I managed to get around the problem by sneaking past the group of men along the Inn's fence so the dialogue didn't start, and approaching from the Inn side. Something about the direction I was comng from seemed to send the game into a tizzy.

There was a glitch, for sure; Vesna was still in the Inn compound when Geralt made the comment about Vesna having unwanted company. Once I got past the men and entered the Inn compound, Vesna started on her way out, and the quest proceeded correctly.

Good going, hagatha. Hope it continues to work for you...

hagatha-

I do not understand why it is crashing there, only problem that I had was in part 3, I hope now you are fine and playing the game with no problems. I do think there is a glitch or two, they will probably come up with patchs, I hope.

Take care

maggie

If anything, I'm finding this version buggier. Dialogue has ben tuncated in many scenes, with the opening sentence or two skipped. Still, I already know the story line, and the improved load times are a real blessing.

There is a big difference playing on the hardest level, after allIn the character creation screen it says that on this level you have to use alchemy to survive -- and that's true. Interestingly, the Spectral Doggie Boss at the end of Chapter One went down very quickly, while the nasty crypt monster was very hard and after several fatal attempts Geralt of Rivia bravely ran away(he did return and finish the job, but it's the oly time I've had to use the attack/retreat/attack routine in this game). The lower level beasties seem to be harder to kill. Also, I normally finish Chapter One at level 11, while this time I was only level 9. I'll have to do some level grindig in Chapter 3, I guess, if I want to end up with all the magic skills I plan on having.

I'm playing difficult mode too and I've noticed the same thing. I don't remember which level I was at when I Chapter Two, but I think it was level 11. I'll have to check. Luckily for me, I've had no bugginess at all, but as I said before I've had to lower some of the video options with my 7600 GT video card.

Drac-

Do you think it is some of the Video Cards, mine is a NVIDIA 8800 GTS I have only found the one problem, still on the easy level and still in part 3. What do you think, do they need to come out with a patch??

Thanks

maggie

I really don't know, but I'd guess it has to do with our systems one way or another. You have a video card that is much better than mine, but then again I'm having very few problems at all so far. I'd have to guess that this game has been "patched" to the max, but you never know. If some specific problems come out that a common to a lot of the gamers, they might come up with something! They've certainly been responsive to issues so far.

Well howdydoodee gang!

I've been playing the new enhanced version of our beloved Witcher and I'm just gonna say right out - I am pretty disappointed! It's buggy where it wasn't and harder in the wrong places. I feel like the original version with the patch was much better! This is so sluggish and jerky that it almost makes me motionsick.

And as Hagatha pointed out, the dice game is much harder. To make my point, I saved and reloaded 27 times and still didn't win ... against Zoltan Chivay!
I won't be doing the dice game.

The fist fights seem to be easier tho.

I'm not sure how far I'll play with this version, but I will be going back to the original with patch after this!

Boy, what a let down!

Oh, what a bummer, looney! I hate that the game is buggy for you. But I actually like that the dice poker is harder or more real as it were. I hated that it actually cheated before. I would have an opponent with a full house and had beat me, but on his roll he would roll everything and promptly lose!

Maybe I'll have to try the fistfights. I just couldn't stomach them before!

Hiya Drac! Yeah, it's too easy in the original version, I always thought how dopey these players were for throwing away winning hands!
But this is taking things to the opposite extreme eh?

Oh well, I still have my beloved original version. I guess the enhanced version will be a dust collector.

By the way, I forgot how funny it is to drink a few pints ...

It's weird that for some of us the EE runs better and for others worse than the original; I fall into the "runs better" category by a very wide margin.

I'm sorry that some of you are experiencing problems!

I think it all depends on the systems it's being played on. Mine is just barely adequate and it's playing beautifully! I love all the extra dialogue and better character movements. I was thinking there were supposed to be a bunch more characters, but I haven't seen any new ones yet.

You're right Drac, I guess my machine just doesn't like the EE huh?

I'm not seeing any new characters at all, what I do see is the same characters with different colored clothes on. I love to see the colorful groups tho!

And the better character movements is nice too, except the one irritating habit that everyone (except Geralt) has developed of looking up at the ceiling ... alot. I wonder what's so interesting up there?

Well, I'm not happy with the EE but I'm still thrilled to be playing again! And I'm still making the mostly the same decisions, I can't help it!

I'm with you looney , this is the third time I'm playing the game and the only thing that I've done diffently this time is let Geralt sleep with more women. For some reason I can't go against Siegfried, he just seems so sincere, pompous and righteous, but sincere. This time I'm trying to use the Wreath of Immortelles on Celina but after I get it, I never run into her again. I wonder when I play the game again if I should do the hermit's quest first.

Yes, if I remember correctly you need to do the Hermit's quest first beause you only get one chance at helping Celina.

The Enhanced version runs reasonably well on my computer, but as before I can only have one day's worth of saves or it gets sluggish and the load times become tedious. My video card is probably at the lower end of acceptability for the game. But it runs well enough.

I'm getting close to the end of Chapter 2 and am only at level 16 -- way behind where I was last time I played. Never fear. In Chapter three there is a wonderful spot for levelling up. It takes a couple of hours, but if you're patient you can go up four or five levels. There's another good one in Chapter Four, too.

Now that I've been playing the Poker Dice for a while I've started winning again. Not all the time, of course, but it's like a real game now.

There were a couple of quests in Chapter Two that didn't appear and I'm wondering if I just missed them or if they were taken out. It doesn't make sense that they would be taken out, though. One was the quest for the loggers -- the one where you have to take the Head Logger's axe back to the Brickmakers for the shrine. I never got any dialogue about that, either from Vaska or the loggers. The other was the fellow who appears when you first come out of the jail; he give you a key to a crypt in the sewers and asks you to retrieve some family heirlooms -- except he didn't appear.

I think the only time you'll run into Celina is when you do the quest to help her sister.

Are there any teleporters in Chapter 4? Sure am getting tired of schlepping from one end of the map to the other.

Is there any way to get back to the trade area in chapter 3 because I have one quest that wasn't finished because I didn't have enough money at the time? I see the marker on the city when you look at the world map as red and blinking but don't know how to get back there?

Thanks for any help.

hagatha, I didn't get the guy when you first come out of the sewers either. I keep going back to see if he's there, but he isn't.

No teleporters, and you can't return to the city yet (and the city will have changed dramatically when you can. ).

Oh wow Thanks Nickie. Sounds mysterious.

That guy that you are looking for hagatha I think waits only at a certain time of day. Not sure but think it was maybe at night.
You should wait and keep chicking for him. There is a campfire across from the tavern where you can wait.

Hagatha, I think you are referring to the Con Man quest and he only appears at 6 AM. He is standing right in front of the entrance to the sewers at 6 AM.

Yes, I remember that one too. Did not see him in Vizima, tried to stay away from the sewers unless I had to go down there, but I will catch him next game.

maggie

6:00 a.m. Hmm, I thought I'd checked at every hour of the day. I'll try again after I've defeated the Golem in the swamp. I'm just killing monsters and hanging around, waiting for a rainy day.

I did get the Woodcutter's Axe quest after all. It must be tied to progres in some oher quest. But I put off buying the book about Alghould, Cemetaurs and Devourers, and missed my chance at completing the Alghoul quest in this chapter -- I forgot about the undead attack in the swamp.


VHL, some of the quests can be completed later in the game, I think -- the Kalkstein quests should still be available, for instance. But certain characters will not appear again. I missed a few in my first go-round. I also found a couple of new ones the second time I played.

Here's a question. In this game there was an area in the Sewers in Chapter Two that I didn't find in my previous games -- where the Cult hangs out. Is that new, or did I just miss it before? I know I've gotten the key before, but I don't remember actually finding the Cult.

You just missed it. Easy to miss something in this game if you alter your playing decisions somewhat.
It is SO nice to be back in the game. Has everyone played the new adventures? What did you think? Haven't done that yet.

I had a feeling I'd missed the area. Both times I got the key and was sure I was missing something...and it was that broken wall I found this time. I must have just never turned and looked at that wall before.

I haven't tried the new adventures yet. I'm saving them for later.

I just bought a new 24 inch monitor and I'm dying to get it set up so I can see what Witcher looks like on it. I also bought one of those switches that allows you to use the same monitor for two computers. If it all works it'll be a huge boon as the two monitors I have now are dinosaurs (i.e. more than three years old and not flat panel). I'll actually have some work space in my office again. Not that I do much work in there.

Oooooooh. The opening movie looks fabulous on the new screen.