It sounds (sorry) like pretty much the same issue I have. Although in my case it only triggers after playing for a while, usually hours. It doesn't happen straight from the off. There are quite a few reports of sound issues with the game. I don't know why that is, but I reckon it's more likely to be something to do with the game, or the game not playing nice with Linux, than all our hardware having a very temporary problem when playing the Witcher 3. I don't know if anything can be done about it. Have learnt to live with it on my end, but obviously that's not really possible for you if the sound crackling is there right when you fire up the game.

Watch the date and stuff, but this is a little disturbing :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Axa2DR7m1k

There is a new [wine bug report](https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48791) that tracks this regression.

Probably a different issue if appeared only in 5.4, I tried several versions like 4.12, 5.0, 5.2, 5.4.

Quoting: AlexPProbably a different issue if appeared only in 5.4, I tried several versions like 4.12, 5.0, 5.2, 5.4.

Perhaps, perhaps not, considering faudio is an external dependency. But, I'll ask on the bug report.

Just some sunset thunderstorm on remote desoalte Skellige islands.



Into the storm



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Skellige sea at night









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Somebody tipped me about a long video analysis of all three Witcher games. This is the first one (the others are apparently coming later). Four hours of goodness I'm told. I've put into a "watch later" tab, only around 30 of those now, haha, but this one sounds interesting. Would be fun to reminisce about the greatness of the first Witcher game. Many tougher choices than in the later games, and particularly about the "neutral path" stuff, which is more in conversation but not so much in actual gameplay in the second and third game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtrAx-rVgco

Quoting: PangaeaSomebody tipped me about a long video analysis of all three Witcher games. This is the first one (the others are apparently coming later). Four hours of goodness I'm told. I've put into a "watch later" tab, only around 30 of those now, haha, but this one sounds interesting. Would be fun to reminisce about the greatness of the first Witcher game. Many tougher choices than in the later games, and particularly about the "neutral path" stuff, which is more in conversation but not so much in actual gameplay in the second and third game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtrAx-rVgco

omg. That goes for hours! Even with 1.5 it'll take away precious Netflix time xD

…and I'll probably watch it anyway :D

Exploring the mountains of Kaer Morhen, close to the clouds level.



Unfortunately climbable or walkable surface doesn't stretch all the way up.

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I like this village art in Farcorners



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This particular example is a wild mix (and not exactly a good one) of timberframed styles but I agree @Shmerl - I want drawings like this on my own house very badly :D

Someone mentioned it could be based on Zalipie: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-painted-village-of-zalipie-zalipie-poland

Quoting: ShmerlSomeone mentioned it could be based on Zalipie: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-painted-village-of-zalipie-zalipie-poland

Ah… that site want's me to accept cookie without option to opt out but just re-uses images from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Piotrus/Topic_galleries/07#Zalipie (and not even all)?

How weird :whistle:

Edith says: Oh my, the system somehow messes with the link o0 Try this:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Piotrus/Topic_galleries/07#Zalipie

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https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/
https://noscript.net/

Helps for stuff like that. Then blacklist some of the worst offenders, like Facebook and Google.

And wrap the PC in tinfoil and bubblewrap :D

A friendly Scoia'tael scout in the Novigrad forest. Some of them barely tolerate Geralt, but some treat him with respect and regret that others are filled with hate. Unlike TW1 / TW2 there are just a few of them in TW3.



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I wonder who was painting on this easel in Kaer Morhen:



Is it some kind of hidden reference?

You tell me: [https://www.google.com/search?q=bob+ross&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X](https://www.google.com/search?q=bob+ross&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X)

Vesemir Ross reference?
https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/5m5unf/i_found_a_bob_ross_easter_egg_in_the_witcher_3/

Maybe. I mean that scene is kinda distinct :D

Quoting: bekoYou tell me: [https://www.google.com/search?q=bob+ross&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X](https://www.google.com/search?q=bob+ross&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X)

Interesting find! This indeed looks quite similar.