Looking over the games I have played over the years, my favourite genre has got to be RPGs, as they allow me to be really naughty and gives me numerous options on how to deal with NPCS and to affect the outcome of the main plot. Oblivion, Dark Messiah of Might and Magic and Jade Empire come to mind.

Check out the audio cd "music inspired by The Witcher" in the enhanced edition. I think the treatment is similar to the Bond movie theme, getting different musicians such as Moby to remix the Bond theme over the years in different styles... Perhaps Geralt would return, in the same way as James Bond with swords in future sequels.

Oh dear! I did a very bad thing yesterday. I installed this just to see if it would, and it did. Then I played for a few minutes to see what the game was like. Now, I really really want to play--

..and so you should! Why is that a bad thing?

No time to play right now. Tons of things that need to be taken care of with lots of out of town company for Thanksgiving--I'll be able to play in Jan I think

..anyway - seeing that you guys are chatting about the adult content and the 'free love' in the game.. I remember there were people at a time complaining that Geralt is a mysoginist, because of this. However, from the backstory of the books by Sapkowski that the game was based on, there are quite a few reasons why Geralt is so busy with the ladies, and does not commit easily.

As we all know, the final form of the Witcher mutation that he underwent, rendered him sterile, and he therefore (understandably) does not see himself as marriage material.
So of course he looks for 'love' wherever he can get it, knowing that committed relationships are not a good idea for a witcher.

What the game does not say, but the books do, is that witchers mutated through the final stage like Geralt has been, acquires a magnetic 'animal' aura that strongly attracts women on a sexual level.

Go figure..

Interesting. On our G rated forum, that's probably about as far as we need to take that one.

I didn't get the feeling that Geralt is a misogynist. I got the feeling that he genuinely likes women -- and they like him in return. In fact, the only woman in the game who could potentially be hurt by Geralt's little flings is Shani. Triss is a woman of the world and doesn't care; Abigail is much the same, and the women of the night accept roses from him because he helped them (and for nothing in return, in my games). And Geralt helps Carmen, telling her the Swamp is too dangerous for her, which is surely the act of a loving friend.

No, Shani is the only woman in the game who could get hurt, and Geralt does remember that before the end of the game. That's why Triss is the better choice, from a role-playing perspective. In my last game I chose Shani over Triss, and Geralt's comments later in Chapter 4, where he asks himself, "What was I thinking?" were rather poignant; he chides himself for believing that he and Shani and Alvin could settle down and be a family. I got the feeling that part of him really wanted that, but he recognized just in time that he's a trouble magnet and that he would be putting them both in constant danger.

That's also what I like about Witcher. It has "soul", and hence goes beyond its "Leisure Suit Larry" moments.

Yes, I also got the idea that Geralt truly cares about women as friends as well as lovers.

There are a lot of dialogue options where he gets to show genuine concern for the women he interacts with, without being condescending towards them; and therefore I also thought that the 'mysoginist' label was a bit misdirected by detractors of the game.

I originally chose Shani, and this time chose Triss. I'm still only early chapter 3 as I got distracted from the game by Fallout 3, but I'm very interested to see how chapter 4 plays out when you've chosen Triss and the Order.

Hi guys, Actually have a little time to play and have a couple of questions.

My inventory is full--where can you sell?

Also, if I read a book, I know I can get rid of it. Does that hold true for contract scrolls too?

You can sell your books to an antiquary. The contract scrolls are not worth anything once you have read them. You can litter the landscape and just drop them or you can put them into your "storage" with the inn-keeper.

There are many people you can sell your stuff to. The barmaids will buy food and alcohol (keep the strong alcohol to make potions). In Vizima there are lots of people to sell to in the market and other places. Where are you in the game and we can point you to where to find these people?

Aha Drac, I'm just at the beginning. Talked to the Reverand and now have to prove I'm a nice person by finding these 3 guys. My problem is I keep going into houses and then getting turned around when I come out

Then I look at the map and see, oooppsss, I've done it again. The only person I've seen so far that would buy was the meat seller before Vizima.

I have another question--I was playing and the game said I could level up. I wanted to finish what I was doing first. Later in the game, I thought--Oh wait, I can level up. Opened the hero's screen but now it says I need more points.

Do you loose your "talents" if you don't use them immediately?

You don't lose them. They'll be there when you meditate, and if you don't use them they just accumulate. The game was just telling you that you reached the next level (you reach the levels automatically)- so when you looked at it you saw that you need so many points to reach the next level, not the one you just made. Does that make sense?

L4L -- the levelling up confused me when I first played Witcher. You can only access your accumulated skill points when you rest -- and when you do rest, you have to rest for one hour for each skill point you "spend," or the skill increases won't actually register. You don't have to wait until the next time you level up, though. You can rest now and use the skill points you've earned to this point.

This is also true for Alchemy- one hour of rest for each potion made.

Yup to all of the above! And if you are in the beginning, there is an antiquary in the Inn you can sell books to. Oh, yes, I so remember getting turned around all the time! Thank heavens for the map!

L4L, when you meditate, and it doesn't automatically go to the levelling up screen, just click on the tiny circular picture of Geralt's head, to open the screen where you get to spend 'talents'.

Besides all the traders mentioned by the other posters, Abigail (go to her hut - near the Inn) will also buy and sell. You can also do trade with the herbalist wandering around outside the Inn, inside the Inn 'walls'. The antiquary tends to be inside the inn during the daytime (so if you dont see him, just wait around a few hours for him to arrive). You probably won't be able to collect chemical agents yet, but you can trade those with Kalstein, also to be found in the Inn.

Happy gaming!

Nickie makes lots of sense.

Hagatha, Thanks a lot. I know there are a lot of nuances to learn.

Draclvr

Moondancer

I'm hoping the baby will take a really long nap today so I can play

I just received Witcher enhanced UK version. Bad news for hours I have tried to install it and made sure my Comodo fire protection and Avast was disabled. I do not know how to disable Windows Defender or if that could be a problem. I cannot install when the dialogue asks for the 2nd DVD. I put in the drive {behind the scenes} that is the correct 2nd DVD that is asked for right?

I posted more about the problem in glitches but if I am trying to install the wrong DVD when it asks for the 2nd DVD I am going to feel really stupid. Please tell me what is the name of the 2nd DVD that I am to insert?

I read here in the threads when we buy the retail we don't have to apply the patches or hotfix for Vista 32 is that correct? Please have mercy and help me get this game installed so I can join all of the rest of the Boomer family playing the game. Thanks in advance.

Sherryah

Sherryah, the 2nd DVD is the one in the Bonus Game Content. There are 2 DVD's in that holder and one says Bonus Game Content Disk 2. I think that is one you need.

Also, you are correct. Unless a different patch is released you should not need any other patches.

I think you are putting in the wrong DVD #2

Try with the other one

Is this Video game content, behind the scenes DVD? I can't see anything that says Bonus game content. I have
Game DVD disk 1
Video DVD Behind the scenes
audio CD game soundtrack
music inspired by the game Audio CD

When 2nd Disk is asked for I have been putting in Video DVD behind the scenes. It doesn't let me put it in my directory and the 1st game DVD stops the progress bar at voices data 11

Thanks L4L for your response I really want to install this game. If only installing it was as easy as registering it.

EDIT............................
Feeling Oh so stupid! I found the missing CD It had fell out and I didn't know there was another one. Thanks L4l your right I was trying to install the wrong CD for the 2nd disk asked for.

I'm glad you found it! I was a bit confused when I was installing too

Really enjoying the game but realizing they made the fight in the lab easy on purpose as not to discourage us.

Please can someone tell me how to kill the mage in the lab? I just used the only healing potion swallow that I have and already used the owl potion when I first entered the building with Trish. I have barely wounded the mage thus far he keeps teleporting with fire.

L4L your a real sweetheart to say what you did just to make me feel less stupid. Thanks its always the simple things that look easy that trick me.

Sherryah

Sherryah, did you go to the stones and learn the sign?

I kept stunning him with the sign, run in and whack a bit, and then roll away. Move to the middle to watch for the mage, and repeat.

Also, if he is surrounded by henchmen, you need to kill all of them first.

Watch the red ring at the bottom of enemy characters, it empties out reflecting their decreasing health. This mage takes quite a no. of hits to deplete his health down to zero. Don't worry, even though it is a long fight he does not damage Geralt significantly.

Sherryah, remember,too, that Geralt has three different sword fighting styles; strong, fast, and multiple opponent. You may be hitting him with the wrong style.

You must kill the four henchmen before going after the mage. They fall easily. Then use Aard, strike, and when the mage vanishes, regroup and look around so that you can move in on him as soon as he starts to reappear.