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Where can I find Anna, the Baron's wife?
Complete the quest: "Ladies of the Wood".
I finally found the Baron's wife, it turns out the part about investigating all remaining leads refers to the leads about Ciri. There are two quest series ...
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I'm 2 to 3 hours into The Witcher 3 and drowners are impossible to kill. What am I doing wrong?
You’re likely using the wrong sword. Geralt carries two swords, one is made of steel and the other is made of silver. The steel sword is for human enemies and beasts, while the silver sword is used ...
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How does the armor value work?
Because sadly nobody felt like answering this question despite the 100 point bounty I had to torture Geralt in the name of science and let some low-level nekars beat him up in various stages of ...
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How do you harvest honey in Witcher the Wild Hunt?
Use the Igni Sign to kill the bees and knock the beehive down.
Once its on the ground you can harvest it. Figured this out a little bit later, initially could not even attempt this as the beehive I ...
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Which merchants pay best?
Edit: I've been informed this has been patched and can no longer be performed.
In short, the merchant at "Odrin and Friends - Bottlemen" in Novigrad. Here's the long of it:
Most merchants are very ...
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What are the little red arrows on the minimap?
Without a screenshot, I'm guessing you mean the (altitude) location indicators.
These little red arrows indicate that an object is above (arrow points upwards) or below (arrow points downwards) your ...
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Do we have quests in Witcher 3 with a time limit?
No.
Even the quests that begin with "Meet me at the docks / tavern / Court of the (X) immediately" have no limit on starting / finishing, and will wait patiently for you to arrive (sometimes, ...
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Why does Geralt hate Portals?
He does explain this - in the short story titled "The Last Wish".
In short, it's because sometimes portals misfire, and people indeed come out of them in multiple pieces. Or don't come out ...
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I'm 2 to 3 hours into The Witcher 3 and drowners are impossible to kill. What am I doing wrong?
In addition to what @PausePause said, you should make sure the enemies you're fighting aren't too high-level for you.
You can easily check by looking at the color of the number to the left of the ...
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Where can I find a journeyman blacksmith?
Location of the Journeyman Blacksmith in Oxenfurt:
Location of the Journeyman Blacksmith in Novigrad:
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Can I steal anything without repercussions?
There are definitely repercussions.
I looted some things in the military camp near the first village, wanting to see if there were any repercussions (keeping in mind I did it in plain sight) and I ...
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Increase boat speed in Witcher 3
Similar to horses, double tapping the acceleration key (A on the controller) does make the boat go faster. This is not indicated in the UI, so it's easy to miss.
But by far the quickest way is to use ...
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How to refill my stock of Samum Bombs?
You replenish bombs the same way you replenish your witcher potions - by meditating. You'll use 1 of your strong alcohols, but it will replenish everything.
A list of strong spirits can be found in ...
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Why am I only level 4 after leaving White Orchard?
Apparently there is a slightly reduced level of XP gain (90%) for Blood and Broken Bones.
Although at just into level 4, you would stay there even at 100% gain.
I don't think level 4 is that low for ...
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Can Dandelion defeat you?
Yes, you can let Dandelion beat you up. After losing some hit points, a cutscene will play where Geralt will pretend to be defeated and Dandelion gets his glorious victory.
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Is riding Roach actually faster than running?
Yes, Roach is much faster, generally speaking. There are a few advantages to running, mainly that you can go through water, while Roach may or may not be able to.
However, Roach doesn't take fall ...
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Do I need to play previous Witchers before Witcher3
If you never played any Witcher game before you might not understand some parts of the Witcher 3.
Let me explain.
You will not experience that little smile or frown when you meet a character from a ...
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To whom should I return my trophies
Note: This vendor was patched in version 1.12 (released in January 2016). The alchemist no longer buys at 100% of cost. Leaving the answer up as it might be relevant to GoG purchasers who haven't ...
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How do you repair items?
You can repair damaged items in one of two ways:
Repairs (NPC):
At any Smith, navigate to the Repair menu (part of the "Craft something for me?" options, between Crafting and Remove Upgrade)....
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How to determine the right sword?
For any Human or common animal you should use the Steel Sword and they will have a red Health Bar.
For any Monster type you should use the Silver Sword. These monsters will have a grey/silver Health ...
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How to create multiple Mutagen of same type?
This is a bug introduced in path 1.05. You can work around it by dropping the crafted mutagen on the ground. Then you'll be able to craft another one. You'll have to repeat this until you have enough ...
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Is there any meaning to the passing days?
For the most part no, however some quests will require you to be present in a given location at/around a certain time of day/night. And you can't, for instance, hunt nightwraiths at high noon (or ...
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Can you cook raw meat in The Witcher 3
The only things you can do with food items is consume them or sell them to suitable merchants. Cooking isn't something that you can do.
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Which merchants pay best?
In a really cool feature that I've been wanting to see in more games, people will purchase items related to their trade for a higher price, even to the point of not purchasing unrelated items!
This ...
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How do I fight Alghouls effectively?
My technique for this monster. I rely on dodging and the fast attack skills, other tactics might vary by build.
Dodge
You'll want to dodge instead of rolling or parrying. If you roll, you'll be too ...
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Are Ability Points limited to a certain maximum number?
Just to add: you will have the ability to respec, or reassign, your abilities. It comes in the form of an item, the Potion of Clearance, which you can buy for 1,000 crowns from merchants in Novigrad ...
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How to get into the castle with a drawbridge?
It turns out there is a secret underwater entrance near the place of power. But you need to dive there for it to appear on the map
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What counts as strong alcohol for potion refilling?
In the Witcher 3 the base you can refill on seems to be: Alcohest
There is also:
Dwarven Spirit
Temerian Rye
Redanian Herbal
Nilfgaardian Lemon
These were confirmed already.
You get it pretty ...
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What is that red hammer icon?
This means that some of your armor parts are (partially) broken and need to be repaired.
The first number (white, 30) indicates your armor value. In your case your character's armor would have a ...
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