Sherryah - I print out this thread every so often so I can refer to it without shutting down the game.

Now I need some help - am getting frustrated.
1/ The detective, whenever I return to his house, keeps telling me to get more evidence on Vincent. Can't talk him into looking at any other suspects.
2/ How can I trigger off the hospital prisoner sequence. Shani has suggested she wants to help at the hospital, but nothing comes of that.

after searching all over town for Seigfried without success, I went to the swamps and ran into him camped below the Druid Settlement - by the way, I have the Seraph for their thingie but my game would not allow me to light it. Seigfried (the wimp) is unable to lead his men as he has a thorn in his foot. Wants to make me Captain of his troops - have avoided that for the moment.

Wish the producers of this game would make a strategy guide. The only things to which I have access are the papers about the old Witcher.

Oh well - must go and find something for supper.

Be back - some time

I think the demo gives you just enough of Geralt to get you addicted!

I got Vespa to her grandmother's house only once. The other times, she insisted on getting into the fight and got killed. And no, you can't revive others with your potions. Another waitress will appear if Vespa gets killed.

And make sure you do as THreads suggested and sell the books back to an antiquary or bookseller so you can at least get some money for them.

And yup, stock up on high grade liquor to make potions.

I agree, Geralt has the sexiest voice!

Threads, they did make a strategy guide, and it is included with the enhanced UK edition. However, it's not as helpful as the one at gamebanshee HERE. It's the same as the original, it is just that you've made choices in the game that is making your game story go the way it is. Look at the clues for Vizima Confidential quest and Anatomy of a Crime quest. Talk to everyone that could be a suspect. I can't recall the specific trigger for the way you've taken in the game, I think it might have been talking to Ramsmeat, but not sure on that one, since there are so many variables. Talk to the gravedigger, Kalkstein, Ramsmeat, Vivaldi, Thaler, Leuvaarden, Vincent and Jethro the jailer. Be sure and look at your quest log, and click on those specific quests and enable the map - it should show you what you need to do next.

Sherryah, one of the beauties of the game is that it doesn't play the same twice, due to choices you make in things you do, dialogue you pick, etc. It makes the game wonderful for several plays because of that. Something as seemingly unimportant as talking to somebody on the street can make a change later in the game.

No, there are only a couple of optional quests where you need to escort someone. If the character is important to the game they won't die - they may get knocked down, but if you survive, they'll get back up. I can only recall the waitress one, and the Gramps one in the swamp. I guess the waitress thing was just included for purposes of the demo, as in the game you do it at a different time if you wish to take that quest.

She died on me the very first time I tried to get her to her grandmother's house. I was so clueless that I thought she would fend for herself and that I wouldn't have to defend her. Basically I thought I was just providing company along the way.

I never did try again.

I think the next thing I will do is sell all those books that I am carting around in my inventory.

Oh boy - I appear to be jinxed at the moment. Nickie I followed the link you gave me to GameBanshee and could not make anything work. So left the thread and signed in on GameBanshee. Got the w/t up but whatever I try to print just prints the map for that area with all the numbers - then follows page after page of blank pape. No information at all.

Well, must quit - the UK changed to GMT last night but Mr. P still thinks the time is BST.

Must say goodnight - no idea about tomorrow, a nurse should be coming but it hasn't been confirmed or a time given. Hope it's not another lost day.

Be back - hope before Christmas.

Alice, here is a direct link on gamebanshee to the quest "Anatomy of a Crime". Hope that makes it easier. Oh, and gamebanshee says that their walkthrough is updated to include any changes made for the enhanced edition. So, maybe you were right and me wrong about changes - but I haven't seen any affect quests.
Hope all works out for you and we see you again shortly.

Oh Me, Oh My !!

I've been trying to save my lovely new Enhanced Witcher till after I've finished Morrowind but being totally unable to stop myself reading all these posts I think I'm losing the battle

[How disgustingly weak willed is THAT !!!! ]

Wa ha ha ha ha

It's an evil conspiracy :ghost:

Threads, I had trouble with Chapter Two as well, the first time I played, and I got stuck about where you are. I had accused various people, including Vincent and Thaler, and they were not impressed with me. I seem to remember that the way to get unstuck was to go to Shani's party -- for some reason that triggered a whole new set of things to do. So I had to go to her house at night, get past Grandma, and talk to Shani there.

Anyway, ignore Raymond for the time being, and just concentrate on the other quests. Things will get moving again. One note: I wouldn't agree to help Siegfried in the swamp just yet. You don't want to make that decision until later in the chapter, when you've had a chance to talk to the lovely Yaevin.

To escort the waitress to her home the easiest way, stay close to the fence along the left. You can even duck behind houses. And go slowly, allowing her to catch up with you frequently. Don't let her get too far behind or you'll find her dashing off with her little dagger. You can avoid at least two of the Barhest mobs this way.

The expansion adventure is very hard, I've discovered. I had to restart it in Medium mode; at level 20 some of the monsters you find are too difficult (giant centipedes, for example, and packs of wolves). I think I spread out my skill too thinly, so on restarting I've concentrated only on Aard and Igni, with a level 2 in Yrden just for a bit of safety. I'll try it again later with the other spells. Since I don't know how many times I'll level up, the starting choices are crucial and there's no room for mistakes at high difficulty. The game area is lovely, if small.

By the way, in my post above about the end game, I made a mistake, got my signs mixed up. I was using Yrden and Quen, not Quen and Axii. Axii is the Hex sign, which I found out is not very useful. But Quen gives you that nice bubble of safety, and at high levels it's also an offensive spell. Cool. And Yrden gives you those nice spikes -- at the highest level, it allows you to set a spike "bomb" that spreads out all the way around Geralt, affecting enemies that are quite far away.

looney4labs !! All I can say to that is :ghost: right back !!

Hi Mad, its always good to have one more to come and join in this Gerait addiction. I am counting down the hours until the full version arrives.

to everyone that responded to my question about Vesper Hood and other needed to know info. Very kind of you and I send big hugs from Ireland.

Really strange the game designers don't let us heal others. I always play a character according to my personality and just couldn't leave Vesper Hood. The worst part I felt like she was trying to get us killed by walking so slow.

Sherryah

Healing others really doesn't come in to play much in the big game - you'll see. With two major exceptions - to heal or to kill. With those two exceptions you'll have the means to do either. Lots and lots of lovely choices in the game.

Mad, the lure is just too strong! Geralt bait! :ghost:

Geralt bait! Now that's just the best description!

Geralt bait, huh ??

Having taken the bait months ago and played the original version the minute it came out, it's totally reprehensible that I should take it again
[Ooooh, I just found this little green zombie chap and love him !! ]

Cheers.

Mad

Back again (nurse not coming until Thursday!)
Nickie I spent a long time trying to print out the GameBanshee
w/t. The maps printed out but the descriptions for the maps were blank paper - except for the black side lines.
Have just used your link and exactly the same thing happens.
Usually GameBanshee w/t's print out perfectly when I send them to my desk top and print from there. Not this time, oh no.

Have telephoned the local stationers who enlarged and printed out the user manual for my handheld. So have telephoned them this morning and they are willing to enlarge both the manual and game guide which came with the Enhanced Witcher. A friend will take the books to the stationers tomorrow. Altogether about two hundred pages but still worth it when I think of the paper and ink that's been spoiled since yesterday.

Have to pop off to give Mr. P his noon sweetie.

Be back

Perhaps you can have one of the tech guys there help adjust the printing for the future when they're there to update or whatever for you. Sorry you had a problem, you don't need the additional problems for sure. Nurse not coming until Thursday! Will you be ok, perhaps David can come by?

Mad, I'm just laughing because I'm playing this for the fourth time! These graemlins are adorable.

Nickie - David is coming in the morning for my usual therapy, then he, I hope, will sort out a pile of up-dates to be done on the computer. Busy day. Mobile library coming, and a load of laundry to be done - my day for that, at my speed

Wednesday my help is here and she will be taking me shopping - long shopping list this week. I'll be shattered by the time she leaves at 4pm.

Might see you before Christmas

Hope not that long Threads! Take care of yourself and game when you can - we'll be here. :ghost:

Alice, you're not the only one who has trouble with the manuals with the itty, bitty print! Plus, it's usually on colored background that makes it even harder for older eyes to read.

I know. Those manuals are impossible. What we need is a senior's version, with big print.

Hagatha, I keep forgetting to ask you something. When you say you are at level 36 or some such number, where are you getting it? I'm on my third trip through the game and I've seen no reference to a level number, just the progression in Novice Witcher, Rising Witcher etc. Am I missing something?

If you run your mouse carefully over the very top of the Witcher medallion on the top left of your screen, it will tell you what level you're at and how many points you need to get to the next level.

Also, when you go into the character skills screen (the one you get when you level up and rest) you'll see a line of ten dots at the top. Each time you level up another one of the dots lights up. Each ten dots represents a Witcher Progression ( I think they're Novice Witcher, Rising Witcher, Seasoned Witcher, Master Witcher).

Reached our page limit on this one, feel free to start a new Witcher thread.