What? No Witcher Thread?

[KingGorilla]

Lets remedy that.

Right now I am playing through the Enhanced Edition, and loving every moment. Spoiler for my review: I am having dreams about this game.

You can buy it anywhere, literally:
Steam, Direct 2 Drive, Stardock, and on those arcaic disk thingies.

[Crittias]

Just finished my first playthrough. Excellent game! And I can see how another playthrough in the future could be pretty rewarding.

[Hotcod]

I've been doing a 2nd play through using the EE taking all the choices i didn't do the first time around along with a few of the adventures that are out... all very good stuff. The EE takes what is easily one of my favourite games of all time and fixes up a lot of its problems.... you can't really go wrong with that

[KingGorilla]

I propose that we set a date to play through in the original Polish audio with Subtitles.

[Zrikz]

whenever I get the extra free time I'm going to do my EE play through and do all of the quests I skipped during my first go through. Ought to have some free time in a couple weeks.

[Bad Buddha]

Just getting into the second chapter. Best RPG I've played in a long time!

[mesh]

Can get it anywhere except around here it seems.

I want the shiny discs version but can't find it locally.

And unless a drm free version with box sent later shows up, those other options aren't useful to me.

[KingGorilla]

All of the downloads are DRM free.

[Rorschach]

as I mentioned elsewhere.. I had the original witcher and had problems with it crashing on start up in vista.. I got the enhanced after I lost my disk in hopes it would work better, but it still crashes back to desktop before the atari logo even shows up.. and the error just says "The Witcher has stopped working"

I have the latest drivers and patchesv

[Karak]

Loading it up now. Excited to start it.

[Deadend]

I am in Chapter 2... god the game is so refreshing to play, I am just in love with the setting.

[Virtual Machine]

as I mentioned elsewhere.. I had the original witcher and had problems with it crashing on start up in vista.. I got the enhanced after I lost my disk in hopes it would work better, but it still crashes back to desktop before the atari logo even shows up.. and the error just says "The Witcher has stopped working"

I have the latest drivers and patchesv

What kind of hardware are you using (sound/video)? It's been running like a champ on my Vista64 rig. (9600 GT/Audigy EX platinum soundcard).

A little ways into Chapter 2, and finding the city a little overwhelming, but in a good way.

[jpublic]

I just wish the EE wasn't censored. I want my digital boobies.

*srnk* Okay, I kid.

Seriously, it's really well done. I love the fact that they re-recorded a lot of the audio, the game on that alone is orders of magnitude better.

[KingGorilla]

There is only nudity in the collectable cards. Most of them are not naked, many of them are not all that attractive. Spoiler-Agatha is sort of hariy...all over

[Deadend]

Damn it, why does this game keep crashing on me? I swear it must have a memory leak somewhere. I keep getting pulled out of the fun to have to manually save it so I don't lose progress.

[Lithium Flower]

There is only nudity in the collectable cards. Most of them are not naked, many of them are not all that attractive. Spoiler-Agatha is sort of hariy...all over

The US edition doesn't just feature censored cards. As far as I know, two models (alp and dryad) are also censored, as well as two finishing moves. I think some of the dialogue is censored too, but I am not certain of that. However there is a patch to 'uncensor' it, it is fan-made and available from the official forums. I'll edit in the exact info later.

Official The Witcher Forum Link to Uncensoring the US version (http://www.thewitcher.com/forum/index.php?topic=17192)


Hi all,

Players with a censored version of the game can request the link by sending an email with any content and any subject to thewitcher@lennardf1989.com.

Wait a few seconds and you should recieve a reply containing the links to both the files you need to uncensor the game. Note that you will only recieve this mail once a day, so make sure you pick a trusthworthy email to send the request from.

After you downloaded the RAR-files (use 7-zip or WinRAR to open it), simply extract the files into your 'The Witcher/Data" directory. Be sure to backup the original files first, don't keep them in your "Data" folder though, because they might interfere with the uncensore patch!

After you installed, EVERYTHING is uncensored, including the sexcards. I even found the naked skins of the dryad and some other models. It will unlock additional blood effects as well.

[itchyeyes]

I'm about halfway through chapter 3 and really loving it. The only problem is that it's the type of game that requires a serious chunk of time from me when I sit down to play it, which more or less limits me to playing only on weekends.

[Telefrog]

I'm about halfway through chapter 3 and really loving it. The only problem is that it's the type of game that requires a serious chunk of time from me when I sit down to play it, which more or less limits me to playing only on weekends.

Agreed. I can't play it in less than 3-4 hour chunks. It's not a bad thing, but it does force me to only playing it on the weekend.

[Bad Buddha]

I think some of the dialogue is censored too, but I am not certain of that. However there is a patch to 'uncensor' it, it is fan-made and available from the official forums. I'll edit in the exact info later.

I'm pretty sure that the dialogue is NOT censored. I was talking to the Dwarf Bleacksmith in chapter 1. I asked him why humans persecuted non-human. His reply: "I don't know; Why do pr!cks go in c^nts?". My wife was a bit shocked! :p

[TheKeck]

So... I just started the Witcher. :) I was wondering if there was any kind of prevailing wisdom to the preferred camera view and control style. I haven't quite gotten a groove with any of them yet. Or is it really necessary to switch back and forth between different methods?

[Deadend]

So... I just started the Witcher. :) I was wondering if there was any kind of prevailing wisdom to the preferred camera view and control style. I haven't quite gotten a groove with any of them yet. Or is it really necessary to switch back and forth between different methods?

I keep it in the close camera, apparently, it can be easier in large fights to use a zoomed out camera, but I have never had much difficulty kicking mass ass using the close camera, and it makes things look better.

[TheKeck]

Hmmm, interesting. I had sort of been leaning towards the closeup when playing just now, although, I zoomed out when a big fight started. Any other advice?

[AntonB]

For some reason after I got through the trek that was the swamps, I lost interest in the game. It might be because I kept getting my ass handed to me with one of the bosses and I cheated a little to gain 2 levels higher. Now in retrospect though, I think I wasn't really using any of the magic properly.

If you find the game a tad too difficult, definitely try using the magic more.

as I mentioned elsewhere.. I had the original witcher and had problems with it crashing on start up in vista.. I got the enhanced after I lost my disk in hopes it would work better, but it still crashes back to desktop before the atari logo even shows up.. and the error just says "The Witcher has stopped working"

I have the latest drivers and patchesv

Did you try googling the problem? I generally find solutions by using queries with my hardware and the name of the game. It's usually a videocard issue.

[ShivaX]

I swear... I just CANNOT get into combat in this game.

And considering its a pretty large part of the game, I have a hell of a time even starting it up.

Any tips for making combat feel... like combat? Cause right now it feels like I'm just clicking around and praying my stats are good enough to win since theres not many options (fast, strong, group... pick the right one or lose, then just click, click, click...).

[muddi900]

I swear... I just CANNOT get into combat in this game.

And considering its a pretty large part of the game, I have a hell of a time even starting it up.

Any tips for making combat feel... like combat? Cause right now it feels like I'm just clicking around and praying my stats are good enough to win since theres not many options (fast, strong, group... pick the right one or lose, then just click, click, click...).

Err...that's all RPG combat for you.

[Narradisall]

Yeah, thats like saying Baldur's Gate combat was shit (for mellee). This is probably a rather more in depth combat for a mainly fighting class.

I liked the whole switching combat on the fly, depending on whom was the toughest against me.... that is.... until I fully maxed out Igni......

GG guys. Igni maxed out just slaughtered everything. Even the final boss I just Igni and mana pot spammed to death. Igni rocks. Fire cleanses all.

[TheKeck]

That's another question, can you do everything control-wise in all the different views. The game told me that I can dodge in zoomed-out mode by double clicking on the ground. Is there a way to dodge in the close up view? If I'm in the zoomed out view am I just resigned to running around by pointing and clicking with the mouse?

[ShivaX]

Err...that's all RPG combat for you.

Nah, not really.

A lot of the time you can use tactics or movement to counter act something. I never felt like anything I do in combat makes a significant difference. I click and click and... thats about it. Dodging sounds like it should be something cool, but the way it works it generally didn't do much of anything. Heck all it seemed to ever do is make me attack less since I wasn't clicking, which just means I was doing less damage on the inevitable damage race.

[TheKeck]

Nah, not really.

A lot of the time you can use tactics or movement to counter act something. I never felt like anything I do in combat makes a significant difference. I click and click and... thats about it. Dodging sounds like it should be something cool, but the way it works it generally didn't do much of anything. Heck all it seemed to ever do is make me attack less since I wasn't clicking, which just means I was doing less damage on the inevitable damage race.
Of course, you were timing your clicks for the fire thing or whatever, right?

[ShivaX]

Of course, you were timing your clicks for the fire thing or whatever, right?

Yeah, for the combo dealy. I mean... other than that there doesn't seem to be any other options in combat. I assume magic will change that a little bit, but overall the combat is so... dull to me that I can't get into the game at all. Its like playing WoW with no hotbar or abilities, just auto attack. Only I look like a complete tool half the time (his "strong" stance, I think it is, looks fricken... silly to me).

I guess if I only get to control one dude, I'd like to have... well better control of that dude. And some options not related to clicking at the right time.

[TheKeck]

Gotcha. I hope I enjoy it more. :)

[TheKeck]

I was thinking about it, and I realized that when picking "powers" or "bonuses" or "skills" or whatever you want to call them in RPGs, I lean HEAVILY towards passive, static bonuses that just give me some benefit at all times and I don't have to think about over active abilities that I have to remember to use. I guess I'm just lazy. :p

Run on sentences are awesome.

[kyrieee]

I put the game down almost a year ago in chapter IV. I just reinstalled it but I put it down again almost immediately. That area is just so slow

[Deadend]

MY favorite quirk was how I had higher skill in Group combat than solo. Leading to strange situations where I went "heh, 5 guys at once? No problem.." then it would be down to 1 guy and I'd be all "ohhh shiiiiittt! My only weakness! A single guy!"

[TheKeck]

MY favorite quirk was how I had higher skill in Group combat than solo. Leading to strange situations where I went "heh, 5 guys at once? No problem.." then it would be down to 1 guy and I'd be all "ohhh shiiiiittt! My only weakness! A single guy!"
Heh, I wondered about this, because I'm thinking of following the same path, more or less. Will it screw me over if I focus too much on the group stuff?

[Deadend]

Heh, I wondered about this, because I'm thinking of following the same path, more or less. Will it screw me over if I focus too much on the group stuff?

Not really, as you take damage much slower from a single target. You have to rely on potions more, but you should be fine for the few fights against small numbers, as the group stuff seems soo much more useful than Strong or Fast.

[BigJonno]

I found that it was quite easy to get a good spread of all three styles. If I recall correctly, there are plenty of points to go around, but not enough that your choices feel meaningless.

[TheKeck]

Cool. I don't plan on just ignoring the other styles. But the group style seems like the most handy one, by far.

I guess my big question is, if you just keep using the group style when only fighting one enemy, will it just not work at all? Is it better to use a sucky strong style vs one bad guy or an awesome group style?

[kyrieee]

Heh, I wondered about this, because I'm thinking of following the same path, more or less. Will it screw me over if I focus too much on the group stuff?

With the way the character progression system works you'll end up being competent at everything and then more specialized in fewer things. You get a lot of bronze points so you're going to fill most of the stuff up at some point

Having the right potions is more important than the skill tree

[BigJonno]

Cool. I don't plan on just ignoring the other styles. But the group style seems like the most handy one, by far.

I guess my big question is, if you just keep using the group style when only fighting one enemy, will it just not work at all? Is it better to use a sucky strong style vs one bad guy or an awesome group style?

Best thing to do is try it and see. Generally, if you're using the wrong style, it'll be pretty obvious as you won't do a lot of damage.

[TheKeck]

Have I mentioned how I hate escort quests?

[TheKeck]

Well, to answer my own original question about which camera to use, now that I've got a little more time under my belt, I'm definitely all about the most zoomed in view where you've got mouselook going on. I will still zoom out for some fights, though.

[TheKeck]

Also, why is using a sword made out of silver so much different than using a sword made of steel? :p

[BigJonno]

Also, why is using a sword made out of silver so much different than using a sword made of steel? :p

I spent the whole game wondering that.

[Lithium Flower]

Well, I think silver being a softer metal would be less effective than steel at being a blade; it works against monsters because of their natural weakness.

[evilgoodwin]

It's possible that the silver they use is actually "Truesilver" or "Mithril."

But whatever. I want to see him stab a monster to death with a fork.

[Narradisall]

Pffft, a silver goblet would work.

Death by tea cup.

[TheKeck]

Well, I think silver being a softer metal would be less effective than steel at being a blade; it works against monsters because of their natural weakness.
I guess that's a (hokey) way to explain why silver isn't good against humans. :p

Now, why do I have to relearn all the exact same sword techniques with a silver sword when I already know them with a steel sword? ;)

[Narradisall]

It's lighter, therefore requires a different amount of strenght and agility per swing than with a steel sword.

Duuuh! :p

[Lithium Flower]

Well, silver is heavier than iron right? So I guess Geralt needs to relearn how the balance and all! :p


Edit: Oops! Is it lighter or heavier? I'm suddenly not too sure! :p

[kyrieee]

After Mass Effect 2 I fear there's no way I'm ever finishing this game =(

[Narradisall]

Well, silver is heavier than iron right? So I guess Geralt needs to relearn how the balance and all! :p


Edit: Oops! Is it lighter or heavier? I'm suddenly not too sure! :p

I would have thought lighter, but now I'm not sure either.

Well our points are valid regardless! :D

[TrackZero]

After Mass Effect 2 I fear there's no way I'm ever finishing this game =(

I'm playing both at the same time right now (ME2 on my insane difficulty run), no issues here....

[TrackZero]

Now, why do I have to relearn all the exact same sword techniques with a silver sword when I already know them with a steel sword? ;)

Heh, not sure. Though I'm more annoyed at the "group" battle mode (instead of heavy or light). I'm late in Chapter 3 now, and more and more often I'm finding I cannot use it in almost all enemy encounters (since they're a mix of light and heavy type opponents), it seems to constantly get interrupted or simply not even work (enemies parrying it as if I shouldn't be in that 'mode'). I'm having to rely heavily on potions/spells to make it through fights. I'm not under-leveled (I've done all side quests to this point), so I'm not sure if I'm just doing something wrong and the game isn't telling me or if it's just some archaic shit I'd have to read about in a FAQ to realize.

[TheKeck]

I'm sure it's heavier than steel. I guess we'll call that the hokey explanation for that part of it. :p

Dirty page breaks!!

[Crittias]

Well, silver is heavier than iron right?From wikipedia:

Silver's density (near room temp) is 10.49 g/cm3
The density of steel varies based on the alloying constituents, but usually ranges between 7.75 and 8.05 g/cm3

Silver is heavier.

[Narradisall]

Well, reverse what I said and there's your explaination.

Fucking magnets!

[muddi900]

Iron is lighter than Silver. Wikipedia is your friend.

[Lithium Flower]

I was actually going by atomic weight. Silver is 105 I think, Iron is 56 or something.
I like how a thread about The Witcher has turned into a discussion on the relative mass of different metals. :p

[Narradisall]

I was actually going by atomic weight. Silver is 105 I think, Iron is 56 or something.
I like how a thread about The Witcher has turned into a discussion on the relative mass of different metals. :p

When you need to fight werewolves or other monsters, you'll be glad you know these things!

[ShivaX]

Hey guess who started playing this again and is enjoying it...

Well up until the boss fight thats preceeded by a huge cut scene thing.
Apparently noone told them how shitty doing that is.

[kyrieee]

That fight is a game killer. I bet the majority of people who didn't finish the game quit right at that point.

[ShivaX]

That fight is a game killer. I bet the majority of people who didn't finish the game quit right at that point.

Or maybe after the game turned off their computer for the fifth time...

Oddest bug I've ever seen. A character is talking, mid sentence he gets cut off and my monitor says "no signal" because my PC just turned itself off. Reboot and it acts like I shut it down myself or something.

[Deadend]

Or maybe after the game turned off their computer for the fifth time...

Oddest bug I've ever seen. A character is talking, mid sentence he gets cut off and my monitor says "no signal" because my PC just turned itself off. Reboot and it acts like I shut it down myself or something.

Weirdest shit, but Witcher also gave me some crashes too, none quite that wild.

[evilgoodwin]

Yeah, it would just stop for me. No error message, just kick me to the desktop randomly.

I'm getting the itch back, though, so I might hit it again soon.

[ShivaX]

Well I just gave up on ever finishing this damned thing.

The last Chapter is just too painful to deal with.

Run over here, now run over here, now run over here, now run over here, now run over here, now run over here, now run over here, now run over here.

Fuck you.

I was really enjoying it till this point, but I'm fucking tired of running all over the same places. I get someplace and then its like "go back where you came from again" so that when I get there they can do the same fucking thing.

I'd been in a couple month hiatus from the game and the last couple days I really wanted to finish it, but I just can't do it. The story pretty well jumps the shark and I've lost interest in it and now its all about wasting hours of my life running between locations apparently. Blah.

[AntonB]

Well I just gave up on ever finishing this damned thing.

The last Chapter is just too painful to deal with.

Run over here, now run over here, now run over here, now run over here, now run over here, now run over here, now run over here, now run over here.

Fuck you.

I was really enjoying it till this point, but I'm fucking tired of running all over the same places. I get someplace and then its like "go back where you came from again" so that when I get there they can do the same fucking thing.

I'd been in a couple month hiatus from the game and the last couple days I really wanted to finish it, but I just can't do it. The story pretty well jumps the shark and I've lost interest in it and now its all about wasting hours of my life running between locations apparently. Blah.

Precisely where I gave up. Couldn't take that shit anymore, especially when coupled with the loading times.

[JRR006]

Arise, thread!

I've finally booted up again for another play through after ... I don't think I've touched the game extensively since I played it just after release. I have a question.

Is the voice acting supposed to be so choppy? I don't remember noticing anything amiss when I first played several years ago, but this time through the subtitles will be two or three sentences long and the voice acting only kicks in on maybe one of them. If I were just listening to the voice work, it would be literally impossible to know what was going on. I have the English Enhanced Edition patch installed, was wondering if anyone else had experience with this problem, or if that's just the way the game ... is ... due to budget concerns or something.