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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |OT3| Metz Some Ploughing Good Ladies In the Forest
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blueteainfusion
Member
I think it's called "The Wolf and the Swallow". Such a beautiful piece.
CrichtonKicks
Member
That's pretty normal for CDPR though. They have been going out of their way to make sure that their choice and consequence stuff is not telegraphed since the first Witcher game.
Personally I far prefer that approach to other games where they make the outcomes to various choices totally obvious before you even get to choose.
LegitMcfalls
Member
Just a heads up for new fans of the witcher looking to get into the books. If you see a character named Jaskier, that is the non-translated name for Dandelion.
Also why would cdpr translate a name? So bizarre.
I just read a whole chapter of the Sword of Destiny wondering who the eff is Jaskier.
Also why would cdpr translate a name? So bizarre.
CrichtonKicks
Member
Did you read the fan translation? AFAIK the official English translation of SoD uses Dandelion.
And it isn't just CDPR. The Last wish also used Dandelion and it was translated before the first game.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
Scrooge McDuck
Member
She would still become a witcher - even if Geralt took her to Vizima - if Emhyr died at the end, yar? So I suppose those advices are simply to keep Ciri from dying.
LegitMcfalls
Member
Ya im reading a unoffical translated version of SOD. So im not if the rest of the series is Dandelion or Jaskier.
But anyways translating a name in books and the game, so weird. Could you imagine if japanese names were translated in jrpgs and anime. There would be riots!
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
Getting my copy of Lady of the Lake delivered next week, can't wait to read it.
MadYarpen
Member
I like the way they made it. Big part of the ending is the fate of a different person. And you cannot control it the way you controll yours. IMO it is very natural. You never know what decision is significant, and here it is the same. You can harm someone even if you want to help him, etc. And, I don't know, but if I had a daughter end she felt bad for some reason, I wouldn't give her booze, that's for sure
I'll go with that - sounds appropriate!
Thank you! I don't like the official name particularly - wonder if it was more of a functional title for implementation
Coreda
Member
Thank you! I don't like the official name particularly - wonder if it was more of a functional title for implementation
The internal names of the game audio have very straightforward titles for identification, so yeah. Most of the tracks have more interesting titles for the standalone OSTs.
LurkerPrime
Member
Omg, CDPR are wizards. I love everything about this. Thanks for sharing the video!
I wonder if there are other games that have done that kind of in-universe (legit Witcher 3 spoilers)
explanation of "best ending" conditions
Munki
Member
ENDING SPOILER:
Ciri's dead and Geralt about to die
Oof, sorry man. At least you will know better for your 2nd playthrough
. I was lucky enough to get the
"Witcher Ciri"
"Empress Ciri"
The_blonde_and_blue
Member
So, I'm just getting around to playing this, and I'm about 20 hours in. Suddenly I'm getting this weird loading when trying to converse with someone. It's beginning to get so annoying I'm going to stop playing. (on PC FYI)
*talk to vendor
*loading
"What are you selling?"
*loading
"farewell"
*loading
I've seen people reporting this on consoles, and they resolved it by purchasing the DLC. I'm on the GOTY version though, so all DLC is present. I've verified my game cache and all that but the problem still persists. Any ideas?
*talk to vendor
*loading
"What are you selling?"
*loading
"farewell"
*loading
I've seen people reporting this on consoles, and they resolved it by purchasing the DLC. I'm on the GOTY version though, so all DLC is present. I've verified my game cache and all that but the problem still persists. Any ideas?
So I've gone a full Alchemy build, got the manticore gear from DLC finally. I'm playing on deathmarch with enemies leveling turned on. It's hilarious to throw a grapeshot into a group of level 45 enemies and watch them all explode.
Can't wait to finish the DLC then try out some mods.
Can't wait to finish the DLC then try out some mods.
MadYarpen
Member
by loading you mean blurry image for a sec or two?
I have similar issue, and have DLCs separately installed (PS4). It happens sometimes after I play couple of hours I think. No idea what it is. Reloading game helps anyway...
Blurry images happens to me to PS4 version, but is very rare and like you say it fixes if you reload a save.
I could literally play this game forever. Started my second play through in the fall and I'm just sloooowly going through again, playing in between other games. So comforting to just boot up the game and stroll around Novigrad playing a game of Gwent or admiring the scenery. Still manage to notice new things even after ~400 hours of play and some deep dives into the game's files while working on my mod.
TheSadRanger
Banned
Since I've been playing Gwent I've been craving some new Witcher stuff lately.
I'm curious where the series goes from here since Geralt's story is done. One theme that I kinda get from TW3 is that monsters are making a resurgence. With the war and so few Witchers around and after the persecution of mages after Loc Muinne there's no one left to deal with them.
The northern realms is going to be overrun with monsters and the
I think going forward, it's going to be about people trying to create witchers again because monsters have gotten out of hand.
I'm curious where the series goes from here since Geralt's story is done. One theme that I kinda get from TW3 is that monsters are making a resurgence. With the war and so few Witchers around and after the persecution of mages after Loc Muinne there's no one left to deal with them.
The northern realms is going to be overrun with monsters and the
bad ending, even kind of hints at this as well.
I think going forward, it's going to be about people trying to create witchers again because monsters have gotten out of hand.
The_blonde_and_blue
Member
Eh, sometimes it will be a blurred image, but it's a legit loading thing because you get the loading icon in the corner. It takes about 30 seconds each time usually. It's kinda frustrating.
MadYarpen
Member
oh, 30 sec? That's more serious, in my case it is not that long. Frustrating, but you can live with it.
Wow, games still blowing my mind 150 hours later. I've finished main quest, gone to majority of the "?" on my maps and sort of thought I've seen everything. Went to Kaer Moren (sp?) just to walk around a bit and I'm finding quests just by randomly going to places, things that were not on notice boards or given to me by npcs. I thought I was done with content, really surprised about all these random hidden quests. Now I'm going to have to walk around EVERY corner of all the zones...
I was curious about this, are this quests infinite?
Like I clean a sector and I come back later and there is a "!" close by meaning a quests is there that wasnt before.
Karspankey
Banned
Went from PS4 to PC today. Very pleased
The_blonde_and_blue
Member
Here's a video if that helps. Pretty much experiencing this exactly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stSkbdhecF4
endlessflood
Member
Such a shame it's not going to be patched for Pro or Scorpio. Best game of this gen IMHO, and it deserves one.
Went from PS4 to PC today. Very pleased
Coreda
Member
Could well be. Saw the same portrait in one of the Blood & Wine pubs. My first impression was it being Marcin Iwinski but the pose and beard of Freud is a more obvious reference given that location above.
Wind's Howling
Member
Found my love for The Witcher 3 again.
Last time I played this it was in October 2016. I finished the main game + HOS but never touched Blood and Wine because we got other games down the line.
Decided to New Game Plus the entire endeavour on Level 40 and going further ahead. It is quite amazing how much the extra patches streamlined the PS4 version. No more performance issue's or quests that are bugged out.
Here goes another 150 hours of my life. Hahaha.
Last time I played this it was in October 2016. I finished the main game + HOS but never touched Blood and Wine because we got other games down the line.
Decided to New Game Plus the entire endeavour on Level 40 and going further ahead. It is quite amazing how much the extra patches streamlined the PS4 version. No more performance issue's or quests that are bugged out.
Here goes another 150 hours of my life. Hahaha.
Cracklox
Member
So after playing around with too many colors at once on my first playthrough, I decided to choose red for this one. I haven't read the books, and Witcher 2 was my intro to the series so, that was sort of head cannon, even though I know how important black is. In regards to that (romance spoilers if its not obvious lol)
Somehow I don't think it's quite so funny doing things the other way
I gotta say letting Yen down at the time was kinda tough. I actually felt pretty bad doing it. But what I didn't realize was just how awesome jealous, snippy Yen is. I take every chance to I get to antagonize her and its hilarious. She's got some viscous comebacks. I got the being teleported over the lake scene at Kaer Morhen, and even though I had heard about it before, it was too funny to watch play out. I also lost it when you're reunited with Triss at Kaer Morhen and you want to have a quiet moment alone with her, but Yen ain't having it.
Somehow I don't think it's quite so funny doing things the other way
killatopak
Gold Member
Is there no way to naturally reach level 34 before taking on HoS and B&W?
I only have a few level 30 contracts and secondary quests left and I'm still level 28. I still haven't done the main quest isle of mists but I'm hoping to go there with mastercrafted gear and go straight to the expansions.
Also, kinda regretting it a bit about my choices because it led me to missing 2 decoctions. Specifically the Succubus and the Doppler mutagens. Can I get them in New Game+ or am I locked out?
I only have a few level 30 contracts and secondary quests left and I'm still level 28. I still haven't done the main quest isle of mists but I'm hoping to go there with mastercrafted gear and go straight to the expansions.
Also, kinda regretting it a bit about my choices because it led me to missing 2 decoctions. Specifically the Succubus and the Doppler mutagens. Can I get them in New Game+ or am I locked out?
MadYarpen
Member
1. I think I was above 34 at the beginning of HOS. Either 39 or 34 actually.
2. No idea.
Atomic Playboy
Member
Ummm... you aren't as far along as you think you are. Isle of Mists is only about 2/3rds of the way through the main story, and there are some huge missions after it that will give you massive amounts of XP. There's a reason it has a suggested level of 22 and not 30. At the rate you're going, you'll have no problem hitting 34 before you start the expansions.
And you can make different choices in a New Game + playthrough to get decoctions you missed, yes. I still could never bring myself to kill the doppler, personally, so that one is just right out for me.
Coreda
Member
Interesting. There must have been something in it for them given their previous responses about such updates, assuming it's some kind of perf/resolution patch.
cross posted from the thread on gaming side (hey its e3 and people might miss it)
A definitive version with all DLC and improvements? Maybe.
killatopak
Gold Member
Why did It takes three to tango initiate when I didn't even do the second Yen romance scene?
I thought I would be able to avoid that as the 1st yen romance was kinda out of nowhere.
Edit: It seems saying I love you at the end of last wish is the cause? I thought the romance at Kaer Morhen was the one that will cause it to trigger. Damn.
I thought I would be able to avoid that as the 1st yen romance was kinda out of nowhere.
Edit: It seems saying I love you at the end of last wish is the cause? I thought the romance at Kaer Morhen was the one that will cause it to trigger. Damn.
Coreda
Member
Apart from any remaining bug fixes what would people be interested in seeing as improvements? As the GotY edition already comes fully patched with all the DLC.
Hey everyone I just picked this up again to play the DLCs; I finished the core game almost 2 years ago now.
One of the things I thought was added was the ability to track the gwent cards you were missing so you could finish up the collection. I didn't see anything like that on the map, am I missing something?
One of the things I thought was added was the ability to track the gwent cards you were missing so you could finish up the collection. I didn't see anything like that on the map, am I missing something?
From the OP FAQ
Keep in mind that it only displays a counter per region, not precisely where to obtain them. For that you can check this site. Can't recall if the book tracks cards from the expansion regions.
Didn't even think to check the OP. Thank you for the information!
TimeEffect
Member
Did they ever add in a feature on console to hide the entire UI and bring it up again with the click of a button?
Because I don't want to play with the UI, but need to turn it on for the map sometimes, but Id have to pull out the map on the map screen, which was annoying
They have it on PC but I can't recall it on Ps4
Because I don't want to play with the UI, but need to turn it on for the map sometimes, but Id have to pull out the map on the map screen, which was annoying
They have it on PC but I can't recall it on Ps4
killatopak
Gold Member
Finally finished the base game for the first time. I got the Witcher ending. I think I clocked 140 hours. Now to go to HoS and B&W.
I'll probably make a second playthrough once the Pro patch comes out.
I'll probably make a second playthrough once the Pro patch comes out.
Munki
Member
Enjoy the ride, both DLC's are fuckin fantastic.
I still can't get over how much content in this game, after two palythroughs I am constantly running into things I have never seen before. Best game ever!