Hi,

My daughter saw me playing witcher 3 and would like to play it also.
We only have one gaming PC.

Is it possible to start a new game separate from my game on the same PC.
(I would like to keep all my save files etc .. )

I do not mind buying it again but I wonder if the files won't mix up....

Thanks,
Peter

If you'd like to keep your saves separated (no risk of overwriting someone's save) you should try creating separate Windows account for your daughter. Most modern games (well, it's been so for 10 or more years), Witcher included, keep their saves and setting in "Documents" folder, which is separate for every Windows user account.

Hi Minamir

Thank you for the fast answer.
How about the GOG connection with the game.. and I am not holier than the pope but I think the creatos deserver their pay :-) ... should i buy it twice ?


Regards
Peter

From FAQ:

9. Can I enjoy my purchases both on my laptop and desktop computer at home?
Yes. We do not limit the number of installations or reinstallations, as long as you install your purchased games on computers in your household. So yeah, if you've got a render-farm in the basement, you might actually break the world record for the number of legal Witcher installations in one household. However, if you think about installing your game on a friend's machine or sharing it with others then please don't do it, okay?

Source: https://www.gog.com/support/website_help/downloads_and_games

Hope this helps.

Also my thanks for your quick reply

But I do want to share it ! With my daughter.....

Greetings ,
Peter

I thought my answer is clear enough but it doesnt seem so. Read this:

3.3 Your GOG account and GOG content are personal to you. You can gift GOG games and GOG videos to other people (up to a limit of 5 per day and provided the recipient doesn’t already own the GOG game/video being gifted) however this might differ on a case by case basis, but you can't sell them or charge money for them.

Source: https://www.gog.com/support/policies/gog_user_agreement

If you understand a bit of german here is an answer from GOG staff:

Moon-and-Star
" [...] Der wichtige Punkt ist das von mir fett markierte - ein GOG-Konto ist für ein Individuum gedacht, nicht für einen Haushalt oder eine Familie, und die Spiele dieses Kontos dürfen zwar auf so vielen Geräten installiert werden, wie man möchte, allerdings muss dabei immer sichergestellt werden, dass auch nur der Eigentümer des Spiels auch Zugriff auf dieses hat. Das schließt Partner, Familie, Mitbewohner und Freunde aus."

Source: https://www.gog.com/forum/general_de/spiele_von_gog_lanfahig/post8

So in short: a GOG account is for personal use only and not to share it with your household or family. Only the owner should have access to his games.

Hope now you can decide if you want to be holier than the pope or not. ;)

Hi ,

Yes In can read German my mother was ... :-)
This is WEIRD just got an official reply from GOG wich states the following :

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Hello, you can both play the same game on the same machine, it's completely legal (unless the laws in your country are explicitly against fair use, but I doubt it), and we won't restrict that.
The main problem will be with the achievements - they are tied to the account and can't be reset, so you will both get them without any separation.
the next one will be saves - the game uses autosave feature, but there are also manual saves - please make sure that you both save manually, in different files, so you won't overwrite your wife's progress and vice versa.

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Now Is seems I is legal but technically not possible to play really separated games on 1 PC .....
A new windows user would not solve the GOG account (registry settings?) thingy and the achievments ....

GOG is the launch platform for Witcher and also locally installed
This is really frustrating.

Well thank you all for your time,
Mit freundlichen Grüβen,
Peter

2 different answers from GOG. I would go for your one.
If I were you I would create a second windows user for your daughter and let her play the game. If you are able to change the savegame names do it. So it is easier to see which one is yours and hers. Don't trust the autosave feature. Only save manually.
GOG Galaxy is optional. So you can let her start the game with or without it (DRM free). If she really cares for achievements she need to buy Witcher 3 for her own gog account. GOG Galaxy is optional. You don't need to use it. Even if it is installed you can start all GOG games by double clicking the exe-file.

You dont need Galaxy to launch Witcher 3, its completely DRM free. So unless you both want achievements you could have one of you launch the game over galaxy and the other one just starts the game directly...

As said above, after you make her new Windows account, you can create a desktop shortcut pointing directly to the .exe file (...install path\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\x64\witcher3.exe). This way your saves will be separated, and she will play without Galaxy, meaning it won't interfere with any achievements, playtime counter etc.

My thanks to all for your replies
Il will surely go and try the windows user option...
(I did chage my install path to a separate ssd game disk, but thats just the program files i think... )

Regards and thanks again,
Peter

You shouldn't have install the application multiple times, it could have been an installation for all users.

Then as previous posts explained even with a single installation of the game you can have multiple windows accounts each having its own saves but most probably also its own settings and preferences. It generally also works with games with mods because mods are most often installed out of the game files and in a location dependent of the user account.

For your info the extra windows client works fine.

Thanks to you all

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Nice! Have fun with the game you two!