Help for a new witcher player to the series

[Mr. Misfit]

Any general tips, I am currently halfway through the witcher 1 and will play until I beat the wild hunt.

[tiberiansun371alexw]

Strong style can kill even agile opponetx quickly. By the time you are midgame, you should be able to hit with good frequency. Temarian iron ax, Kourbash (found in working girls quest onyl I think( and torch (yes the torch) can be more effective against Echinopase, drowners, and scoatel agile enough to dodge strong style (usually the archers) than witcher swords. Go figure.

Complete all trophy quests because there is an awesome silver sword as a reward (or an OK steelw rod that is marginally better than what you would toherwise have... go for the silver one). Three red mederorite can get you a good steels word, but you probablty did that already.

Alchemy is a very good way to get the edge in before battles. Experiment with different alchemy ingridients to get potions. One thing I like to do right beofre a toguh battle is drink a very useful high toxcitiy potion (Black blood for 3 viterol, 1 rebis and 1 aether for those that feed on Geralt's blood, Thunderbolt otherwise) then meditatte for three hours. This lowres toxicirty.After meditation I load up. Bindweed (1 quibich, 1 vermillion, 1 aether), , Wolverine (1 vermillion, 2 aether, 1 qubirth, 1 hydrenium), Swallow (starting formula), Blizzard (2 viterol and 2... sometihng not vermillion? I don;t remember this one) and then I top it off with Thunderbolt if I picked Black blood earlier, Cat if it's a dark fight, Tawny owl otherwise. I like to make sure the first post meditation potion I drink is full of albedo ingridients, to counter toxicity. Mkae sure you drink it first. For example, Bindweed would use Honeysuckle leaves, Drowner brain, and Wolfbane. Wolverine would use Wolfsbane or Bloedzugier blood, Drowner Brain, Honeysuckle leaves, and Ectoplasm. Tawny owl would contain white meyrtl petal and Drowner Brain. Swallow could have whte meyrtle petal, Wing Membranes, and Drowner Brains. If you use Goul Blood, Cementeur jaw, Cockatrice Eye, and Venom Glands to make a Thunderbolt, your damage will be greatly increased. This combiantion does not lower toxicity. Right before the fight I eat three different foods and take one normal drink like water. It lets you goof around and take a few blows before focusing on the fight, bascially amrgin of error sicne food stacks. I also like to top it off with a weak of medium alchohol which combined with Wolverine allows Geralt to be the drunken combat master for the whole battle! Also Samum bombs are you friends.

In the Witcher 2 don't feel bad about getting beaten by Vernon Roche in Chapter 2 in a fist fight. Witchers are more agile and stronger than a typical soldier true. However, not only does Roche have more combat experience than an Amnesic Hero, but witchers don't go into fights normal. They take potions that would kill normal humans, but enhance the abilities of those who can tolerate them. Against monsters, there is no need to fight fair so experiment and drink up.