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I'm getting back into this after just doing the main story, and I'm checking out mods just to give it a slightly different feel than the first time through (and NG+ feels devoid of challenge, though I haven't made it past Vizima); are there any gameplay mods that fix up the economy to be non-trivial, and the loot system less annoying? All these containers are filled with random junk (rope ladders, fishing nets, broken rakes, etc.), look identical to the nominally useful containers with good crafting materials. Not that you need all that many of them mind you since only the witcher gear is worth crafting but still. I took Ghost mode for a spin for the tougher combat but it didn't actually feel like it was any fun, and I am constantly needing to run back to the stash to dump poo poo, which is not actually very engaging gameplay. Next up is probably FCR3 for something that hews a little closer to vanilla. I do see it has a loot reduction module that looks pretty attractive.
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Yes, it's like a lava lamp.
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I just went to check, the saddle is random loot (I got something else), the letter is not. e: lol after you open the door a couple courtiers come over to gawk at it PittTheElder fucked around with this message at 08:01 on Jan 6, 2021 |
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Jan 6, 2021 07:56
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I had no idea but I only played this for the first time last year. Looks like it was first documented on the wiki in October 2016.
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Jan 6, 2021 08:04
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Yeah I had to go look it up, I only knew about Adda from the show.
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Jan 6, 2021 08:56
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The way the XP system works means I should avoid trying to do high-level quests early? I like the challenge of it but then I'm super over leveled for the main quests, and I'm worried that I'll get next to no xp from them. E: also no minimap, no map marker, no fast travel (house rule, does get broken for zone travel obviously) is absolutely the way to play. You wind up paying so much more attention to your surroundings and seeing way more of the environment. PittTheElder fucked around with this message at 19:31 on Jan 13, 2021 |
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Jan 13, 2021 19:29
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And actually since I'm generally enjoy being under levelled it's probably extra not worth worrying about  One thing I still can't quite figure out is parrying and counterattacks. It seems like most monster attacks can't be parried, and even some human enemies seem to be able to attack through parries? And parries only protect you from one enemy? Given all that relying on Dodge based combat seems objectively superior.
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Jan 13, 2021 20:29
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FCR3 is really good. All the changes make complete sense, there's no reason not to run with it. I'm also having a lot of fun with my no minimap, no map marker mods, with very rare use of fast travel. Forces you to actually pay attention to where you are, but it took a couple hours to get used to. I am using Friendly HUD though (with marker distance turned down to 50), might be over irritating without that. No Fall Damage is awesome, highly recommend. Enhanced Targeting also great. Same with Enhanced Weather. PittTheElder fucked around with this message at 16:24 on Jan 20, 2021 |
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Jan 20, 2021 16:22
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Yeah I don't understand the love for Auto Apply Oils or No Weight Limit (granted I play with the FCR reduced loot package). Oils feel ignorable with random monsters, but I enjoy wondering what I'm going to need for the contract beasts. I think Friendly HUD let's you select oils from the quick menu too (I still do it through inventory out of habit).
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Jan 21, 2021 01:44
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webmeister posted:Agreed. The FCR3 reduced junk loot patch is heavenly. No more containers filled with rakes and vials, meaning loot whore me doesn't even have to worry. I was overencumbered once in White Orchard and it's never come up again.
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Jan 21, 2021 03:32
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Roach clearly has the ability to teleport through space though, Wild Hunt should just be trying to capture him.
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lite_sleepr posted:Does anyone still play this game actively? I am, though I had no exposure to the series until the Netflix show, so it's pretty fresh to me.
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treat posted:I hadn't actually heard of this upcoming update, is it just technical improvements? I recently played up through the first dungeon quest with Keira and was on my way to the Bloody Baron before dropping the game, and previously only played through White Orchard. I just don't have the time or attention span for games longer than 4 or 5 hours. There's no way I restart the game again, is it safe to assume saves will be compatible? Yeah it looks like it's entirely a technical update, to support the new consoles and to add graphics improvements for PC by the looks of things. https://thewitcher.com/en/news/32792/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-is-coming-to-the-next-generation It's going to be free for anyone who already owns it, so I don't expect narrative changes or additions.
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Jan 26, 2021 23:05
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Wraiths are easy (as long as there's less than 3 of them I guess): Dodge dodge chop. If you have Yrden, Dodge chop.
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Jan 28, 2021 03:48
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Yeah I definitely don't like killing the dogs. Should really remember to activate Friendly Wolves.
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Jan 28, 2021 03:58
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What's the point of being alive if you're not showing off to every sorceress you happen upon?
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I'm actually partway through Hearts of Stone right now and I have to say this poo poo is awesome. Gaunter O'Dimm is sus as all hell but in an as yet unclear way, and Olgierd is a fantastic character, just living his best minor gentry turned cossack mercenary or whatever. Olgierd in particular (minus whatever magical curse is surely involved) is the type of warrior aristocracy that should be far more common in the setting. Which brings me to something that I think the game misses hard on: the character models for the Bloody Baron and Dandelion. Now I haven't read the books, so I have no idea if these characters are depicted the way they're written there, but:
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Mar 9, 2021 00:08
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Wait, how long ago did the Nilfgaardian Army reach Velen? It really looks feels like that whole situation is less than a month old, with the battle in White Orchard barely occurring beforehand.
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Toussaint is rad as balls. I am already over the North
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Psycho Landlord posted:Sup folks, I am contemplating a replay of this game and need some mod recs, but the modspost in the OP is from 2017 lol Mods you definitely should not play without: FCR3 (assuming you aren't running some other balance mod), with Reduced Junk Loot Friendly HUD Colored Map Markers All Quest Objectives on Map Friendly Meditation No Fall Damage Jump in Shallow Water Next Gen Haystacks Beautiful Grass V3 All NPC Scabbards On top of that, you should also disable your position tracking (and just generally avoid fast travel, the world is legit more fun when you travel around it): Disable Player Pos Minimap Reworked (using the clock only file)
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Yeah FCR is great, and all the changes just make sense. I would even tell even a brand new player to use it.
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Mar 22, 2021 01:39
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That guy has way more of a Thaler vibe
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Man the non-Cat and Wolf gear looks so bad. Exception: towel Geralt
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Oh yea I forgot about those, the starting armor did look boss.YggiDee posted:Cat gear looks best at the Enhanced or the Mastercraft level, I don't like how many studs everything gets and the hood is a crime in a game with facial animation this good. It's true. I hate how nonsensical video game armor gets, why are those Toussaint knights not wearing mail under their plate? Everyone needs to copy the Kingdom Come: Deliverance system. queeb posted:ok i wanna do a playthrough with a fuckton of mods, like the FCR, magic spells, poo poo like that. I'll need the script merger to get them all working right? I mean there's merit in merging it all yourself (use Beyond Compare!) but yea. PittTheElder fucked around with this message at 18:41 on Mar 22, 2021 |
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queeb posted:oh god i added a ton of mods and now im getting a million failed to merge errors, what have i done Yeah the merger will fall down hard if there are actual collisions (or just non-text files which can't really be merged at all), and the UI on the manual merger is abysmal. If you have any knowledge of scripting or even just feel comfortable reading code, I'd advise doing it yourself.
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queeb posted:do you use nexus mod manager for it or the actual witcher mod manager? Use the witcher specific mod manager, I've never known the Nexus one to work with anything. Also it's very amusing that all the old mods put "don't use nexus mod manager!" everywhere, then almost in unison, the switch to "don't use Vortex!"
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Yeah the last quick stack perk is a massive trap. It's a flat effect, and it prevents other bleeds (eg. runestones) from applying. FCR3 fixes it. Armor piercing in general is a trap option too, in that it seems good but the actual benefit is so low that anything else is better.
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I had no real problem with it in Velen, and had quite a bit of fun exploring the South parts of the game that are easily avoidable. But especially in Skellige skip basically everything not on a large island. That poo poo is not worth it
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itry posted:I can't stress this enough - turn off the ? marks on the map. Just travel towards places that seem interesting. Follow roads/rivers. Pick up some jobs from the job boards. Yuuup. One of the mods I use (Friendly HUD?) cuts the discovery range to like 50m or something, and it's great. Friendly HUD is great. Let's you disable your minimap/quest marker directional thingy so you aren't tempted to just run in a straight line towards your objective, but still have markers when you get close to stuff.
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Yea, and all the potion recipes are available from vendors.
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Yeah the land ones are generally pretty good. But like don't go running across the whole map just because you noticed one you hadn't been to.
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HD textures tell you not to use the mod manager for that very reason, you just paste the folders into the mod folder.
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The merger is to resolve things when two mods change the same file (by default the game just loads the first instance of the modded file that it finds and ignores the rest). In some cases this is benign, they might change completely different things in that file for completely separate reasons, meaning you can just merge both sets of changes into one file. That's what the mod merger tries to do. But if two mods try to change the same lines in a file in different ways, you get conflicts, and if they can be merged at all, it's on you to understand what they're trying to and merge them together manually.
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Don't spoil poo poo man
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Helith posted:The Witcher isn’t Geralt’s story You're not wrong, but I'll be damned if it wasn't the least interesting part
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So I'm playing Blood and Wine, and I gotta say this Skellige Gwent deck is terrible to play with. God drat this guy and his dead brother. I also don't understand what the point of reshuffling the graveyard cards back into the deck would be, given that you don't have enough spies to really make use of that?
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Apr 19, 2021 17:04
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Toussaint loving owns because the weather is nice
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Apr 19, 2021 18:48
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I find whirl very effective, though I use it on single targets to spike damage mostly. Hit them once regular then unload with whirl, release if somebody comes running up behind you
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My problem with Aerondight is that very few enemies live long enough for me to charge it. I've tried using it on random bandits where it does almost no damage, but then they usually die to bleeding out meaning the damage increase doesn't proc
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Yeah the Dandelion part of Novigrad is awfully dragging. Triss part is really good though. If you do go to Skillige one thing I do suggest is climbing the mountains. There's no real reason to do so but it's a fun exploration challenge and the views kind of rule. I do have No Fall Damage turned on though
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Yeah about maps, it is best practice when arriving in new settlements to check out the merchants and buy any and all maps they sell. All are useful, many unlock scavenger hunt quests.
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