Contracts ?

[zin0]

I like this game, but what really frustrates me is some of these quests are so vague on what you should do and where to go to get things.

1. I can't find Alghoul marrow for kalkstein. No marker indicated.

2. I searched the whole swamp and i haven't seen any echinop plants to get the rootstocks.

3. I can't attack dogs in the vity to get the dog tallow and i haven't come across any dog tallow at all anywhere else.

No markers indicated on the map for any of these quests.

[Rattle&Hum]

1. You can find Alghouls in the swamp at night near a camp fire at the back of the swamp between the druids and the "old sunken tower".

2. If you follow the path from the landing area during the day to the loggers camp you will find echinops (one of them has a trophy so make sure you grab it).

3. Wait until night in the city (8pm, you will see three red scratches across the icon signifying you are in a danger zone and can draw your weapons at will) and attack the dogs then.

The game doesn't really do much hand holding, this is both a good thing or a bad thing depending on your point of view.

[zin0]

Thanks for the reply man. This game doesn't do any handholding, you're right, but how are you suppose to figure that sh*t out? At least a little hint on the time or something.. I would have sat there and spent hours upon hours wandering around and probably still wouldn't find these things out.

How did you figure it out?

[Sugam]

Originally posted by zin0:

Thanks for the reply man. This game doesn't do any handholding, you're right, but how are you suppose to figure that sh*t out? At least a little hint on the time or something.. I would have sat there and spent hours upon hours wandering around and probably still wouldn't find these things out.

How did you figure it out?

The NPC's/lore told me where and when to find the Alghouls. I suppose the info could be easy to miss. Talk to everyone and read everything is how I went through the game.

Man this game was a real blast when it came out, when I was poor I pirated it in my college days. I have bought the game several times now, giving it to friends and such.

[Rattle&Hum]

Your welcome, I only tend to reply to threads I feel I can help with.

1. Found them more by chance than design.

2. After completing the sewers and handing in the trophy you can talk to the Captain about another contract. Upon reaching the swamp an NPC asks you for an escort, whilst during this quest you are attacked by the trophy and some echinops. One of the first enemies I fought in this area (and died a lot too).

3. During Chapter 1 it does a good job of day means safe (no sign/weapon usage) and night means unsafe (signs/weapons available). No flint? Use Igni to light those camp fires...only at night...

[zin0]

Originally posted by Sugam:

Originally posted by zin0:

Thanks for the reply man. This game doesn't do any handholding, you're right, but how are you suppose to figure that sh*t out? At least a little hint on the time or something.. I would have sat there and spent hours upon hours wandering around and probably still wouldn't find these things out.

How did you figure it out?

The NPC's/lore told me where and when to find the Alghouls. I suppose the info could be easy to miss. Talk to everyone and read everything is how I went through the game.

Man this game was a real blast when it came out, when I was poor I pirated it in my college days. I have bought the game several times now, giving it to friends and such.

What do you mean by the NPC's lore told you where to find the alghouls? I do talk to everyone though and i also read everything.

[zin0]

Originally posted by Rattle&Hum:

1. You can find Alghouls in the swamp at night near a camp fire at the back of the swamp between the druids and the "old sunken tower".

2. If you follow the path from the landing area during the day to the loggers camp you will find echinops (one of them has a trophy so make sure you grab it).

3. Wait until night in the city (8pm, you will see three red scratches across the icon signifying you are in a danger zone and can draw your weapons at will) and attack the dogs then.

The game doesn't really do much hand holding, this is both a good thing or a bad thing depending on your point of view.

Ok i find and killed a couple echinops, but i couldn't loot them for some reason? Do i need to read a book on these monsters before i loot them?

[max.strauss]

Originally posted by zin0:

Ok i find and killed a couple echinops, but i couldn't loot them for some reason? Do i need to read a book on these monsters before i loot them?

Sure. At least if you didn't get the information from an old woman in the outskirts.

Originally posted by zin0:

What do you mean by the NPC's lore told you where to find the alghouls? I do talk to everyone though and i also read everything.

Not really. The book "The Tome of Fear and Loathing, volume II" informs Geralt:

Originally posted by author:

Alghouls are ghouls which had been devouring corpses for so many years that human flesh becomes irresistible and they begin to prey on the living. They are seen in crypts and on battlefields, frequently surrounded by ghouls. Simple folk do not notice the differences between these two types of scavengers — unlike witchers, who know that the alghoul is a more aggressive and challenging opponent.

Did you see corpses in the swamp? Sure, near the old sunken tower. Is there any graveyard in Vizyma? A rhetorical question.

Btw., zin0. You should study thoroughly Geralt's journal (ingame "J"); it helps a lot. Concerning the alghoul contract you will find there:

"The alghoul entry in the Bestiary is required to complete this contract."

[zin0]

Originally posted by max.strauss:

Originally posted by zin0:

Ok i find and killed a couple echinops, but i couldn't loot them for some reason? Do i need to read a book on these monsters before i loot them?

Sure. At least if you didn't get the information from an old woman in the outskirts.

Originally posted by zin0:

What do you mean by the NPC's lore told you where to find the alghouls? I do talk to everyone though and i also read everything.

Not really. The book "The Tome of Fear and Loathing, volume II" informs Geralt:

Originally posted by author:

Alghouls are ghouls which had been devouring corpses for so many years that human flesh becomes irresistible and they begin to prey on the living. They are seen in crypts and on battlefields, frequently surrounded by ghouls. Simple folk do not notice the differences between these two types of scavengers — unlike witchers, who know that the alghoul is a more aggressive and challenging opponent.

Did you see corpses in the swamp? Sure, near the old sunken tower. Is there any graveyard in Vizyma? A rhetorical question.

Btw., zin0. You should study thoroughly Geralt's journal (ingame "J"); it helps a lot. Concerning the alghoul contract you will find there:

"The alghoul entry in the Bestiary is required to complete this contract."

Yeah i don't remember talking to the old lady in the outskirts or the swamp or vizima about the echinops?

I did search the swamp at night at the far end and didn't find any alghouls. I did kill some alghouls in the crypt though and took what i needed from them, but it wasn't enough to complete the quest.

I do study and read all entrys in the journal, but don't think there was anything about echinops, but i'm pretty sure there was one about alghouls.

[Rattle&Hum]

Originally posted by zin0:

Yeah i don't remember talking to the old lady in the outskirts or the swamp or vizima about the echinops?

I did search the swamp at night at the far end and didn't find any alghouls. I did kill some alghouls in the crypt though and took what i needed from them, but it wasn't enough to complete the quest.

I do study and read all entrys in the journal, but don't think there was anything about echinops, but i'm pretty sure there was one about alghouls.

"Curses and the Cursed" is the book you are looking for regarding echinops. There are two "old woman" wandering around the outskirts in Chapter 1, that if you give them a piece of food will reward you with a story (either herb or monster lore). You can learn about echinops from them amongst other things. But as a first time player it is highly doubtful you would find this out.

The journel will help by telling you "you need to know this monster lore to complete" but it doesn't tell you were to find said monsters. Instead once you have them in your bestiary that will give you clues like the ones Max mentioned.

[zin0]

Originally posted by Rattle&Hum:

Originally posted by zin0:

Yeah i don't remember talking to the old lady in the outskirts or the swamp or vizima about the echinops?

I did search the swamp at night at the far end and didn't find any alghouls. I did kill some alghouls in the crypt though and took what i needed from them, but it wasn't enough to complete the quest.

I do study and read all entrys in the journal, but don't think there was anything about echinops, but i'm pretty sure there was one about alghouls.

"Curses and the Cursed" is the book you are looking for regarding echinops. There are two "old woman" wandering around the outskirts in Chapter 1, that if you give them a piece of food will reward you with a story (either herb or monster lore). You can learn about echinops from them amongst other things. But as a first time player it is highly doubtful you would find this out.

The journel will help by telling you "you need to know this monster lore to complete" but it doesn't tell you were to find said monsters. Instead once you have them in your bestiary that will give you clues like the ones Max mentioned.

Yeah i'm done with chapter one :/