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The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide | [The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide] 3-5 of each Gifts. If you want to do any kind of skirt chasing in this game, you'll need gifts. They are too expensive to buy, and they have no further uses other than getting another notch on the bed post. Therefore it's not cost effective to buy ANY in the game. Rings are a bit differ... |
The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide | [The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide] Lots of poker. Save before each game, and if you lose, restore. In Act II, Thaler will play as long as you want to, as will Chireadan in Act IV. Velerad is a reckless bettor (even if he won't play more than a couple games at one sitting). However, leaving the area and returning seems to... |
The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide | [The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide] Are you frugal? Thrifty? Economical? A miser? A tightwad? Alright, a cheapskate? Does that extend to your behaviour when you play The Witcher? Well it does for me, so in keeping with that philosophy, here are a few tips on saving orens in the game. Also, in the game the trade-offs are u... |
The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide | [The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide] If so, you save even more orens by killing Ramsmeat's guards outside his house. If you let them live, you'll have to pay them each time you want to enter and that adds up. Don't forget to grab the key! Additionally, this is the only key in the game which is not a quest item, so it is po... |
The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide | [The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide] Shani's place St. Lebioda's Hospital Thaler's Place Vaska's place Vivaldi's house Sleep for free in Act III Triss' place (even if you choose to leave Alvin with Shani, although she comes home pretty late and is not always there) The Gamblers' Den Gramps' hut, if Geralt doesn't kill him ... |
The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide | [The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide] The entries you still can't get using these tips still have to come from books, but this eliminates at least half the books you'll have to buy. Also, if you feel you have enough cash and aren't using monster parts to supplement your income, I believe you can get all the bestiary entries... |
The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide | [The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide] Ballads Elder Blood Fairytales and Stories Ithlinne's Prophecy Free books in Act V Against Nonhumans Disenchanting a Striga The Last Wish Free books in the Epilogue Ithlinne's Prophecy Pick up and sell everything Well OK, not everything, some things you'll need to keep. But you get the ... |
The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide | [The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide] a final teleporter in the Mage's tower in the swamp, where Kalkstein has relocated. No more being nickeled and dimed by the ferryman. Play a lot of poker Play poker. Lots of poker. Save before each game, and if you lose, restore. In Act II, Thaler will play as long as you want to, as wi... |
The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide | [The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide] Are you frugal? Thrifty? Economical? A miser? A tightwad? Alright, a cheapskate? Does that extend to your behaviour when you play The Witcher? Well it does for me, so in keeping with that philosophy, here are a few tips on saving orens in the game. They are especially useful in the firs... |
The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide | [The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide] Vivaldi's house Sleep for free in Act III Triss' place (although she comes home pretty late and is not always there) The Gamblers' Den Shani's (unless you choose to leave Alvin with Triss!) Sleep for free in Act IV Adam's place Alina's place the Fisher King's hut Sleep for free in Act V... |
The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide | [The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide] The Conjunction of the Spheres The Kingdom of Temeria Monstrum, or a Portrayal of Witchers The Rivian Pogrom Samum Secrets of the Southern Masters Sorceresses and Sorcerers Free books in Act IV Free books in Act V Free books in the Epilogue Pick up and sell everything Well OK, not every... |
The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide | [The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide] Are you a tightwad? Does that extend to your behaviour when you play The Witcher? Well it does for me, so in keeping with that philosophy, here are a few tips on saving orens in the game. They are especially useful in the first 3 chapters (or acts). After that, you'll have pretty much a... |
The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide | [The Witcher Cheapskate's Guide] There are also some very useful morsels of information gleaned from more major characters: for example, the gardener, Shani, some guards, etc. Basically talk to absolutely everyone before you contemplate buying a book. The entries you still can't get using these tips still have to come ... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] This article will catalogue Easter eggs in . The developers have stated that there are a fair number of them. A virtual Easter egg is an intentional hidden message or feature in an object such as a movie, book, CD, DVD, computer program, or video game. The term draws a parallel with the custom... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] The visual concept of the Swamp cemetery (the ruined church with the bald spectral trees) resembles a famous 19th century gothic painting The Abbey in the Oakwood by the German painter Caspar David Friedrich. It seems that the disposal of the ten Monoliths on the map of the Swamp corresponds t... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] In several houses player can see a portrait of a man clad in red clothes and holding a golden mace. The portrayed man has a face of Maciej Miąsik, Chief Production Manager of The Witcher. The painting itself is a copy of Brodero Matthisen's portrait of Stefan Czarniecki. Auditory Easter Eggs N... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] Sometimes you hear people muttering the phrase "Plans within plans within other plans."; which is a quote from the Dune novel by Frank Herbert. In the Druids' grove, one of the druids asks "Are you a fool seeking a magical strength-giving beverage?", which is an allusion to the Asterix comic b... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] P. Lovecraft references: Certain things going on in the swamp are a clear nod to the novels and short-stories of H. P. Lovecraft. The first sentence of the description of Dagon is taken from H. P. Lovecraft. The statue in Vaska's hut resembles Cthulhu. The Vodyanoi resemble the Deep Ones. The ... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] Another fistfighter in Chapter II is named Butterbean, which was the nickname of another boxer, Eric Esch. It is possible that Zdenek, the fistfighter champion in the Refugees' caves is referred to Zdenĕk Zeman, a famous Czech-Italian football coach. When Geralt knocks down someone in the fist... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] Brad: Nnnnnno... Jules: Then why you trying to fuck him like one? Bootblack who you meet in front of the detective's house is as well informed about the city as the character "Johnny" in the Series Police Squad. Kalkstein lives in the "ghetto" and is Jewish both in his name, his accent and his... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] Geralt states emphatically "I wish to believe!", then Vaska tells him. Possible reference, or miss-translation of X-Files, "I want to believe". While having a conversation with Thaler during Posh Reception quest, Thaler mentions that the enemies who seek to destroy Temeria were going to, among... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] The Hairy Bear refers to Winnie the Pooh (in Polish culture). Some NPCs mention "law and justice" which is a reference to the controversial Polish then incumbent ruling party — Law and Justice. Kalkstein is President of Poland's "real surname", according to "the list of Jews", and his gnome-ro... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] These are quotations from the song W południe (At Noon) also known as Południca (The Noonwraith) by Kazimierz Grześkowiak. After Geralt criticizes Dandelion for Woolseying the events he is supposed to commemorate, Dandelion remarks that "there is a truth of the moment and the truth of the lege... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] The recruiting poster for the Order of a Flaming Rose is based on famous Lord Kitchener Wants You poster from 1914. The inscriptions on the signs and some posters use glagolitsa, although most inscriptions comprise of random letters. Some signs have the phrase 'Narakort' [like the one above Ci... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] This article will catalogue Easter eggs in The Witcher. The developers have stated that there are a fair number of them. A virtual Easter egg is an intentional hidden message or feature in an object such as a movie, book, CD, DVD, computer program, or video game. The term draws a parallel with... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] The visual concept of the Swamp cemetery (the ruined church with the bald spectral trees) resembles a famous XIX century gothic painting The Abbey in the Oakwood by the German painter Caspar David Friedrich. It seems that the disposal of the ten Monoliths on the map of the Swamp corresponds to... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] In several houses player can see a portrait of a man clad in red clothes and holding a golden mace. The portrayed man has a face of Maciej Miąsik, Chief Production Manager of The Witcher. The painting itself is a copy of Brodero Matthisen's portrait of Stefan Czarniecki. "Bootblack" who you me... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] That is a reference to Leonard Cohen (or it could also be a reference to Pinky and the Brain). Sometimes you hear people muttering the phrase "Plans within plans within other plans."; which is a quote from the Dune novel by Frank Herbert. In the Druids' grove, one of the druids asks "Are you a... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] The creature Gollum frequently refers to The One Ring as being his „Precioussss“. The Chapter II quest, The Viziman Connection, is probably a reference to the film The French Connection which is about international drug smuggling. It might also be a reference to the real story of the French Co... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] In Monty Python and the Holy Grail there is a scene where Micheal Palin's character talks about building four castles in the swamp, three of which sank, burned or both — reminiscent of the mage. The Hermit who speaks of a controversial theory (referring to the legend of the Holy Grail) is clea... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] Chapter IV, when talking to the healer about Alina's mirror, Geralt quotes, "Who is the fairest of them all?", quote made famous in Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, when the evil queen asks her mirror that question, it replies that she is very beautiful, but that there is one more beautiful s... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] The Bestiary entry in your Journal on golems tells the story of the magician's apprentice from the Disney film Fantasia. Which in turn was based on The Sorcerer's Apprentice. At the end, before you fight the King of the Wild Hunt, Geralt says something like, "I was afraid you'd suggest playing... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] Who tries to steal our women?" Chapter III, the alchemist in the workshop mentions that he is working on "the riddle of steel", a reference to the 1982 film Conan the Barbarian. In the Epilogue the dialogue between the Kings Foltest and Radovid is almost a direct quote from Times of Contempt, ... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] Adam, the villager from Chapter IV is a reference to another polish Romantic poet, Adam Mickiewicz. Celina's remark that Adam behaves "as if he was suffering for millions" is a quote from Mickiewicz's poem. The poem Dandelion and Geralt recite when breaking the spell holding Alina the Noonwrai... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] Tolkien. The Lady of the Lake and the sword Aerondight are references to "the Lady in the Lake" and "Excalibur" from the English legend of King Arthur, in which "Arondight" is the sword of Sir Lancelot. The dentist in Vizima is called "Zahin Schmartz", which is suspiciously similar to "Zahnsch... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] This article will catalogue Easter eggs in The Witcher. The developers have stated that there are a fair number of them. A virtual Easter egg is an intentional hidden message or feature in an object such as a movie, book, CD, DVD, computer program, or video game. The term draws a parallel with... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] The third fresco in the dining hall of Kaer Morhen is very reminiscent of a Gustave Moreau painting. The visual concept of the Vizima cemetery (the ruined church with the bald spectral trees) resembles a famous XIX century gothic painting The Abbey in the Oakwood by the German painter Caspar D... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] If you listen closely to the music during the cut scene in Chapter II where the boat is moving away from the docks (from Vizima to the Swamp) and the camera focus moves to the surface of the water, you can hear a musical cue similar to the Jaws theme. Some random roaming NPCs will sometimes wh... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] (Only in Polish language version) During the party in the Shani's house during Old Friend of Mine after you are told to go downstairs, Dandelion sings: "Wypijmy za Błędy" (English: "Let's drink to our mistakes") and later: "Za błędy na górze", which are parts of the Ryszard Rynkowski's song en... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] This led him to use the great fortune dynamite brought him to fund the Nobel Prize. Monty Python references: There is a discussion between lumberjacks about wild flowers and cross-dressing. Poor people in the Temple Quarter slums will sometimes say "Society made me what I am!" as Geralt passes... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] There is a character named Patrick De Weyze in Chapter III — reference to Patrick Swayze. Chapter IV, when talking to the healer about Alina's mirror, Geralt quotes, "Who is the fairest of them all?", quote made famous in Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, when the evil queen asks her mirror th... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] The Bestiary entry in your Journal on golems tells the story of the magician's apprentice from the Disney film Fantasia. Which in turn was based on The Sorcerer's Apprentice. At the end, before you fight the King of the Wild Hunt, Geralt says something like, "I was afraid you'd suggest playing... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] References to Polish Culture The Hairy Bear refers to Winnie the Pooh (in Polish culture). In the Polish version there is an ad for Schuttenbach Jewellery which says something like: "To us, every ring is the one". In English, the slogan is "Where every ring is that special ring..." Some NPCs m... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] Miscellaneous The Lady of the Lake and the sword Aerondight are references to "the Lady in the Lake" and "Excalibur" from the English legend of King Arthur, in which "Arondight" is the sword of Sir Lancelot. The dentist in Vizima is called "Zahin Schmartz", which is suspiciously familiar to "Z... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] From Wikipedia: ---- A virtual Easter egg is an intentional hidden message or feature in an object such as a movie, book, CD, DVD, computer program, or video game. The term draws a parallel with the custom of the Easter egg hunt observed in many western nations. This practice is analogous to h... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] In Kaer Morhen on the ground floor, there's a picture on the wall on which Geralt will comment with "Witcher George..." which shows striking similarities to the painting of Saint George and the Dragon. A "monster slayer" on a horse killing a scaly beast, more specifically Paolo Uccello's Sain... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] Note: Most of these are random events - you'll walk by a townsperson and you'll hear them say something that will make you laugh. That means that it's possible that every single player might never hear every single one of these. If you listen closely to the music during the cut scene in Act II... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] References to Other Games/Media The detective (named Raymond Maarloeve) might seem strangely familiar if you've read any of the "Philip Marlowe" novels by Raymond Chandler. The detective also has fisstech on his desk and says "Yes, elementary." Sherlock Holmes is often (incorrectly) cited as s... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] Another fist fighter in Act II is named Butterbean, which was the nickname of another boxer, Eric Esch. Gramps is a cannibal in the Swamp who considers himself above his peers - a reference to Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs. (A similar cannibal is depicted in the Witcher saga, cal... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] width="85%" | Kalkstein lives in the "ghetto" and is Jewish both in his name, his accent and his Sephardi resemblance. He maybe can be a reference to Einstein (who was Ashkenazim) or other Jewish scientists. Kalkstein also means "limestone" in German and Norwegian, which was once used in chemi... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] In the Polish version there's an ad for Schuttenbach Jewellery which says something like: "To us, every ring is the one". Some NPCs mention "law and justice" which is a reference to the controversial ex-Polish rulling party - Law and Justice. Kalkstein is President of Poland's "real surname", ... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] From Wikipedia: ---- A virtual Easter egg is an intentional hidden message or feature in an object such as a movie, book, CD, DVD, computer program, or video game. The term draws a parallel with the custom of the Easter egg hunt observed in many western nations. This practice is analogous to h... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] One of them is "Witcher George..." which shows striking similarities to the painting of Saint George and the Dragon. A "monster slayer" on a horse killing a scaly beast. Detective Raymond has the face of a head artist on The Witcher Team - Adam Badowski. You can see him in a video called "Maki... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] When you run by the Resolute girl in Chapter 4 by the lake, she might say something like "This game sucks". (EDIT: This is not an Easter Egg. All children throughout the game are generally playing a game of some kind as you pass them [Generally what looks to be hopskotch, though there are no ... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] P. Lovecraft. The first sentence of the description of Dagon is taken from H. P. Lovecraft. The statue in Vaska's hut resembles Cthulhu. The Vodyanoi resemble the Deep Ones The person who invented explosives in The Witcher is called Alfred Nabel, and it is stated in the Prologue that he did no... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] (A simillar canibal is depicted in the Witcher saga, called literally gramps (Czech to English translation). He was encountered by Ciri and eventually killed. This might be again rather a reference to the Witcher saga.) When Geralt knocks down someone in the fistfighting mini-game, the victory... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] Kalkstein seems to be a reference to Einstein. The bestiary entry in your journal on golems tells the story of the magician's apprentice from the Disney film Fantasia. At the end, before you fight the King of the Wild Hunt, Geralt says something like, "Thank god, I thought you'd want to play c... |
The Witcher Easter eggs | [The Witcher Easter eggs] Other ads may have some relation to Polish culture. Miscellaneous The Lady of the Lake and the sword Aerondight are references to "the lady in the lake" and "excalibur" from the king arthur legend in Britain. References External Links This forum thread on the official forums was the starting p... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] left|160px|Geralt This FAQ is intended for the fans who have enjoyed, played and finished at least once, and are now wondering what quests, and other goodies they may have missed. In short, the FAQ is written for those that want to get more out of the game! I am assuming you more or less know how the... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] During combat these regeneration methods are usually too slow, the witcher needs to drink potions. Looting, Trade does not have a crime system (i.e. stealing), so you can loot without any repercussions. Note that killing guards (e.g. guarding the Outskirts inn, or the city guards in Vizima) can have s... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] diamonds) have a better buy/sell ratio of 2:1. You should be aware that anything that falls to the floor (e.g. Remains) will disappear once you leave the area (load screen) to then return. Especially fighting many foes, you can only pick up a maximum two weapons (three towards the end)! Item Respawn, ... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] For an hour to pass in-game you need to wait 4 minutes. The time scale factor is 15. Some quests require the witcher to be present at a certain location at a specific time, this does not pertain to the day though. So you can visit the location several in-game days or even weeks later. Use Meditation t... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] Interaction, NPCs The main NPCs usually have unique green names floating above their heads, marking them as potential quest givers. Other NPCs with generic blue names, like Townswoman, normally only spout one phrase, but otherwise are used as decoration. To make things more complicated some of the lat... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] It helps to learn the Monster Lore skill, to recall information about common monsters. You have to know about monsters to extract ingredients. The skills alone are not enough, Geralt needs to read (books) or hear about plant and monster descriptions. Abbreviations uses quite a few new terms, and the F... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] v2.91 – 91 Q&As – 7/16/2011 for – Enhanced Edition – Director's Cut Edited by (C) 2010–2011 Introduction left|160px|Geralt This FAQ is intended for the fans who have enjoyed, played and finished , at least once, and are now wondering what quests, and other goodies they may have missed. In short, th... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] Several hours of meditation replenish Vitality, Endurance, and also cure Toxicity (poisoning after drinking contests, or the intake of several potions), plus perform Alchemy. To slightly replenish health, Geralt can eat food. Drinking bottled water restores Endurance. During combat these regeneration ... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] This seems to be true only for the current Chapter though. Rare items in their inventory may return into stock after some time, after a day or so. The game makes it very difficult to earn additional money by trading goods, since your sell price is only 1/5th of what you need to pay to buy it (e.g. ing... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] Thus making the witcher more competent / powerful. Time has a 24 hour time cycle (accelerated compared to real time), so you will experience sunrise, noon, sunset, and midnight.Note: At night you will stumble into dangerous opponents, even in Vizima. Also note some NPCs will only appear at certain tim... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] Each chapter of the game "uncovers" a set of location the player can freely explore (excluding locked areas). Entering caves or buildings or sectioned areas requires a level load. Several times during the game, finishing a chapter will permanently close off that part of the world, so be sure you fini... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] All ingredients contain one of six possible basic (primary) substances. Not the ingredients but the basic substances they contain are relevant for alchemy. Ingredients can have one of three additional (secondary) substances, these yield additional stats boni. To create potions use alcohol as a base, f... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] Note: This game is not XP limited. Even though the amount of XP you gain via quests is limited, most monsters respawn again and again. Making any record in XP, less of a skill and more like a gruelling game of "monster grinding". Comment: I reached Level 39 on my "pretty complete" first run, but with ... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] The traditional way to light caves is the use of a Torch. This has some disadvantages though, when trying to use a sword (i.e. attack) or pick up something the torch is sheathed. A much better method to see in the dark is to use the Cat potion. It works really well, and is the way to go in almost all ... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] Aside from NPCs, you can interact (open, use) with Barrels, Chests, Wardrobes, Dressers, Plants, and the Remains of slain enemies. Be sure to check all of these, when they have a blue interaction text hovering above them, since most of them yield loot: All sorts of valuables, weapons, food, potions, p... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] But you can accidentally attack "innocents", while fighting monsters (very rare, e.g. Village Militia fighting barghest in the Outskirts). Warning: Killing mercenaries guarding the Inn in the Outskirts or city guards in the Temple Quarter will put the Headhunter on your trail, he is very difficult to ... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] (Game widow) During combat the game cannot be saved, so be sure to use a combat pause to save the game, just in case. If everything fails, remember you can usually outrun your foes. Also do not underestimate the use of geometry (a column, or sarcophagus), letting you keep the monster on the other side... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] With a strong sign-centred character build, creating traps via Yrden (purple) can be quite effective. To avoid taking damage while you power-up the trap (press and hold ), cast the Quen (yellow) shield beforehand. This works because the shield does not deactivate until after the enemies take damage, g... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] This completely revitalises the PC. Note: You can also sleep at an inn or some hut with a "bed". Especially during combat, you may want to consume various goods to up your Vitality or Endurance values. Potions are most potent in this respect, so ensure you always have some at hand, especially Swallow ... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] One could call these elegant premises Geralt's home away from home, a teleporter for fast transport is available, so is a fireplace for meditation. You even live in the exquisite company of an ever-respawning Alp. Floor Storage: What makes the Elven ruins so special is the fact that anything you drop ... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] see Intoxication Looking for Spoilers? If you are looking for various tips and help on how to get the most out of the game then look into the Spoilers page. For an overview of all spoiler-related pages see the Spoilers category. see Spoilers at a Glance see also Spoiler Checklist see also² Gameplay Q... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] see also Character development On how to spend Talents? It is advisable to carefully read the skill tooltips before spending your limited number of Talent points on them. After some reflection you may find that certain skills conductive to your playing style. Even though you can spend quite a few Tale... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] Chapter III, the innkeeper at The New Narakort inn (Trade Quarter). Chapter IV, the innkeeper (male) at Country inn in Murky Waters. Chapter V, Dandelion on the Dike is your only access to storage before you enter Old Vizima! Epilogue, only at the very beginning will Dandelion grant storage access.Not... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] Another exception: The Order armourer actually pays twice as much for herbs as the Herbalist — e.g. Mistletoe 2 vs 4 .Tip: Offer (1 ) food on the Altar of Melitele at St. Lebioda's Hospital, this yields Mistletoe, sell it for 4 to the Order armourer, to make a bit of cash from "junk". You will run i... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] When playing the Order path, after the bank robbery, quite a few Scoia'tael will be lying dead on the floor in the connecting corridors. You can pick up their weapons, and bring them into the safe main rooms in the Elven ruins (anything you drop here stays in the game), to then bit by bit sell them of... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] Additionally you can boost the stats of your swords temporarily by the following means: Add a temporary "poisonous" blade coating using Oils. 22px|Argentia 22px|Brown Oil 22px|Crinfrid Oil 22px|Hanged Man's Venom 22px|Insectoid Oil 22px|Necrophage Oil 22px|Ornithosaur Oil 22px|Specter Oil 22px|Vampire... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] right|Moon rune right|Sun rune Again, the runes are a quite interesting and valuable items to collect, but they are so rare that only towards the end of the game will you have enough of the same kind to create an interesting sword. And then you may actually receive one for free with even better stats.... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] is a complex game. This list will help you track down those few quests you may have missed or not completed for some reason. For an overview look into the List of Quests by Chapter (130 real quests total) on the wiki, where you can distinguish by 32px|link Primary quests Primary quests, 32px|link Seco... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] Q&A. How to Look up Missed Quests? The simplest way to find out what quests you missed playing through is to load up the final saved game in the save game editor, to then look into the Quests tab under Not Started. For this to work, download and install the editor, see the The Witcher Save Editor? Q&... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] Lebioda's Hospital, Trade Quarter).Difficulty: The NPC only shows up in Chapter III, when you concentrate on exploring the Trade Quarter, plus you will only find her from 12:00 to about 13:30. I "accidentally" killed the monster in Granny's cellar, wondering were to find the appropriate quest giver fo... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] I also mention those quests I only accidentally stumbled into. (AEon) Note: There are six quests that depend on the path Geralt takes, see the Alignment dependant Quests? Q&A. Alignment dependant Quests? There are six quests that can only be played if Geralt has followed the appropriate path: {| Order... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] The persistent player will also get special rewards, like the very powerful Moon Blade, a silver sword, or the G'valchir, a steel sword. So, happy hunting. Note: As part of The Flame That Cleanses — if you chose the Order path — White Rayla will challenge you to collect as many Scoia'tael (squirrel) t... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] Insight: It seems the game is a lot less strict when if comes to supporting either side. You may well play minor pro-Scoia'tael quests, you should only avoid supporting them in Force Recon and Gold Rush, to stay on the Order path. Tip: At the end of Chapter IV, trying to save Alvin in the village of M... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] the Order path (see the Following the Order path? Q&A), taking on some minor pro-Scoia'tael quests, but otherwise supporting Siegfried in the swamps (Force Recon) and at the bank in Gold Rush. But this path can still be turned "neutral", at the end of Chapter IV, if you decide to just grab Alvin and ... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] There are several mini-games in . These are activated as part of the dialog tree when talking to NPCs. Activate the mini-game by clicking the available gameplay icon to the left of the numbered dialogue options: right|60px|Show me what you've got! FistfightFor an overview read up on Fistfighting. For ... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] Alas it is not always clear when the Chapter change will happen, though there are hints: Prologue – Chapter IFinish off everything you want to do at Kaer Morhen before you visit Leo's burial. Chapter I – IIFinish most of the quests — except quests like the dice player and fistfighter that span chapter... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] Inviting Party Guests? When you talk to Shani later in Chapter I, she tells you of a party she is planning to organise (Old Friend of Mine), inviting Geralt, telling him to bring a friend. You may have guessed that one of the guests to invite is Geralt's old dwarven friend Zoltan. If you are a bit dar... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] Technically you would always need to count to three, to avoid the effects of previously un-reset Signs in the combination. Thus the tip to use quicksave / quickload. You do not need to power-up the Signs, a simple will do. And you do not need to touch the stone while Sign casting either. Once you hav... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] Characters easily missed? Some characters will only appear at certain times in the day/night, so chances are good to completely overlook them: Traveller (at night, near inn, Outskirts) Remembers having hired Geralt, pays 100 . Beggar (old woman, Farming village, Outskirts) Will ask for White Gull, yie... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] Dialogues easily missed? Persistence with NPC dialogues may at times yield quite unexpected rewards. Such opportunities are difficult to spot, since you may not know about a key, or get brushed off with "there is not much more to say", but there actually is more to say. Old Woman (Farming village, Out... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] Lumberjack (Lumberjacks' glade, Swamp, Chapter II) One of the lumberjacks has to sell some things for 200 : Sodden mead, a red meteorite, silver ring, and the formula for Wives' Tears. right|120px|The New Narakort waitress Innkeeper (of The New Narakort inn, Trade Quarter, Chapter III) You may have br... |
The Witcher FAQ | [The Witcher FAQ] E.g. some foes only appear at night. This can make it very easy to miss them, since the foes are often spawned in areas you will quite probably already have explored (by day). For those looking for more XP and orens, some pointers: right|Voref Swamp, Chapter III: Large wolf, Voref, in quest White Fang... |
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