The Witcher 1 Thread

[cardtrick]

I liked the quest in which you had to kill some "plants". The questgiver put a nice tempo on the alcohol-absorption so when I went outside the house I had to fight 10ft tall "plants" while being completely drunk.

Yeah, that was very cool. I missed something with that questline that hopefully I'll see on my next playthrough . . . after you went out the next day, the dog starts growling and guarding a spot of dirt, but I couldn't figure out how to do anything about it. I mean, I'm pretty sure I know (based on later conversations) what was there, but it would still be nice to see it for myself.

 

[jasondragon]

Just played it this morning for about an hour. Wow. Loved the introduction, the tutorial/beginning story is just fabulous! I'm having a blast. It's been a long time since I've enjoyed a game this much.

The story/characters reminds me a little of the Metal Gear games for PS/PS2 in relation to see these new enemies up close and getting to know them a little. The combat requires a little bit of interaction which makes it more than a click fest. Great music, great cutscenes, and interesting characters. Loving it so far.

 

[SuicideBunny]

the tutorial/beginning story is just fabulous!

is it? i found the linearity pretty lame. the only interesting thing about the prologue is the atmosphere of the castle, and the choice in the middle.. rest of the game is much much better than that. can't wait to finish it and make completely different decisions...

the blurred vision, staggering, and decreased combat abilities would be fine, if only you didn't walk so slowly.

wives' tears pots ftw!

 

[Vandal]

Walkin slowly is the only downside. I liked the quest in which you had to kill some "plants". The questgiver put a nice tempo on the alcohol-absorption so when I went outside the house I had to fight 10ft tall "plants" while being completely drunk.

Oh man, that pissed me right off . It made me immediately pop a couple points into the booze-related resistances and whatnot, just in case I get to another point in the game where I get drunk as a skunk and have to fight. Love the drunkenness effects, though.

 

[bozia2012]

I had a better one.

I was at Shani's place, we were drinking hard and I passed out - the old lady from the ground floor threw me out of the house.The city map loaded and the game autosaved (I generally don't save - I do it only when I knew some shit may happen). I was lying unconscious near the gutter and generally having a good time but several seconds later a thug (who was jus' passin' by) killed me Thank God it wasn't Roqua.

 

[Texas Red]

Good game but not as great as the forums would suggest. May it is though, Im only in the outskirts. What bothers me are MMOG-like collect me rat tail quests and the insane amount of barrels with loot inside them. There are these generic houses with nothing in them except loot and it takes AGES of loading to leave them.

Im pretty much hopeless, but any way to boost the loading times?

BTW, I literally lolled when another witcher asked me if I know somebody, and Geralt responed in a slightly sarcastic voice, "I have amnesia.":D

I will post real impressions once Im longer in the game.

 

[Oarfish]

Im pretty much hopeless, but any way to boost the loading times?

If you have 2 gigs, defrag might help. Use contig to just defrag game files.

insane amount of barrels with loot inside them

I find it best to just let go of the klepto urge - there's bugger all of value in barrels.

collect me rat tail quests

Chapter 1 has lots of that, that is kind of his job. More variety in chapter II, including a good detective quest.

 

[MasPingon]

I just finished the The Witcher, starting again with different decisions. Man, the ending is very confusing

 

[Saxon1974]

Has anybody played the USA version yet? I think it is in stores today.

 

[cardtrick]

Im pretty much hopeless, but any way to boost the loading times?.

If you haven't defragged in a while, there are reports that doing so might shave off as much as 10 seconds of load times. More ram is certainly your best bet.

There have also been several people on the official forums posting about something called GameXP which is supposed to help, but the website is a little vague on what exactly it does and I certainly can't vouch for it myself.

Still, loadtimes seem to suck for everyone. It's definitely annoying.

 

[Mayday]

Just a heads up- there's a bug in WinXP that doesn't let programs use more than 1,5 GB RAM. So if you've got 2GB and want to make use of it-
http://mpan3.homeip.net/?blendermemory

 

[Jaime Lannister]

8.5 from IGN: http://pc.ign.com/articles/831/831264p1.html

8.0 from TVG: http://www.totalvideogames.com/articles ... _12323.htm

 

[indigo]

Hmm I've just noticed something, maybe I lack the knowledge but according to Sapkowski's short story "Wiedzmin" ("The Witcher"), the same included in polish edtion of game, Adda is a name of Foltest's sister. Incest relationship of Adda and Foltest resulted in conception and birth of monster child. Adda died during delivery.14 years later Geralt was hired to take off the curse and bring back the child to human form.

Yet, on page 8 of polish game instruction (Instrukcja do gry), in section "Important characters" we can read that Adda is a incest conceived princess, former monster-child rescued by Geralt.

My question is WTF? Is this a mistake (authors didnt read carefully and confused mother with daughter - it would be quite scandalous), or intended difference between Sapkowski's story and the game? :

ps. I admit before, and I admit it now again - I haven't read other Sapkowski's books, just this short story. Maybe daughter was named after mother, I don't know. Maybe someone with better knowledge explain it.

 

[ricolikesrice]

8.0 from TVG: http://www.totalvideogames.com/articles ... _12323.htm

The Witcher matches the style and substance typically associated with a Bioware RPG - perhaps the finest recommendation we can make.

ok, cancelled my order

...


just kidding, but that sounds like

"Operation Flashpoint matches the style and substance typically associated with the Halo franchise - perhaps the finest recommendation we can make"

 

[Hamster]

Maybe daughter was named after mother, I don't know..

Most likely. IIRC it was never mentioned in the books, but it is entirely logical and i don't see any "wtf" here.

 

[dragonfk]

Hmm I've just noticed something, maybe I lack the knowledge but according to Sapkowski's short story "Wiedzmin" ("The Witcher"), the same included in polish edtion of game, Adda is a name of Foltest's sister. Incest relationship of Adda and Foltest resulted in conception and birth of monster child. Adda died during delivery.14 years later Geralt was hired to take off the curse and bring back the child to human form.

Yet, on page 8 of polish game instruction (Instrukcja do gry), in section "Important characters" we can read that Adda is a incest conceived princess, former monster-child rescued by Geralt.

My question is WTF? Is this a mistake (authors didnt read carefully and confused mother with daughter - it would be quite scandalous), or intended difference between Sapkowski's story and the game? :

ps. I admit before, and I admit it now again - I haven't read other Sapkowski's books, just this short story. Maybe daughter was named after mother, I don't know. Maybe someone with better knowledge explain it.

I dont recall any other info about Foltests child in later books. So I would bet that she was named after her mother.

 

[indigo]

Maybe daughter was named after mother, I don't know..

Most likely. IIRC it was never mentioned in the books, but it is entirely logical and i don't see any "wtf" here.

It what-the-fucked me completely - I pay close attention to details, if something doesn't match I can't sleep, have problems with erection, sweat etc. But seriously thanks for reply, if there is no mention in books then ok. After reading short story I got confused.

 

[indigo]

I dont recall any other info about Foltests child in later books. So I would bet that she was named after her mother.

ahh..still seems to me like sort of game authors misunderstanding.. nevermind.

 

[avatarrr]

Im pretty much hopeless, but any way to boost the loading times?

I'm playing TW at the moment on my laptop with 2 gigs and noticed that lowering textures and shadow detail to lowest helps a lot with loading times and game doesn't look bad at all. I think it is a good compromise between quality and loading time. In task manager memory usage went from 1,2 gig to 800 mb thanks to lowering texture detail.

 

[a_nevels666]

I am considering it too, even though I already know I am going to find it distasteful. But so was Ultima 7(-2) in its gore and sexuality, while still being the best game ever.

I hope I can get Polish voices and text. It's gonna help me learn the language. If anyone has the German version, does the DVD also come with a Polish-language one?

Ultima 7 had gore and sexuality? I don't remember that at all. Guess it's time to replay it.

 

[RK47]

uh. right at start. we see....body parts. and a whorehouse in buc's den.


i'm playing on normal difficulty at the moment. Quite a nice contrast between day and night cycle. During the day I was busy gathering herbs, talking to people and exploring the country side while at night, I was killing monsters left and right to complete my contracts. Then back to the tavern for a little dice game or fist fight and meditate/alchemy.

What disappointed me was the fact that some area are simply sealed off till the quest giver tells you to head over. I found a locked Crypt that would not open till I talked to a guard about clearing it out.

Best moment in game was running into the crypt without a night vision potion or torch ready. I ran in...killed the first ghoul. No problem. Ran a bit further inside, heard weird noises, decided to keep going ahead...suddenly I realized there were probably more than 4-5 of them on me. Popped a quick reflex potion that made everything slow-mo to survive. Pretty nice come back.

Note: I have trouble finding stuff in the dark, is there a way to highlight or make interactables text to show over them aside form turning it on constantly in the game options?

 

[pug987]

Note: I have trouble finding stuff in the dark, is there a way to highlight or make interactables text to show over them aside form turning it on constantly in the game options?

The Alt key.

 

[RK47]

Alright Thanks!

 

[SuicideBunny]

What disappointed me was the fact that some area are simply sealed off till the quest giver tells you to head over. I found a locked Crypt that would not open till I talked to a guard about clearing it out.

it's even more annoying. a passage in the crypt is sealed until you finish the quest, and the new area isn't even at all quest related...
they are both explained ingame, as the guard gives you the key for the crypt, and later a few guards clear the passage, but still annoying.

awesome game despite all the shortcomings, though. the end of act 1 is pretty neat, and the main quest in act 2 is pure goodness.

 

[suleo]

Note: I have trouble finding stuff in the dark, is there a way to highlight or make interactables text to show over them aside form turning it on constantly in the game options?

One is the alt key as mentioned above.

Better yet, make a Cat potion. It gives you nightvision. I always pack 5-6 of those, together with 10 swallows. Good potions for generic dungeon-clearing.