Archimago posted:

I have this with completionist autism on sidequests. But I did not save Saskia (she's alive but still mind controlled or whatever), I saved Triss. But I did get the dagger with the Iroveth mini quest after the fact (which means potentially can be saved later and the city doesn't turn into a blood bath and you get to kill all the Nilfgaardians). I can upload it if that's close enough.

RatHat posted:

Something I never knew until I read it in the wiki: The name Roche gives to the guard in Flotsam is the name of the Nilfgaard emperor. Which makes the guards confusion make a lot more sense.

Vernon Roche best spy.

Archimago posted:

Is your TW2 a Steam version? If so, are cloud saves enabled? If that's enabled, the directory it looks for saves changes, but I'm not sure to where. Probably somewhere in the steam folder. You could try finding that folder or disabling cloud saves.

I was using mods for that playthrough but only texture ones, iirc. Even if I was using some others, it shouldn't affect the save files at all. I'd wager it's the cloud save thing.

Corin Tucker's Stalker posted:

I just crashed while playing Gwent (extra weird because I'm on PS4) which gives me a chance to share some first impressions. Keep in mind I'm still on the tutorial island so the strengths of the game haven't really opened up yet.

Good:
+ Geralt's movement speed is more consistent than it was in 2, so now he's slow but steady both in combat and out
+ Parry timing feels good against humans, not too forgiving or impossible
+ Signs recharge quickly enough that I actually want to use them more.
+ Looks great, and in the first hour or so I've already passed by a bunch of interesting places that I want to revisit

Not So Good:
- The camera is still a little too close to Geralt for my taste, though I'm not sure if this is something you can adjust
- I had no luck parrying non-humans, and I can't tell if it's because there are usually a bunch swarming from every direction, or because their tells are animated and timed oddly, or because it's not possible
- Having two dodges mapped to two face buttons feels strange. Maybe it will feel more natural over time, but for now it's just a piece of distracting mental baggage during a fight and I'm not sure the difference between the two moves is worth it.
- Combat hasn't been retooled. Attack animations are still unpredictable and the camera slides in weird directions when you aren't locked in (and sometimes even when you are), though this is offset somewhat by the more reliable character movement speed. Now I know why reviewers said it felt like 2 but improved. If you had no problems with 2 you'll be happy, but if you're like me you'll just feel a slight disconnect between your input and Geralt rather than the last game's wall of unpredictability.

Depths posted:

Tell us if it works in an hour!!

PINING 4 PORKINS posted:

I'm pretty sure the "unpredictable combat" is just people not noticing that they messed up the timing on the combos, so they expect the next part of the combo but instead get a clunky start to a new combo. The timing window could really stand to be loosened up, but everything is perfectly predictable and smooth (except for the lunges sometimes because of the lovely targeting system).

Corin Tucker's Stalker posted:

Review copy. I write stupid articles about games for this website. They sent us PS4 and PC code, though the PC won't unlock for me until launch.

Geralt starts off as a pretty capable guy. I haven't even invested a skill point yet but right off the bat you're able to do everything you want in combat. Well, most everything, as you don't start with a crossbow. No need to invest to reduce backstab damage or anything like that.

I do think it's interesting that there are skills which can tie into light/medium/heavy armor to provide boosts. The light armor skill increases crits and fast attacks, medium boosts sign damage and stamina regen, and heavy increases health as well as heavy attacks.

EDIT: Earlier I mentioned crashing while playing Gwent on PS4. I recreated the crash. It seems to happen consistently (in the tutorial match, at least) if you tap the triangle button instead of holding it down to pass your turn.

Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:

I'm going to play the video game, the witcher 3, when it comes out.

net cafe scandal posted:

Nope.

Slate Action posted:

Didn't you guys hear, Witcher 3 was downgraded from a video game to a piece of toast. The graphics aren't as good, but now you can spread jam on it! Or butter! Or both! It's your choice

Lollerich posted:

I just played the first 10 minutes of this on PC and I already hate it. The graphics and animations are just completly awful. It feels like something that was ported from an xbox 360 in 2010. What the gently caress? And also, as an FYI I was running it on ultra settings. I just can't believe this. What in the goddamn gently caress?

Savy Saracen salad posted:

What directory should I move my witcher 2 save files too? I am a bit lost
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Solartide posted:

I wonder if you can decoy a decoy repeatedly to "pass" a turn without actually passing.

PRESIDENT GOKU posted:

I really hate the monster contracts that are 10+ levels above me. The best way to make cash and EXP are far out of my reach.

Madcosby posted:

Things I'd like to see in future patches:

Geralt can use fast travel signs on his horse
Candles in front of loot or NPCs are gone.

Zoo06 posted:

Have you tried the Gwent: Velen quest? They're not too bad...unless your deck is really lovely. A hero card or two would help tremendously with it if you were lucky enough to get one yet.

Relentlessboredomm posted:

There is a place of power NW of Downwarren on a mountain just SE of Dragonsalyer's Grotto

Manatee Cannon posted:

I've never seen anything before so I figure I already know the answer to my question, but is there any storage system in this game? I'd love to dump stuff somewhere.

Krogort posted:

Best Gwent move ever

Manatee Cannon posted:

Yeah I know about the saddlebags and how they're meant to be where you're storing stuff. It's just not always enough. The 70 extra weight I get from mine is useless when I'm out exploring. This is part of why I hate encumbrance, it's a disincentive for exploration. And not being able to fast travel anywhere can make going back to town to sell excess baggage frustrating.

CJ posted:

Best advice i can give you is to make sure you don't have more than 22 units in your deck and limit the number of special cards. Also consider changing your leader ability to the one that gives you sunshine. For new cards make sure you check all the innkeepers, some of them will sell you 4 cards. Also if you have finished the Baron questline i heard you can get his unique card from a chest in his house but i can't confirm that because i got it from beating him.

OAquinas posted:

1.04 just dropped.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Patch 1.04 changelog:
Rebinding any key is now available after switching Unlock Bindings option in Options \ Key bindings submenu.
Corrects an issue in the dialog system that might rarely cause dialog looping in scenes.
Fixes an issue with incorrect behavior of Wild Hunt warriors after they were under the influence of Axii sign.
Corrects a bug causing spontaneous combustion of gas clouds.
1280 x 720 resolution is now properly displaying as valid resolution option.
Fixes boat stuttering in cutscenes.
Texture rendering quality for high / ultra presets improved.
Further improvements in NVIDIA Hairworks performance.
A few additional Gwent cards are now available in the Prologue area.
Fixes an issue where users with usernames using non-latin characters were unable to import saves from Witcher 2.
Overall stability and performance improvements.
Fixes related to alt + tabbing and minimizing game window.
Game icon updated.
Enlarges the size of the loot pop-up window in the UI.
Fixes an issue where, in certain circumstances, the comparison window could be displayed outside of game borders in the UI.
Upgrading set items no longer destroys sockets.
Small UI tweaks for Gwent.
Corrects some missing translations in localized versions.

GhostDog posted:

Why is there apparently a "combat mode" that Gerald engages/disengages according to completely opaque rules? Why can I not parry as soon as I take my sword out? Why do I first need to get up into people's faces before I actually start parrying and not using witcher sense? Hey Gerald, I want to deflect those arrow, you fucker. Gerald, why do you keep putting your sword away? gently caress.

Spiky Ooze posted:

If you have two commander's horns and a clear weather (that's probably default) in the deck you should be pretty powerful. Spies are some of the best cards too since you can use them on the round you're planning to flop and load your deck with cards. If the enemy plays a spy on you remember to decoy it or take it with Dun Banner and use it on them. Gwent is mostly about never missing a strategic advantage because if you do something pointless even once it could cost you.

Ravenfood posted:

Wild at Heart: What did people choose? I ended up killing the werewolf because while Margrit is crazy as poo poo, she doesn't actually turn into a giant ravenous wolfthing every so often. His system might work for a while, but that's still a huge risk for the village. Anyone want to tell me why I'm a terrible person?

Stormgale posted:

Hey I was just trying to say why how the game presents how awful Nilfguard is (so far) vs how awful the north is makes it easy to gloss over how lovely the black ones can be Like seriously the work camps are only mentioned in post it notes on trees. (so far for me playing the game)

Megaman's Jockstrap posted:

The inventory is really uncool and if you find yourself pretending that having 100+ crafting materials and dissembling poo poo and paging through inventory belongs in a game about being a badass Witcher who runs around doing cool poo poo then I don't know what to say. The fact that RPG designers still think that the player wants to be a quartermaster and manage hundreds of little bits of garbage is just beyond me. Almost nobody wants to do this poo poo. It's boring and stupid and a chore.

Why don't the books go in the glossary when you pick them up, organized by category? (lore, monsters, locations, unread, etc) instead of having to carry them around? Why don't you have a special "Witcher Gear" tab that only has potions and bombs and oils in it, because that's the stuff you go hunting for in a fight? No instead let's put it on a tab with food items that you can't even use in combat. Yikes. Get a UI guy CD Projekt, whoever is doing this stuff doesn't cut it.

It doesn't ruin the game but it's silly and pointless and it could be better and it's the only part of the game that you can honestly say this about.

Ice Fist posted:

Nobody could possibly like the inventory system. It is *the* horrible thing about this game. That said, I've gotten so used to just going into my inventory and using my oils and potions during combat that it doesn't bother me - but I don't think it's a good design decision. All potions and all bombs should just be on the combat quick wheel.

TBH, I'm doing the Green path on the skill tree - it's got some really fun and cool skills like poison on oils, extra bombs, potion effects not wearing off if you're above the toxic limit, using the correct oil giving you flat 25% damage reduction, the extra vitality associated with green mutagens, potions giving flat health on use. It's not terrible, but I'm still seriously considering just eating the 1k gold and respec'ing into combat, but at this point I just don't know.

NeurosisHead posted:

I think it was Army Center Group Command; the Nilfgaardian invasion is three pronged and the arm in the Velen region was the "Center" group. It's also a location you can go it, in the SE of the map; it even has a notice board.

Lord Lambeth posted:

I like the inventory better than Witcher 2 inventory. I had a bad habit of accidentally unequipping stuff in the second game(usually my boots). I'm curious what people consider a good inventory system though.

Gort posted:

Anyone found a way to complete the Dirty Funds quest once it bugs out? It's stuck on "read the letter you found" for me.

Ice Fist posted:

So I think my savegame I imported from W2 didn't load properly. In every playthrough I did of W2 I spared Letho and saved Aryan LaVallete. But I cleared out Reardon's manor without finding Letho and (I assume) the one point where you might meet Aryan he isn't there. When I do a second playthrough I am going to just do the questionaire instead.

turtlecrunch posted:

Yeah he's one guy, I forgot what he does in Witcher 1 but in Witcher 2 he is bald hth. I think he's a foreigner who marries Adda (Foltest's daughter) or something...who even cares we Nilf now.

Arglebargle III posted:

He was always nuts, you just didn't choose the story threads that let you see him when he thinks nobody is watching.

Pellisworth posted:

Yeah, work breakin' here, hence why I've just been responding to a couple questions and lurking the thread. You don't see a lot of posts extolling this game's virtues at length because we're all still voraciously spending time playing it.

Meowbot posted:

I started playing and got like the first 10 quests and got overwhelmed and quit playing because extreme panic set in... it never gets better does it

Magni posted:

On the Iorveth/Save Saskia path, you get to eavesdrop on him gleefully ordering and watching as Philippas eyes are gouged out. It's a pretty loving scene even though you have every reason to be angry as all gently caress at Philippa at the time.

theDOWmustflow posted:

Ice Fist posted:

If you go down the oil branch you also get +%chance to poison (awesome), +%damage reduction against monster type for applied oil (awesome), +more charges (worthless imo, I skipped this one), +%critical damage bonus against monster type for applied oil when adrenaline is at max (jury still out for me, I JUST got it and I'm finding so far that this sucks unless fights last a long time).

If you're not going down the tree, then yeah, I could see skipping oils especially for the normal and enhanced recipies when the damage bonus is fairly trivial. I mean, all that clicking and menu searching for a 10% damage bonus is pretty dumb.

Even though I like using oils, I do not appreciate that the interface for using them is so irritating. Enter inventory, search for oil, hit X is a crappy experience no matter how you slice it.

Bort Bortles posted:

Does anyone know if the Feline Enhanced and whatnot gear improves much on the base set? (other than raw numbers, of course). The +10% resistance to elemental damage is super lovely compared to the "Assassin" gear I found/crafted.

Avalerion posted:

http://www.gosunoob.com/witcher-3/best-armor/

Click on the specific set's name to see the stats.

Failboattootoot posted:

Feline gear has +10% to attack power on each piece at the superior level and 5% before that. Don't even care about the other stats.

Avalerion posted:

Yes it does, it's the third picture just under the armor screens.

Failboattootoot posted:

I have never played a game where crit boosts and other goony modifiers like it were a better return than raw damage.

Verranicus posted:

I can't decide if I want to help Dijkstra or Roche when it comes to ruling Novigrad. On the one hand I had cool adventures with Roche in 2, but he's not as cool in 3.. and on the other Dijkstra is likely to be the best thing for the city and has been a pretty cool dude all around.

What did you goons do and why?

Hallowed posted:

Could someone recommend how I should build my skills?

I want to wear the besr armour (as it's the sexiest armour) but I like to use signs. Am I going to have to pick one over the other?

Blue Raider posted:

i just ignore the stuff that annoys me and its worked out pretty well so far. i dont know that ive used a single bomb for instance

poptart_fairy posted:

Man, I don't care that the "witcher codex" recommends political neutrality, I am going to goddamn murder any squirrel tail bandits that are attacking civilians.

Asehujiko posted:

It looks like I'm missing the Swamp Thing contract, the noticeboard in Downwarren had no quests for me, anybody knows if it requires a certain amount of main quest progress or did I break another sidequest?