The Witcher Demo

This demo lets you try out portions of the action role-playing game.

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The Witcher Demo
ReadMe File
November 30, 2007
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IMPORTANT:
Please download Microsoft hotfix from the following location when playing the
game on 32-bit Windows Vista: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940105

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Table of Contents
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1. Minimum System Requirements
2. Recommended System Requirements
3. Installation
4. Performance Tips
5. Known Issues
6. Copyright and Trademark

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1. Minimum System Requirements
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OS (Operating System): Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2, Vista
(Operating System must be up to date with the latest fixes)
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz or AMD Athlon 64 2800
RAM: 1024 MB RAM for Microsoft® Windows® XP / 1536 MB for
Microsoft® Windows® Vista
Video: 128 MB Video RAM or greater with DirectX9 Vertex
Shader/ Pixel Shader 2.0 support (NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or ATI Radeon 9800 or
better)
Free HD Space: 8.5 GB available hard drive space
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compliant soundcard, plus speakers or
headphones

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2. Recommended System Requirements
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OS (Operating System): Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2, Vista
(Operating System must be up to date with the latest fixes)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (dual core) or equivalent AMD X2
processor or better
RAM: 2048 MB RAM
Video: 256 MB Video RAM or greater with DirectX9 Vertex
Shader/ Pixel Shader 2.0 support (NVIDIA 7900 or faster with 512 MB of memory)

Free HD Space: 8.5 GB available hard drive space
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compliant soundcard, plus speakers or
headphones

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3. Installation Instructions
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THE WITCHER DEMO:
1) Start Windows® XP/Vista.
2) Exit all other applications. Double click on The Witcher Demo installer
executable.
3) An installer will start.
4) Follow the remainder of the on-screen instructions to finish installing The
Witcher Demo.
5) The game will start automatically after installation is finished.
6) Installation of DirectX®: The Witcher Demo requires DirectX® 9.0c or higher
in order to run.

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4. Performance Tips
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1) The following video cards should be set to run at 800x600 with Low Detail
settings:
ATI RADEON 9800 Series, ATI RADEON X700 Series, ATI RADEON X1300/X1550 Series,
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT, NVIDIA GeForce 6600

2) The following video cards should be set to run at 1024x768 with Medium
Detail settings:
ATI RADEON X800 PRO, ATI RADEON X850 XT, ATI RADEON X1600 Series, ATI RADEON
X1800 series, ATI RADEON X1950 Pro, ATI RADEON HD 2600 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 7800
GS, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Series GPU, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT, NVIDIA GeForce 7600
GT, NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GS, NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

3) The following video cards should be set to run at 1024x768 with High Detail
settings:
ATI RADEON X1950 XTX, ATI RADEON HD 2900 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX, NVIDIA
GeForce 7950 GX2, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX

4) NVIDIA advises to download latest drivers:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_163.69.html

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5. Known Issues
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1) The Witcher Demo may exhaust virtual address space when running on 32-bit
Windows Vista. Microsoft has released a hotfix that addresses this problem.
Please download the hotfix from the following location when playing the game on
32-bit Windows Vista: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940105
2) The following video cards are not currently supported: S3 Colt, S3 S27, S3
S8, Intel GMA 950 based cards. Audio: Hercules Muse 5.1 (C-Media Audio).
3) The following processors are out of range: AMD Duron Series, AMD Athlon XP
2400 through 3200 , AMD Sempron 2400 through 2800 , and the INTEL Celeron
Series.
4) The Witcher Demo supports only Creative EAX 4.0. If your soundcard uses
other EAX version, use ?Environmental Effects? option instead.

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6. Copyright and Trademark
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© 2007 CD Projekt Sp z.o.o. © 2007 Atari Europe. Marketed and distributed by
Atari Europe S.A.S.U. Developed by CD Projekt RED Sp. z o.o. The Witcher is a
registered trademark of CD Projekt Sp z.o.o. All rights reserved. This Game was
created using the BioWare Aurora Engine© 1997 ? 2007 BioWare Corp. All rights
reserved. BioWare, the BioWare Aurora Engine and the BioWare logo are
trademarks of BioWare Corp. All other copyrights and trademarks are the
property of their respective owners. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, GeForce and ?The
Way It?s Meant to be Played? logo are registered trademarks and/or trademarks
of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and other countries. All rights
reserved. Based on the works of Andrzej Sapkowski. The Last Wish by Andrzej
Sapkowski, translated by Danusia Stok, published by Victor Gollancz, a member
of the Orion Publishing Group. Uses Bink Video. Copyright ©1997-2007 by RAD
Game Tools, Inc. Uses Miles Sound System. Copyright ©1991-2005 by RAD Game
Tools, Inc. RenderWare is a registered trademark of Canon Inc. Portions of this
software are Copyright 1998-2003 Criterion Software Ltd. and its Licensors.
Portions of this software utilize SpeedTree technology. ©2001-2004 Interactive
Data Visualization, Inc. All rights reserved. Lua code copyright ©1994-2007
Lua.org, PUC-Rio. Portions of this software are copyright ©1996-2004 The
FreeType Project (www.freetype.org). All rights reserved. Portions of the Loki
Library Copyright ©2001 by Andrei Alexandrescu. Certified on the XPS 720 and
M1710. XPS is a registered trademark of Dell Inc. Manufactured and marketed by
Atari, Inc., New York, NY. Atari and the Atari logo are trademarks owned by
Atari Interactive, Inc. The ESRB rating icons are registered trademarks of the
Entertainment Software Association. Software platform logo (? and ©) IEMA 2006.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Windows and
the Windows Vista start button logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries and ?Games
for Windows? and the Windows Vista start button logo are used under license
from Microsoft.

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