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Testing some mods before new gpu arrives, STLM with some reshade sure looks nice in some places:

And I love the TW2 camera, going to be using that for sure.

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Although I’m all about visuals I can never tell the difference between these modded looks and my memory of the original.

The way STLM says this mod has issues - for a clean experience use vanilla lighting pretty much turns me off too :)

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Here is Novigrad in default version:

STLM gets the game much closer to E3 2014 demo. Personally I like both looks and will have a hard time deciding. But I guess I will go with vanilla because in the end, it is more consistent of the two. But I do love some STLM changes for sure.

As for “issues”, it is mostly a disclaimer for people who dislike it not to bitch at the author, not that it helps :)

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Is there any kind of mod that takes you close enough to Geralt to make it almost like a first person game? Sort of like Dead Space? Dead Space was the only 3rd person game I’ve ever played that felt like a first person game. I think that’s because they had the HUD on my character’s back, and the camera got up really close to him, especially when aiming. I’m not sure if that will be practical in Witcher 3, but I was hoping it would at least be possible in non-combat mode. Of course when you go into combat, the game pulls back the camera anyway. So maybe it is possible to pull almost to first person when not in combat? I would love to experience the world of Witcher 3 that way.

Edit: I found this: adjustable first person. Downside is that you have to manually adjust it, so in combat you would need to pull out manually. The controller is already fully used in Witcher 3, so adjustments would have to be on the keyboard I guess. Not ideal, but better than being in 3rd person all the time I would think.

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There are many camera mods, incl. some that give you total control on where you want each camera to be
http://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/searchresults/?src_cat=25
http://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/856/?

Personally I am lazy to fuss around with it myself especially when the TW2 camera is precisely where I want it to be :)

Someone is working on fullblown first person mod

but no idea about its progress.

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Wow, that looks gorgeous, but that headbob is so severe. That made me nauseous after 30 seconds, and I usually never get that in first person games.

That adjustable first person one I linked above seems better. There’s no headbob, and you do occasionally see Geralt’s head bob into view, but that seems okay. Only thing I would wish for is for the camera to pull back automatically in combat, like it does in vanilla Witcher 3.

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Amazing. 3rd person really feels like a waste in these beautiful open world games because you spend most of your time staring at the ground and the sense of scale just isn’t there.

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Almost back to where I last stopped. Starting to lose patience and want to push into new content. Probably another 5-10 hours lol.

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I definitely have had a problem caring as much jumping back in from where I left off. The writing and quests are still great, but I’ve just got this ton of crafting items in my inventory and don’t feel like paying any attention to it. Most fights I can just get by using swords and Quen (one notch below hardest) so I’m not paying much attention to other aspects.

After I finish Blood and Wine I think I’ll have to play a game from scratch. I love building up and acquiring skills, potions etc but it’s too much for me to jump back in already having a ton of stuff.

Still wish they made the loot more interesting too.

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The loot is my biggest disappointment. I rarely find anything that is better than what I already have, so it’s just stuff to sell. I made the mastercrafted Griffin armor and weapons, to max out my signs, but even before that i rarely found looted items that i equipped.

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“I’ll prob’ly get blamed for that.”

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I know exactly what you mean, robc. That’s why I rarely play any game’s DLC. It’s those damn inventory screens… maybe I can dive back into a story but those packs jammed full of crafting loot and runes are a serious disincentive.

I just hit level 11 and crafted my first witcher gear. I advanced Ciri’s story a bit, met an odd little fellow at Crow’s Perch, and now I’m in Downwarren helping the Bloody Baron take back what is rightfully his. Or at least pop in and check on her. I might have made a big oopsie when I freed a certain thorny, throbbing menace unto the world so we’ll see if that comes back to bite me in the ass. Giddy-up!

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I replayed this quest the other day, and chose the other option
other option

where the spirit roams free to save the children

and I was astonished at the way that unfolded. This is one choice that does indeed have consequences!

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Highlight of the day

-Negotiating my reward in potatoes
-Hello, lady of the
spoilers

cg trailer, I’m sure you won’t be a vampire. Nope!

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Hell, her model is even better done than the duchess Anna Henrietta.

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Also, remember to search in google the starting point of the Equine Phantom quest, it’s missable and it’s too good for that.

edit: Extreme Cosplay, I was 9 levels above the recommended level and still needed 6 tries.

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Finished Blood & Wine. It’s incredible that something this good can be just casually released as DLC. Great characters, some truly memorable story lines, and just amazing attention to detail all around. My favorite example of the latter was in the Land of the Thousand Fables.

Land of the Thousand Fables

After having collected all the magic beans and having been thoroughly impressed by the area, I decided to fully explore it. We pass by Thumbelina’s village (“wait, the perspective on this doesn’t make sense somehow… ooh, it’s miniatures”). I go to have a closer look, and walk through the village, try to talk to Thumbelina, admire the way the 4 inch doors are interactable objects but locked, etc. Ok, enough dilly-dallying. Suddenly Syanna yells something like “Why did you step on Thumbelina? She was my favorite storybook character!”. Geralt stops, lifts up his foot, wipes the bottom of the boot, and carries on walking. I couldn’t stop laughing for several minutes.

Even though this area wasn’t part of any quest, and there was no real reason for anyone to actually enter it rather than just walk past, they went the extra mile of figuring out something interesting that could happen there, and then didn’t stop at making it a one line joke but went all the way with a custom animation etc.

The final boss was, as usual for Witcher 3, not great. I actually dropped down two difficulty levels after a few attempts just since I didn’t want to deal with the bullshit of a ranged attack that one-shot kills even with a Quen up, and which seems to not be dodgeable. Maybe I’m wrong on the latter part, but taking a few minutes to get one shot at practicing the dodge was not fun.

I got the bad ending, credits rolled, and was going to leave it at that since the thought of continuing play in that world was a bit too depressing. But hey, I should at least go and see exactly what gadget was left as a final reward at my Vineyard. A much more satisfying conclusion… I think it’s time for some alternate ending Youtubing!

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I’m in fact in the part of deciding if do ending A or ending B, I know after this point each one has some exclusive quests. I saved the game here, I intend to see both paths.

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He’s definitely dodgeable. That’s how I beat him. You just need to get plenty of distance and once you stop hearing the bats run laterally and roll.

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One cool surprise: I went to purchase and D/L the latest DLC, and it turns out I’d prepaid, so it was free. I haven’t even started the first DLC, I’m just past the point of completing the battle at the Witcher fortress (that was an amazing gaming event, holy crap) but with the new UI additions, etc. I’m considering a new start. I’m not sure why - so much of the awe in this game is the writing, the unexpected twists and decisions and outcome of decisions and much of that would be lost for the part I’ve already played. Maybe because I’d never played a Witcher game through before this one, so much of my time initially was just spent figuring things out and would be interested to see how the early part plays out knowing what I know now in terms of signs and armour and weapon choices, etc. Maybe just to see if I missed anything! Or perhaps just to stretch out my W3 experience that much longer…

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With the DLC you can easily have another 50-100 hours left, so your Wither 3 time isn’t going to come to a close soon.