I put a lot of points in the igni spell which makes everything pretty easy. I use the spell, then run in and use the sword while the igni spell regenerates. I hardly ever use blizzard potion - for me I found it good in a group when I was hopelessly outmatched and as a last resort, but it doesn't let you do some of the fancy moves. As far as the hell hound and minions, don't let yourself be too close or surrounded by them - click on an area away from them and Geralt will leap away. How much leaping around he can do may be affected by the skills you have selected. Good luck!

Edit: Sorry, forgot you don't have igni that early in the game. But you do have the other spell that brushes stuff back that's useful to keep things from overwhelming you.

For game questions though everybody, may I ask that you post on the Witcher spoiler thread, or start a new thread please? It's confusing for people that need to look up information later to have the game stuff on the install thread.

Thanks Nickie and I will start asking my questions over there. Good advice though.

Sherryah

Thanks!

Sherryah-

You will find a lot of Salamanders in the swamp in # 3, you will have several quests to do, and also in the sewers in Vizima in #3.

Hope this helps and glad that you are having fun.

maggie

Maggie for letting me know but I still can't kill the hell hound.

The closest I got was killed every dog and only hell hound left and than he goes and calls another evil dog and I get killed.

This is really frustrating me and there is nothing else to do in the game since I am locked into this flaming part of the game. Good thing I saved inside the cave but having to hear the same speech over agan and again is driving me

Sherryah, that drove me nuts too. Sometimes you can click through it.

I had to run around like a hamster to kill the Beast. I'd kill all or most of his minions, but then Geralt would be low on health.

Be sure to take a Swallow potion first to help with that.

I found I could whack them a few times and then run run run while Geralt healed, and repeat.

If you can't get an oil to put on your sword, have you used a whetstone on it? Might give you the edge you need (sorry).

Hi guys, I have another question. When you are upgrading your skills, if I took both Tempest 1 and Tempest 2 (which are the same thing just on different branches), are the benefits cummulative? Or is it a waste?

Also, before I needed them, I couldn't get away from Zoltan. Now that I need him, I can't find him. Do you remember any place where he hangs out besides the Hairy Bear?

You can usually find Zolton walking around town in the daytime. Generally in the area between the hospital and Vivendi's house.

Oldman

I've been running around but so far can't find him. I'll concentrate on that area.

Nickie, I am so I defeated the hell hound. I couldn't
believe it the trick is to kill him first and the others
automatically died.

Now I am in jail and I stink at playing dice. Fighting bare fisted I haven't learned yet either and this big tub of lard I am suppose to fight. Oh well lets see what happens next.

I am so glad you recommended this game.

Sherryah

I am so glad you deafeted the hell hound, it was not easy at times. It is easy to fight, just keep the one fist up to block and kick him out. You will beat him and then wind up with a proper sword and the go down into the sewers. You won't need a light if you take Sigfried up on his help, which is good I think.
I could not kill the regular dogs, I am not a dog owner, but have a cat and love her to death. I could kill the ones with the hell hound, that was different. Don't forget to go to the Dungeon after and get all your stuff, or the guy will steal it.
Good luck and give him a punch for me.

maggie

In case anyone else who reads this has trouble with the Hellhound: the trick is indeed to focus on the big hound and not his minions, but you must do this by first stunning him with Aard. While he is stunned, it's pretty easy to whack him, but you might have to do it more than once, so quickly drink some Swallow too, beause his bite is big!

Regarding the fist fight in the dungeon: Don't worry if you lose, the lardy guy will get to go first, but will get killed in the sewers, after which they will send you down.

Enjoy!

that is exactly how I won that hard battle. I spelled him and than killed him the rest died with the hell hound. As for the cocktrice that was a easy battle. Now after the sewer I went to the detective and only had a silver sword which can't help you in the ambush at midnight so I died and reloaded. I am exploring the city hoping to get my witcher sword back. Should I go to the prison after the sewer fight?

Maggie this is such a great game it is nice to just take time to enjoy all the small quests.

Zoltan is also sometimes in Vivaldi's house.

Sherryah, did you go back to jail to fetch your confiscated inventory yet? I'm almost certain your sword is also still there amongst your goodies.

I am at Chapter 4 now, and taking my time with it. The countryside and the lakeside are very beautiful, even at low graphics resolutions, and even though they are infested with monsters.


I have been playing this game obsessively for 2 weeks, and before this game I was playing Sacred 2 like a madman for several weeks. After I fell sick last week, I decided I am going to take things a bit slower for the time being.



I am playing Pandora's Box along with this game. Now at level 7, with about 16 more puzzles and the final challenge to go.



I love cats!

Oh, my. That Witcher's silver sword is the best sword you will have for a long, long, time. It's for monsters, so make sure you have it. Do make sure you go back to the jail to get your Witcher's steel sword too.

Sherryah, I couldn't believe I was thrown in jail. I was really confused when I came out of the sewer into the Temple District and went back trying to figure out how to get back to the jail. But, you can't get out that way. So just find the prison on your map and go get your stuff. I was so happy to get my stuff back.

Please do take care of yourself Benedict! Hope you're feeling better.
Chapter four was my favorite of the game. I just loved admiring the scenery and didn't want to leave that chapter.

L4L, if the game will let you select II, then you don't need I. For some things you will have to select the first before the second will become available.

Edit: Sherryah, sorry I missed your post - that's great! For early on in the game, that was one tough fight!

Thanks Nickie, I was really just wondering if it would be to my benefit to take both--would the percentages stack up so to speak.

I have another question. Earlier in the game I partially cleaned out the Spider worshipers in the sewer, but then I stopped cos I thought that might be a potential quest and I would miss it if I killed them all too early.

So, will I miss anything if I go ahead and clean them out?

Also, I can select as a talent "Draw from places of Power twice a day." I know what the place of power is and that it increases sign strength, but I'm not sure what "draw from" means. Does it mean I can increase sign strength twice a day, or I can do it without having to find the place of power, or what?

I got my stuff back from jail and I am now a happy camper. Benedict we are all rooting for you to have a speedy recovery from your illness.

I also laid aside Sacred 2 in favor of Witcher. I want to make some crimfield oil but I am told I am missing an ingredient. Can we not buy crimfield oil in the city? I tried from the herbalist in town. What ingredient is normally missing? I have the grease.
I am in chapter 2.

One other question I don't understand what we get when we touch the blue power places, will someone please explain it? The standing stones I thought would give me a new ability to spell but when I touch them it doesn't seem anything happens. What is suppose to happen?

The only spell I have is the one I started out with. How do I get the ability to get the 2nd spell catagory? The one I want starts with a Ig-- LOL can't remember but you will know.

Big hugs to all from Ireland
Sherryah

Sherryah, open your journal and click on formulas. Then you can see what the ingredients for the oil is and check to see which one or ones you don't have.

The blue power revs up your "sign" power for 5 hours after touching it if you perform the Ritual of Magic.

There is a ring of standing stones that is the same as in the beginning, so if you touch it you don't get anything because you already have that sign.

To get the Igni spell, you have to find the circle of stones that has that sign. You should be finding it soon on a quest.

L4L, I just cleaned out the Spiders, myself, so I don't know if it's part of a larger quest. I suspect that it's just a little side questy-thing you get if you find that note, unless it's a quest related to the Order, which I've never joined.

Ahhh, I do have the note--so maybe I'll go back in and finish it up

I've been in the swamp--but had to come back because my inventory is full. No point of killing stuff is you have to leave the loot behind!