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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Publisher: CD PROJEKT RED

Game Information

DISCOVER THE STORY BEFORE THE WITCHER IV


About the Game

One of the most acclaimed RPGs of all time. Now ready for a new generation.

You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

Updated to the latest version, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt comes with new features and items, including a built-in Photo Mode, swords, armor, and alternate outfits inspired by The Witcher Netflix series — and more!

Behold the dark fantasy world of the Continent like never before! This edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been enhanced with numerous visual and technical improvements, including vastly improved level of detail, a range of community created and newly developed mods for the game, real-time ray tracing, and more — all implemented with the power of modern PCs in mind.

Trained from early childhood and mutated to gain superhuman skills, strength, and reflexes, witchers are a counterbalance to the monster-infested world in which they live.

• Gruesomely destroy foes as a professional monster hunter armed with a range of upgradeable weapons, mutating potions, and combat magic.

• Hunt down a wide variety of exotic monsters, from savage beasts prowling mountain passes to cunning supernatural predators lurking in the shadowy back alleys of densely populated cities.

• Invest your rewards to upgrade your weaponry and buy custom armor, or spend them on horse races, card games, fist fighting, and other pleasures life brings.

Built for endless adventure, the massive open world of The Witcher sets new standards in terms of size, depth, and complexity.

• Traverse a fantastical open world: explore forgotten ruins, caves, and shipwrecks, trade with merchants and dwarven smiths in cities, and hunt across the open plains, mountains, and seas.

• Deal with treasonous generals, devious witches, and corrupt royalty to provide dark and dangerous services.

• Make choices that go beyond good & evil, and face their far-reaching consequences.

Take on the most important contract of your life: to track down the child of prophecy, the key to saving or destroying this world.

• In times of war, chase down the child of prophecy, a living weapon foretold by ancient elven legends.

• Struggle against ferocious rulers, spirits of the wilds, and even a threat from beyond the veil – all hell-bent on controlling this world.

• Define your destiny in a world that may not be worth saving.

Mac Performance Stats

Experience Reports

10

Play Methods

Native0
CrossOver10
Parallels0
Other0

Average Rating

3.2/4

Experience Reports

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0
D3D_METALEXCELLENT
M1 PRO
Graphics:
ULTRA
FPS:
45
Resolution:
1080p
Hardware:
M1 PRO

Review Note:

Nvidia hairworks will crash the game other than that everything on ultra not ultra high

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0
DXMTBARELY PLAYABLE
M1 BASE
Graphics:
LOW
FPS:
30
Resolution:
1920x1080
Hardware:
M1 BASE

Review Note:

Lowest settings. DXMT has a better performance than DXVK (Just a little). But still laggy especially in Novigrad (less than 10 fps).

CrossOver

CrossOver

v24.0
D3D_METALEXCELLENT
M1 ULTRA
Graphics:
ULTRA
FPS:
60
Resolution:
2560x1440
Hardware:
M1 ULTRA
CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0.1
D3D_METALGOOD
M1 PRO
Graphics:
HIGH
Chip:
M1 PRO
Cores:
10 CPU, 16 GPU
RAM:
16 GB
CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0
DXVKGOOD
M3 PRO
Graphics:
ULTRA
FPS:
60
Resolution:
1512 x 982
Hardware:
M3 PRO

Review Note:

manually update dxvk to 2.5.3 it fixes all lagging issues turn hair works off.

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0
D3D_METALGOOD
M3 PRO
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
60
Resolution:
1920x1080
Hardware:
M3 PRO

Review Note:

M3 Pro 12/18 cores, high preset, hairworks off, 50-60 fps

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0
DXVKEXCELLENT
M3 BASE
Graphics:
MEDIUM
FPS:
60
Resolution:
1280x832
Hardware:
M3 BASE

Review Note:

running in a base 8gb m3 air

if you want to squeeze maximum performance from this hear my advice. i tried soo many combinations
crossover 25.0 + cxpatcher v0.6.3.5
before patching select latest moltenvk and ue4 hack
turn dxvk and esync on in crossover. in this way you squeeze the maximum performance

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0
DXVKGOOD
M4 PRO
Graphics:
MEDIUM
FPS:
60
Resolution:
2560x1440
Hardware:
M4 PRO

Review Note:

M4 Pro 14 Core. D3D Metal same results.

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0
D3D_METALGOOD
M4 PRO
Graphics:
ULTRA
FPS:
60
Resolution:
1920x1080
Hardware:
M4 PRO

Review Note:

HairWorks off, everything on Ultra. Mostly 60, dips to 40 in busy areas.

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0.1
DXVKEXCELLENT
M4 PRO
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
60
Resolution:
2704x1690
Hardware:
M4 PRO

Review Note:

I've capped the fps at 60. Game looks stunning. Entering a new area sometimes causes drops but only the first time. Novigrad is a bit more intensive (50 fps). I can play the game at a very reasonable 1920x1200 at 80 fps too. Used to need steam input to use the dualsense, now this needs to be disabled.

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