It seems that you're using an outdated browser. Some things may not work as they should (or don't work at all).
We suggest you upgrade newer and better browser like: Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer or Opera

×
Community
The Witcher 2witcher 2 for dummies thread startup.(84 posts)(84 posts)
(84 posts)
Pages:
1
2
3
4
5
6
This is my favourite topic
Posted May 27, 2011
avatar
amazon3607: OK, I am 57 years old. it took me 2 years to finish The Witcher 1. This is the only PC game I have EVER played. I have total respect for the crew that developed The Witcher. I own a business, I have a life. the Witcher became a part of my life in my "down time".

I want to start this thread for those of us who are PC game dummies.

I am stuck in the prologue on the bridge with the King Foltest in my arms and the Dragon kicking my ass on the bridge. any suggestions?
The best advice I can give to a youngster like you is to get a copy of the default key page in the manual and place it where you can see it. If you have downloaded version just print the PDF page.Getting killed when you are trying to remember what key to press really sucks.
Posted May 27, 2011
Truth or fiction :) http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_C64PreProductionVideo.aspx
Posted May 27, 2011
avatar
Thwip: Truth or fiction :) http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_C64PreProductionVideo.aspx
But it just won't seem the same without the external cassette tape drive and 5 1/4 single side floppy drive. Ahhhh, those were the days...
Posted May 27, 2011
avatar
amazon3607:
avatar
revial: Run straight south. Don't let up.

If you can't do the QTE, then set Difficulty to Easy. No need for QTE.
If you switch to Easy it might not "stick" because of the game cache. I had tried the game first on Normal ..gave up, moved my saves to another folder and restarted the game on Easy...once I had the combat fiqured out and QTE's I cleared my saves started a new game on Normal again and when I came to the "Loving Arms" Dragon scene I never got a QTE episode!!! Just kept hitting S as stated in other post..this is a heads up incase this querk happens to you.. of couse uncheck Difficult QTE in options. Wait till you get to the jail scene!! then Kayran(CH 1)etc. Watch a You Tube video if your really stuck!!
Posted May 27, 2011
avatar
Thwip: Truth or fiction :) http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_C64PreProductionVideo.aspx
avatar
SkullCowboy: But it just won't seem the same without the external cassette tape drive and 5 1/4 single side floppy drive. Ahhhh, those were the days...
You're also forgetting about the mold that would inevitably grow on such storage devices.

Ah, those were the days indeed. :p
Posted May 27, 2011
avatar
amazon3607:
avatar
hulahula32:
Nominate for a STICKY nice job Hula (eventhough you can be an Ahat)
Posted May 27, 2011
Wow, I'm actually one of the younger "old girls" here, one year shy of 40. Good to know there are others like me. :)

I am also not too good with my fingers due to MS, which gives me bad fine motor skills, bad coordination, slow reaction. That is why I prefer to use a controller for gaming, makes movement and combat a lot easier (and menu navigation a lot worse, but it's a worthy trade-off).

In the dragon sequence, I thought that something was off with my game. Before I even noticed what was going on, it was over and the dragon flew away with my spare silver sword (they were so nice to not let imported swords get eaten). I was baffled, because I went in there blind, but I had read before that the dragon is a pain. I didn't even get the QTE notice in time, but got through it anyway on the first try. Obviously this is a scene perfect for controller and a hassle for kbm, because I instinctively pushed the left stick down and didn't let up, whereas at the keyboard you tend to start to walk forward and turn around, which is too slow.

I can really recommend learning to play with controller on the pc, if you're having trouble with some controls on the keyboard. I use both together, as much as the game will allow, like using the hotkeys C, M, I, J is faster than through the menu. But those you mostly use out of combat, so you don't have to abandon your controls in a dangerous situation. I just wish they would make the mouse pointer visible for use in the menus (yes, it is there, but you have to play hide and seek with it).
Posted May 27, 2011
avatar
amazon3607: OK, I am 57 years old. it took me 2 years to finish The Witcher 1. This is the only PC game I have EVER played. I have total respect for the crew that developed The Witcher. I own a business, I have a life. the Witcher became a part of my life in my "down time".

I want to start this thread for those of us who are PC game dummies.

I am stuck in the prologue on the bridge with the King Foltest in my arms and the Dragon kicking my ass on the bridge. any suggestions?
avatar
ancient46: The best advice I can give to a youngster like you is to get a copy of the default key page in the manual and place it where you can see it. If you have downloaded version just print the PDF page.Getting killed when you are trying to remember what key to press really sucks.
I was stuck there as well. Here is how I got past the dragon. Make sure you have the game on easy and un-check the QTE. When the cut scene is finished press S on your keyboard. I kept pressing W and ran into the dragon multiple times. Also, I was very confused because I kept waiting for the QTE screen to flash. It simply doesn't.
Posted May 27, 2011
Also, make sure your in run mode and not walk mode before the QTE starts, or he'll bite you on the bum every time.
Posted May 27, 2011
avatar
AudreyWinter: Wow, I'm actually one of the younger "old girls" here, one year shy of 40. Good to know there are others like me. :)

I am also not too good with my fingers due to MS, which gives me bad fine motor skills, bad coordination, slow reaction. That is why I prefer to use a controller for gaming, makes movement and combat a lot easier (and menu navigation a lot worse, but it's a worthy trade-off).
Sorry to hear about the MS and glad you can play....after months playing on the old Gamecube's controller I developed a frozen shoulder and had mos of therapy to fix it...so I'm avoiding gamepads for now....I spent $600 on a PS3 and hate that controller, it just gathers dust now. So will stick with keyboard and mouse!! I do have a wireless xbox controller and may give it a go round because alot here have said its best for TW2,
Posted May 27, 2011
avatar
AudreyWinter: Wow, I'm actually one of the younger "old girls" here, one year shy of 40. Good to know there are others like me. :)

I am also not too good with my fingers due to MS, which gives me bad fine motor skills, bad coordination, slow reaction. That is why I prefer to use a controller for gaming, makes movement and combat a lot easier (and menu navigation a lot worse, but it's a worthy trade-off).

In the dragon sequence, I thought that something was off with my game. Before I even noticed what was going on, it was over and the dragon flew away with my spare silver sword (they were so nice to not let imported swords get eaten). I was baffled, because I went in there blind, but I had read before that the dragon is a pain. I didn't even get the QTE notice in time, but got through it anyway on the first try. Obviously this is a scene perfect for controller and a hassle for kbm, because I instinctively pushed the left stick down and didn't let up, whereas at the keyboard you tend to start to walk forward and turn around, which is too slow.

I can really recommend learning to play with controller on the pc, if you're having trouble with some controls on the keyboard. I use both together, as much as the game will allow, like using the hotkeys C, M, I, J is faster than through the menu. But those you mostly use out of combat, so you don't have to abandon your controls in a dangerous situation. I just wish they would make the mouse pointer visible for use in the menus (yes, it is there, but you have to play hide and seek with it).
Somebody gave me the thing to install so I can use one of my PS3 controllers. You are right about menu navigation though. Not sure about the tradeoff though until I try it.
Posted May 27, 2011
avatar
Gidzin: Sorry to hear about the MS and glad you can play....after months playing on the old Gamecube's controller I developed a frozen shoulder and had mos of therapy to fix it...so I'm avoiding gamepads for now....
Oooops, so my shoulder and back pain are indeed from the controller (I had several theories)? It was pretty bad two weeks ago and I'm still recovering. Shouldn't have played that other game with controller before TW2... Then I guess it's a "good thing" I can't play at all right now due to a lack of desktop pc, meh. But I'm learning to have better posture while playing and taking breaks, if combat is too taxing. Still better than cramped fingers and frustration. ;)
Post edited May 27, 2011 by AudreyWinter
Posted May 27, 2011
avatar
Thwip: Truth or fiction :) http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_C64PreProductionVideo.aspx
We had a pretty interesting discussion at the forums I moderate on that. Commodore had some pretty nice Desktops out in the U.K. running an Intel Quad Core some years ago. The lowest priced one was some $2000 USD. Still haven't seen anything "Official" on that, and that site is about as close to " Official" as I have seen. The last I heard, and that was some time ago, Commodore wasn't even sure about returning to the U.S.
Posted May 28, 2011
avatar
Epona222: My tip is that the Quick Time Events in this game are impossible if your mouse sensitivity is NOT at maximum, so check that in your gameplay settings. I was struggling for days with some of the QTEs (arm wrestling especially, also some of the boss combat "click a mouse button as fast as you can until the bar fills up"* type of thing) until I turned my mouse sensitivity up to 10.
Just started playing the game, and am running through the 'prologue'.

Thanks for the tip, until I followed your advice I couldn't win an arm wrestling contest without it.

Cheers.
Posted May 28, 2011
avatar
Thwip: Truth or fiction :) http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_C64PreProductionVideo.aspx
avatar
coastie65: We had a pretty interesting discussion at the forums I moderate on that. Commodore had some pretty nice Desktops out in the U.K. running an Intel Quad Core some years ago. The lowest priced one was some $2000 USD. Still haven't seen anything "Official" on that, and that site is about as close to " Official" as I have seen. The last I heard, and that was some time ago, Commodore wasn't even sure about returning to the U.S.
I started out with a Commodore P.E.T. small keyboard, 8K RAM. Commodore had its act together back then. Too bad the IBM PC killed them. The PET was the world's first all-in-one computer I think.

Back to Witcher 2. I'm not noticing much, if any, difference with QTE on or off. This is on easy.
Pages:
1
2
3
4
5
6
This is my favourite topic
Community
The Witcher 2witcher 2 for dummies thread startup.(84 posts)(84 posts)
(84 posts)