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#THE WITNESS GUIDE HOW TO#
#THE WITNESS GUIDE WINDOWS 7#

JUST STICK WITH LOW, YOU'LL BARELY NOTICE IT APART FROM THE REFLECTIONS, TRUST ME. IT'S A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE EXPERIENCE EVEN ON HIGH-END SYSTEMS. These are CRITICAL, so choose the exact following:Īll in all, your startup screen should look like this:ĭO NOT TRY SELECTING HIGHER GRAPHICS.

Finally, the startup screen is going to pop up and ask you for graphics options.

Type in "-vr" (without the quotation marks) into it, and close the menu. At the bottom of the menu, there should be a textbox. You can do this from within the Properties menu, so open that back up again.

Next, you'll want to add the "-vr" launch flag to the game.

Next, you'll want to launch SteamVR - you must remember that you should never launch SteamVR after opening the game, otherwise tracking is going to be completely broken.

You can disable support by going into Big Picture Mode -> Settings -> Controller Settings, and unchecking Xbox Configuration Support. With it enabled, The Witness won't even recognize your controller.

If you're using an Xbox Controller for the game, you'll want to disable Steam's support for that.

Next, you'll want to disable SteamVR Theatre for The Witness.You can do this by right clicking the game from within Steam, choosing Properties, and making sure "Use Desktop Game Theatre while SteamVR is active" is DISABLED.

From there, go into Compatibility, and match up that screen with the one attached below. You can do this by going to The Witness in your Steam library, right clicking it, and going to Manage -> Browse local files.įrom there, you'll want to right click on "witness64_d3d11.exe", and select Properties.

#THE WITNESS GUIDE WINDOWS 7#

First, you must make sure to run The Witness in compatibility mode for Windows 7.I don't know if any other headsets work, but I'm assuming they do.Īlright, are we all on the same page now? Got everything you need? Let's continue on. Desktop+ (Optional for the most part, but required if you want to solve puzzles)Īnd finally, before I start, I will say that this was tested on an Oculus Rift S.SteamVR (REQUIRED, YOU CANNOT PLAY THIS WITH ANY OTHER RUNTIME).You'll also need the following to continue on with this guide:

#THE WITNESS GUIDE HOW TO#

It's still possible to solve puzzles in VR, and I'll teach you how to do it, but I wouldn't recommend it. It's fine if you just want to waltz around and look at the sights, but that's about all its good for. You must also accept that the VR port was left in a buggy, unfinished state and is not suited for normal play. Otherwise, I respectfully ask that you leave and don't come back until you think you're ready. If you've already played The Witness and gotten a hang of how to play it AND HAVE A GAMEPAD ON HAND, you may continue with this guide. IT'S UNFINISHED, BUGGY, AND OVERALL A PAIN TO SET UP. THIS SHOULD NOT BE YOUR FIRST PLAYTHROUGH OF THE WITNESS. If you already have a VR headset, then sure, experience it - I think its worth it if you're already accustomed to VR. A VR headset is NOT worth this game alone. The Witness VR was left in an unfinished, buggy state. DO NOT PURCHASE VR JUST FOR THIS GAME!!!!!!