems like the perfect time to dive in then. I started playing through it at release but lost my save after chapter 1.

@Tennmuerti said:

wait, I just now realised a bunch of people will be playing witcher 2 for the first time.
It will be goddamn weird on the Witcher 2 boards.

Indeed, we can go spoil everything!

One thing I love about Steam and Origin is that their servers can handle such releases, looks like gog.com can't right now.

Ugh too bad I just went over my ISPs limit, that would cost me like $25 to download at this point, luckily I caught steam before it could cause too much damage.

I really wanted to get back into the game, I remember being stuck about 10 hours in.

I was waiting for this update to come out before I bought it. Now to wait for the next sale.

I've actually been holding back a second play-through (and I bought the damn game day 1!) in preparation for this! Well timed, you magnificent bastards!

I've just finished the Kayran and a few short quests after that, is there any reason for me to start over?

@Tennmuerti said:

Man, FUCK, i dunno, so conflicted. Already played 3 times through the game. Doing another playthrough again seem kid of too much. Should i still do it and play it again?gha!

Do it. 4 hours of new content. Worth it just for that I'd say. And the enhanced lighting and possible performance improvements...

@MrKlorox said:

I was waiting for this update to come out before I bought it. Now to wait for the next sale.

Not sure of your budget, but the disc version of the game is $30 on amazon in the US.

I sat and wrote information about the game's update and the availability the second it came out, and as I usually do I check if someone else made a similar thread. Right at the end of my written introduction to the Enhanced Edition a similar thread came up. A bit crushed, I immediately went into it and see for myself. My heart felt down and my chest pounded as I was quickly saddened that the person only cared to write half a sentence. In frustration I went here and wrote this.

After that brief period with myself I shrugged off, drank some water and slapped myself in the face with the repeating words "Forum". I right clicked on my document and chose 'delete'.

QUEST FAILED

Wait, what exactly comes with the enhanced edition update? I thought that was just the name given to the console versions.

@JeanLuc said:

Wait, what exactly comes with the enhanced edition update? I thought that was just the name given to the console versions.

5-6 hours of new content. And updated everything else.

@JeanLuc: If its anything like the Enhanced Edition for the first game then it will come with some extra side stories and stuff. I don't own Witcher 2 though.

@CL60: Sweet!

@Artigkar: Does this mean I get more boobs?

@JeanLuc: Hopefully yes :P

I was wondering why my internet was moving so slowly in spite of my traffic monitor telling me I'm at full throttle.

Patch downloaded, let's do this!

I had the witcher 2 uninstalled and now im reinstalling it and the download is 16 GBs, is that everything? Or will another download pop up after this one?

Steam overlay is fixed!

@Tennmuerti said:

Man, FUCK, i dunno, so conflicted. Already played 3 times through the game. Doing another playthrough again seem kid of too much. Should i still do it and play it again?gha!

Yes. Yes! Do it. Just don't be like me and make different decisions.

Playing through the game again on DARK. Not having too much trouble. It seems to be as challenging as when I first played it (obviously I know what I'm doing now).

However, a bit disappointed the RED Engine enchantments didn't make it over to the PC version.

What the hell is the 11 gigs for? I don't have much space left on my Windows partition, how on Earth did they create an 11 gig patch? Especially considering I've heard several reports that the game looks exactly the same on PC as it did before.

EDIT: I don't mean to sound ungrateful, it's awesome that they're releasing this. Just surprised that 4 hours of content and some cutscenes are amounting to 11gbs.

I downloaded this ages ago on Steam but never played it. Suddenly I have to download another 11GB. Something tells me it's not going to happen.

@Panpipe said:

What the hell is the 11 gigs for? I don't have much space left on my Windows partition, how on Earth did they create an 11 gig patch? Especially considering I've heard several reports that the game looks exactly the same on PC as it did before.

EDIT: I don't mean to sound ungrateful, it's awesome that they're releasing this. Just surprised that 4 hours of content and some cutscenes are amounting to 11gbs.

It is not just the new content that is in those 11gbs. They rewrote alot of the old code for the game so now you are required to download the new code that replaces the old one. They have improved pretty much every aspect of the game. Hence the huge filesize =)

@DBHErazor said:

@Panpipe said:

What the hell is the 11 gigs for? I don't have much space left on my Windows partition, how on Earth did they create an 11 gig patch? Especially considering I've heard several reports that the game looks exactly the same on PC as it did before.

EDIT: I don't mean to sound ungrateful, it's awesome that they're releasing this. Just surprised that 4 hours of content and some cutscenes are amounting to 11gbs.

It is not just the new content that is in those 11gbs. They rewrote alot of the old code for the game so now you are required to download the new code that replaces the old one. They have improved pretty much every aspect of the game. Hence the huge filesize =)

Are the graphics improved? Also, code should be a handful of mbs, not GBs. But I guess if you have to replace a lot of the old stuff it's easier to replace than patch.

I'm genuinely considering not updating it. What's the size of the game after the update?

@Panpipe said:

@DBHErazor said:

@Panpipe said:

What the hell is the 11 gigs for? I don't have much space left on my Windows partition, how on Earth did they create an 11 gig patch? Especially considering I've heard several reports that the game looks exactly the same on PC as it did before.

EDIT: I don't mean to sound ungrateful, it's awesome that they're releasing this. Just surprised that 4 hours of content and some cutscenes are amounting to 11gbs.

It is not just the new content that is in those 11gbs. They rewrote alot of the old code for the game so now you are required to download the new code that replaces the old one. They have improved pretty much every aspect of the game. Hence the huge filesize =)

Are the graphics improved? Also, code should be a handful of mbs, not GBs. But I guess if you have to replace a lot of the old stuff it's easier to replace than patch.

I'm genuinely considering not updating it. What's the size of the game after the update?

The size is a bit larger than before, somewhat in excess of 16gb or so Id say.

Hmm I dont really think they did anything major with the graphics of the game. But they added about 4 hours of additional gameplay content and 40min of new video cutscenes etc.

I cant remember all the info, it was in a video presentation that the guys over at CDPR did

@DBHErazor: Thanks. I tried looking it up on the main site but it doesn't actually clarify what's in the PC update. It just says "100s of improvements" which to be honest sound like bug fixes.

Kudos to CDPR, this is totally cool, just doesn't seem worth 11gb of my crappy Windows partition. Maybe when I delete Skyrim I'll update it.

@Panpipe said:

@DBHErazor: Thanks. I tried looking it up on the main site but it doesn't actually clarify what's in the PC update. It just says "100s of improvements" which to be honest sound like bug fixes.

Kudos to CDPR, this is totally cool, just doesn't seem worth 11gb of my crappy Windows partition. Maybe when I delete Skyrim I'll update it.

Somewhere in this presentation they talk about whats in the PC patch

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/21620206

@DBHErazor: @mak_wikus:

Alright, thanks guys. I think I'll just watch the extra cutscenes on youtube. If they'd redone the lighting, like they did on the console version, I might be tempted.