Patch 1.5

[redneck1st]

Now I just noticed that there is a 1.5 version patch for the original Witcher game. But when I try to download the patch it brings up for downloading something called SpeedItUp Free 4.0. Does anyone know what in the world this is all about? All I want is the 1.5 patch to upgrade the witcher not some stupid utility program.

 

And yes this is via The Witcher home site.

 

Any help on this would be appreciated.

[JimboUK]

There are some links on this page, one must work....

 

http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/1.5_patch

[tommy5761]

Now I just noticed that there is a 1.5 version patch for the original Witcher game. But when I try to download the patch it brings up for downloading something called SpeedItUp Free 4.0. Does anyone know what in the world this is all about? All I want is the 1.5 patch to upgrade the witcher not some stupid utility program.

 

And yes this is via The Witcher home site.

 

Any help on this would be appreciated.

 

These sites have all the necessary patches including the 1.5

http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/patches/thewitcher/patch.html

http://www.bigdownload.com/games/the-witcher/pc/game-main/list/

http://www.fileplanet.com/107955/0/0/0/1/section/Patches

http://www.patches-scrolls.de/the_witcher.php

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/thewitcherenhancededition/downloads.html?mode=official&tag=tabs%3Bdownloads

[swordsman5]

I've just re-installed the original Witcher, downloaded the 1.5 patch but when I try and apply it I get a message telling me that it doesn't recognise the game version, should I download all the other patches and apply them in sequence? It was also rather odd that when I uninstalled from my F drive and then re-installed on C I wasn't asked for the game serial code or to register it either, both of which I would expect with an install on a new drive.

 

PS, viewing the readme it's V1.0, how do you actually check the actual install?

Edited June 13, 2011 by swordsman5

[tommy5761]

I've just re-installed the original Witcher, downloaded the 1.5 patch but when I try and apply it I get a message telling me that it doesn't recognise the game version, should I download all the other patches and apply them in sequence? It was also rather odd that when I uninstalled from my F drive and then re-installed on C I wasn't asked for the game serial code or to register it either, both of which I would expect with an install on a new drive.

 

PS, viewing the readme it's V1.0, how do you actually check the actual install?

 

If it`s the original game from 2007 then you need only to download and install the 1.4 patch and relevant language pack first before applying the 1.5 patch .

 

If you download the 1.4 patch from the link http://www.en.thewitcher.com/the-witcher/1/ it will let you update the game without registering .

 

To setup the 1.4 (EE) patch download both the 1.4 patch and language pack , then create a folder for example on your desktop and place both the 1.4 patch and language pack in this folder . Then run the 1.4 patch as admin and you should be good to go .

 

Also if you run windows 7 you will need to update to the 1.5 patch and then go to

http://www.tagesprotection.com/main.htm?page=minimum.htm and update the tages driver and then remove them.

 

Updating to the 1.5 patch removes the DRM which will let you play without the disc .

 

When all is said and done hover your mouse over the witcher exe and the version should read 1.5.0.1304

Edited June 13, 2011 by tommy5761

[swordsman5]

Thanks mate, I still run on XP so the last bit I can ignore.

[swordsman5]

Too late to edit last post, but after running the TWEE with the language pack and then the 1.5 patch, when I hover the mouse over the launcher it reads 1.0.0.83, yet the 1.4 patch took ages to update (in fact i went to bed and left it to it's own devices!) so I would have expected it to at least show as 1.4.

[tommy5761]

Too late to edit last post, but after running the TWEE with the language pack and then the 1.5 patch, when I hover the mouse over the launcher it reads 1.0.0.83, yet the 1.4 patch took ages to update (in fact i went to bed and left it to it's own devices!) so I would have expected it to at least show as 1.4.

 

To see if the patch took effect you will need to go to your witcher/system folder and hover your mouse over the witcher exe and it should show 1.4.5.1280 i think for the 1.4 patch but if it shows 1.5.0.1304 then that would be the 1.5 patch

[swordsman5]

Strange, the only thing that shows any version history is the launcher icon (the dark grey amulet) which shows as 1.0.0.83, there is nothing that I can find in the Witcher folder that says .exe yet the game runs, even managed to get an old savegame I found on another drive to work which will save a bit of time (location :- Swamp outside Visima), there is a 34Kb DIR file that says Patch although I have no idea what programme would be needed to open it, I would therefore assume that the patches must have been applied but am as yet unable to ascertain the exact version.

[tommy5761]

Strange, the only thing that shows any version history is the launcher icon (the dark grey amulet) which shows as 1.0.0.83, there is nothing that I can find in the Witcher folder that says .exe yet the game runs, even managed to get an old savegame I found on another drive to work which will save a bit of time (location :- Swamp outside Visima), there is a 34Kb DIR file that says Patch although I have no idea what programme would be needed to open it, I would therefore assume that the patches must have been applied but am as yet unable to ascertain the exact version.

 

OK there are two ways to find out what version you are on .

(1) Go to your install directory and open The Witcher folder and there you should see a system folder if you open that you should see the witcher exe hover your mouse over it and it should read 1.5.0.1304

(2) launch game and when you get to the new/load game screen click options and then click video options and uncheck full screen and then accept and when your screen resizes your game version should be in the upper left of the screen the latest game version is 1.4.5.1304 . if yours says this then you are on the 1.5 patch .