so i heard witcher 2 takes witcher 1 save games for import data now? the only completed save i could find was on my neutral/shani run, and my first set of save games seem to have vanished because i wanted to play 2 with my first choices, which among other things, were elves/triss
so, gah. gah gah gah! damn you hard drive.
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i realized it sucked because of that, switched back to group
LIMBS WERE HACKED OFF O_O
Any time you are facing off against more than one opponent, use group style. Which is like, most of the time.
I've just started to plow into chapter 3 (finally!), and boy it sure feels a bit slower after the hack n slash fest of the swamps. Despite the slower feel, I seem to be cycling quests a decent bit faster.
I just may be able to wrap this thing up before the sequel drops.
Also, now that I've read some Witcher stuff, it seems to be affecting how I play Geralt a bit. Not that I mind, I just think it's pretty cool that the actual character is strong enough to displace some of my first impressions of Geralt from the game. Here's to hoping the third book gets translated.
Also, I wish Conan could get some similar treatment in gaming. Maybe that will happen, Batman: AA and The Witcher have gone a long way to show how to treat established characters in video games.
i beat chapter 1, finally got to the vaunted Beast battle and died fairly fast.
reloaded, 'oiled up' and (god i love Aard) stunned the Beast and wiped him out with a single blow.
chapter II starts, i get out of the sewer and enter a random home. it's empty. i visit the basement and get gang-raped by grave demons or something.
so far i haven't had to visit the wiki or walkthrough websites much. i'm starting to get a feel for the episodic pacing of the game, and i like how the threads of a chapter come together at the end. i really feel the developers had an ambitious vision that's more than a little cramped by the general 'slightly better than bethesda but still goddamn horrible' NPC models. you see some cutscenes that verge on brilliance and you can just see the inner quality and intent struggling to get through.
and really, reverend? you expect me to side with you when you aren't a ginger witch eager to play strip dice with me? PFFFFFT I SAY
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DrakeEdgelord TrashBelow the ecliptic plane.Registered Userregular
edited March 2011
Don't depend too much on Aard, Curly. You'll run into stuff that is immune to it later. Ignii is a real showstopper once you put some points into it. Really, I've found uses for all the signs I've acquired. I think I have them all now and it's getting kind of tough to balance what to do with those against attributes and sword styles.
I'm loving where Chapter 3 seems to be headed. Lots of intrigue happening right now. I can't wait for the inevitable bloodbath. The dialogue is starting to really get fun too, now that the game world and characters are better established.
Yea I found Ignii to be the best sign. Has anyone actually used the other ones? Like the trap one, for example
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edited March 2011
I used the trap sign on the Golem at the end of chapter 2. It helped out. Not sure how much utility I'll find in it as I continue though, most enemies just straight up bum rush you.
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edited March 2011
So I just started playing Witcher today. I am in the first village you go to after the prologue castle bit. I have loads of quests but I'm not really sure which one is the 'main' quest, I guess this one with hell dogs maybe. So, any general tips for someone who doesn't know what they're doing? Anything in particular I should be spending gold on? I've figured out reading books and talking to random people gets you quests and journal entries, is there anywhere else? Anywhere I should try and go early on or does it not really matter?
I still haven't got a silver sword. Should I have found one yet?
Combat is clunky but I'm getting used to it. Also learning to tolerate the awful VA work, it just makes me laugh now. I actually really like the design of the environment and characters, and the more I talk to people the more I'm getting to like Geralt's personality. Not too sure about the fact that women are like trophies or whatever. But it was pretty funny having a woman flirt with me, then saying the wrong thing and pissing her off, and now she refuses to have a conversation with me any more and just keeps calling me a pervert.
That trap one is great, because you can just stand behind it and fight normally, and it'll be killing people left and right as they try to swing back. It's basically god mode.
So I just started playing Witcher today. I am in the first village you go to after the prologue castle bit. I have loads of quests but I'm not really sure which one is the 'main' quest, I guess this one with hell dogs maybe. So, any general tips for someone who doesn't know what they're doing? Anything in particular I should be spending gold on? I've figured out reading books and talking to random people gets you quests and journal entries, is there anywhere else? Anywhere I should try and go early on or does it not really matter?
I still haven't got a silver sword. Should I have found one yet?
Combat is clunky but I'm getting used to it. Also learning to tolerate the awful VA work, it just makes me laugh now. I actually really like the design of the environment and characters, and the more I talk to people the more I'm getting to like Geralt's personality. Not too sure about the fact that women are like trophies or whatever. But it was pretty funny having a woman flirt with me, then saying the wrong thing and pissing her off, and now she refuses to have a conversation with me any more and just keeps calling me a pervert.
The main quest is to get inside the city. There are a bunch of side quests involving the beast which tie in with this. Just do every quest you can. You'll be much better off for it.
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edited March 2011
Read everything.
Make lots of potions. Cat and Swallow are great to have on hand all the time. Blizzard is good one to have around for tough situations. You should be able to learn how to make those fairly quickly.
If the sexy bits bug you, don't pursue them. It's fairly obvious what's going on with that from what I've seen and I don't think any of it is necessary for advancing the plot.
Group is amazing. You've just got to put a few talents into fast and strong for the last guy or two, because group doesn't have that many amazing benefits against just one or two guys. But group is ridiculous. The best bit is (don't read this unless you've finished)
going neutral, and having a million guys out the front of the hospital while Vizima burns. Group is amazing there.
Although, thinking about it, one thing that I hope for witcher 2, is that geralt is a bit more responsive when hit. Apart from maybe those fucking plants, I don't think it ever felt like geralt was actually getting hit, it's just that his health was going into the bottom, and the screen was desaturating. Heck, if it wasn't for the desaturation, I probably wouldn't have noticed that he was getting hurt until he was dead.
Make lots of potions. Cat and Swallow are great to have on hand all the time. Blizzard is good one to have around for tough situations. You should be able to learn how to make those fairly quickly.
If the sexy bits bug you, don't pursue them. It's fairly obvious what's going on with that from what I've seen and I don't think any of it is necessary for advancing the plot.
I didn't think it was that obvious. The first time I got nookie was with that woman in the prologue after helping cure her. She was all "Stay here with me" and I thought "Oh well she's just recovered from a deathly illness, she obviously just wants some company." and then BAM sexy times. Totally was not expecting that. Maybe I'm just oblivious.
Make lots of potions. Cat and Swallow are great to have on hand all the time. Blizzard is good one to have around for tough situations. You should be able to learn how to make those fairly quickly.
If the sexy bits bug you, don't pursue them. It's fairly obvious what's going on with that from what I've seen and I don't think any of it is necessary for advancing the plot.
I didn't think it was that obvious. The first time I got nookie was with that woman in the prologue after helping cure her. She was all "Stay here with me" and I thought "Oh well she's just recovered from a deathly illness, she obviously just wants some company." and then BAM sexy times. Totally was not expecting that. Maybe I'm just oblivious.
I dunno, they if you pay attention, they are pretty signposted. Especially if you really read what you are choosing as a dialogue option. Apart from that elf in the cave. That was weird.
i'm doin pretty damn great when it comes to card collectin
fun fact i found out the hard way: after escorting vesna the barmaid to her gramma's house in chapter 1 - and getting the little "quest complete" jingle - she'll keep walking right out of town and die to barghests and drowners.
you can loot her corpse.
and she won't respawn for your little rendevous later, despite gramma saying she's all safe resting and shit.
lost 30 minutes of game time reloading a previous save after i figured that one out.
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Need to replay The Witcher again soon. Thing is, when you finish your first playthrough the sheer impact of the ending kinda leaves you going whoa, so you don't immediately jump back in and play again.
Make lots of potions. Cat and Swallow are great to have on hand all the time. Blizzard is good one to have around for tough situations. You should be able to learn how to make those fairly quickly.
If the sexy bits bug you, don't pursue them. It's fairly obvious what's going on with that from what I've seen and I don't think any of it is necessary for advancing the plot.
I didn't think it was that obvious. The first time I got nookie was with that woman in the prologue after helping cure her. She was all "Stay here with me" and I thought "Oh well she's just recovered from a deathly illness, she obviously just wants some company." and then BAM sexy times. Totally was not expecting that. Maybe I'm just oblivious.
I dunno, they if you pay attention, they are pretty signposted. Especially if you really read what you are choosing as a dialogue option. Apart from that elf in the cave. That was weird.
Maybe the others are. Like the lady in this village who now thinks I'm a big pervert, that one was more obvious. But that first woman... Man, she'd literally just come out of a coma or something after nearly dying. And she thanks you and then you have sex.
edit: Vesna, that's the one who won't talk to me now, thanks chb.
Make lots of potions. Cat and Swallow are great to have on hand all the time. Blizzard is good one to have around for tough situations. You should be able to learn how to make those fairly quickly.
If the sexy bits bug you, don't pursue them. It's fairly obvious what's going on with that from what I've seen and I don't think any of it is necessary for advancing the plot.
I didn't think it was that obvious. The first time I got nookie was with that woman in the prologue after helping cure her. She was all "Stay here with me" and I thought "Oh well she's just recovered from a deathly illness, she obviously just wants some company." and then BAM sexy times. Totally was not expecting that. Maybe I'm just oblivious.
I dunno, they if you pay attention, they are pretty signposted. Especially if you really read what you are choosing as a dialogue option. Apart from that elf in the cave. That was weird.
Maybe the others are. Like the lady in this village who now thinks I'm a big pervert, that one was more obvious. But that first woman... Man, she'd literally just come out of a coma or something after nearly dying. And she thanks you and then you have sex.
edit: Vesna, that's the one who won't talk to me now, thanks chb.
Also, Vesna 'resets' if you wait a day or something. When you piss off her, or the ironmongering dwarf out the front of the bar, they eventually reset if you go away and come back.
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edited March 2011
Oh, cool.
Do you unlock anything by collecting the sex cards? I just did it with some random peasant woman who doesn't even get a name in my journal entry. Geralt is such a man-whore. Good thing he's immune to infectious diseases!
Make lots of potions. Cat and Swallow are great to have on hand all the time. Blizzard is good one to have around for tough situations. You should be able to learn how to make those fairly quickly.
If the sexy bits bug you, don't pursue them. It's fairly obvious what's going on with that from what I've seen and I don't think any of it is necessary for advancing the plot.
I didn't think it was that obvious. The first time I got nookie was with that woman in the prologue after helping cure her. She was all "Stay here with me" and I thought "Oh well she's just recovered from a deathly illness, she obviously just wants some company." and then BAM sexy times. Totally was not expecting that. Maybe I'm just oblivious.
I dunno, they if you pay attention, they are pretty signposted. Especially if you really read what you are choosing as a dialogue option. Apart from that elf in the cave. That was weird.
Maybe the others are. Like the lady in this village who now thinks I'm a big pervert, that one was more obvious. But that first woman... Man, she'd literally just come out of a coma or something after nearly dying. And she thanks you and then you have sex.
edit: Vesna, that's the one who won't talk to me now, thanks chb.
Thing is, that's Triss that you're talking about. I thought the game made it pretty clear, even by that point, that her and Geralt had been close before the events in the game. I played with Polish voices, though, so maybe that made a difference?
Of all the things I hope they keep for the sequal, it's Geralt's smarmy, sarcastic comments. Basically, I want to see his come-backs to make a comeback.
I want to see Dandelion go on an adventure with Geralt. In the first book, he tagged along on one of Geralt's monster slaying mayhem days-o-fun and managed to get them screwed over by making constant jokes.
I want to see Dandelion go on an adventure with Geralt. In the first book, he tagged along on one of Geralt's monster slaying mayhem days-o-fun and managed to get them screwed over by making constant jokes.
Oh man, that was an awesome story. I really enjoy the way the author takes a sideways look at folklore and fairy tales while simultaneously turning high fantasy completely upside down. It's like punk fantasy.
Make lots of potions. Cat and Swallow are great to have on hand all the time. Blizzard is good one to have around for tough situations. You should be able to learn how to make those fairly quickly.
If the sexy bits bug you, don't pursue them. It's fairly obvious what's going on with that from what I've seen and I don't think any of it is necessary for advancing the plot.
I didn't think it was that obvious. The first time I got nookie was with that woman in the prologue after helping cure her. She was all "Stay here with me" and I thought "Oh well she's just recovered from a deathly illness, she obviously just wants some company." and then BAM sexy times. Totally was not expecting that. Maybe I'm just oblivious.
I dunno, they if you pay attention, they are pretty signposted. Especially if you really read what you are choosing as a dialogue option. Apart from that elf in the cave. That was weird.
Maybe the others are. Like the lady in this village who now thinks I'm a big pervert, that one was more obvious. But that first woman... Man, she'd literally just come out of a coma or something after nearly dying. And she thanks you and then you have sex.
edit: Vesna, that's the one who won't talk to me now, thanks chb.
Thing is, that's Triss that you're talking about. I thought the game made it pretty clear, even by that point, that her and Geralt had been close before the events in the game. I played with Polish voices, though, so maybe that made a difference?
Of all the things I hope they keep for the sequal, it's Geralt's smarmy, sarcastic comments. Basically, I want to see his come-backs to make a comeback.
I accidentally skipped the intro cutscene which definitely didn't help with knowing who the hell anyone was. But I can just pretend I'm playing in character with Geralt's amnesia.
Yeah I love his sarcy comments, and his take-no-shit attitude, and the fact that he always asks people for money in exchange for helping them. Makes a change from the 'hero' characters I expect to see in these games.
I dunno, they if you pay attention, they are pretty signposted. Especially if you really read what you are choosing as a dialogue option. Apart from that elf in the cave. That was weird.
Yeah ditto on that elf in the cave.
Elf-woman: I hate humans! I hate you! I'm starving! Geralt: Here have some food. Elf-woman: I still hate humans! But want to do it while my brethen are sleeping around the campfire?
The only Geralt sex-capade you should not miss is the barmaid (Vesna?) that you escort to her grandmother's house.
I accidentally skipped the intro cutscene which definitely didn't help with knowing who the hell anyone was. But I can just pretend I'm playing in character with Geralt's amnesia.
there's no real intro cutscene that i know of. there's the little CGI thing that plays before the main menu, but as far as i know, you start out running in the rain and then fall over.
if there IS a cutscene at the beginning telling who everyone is and why geralt ended up in that position, then i'm missing it too.
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edited March 2011
Yeah but I mean I saw Geralt run and fall over, then hit something by accident and the next thing I knew I was in the middle of a huge fight. So I kind of assumed I missed something after he fell over, where he ends up in that castle with those dudes and Triss.
Yeah but I mean I saw Geralt run and fall over, then hit something by accident and the next thing I knew I was in the middle of a huge fight. So I kind of assumed I missed something after he fell over, where he ends up in that castle with those dudes and Triss.
oh yeah, they load him into a cart and take him to the castle
that lasts all of 15 seconds so you didn't miss much
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I bought the game during a steam sale based in the recommendations of this forum, so I had no idea what the game was really about or what it was supposed to look like. After the intro cinematic geralt was completely black. I thought this was weird, but hey, maybe he was dead and now a shade or something trying to get back to life. In the first fight all the enemies were completely black as well, but the soldiers in the keep were normal, so I thought ok, maybe I'm protecting these people from other spirits? Then I talked to someone in a cut scene and nothing but the eyeballs and mouth showed up and I realized my graphics were messed up and reinstalled or found some fix online, can't remember exactly what the problem was. But for a short while I thought this was a game where you were a shadow spirit protecting humans from other evil shades.
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and i hadn't put any points into it
i realized it sucked because of that, switched back to group
LIMBS WERE HACKED OFF O_O
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so, gah. gah gah gah! damn you hard drive.
Any time you are facing off against more than one opponent, use group style. Which is like, most of the time.
I've just started to plow into chapter 3 (finally!), and boy it sure feels a bit slower after the hack n slash fest of the swamps. Despite the slower feel, I seem to be cycling quests a decent bit faster.
I just may be able to wrap this thing up before the sequel drops.
Also, now that I've read some Witcher stuff, it seems to be affecting how I play Geralt a bit. Not that I mind, I just think it's pretty cool that the actual character is strong enough to displace some of my first impressions of Geralt from the game. Here's to hoping the third book gets translated.
Also, I wish Conan could get some similar treatment in gaming. Maybe that will happen, Batman: AA and The Witcher have gone a long way to show how to treat established characters in video games.
i beat chapter 1, finally got to the vaunted Beast battle and died fairly fast.
reloaded, 'oiled up' and (god i love Aard) stunned the Beast and wiped him out with a single blow.
chapter II starts, i get out of the sewer and enter a random home. it's empty. i visit the basement and get gang-raped by grave demons or something.
so far i haven't had to visit the wiki or walkthrough websites much. i'm starting to get a feel for the episodic pacing of the game, and i like how the threads of a chapter come together at the end. i really feel the developers had an ambitious vision that's more than a little cramped by the general 'slightly better than bethesda but still goddamn horrible' NPC models. you see some cutscenes that verge on brilliance and you can just see the inner quality and intent struggling to get through.
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Do you, like, use group style on everything?
I'm loving where Chapter 3 seems to be headed. Lots of intrigue happening right now. I can't wait for the inevitable bloodbath. The dialogue is starting to really get fun too, now that the game world and characters are better established.
Hmm, that makes a lot of sense. Apparently I was too stupid to try this.
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I still haven't got a silver sword. Should I have found one yet?
Combat is clunky but I'm getting used to it. Also learning to tolerate the awful VA work, it just makes me laugh now. I actually really like the design of the environment and characters, and the more I talk to people the more I'm getting to like Geralt's personality. Not too sure about the fact that women are like trophies or whatever. But it was pretty funny having a woman flirt with me, then saying the wrong thing and pissing her off, and now she refuses to have a conversation with me any more and just keeps calling me a pervert.
The main quest is to get inside the city. There are a bunch of side quests involving the beast which tie in with this. Just do every quest you can. You'll be much better off for it.
Make lots of potions. Cat and Swallow are great to have on hand all the time. Blizzard is good one to have around for tough situations. You should be able to learn how to make those fairly quickly.
If the sexy bits bug you, don't pursue them. It's fairly obvious what's going on with that from what I've seen and I don't think any of it is necessary for advancing the plot.
i'm taking 10 guys on at a time and while it's good to have a swallow active it's fucking ridiculous
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Although, thinking about it, one thing that I hope for witcher 2, is that geralt is a bit more responsive when hit. Apart from maybe those fucking plants, I don't think it ever felt like geralt was actually getting hit, it's just that his health was going into the bottom, and the screen was desaturating. Heck, if it wasn't for the desaturation, I probably wouldn't have noticed that he was getting hurt until he was dead.
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I didn't think it was that obvious. The first time I got nookie was with that woman in the prologue after helping cure her. She was all "Stay here with me" and I thought "Oh well she's just recovered from a deathly illness, she obviously just wants some company." and then BAM sexy times. Totally was not expecting that. Maybe I'm just oblivious.
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@smof there are several responses that telegraph the nookie in advance
IIRC you gotta say "oh man you look real good" or something along those lines
the best part is that bioware can't do any better when it comes to seduction
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I dunno, they if you pay attention, they are pretty signposted. Especially if you really read what you are choosing as a dialogue option. Apart from that elf in the cave. That was weird.
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fun fact i found out the hard way: after escorting vesna the barmaid to her gramma's house in chapter 1 - and getting the little "quest complete" jingle - she'll keep walking right out of town and die to barghests and drowners.
you can loot her corpse.
and she won't respawn for your little rendevous later, despite gramma saying she's all safe resting and shit.
lost 30 minutes of game time reloading a previous save after i figured that one out.
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Maybe the others are. Like the lady in this village who now thinks I'm a big pervert, that one was more obvious. But that first woman... Man, she'd literally just come out of a coma or something after nearly dying. And she thanks you and then you have sex.
edit: Vesna, that's the one who won't talk to me now, thanks chb.
Also, Vesna 'resets' if you wait a day or something. When you piss off her, or the ironmongering dwarf out the front of the bar, they eventually reset if you go away and come back.
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Do you unlock anything by collecting the sex cards? I just did it with some random peasant woman who doesn't even get a name in my journal entry. Geralt is such a man-whore. Good thing he's immune to infectious diseases!
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Thing is, that's Triss that you're talking about. I thought the game made it pretty clear, even by that point, that her and Geralt had been close before the events in the game. I played with Polish voices, though, so maybe that made a difference?
Of all the things I hope they keep for the sequal, it's Geralt's smarmy, sarcastic comments. Basically, I want to see his come-backs to make a comeback.
Oh man, that was an awesome story. I really enjoy the way the author takes a sideways look at folklore and fairy tales while simultaneously turning high fantasy completely upside down. It's like punk fantasy.
I accidentally skipped the intro cutscene which definitely didn't help with knowing who the hell anyone was. But I can just pretend I'm playing in character with Geralt's amnesia.
Yeah I love his sarcy comments, and his take-no-shit attitude, and the fact that he always asks people for money in exchange for helping them. Makes a change from the 'hero' characters I expect to see in these games.
Yeah ditto on that elf in the cave.
Geralt: Here have some food.
Elf-woman: I still hate humans! But want to do it while my brethen are sleeping around the campfire?
The only Geralt sex-capade you should not miss is the barmaid (Vesna?) that you escort to her grandmother's house.
there's no real intro cutscene that i know of. there's the little CGI thing that plays before the main menu, but as far as i know, you start out running in the rain and then fall over.
if there IS a cutscene at the beginning telling who everyone is and why geralt ended up in that position, then i'm missing it too.
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oh yeah, they load him into a cart and take him to the castle
that lasts all of 15 seconds so you didn't miss much
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