Looks like we are getting somewhere with the Velen freeze bug. Thanks to Samuel Pitoiset!

Quoting: ShmerlLooks like we are getting somewhere with the Velen freeze bug. Thanks to Samuel Pitoiset!

This is a really good news, so let's wait for performance fix now. I think some missing textures and invisible enemies are secondary goals.

It seems that the new wine-staging 2.17-1 release fixes the rendering issues in Witcher 3 according to this article which, although it talks about 2.17, seems to refer to 2.17-1 because they were both released on 20 September whereas 2.17 was released almost a week ago and doesn't fix the rendering issues in Witcher 3.

I have yet to test the new 2.17-1 version. The rendering issues were my last grape with the game under wine as performance is already decent and will only get better in time. :)

Later edit: I managed to test it and the missing textures have not been fixed. :(

Józef Kucia made a patch for Wine, to avoid the Velen freeze (bug #43273. See here.

Can anyone with Nvidia blob please test if this bug happens with it too: https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=43786

I tried, but I'm missing the expansions and a beard set. :-(

Quoting: damarrinI tried, but I'm missing the expansions and a beard set. :-(

Yeah, that's a save from GOG GOTY version. I forgot to put that in description.

Quoting: ShmerlCan anyone with Nvidia blob please test if this bug happens with it too: https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=43786

Loaded your save and did not encounter any missing/flickering textures.

Latest wine git from today with the patch you linked and then wined3d-buffer_create wined3d-sample_c_lz xaudio2-get_al_format wined3d-Copy_Resource_Typeless from staging on top.

Also left the cave and wandered around for a bit, without noticing anything that looked suspicious. I'll keep that wine build for now and continue my own game (I'm back in Velen too, for some late-game treasure hunting ...). If I notice anything out of the ordinary, I'll report back.

Quoting: kaimanLatest wine git from today with the patch you linked and then wined3d-buffer_create wined3d-sample_c_lz xaudio2-get_al_format wined3d-Copy_Resource_Typeless from staging on top.

Can you try without wined3d-Copy_Resource_Typeless please? Also, please comment in the bug if you can, it will help developers.

Quoting: ShmerlCan you try without wined3d-Copy_Resource_Typeless please? Also, please comment in the bug if you can, it will help developers.

That breaks it for me, though inside the cave was still fine as far as I could tell: