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[Salaadin]

What's going on? Game got cold after the hot presales? CDProjekt was glowing with excitement. Now we got popping 40's everywhere.

Ive been wondering that too. Maybe theyll touch on this at the conference?
Either way, we should get an idea of how the game is doing.

 

[Akkad]

Will I be able to plough

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Vess

if I picked the

Spoiler

Iorvath

path? I'm guessing no. I wanna plough her so bad.

 

[Decay24]

No.

 

[Kyaw]

CDP Summer Days stream link: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cdp-summer-days

It's not online yet obviously as it starts at 19:00 GMT.
Just have it open in a tab just in case the stream gets hammered when it starts streaming.

 

[Salaadin]

CDP Summer Days stream link: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cdp-summer-days

It's not online yet obviously as it starts at 19:00 GMT.
Just have it open in a tab just in case the stream gets hammered when it starts streaming.

Good call. Im at work so no sound but at least I can watch.

 

[Refreshment.01]

Ive been wondering that too. Maybe theyll touch on this at the conference?
Either way, we should get an idea of how the game is doing.

For whats worth, it´s still 50 at GoG.

Won't be able to watch the stream, so does anyone knows if the conference will be available to watch at a later time?

In Flotsam theres a

Spoiler

monk in the tavern that you play dice with, beat him multiple times, even consecutive occasions

but it wont let go whatver he has. So i decided to deal with him later, then i realized i finished the chapter. So what's up with him?

 

[Salaadin]

For whats worth, it´s still 50 at GoG.

Won't be able to watch the stream, so does anyone knows if the conference will be available to watch at a later time?

In Flotsam theres a

Spoiler

monk in the tavern that you play dice with, beat him multiple times, even consecutive occasions

but it wont let go whatver he has. So i decided to deal with him later, then i realized i finished the chapter. So what's up with him?

I played against him so many times and won thinking that maybe hes a "best 2 outta 3" kinda guy but he doesnt do shit. Maybe hes left there for DLC or something? I havent seen a single person able to get him to do anything other than play dice.

 

[Tokubetsu]

Will I be able to plough

Spoiler

Vess

if I picked the

Spoiler

Iorvath

path? I'm guessing no. I wanna plough her so bad.

Should have picked the path for men and not idealistic boys. *dealwithit*

 

[Kyaw]

For whats worth, it´s still 50 at GoG.

Won't be able to watch the stream, so does anyone knows if the conference will be available to watch at a later time?

In Flotsam theres a

Spoiler

monk in the tavern that you play dice with, beat him multiple times, even consecutive occasions

but it wont let go whatver he has. So i decided to deal with him later, then i realized i finished the chapter. So what's up with him?

Yeah it should be up on Youtube and replay on the stream channel too.

 

[Refreshment.01]

I played against him so many times and won thinking that maybe hes a "best 2 outta 3" kinda guy but he doesnt do shit. Maybe hes left there for DLC or something? I havent seen a single person able to get him to do anything other than play dice.

Because you didn't please the gods. That's great, i like when devs tease with characters like this one. Other good example is the marathon runner of Zelda:Ocarina.

Yeah it should be up on Youtube and replay on the stream channel too.

Glad to know, hope this as well as the Konami conference deliver some pleasent surprises.

Have any of you took the time to think about if there are any other quests in the game like Troll Trouble? where you can get away with almost all posible outcomes. Really liked how it was set up.

 

[1stStrike]

GOG/CDProjekt E3 thread OT is up:

Click Here.

Live stream starts in 50 minutes.

 

[Solo]

Will I be able to plough

Spoiler

Vess

if I picked the

Spoiler

Iorvath

path? I'm guessing no. I wanna plough her so bad.

No. Yet another reason that Roche > *

 

[Salaadin]

Pretty cool travelogue on Gamespot. I like how they use quotes from the books:
http://www.gamespot.com/special_feature/witcher2-travelogue/image-feature/index.html?image=1

 

[Akkad]

No. Yet another reason that Roche > *

I'll savor her goods in my second playthrough.

 

[dc89]

:O

Start of Chapter 1. Just arrived in

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Flotsam

. Dem graphics.

 

[Enkidu]

I played against him so many times and won thinking that maybe hes a "best 2 outta 3" kinda guy but he doesnt do shit. Maybe hes left there for DLC or something? I havent seen a single person able to get him to do anything other than play dice.

I beat him on my first try and got an offer for cheaper Atari games from GoG so yes, it is possible to beat him but the reward is not exactly worth anything in the game.

 

[Salaadin]

I beat him on my first try and got an offer for cheaper Atari games from GoG so yes, it is possible to beat him but the reward is not exactly worth anything in the game.

What? He seriously offers you a game discount? What does he give? A coupon code?

 

[scy]

I played against him so many times and won thinking that maybe hes a "best 2 outta 3" kinda guy but he doesnt do shit. Maybe hes left there for DLC or something? I havent seen a single person able to get him to do anything other than play dice.

What? He seriously offers you a game discount? What does he give? A coupon code?

You need to beat him with two pairs, I believe. As far as the discount, it's something through the Extras menu though I never really checked it out.

 

[Enkidu]

What? He seriously offers you a game discount? What does he give? A coupon code?

http://www.goodoldmonk.com/
I think it's just a link to this site.

 

[Salaadin]

Thats kinda cool actually. At least I can stop wondering wtf hes there for now.

 

[Ultrabum]

Ok so I just bought this now that its $10 off on steam. I'm still playing the witcher 1, I'm on chapter 4.

My question is: Should I buy an Xbox360 controller to play this game or just use mouse and keyboard? Any thoughts? Is it worth it, are the controls bad with Mouse and Keyboard?

Thanks

 

[Exuro]

Ok so I just bought this now that its $10 off on steam. I'm still playing the witcher 1, I'm on chapter 4.

My question is: Should I buy an Xbox360 controller to play this game or just use mouse and keyboard? Any thoughts? Is it worth it, are the controls bad with Mouse and Keyboard?

Thanks

Controls are great with kbm, don't know where you heard that.

 

[subversus]

Ok so I just bought this now that its $10 off on steam. I'm still playing the witcher 1, I'm on chapter 4.

My question is: Should I buy an Xbox360 controller to play this game or just use mouse and keyboard? Any thoughts? Is it worth it, are the controls bad with Mouse and Keyboard?

Thanks

it's a matter of personal preference. I dig mkb.

 

[Salaadin]

Controls are great with kbm, don't know where you heard that.

Yeah, Its all I use and I love it. I havent touched a controller.


Conferece is over. Pretty good stuff. Im happy for the sales numbers and the new patch details. 1.2 sounds like itll help more on the gameplay side of things with balance and targetting fixes. Should be fun to play through again and see how it changed.

 

[Inkwell]

I'm loving this game so far. The presentation is just phenomenal. I have a gripe though. I lost Aerondight in the prologue. It probably won't make a huge difference, but it's pretty annoying.

 

[Salaadin]

I'm loving this game so far. The presentation is just phenomenal. I have a gripe though. I lost Aerondight in the prologue. It probably won't make a huge difference, but it's pretty annoying.

How did you lose it? Dropped it and never picked back up?

 

[Inkwell]

How did you lose it? Dropped it and never picked back up?

I'm not sure what's considered a spoiler still, but I'm pretty sure I lost it in a prologue event (

Spoiler

stabbing the dragon

). I thought I had it afterward. What tipped me off was that there's a quest to get a new silver sword. Looked in my inventory and I had the regular silver sword equipped and couldn't find Aerondight in my inventory. I just started chapter 1 and finished the whole gallows incident. I really don't want to have to go back and redo anything.

 

[Kyaw]

Aerondight is an average silver sword compared to mid-game and end-game weapons.
Just craft a Witcher's silver sword using the diagram you received when you got off Roche's boat at the beginning of chapter 1.

You can buy the diagram too, i think.

 

[Salaadin]

I'm not sure what's considered a spoiler still, but I'm pretty sure I lost it in a prologue event (

Spoiler

stabbing the dragon

). I thought I had it afterward. What tipped me off was that there's a quest to get a new silver sword. Looked in my inventory and I had the regular silver sword equipped and couldn't find Aerondight in my inventory. I just started chapter 1 and finished the whole gallows incident. I really don't want to have to go back and redo anything.

Come to think of it, I think the

Spoiler

dragon took my sword as well. I remember seeing it in his mouth as he flew away.

For what its worth, I always get rid of my armor/weapons/etc when I acquire better ones and havent had any repercussions for doing so.

 

[Inkwell]

Come to think of it, I think the

Spoiler

dragon took my sword as well. I remember seeing it in his mouth as he flew away.

For what its worth, I always get rid of my armor/weapons/etc when I acquire better ones and havent had any repercussions for doing so.

I don't think I'll have much of a problem. By the way, I ended up with D'yaebl from the first game, but it doesn't seem that great. I know it has a 1% chance of an instant kill, but I found another sword that does more damage and has some improvement with blocking. I found it in the prologue. It seems like the only useful item that carried over for me was the Raven armor.

 

[MickeyKnox]

I'm loving this game so far. The presentation is just phenomenal. I have a gripe though. I lost Aerondight in the prologue. It probably won't make a huge difference, but it's pretty annoying.

You can't loose Aerondight, it reappears in it's scabbard after you stab the dragon with it.

 

[ashk]

Patch 1.2 changelog posted here.

 

[Angst]

http://en.thewitcher.com/patch1-2/

New DLC!
"Barbers and Coiffeuses"
Some traders also provide barbershop services. For a small fee, Geralt can get them to change his hairstyle. Search notice boards for information about barbers and coiffeuses offering services of this nature in a given location. In Flotsam, in Chapter 1 of the game, these services are available from the antique book dealer Einar Gausel. In Chapter 2, look either for Sambor in Henselt’s Camp or for Felicia Cori in Vergen. This apprentice sorceress also provides hairstyling services in Loc Muinne, in Chapter 3 of the game.

Patch 1.2 Corrections/Amendments (June 3, 2011)

All previously released DLC packages are installed with Patch 1.2:

"Blue Stripes Combat Jacket"
Ultimate Alchemist's Outfit"
Ultimate Mage's Outfit"
"Ultimate Swordsman's Outfit"
"Finisher Pack"
"Mysterious Merchant"
"Troll Trouble"

Patch 1.2 adds a new free DLC package titled “Barbers and Coiffeuses.” To take advantage of barbershop and hairstyling services, look for Einar Gausel in Chapter 1 of the game, Sambor in Henselt’s Camp in Chapter 2, Felicia Cori in Chapter 2 if you travel to Vergen, and Felicia Cori once again in Chapter 3.

Game saves are now compressed automatically, lowering the amount of disk space they utilize.

An option has been added to the game menu allowing game saves to be deleted. To delete a game save, highlight the relevant item and press the ‘Delete’ key.

The game menu now loads at a markedly accelerated pace.

The game now supports Logitech G35 headphones and other USB headsets with on-board sound cards.

A number of fixes have been added to the key binding functionality (actions can now be mapped to number pad and cursor/arrow keys).

Analog sticks on gamepads now work correctly in the GUI panels. yay!

A number of game balance fixes have been introduced in the Prologue.

Lock on targets is not lost when the distance to targets increases.

A number of fixes have been made in blocking functionality during combat. Also, player character responsiveness in combat has been improved, and Geralt can attack more than one target during normal combat.

A number of corrections have been made in the statistics displayed in item diagrams in the Crafting panel.

The Witcher 1 saves are now imported correctly.

An auto–save has been added before the fight against the draug.

Flare bomb duration is now 2 (two) minutes.

Issue involving the equipping of bombs (or other items) even if they were not present in the character Inventory has been fixed.

Islamic–themed and similar textures have been deleted and/or replaced.

A number of fixes have been made in game dialogues.

Issue that blocked advancement to the next level at the start of Chapter 3 has been fixed.

Issue involving the occurrence of T-poses upon the destruction of nekker nests has been corrected.

Guards can no longer block Geralt when he is on a ladder.

Knives no longer affect friendly NPCs.

Bug related to using some containers has been fixed.

Ostmurk (an ingredient required to complete a quest) can no longer be sold.

Ingredients required to complete the “Melitele's Heart” quest have been added to the game.

A fix has been introduced in the “Troll Trouble” quest whereby the she–troll’s head can be won in a game of dice poker.

The Ghost of the Banner can no longer be killed by wraiths.

Issue involving the Operator being neutral and thus susceptible to being killed before any conversation occurs has been fixed.

A number of fixes have been introduced to prevent selected NPCs from being blocked (king in siege tower, knights when destroying a gate in the Prologue, etc.).

The “Three Sisters” quest has been fixed so that the door does not remain locked forever once the quest has been completed.

A number of progression breaks have been fixed, including instances of blocked meditation, inability to save game, and blocked combat after use of static cameras (e.g. game could not be saved after completion of the “Indecent Proposal” quest).

The progression break during the fight against the dragon in Chapter 3 (exploration not working properly) has been fixed.

The progression break during the fight against Dethmold (whereby he sometimes remained behind his barrier, doing nothing) has been fixed.

The progression break (black screen) in the "Little Shop of Dreams" quest has been fixed.

The progression break following failure to complete the ritual with Anezka has been fixed.

The progression break during the dialogue on the beach in the “Hung Over” quest has been fixed.

 

[Archie]

Patch 1.2 changelog posted here.

CTRL + F, "Quen"

No results found.

:|

 

[Nezabyte]

Eh only 36 so far. Guess they're still putting 'em up.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

Argh, nothing about the issue where the controls can lock up when trying to throw a bomb. I'll delay my third run through the game until that gets fixed.

 

[Van Buren]

Loving what I'm reading, but does anyone have an idea what

Islamic–themed and similar textures have been deleted and/or replaced.

could be ? Can't say I saw anything resembling what they're describing here.

 

[dc89]

Guys, is the music from Flotsam on the OST and if so what's the track called.

I appreciate the help.

 

[BeeDog]

The patch seems alright, but am I hoping for too much if I want them to patch in general corrections to the subtitles and journal texts? For a game with such solid overall presentation, every grammatical/spelling error puts me out of the game, as silly as it may sound.

 

[Van Buren]

Guys, is the music from Flotsam on the OST and if so what's the track called.

I appreciate the help.

Here you go.

 

[dc89]

Here you go.

Thanks so much!

 

[Inkwell]

You can't loose Aerondight, it reappears in it's scabbard after you stab the dragon with it.

I must be going crazy, because I just checked and I do indeed have Aerondight. I could have swore it just said Witcher's Silver Sword.

 

[dc89]

Now this has been confirmed for the 360 what level of performance would you expect on that console?

Equivalent of 'medium' preset graphics?

 

[burgerdog]

Now this has been confirmed for the 360 what level of performance would you expect on that console?

Equivalent of 'medium' preset graphics?

Medium to low, it should still look better than most 360 games.

 

[dc89]

I hope for everyone's sakes they can pull it off and make it the best looking 360 game ever. We all benefit from that, well I believe that anyway.

Witcher 2 will always be a PC game to me though.

 

[How About No]

An auto–save has been added before the fight against the draug.

Yay!

Islamic–themed and similar textures have been deleted and/or replaced.

Boo...not even sure where this occurs but still boo religious censorship

 

[Salaadin]

Very nice changelog. Im glad to see a lot of this stuff is getting addressed.

 

[scy]

I think there should be more rejoicing over the fixed save sizes. I can finally stop deleting saves every time I play!

...Maybe!

Also, did they really just spoil some of the end-game in the patch notes?

 

[subversus]

My alchemy builds rocks on Hard. It's so satisfying to take out packs of beasts with 2 bombs and a couple of finishers + some swordfighting.

 

[Salaadin]

I think there should be more rejoicing over the fixed save sizes. I can finally stop deleting saves every time I play!

...Maybe!

Also, did they really just spoil some of the end-game in the patch notes?

Kinda, yes.

I wonder how the game will handle our already created saves. I have a 2 GB save folder backed up from my first playthrough.