RedAssedApe
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The lighting was updated to look more natural.Lime said:
From Digital Foundry article said:
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The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition |OT| Bow low, you stand before a head crowned.
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RedAssedApe
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I stand corrected if that's the case.
j0hnny_385
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AFAIK, that's true. X360 got the lighting face lift, PC version lighting was intact.
I don't see how missing graphical effects make it appear more natural. The shots I've posted are missing the glow effects casted by in-game light sources, e.g. the fireball or the blue magic teleport device.
But the changes are supposed to be like this, right? It's not something to do with my hardware/software?
Enemy Of Fate
Member
Can anyone get me a save for the new mission in Act 3 on Roches path on the PC version? Just finished up my second playthrough on Iorveth's path there, and want to go and try out the new mission they added to Roche's path in chapter 3, so if someone could let me know where I could get a save like that, I'd be very grateful!
RedAssedApe
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Supposedly the lighting changes didn't make it into the PC version so I dunno what changed with your setup. Maybe its a driver issue or something to do with the settings? I've only played the console.
Can someone help me out. I'm in Chapter 3 and would like to get the
Is this something I'm screwed out of due to going with Roche, or will this area unlock later in the chapter? The few missable quests here at the end of the game are really starting to annoy me, luckily, one of the other ones I just happened to have kept the right alchemy materials for.
Any help on the sewers would be great.
Vran armor, but there's a locked gate in the sewer past the wisp that I can't unlock, so I can't get to the chest that apparently is further into the sewers (and there aren't any Bullvores here, which some FAQs have said there should be - just rotfiends), and I cannot find a key or find anyone to give me any way to get into it deeper.
Is this something I'm screwed out of due to going with Roche, or will this area unlock later in the chapter? The few missable quests here at the end of the game are really starting to annoy me, luckily, one of the other ones I just happened to have kept the right alchemy materials for.
Any help on the sewers would be great.
Complistic
Member
I don't think the vran armor is down there. Search the wiki though and it'll tell you everything you need to know. I love that armor.
Jay Shadow
Member
Did you do the Mystic River quest in chapters 1 and 2? Because if you did the
diagram and materials should be in one of 2 chests in front of that locked gate. The Bullvores don't show up there all the time. You were in the right place and don't need access to that locked gate at all.
Dries
Member
So I'm doing my second playthrough with a 360 controller, but the radial menu isn't working great yet. When I pop it up with LT I have to move my stick once, and only after that it'll respond. So I can't use the radial menu at once, I have to move my stick once for it to respond. Anyone else recognize this?
Hmm, I'll go back and check, I may have just missed the chest since I didn't bother to use a cat potion down in the sewer and maybe just didn't see it. Thanks.
Jay Shadow
Member
Yeah, you have to pick the category first (Signs or items) and then pick what you want. Not nearly as smooth as all the other radials in the world, including Witcher 2's 360 version.
It was a side effect of an early fix to another UI issue with analog navigation.
Dries
Member
Ah I see, but it's also when I want to meditate. I have two press LT and A two times, instead of just once A. Kinda annoying.
IblisGinjo
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Necrophage oil
Ravensmash
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Finally got this game on 360, really looking forward to spending some time with it.
How long can I expect a playthrough to take? Side quests and all. Hoping for a very long game.
How long can I expect a playthrough to take? Side quests and all. Hoping for a very long game.
j0hnny_385
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30-40 hrs? Depending on your skill, ofc.
But you really need to do 2 playthroughs in order to appreciate most of the game. I deliberately said most, not all. This game is nonlinear to hell.
Ravensmash
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30-40 hrs? Depending on your skill, ofc.
But you really need to do 2 playthroughs in order to appreciate most of the game. I deliberately said most, not all. This game is nonlinear to hell.
Wow that's pretty good. My skill isn't high, I'm a relative beginner when it comes to RPG's like this, so I should get good mileage out of it.
Good to hear about the multiple playthroughs, I'm not usually one to replay games (at least quickly after completion) but I have heard that there is a lot of fresh experiences should one choose to
Looks like TW2:EE has sold about 520 000 copies on X360 and 1 180 000 on PC.
RedAssedApe
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Huh...I thought people were claiming it was a total bomb. Great news if accurate.
OdysseusVA
Banned
They were claiming it bombed due to not meeting their own personal expectations.
Dries
Member
So I'm playing Dark mode and almost up to the point where I have to start spending talents on the three major trees. On my first playthrough I already maxed out the swordmanship tree, so I'm wanting to explore one of the other two. Is there a consensus whether alchemy or magic is preferable for Dark mode? Of maybe a mix of both...?
Tea and Toast
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I've had this for a while and wanted to start playing it today, however in game, I get a prompt to open the inventory using gi_exit 1. I go to the options menu to try and bind the key
to up on the d-pad but it's not letting me "ok" the choice. So annoying.
Anyone know how I get this to work?
to up on the d-pad but it's not letting me "ok" the choice. So annoying.
Anyone know how I get this to work?
RedAssedApe
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People were speculating based on NPD that the 360 sales were much lower than even the 500K figure. Anyhow...this bodes well considering there was little to no advertising done. Hopefully sales continue via word of mouth.
My two runs on Dark were magic the first time, alchemy the second, and while alchemy was by far the easier (so much damage once you get those mutagens rolling), magic works just fine.
Magic is nice in that you get the best adrenaline skill, but they're also fragile since you don't get to use Quen even in its nerfed form, as you need the regen for Igni spam. It was interesting on some fights because one hit meant I was dead. Igni rapes, by the way.
Horse Armour
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Who was the Witcher assassin you killed at the end of the first game who looked like Geralt? He was never mentioned again.
I did the magic tree and igni was the only one I DIDN't use much! LOL maybe that's why a couple fights like the dragon and operator took so long for me. I relied heavily on AArd and quen and occasionally axii or yrden. If I couldn't do it with magic I jut trapped the shit out of the area...this worked for monsters and stuff on the ground....but obviously the dragon was a different kind of fight....it was a given I was using potions the whole way as well. one health, one vigor refresh, one health regen usually I think.
Complistic
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No it's not like a bethesda game. Enemies are each at a set level in each area and you'll notice it getting easier as you level up.
j0hnny_385
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any news on the X360 version getting that patch?
Vasili2K38
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Interesting, basically they're implementing various interface mods, specially the one for the better inventory sorting and the improved alchemy. Good to know
Vasili2K38
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I've just updated and saw that in thewitcher.com.. mindblown :O .
Kydd BlaZe
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Just bought this game on the 360. About to sink my teeth into it when I get off work this afternoon. Been hearing nothing but good things about this game, so I figured I'd see what all the fuss is about. Can't wait!
TheMan
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got this game from gamefly a while ago but haven't put that much time into it yet. so far, i'm not digging the combat. swordplay feels somewhat laggy and unresponsive. also, i'm usually not a fan of having to keep track of tons of different charms and spells. maybe that will change as I get used to the controls but as of now the witcher 2 isn't grabbing me as much as I thought it would
Just thought I'd mention that a site is giving away a free copy of Enhanced Edition for PC. Here's the link, great game if you haven't played it yet. http://www.onlysp.com/2012/06/22/giveaway-win-a-copy-of-witcher-2-enhanced-edition-for-pc/
havrn't been able to figure it out myself...any help would be appreciated.
Jay Shadow
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Guess we'll repost the patch notes with some extra formatting.
Minimap: Adds a north arrow
Alchemy:
Tool tips: Taller, and scroll faster.
Inventory/Trading/Storage: Sorting Buttons (Reverse sort also possible)
Crafting: Shows how many items you have instead of capping the number at how many are required. E.g., 30/3 instead of 3/3.
Other: Some lists now alphabetical by default: crafting, alchemy, elixirs.
Minimap: Adds a north arrow
Alchemy:
Crafting slots show how many ingredients there are.
Better default ingredient selection (e.g., not having to filter out quest item ingredients all the time).
Un-rotates alchemy element symbols.
Saves custom ingredient selection for a formula (until you close the panel or go to another formula, but no longer resetting every time you create something).
Better default ingredient selection (e.g., not having to filter out quest item ingredients all the time).
Un-rotates alchemy element symbols.
Saves custom ingredient selection for a formula (until you close the panel or go to another formula, but no longer resetting every time you create something).
Tool tips: Taller, and scroll faster.
Inventory/Trading/Storage: Sorting Buttons (Reverse sort also possible)
- Name
- Time Acquired
- Aggregate weight
- Aggregate price
Crafting: Shows how many items you have instead of capping the number at how many are required. E.g., 30/3 instead of 3/3.
Other: Some lists now alphabetical by default: crafting, alchemy, elixirs.
theignoramus
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That battle for Vergen is fucking epic. I did this game up in May of last year, but I never got around to replaying it for the EE enhancements. Game kicks the snot out of ME3. (Played both on PC)
Wow I wonder if its the patch or my game is fucked or what...please before you say my reflexes must suck or something, this is not the case.....but I went back for a second run through the gme to do the iorveth path instead of roche.....I always have a tough tim eon kayran, but got through it on dark before and now I am trying normal.......problem is that I just can't stay on the friggin kayran tentacle when it comes around for me to jump on...I get on ok then when it says to press X repeated I do and fall off EVERY time. I have tried maybe 50 times the last hour. Each time trying to change settings like the QTE difficult, the overall difficulty (which just added the y to mount and I was ok at that but same shit for not letting me sstsay on the tentacle)....I tried buffing my sword, using the wrong sword, presssing x in all sorts of cadences...even tried switching to keyboard and mouse....nothing works......has this happened to anyone else? If I press really fast then the meter does not go up...if I press more slwoy it fills the meter....but still bucks me off....is there somethign I am misssing that I was able to fluke out on the first paythrough or am I really fuccked now?
edit: finally fixed this but had to drop the settings lower than 1080...720 worked for me. Apparently it was a lag issue....but not sure why I could do it previously and not now as my settings were higher the first run through.
edit: finally fixed this but had to drop the settings lower than 1080...720 worked for me. Apparently it was a lag issue....but not sure why I could do it previously and not now as my settings were higher the first run through.