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I spent the afternoon completing all of the sidequests I had missed in preparation for Blood & Wine. When I completed the DRM tower quest, the game and my Steam client hard crashed. I'm just gonna pretend that was intended by the developers...
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Cream-of-Plenty posted:I'm about to wrap up Witcher 1 and this is good to know, since I'm jumping right into Witcher 2 after that. What you did was the neutral option. You could've also either sacrificed the village prize cow to the vodyanoi or just killed the vodyanoi and their god outright.
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May 30, 2016 05:55
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A nice thematic detail I have noticed, but a lot of the major quest givers in this game (and subsequently a lot of quests) pertain to fathers and daughters. The Baron and Tamara for instance, and there's this Jarl and his daughter...it's a neat touch, the world echoing Geralt's own feelings pertaining to fatherhood. Since Geralt's inner monologue isn't readily known to us, it's kind of interesting to see things that might echo his own feelings in the world around him. A daughter who resents a father who wasn't always there, a father who cannot control his daughter as she's grown old--all things that Geralt himself is likely having internal conflicts about over the course of the game.
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May 30, 2016 05:55
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Helith posted:The steam page for Blood and Wine says it unlocks in 19 hrs for me, I'm guessing it'll be the same the world over, so eastern Australia should get it about 8am tomorrow. I have an exam at 8 in the morning tomorrow.  Guess I'll at least have something to look forward to when I finish.
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May 30, 2016 05:58
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I just grabbed this game on the psn sale since it seemed like such a good deal. Ive been playing lots of Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3, and Doom and going from those games to this is jarring in terms of the clunky controls. Can someone give me some tips on what I should be doing in combat because playing it like dark souls (rolling around and strafing while locked on) had me killing the first monster by the skin of my teeth.
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May 30, 2016 07:25
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rally posted:I just grabbed this game on the psn sale since it seemed like such a good deal. Ive been playing lots of Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3, and Doom and going from those games to this is jarring in terms of the clunky controls. Can someone give me some tips on what I should be doing in combat because playing it like dark souls (rolling around and strafing while locked on) had me killing the first monster by the skin of my teeth. Proper preparation helps for a lot. You basically die to everything super easily at first, so just do the tutorial quests, gain exp, and take some of the perks to get some extra vitality. Dodging isn't like Dark Souls, you don't quite have i-frames, but the dodge has a sort of curve to it, so you want to dodge around enemies, not away or directly towards. Use magic strategically.
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May 30, 2016 07:32
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My local sfuff seller (they used to sell PC parts, nowadays they sell basically everything) just sent me an email that they have B&W for sale. I think they are taunting me and really want to start playing now. Or at least preload  .
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May 30, 2016 07:36
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rally posted:I just grabbed this game on the psn sale since it seemed like such a good deal. Ive been playing lots of Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3, and Doom and going from those games to this is jarring in terms of the clunky controls. Can someone give me some tips on what I should be doing in combat because playing it like dark souls (rolling around and strafing while locked on) had me killing the first monster by the skin of my teeth. first thing you do is go to preferences and change the control style from default to the new batman style so that geralt's momentum doesn't fling him past everything you try to walk up to
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May 30, 2016 07:57
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rally posted:I just grabbed this game on the psn sale since it seemed like such a good deal. Ive been playing lots of Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3, and Doom and going from those games to this is jarring in terms of the clunky controls. Can someone give me some tips on what I should be doing in combat because playing it like dark souls (rolling around and strafing while locked on) had me killing the first monster by the skin of my teeth. First, go in the settings and look for an option called Movement Response or something like that, turn it to Alternative. You'll feel the difference. As for combat, preparation is the key. Initially you're super vulnerable so pick your fights wisely. Circle button dodge is your bread and butter, use it to dodge around until you're in a favorable position and then strike and reposition. Never end up in the middle of a pack of enemies, and if you do dodge around until you're safe. Your X button roll is useful for avoiding big, strong attacks and lunges from huge creatures, but most of the times you should be using the dodge: it's quicker and allows for more accurate motion, while the big roll just flings you in one direction. Combat principles from Souls still apply: as I wrote above, don't get surrounded, seek favorable positions and don't be overly eager while attacking; even only one enemy can take you by surprise and gently caress you up. One combat principle that doesn't apply: don't lock on when fighting groups! It reduces your ability to dodge because it becomes relative to the targeted enemy and you don't need that, but you do need to move in any direction at will to avoid being swarmed. When attacking, it kinda sorta works like the Batman system in that you direct the control stick in the direction of the enemy you want to attack and Geralt will go that way. Mind, it's no magic auto targeting, so if you point in a bullshit direction you'll miss. Brew olis and potions, and use them! All those that you can find. Loot chests around POIs, buy them from vendors. And, obviously, get familiar with enemy attack patterns. Learn to be careful when Drowners jump back, they're about to lounge back at you. Learn to be careful when loving wraiths start teleporting around and dodge like a madman. For groups of bandits... here's a fun thing you can do: get the arrow parry skill to level 2, then Jedy the arrows back at them. For me this turned bandit groups from a chore into a pleasure. Also, when you no longer need it, you can eventually respec, some vendors sell a potion for that. Edit: more stuff! The bestiary tells you enemy vulnerabilities; entries get added to the bestiary after you fight a creature once. Use all three tools at your disposal. As i said, brew oils and potions, but bombs and decotions too. You only need to brew things once and then they refill with you meditate, by the powers of alcohol. And you have a crossbow too; not massively effective but it has its uses. And explore all of White Orchard's POIs, it's worth it. Toiwat fucked around with this message at 08:51 on May 30, 2016 |
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May 30, 2016 08:44
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Save shielded humanoids for last, and favor quen over other spells. It's a get out of jail free card if you gently caress up, you'll be thankful for it. Priority should go something like magic -> ranged -> melee -> shielded melee. This is just for humanoids but humanoid encounters are often group affairs, you'll be much happier with bowmen/crossbowmen dead, and shield guys take a bit of riposte/parry work that's a far sight more difficult when everybody else is still alive.
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May 30, 2016 08:47
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8-Bit Scholar posted:A nice thematic detail I have noticed, but a lot of the major quest givers in this game (and subsequently a lot of quests) pertain to fathers and daughters. The Baron and Tamara for instance, and there's this Jarl and his daughter...it's a neat touch, the world echoing Geralt's own feelings pertaining to fatherhood. Since Geralt's inner monologue isn't readily known to us, it's kind of interesting to see things that might echo his own feelings in the world around him. A daughter who resents a father who wasn't always there, a father who cannot control his daughter as she's grown old--all things that Geralt himself is likely having internal conflicts about over the course of the game. There's a lot and I mean a lot things in this game that can be read between the lines, thigns that are communicated but not explicitly stated and it's thanks to incredible character building. It's like they created characters so believable and psychologically robust that they end up being more than what's actually shown on the screen. You start wondering about their decisions, interpeting their facial expressions in scenes, building your own interpretation of their motivations. You basically see them as people to a much greater extent than in most games and that's an insane achievement in the medium as a whole.
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May 30, 2016 09:26
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Do you guys think cheatengine can tick "quest complete" boxes for me?
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May 30, 2016 09:37
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Lurdiak posted:Do you guys think cheatengine can tick "quest complete" boxes for me? Completing quests is a more fun way of getting those boxes ticked.
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May 30, 2016 09:54
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Quote-Unquote posted:Completing quests is a more fun way of getting those boxes ticked. If you look up a few posts, you'll see that the NPC that ends the quest has vanished from the game. These sort of things can be solved with console commands in Fallout but I don't know the limitations of Cheatengine for such wide manipulations.
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May 30, 2016 09:56
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Quote-Unquote posted:Completing quests is a more fun way of getting those boxes ticked.
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May 30, 2016 09:56
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Lurdiak posted:If you look up a few posts, you'll see that the NPC that ends the quest has vanished from the game. These sort of things can be solved with console commands in Fallout but I don't know the limitations of Cheatengine for such wide manipulations. Ah, thought you were talking about Witcher 3 as lots of people seem to get cross about having failed quests
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May 30, 2016 09:58
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the chest that contains the enhanced feline boots seems to have bugged out and ticked itself as looted even though I don't have the diagram and the quest still points me to that cave. I'm guessing this is one set I have to forget about? EDIT-turns out the quest marker is actually the one broken and I looted the chest already. Man Whore fucked around with this message at 10:17 on May 30, 2016 |
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May 30, 2016 10:15
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Lurdiak posted:I got Dandelion's lute back for him but now I can't find him. I keep going back to the inn at various hours and I can't find the fucker. Does he need it or not?
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May 30, 2016 10:19
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Nemesis Of Moles posted:I found it but the quest is bugged for me What happened? That's one of my quests and I know there's a bug where some guys get flagged as immortal, but if you leave the area (fast travel to be sure) and return, it should work.
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May 30, 2016 10:19
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The patch seems to be out on PC, 2.5 gigs.
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May 30, 2016 12:27
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Witcher 3 downloaded 2.5 gigs from Steam and now reports as version 1.21.
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May 30, 2016 12:44
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My God, help me to survive this deadly love.
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May 30, 2016 12:55
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Watch out as people on the Steam forums report performance drops and crashes after installing the patch. Some of it may be due to mods but still it's a bit risky atm.
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May 30, 2016 13:12
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Palpek posted:Watch out as people on the Steam forums report performance drops and crashes after installing the patch. Some of it may be due to mods but still it's a bit risky atm. Gonna have to install it for Blood and Wine anyway, so...
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May 30, 2016 13:21
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Was it confirmed anywhere that in NG+ the Blood and Wine recommended starting level is 70? I would assume so, what with the level cap being 100 now?
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May 30, 2016 13:28
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Palpek posted:Watch out as people on the Steam forums report performance drops and crashes after installing the patch. Some of it may be due to mods but still it's a bit risky atm. Performance does seem a bit worse from the few minutes I spent running around, but nothing dire. Game wouldn't even boot for me until I uninstalled all my mods so I'm gonna wait to play for a bit in the hopes that a couple key ones get fixed quickly.
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May 30, 2016 13:37
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Friendly HUD and The Enhancement System don't work atm. Better Trophies and all of my aesthetic mods(lore accurate geralt, hd reworked, better blood, etc) work fine though.
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May 30, 2016 13:47
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Rolling Scissors posted:Was it confirmed anywhere that in NG+ the Blood and Wine recommended starting level is 70? I would assume so, what with the level cap being 100 now? Really? I've done everything apart from one or two side quests (which'll net me a point or two XP each) and most of the treasure ?s in Skellige (done all the monster nests and abandoned settlements, since they remain good XP) and I'm barely level 69.
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May 30, 2016 13:48
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Comte de Saint-Germain posted:What happened? That's one of my quests and I know there's a bug where some guys get flagged as immortal, but if you leave the area (fast travel to be sure) and return, it should work. That happens, if I come back they're level 4 and I can attack them, but it still doesn't do anything, they stand around not reacting and Geralt is stuck in combat mode. Some people had some luck reinstalling and verifying caches and what have you so I'm going to try that.
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May 30, 2016 13:58
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hopterque posted:Performance does seem a bit worse from the few minutes I spent running around, but nothing dire. Game wouldn't even boot for me until I uninstalled all my mods so I'm gonna wait to play for a bit in the hopes that a couple key ones get fixed quickly. Performance is worse because the patch resets post-proccessing configuration and turns on nVidia Hairworks.
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May 30, 2016 14:16
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Nemesis Of Moles posted:That happens, if I come back they're level 4 and I can attack them, but it still doesn't do anything, they stand around not reacting and Geralt is stuck in combat mode. Some people had some luck reinstalling and verifying caches and what have you so I'm going to try that. That sucks man, it's a problem with the way they get their immortality flag removed, but it *should* be fixed if you leave and return. Not sure why it wouldn't work, lemme know if you figure it out. You should also drop a line to our customer support people, they are very good and might have a solution I don't know of. http://en.cdprojektred.com/contact-support/
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May 30, 2016 14:20
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got a question about the expansions, i've not played either and i was thinking about saving them for a ng+ or a fresh start but i don't have time for how long witcher 3 is right now, but some things i read seem to suggest blood and wine takes place after the main game? is there any official word on that? i was thinking of loading up my post-end save and just doing hearts of stone and then going straight into blood and wine but i'm a sucker for plot consistency and will get annoyed if everyone is talking about the wild hunt still loving poo poo up (hence why i was going to save the expansions for some time in a ng+)
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May 30, 2016 14:35
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Vikar Jerome posted:got a question about the expansions, i've not played either and i was thinking about saving them for a ng+ or a fresh start but i don't have time for how long witcher 3 is right now, but some things i read seem to suggest blood and wine takes place after the main game? is there any official word on that? i was thinking of loading up my post-end save and just doing hearts of stone and then going straight into blood and wine but i'm a sucker for plot consistency and will get annoyed if everyone is talking about the wild hunt still loving poo poo up (hence why i was going to save the expansions for some time in a ng+) Both expansions are intended to be played postgame.
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May 30, 2016 14:48
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Deakul posted:Friendly HUD and The Enhancement System don't work atm. Good to know on Better Trophies. Always Full Exp is super broken now. I think Autoapply Oils is too. I may kind of hold off a bit to continue my game until some of the QoL mods are fixed.
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May 30, 2016 14:49
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Jizz into Darkness posted:Both expansions are intended to be played postgame. huh, well then. time to get my install ready. thanks!
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May 30, 2016 14:52
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Vikar Jerome posted:got a question about the expansions, i've not played either and i was thinking about saving them for a ng+ or a fresh start but i don't have time for how long witcher 3 is right now, but some things i read seem to suggest blood and wine takes place after the main game? is there any official word on that? i was thinking of loading up my post-end save and just doing hearts of stone and then going straight into blood and wine but i'm a sucker for plot consistency and will get annoyed if everyone is talking about the wild hunt still loving poo poo up (hence why i was going to save the expansions for some time in a ng+)
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May 30, 2016 14:52
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PC version doesn't auto detect my ps4 controller as a ps4 controller anymore so its using xbox prompts. No biggie but this should be something you could toggle in the options.
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May 30, 2016 14:52
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Anyone have any suggested alchemy-own all builds I can try for my new game+?
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May 30, 2016 15:01
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I played through the game back when it first launched. Are there any 'Must-have' mods that people recommend to use? Mainly interested in cosmetic or QoL improvements, rather than grand gameplay changes. Planning to do a second play-through with the new DLC quests and two expansions. Both expansions are meant to take place post-game, correct?
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May 30, 2016 15:04
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