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i was up till 3am playing last night.
had to get up at 7 for a client meeting
there is still 2 hours left in the work day
despite my exhaustion, i figure tonight's play session will be another late one.

 

[Blitzhex]

What does adrenaline do here? It used to give you a finisher in Witcher 2.

 

[Shredderi]

Playing on the second hardest difficulty, is there an inn or something where I can rest to replenish my health?

 

[Beefy]

Probably just means that it's a rare item. I wonder if they have any other rarity/type rankings than common, master and magic

Relic.

 

[RoadHazard]

For anyone who wants a somewhat accurately recorded playtime: Don't suspend and resume this game (at least on PS4). The game stupidly counts suspended time as playtime, so by just suspending for a day your recorded time will be waaaaay off.

But not only that. I wanted to fix my playtime (which sat at 1 day and then some due to the suspend/resume thing), so I loaded a save from just before I suspended the game yesterday. But hmm, it also looked off. 12-something hours instead of the 4-ish I actually played last night. Had to go back a couple of saves to get one with the correct playtime. How could that be? I hadn't suspended the game in-between those. So I experimented a bit, and it turns out that while you're in the pause menu the in-game time absolutely flies by. Like, many times faster than real-time. So leaving the game paused will also completely screw up your recorded playtime. It should obviously be the other way around, that time doesn't pass at all while the game is paused, but something is clearly wrong here. If you're in the map/inventory/etc menu (which also pauses the game) time seems to pass normally though (but doesn't stop), so that's the thing to do if you have to leave the game for a little while. Pausing is a big no-no if you want an accurate playtime by the end of it all.

I don't know, maybe most people don't care about this, but I like knowing at least approximately how much time I've invested in a massive game like this. And that feature is currently completely broken, unless you've very careful. No more suspending this game for me, and no more pausing it for longer than it takes to change whatever I need to in the menu.

 

[artsi]

Man, the fall damage is such a joke sometimes. There's this small ledge you have to drop to fight a difficult battle.

It's not even big but you still lose health, and the battle begins right after that so no chance to heal.

 

[Sanctuary]

So does the AI cheat at gwent like it did dice poker in TW2? Because the first person you can play in Vizima cheats his ass off and has whatever he needs to counter you. You have the upper hand? Well here comes 2x 10 strength cards!

 

[Dwight Schrute]

Which quests are bugged? I haven't run into any yet and I've done a ton of quests.

- white Orchard

Spoiler

Crypt (viper stuff) : if you enter it before getting the quest the door is locked when you come back and you can't open it again.

- dirty funds :

Spoiler

for many players, the quest is stuck at "read the letter" even if you read it 100 times,

etc.

There are more but this is just from the top of my head from the first 20 quests you get.

 

[PreFire]

Probably mentioned.. But how do I download the DLC on ps4 ?

I don't see it anywhere on the PSN store

 

[Auctopus]

Just found out what happened to

Spoiler

Henryk.

The game feels absolutely massive so I'm taking my time so I don't get burnt out. Playing on Death March and the Griffin fight was great and it feels like the wall of the tutorial is easing up a bit.

Still think meditation should heal you on Death March, that's not even a difficulty thing, it's just boring and annoying and even a little immersion breaking.

 

[pahamrick]

I think the funniest bug I've seen so far was when I was wandering around

Spoiler

Novigrad

and a bunch of the NPCs were just gliding around stuck in the T-Pose with no actual animations, and several of them had their head where their right hand should be, and their hand where their head should be.

 

[Veritigo_X]

- white Orchard

Spoiler

Crypt (viper stuff) : if you enter it before getting the quest the door is locked when you come back and you can't open it again.

- dirty funds :

Spoiler

for many players, the quest is stuck at "read the letter" even if you read it 100 times,

etc.

There are more but this is just from the top of my head from the first 20 quests you get.

For the first one you have to break down the door by hitting it, I was confused there at first. Don't know about the other one.

 

[MrRoflWaffles]

Man, the fall damage is such a joke sometimes. There's this small ledge you have to drop to fight a difficult battle.

It's not even big but you still lose health, and the battle begins right after that so no chance to heal.

Make sure to roll upon landing to avoid some damage.

 

[Bytes]

Anybody know how to disable the opening cinematic?

 

[Onikaan]

Probably just means that it's a rare item. I wonder if they have any other rarity/type rankings than common, master and magic

Relic seems to be the highest tier I've seen. Found some relic boots, holy crap they are cool. It'll be a shame when I out level 'em

 

[bbd23]

Man, the fall damage is such a joke sometimes. There's this small ledge you have to drop to fight a difficult battle.

It's not even big but you still lose health, and the battle begins right after that so no chance to heal.

lol yea...i just went to the right side

also still hate durability. -_-

 

[boskee]

Wow, I am currently

Spoiler

going through the dungeon with Keira

and it's such a great change of pace and setting. I am massively overburden from all the loot I have taken after exploring every little detour and corner of the dungeon. This is shaping up to be one of the best games I have played, period.

 

[Jolkien]

Can someone explain how the meditating and alcohol usage works? So every time you meditate, provided you have alcohol, it will give you one more of any oil or potion that you crafted at any point in the past?

No. It will replenish them.

 

[Dwight Schrute]

For the first one you have to break down the door by hitting it, I was confused there at first. Don't know about the other one.

Nope, the door I'm talking about is the yellow one,

Spoiler

the metal grid under the chapel

.

confirmed bug. The open prompt does not appear

 

[LollipoPReapeR]

Reposting... Anyone?

GAF I have a small problem. I really wanna read the books before I start the game but due to other circumstances, if I read first, I won't be able to play the game for a while (1+ month)

Now my question is are there any major spoilers for the book at the start of the game?

 

[Metroidvania]

Friends with benefits spoiler

Spoiler

i did a real bad thing to Keira. She was gonna blab to Yenifer about our sex and also genocide or something so I killed her on the spot D:

I never got that dialogue.

Spoiler

We had our fun, she was nice, she schemed like every fucking mage in this series does. And when I confronted her at the tower I told her to hang out at Kaer Morhen.

My experience was similar to Eatchildren's.

There was a line regarding (Friends with Benefits Spoiler)

Spoiler

Keira not liking Yennefer treating Geralt like a dog, but that was in reference to Geralt saying 'you shouldn't go to Radovid', and the response being in the tone of we can't always get what we want

Hoping that what went down doesn't come back to bite me later, lol.

 

[Enduin]

Man, the fall damage is such a joke sometimes. There's this small ledge you have to drop to fight a difficult battle.

It's not even big but you still lose health, and the battle begins right after that so no chance to heal.

I really dislike how fall damage works in this game. It's crazy severe.

 

[aravuus]

Relic.

Relic seems to be the highest tier I've seen. Found some relic boots, holy crap they are cool. It'll be a shame when I out level 'em

Oh yea, forgot about relic. Pretty sure I've already found a relic tier crafting ingredient or something. Can't wait to find/craft relic tier equipment!

 

[fierrotlepou]

I want some new armor god dammit. I bought some in Baron's town but it looks like crap. I look like some kind of fool.

 

[JP]

Yes, finally downloading my free beards for the US version of the game. Not something I ever imagined myself proclaiming but I'm now off to find myself a Polish barber.

 

[sneakypete]

Damn my 70 hour work week.. Haven't been jonesing to play a game like this in a long time.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Would be nice if you could make notes on the map, ala Divinity:OS

Found a locked loot container in a hidden basement, and have no idea where it is now if I was to ever find the key

 

[Neverfade]

What does adrenaline do here? It used to give you a finisher in Witcher 2.

The more adrenaline you have the stronger your attacks are. There's also a perk you can pick to use it as extra "stamina" to cast signs.

 

[Vashetti]

You can save at any time.

No you can't, I've tried several times during certain quests (PS4) and got told "you cannot save at this time".

Also, has anyone tested on different HDD/SSDs in their PS4? How does it affect load times?

 

[HerroRygar]

don't worry about it

there are distinct sets of craftable witcher armor for each weight tier and none of them involve the starter chestpiece.

What about the starter sword?

 

[MrRoflWaffles]

Anybody know how to disable the opening cinematic?

Not the cinematic, but the company logos and stuff, yeah:

Skipping opening company logo sequence for faster game launch

Navigate to C:\GOG Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\content\content0\movies\cutscenes\gamestart\bumpers

There's a file in there called bumpers.usm

Rename it to bumpersOLD.usm

Will auto-skip upon boot

 

[iRAWRasaurus]

Oh, looks like there's a 9999 weight limit mod already for those who want it here!

I admit weight isn't THAT much of a problem in TW3 since everything's so light, but I still hate the mechanic. So it's nice to have.

Thanks will download since I am a horder in these type of games

 

[Tovarisc]

Bombs too ?

Very interesting.Gotta start using bombs.

Does this apply on Blood and Broken Bones difficulty as well ?

Should as I play on Death March and all my stuff gets refilled through meditation, not just potions.

Also found vendor selling this, as you progress story you will find same vendor;

 

[Pancakes]

Oh, looks like there's a 9999 weight limit mod already for those who want it here!

I admit weight isn't THAT much of a problem in TW3 since everything's so light, but I still hate the mechanic. So it's nice to have.

Thank Talos. It hasn't become a problem yet but I refuse to micromanage my inventory in any game.

 

[aravuus]

Should as I play on Death March and all my stuff gets refilled through meditation, not just potions.

Also found vendor selling this, as you progress story you will find same vendor;

Jesus christ, 1000 crowns. So much for getting a bunch of those potions and respecing every 15 minutes.

 

[DukeBobby]

Just got out of White Orchard.

Man, that was the most content-rich prologue I've ever played.

 

[jett]

Probably just means that it's a rare item. I wonder if they have any other rarity/type rankings than common, master and magic

I have two "hunting boots", one is a master item, and the other one is a regular item. The regular item actually has better stats. :lol I don't usually ask for tutorials in games, but hell it should come with a guide of some sort.

 

[bbd23]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o13epWsbxw0

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Oh so that's cool. If you fight hat group of soldiers at the inn while asking about Hendrik, you'll be locked out of the baron's keep and have to find another way in. I actually talked them down, but when I went outside I heard some other guy talking about raping a girl so I killed him...apparently that triggered being locked out too!

 

[RadioactiveLobster]

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Guys spoilers.

 

[aravuus]

I have two "hunting boots", one is a master item, and the other one is a regular item. The regular item actually has better stats. :lol I don't usually ask for tutorials in games, but hell it should come with a guide of some sort.

Lol. Maybe you found the master rank boots at a (much) lower level and the game downscaled them?

 

[woen]

Man, the fall damage is such a joke sometimes. There's this small ledge you have to drop to fight a difficult battle.

It's not even big but you still lose health, and the battle begins right after that so no chance to heal.

I went just right of this and took no damage if you're talking about the

Spoiler

first Wild Hunt knight you encounter

 

[erawsd]

Reposting... Anyone?

GAF I have a small problem. I really wanna read the books before I start the game but due to other circumstances, if I read first, I won't be able to play the game for a while (1+ month)

Now my question is are there any major spoilers for the book at the start of the game?

Nothing explicit or direct. However, there are a lot of inferences to be made about arcs that happen in the books. The obvious thing is that you know which characters survive the books. There are also some other outcomes you can figure out just by the presence of circumstances in the games story.

 

[Dead]

Ladies of the Bog quest completion

/reloads last save

 

[Chitown B]

yeah I've died to this griffin at least 15 times.

I'm only level 2, maybe that's the problem? I can't do enough damage.

edit: finally got it.

 

[VE3TRO]

How do we find out how many hours we've played?

 

[Vashetti]

yeah I've died to this griffin at least 15 times.

I'm only level 2, maybe that's the problem? I can't do enough damage.

Are you rolling out of the way?

 

[lordfuzzybutt]

Game looks, plays, feels like my perfect dream of how a game of this type should be.

I can't even..

Can't..

 

[Bytes]

Not the cinematic, but the company logos and stuff, yeah:

Skipping opening company logo sequence for faster game launch

Navigate to C:\GOG Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\content\content0\movies\cutscenes\gamestart\bumpers

There's a file in there called bumpers.usm

Rename it to bumpersOLD.usm

Will auto-skip upon boot

Half way there, thanks!

Now if only the game would stop telling me that a keyboard and mouse have been detected and my controls have been changed.