Early game healing methods?

[FrenGain]

I suck at this game. I need to know a good method to heal at, like, level 6.

Also, any good early game gold farming methods?

[KRW]

If playing at normal difficulty or below, just meditate. If not then just consume food.

[Speel]

Swallow potion/Meditate (low difficulty)/Food/Sun and Stars skill.

[FrenGain]

Originally posted by Ebøla:

If playing at normal difficulty or below, just meditate. If not then just consume food.

The food part is the problem. I suck at this game, and it's combat, so i need a constant supply of cheap and reliable food. Any suggestions?

[FrenGain]

Originally posted by CursedPanther:

Use the Swallow potion.

How do i get it?

[WizZzard]

If you see bee hive then use igni on it. Gives about 3 hony combs and are really good for healing.

[FrenGain]

Originally posted by CursedPanther:

Originally posted by The Setup King:

How do i get it?

You already have it by default. Just meditate to refill.

Will need strong alcohol.

I never saw this in my inventory.

[Rogue]

Originally posted by The Setup King:

Originally posted by CursedPanther:

You already have it by default. Just meditate to refill.

Will need strong alcohol.

I never saw this in my inventory.

also you can get the sun and stars perk which heals you when your not in combat

[KurO]

Get your skill points into Quen sign, until you unlock tier 2, then u can create a shield while holding the cast sign, all damage enemies do to you will heal you, thats a good option to survive on combat until u get familiar with the combat sistem =)

[medavroog]

Originally posted by The Setup King:

The food part is the problem. I suck at this game, and it's combat, so i need a constant supply of cheap and reliable food. Any suggestions?

Cast Arxii on deer and hare as well as other non-hostile animal to make it stop running away ... then chop it down for meat. ... and yes, those geese and chickens also provide good meats ... just don't hunt them in front of the villagers, do it at night and then blame the fox.

[Pant]

Originally posted by The Setup King:

I suck at this game. I need to know a good method to heal at, like, level 6.

Also, any good early game gold farming methods?

You really need to start investing and using potions. They are a vital part of the combat in W3 like blade oils and can mean the difference between winning or losing a fight. Until you get hold of some of the more useful decoctions using Quen to minimize the damage to take is a good way to make your supplies last.

The best way to get food is to literally search every body and crate and bag you see while you're exploring(using the witcher sense helps a lot) that way you should be able to find enough to keep you alive, with enough scrounging you should be able to avoid buying any food which is good because its far too expensive. You need to make effective use of what food you have too, spamming it doesn't do anything, be sure to only use another piece after the current one has expired that way you only use what is needed to keep you alive and fighting. Afterwards you can meditate to regain health on the lower difficulty settings which is also an amazing way to regain health because its free.

As far as the best way to make money, be sure to pick up everything is value to sell obviously but managing your money is very important early game. Things that you can end up needing can be expensive and if you go spending your cash willy nilly on weapons and armor then you run the risk of needing you buy some item thats vital to a potion or decoction that you need and cant find anywhere in the world. I Never bought weapons or armor, they're expensive and almost without fail I always found something better in loot shortly after I spend the money on something from a shop. Hidden treasures are your best friend too, you can get good weapons and armor from them and any you don't use can almost always be sold for a good amount because the stuff is often rare or relic.

[Eater of Ecto]

Sun and Star skill isnt worth it, it basically becomes a wasted skill point later on. Use food and scavenge for it in peasant huts and other places like that. Your going to want to focus on getting the ingredients to make Swallow which will be your go to healing during combat along with food. This is all for Blood and Broken Bones/Death March difficulty otherwise just meditate.

Once you get a few skill points and decide to go for a sign or hybrid build you can grab Active Shield which is the best healing in the game. For an Alchemy build the Refreshment skill is very useful for chugging non-healing potions while making Swallow the only healing potion you'll ever need. Once I had 3/5 refreshment I never used White Rafford's potion ever again, 5/5 is just nuts.

I'd also like to point out armor is important as well. The less damage you take the less you need to heal. Save your crowns for the lvl 4 Temerian Armor and then there is the lvl 10 Nilfgardian. Temerian can be found in White Orchard from the merchant you saved in the beginning, Nilgardian is found at the quartermaster at Crow's Perch.

[The Fifth Horseman]

Originally posted by The Setup King:

The food part is the problem. I suck at this game, and it's combat, so i need a constant supply of cheap and reliable food. Any suggestions?

Hunt deer and hares, they frequently drop Raw Meat. It's easier with a crossbow, but Igni will also do.

Originally posted by The Setup King:

I never saw this in my inventory.

You need to craft it.

You would have to craft to complete an optional sidequest in White Orchard, but if you're level 6 then I'm guessing you're already in Velen - and that quest can only be done before you leave White Orchard.

Originally posted by The Setup King:

Also, any good early game gold farming methods?

Sell items to the correct merchants. Weapons to blacksmiths, armor to armorers, food to innkeepers.

[YuMMz]

Originally posted by Dromar:

Sun and Star skill isnt worth it, it basically becomes a wasted skill point later on.

I would not say it is the only choice, but it is not a terrible choice. Yes, it becomes worthless later on, but at that point, you can buy a respec potion and simply respec to something else. You get the benefit of not needing food items early, and then when you want the extra point, you get that too later on.

[Apraix]

use witcher sense often anylace you go look for loot , should get plenty of food, and visit the herbilist early on main story before going after griffin can get the stuff to make first swallow potion should help out

[Lex]

Originally posted by The Setup King:

Also, any good early game gold farming methods?

Try killing cows in White Orchard, then meditate a couple of hours, they will respawn and kill them again.