Thread: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

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    Yay! a Junk panel for your inventory!

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    New quest, and for the path i still have to play, cool.

    Hell, i will post the changelog here

    1. New FREE DLC – “A Sackful of Fluff” is a new quest in Chapter 2 of the game. To start the quest, visit the eccentric
    Elthon, who inhabits a solitary hut near the quarry outside Vergen. The quest will prove most rewarding to those who
    demonstrate patience.
    2. Game now supports 4:3, 5:4, 16:10 aspect ratios.
    3. Item storage has been added. Players can now store items from their Inventory at inns. To leave items in storage
    or collect previously stored items, talk to innkeepers.
    4. A „Junk‟ panel has been added to Inventory to provide greater clarity in item classification.
    5. New menu option added in „Extras‟ - enables players to view in-game animated sequences (flashbacks, memory
    flashes, dreams stolen by harpies) outside of the game.
    6. A „Quickload‟ option has been added under the F9 key.
    7. The game's HUD can now be hidden in order to produce HUD-free screenshots! On newly installed game copies, the
    option to hide/show the HUD is available by default under the 'H' key. Users who have modified the key assignments on their
    installations should go to the 'Input Settings' dialogue of the Witcher 2 Configuration Tool to assign a key to this option. Please
    note that the game cannot be played with the HUD hidden.
    8. Issue involving the game not running at 2560x1440 resolution has been resolved.
    9. Issues with nVidia 3D Vision technology have been resolved. Players no longer need to uninstall the related drivers.
    10. Key bindings have been corrected to enable configuration of mouse buttons for use by left-handed players.
    11. Assorted key binding options have been added to facilitate configuration of controls and quick access to various in-game
    panels.
    12. Issue related to game settings being reset to defaults upon patch installation has been resolved. Patches no longer reset
    game settings.
    13. The configuration file is no longer over-written when the launcher/configuration tool is patched and over-written.
    14. The launcher now closes while the game is being patched, thus eliminating the resulting game patching error.
    15. The launcher now closes completely and no longer continues to operate in the background.
    16. „Installed game version is invalid or incomplete‟ error in updater when free space on system drive is insufficient – message
    has been corrected to reflect more accurately the nature of the error.
    17. Mutagens are now alchemy ingredients. Minor mutagens drop more frequently than do major mutagens, though the overall
    mutagen drop rate has been reduced.

    18. Corrections have been made in the mutagen drop rate and in Thorak‟s store.
    19. „Dragon‟ section of Prologue does not become available until after all assault-related sections have been completed,
    thereby softening the difficulty curve at the start of the game.
    20. During the fight against the kayran, when the bridge collapses, a map pin appears at the end of the bridge to facilitate
    player navigation and quest completion.
    21. Map pins have been corrected in many quests.
    22. Quen Sign slightly de-buffed – Sign dissipates 20% faster after foes land a blow. Assorted minor balance issues related to
    this Sign have also been resolved.
    23. Issue with Dragon‟s Dream bombs has been resolved. Damage to bosses from cast daggers has been reduced by one-
    half.

    24. Several optimization improvements have been made in the tavern in Vergen.
    25. Problem with music accompanying „stealth‟ sequences has been resolved.
    26. Issue related to arm wrestling Bart Bargee has been resolved. Players can no longer win coin from this character
    endlessly.
    27. Option to fist fight woman praying at a statue in Vergen has been deactivated.
    28. Mini-game contestants at one of the in-game taverns now switch positions correctly without blocking one another.
    29. Problem involving Fenn‟s sword in combat has been resolved.
    30. Problems with herbalist‟s gloves have been resolved.
    31. In the Prologue, Geralt retains his steel long sword throughout, i.e., he is no longer automatically equipped with his default
    sword for the „Assault‟ sequence.
    32. Problem with some nekkers being immortal has been resolved.
    33. Issue with triggered black screens blocking game progress has been resolved.
    34. Interactions no longer appear on nekker nests after these have been destroyed.
    35. The “Scent of Incense” quest no longer shows up as failed after being completed successfully.
    36. Sudden switch to gameplay just prior to cut scene involving Cynthia and Philippa has been eliminated.
    37. Triss, Roche and Iorveth are now de-spawned before the final credits roll.
    38. Guard pacing cycles have been corrected.
    39. The Redanian messenger in Henselt‟s tent can no longer be killed, preventing him from re-spawning.
    40. Elf woman in Vergen no longer strikes a T-pose.
    41. Rotfiends feeding on corpses no longer re-spawn after corpse is burned.
    42. Several fixes have been made in the functioning of in-game populaces.
    43. Numerous problems with cameras in dialogue sequences have been resolved.
    44. Assorted corrections have been made in dialogue sequences (including King Foltest‟s gestures on the town walls in the
    Prologue).
    45. A progression break in the „In the Claws of Madness‟ quest has been eliminated.
    Last edited by TurinTur; 07-08-2011 at 10:17 AM.

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    YES, YES, YES ! so many good things
    tempted to play it again but want to see if any DLC with more content is expected in the near future

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    Quote Originally Posted by Naeblis View Post
    2. Game now supports 4:3, 5:4, 16:10 aspect ratios.
    3. Item storage has been added. Players can now store items from their Inventory at inns. To leave items in storage
    or collect previously stored items, talk to innkeepers.
    Awesome, I was about to ask here if the game had no item storage. All that timber and iron is useful for crafting, but very heavy.

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    EDIT: nevermind... I apparently can't read!
    Last edited by Cormac; 07-13-2011 at 01:26 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cormac View Post
    Just be aware of this before installing the patch:

    A link about a patch from The Witcher 1...

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    ah! :D
    hehe... sorry about that!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Naeblis View Post
    A link about a patch from The Witcher 1...
    Oops.. ;)

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    I've read that the combat in this game is made extra challenging by some sort of slight but noticable delay between inputting a command and seein it happen on screen. Is this still an issue, or has a previous patch addressed it? Or maybe the reviews I saw blew a non-issue out of proportion?

    To clarify, I'm looking to get this on the PC.

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    I get that issue a little bit. I get a little delay between when I hit my Q key and when I cast a sign that I notice sometimes. It's never been a big deal, though.

    Edit: only happens with signs, though. Never dodging or sword-swinging.

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    Patch 1.3 out now...

    The increment from 1.2 is about 100 MB. Soon be time for the requisite 'different choices' playthrough.

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    Tested it, black bars are gone. Time for a second playthrough.

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    I think I'll wait. I happen to be swamped with a lot of games right now due to my new PC.

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    I'm glad I put off really getting into the game, the last two patches have had some much needed improvements.

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    Hooray. Been waiting for this patch to come out before starting.

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    Aye, the same here. I am still somewhat cautious of starting a new playthrough though, since CDP has a pretty good track record of supporting their games long after release. Dammit, I don't wait to have to replay it in 2 months because they released something awesome!

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    I think everyone here realizes this, but just to be clear for lurkers: if you haven't played it at all yet, you should go ahead now. You'll need to play it twice anyway to see a large portion of the game in a separate path.

    Those of us that have played it once can do the guessing game about whether to wait for more DLC and updates or not.

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    Okay, I've asked this question before, right before it started, but I still want to ask it again now that people have played through.

    I played the Witcher, but never beat it. I got to the start of Chapter 4 and kinda gave up on it. I started it again recently to have a save ready for TW2, but it's too familiar and I'm just not able to keep at it. Two questions!

    1) Where is a good synopsis of the ending of TW1?

    2) What am I missing not playing TW1 to completion and importing a save?

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    Honestly, the save game import didn't do much for me- it was minor things, things that made me remember stuff from the first game, but nothing earth shattering. Its not as big as say Mass Effect 1->2 for instance, so you'll be fine without the savegame.

    As for synopsis, sorry, cant help there

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    You can read detailed story overview on Witcher wiki
    http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/The_Witcher_storyline

    If you are absolutely sure you will never finish it (a shame, frankly).

    As for save, you miss out on some unimportant import items (they make game a bit easier in the beginning) and few story references, but nothing too important. It is pretty selfcontained.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul_cze View Post
    You can read detailed story overview on Witcher wiki
    http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/The_Witcher_storyline

    If you are absolutely sure you will never finish it (a shame, frankly).

    As for save, you miss out on some unimportant import items (they make game a bit easier in the beginning) and few story references, but nothing too important. It is pretty selfcontained.
    How direct a sequel is it? I know this isn't a Final Fantasy sequel, related in name only, but isn't it going to build on whatever happens at the end of the Witcher?

    I'm not NEVER going to finish the Witcher, but I'm just not feeling the urge to keep playing right now -- it's all too familiar, I've done all this before.

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    I've been working through Witcher 1, also (just finished the swamp in Chapter 2). Would it ruin anything to jump over to W2 for awhile and then go back? The 'shiny new game' calls to me and makes it harder to load up the first.

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    At the end of The Witcher, Triss accidentally knocks the king off a wall with her breasts, plunging the kingdom into chaos. The Witcher 2 opens with their continued journey through Temeria.

    Vaguely-spoilery serious discussion of this issue: isn't the endgame CGI video the only significant link to TW2, and isn't it relatively self-contained outside of the end of TW1? Why not just tell people to watch that on YouTube and leave the rest until they play it?

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    Is there an easy way to tell which version of the game you have?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Telefrog View Post
    Is there an easy way to tell which version of the game you have?
    Clicking on the Read Me in the launcher will tell you which version.

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    or rightclicking on witcher2.exe, properties - details - game version. Mine says 1.3.andsomelongnumber

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    Steam version won't run after the 1.3 patch. I validate files and it says the game has 53 failed files and needs to be re-downloaded. Great...

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    You can't patch any Steam game through other games that are not Steam. The files will change, Steam will detect it, and it will redownload every changed file.

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    Quote Originally Posted by McCrank View Post
    Steam version won't run after the 1.3 patch. I validate files and it says the game has 53 failed files and needs to be re-downloaded. Great...
    Did you ever get this resolved? I was looking at the Steam forums and apparently you can get caught in an endless and unnecessary loop of patching. Most folks said running Steam as Administrator fixes the failure to launch.

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    Great, no 2560x1600 support. Didn't know this stuff was so hard to support.

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