Posted September 04, 2014
Hi all!
After about a week of emailing the GoG and Witcher support people, and about two and a half hours of messing around with the The Witcher in-game settings, I finally got the game to run on my two month old iMac.
I am sure there's a way to get the game to run in better quality, however as a non-tech-savy individual this is what worked for me. I hope all my frustration in getting to this point can help someone else :)
(And if you know how to get the game to visually run better please post below. :) )
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STEP 1: "Minimum system requirements not met"
Just follow the easy directions at:
http://www.gog.com/support/the_witcher/error_on_launch_warning_minimum_system_requirements_not_met
STEP 2: Change the resolution
Start the game and change the game resolution to 1024x768. In my experience this is the only resolution to run fullscreen without any visual issues such as black sword swings, missing cutscenes, or floating heads. (Do not try to use 2560x1440, it makes the game crash upon loading. I was only able to get the game going again after deleting the game and reinstalling it.)
STEP 3: Exit the game
Completely exit out of the game.
(When I tried playing immediately after I was plagued with the black sword swings attached below.)
STEP 4: Select "New Game"
Reopen the game and select "New Game." It should run fine albeit at a lower than desirable resolution.
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**Footnote:
I tried to play the game at each resolution and ran into a myriad of visual issues. When I had the "Advanced" options set to choices higher than the default "Low" settings, I was unable to get the game to run correctly on any resolution including 1024x768. At this resolution the game played fine, but the cutscenes were entirely black.
After about a week of emailing the GoG and Witcher support people, and about two and a half hours of messing around with the The Witcher in-game settings, I finally got the game to run on my two month old iMac.
I am sure there's a way to get the game to run in better quality, however as a non-tech-savy individual this is what worked for me. I hope all my frustration in getting to this point can help someone else :)
(And if you know how to get the game to visually run better please post below. :) )
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STEP 1: "Minimum system requirements not met"
Just follow the easy directions at:
http://www.gog.com/support/the_witcher/error_on_launch_warning_minimum_system_requirements_not_met
STEP 2: Change the resolution
Start the game and change the game resolution to 1024x768. In my experience this is the only resolution to run fullscreen without any visual issues such as black sword swings, missing cutscenes, or floating heads. (Do not try to use 2560x1440, it makes the game crash upon loading. I was only able to get the game going again after deleting the game and reinstalling it.)
STEP 3: Exit the game
Completely exit out of the game.
(When I tried playing immediately after I was plagued with the black sword swings attached below.)
STEP 4: Select "New Game"
Reopen the game and select "New Game." It should run fine albeit at a lower than desirable resolution.
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**Footnote:
I tried to play the game at each resolution and ran into a myriad of visual issues. When I had the "Advanced" options set to choices higher than the default "Low" settings, I was unable to get the game to run correctly on any resolution including 1024x768. At this resolution the game played fine, but the cutscenes were entirely black.
Post edited September 04, 2014 by Yuna5000
