The weaponsmiths craft the bolts but don't buy them back, so I don't think anyone does.
Maybe knowing they hold no monetary value you can safely drop them? By the time you reach that level you won't blink at the cost of crafting a bushel I'm sure.
It's generally best to drop all the white tier weapons, diablo style. What are they worth... twenty bucks at the right guy? I've got ten grand but nothing to spend it on.
I got a good one from a sunken chest next to the tiny island that lies south of Fyke Isle (that's a really fun dive).
If those are just random, you could beeline for the Griffon Schematics they seem to be the next set progression wise, I started the hunt at the watchtower (Hindhold) that is directly east of the Border Post crossing, just wander along the southern shore, guarded by harpies (I think that's the silver location, if not it'll give you a clue). I've been using that one, and just hit level 12 and can now use the first standard schem I got off a trader somewhere.
In a side street of Novigrad and come across a thug threatening a prostitute.
If you interfere, the "prostitute" chews you out something fierce. Turns out they're a couple roleplaying thug and prostitute and you're getting in the way.
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GnomeTankWhat the what?Portland, OregonRegistered Userregular
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I'm sure a lot of you know this already, but I figured this might be helpful for some of you just getting in to playing with the skills and mutagens. When you first look at a mutagen, it can seem kind of underwhelming. Oh yay, 5% sign intensity or whatever. Not terrible, but not great either. But you need to link your mutagens to get full effect, like so:
You'll notice My right side's are all blue, and linked to a blue mutagen, and that mutagen is now giving me 20% sign intensity total, not 5%. So each skill of the same color you link to becomes an additive bonus to the mutagen. You'll notice my left side is only getting 15% attack power, because it's only linked to two red skills. Given my build, this is the most efficient mutagen/skill setup bonus wise for my play style.
Interestingly, this system adds a hidden cost to taking general skills, as they take up a mutagen link slot in most sections. There may be yellow mutagens later (I haven't found one yet), but it's unlikely you're going to end up with three general skills (though you may).
Getting horrendously tempted to vite the bullet and upgrade to a GTX 960. The Radeon 7870 I have now runs fine at medium settings, but pushing the pretties in GTA V, Witcher 3, not to mention VR down the road, needs something a little meatier. Plus the damn thing's loud as heck.
The i5 3570K should probably get a boost too, but CPU just seems to matter so little these days.
i5-3570k is still all the CPU you need these days, no reason to touch that. 960 will be a decent enough upgrade, but if you can swing it I'd get a 970. It's a nice step up, and can run this on a mix of High/Ultra at 1080p nearing 60FPS with HairWorks off.
$500...
I don't want to be thinking as seriously about this as I am. :bigfrown:
Getting horrendously tempted to vite the bullet and upgrade to a GTX 960. The Radeon 7870 I have now runs fine at medium settings, but pushing the pretties in GTA V, Witcher 3, not to mention VR down the road, needs something a little meatier. Plus the damn thing's loud as heck.
The i5 3570K should probably get a boost too, but CPU just seems to matter so little these days.
i5-3570k is still all the CPU you need these days, no reason to touch that. 960 will be a decent enough upgrade, but if you can swing it I'd get a 970. It's a nice step up, and can run this on a mix of High/Ultra at 1080p nearing 60FPS with HairWorks off.
$500...
I don't want to be thinking as seriously about this as I am. :bigfrown:
970's should not be 500 dollars....or are we talking Canadian? In 'Murica Money the 980 is just over 500.
Finally made it to Novigrad. I think the first project tomorrow is finding those Cat armor diagrams. I've been rolling Griffin, but I'm basically just a dodgy light attacker anyway, might as well try it.
Getting horrendously tempted to vite the bullet and upgrade to a GTX 960. The Radeon 7870 I have now runs fine at medium settings, but pushing the pretties in GTA V, Witcher 3, not to mention VR down the road, needs something a little meatier. Plus the damn thing's loud as heck.
The i5 3570K should probably get a boost too, but CPU just seems to matter so little these days.
i5-3570k is still all the CPU you need these days, no reason to touch that. 960 will be a decent enough upgrade, but if you can swing it I'd get a 970. It's a nice step up, and can run this on a mix of High/Ultra at 1080p nearing 60FPS with HairWorks off.
$500...
I don't want to be thinking as seriously about this as I am. :bigfrown:
970's should not be 500 dollars....or are we talking Canadian? In 'Murica Money the 980 is just over 500.
@GnomeTank can you tell me exactly where this static silver sword is please? I'm level 9 and I'm still using the viper. No matter where I go I can't find an upgrade I can craft prior to level 12.
I'm having real trouble with this weak ass silver sword and would like to know where to go to get a better one.
I've been having incredibly bad luck with random drops and loot. All I get is better steel swords. I haven't found a single looted silver sword ever since launch.
Sure...
Have you done the quest yet where Keira gives you the Eye of Nehelani to dispel illusions? Well in that long room where you did the White Frost event, where Keira had a shield and she moved around the room to protect you, if you go to the back of that room (oppisite the exit she lets you dispel), there is a wall you can break with Aard. Beyond that is an illusion you can dispel, and past that is a chest with Maugrim, a level 6 required, 3 upgrade slot, 150-171 DPS silver sword.
If they are level 9:
Just go to Lornruk Lighthouse. On the World Map, South-West of Norvigard. Around there are a bunch of Harpies as well as a Basalisk; how you know you're in the rightish area - though the LH is to the North-West and contains the first Wyvern. If you've fought the Wyvern it is that place. High damage, has a single slot and increased Sign Intensity. Will also begin the other Griffin quests. Highest level enemy is a level 11.
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GnomeTankWhat the what?Portland, OregonRegistered Userregular
Getting horrendously tempted to vite the bullet and upgrade to a GTX 960. The Radeon 7870 I have now runs fine at medium settings, but pushing the pretties in GTA V, Witcher 3, not to mention VR down the road, needs something a little meatier. Plus the damn thing's loud as heck.
The i5 3570K should probably get a boost too, but CPU just seems to matter so little these days.
i5-3570k is still all the CPU you need these days, no reason to touch that. 960 will be a decent enough upgrade, but if you can swing it I'd get a 970. It's a nice step up, and can run this on a mix of High/Ultra at 1080p nearing 60FPS with HairWorks off.
$500...
I don't want to be thinking as seriously about this as I am. :bigfrown:
970's should not be 500 dollars....or are we talking Canadian? In 'Murica Money the 980 is just over 500.
Australian funbucks.
Ahhh. Well, never buy more hardware than you can afford for sure. The 960 will still be a really nice step up for you from a 7870. Especially since this game just flat runs better on Nvidia hardware right now (which is not real great, but is the reality of the situation). My laptop with a 960M (which is basically a 950++) can play the game at medium pretty easily, so a real 960 should do it a medium/high mix at 1080p with good frame rate.
I was so psyched about this game. I was prepared to love it. But.... the PC controls are just terrible. There is no way to remap the movement controls in the UI. Editing the input.settings seemed to work at first, but then wouldn't allow me to jump ,use the witcher senses, or use ESC to access the game menu. Someone remind me, what year is this?
Also, the fall damage is a bit silly.
I guess I can play with the default controls and put it on easy. This will allow for a nice interactive movie and beard growing simulator.
There have already been two patches. Mod community is working on control remaps, though I assume CDP will get on it at some point, as well. I just switched to controller for movement/combat and use KBAM for menus. Switches seamlessly and feels pretty good.
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Seems like more than 1 point in arrow deflection is a waste of time. Even that's debatable when you can just get Fleet Footed and dodge for days, especially compared to how unreliable parrying is in general and how situational the talent is(i.e. you can dodge everything - deflection only works vs archers).
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GnomeTankWhat the what?Portland, OregonRegistered Userregular
Seems like more than 1 point in arrow deflection is a waste of time. Even that's debatable when you can just get Fleet Footed and dodge for days, especially compared to how unreliable parrying is in general and how situational the talent is(i.e. you can dodge everything - deflection only works vs archers).
It's filler for me for now, to open up tier 2 red skills and keep a red link on my mutagen (which is worth more than any two skill points would get me at that tier).
Finally got around to picking up the first level of Feline (Cat School) gear. The lore that surrounds it is pretty rad.
Incidentally, I feel like I've been "solving" way too many of my quests with violence since getting to Novigrad. Keep getting caught using Axii in public and being forced to cut through waves of bad dudes.
Give a goddamn raise to whoever decided to have the camera randomly focus on two rabbits fucking during a dramatic story moment. Also all the banter between the two of them in that whole scene is perfect.
haven't really touched gwent since winning that initial tutorial match.... card games aren't really up my alley, though i kind of want to collect them just to read the flavor text. eh. next playthrough, maybe.
regarding crashes: witcher 3 hasn't done anything bad unless i'm doing some obscene overclock on my titan X.
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MorninglordI'm tired of being Batman,so today I'll be Owl.Registered Userregular
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Btw guys don't turn up your nose at resolve, the skill that stops you from losing adrenaline when you get hit. At 5/5 its 100%. Adrenaline ups your sword damage by 10% per pip. You have 3 pips, so 30%. Being able to get to those 3 pips without worrying about the occasional nick dropping your adrenaline is super strong.
Also that sword is aces.
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also if you're slotting mutagens keep upgrading them. i had a lesser green in there that was doing +50 vitality, but i killed some more shit and got more of them. upgrade them and they combine to a proper green mutagen that when slotted gives you +150 vitality, and i think there's even a layer beyond that, for even higher bonuses.
i really enjoy having the freedom to spec lots of +vitality options in the witcher. so many battles won or lost on that final hit - if you have more health, that final hit is one more away than it normally would be.
also ran into a level 25 leshen in the woods when i was level....5? i was able to stunlock him pretty easily, but my sword was doing pretty much nothing. i spent 30 seconds pushing him backwards in a straight line through the forest until my silver sword broke (durability).
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I had soft locks up until I moved the fps cap to unlimited. Now the only problem I have are driver crashes, which I blame nvidia for and shouldn't be my responsibility to kill my second monitor to resolve.
Finally got around to picking up the first level of Feline (Cat School) gear. The lore that surrounds it is pretty rad.
Incidentally, I feel like I've been "solving" way too many of my quests with violence since getting to Novigrad. Keep getting caught using Axii in public and being forced to cut through waves of bad dudes.
Prior to Witcher 3 the Cat school has only been covered in like one book from 1995, that was never translated to English.
They have a pretty bad rep with the populace even as far as Witchers go. According to the book they're the ones responsible for inciting the massacre of the Wolf school.
I think I may have discovered an off-label use for Cat potions.
I'm assuming that the manbat-like vampires have some sort of invisibility ability since every now and then the one I fought would turn into an outline which I would then hit or burn. Probably would be a more annoying ability if I didn't see past it.
that sword near the island is also static.
was an immediate upgrade on the one gnometank gave me too
decided to turn off the minimap and quest update thing for now. im not paying enough attention to each place i visit if im missing all this stuff. theres no hurry.
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I had soft locks up until I moved the fps cap to unlimited. Now the only problem I have are driver crashes, which I blame nvidia for and shouldn't be my responsibility to kill my second monitor to resolve.
Finally got around to picking up the first level of Feline (Cat School) gear. The lore that surrounds it is pretty rad.
Incidentally, I feel like I've been "solving" way too many of my quests with violence since getting to Novigrad. Keep getting caught using Axii in public and being forced to cut through waves of bad dudes.
Prior to Witcher 3 the Cat school has only been covered in like one book from 1995, that was never translated to English.
They have a pretty bad rep with the populace even as far as Witchers go. According to the book they're the ones responsible for inciting the massacre of the Wolf school.
Some potential sidequest spoilers from Novigrad
During a sidequest with Lambert, he mentions he was friends with a Cat Witcher. Geralt says that's surprising, because Cat Witchers basically turned into hired assassins instead of monster slayers.
Seems like more than 1 point in arrow deflection is a waste of time. Even that's debatable when you can just get Fleet Footed and dodge for days, especially compared to how unreliable parrying is in general and how situational the talent is(i.e. you can dodge everything - deflection only works vs archers).
Yeah I'm going to spec out of it when I get the chance.
The timing to do a reflect is pretty tight and hard to sit there and wait for it when all the archer's buddies are swinging their swords at you.
I'm sure a lot of you know this already, but I figured this might be helpful for some of you just getting in to playing with the skills and mutagens. When you first look at a mutagen, it can seem kind of underwhelming. Oh yay, 5% sign intensity or whatever. Not terrible, but not great either. But you need to link your mutagens to get full effect, like so:
You'll notice My right side's are all blue, and linked to a blue mutagen, and that mutagen is now giving me 20% sign intensity total, not 5%. So each skill of the same color you link to becomes an additive bonus to the mutagen. You'll notice my left side is only getting 15% attack power, because it's only linked to two red skills. Given my build, this is the most efficient mutagen/skill setup bonus wise for my play style.
Interestingly, this system adds a hidden cost to taking general skills, as they take up a mutagen link slot in most sections. There may be yellow mutagens later (I haven't found one yet), but it's unlikely you're going to end up with three general skills (though you may).
Where did you get a red mutagen? I haven't found a single one.
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GnomeTankWhat the what?Portland, OregonRegistered Userregular
I'm sure a lot of you know this already, but I figured this might be helpful for some of you just getting in to playing with the skills and mutagens. When you first look at a mutagen, it can seem kind of underwhelming. Oh yay, 5% sign intensity or whatever. Not terrible, but not great either. But you need to link your mutagens to get full effect, like so:
You'll notice My right side's are all blue, and linked to a blue mutagen, and that mutagen is now giving me 20% sign intensity total, not 5%. So each skill of the same color you link to becomes an additive bonus to the mutagen. You'll notice my left side is only getting 15% attack power, because it's only linked to two red skills. Given my build, this is the most efficient mutagen/skill setup bonus wise for my play style.
Interestingly, this system adds a hidden cost to taking general skills, as they take up a mutagen link slot in most sections. There may be yellow mutagens later (I haven't found one yet), but it's unlikely you're going to end up with three general skills (though you may).
Where did you get a red mutagen? I haven't found a single one.
Werewolves will drop the 'newbie' ones that can't be combined (called a Werewolf Mutagen). Actual lesser red's that can be combined are random treasure drops.
GnomeTankWhat the what?Portland, OregonRegistered Userregular
Anyone know where to get the next tier of saddlebags? Bigger than the 30 slot ones? I've looked all over Velen. I guess I can check Novigrad, now that I have it open.
Anyone know where to get the next tier of saddlebags? Bigger than the 30 slot ones? I've looked all over Velen. I guess I can check Novigrad, now that I have it open.
There's a vendor in an area revealed very early on in the Novigrad story quest line who sells them for >900 crowns (convert some of your orens and florens in Novigrad if you need cash). Zekkarian saddle bags or something like that.
Of course those are the 100 "lb" ones. There are 70 "lb" ones elsewhere. I think those are the rugged saddle bags.
I'm sure a lot of you know this already, but I figured this might be helpful for some of you just getting in to playing with the skills and mutagens. When you first look at a mutagen, it can seem kind of underwhelming. Oh yay, 5% sign intensity or whatever. Not terrible, but not great either. But you need to link your mutagens to get full effect, like so:
You'll notice My right side's are all blue, and linked to a blue mutagen, and that mutagen is now giving me 20% sign intensity total, not 5%. So each skill of the same color you link to becomes an additive bonus to the mutagen. You'll notice my left side is only getting 15% attack power, because it's only linked to two red skills. Given my build, this is the most efficient mutagen/skill setup bonus wise for my play style.
Interestingly, this system adds a hidden cost to taking general skills, as they take up a mutagen link slot in most sections. There may be yellow mutagens later (I haven't found one yet), but it's unlikely you're going to end up with three general skills (though you may).
Where did you get a red mutagen? I haven't found a single one.
Werewolves will drop the 'newbie' ones that can't be combined (called a Werewolf Mutagen). Actual lesser red's that can be combined are random treasure drops.
Monster named mutations are for decoctions. I wouldn't necessarily call them newbie versions since you have to eg kill a werewolf. Which apparently isn't easy for everybody.
Regardless don't sell your named mutations unless you've already made the relevant decoction.
On another topic, Potion, bomb and oil upgrading is sexy as fuck.
I wasn't aware it was possible, so I stopped collecting herbs which means I've been walking past the rarer herbs I need for these later upgrades.
This is probably going to sound insane to a few people, but I love the gathering and hunting down materials aspect of these games.
I was a little disappointed that there wasn't as much need for it.
So I was really happy to realise I still need to be looking out for rarer herbs and memorising what the bushes look like.
Also I just crafted some crossbow bolts which apply a guaranteed bleed. Anything that regens is now going to be extremely unhappy.
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Seems like more than 1 point in arrow deflection is a waste of time. Even that's debatable when you can just get Fleet Footed and dodge for days, especially compared to how unreliable parrying is in general and how situational the talent is(i.e. you can dodge everything - deflection only works vs archers).
Alternatively, at 3 points, you deflect the arrow back at the archer and do double damage. I've one-shotted weaker archers with their own arrows.
So apparently "Tyromancer" is a thing in this game. Whelllllp, doesn't that just round out the circle.
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"Where the fuck is my horse?"
*Pweee*
"Oh there he is... wait what are you... damn it Roach... over... no ... over here... that is a tree... ...no turn around. ... no this way to me... fuck s sake... that is a house... gate... same tree as before... look look there is a direct line to me... there you go... straight line. Whoop, cleaned up a kid. There you go that wasn't so hard now was it"
MorninglordI'm tired of being Batman,so today I'll be Owl.Registered Userregular
edited May 2015
I love roach.
He's so adorable.
I had a cutscene where he totally photobombed geralt.
It cut to a long shot where the npc was talking to geralt, except Roach was standing in just the right place so that he looked like the guy was talking to Roach. You couldn't even see Geralt anymore.
As the conversation progressed it switched back to a close up of the npcs face...and Roach trotted into the background and stood there with his ass pointing directly at the camera flicking his tail at the guy.
I just run to him when I whistle for him, it's easier.
Oh and a little tip I saw on a loading screen that I found really handy.
The faster roach is moving, the harder your sword attacks will hit when riding him. Lock onto enemies so the camera is centered on them and briefly gallop as you head in on them while holding an attack. You can one shot even higher level bandits this way.
You can also axii roach while riding him to calm him down.
A little trick not in a loading screen. If you jump roach at an angle just off parallel to a cliff he'll end up going over it instead of shying away.
This is fine, because roach can't take falling damage.
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I had a cutscene where he totally photobombed geralt.
It cut to a long shot where the npc was talking to geralt, except Roach was standing in just the right place so that he looked like the guy was talking to Roach. You couldn't even see Geralt anymore.
As the conversation progressed it switched back to a close up of the npcs face...and Roach trotted into the background and stood there with his ass pointing directly at the camera flicking his tail at the guy.
I just run to him when I whistle for him, it's easier.
Oh and a little tip I saw on a loading screen that I found really handy.
The faster roach is moving, the harder your sword attacks will hit when riding him. Lock onto enemies so the camera is centered on them and briefly gallop as you head in on them while holding an attack. You can one shot even higher level bandits this way.
You can also axii roach while riding him to calm him down.
A little trick not in a loading screen. If you jump roach at an angle just off parallel to a cliff he'll end up going over it instead of shying away.
This is fine, because roach can't take falling damage.
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Maybe knowing they hold no monetary value you can safely drop them? By the time you reach that level you won't blink at the cost of crafting a bushel I'm sure.
It's generally best to drop all the white tier weapons, diablo style. What are they worth... twenty bucks at the right guy? I've got ten grand but nothing to spend it on.
@Morninglord
I got a good one from a sunken chest next to the tiny island that lies south of Fyke Isle (that's a really fun dive).
If those are just random, you could beeline for the Griffon Schematics they seem to be the next set progression wise, I started the hunt at the watchtower (Hindhold) that is directly east of the Border Post crossing, just wander along the southern shore, guarded by harpies (I think that's the silver location, if not it'll give you a clue). I've been using that one, and just hit level 12 and can now use the first standard schem I got off a trader somewhere.
In a side street of Novigrad and come across a thug threatening a prostitute.
You'll notice My right side's are all blue, and linked to a blue mutagen, and that mutagen is now giving me 20% sign intensity total, not 5%. So each skill of the same color you link to becomes an additive bonus to the mutagen. You'll notice my left side is only getting 15% attack power, because it's only linked to two red skills. Given my build, this is the most efficient mutagen/skill setup bonus wise for my play style.
Interestingly, this system adds a hidden cost to taking general skills, as they take up a mutagen link slot in most sections. There may be yellow mutagens later (I haven't found one yet), but it's unlikely you're going to end up with three general skills (though you may).
$500...
I don't want to be thinking as seriously about this as I am. :bigfrown:
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970's should not be 500 dollars....or are we talking Canadian? In 'Murica Money the 980 is just over 500.
They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
Australian funbucks.
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If they are level 9:
Ahhh. Well, never buy more hardware than you can afford for sure. The 960 will still be a really nice step up for you from a 7870. Especially since this game just flat runs better on Nvidia hardware right now (which is not real great, but is the reality of the situation). My laptop with a 960M (which is basically a 950++) can play the game at medium pretty easily, so a real 960 should do it a medium/high mix at 1080p with good frame rate.
I am so slow.
Also, what is wrong with dice? It's an okay minigame, nothing too bad. Why do people hate it?
He's just the best. I usually hate scatalogical humour, but his made me laugh because he's just so adorable about loving his daily shit.
Also, the fall damage is a bit silly.
I guess I can play with the default controls and put it on easy. This will allow for a nice interactive movie and beard growing simulator.
Any word on the due date for the first patch?
It's filler for me for now, to open up tier 2 red skills and keep a red link on my mutagen (which is worth more than any two skill points would get me at that tier).
Incidentally, I feel like I've been "solving" way too many of my quests with violence since getting to Novigrad. Keep getting caught using Axii in public and being forced to cut through waves of bad dudes.
Computer fucking cheats.
I mean I know it can't cheat, but it feels incredibly unfair. I seem to remember 1 being better than 2 though. Gwent is just more fun.
regarding crashes: witcher 3 hasn't done anything bad unless i'm doing some obscene overclock on my titan X.
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Also that sword is aces.
also if you're slotting mutagens keep upgrading them. i had a lesser green in there that was doing +50 vitality, but i killed some more shit and got more of them. upgrade them and they combine to a proper green mutagen that when slotted gives you +150 vitality, and i think there's even a layer beyond that, for even higher bonuses.
i really enjoy having the freedom to spec lots of +vitality options in the witcher. so many battles won or lost on that final hit - if you have more health, that final hit is one more away than it normally would be.
also ran into a level 25 leshen in the woods when i was level....5? i was able to stunlock him pretty easily, but my sword was doing pretty much nothing. i spent 30 seconds pushing him backwards in a straight line through the forest until my silver sword broke (durability).
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Prior to Witcher 3 the Cat school has only been covered in like one book from 1995, that was never translated to English.
I'm assuming that the manbat-like vampires have some sort of invisibility ability since every now and then the one I fought would turn into an outline which I would then hit or burn. Probably would be a more annoying ability if I didn't see past it.
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was an immediate upgrade on the one gnometank gave me too
decided to turn off the minimap and quest update thing for now. im not paying enough attention to each place i visit if im missing all this stuff. theres no hurry.
Some potential sidequest spoilers from Novigrad
Yeah I'm going to spec out of it when I get the chance.
The timing to do a reflect is pretty tight and hard to sit there and wait for it when all the archer's buddies are swinging their swords at you.
Where did you get a red mutagen? I haven't found a single one.
Werewolves will drop the 'newbie' ones that can't be combined (called a Werewolf Mutagen). Actual lesser red's that can be combined are random treasure drops.
There's a vendor in an area revealed very early on in the Novigrad story quest line who sells them for >900 crowns (convert some of your orens and florens in Novigrad if you need cash). Zekkarian saddle bags or something like that.
Of course those are the 100 "lb" ones. There are 70 "lb" ones elsewhere. I think those are the rugged saddle bags.
2 adds the ability to lose dice outside the board which seems to happen independently from how you actually roll the dice.
Monster named mutations are for decoctions. I wouldn't necessarily call them newbie versions since you have to eg kill a werewolf. Which apparently isn't easy for everybody.
Regardless don't sell your named mutations unless you've already made the relevant decoction.
On another topic, Potion, bomb and oil upgrading is sexy as fuck.
I wasn't aware it was possible, so I stopped collecting herbs which means I've been walking past the rarer herbs I need for these later upgrades.
This is probably going to sound insane to a few people, but I love the gathering and hunting down materials aspect of these games.
I was a little disappointed that there wasn't as much need for it.
So I was really happy to realise I still need to be looking out for rarer herbs and memorising what the bushes look like.
Also I just crafted some crossbow bolts which apply a guaranteed bleed. Anything that regens is now going to be extremely unhappy.
Alternatively, at 3 points, you deflect the arrow back at the archer and do double damage. I've one-shotted weaker archers with their own arrows.
*Pweee*
"Oh there he is... wait what are you... damn it Roach... over... no ... over here... that is a tree... ...no turn around. ... no this way to me... fuck s sake... that is a house... gate... same tree as before... look look there is a direct line to me... there you go... straight line. Whoop, cleaned up a kid. There you go that wasn't so hard now was it"
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He's so adorable.
I had a cutscene where he totally photobombed geralt.
It cut to a long shot where the npc was talking to geralt, except Roach was standing in just the right place so that he looked like the guy was talking to Roach. You couldn't even see Geralt anymore.
As the conversation progressed it switched back to a close up of the npcs face...and Roach trotted into the background and stood there with his ass pointing directly at the camera flicking his tail at the guy.
I just run to him when I whistle for him, it's easier.
Oh and a little tip I saw on a loading screen that I found really handy.
The faster roach is moving, the harder your sword attacks will hit when riding him. Lock onto enemies so the camera is centered on them and briefly gallop as you head in on them while holding an attack. You can one shot even higher level bandits this way.
You can also axii roach while riding him to calm him down.
A little trick not in a loading screen. If you jump roach at an angle just off parallel to a cliff he'll end up going over it instead of shying away.
This is fine, because roach can't take falling damage.
HErrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-
All of Geralt's horses are female!
I'm gonna need a new monitor
And a titan X
Make that two