The Witcher combines spectacular and visually stunning action with a deep and intriguing storyline.

"The Witcher" combines spectacular and visually stunning action with deep and intriguing storyline. The game is set in a world created by best-selling Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The world shares many common features with other fantasy lands, but there are also some distinguishing elements setting it apart from others.

The game features the player as a "Witcher", a warrior who has been trained to fight since childhood, subjected to mutations and trials that transformed him. He earns his living killing monsters and is a member of a brotherhood founded long ago to protect people from werewolves, the undead, and a host of other beasts spawned from hell.

Here are some key features of "TheWitcher":

· Dynamic and visually spectacular action
· Real time combat with motion captured animations performed by a master of medieval sword combat.
· Ragdoll and rigid body physics, powered by Criterion's Karma Engine to simulate interaction with opponents as well as elements of surrounding.
· Deep and intriguing storyline
· Interesting story full of twists and turns in a complex and coherent setting.
· Most quests can be accomplished in several ways.
· Three different endings that depend on player's actions and choices throughout the whole adventure.
· Original character concept and fantasy world
· The main character is a professional swordmaster and monster slayer.
· Game world which is more „adult" and less „fairy-tale" than typical fantasy.
· The world which is not black and white and is inhabited by believable characters.
· Easy to use
· Thanks to transparent and intuitive controls, players are able to enjoy the game right after beginning without a long learning curve. During the game depth of the system will be gradually discovered.
· All actions can be done using the mouse only, however all possible shortcuts are fully configurable.


What's New in This Release:

Gameplay and text bugs fixed:
· Fixed various localization issues for English, French, Italian, German and Spanish languages,
· Fixed combat abilities 'Patinado' and 'Sinister' issue when proper modifier has not been applied correctly under given circumstances,
Code bugs fixed:
· Fixed a few random crashes in Prologue and Chapters 1, 2 and 3,
· Fixed crash in Act 4 when running near exit to lakeside from village to inn,
· Fixed game crash when using Alt Tab, especially while loading location or game,
· Fixed dialogue camera shots on standing up characters,
· Fixed issue with 'Game Paused' text disappear occasionally after exiting game panel when game was paused during opening of a panel,
· Fixed issue with disabled attack when player holds block for a long time and then immediately tries to strike,
· Fixed various issues regarding mousedrive steering and pathfinding,
· Fixed weapon enchants not updating properly when switching weapon slots or dropping weapon from inventory panel,
· Fixed issue with Geralt not attacking immobile creatures or not approaching objects from a certain distance,
· Fixed issue with blocking middle mouse button during some cutscenes and when fistfight starts,
· Fixed occasional issues with sheathing weapon after combat and on Alt Tab,
· Fixed issue with breaking meditation mode if Geralt is attacked when entering meditation


Note: The Module Edition Upgrade package updates the Witcher to version 1.3 and adds the functionality of running a user editable module. The sample module has been provided, offering a couple of hours of additional gameplay, which can be altered by the user using the Module Editor. The New Game main menu offers two options now: starting the regular game, or starting new adventure (new module).

WARNING! The Witcher 1.3 Module Edition is only partially compatible with saved games from previous versions (1.0, 1.1a, 1.2). Loading older saved games is still possible but may lead to unexpected behavior and other problems. The players are advised to restart the game from the beginning using The Witcher 1.3 Module Edition.