The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

bichii2 Junior Member Posts: 1,268	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Apr 29, 2023 10:10:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by bichii2 on Apr 29, 2023 10:10:08 GMT Nilf rule the north, world saved, empress. To me in this world the north are basically a bunch of ignorant racists. Nilf while not perfect seem a hell of a lot more enlightened.

Ulythium Full Member Lily-livered Posts: 7,092	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Apr 29, 2023 10:22:27 GMT bichii2 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Ulythium on Apr 29, 2023 10:22:27 GMT Ah, okay. I ended up in the opposite scenario: SPOILER: Click to show Nilfgaard is defeated, Ciri gets Geralt to tell her father that she's dead, and becomes a witcher.
	I don't mean to sound cold, or bitter, or cruel... but I am, so that's how it comes out.

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Apr 29, 2023 10:44:36 GMT lukasz likes this

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Post by Ulythium on Apr 29, 2023 10:44:36 GMT

Apr 29, 2023 7:42:03 GMT drhickman1983 said:

I didn't have much problem

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as I didn't actually fight him. Of all the outcomes to that story none felt particularly good, which I suppose is very on brand, but I found it very hard to sympathise with they princess

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Agreed - even the "good" ending, in which Anarietta and Syanna both live, seemed pretty poor to me. (Especially so as it hinges upon Geralt reading enough of their governess' diary to be able to trot out some trite anecdotes about their shared childhood, and that proves enough to change Syanna from would-be fratricide to aggrieved elder sibling! He may as well have said, "Forgiveness is good, 'mkay?" and had done with it.)

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I don't mean to sound cold, or bitter, or cruel... but I am, so that's how it comes out.

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Apr 30, 2023 1:50:27 GMT via mobile darkling likes this

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Post by lukasz on Apr 30, 2023 1:50:27 GMT

I had to reload the save to get that "best" ending as i did everything right except the end when a single choice in conversation changed the outcome.

Tw3 with expansions was such an adventure. One day i will replay it again.

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Oct 29, 2023 9:18:42 GMT

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Post by Aunt Alison on Oct 29, 2023 9:18:42 GMT

How much of an impact do your answers to the questions of that general when you first get to Vizima impact the story?

I had absolutely no idea what he was on about so generally tried to choose answers that didn't sound like I'd killed someone. Hopefully I didn't pick any 'bad' options. I answered something about Triss and Yennefer brought her up and was a bit grumpy when I met her. Don't know if it's because of that. Haven't met Triss yet but I prefer Yennefer

Another question, what do people do about inventory management in this, specifically all the crafting/alchemy ingredients/junk? I've got so much now that they're occupying a fair bit of my carry capacity but I've no idea if anything might be useful down the line. Just dump it all in the stash and return to it if I need to make something?

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Oct 29, 2023 14:32:54 GMT via mobile Aunt Alison likes this

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Post by darkling on Oct 29, 2023 14:32:54 GMT

Yeah I usually go to the chest at the Rosemary & Thyme, then you've got all the shopping in Novigrad a short jog away.

I store crafting materials and Witcher gear that can be upgraded later in the game (when I'm at the required level and have all necessary upgrade diagrams).

I've not played it recently, but I thought alchemy ingredients weighed nothing, after a patch some years ago. Or am I misremembering that? I think I just keep alchemy stuff on Geralt, but rarely ever bother with it.

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Ulythium Full Member Lily-livered Posts: 7,092	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Oct 29, 2023 16:14:07 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Ulythium on Oct 29, 2023 16:14:07 GMT Aunt Alison I think that part of the game is about simulating a save file from The Witcher 2. From what (little) I know, you've given the 'good' answers by telling the general that certain NPCs survived the previous game.
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Oct 29, 2023 18:52:21 GMT

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Post by Aunt Alison on Oct 29, 2023 18:52:21 GMT

Oct 29, 2023 16:14:07 GMT Ulythium said:

Aunt Alison

I think that part of the game is about simulating a save file from The Witcher 2.

From what (little) I know, you've given the 'good' answers by telling the general that certain NPCs survived the previous game.

Cheers. Yeah, that is what I thought so I tried to answer along those lines. Got a sneery response to one about a 'slayer of monsters working with a slayer of men' but the general was a bit of a prick so the 'slayer of men' was probably a very nice man that I had a great time working with doing good things

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Oct 29, 2023 19:14:14 GMT

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Post by Aunt Alison on Oct 29, 2023 19:14:14 GMT

Had a quick looky up and I might have buggered up the second part here as I probably said I saved Triss instead of Saskia. Doesn't sound like any of the choices make a huge difference anyway

Spoilers for Witcher 2 I guess

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Did you go with Roche or Iorveth? This has a small effect on a conversation choice during Get Junior, when you visit Roche's camp for the first time.

Did you save Triss Merigold or Anaïs La Valette? (If chose Roche Path)
Did you save Triss Merigold or Saskia? (If chose Iorveth Path)
Note: Triss lives no matter whether you saved her or not. By choosing Roche's path, Saskia will not be cursed but Geralt will not know Saskia's true form, Triss is then saved by Letho. By choosing Iorveth's path the "optimal" choice is straight forward, saving Saskia, because Triss lives anyway.

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What is it you didn't like about it? Just the combat?

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Oct 29, 2023 19:50:57 GMT

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Post by Ulythium on Oct 29, 2023 19:50:57 GMT

Aunt Alison

I liked the game overall, but the combat was the one part I actively disliked - I found it to be clunky and simplistic compared to every other melee-focused game I've played, both before and since.

Also, the PS5 version was pretty buggy when I played, although I think it has been improved with a patch in the meantime.

I don't mean to sound cold, or bitter, or cruel... but I am, so that's how it comes out.

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Oct 29, 2023 20:31:53 GMT ekz and lukasz like this

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Post by Aunt Alison on Oct 29, 2023 20:31:53 GMT

It does seem quite simple but I'm enjoying all the prep (surprisingly) and I'm here for the story and characters mainly anyway. I'm playing it on hard (not the highest difficulty) so I've died a couple of times. The finishers look cool

Played a bit of Fallout NV the other day and after Cyberpunk (still playing) and this, I'm not sure I can take Bethesda RPGs seriously anymore. It just felt so soulless

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Jun 30, 2024 22:28:33 GMT Day and lukasz like this

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Post by Blue_Mike on Jun 30, 2024 22:28:33 GMT

PC Gamer: Modders have uncovered an extended version of The Witcher 3's ending where Yennefer pulls off a shocking betrayal of her sorceress friends

Witcher 3 YouTuber xLetalis and Brothers in Arms mod contributor glassfish have come out with a bit of a bombshell about the game's ending a full nine years after CD Project Red's opus first released: a cut portion of the final sequence where Yennefer would have betrayed the Lodge of Sorceresses to Emperor Emhyr.

Glassfish and xLetalis were able to make the discovery after all this time thanks to CD Project Red's new REDkit modding tools for the game, which allowed them to not only access the files but reimplement them in a debug mode for demonstration purposes.

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Jul 7, 2024 23:31:14 GMT Day likes this

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Post by Blue_Mike on Jul 7, 2024 23:31:14 GMT

Another one.

PC Gamer: Witcher 3 mod restores cut boat-racing quests

Modder MerseyRockoff has found the audio and text files for a cut series of quests where Geralt could enter a string of boat races, and set about recreating them.

As MerseyRockoff notes, "all the conversations, characters, notices and journal entries featured in the mod were originally written by CDPR, but re-created and brought to life by me using REDkit." That means the Boat Races mod feels like a seamless insertion into The Witcher 3, with Geralt having fully voiced conversations with race organizers and various townsfolk about competitive boating, as well as overhearing relevant chatter on the street.

The races themselves have you choose between representing Novigrad or Redania, who sponsor the competitions, in four tournaments: the Novigrad Regatta, the Oxenfurt Regatta, the Helmsman's Dash, and the Rally of the Wrecks. Each sees you racing between burning wooden checkpoints, with a bundle of cash and experience points waiting if you win.

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Jul 8, 2024 0:32:00 GMT via mobile

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Jul 7, 2024 23:31:14 GMT Blue_Mike said:

Another one.

PC Gamer: Witcher 3 mod restores cut boat-racing quests

Modder MerseyRockoff has found the audio and text files for a cut series of quests where Geralt could enter a string of boat races, and set about recreating them.

As MerseyRockoff notes, "all the conversations, characters, notices and journal entries featured in the mod were originally written by CDPR, but re-created and brought to life by me using REDkit." That means the Boat Races mod feels like a seamless insertion into The Witcher 3, with Geralt having fully voiced conversations with race organizers and various townsfolk about competitive boating, as well as overhearing relevant chatter on the street.

The races themselves have you choose between representing Novigrad or Redania, who sponsor the competitions, in four tournaments: the Novigrad Regatta, the Oxenfurt Regatta, the Helmsman's Dash, and the Rally of the Wrecks. Each sees you racing between burning wooden checkpoints, with a bundle of cash and experience points waiting if you win.

Haha. That's random. I assume testing of it showed it to be too tedious so they cut it.

Cause I can't see how it can be fun?