Τhe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

[Valkyre]

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt goes gold

“We worked so damn hard over the past three years to bring you this game,” said CD Projekt RED studio head Adam Badowski. “From the corrupt nobles in Novigrad to ancient monsters lurking in deep forests, to the bustling cities, colorful ports and breathtaking vistas; all the people, all the places — we literally spent tens of thousands of hours to turn all that into an adventure that will kick your ass and make you want to come for more. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has gone GOLD and will soon be yours!”
Read more at http://gematsu.com/2015/04/the-witch...lwQSfj5GYhV.99

http://gematsu.com/2015/04/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-goes-gold

[panos74gr]

Κανας καλός οδηγός για το lore & story so far υπάρχει; Είναι καιρός για προετοιμασία νομίζω.

[Nikoladim]

και δες τη σειρα των παρακατω βιντεο ->

[panos74gr]

Ευχαριστώ πολύ! Χρωστάω + rep

[Valkyre]

New juicy details:

• The damage made to Geralt’s face when he’s intoxicated by his potion is actually displayed in cutscenes. White Honey cures it.
• There are very very few fetch quests in the game. The team doesn’t particularly like them. Those that are there spend time developing the character that gives the quest. For instance there’s one in which you have to go from point to point with a character, and while you do he tells you in depth about him. That can influence the choice at the end of the quest.
• Monsters can attack you while you’re meditating.
• The AI of normal animals like sheeps and goats is pretty basic. It will tell them that there’s a bush that they might like within their radius, so they’ll go eat it. The same goes for animals or entities they’re scared of, causing them to run away.
• If you kill that goat, it’s gonna produce a smell, and monsters may be attracted to it if there’s one that likes that kind of meat in the radius. If no one eats it and the corpse rots, a different kind of monster that eats rotten meat will be attracted.
• If there are deers in an area wolves will hunt them, but if you kill all the deers you may see some wolves patrolling, but there will be less because there’s less game.
• The reason why ice skating was removed from the game (very few things have been actually cut) is because creating a big fight based on a completely different set of mechanics that haven’t been explained or used before and that the players didn’t have the opportunity to master is a bad idea, as it gets people killed too easily and frustrated.
• In some cases when you kill the monsters in an area, humans will settle it. In the prologue there’s actually a cutscene that shows is as it happens so that the players understand the mechanic. It’s not always so simple, and there are different states. Whenever you go into an area the game will check what you have and what you haven’t done, who you helped, who you killed, the decisions you made during quests and dialogue. That can change a lot of things, including the people that spawn in a village. The mechanic is simple, but it can get complex because of all the branching.
• Monsters don’t scale with your level. If you’re way underleveled compared to a monster, you’ll do almost no damage.
• The level of an enemy is displayed, but is its level is indicated by a skull you better stay away, because it’s way too strong for you, and it might even oneshot you.
• The bestiary populates itself as you learn information and eventually it tells you where a monsterlives, at what times of day it appears, what it’s vulnerable to.
• Gear has been moved around very recently to re-balance it.
• You won’t find items you can’t use because you’re too low level. They will automatically scale down to your level if they’re too high for you. For instance the damage of a weapon will be lower, even if they will keep their “cool” elements like setting elements on fire for instance. Once you pick up an item, its stats are set, so it won’t scale back up to its original stats. That said, you’ll always get better loot as you move forward anyway. There’s no need to wait to be the right level before you get an item.
• You can use Axii on your horse to force him not to panic during combat. Quen can be changed from defensive to offensive, and it can explode and damage enemies when it’s penetrated.
• There was a big conversation within the team on whether Geralt could be fully nude or not. The conversation also involved the extra polygons that would be used for his penis and who would animate it while running. On the other side, others believed that there was a lot of female nudity in the game, so there should be male nudity as well. The result is that there’s a lot more male nudity than in previous games, but Geralt still normally wears his underwear.
• The Gwent minigame was designed to last ten minutes tops for each match. You can win money, new cards, enter a torunament with all the best Gwent players. There are even quests linked to the game.

[keropi]

ΧΑΧΑΧΑΧΑΧ κολλήσανε στο παλαμάρι του Geralt και τα πολύγωνα του
Πάντως οι λεπτομέρειες όλες είναι συναρπαστικές

[Nikoladim]

Έλα ντέ τι κουλό ηταν αυτό , πως και δεν είπε: κάναμε το τσουτσουνι του πιο μικρό για να γλιτώσουμε polygons


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[teras1]

Τελικά το μέγεθος μετράει

[keropi]

μη ξεχνάτε και την αναφορά του προβλήματος του animate ενώ κάποιος θα τρέχει.... άσε και τους έξτρα physics υπολογισμούς που θα ήθελε...

[Valkyre]

μη ξεχνάτε και την αναφορά του προβλήματος του animate ενώ κάποιος θα τρέχει.... άσε και τους έξτρα physics υπολογισμούς που θα ήθελε...

Εκτος ολων αυτων μπορειτε να φανταστειτε τον εαυτο σας να τρεχει και να μαχεται κανοντας roll με τις μπαλες να κρεμονται και να πηγαινουν περα δωθε... δεν ξερω, πολυ επιπονο μου ακουγεται !

[keropi]

^ φίλε άμα είσαι witcher πίνεις ένα ποτάκι και δε μασάς... άσε που βλέπουν τα τέρατα και πανικοβάλονται

[Valkyre]

Eπειδη αναφερθηκε πιο πανω, ενα πολυ ωραιο εισαγωγικο/περιληπτικο αφιερωμα για τον κοσμο του Witcher.

Απο GAF member The Shogun:

With The Witcher 3 finally going gold, I thought it would be a good idea to make a thread to catch those jumping in for the first time up to speed. The series has never been on Playstation and many missed Witcher 2 on 360. Couple that with Witcher 1 never making it out of PC and there's a lot of lore to cover.

This OP is just for the absolute basics. The things that are "must know" to understand the Witcher series Universe. I'm sure there will be plenty of knowledgable people in this thread to answer questions so if you have any deeper questions than what the OP entails feel free to ask! Much of this info will be taken from The Witcher wiki since it can tell it better than I can which you can find here http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/Witcher_Wiki

Also this thread will obviously be heavy on SPOILERS so prepare accordingly. With all of that out of the way, let's get started shall we?



Qestion: What is a Witcher? Answer: A Witcher (or Hexer) is someone who has undergone extensive training, ruthless mental and physical conditioning, and mysterious rituals (which take place at "Witcher schools" such as Kaer Morhen) in preparation for becoming an itinerant monster-slayer for hire. Taken in as children when their innate abilities can only be hinted at, Witchers-to-be are subjected to intense alchemical processes, consumption of mutagenic compounds, and other trials to make them highly versatile against their opponents (many of which possess superhuman speed, strength and/or other deadly powers). These procedures ultimately mean that each fully-trained Witcher is a mutant built specifically to hunt and kill inhuman prey.




Main Characters For The Witcher 3



Geralt of Rivia
Also known as The White Wolf and Gwynbleidd



Geralt was the son of sorceress Visenna and (presumably) a warrior called Korin. Shortly after being born, Geralt was taken by his mother to the Wolf School — the Kaer Morhen stronghold (from Elder Speech Caer a'Muirehen meaning "Fortress of the Old Sea"). Geralt survived numerous mutations during the Trial of the Grasses, through which he gained practically superhuman physical and mental abilities (increased reflexes, speed, strength and enhanced hearing) surprisingly well. Because of that he was selected for additional experiments, and of the few he was the only one that survived. His white hair, completely lacking pigment, is a side effect of these experiments. After finishing the witcher training, he embarked into the world on his horse called The Roach (he gave the same name to every one of his horses) to become a monster slayer for hire.

His best friend was Dandelion the bard, while his lover and the love of his life was Yennefer.



Cirilla or Ciri


Although Geralt did not believe in destiny, he demanded the unborn child of princess Pavetta and her husband Duny as a reward for his services. As the child turned out to be a girl, he did not take her. However, fate or blind chance caused Geralt and Ciri, the daughter of Duny and Pavetta to cross paths thrice, and after the death of her grandmother, queen Calanthe, Geralt ended up taking care of the girl and loving her as his own daughter.

Ciri harbors unbelievable power, including the ability to traverse space and time at will.


Yennefer



Yennefer of Vengerberg (born on Belleteyn of the year 1173) — a sorceress who lived in the capital city of Aedirn — Vengerberg. She was the youngest member of the Council of Sorcerers and later the Lodge of Sorceresses attempted to recruit her. She is the love of witcher Geralt of Rivia and a mother figure to Ciri. The lady of Vengerberg is famous for her beauty, even though during the events of The Tower of the Swallow she was 94 years old. She is always wearing black and white clothing, and uses lilac and gooseberry perfumes. She has remarkable violet eyes and raven black hair. She is a quadroon (meaning she had Ό of elven blood).

During the Battle of Sodden Hill she was blinded by Fringilla Vigo, a Nilfgaardian sorceress. Her sight was later magically restored but she still bore the emotional scars.

As most sorceresses, she is sterile. She secretly sought a way of restoring her fertility. She gave her motherly love to Ciri — the child destined for Geralt by the Law of Surprise. She also taught Ciri about magic while in Ellander, at the Temple under the watchful eye of Nenneke.

She was royal advisor to king Demavend of Aedirn and a friend of Triss Merigold.

Yennefer first appeared in the short story "The Last Wish" (found in The Last Wish short story collection). She later appeared in other short stories, including "Granica możliwości", "Okruch lodu" and "Coś więcej", one "non-canon" short story: "Coś się kończy, coś się zaczyna", and of course all the novels in the Witcher saga.

It is implied in the story "The Last Wish" that her attractive looks were a product of magic and had been acquired during her training, as with most other sorceresses. Geralt notes how her shoulders are slightly lopsided and by the end of the story realizes that Yennefer used to be a hunchback. Nevertheless, his love for her does not diminish.



Triss Merigold



Triss Merigold of Maribor is a sorceress. She is called the "Fourteenth of the Hill" because she was erroneously thought to have been killed during the Battle of Sodden Hill. She is a friend of Yennefer and witcher Geralt, and unhappily in love with the latter. She took care of Ciri at Kaer Morhen for some time and is like an older sister to her. It was through her intervention that Ciri was not inadvertently given harmful hormones which might have negatively impacted her "womanly assets". She was a member of King Foltest's royal council along with Fercart and Keira Metz, as well as a founding member of the Lodge of Sorceresses.

She is a skilled healer and carries with her many magical potions, but she never uses them on herself because she is allergic to magic. She is also quite a powerful mage, certainly when it counts most.



The Wild Hunt




According to the Nordlings, the Wild Hunt is a procession, or rather a cavalcade of skeletal horsemen. They rush across the sky on the bony remains of steeds. Clad in rusty remnants of armor, they wear jagged swords at their waists. Like comets, the Wild Hunt is an omen of war, which has been confirmed beyond all doubt.
The spectral cavalcade ventures out in search of victims every several years, but its harvest was never as rich as just before the last war with Nilfgaard, when over twenty souls went missing in Novigrad alone after the Hunt passed through. Curiously, elven and dwarven legends make not the slightest mention of the Wild Hunt.




Story Recep

Part 1


Part 2




Hope this helps get you up to speed! If there is more info you would like me to put in the OP just let me know! Can't wait for the Witcher 3 The Wild Hunt

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1030363

[teras1]

Ο κόσμος του Witcher 3.

http://www.gamespot.com/videos/explo.../2300-6424516/

Το παιχνίδι κατέληξε 3-4 φορές μεγαλύτερο από ότι σκόπευαν.

Επίσης..
Fantasy Red Dead Redemption?

[christos-sonyboy]

^^^
ωραιο!!!το ειδα εχτες. κ μαλιστα σε καποια φαση εξηγει το boss της εταιριας σχετικα με τα dlcs κ τα expansions ποια ειναι η διαφορα τους
κ τα λεει πολυ καλα....

[Alastor]

[Roy]

Τι εγινε? Τις τελευταιες μερες εχει πεσει πολυ Hype!

[teras1]

Τρείς εβδομάδες έμειναν. Αν δεν πέσει τώρα hype...
Ωραίο το branching που φαίνεται ότι θα έχουν τα quests. Είπαν ότι ετοιμάζουν και video από console έκδοση. Ελπίζω να δείξουν και από PS4 υλικό.
Το μόνο που με βάζει σε σκέψεις είναι το combat system. Μου φαίνεται λίγο "ανάλαφρο". Δεν φαίνεται να δίνει καλό feedback στα χτυπήματα. Επίσης η κάμερα απομακρύνεται υπερβολικά πολύ από τον Geralt στο video.

[Viper]

Να με συμπαθατε αν εχει ξαναμπει. Το μεγεθος του χαρτη:

[hakoo]

Εχουμε φτασει 3 βδομαδες πριν την κυκλοφορια και ακομα δεν εχουν δειξει τιποτα απο console version, προσωπικα αν δεν δω footage δεν προκειται να το αγορασω day one. Ποτε δεν περιμενα οτι θα το πω αυτο μιας και ηταν το πρωτο παιχνιδι στην λιστα μου ολον αυτο τον καιρο αλλα δεν νομιζω οτι μας αφηνουν αλλη επιλογη, ακομα και το marketing deal που εχουν δεν το δικαιολογει, θα μπορουσαν να εχουν δειξει κατι απο Xbone version οπως εκανε και η Rocksteady με το Batman και το ps4.
Αν δειξουν εχει καλως, αν οχι θα περιμενω εντυπωσεις και αναλυσεις και θα αγορασω μετα.
Οσο για το τελευταιο βιντεο, ειναι θετικο οτι ακομα και τα απλα quests δεν ειναι μονο fetch, μπορει να εχουν αλλη καταληξη αναλογα με το ποσο θα τα "ψαξεις", υπηρχαν βεβαια και καποια πραγματα που δεν μου αρεσαν. Το animation ειναι πολυ μετριο για παραδειγμα, το lip sync επισης.

[Alastor]

ακομα και στις κονσολες πανεμορφο θα ναι τι θελεις να δειξουνε δηλαδη?Ο'τι μπορει το hardware της κονσολας αυτο θα παρεις....δηλαδη θελεις να ναι ιδιο με το PC version για να ικανοποιησεις τον εγωισμο σου? δε καταλαβαινω ....