Game layout

This article describes the directory structure of The Witcher computer game.

Conventions
When a path starts with a backslash character ('\'), it means that the installation directory has been omitted from the path. For example, assuming that you have installed the game to the  directory,   would mean

Layout
Once you have completed installation, you will have the following directory structure:

\
The root, containing a few files.

\DATA
The  directory contains all game data that will be loaded by the game at some point.

\LAUNCHER
The  directory contains a collection of   images that are used for localization of the launcher.

The launcher itself is.

\REGISTER
The  directory contains a collection of   images and  s for localization of the registration tool.

The registration tool itself is.

\SYSTEM
The  directory contains several things:
 * the font cache
 * (Miles Sound System) s and files
 * scripts ( and  )
 * game  and  s
 * copy-protection  and  s

Points of interest

 * For modders: the  and   directories. see Modding
 * For casual wanderers:  directory contains a bunch of   movies. see BIK format

Game Layout