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| − | |htc vive = | + | |htc vive = false |
| − | |htc vive notes = | + | |htc vive notes = Might require launching the game outside Steam with [[Glossary:Virtual_reality_headset#Compatibility_layers|Oculus compatibility layer.]] |
| − | |oculus rift = | + | |oculus rift = hackable |
| − | |oculus rift notes = Turn on with the [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]] {{Code|-vr}}. | + | |oculus rift notes = Buggy and incomplete implementation, puzzles almost impossible to play and most likely require taking headset off and completing puzzles on monitor.<br/>Turn on with the [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]] {{Code|-vr}}. |
| − | |osvr = | + | |osvr = false |
|osvr notes = | |osvr notes = | ||
| − | |windows mixed reality = | + | |windows mixed reality = false |
|windows mixed reality notes = | |windows mixed reality notes = | ||
| − | |keyboard-mouse = | + | |keyboard-mouse = true |
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| − | |play area seated = | + | |play area seated = true |
|play area seated notes = | |play area seated notes = | ||
| − | |play area standing = | + | |play area standing = false |
|play area standing notes = | |play area standing notes = | ||
| − | |play area room-scale = | + | |play area room-scale = false |
| − | |play area room-scale notes = | + | |play area room-scale notes = Incorrectly detected and forced. Allows moving in the enviroment while the main body stays in the center, breaking the game even more. |
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This page is for the 2016 puzzle game. For the unrelated 1983 text adventure game, see The Witness (1983).
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| Developers | |
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| Thekla, Inc. | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | January 26, 2016 |
| macOS (OS X) | March 8, 2017 |
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Key points
- Colorblind and hearing-impaired players may have trouble playing the game in full.[1]
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Epic Games Store | |
Can be played without Epic Store Launcher being open. | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Mac App Store | |
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| Origin | |
Included with EA Play. | |
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| Steam | |
Can be played without Steam being open. | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\data\Local.variables[Note 1] %APPDATA%\The Witness\Launcher.variables |
| macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game>/The Witness.app/Contents/Resources/data/Local.variables ~/Library/Application Support/The Witness/Launcher.variables |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/210970/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %APPDATA%\The Witness\ |
| macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/The Witness/ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/210970/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Origin | ||
| Steam Cloud | Syncs up to 100 MB of game saves. Launcher preferences are also synced. |
Video settings
Launcher settings.
Advanced launcher settings.
In-game general settings.
Input settings
In-game input menu.
In-game key customization menu.
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Arabic | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Portuguese | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
- To use a different language, change the language in the properties window in Steam for the game. Alternatively, use the command line argument
-languagewith the correct language code.
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native 3D | |||
| Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: The Witness. | ||
| Headsets | |||
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| SteamVR | Might require launching the game outside Steam with Oculus compatibility layer. | ||
| Oculus VR (LibOVR) | Buggy and incomplete implementation, puzzles almost impossible to play and most likely require taking headset off and completing puzzles on monitor. Turn on with the command line argument -vr. |
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| Windows Mixed Reality | This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer. | ||
| OSVR | |||
| Devices | |||
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| Tracked motion controllers | |||
| Traditional controller | |||
| Keyboard/Mouse | |||
| Play area | |||
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| Seated | |||
| Standing | |||
| Room-scale | Incorrectly detected and forced. Allows moving in the enviroment while the main body stays in the center, breaking the game even more. | ||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
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Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Cutscenes | Bink Video |
Configuration file structure and options
| Description | |
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| low_res_reflections | Force reflections to be low resolution. Can be true or false. |
| sun_shadow_resolution | Resolutions of shadows cast by the sun. Can be 256, 512, or 1024. |
| antialias_panel_rendering | Enables additional anti-aliasing for the puzzle panels. Can be true or false. |
| skip_mipmaps | Changes texture resolution. Lower is better. Can be 0, 1, or 2. |
| aa_mode | 2 for FXAA, 0 for no FXAA. Other values are the same as 0. |
| msaa_sample_count | Sets number of MSAA samples. Can be 1 for 2x, 2 for 4x and 3 for 8x. |
| panel_render_width | Value must be a power of two. Values below 512 are not recommended. |
| render_width | Changes rendering width. Can also be set with command line argument -width. |
| render_height | Changes rendering height. Can also be set with command line argument -height. |
| dynamic_resolution | Dynamically changes the resolution to maintain framerate. Can be true or false. |
| show_config_dialog | Show configuration dialog before starting the game. Can be true or false. |
- See here for the location of the file on each system.
- These need to be added to a graphical quality category called
:/render/low(ormedium,high).[2]
Command line parameters
- See command line arguments on how to use the following options.
| Parameter | Description |
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| -width | Force a specific width. |
| -height | Force a specific height. |
| -language | Force a specific language: ar/ko/ja/ru/zh_CN/zh_TW |
| -vr | Enables Oculus Rift support. |
| -fullscreen | Enables fullscreen mode. |
| -windowed | Enables windowed mode. |
| -no_window_border | Hides window border. |
| -no_hud | Disables the HUD. |
| -profile | Set render quality: low/medium/high/ultra |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Intel HD 4000 DirectX 10 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 DirectX 10 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/210970/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (210970) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Colorblind And Hearing-Impaired Players Won't Be Able To Do All The Puzzles In The Witness - Kotaku - last accessed on 2016-01-28
- ↑ Tweaking graphics settings :: Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on 2016-01-28