After binging ‘The Witcher’ Netflix sequence I downloaded ‘The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’ to be taught extra concerning the lore and the place the following season will probably be going. Having now spent 300 hours ending each single quest within the recreation (together with each DLCs), listed below are Ideas and Methods that the majority guides aren’t telling you.
With stellar graphics, well-crafted characters, and a deep branching storyline with heavy in-game decisions, ‘The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’ was an exceptional recreation for its time. Paying homage to each folklore and fairies in a grim story crammed to the brim with element. Taking over a lifetime of its personal.
Which, in all this pleasure, left a number of loopholes to use within the gameplay. For all of the great issues The Witcher Three does proper in its design, fight, and story – there was truly fairly a bit mistaken when it comes to its gameplay and in-game economic system. For this reason many early recreation guides turned a bit out of date, as tips resembling cow farming or breaking down shells to pearls out there: not work. Methods in easy methods to kill supposedly late-game bosses (just like the cow fiend. Which was added when making an attempt to patch the cow exploit) at degree 1, and even juggle each in-game romances between each Yennefer and Triss (You possibly can solely say I Love You to One in every of Them), have been resolved by the corporate.
The developer, CD PROJECKT RED, had ultimately discovered most of those loopholes and if not mounted them, then had patched them. If not by eliminating the exploits then through the use of its personal in-game quest patch, as you’ll later be taught when you’ve earned quite a lot of coin and the ‘tax quest’ seems. However fortunately at this level, the company is more interested in developing ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ and its many, many, editions, somewhat than proceed patching ‘Witcher 3.’ Which implies, all of the remaining coin exploits, methods, and methods left within the recreation that work, are very possible right here to remain this time.
That mentioned, listed below are some TIPS for these new to the sport and who need to carry out an ideal run, or simply make their lives simpler on their first time taking part in.
GAME TIPS
FIRST, WHY ECONOMY IS KEY
Bizarre to confess this however a lot of this recreation is simply merchandise sorting and seeing what objects promote for the perfect revenue. Which is why that you must toss a coin to your Witcher for a purpose. The in-game economic system requires A LOT of cash and doesn’t make it straightforward to earn on the preliminary playthrough. The most important bills coming right down to…
- Grandmaster Witcher Armor (Blood and Wine DLC)
- Constructing Your Vineyard/Home at Corvo Bianco (Blood and Wine DLC)
- Unlocking the Runewright and constructing his enterprise (Coronary heart of Stone DLC)
- Alchemy Components (White Gull principally) for all of the decoctions in-game.
And when you’re like me and most of us who downloaded the game after watching the Netflix series, you’ll possible have additionally purchased the DLC bundle that got here with it. So when you’re going for EVERYTHING in your first run, you’re most likely a whopping 300,00zero coin or extra that you just’ll have to earn in-game from starting to finish. Relying on what number of uncommon objects you salvage/discover.
For context: amassing each sunken treasure in Skellige solely nets you round 40-50ok. So, that you must earn big earnings to do a single run and hope to unlock every part.
EASIEST WAY TO EARN COIN
To be blunt, HANSE bases within the Blood and Wine DLC are the perfect place to farm gear-for-coin. Or, if it’s early/mid recreation, loot all of the ‘?’ chests littered all through Skellige. With an interactive map of all of Skellige here.
The best technique to earn is to loot every part and promote it to the suitable supplier. Most objects could be saved to a most of 20, with the surplus bought on virtually every part, minus these choose issues…
WHAT ITEMS TO KEEP
- Minerals, gems, infused crystals, and dusts – All of which you’ll want for crafting. Most of which, you’ll discover on the occasional chest or wraiths (who drop uncommon dusts).
- Meteorite and Darkish Iron/Metal associated objects – Wanted for all of the Witcher gear however particularly to construct enriched dimeritium plates. Higher to hoard lots of these all-game as you’ll save TENS OF THOUSANDS in coin.
- Gold, Silver, Copper, and Nickel – Wanted to construct the components for dimeritium ores, which construct ingots, that construct dimeritium plates.
- Chitinous Shell/Cured Draconid Leather-based and Hardened Leather-based – Important for late-game gear. Additionally, hunt for centipedes and breakdown their loot for Acid in Blood and Wine DLC. This makes Infused slyzard hides.
Once more, all of that is meant to assemble the Grandmaster Witcher units late within the recreation. Armors which are, truthfully, completely price it as they’re each overpowered in a enjoyable means and function ornamental trophies in your house. The Grandmaster units are so enjoyable that you just’re going to need to deliver them over to New Recreation+.
Talking of New Recreation+, something you need to maintain/carry over to your new file you may place into your storage chest. Together with decorations (work, armors, and tiny genitals statue too) and tools (grandmaster swords/armors).
BEST PLACES TO SELL ITEMS
These are the confirmed finest locations to promote objects for essentially the most revenue as of 2020. After all of the patches and remaining updates.
Meals and Drink:
- White Orchard, Alchemist – Tomira, whom you met early-game. Her hut’s conveniently proper by the signpost too and he or she buys honeycomb on the highest price within the recreation (6 or 7 crowns). I got here right here usually for alchemy components. Additionally sells the white gull recipe you’ll want in-game.
- Inn on the Crossroads, Innkeeper – One of many first innkeepers you may problem in Gwent for a card. He’s the one you requested particulars about Bloody Baron in one of many first quests into Velen.
- Lindenvale, Innkeeper – He’s contained in the tiny city inn to the left. The outer foregrounds, being the place you had a Velen boxing match. His charges match the Inn on the Crossroads.
Alchemy:
- Novigrad, Service provider’s Sq. Fish Vendor – That is additionally the place I received most of my components for white gull as he sells mandrake and cherry cordial in abundance. You’re going to wish a LOT of white gull to craft alchemy components and uncommon objects.
- Novigrad, Service provider’s Sq. Herbalist.
- Novigrad, Halfling Herbalist Retailer by the waterfront – A bit northwest of Rosemary and Thyme.
- Oxenfurt, Halfling Herbalist North East of the Metropolis – Has a hut and says he understudied with Gremist, the grasp alchemist you meet in Skellige.
Weapons:
- Novigrad, Eibhear Hattori – Besides being an obvious ‘Kill Bill’ reference (A grasp swordsmith who makes sush… ahem… dumplings), Hattori will turn out to be your finest unique crafter a lot of the recreation when you unlock him by ending his quest. He’s a grasp degree crafter within the metropolis who additionally has a number of the finest payouts for each weapons and crafting supplies. He additionally has essentially the most coin in Novigrad. Hattori ought to be your blacksmith for nearly every part, and your first choice when promoting extra or uncommon swords (I don’t trouble conserving uncommon swords until I need it as ornament as The Witcher gear ones are all the time higher).
- Novigrad, Blacksmith – He’s the journeyman degree one in a nook of the fish market positioned between Service provider’s Sq. and Hattori. His coin could be very restricted, nonetheless, and he pays barely lower than Hattori, however he’s a pleasant in-between go to now and again.
- Skellige, The Blacksmiths at Kaer Trolde and Kaer Muire – Technically, each are journeyman degree so they need to have related promoting charges because the Novigrad Blacksmiths… however they nonetheless can’t match Hattori’s promoting charges. Solely use them when you’re determined in Skellige and don’t really feel like touring again to Novigrad.
Armor and Horse Gear:
- Novigrad, Service provider’s Sq. “TOP NOTCH SWORDS” Armorer – Oddly sufficient, he’s the perfect particular person to promote armor to within the recreation as he has a big pool of crowns. With promoting charges just like Mastercraft armorers.
- Skellige, The Armorers at Kaer Trolde and Kaer Muire – Similar ordeal as their blacksmiths listed above: quick access in Skellige however a bit worse charges than in Novigrad.
- NOTE: Keep away from Promoting in Crow’s Perch – Velen sucks for therefore many dreadful causes on this recreation, together with its damaged in-game economic system, because the charges for the grasp crafting dwarf are literally on the novice ranges and for some purpose, the ‘precise’ master-level crafter right here doesn’t have good promoting charges regardless of the big pool of cash.
Junk:
- Novigrad, Service provider’s Sq. – The service provider who sells teapots and candelabras. It is a good place to buy silver associated items to breakdown at Hattori’s (surprisingly, you may run low on silver late recreation because of all of the crafting. Particularly while you want silver powder).
- Novigrad, Service provider’s Sq. – The ebook supplier closest to the armorer. He additionally buys the books and notes at an excellent value.
Books:
- Novigrad, Service provider’s sq. – The identical man listed above.
- Novigrad, Service provider’s sq. – Bookshop of Marcus TK Hodgson.
THE BLOOD AND WINE DLC:
Behold Toussaint. Meant to be skilled as a separate recreation by itself.
When you unlock Toussaint it’s best to throw every part out the window, as this final DLC is supposed to really feel like a separate recreation with over 20 hours of fabric. You’ll be higher off promoting every part to the blacksmiths in Toussaint at this level and ignoring the opposite maps, as you’ll not solely discover different master-level craftsmen like Hattori, but in addition a grandmaster craftsman within the coronary heart of the town.
SELLING FOR FULL PRICE
That is the explanation I made this walkthrough. There may be, so far as I do know, just one place to promote objects now at full value as most of those areas had been mounted via in-game patches. Search for the ‘Intelligent Clogs Tavern’ in southern Beauclair simply previous the Nilfgaardian embassy. There, after the ‘Father Is aware of Worst’ quest in blood and wine DLC, it’s best to be capable of unlock Hugo, who buys objects for his or her full value. This contains trophies and crossbow arrows. Making it the perfect market within the recreation.
GWENT LOCATIONS
Go there to seek out each card within the recreation and each card buy location. For first-timers on a brand new playthrough, my suggestion is to construct a Northern Realms deck targeted on siege and drawing.
Important Northern Realms Playing cards:
- Foltest (Siege Grasp): Win from Nilfgaardian Nobleman in Vizima. In the course of the grassy courtroom.
- Catapults: 1 from Elsa or Bram (Each close to the primary tavern) in White Orchard. 1 from the Marquise within the Passiflora brothel in Novigrad.
- Crinfrid Reavers Dragon Hunters: Elsa or Bram in White Orchard. Claywich and Midcorse Retailers in Velen.
GAME TRICKS
Lastly, I go away you with some random tips.
- Fill up on Potion of Clearance when you may. I purchase them from Keira Metz and The Pellar in Velen significantly. With this, you may redistribute talent factors and type of play a construct you want nonetheless you see match.
- Whereas horse racing, it’s higher to preserve stamina by staggering to the left or proper at a strolling tempo and blocking your opponents from galloping. Much less a race and extra getting in your opponent’s means.
- In a match of Gwent all the time carry 1-2 decoy playing cards in your deck. Put it aside for when a spy is used towards you to then play the identical spy in your opponent.
- Gwent is extra about outdrawing your opponent’s hand and having extra card combos (like having each catapults and a horn. That’s one combo. Or all three dragon hunters playing cards. That’s one other) to play than they do. You’ll usually win when you play with a deck targeted on drawing playing cards and utilizing the suitable level combos on the proper time.
- The platforming sucks terribly on this recreation. Watch out for cliffs and drops.
- Save usually and earlier than an enormous bout/quest. At all times.
THE LEGENDARY SWORD: AERONDIGHT
Undoubtedly the best sword in-game by a protracted shot, when you acquire one, you’ll by no means want one other silver sword the remainder of the sport or continuing video games after. It’s that highly effective.
This distinctive Aerondight (the others don’t have this skill) vital hits like no different blade within the recreation, has prolonged attain/size, and might uniquely scale-up in energy together with you as you degree up.
You acquire it from the Woman within the Lake after ending the search: There Can Only Be One within the ‘Blood and Wine’ DLC. You too can deliver it into New Recreation+ file and use it all through all the recreation.
- LEVELING UP AERONDIGHT: The trick to leveling the blade’s energy up is to run a 10-hit combo with out being hit to have the blade absolutely modified, after which, use the sword for a killing blow (ought to set off routinely as long as the following blow is powerful sufficient for a kill shot). I’ll admit, there are many occasions the sword destroys every part in sight earlier than this will occur, so an excellent tip is to TURN ON MANUAL DRAWING of Geralt’s swords. This can make utilizing Aerondight towards human or bestial enemies (which silver swords are inefficient towards) straightforward. Wolves are my favourite to degree up the blade with however if you wish to save restore prices, simply 1-2 hit common enemies with a metal blade, then change to Aerondight for the kill shot. You too can simply use Aerondight with whirl to whittle away each enemy in your path for straightforward blade leveling.
FINAL TRICK AND TIP
Have enjoyable with it. ‘The Witcher 3’ was not a recreation I used to be anticipating to dedicate this a lot time into however simply completely fell that in love with, very similar to the TV sequence. It’s straightforward to get lose and lose time in it, which is why I listed lots of environment friendly time-saving methods up above. However, play the way you need to play, and benefit from the story. And when you really feel cautious or apprehensive about breaking your recreation or getting the mistaken ending, try the video beneath in easy methods to accomplish each ending. And I hope these articles devoted to ‘The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’ had been useful.
Youtuber ‘xLetalis’ has some nice movies on missed issues and even a small tutorial above in easy methods to accomplish each ending. I’ve used his movies in arising with lots of concepts for this function.
