Full notes
Full The Witness update
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What changed
- Gameplay
- UI and audio
- Performance
- Fixes
The Witness changes
This is the version that has been on 'future' for a while, with a few changes. 'default' and 'future' are now the same build of the game. Full list of changes versus the current public version:
Added alternative "Click-to-Move" control scheme: Pause Menu -> Controls -> Mouse Control
Mimics the touch controls from the iOS version with the mouse
Left click to walk
Left double-click to run
Left click and drag to look around
Right click to toggle in/out of focus mode
Hold middle mouse or alt to strafe
Remappable keys: Pause Menu -> Controls -> Customize Keys
Remappable gamepad: Pause Menu -> Controls -> Customize Pad
Ability to swap gamepad analogue sticks: Pause Menu -> Controls -> Pad Sticks Layout
Fix to prevent players getting stuck after the rotating platform in the marsh
Allow supersampling in fullscreen in High profile
Improved early game control-hint UI
Many small bug-fixes to art, gameplay, and performance
Savegames are now compatible between Mac and Windows versions.
Windows only:
Make sure Xbox gamepads work on a vanilla install of Windows 8/8.1/10 without needing to install the Windows 7 pad driver
Fixed incorrect default language selection on Windows PCs set to Portuguese or Brazilian Portuguese
MacOS only:
Made default quality settings levels (High, Medium, Low) more in-line with other platforms on equivalent hardware
Fixed some performance bugs
These greatly improve performance on Macbook (including Air, Pro) especially older models
What's not included in this patch is a fix for the flickering issues on some Intel GPUs on MacOS High Sierra. High Sierra introduced a bug in the Intel graphics driver, Apple are aware of it and we're working with them, but unfortunately we're at the mercy of their update release schedule. Obviously we'll post on the forums as soon as there's any news on that.
Source
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