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[Shouta]

But there's no in game codex for this stuff is there? I should be able to check an item in the game and find out what it breaks down into and what I need to break down to get it. The amount of equipment is overwhelming really, and not very well organised.


Not sure I have these yet. I assume they're not infinite like the normal bolts?

They aren't infinite but you can craft them and it's 20 per synth. pretty easy to get a ton if you've been collecting ores and all that throughout the game.

Still at the starting area, can I get this crossbow there?

Also, what should I be putting my ability points into?

You get the crossbow at the end of the starting area, I think. Skill points you can put into anything you want. All 3 trees are viable and work well. I currently spread it evenly myself but have refocused on the Potion tree moreso. Quen from the Signs tree is super useful as is Alternate Yrden.

where do you get explosive bolts?

You can buy them from vendors later on but they're expensive for 1 bolt. It's better to buy the recipe and craft them yourself. I highly recommend them or the split arrows as they give your crossbow much more utility.

 

[ironcreed]

Interesting ripple effect to the Cabaret quest.

Spoiler

Hours after I had completed it and thought I killed the zealot killer, I went back to Novigrad and was walking around where Triss was formerly staying and found a body. Upon examining it, I discovered that the person was killed in the same way and found a note stating that, "upon searching for the flame you ultimately just got burnt."

Talk about a jaw dropper.

 

[LookAtMeGo]

It's in their DNA. They got their start by publishing Interplay/Black Isle games in Poland. Since piracy was so rampant they packaged the games with really awesome physical editions with lots of goodies to motivate people to actually purchase the games. They still haven't forgot that lesson.

Well they have gained a new fan. Its my first Witcher game and they have jumped right up to one of my favourite developers.

There is a potion that fills part of your health right away. I forgot its name, thought, and I'm on my phone. Something Raffard?

Thanks. I shall look it up..

white raffard decoction

Excellent. Where can I find them?

 

[Kenzodielocke]

Is the maximum I can carry 90 ?

 

[Pancakes]

Geralt just fucks what he wants to fuck and he doesn't care and the ladies love it. Nobody really cares and everybody knows he just helps them or pays them so that he can fuck. It's literally just that.

Pretty much. In the first game you would get trading cards of the girls Geralt slept with too.

 

[RoKKeR]

I did everything but the last bit. It was quite a quest tho. Loved every single bit of it, even tho i had that ending, i am sticking to it, because it felt natural. I love that about this game tho... most choices are hard to predict. Sometimes you just have to go with the least worst option haha.

Great point, it's what makes this game special.

 

[RoboPlato]

Is the maximum I can carry 90 ?

I have 160 currently.

 

[CrichtonKicks]

It doesn't even make sense to have books under consumables since you can't "consume" them. Put them under the last junk column.

Very true.

Have CDPR commented at all about interface stuff other than font size? They've been so quick to issue patches I'm hoping that moving books to the bottom of the list or into a different tab might be a relatively quick fix and sneak into a patch sometime soon.

 

[Number45]

Quen from the Signs tree is super useful as is Alternate Yrden.

Exploding Quen is the first thing I put points into. Glad to hear there are respec options though because I like the idea of messing with all different kinds of builds.

Very true.

Have CDPR commented at all about interface stuff other than font size? They've been so quick to issue patches I'm hoping that moving books to the bottom of the list or into a different tab might be a relatively quick fix and sneak into a patch sometime soon.

I dismantled a load of books that I had, hopefully I won't regret it.

 

[Enduin]

I have like 150 Dwarven ales and at least half that in Alcohest. Making White Gull is a pain though.

 

[NZerker12]

In regards to the Count Reuven Treasure mission, who else ended up having to

Spoiler

slaughter the entire witch hunters base and burn it because you decided to go down the route of insulting them.

I'm not to sure if it was for the better as those guys deserved what was coming to them at the same time I hope it has no negative effects later down the story.

 

[brau]

Great point, it's what makes this game special.

How far are you into the game? i am going back to do some witcher contracts. really loving the detective work you do. I hope Batman does something along the same lines. Its a good way to do exposition of what you are up against in a not boring way.

 

[Chitown B]

Yeah, but it would be nice to be able to check all of that stuff out in the field - it would be nice to work everything out just from the crafting page for an item including if I have any components that I can use/break down to make those missing bits. Maybe a little immersion breaking, but a significant quality of life improvement. I feel like I need a notepad handy when playing the game, and that's not something I've ever enjoyed makes the crafting seem overwhelming to me (and I enjoy crafting in this kind of game as a rule).

but those things take up almost zero weight, so does it really matter? Just get everything and then work on that when you're at a vendor.

 

[TimeEffect]

I feel what could be game's greatest accomplishment and what really defines its identity is its classic novella approach approach to many side quests, narrative driven within the scope of a freely playable open world ARPG. Quests almost if not always discard traditional video game structuring and instead adopt the idea of short story literature, where our story begins with an unfortunate predicament or even the protagonist doing something routine, which then leads to a story often different from how it began. The latter path is especially wonderful in the context of a video game where game systems and objectives are typically predictable, the best examples here being when you embark on (either willingly or accidentally) a monster contract, because that's what Witchers do, and that develops in unexpected ways or leads into a new quest arc that has nothing to do with the original contract.

As a fantasy ARPG the success of this presentation and quest structuring goes a long way to making the journey memorable, as it prevents you from picking up quests just because you want to rise through the ranks of some guild, acquire some item, grind XP, or work towards some unlock or bonus. Playing Wild Hunt is like having a tomb of short stories you're accidentally stumbling upon.

Oh boy, that's some tall praise. Very lovely to read these sort of thoughts.

 

[Nbz]

Hey guys, currently doing Family Matters, and the quest log tells me to search Velen for more leads on

Spoiler

the Baron's wife

but I really have no idea where to go or who to talk to. Anyone able to help?

 

[Alpende]

Does completing Family Matters cause any sidequests to fail?

Still a couple of levels below where I'd like to be to do a lot of those sidequests, but I don't want to level up through the main missions only to find that it causes those quests to fail anyway

I'd like to know this as well.

 

[RoboPlato]

Hey guys, currently doing Family Matters, and the quest log tells me to search Velen for more leads on

Spoiler

the Baron's wife

but I really have no idea where to go or who to talk to. Anyone able to help?

Make more progress in another main quest.

 

[Shouta]

Exploding Quen is the first thing I put points into. Glad to hear there are respec options though because I like the idea of messing with all different kinds of builds.

Potion tree is really really underrated. once you can bring your toxicity up to high enough levels, you should be able to support two concotions at a time meaning you can get some seriously powerful abilities for your battles. Far more interesting than just Quen. The Wyvern Concotion + Quen has helped me kill enemies like 8-10 levels above me, lol. Took a little bit but it happened.

 

[Dynasty8]

A good idea for the next Witcher game.

Play as a new Witcher who gradually learns new Signs as the game progresses. Only start with Igni....hours later, after story events, you'll obtain Yrden, Aard, Axii, Quen as you progress. They can probably throw in some new ones in as well.

This would be a cool idea to implement.

 

[Applesauce]

Hey guys, currently doing Family Matters, and the quest log tells me to search Velen for more leads on

Spoiler

the Baron's wife

but I really have no idea where to go or who to talk to. Anyone able to help?

I think I stumbled on it during another quest in the Bog. They ended up tying in together.

 

[Enduin]

In regards to the Count Reuven Treasure mission, who else ended up having to

Spoiler

slaughter the entire witch hunters base and burn it because you decided to go down the route of insulting them.

I'm not to sure if it was for the better as those guys deserved what was coming to them at the same time I hope it has no negative effects later down the story.

I did that mission like 4 times in different ways.

Spoiler

You pretty much kill most or all of them every time. So might as well kill them all and not make Triss get tortured for no good reason.

Subsequent quests are a bit different though depending on your choices but they all end at the same road.

 

[RoboPlato]

A good idea for the next Witcher game.

Play as a new Witcher who gradually learns new Signs as the game progresses. Only start with Igni....hours later, after story events, you'll obtain Yrden, Aard, Axii, Quen as you progress. They can probably throw in some new ones in as well.

This would be a cool idea to implement.

I was actually really glad that they didn't do this. It allows you to start experimenting right away instead of just spamming whatever you start with.

 

[brau]

A good idea for the next Witcher game.

Play as a new Witcher who gradually learns new Signs as the game progresses. Only start with Igni....hours later, after story events, you'll obtain Yrden, Aard, Axii, Quen as you progress. They can probably throw in some new ones in as well.

This would be a cool idea to implement.

It would make sense. I still not know the names of each symbol and what they do. I always have to go to the description when upgrading stuff, just to make sure i am picking the right one.

 

[VE3TRO]

Finally! Found locations for lesser Red Mutagens. Go here in Skellige and kill Drowners. They are levels 18+ and pretty easy to kill but usually in a large group.

 

[Brawndo Addict]

I wish there was a way to turn off the orange quest objective markers on the minimap. I want the minimap to be just that, a mini map to help orient myself. I don't mind opening the world map if I want more information, but it's so annoying to always have that damn orange dot or circle up there. Sucks that the only way to remove it is to remove the minimap entirely.

 

[Not Spaceghost]

Just wanna reiterate something on this page.

Something weird I noticed, your stat recap at the bottom right of your inventory screen doesn't seem to factor in swords into the bonuses beyond DPS. For example my sword has 20% sign intensity and is slotted for 8% more sign intensity. But equipping and removing the sword doesn't seem to move the number for sign intensity at all. Meanwhile equipping and removing my armor which has 15% sign intensity correctly moves the value by 15.

Also are runes of chernabog bugged? All the ones I find say +0 attack and slotting them changes nothing on the weapon value.

 

[youbastards]

A good idea for the next Witcher game.

Play as a new Witcher who gradually learns new Signs as the game progresses. Only start with Igni....hours later, after story events, you'll obtain Yrden, Aard, Axii, Quen as you progress. They can probably throw in some new ones in as well.

This would be a cool idea to implement.

Just play the first one, The Witcher.

 

[Ray Wonder]

Finally! Found locations for lesser Red Mutagens. Go here in Skellige and kill Drowners. They are levels 18+ and pretty easy to kill but usually in a large group.

Awesome. Thanks. I'll be sure to keep this in mind.

Thanks again for the map.

 

[VE3TRO]

Awesome. Thanks. I'll be sure to keep this in mind.

Forgot to post the map lol. It's North of the mainland. http://a.pomf.se/ogakqj.jpg

 

[Nbz]

I think I stumbled on it during another quest in the Bog. They ended up tying in together.

Ok thanks! Think I'll go do Keira's side stuff in the meantime

 

[taybul]

Potion tree is really really underrated. once you can bring your toxicity up to high enough levels, you should be able to support two concotions at a time meaning you can get some seriously powerful abilities for your battles. Far more interesting than just Quen. The Wyvern Concotion + Quen has helped me kill enemies like 8-10 levels above me, lol. Took a little bit but it happened.

Not sure if I'll have time to do this but I wanted to start new games each using different trees. Right now I'm all melee.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

A good idea for the next Witcher game.

Play as a new Witcher who gradually learns new Signs as the game progresses. Only start with Igni....hours later, after story events, you'll obtain Yrden, Aard, Axii, Quen as you progress. They can probably throw in some new ones in as well.

This would be a cool idea to implement.

Nope. Don't want to be given these abilities piecemeal again. Much more satisfying to have skills and then a skill tree to explore.

 

[benzy]

I feel what could be game's greatest accomplishment and what really defines its identity is its classic novella approach approach to many side quests, narrative driven within the scope of a freely playable open world ARPG. Quests almost if not always discard traditional video game structuring and instead adopt the idea of short story literature, where our story begins with an unfortunate predicament or even the protagonist doing something routine, which then leads to a story often different from how it began. The latter path is especially wonderful in the context of a video game where game systems and objectives are typically predictable, the best examples here being when you embark on (either willingly or accidentally) a monster contract, because that's what Witchers do, and that develops in unexpected ways or leads into a new quest arc that has nothing to do with the original contract.

As a fantasy ARPG the success of this presentation and quest structuring goes a long way to making the journey memorable, as it prevents you from picking up quests just because you want to rise through the ranks of some guild, acquire some item, grind XP, or work towards some unlock or bonus. Playing Wild Hunt is like having a tomb of short stories you're accidentally stumbling upon.

Yup, I can't recall another RPG where I actually remember most of the sidequests. Also the first game where I actually want to replay those sidequests.

 

[Sober]

Just wanna reiterate something on this page.

Something weird I noticed, your stat recap at the bottom right of your inventory screen doesn't seem to factor in swords into the bonuses beyond DPS. For example my sword has 20% sign intensity and is slotted for 8% more sign intensity. But equipping and removing the sword doesn't seem to move the number for sign intensity at all. Meanwhile equipping and removing my armor which has 15% sign intensity correctly moves the value by 15.

Also are runes of chernabog bugged? All the ones I find say +0 attack and slotting them changes nothing on the weapon value.

Maybe it only takes into account the stats if the weapon is drawn and those only work when the weapon is drawn? So you aren't carry stat sticks around?

Also yeah I don't understand the weapon runes that give +0 attack power regardless of what I stick them in.

 

[Frillen]

So the camera suddenly decided to be RIGHT behind Geralt and now I can't interact with anything. How do I fix this?

 

[Alpende]

Finally! Found locations for lesser Red Mutagens. Go here in Skellige and kill Drowners. They are levels 18+ and pretty easy to kill but usually in a large group.

I'm level 9, still in Valen and have found 3 lesser red Mutagens so far, One from a Wyvern and one from a Werewolf. Are they that rare?

 

[Jessie.Bristol]

Just thought some may want to know, the Expansion Pass for The Witcher 3 on Xbox One is discounted on Newegg with promo code: EMCASNT223 It knocks 10% off as well as it comes with a $5 Xbox Gift Card, bringing the expansion pass down to $17.

Every item is 10% off on this page with Promo Code:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...NEFL052615-_-EMC-052615-Index-_-Games-_-LEB0A

 

[Kenzodielocke]

I have 160 currently.

Nice, did you buy it or quest reward ?

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Anyone have high res images of the regions, with merchant/blacksmith/innkeep etc icons present?

Need them to keep track of Gwent opposition

 

[RoboPlato]

Nice, did you buy it or quest reward ?

Bought it from the Putrid Grove merchant. There's one in Crow's Perch that's a good boost from the start as well.

 

[Enduin]

I'm level 9, still in Valen and have found 3 lesser red Mutagens so far, One from a Wyvern and one from a Werewolf. Are they that rare?

Quite, especially since you can't use those in alchemy to create a normal Red Mutagen or Greater Red Mutagen. You need just plain Lesser Red Mutagens for that. I have like ton of Wraith and other monster mutagens that are just useless to me sitting around.

 

[EatChildren]

Oh boy, that's some tall praise. Very lovely to read these sort of thoughts.

It's the best way I can articulate the prose and structure of the narrative in the context of an open world video game where it's still up to you where to go and when. You literally have moments like: Our story begins with Geralt on a long journey to Novigrad in search of information. Passing through yet another improvised town ravaged by war, his attention was caught by a rather distraught individual, one offering coin in return ridding a monster. While the witcher saw a quick, opportune diversion to pad his pouch for the difficult road ahead, he could not predict the familiar face that would entwine with his hunt, and the journey the two would share to uncover the truth...

 

[Lys Skygge]

Interesting ripple effect to the Cabaret quest.

Spoiler

Hours after I had completed it and thought I killed the zealot killer, I went back to Novigrad and was walking around where Triss was formerly staying and found a body. Upon examining it, I discovered that the person was killed in the same way and found a note stating that, "upon searching for the flame you ultimately just got burnt."

Talk about a jaw dropper.

Did

Spoiler

you kill the guy that was torturing the prostitute in the bar without asking him questions? Because I questioned him and he revealed to me that someone else was the murderer.

 

[tokilamockingbrd]

Triss best girl, Yen can go unicorn herself.

But seriously, the crossbow is kinda eh.

I thought that too until I was fighting that Razarclaw flying creature and decided to shoot a bolt at it while it was airborne.... it fell on the ground in front of me and let me have 4-5 free wacks at it before it recovered. It was they I understood the use of the crossbow.

 

[RoKKeR]

Just thought some may want to know, the Expansion Pass for The Witcher 3 on Xbox One is discounted on Newegg with promo code: EMCASNT223 It knocks 10% off as well as it comes with a $5 Xbox Gift Card, bringing the expansion pass down to $17.

Every item is 10% off on this page with Promo Code:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...NEFL052615-_-EMC-052615-Index-_-Games-_-LEB0A

Might jump on this. Guessing I'm going to want more Witcher as soon as it's released.

 

[Alcoholikaust]

Looking like they are addressing the framerate for Xb1 in the upcoming patch- hope PS4 gets some fixes too

 

[toastyToast]

Where can I get some guaranteed blue mutagens? I've only got 1 greater one so far. I could probably make 20 green ones though. Spread is pretty wonky.

 

[Barzul]

I have 160 currently.

Can you get this high without a mod?

 

[Dictator93]

Looking like they are addressing the framerate for Xb1 in the upcoming patch- hope PS4 gets some fixes too

Well not the framerate per se, but rather implementing a cap so it is not unlocked. It should still drop plenty frames... just in a different way.

 

[Reluctant-Hero]

Finished the Return to Crockbag quest. (spoilers)

Spoiler

Knew that it was possibility but thought I was faring pretty well and will not get the baron suicide end game. Can't say I feel much for him though. Is it possible to save Anna ? Damn dark spirit of the forest. Thought he would be a bit more benign being. If the Crones weren't so hideous I would have killed you !

I loved the side quest. It was a fitting conclusion to

Spoiler

the whole Bloody Baron saga. Marching through the swamp with the Baron's men had some hilarious and possibly offensive comments. Paraphrasing one if them:

- "What the bloody hell was that monster?!"
- "That was a Water Hag. That's what happens when you let your woman drink too much."

And seeing Tamara as a bad ass Witch Hunting warrior was cool too. The Baron is piece of shit. But he was seriously remorseful about his past actions toward Anna. Not sure he'll ever be able to heal the mental damage to her, but at least he'll spend the rest of his life trying to abd taking care of her

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