About to start playing the Witcher - tips, advice ?

I still have to finish the first, but I remember it was entertaining, only bad thing is the combat system. Also I didn't know about any mods.

Honestly i'm in the same boat as you are...i tried to play it before and got bored with it pretty easily.
Any advice you get, is also useful to me xD

The faster movement mod is pretty useful.

It helps to remember its a game from 2007, and seems kind of janky and dated now.

try to get use to dodge, it will save you a lot, and button mapping too, if you play on KB
about mod http://kotaku.com/mods-make-the-witcher-3-look-even-better-the-witcher-1706114056

I'll start them too... soon™

Anyway... nude mod, because reasons.

You know I'll give you a good tip which may be seen as spoiler. Don't be like me and ignore Aard or you're gonna get seriously fucked. I spent 15 hours just to get through Act 1 and still then used a hit, run and hide policy to win the boss battle.

Plough all them bitches.

read the monster lore. it's good and makes you play better. even if it is the vampire (or any monster you think you are expert at) monster lore. just read them.

and some graphic options are more like "up to your taste". like "sharpening" and "vignetting" effects. (or even bloom) for me, game is far more better looking without sharpening and vignetting. and again, it's up to you.

also be sure take time and enjoy the map, even if it is a boring swamp.

Level up Aard sign in chapter 1. You'll be glad if you do.
EDIT: and one more thing which is not a gameplay tip. Unless you want to minimize reading subtitles to a minimum, or just can't stand foreign languages, I'd recommend to play with the original voiceover.

Basically go for sword tree, more damage overal, better choice for swarming enemies, use Aard for knockdowns and instant kills, Quen to block attacks, honestly those two are all you need, Igni is somewhat useful but Yrden and Axii are just horrible. Save before you do some dice poker :D

Soon i'll be playing it as well. i'm Busy downloading the First one through steam which i bought on sale. know nothing about witcher, but from what i gathered from a friend, he says its much like the old Gothic.

Here are some stuff you might wanna give a try to learn about the Witcher universe-
Witcher :last wish
Sword of destiny
Blood of elves
Time of contempt
Baptism of fire
Tower of swallow
Lady of the lake
season of storms

It's not really gameplay related, but be careful - quick saves don't override. After some time you may end up with many GBs of save files.

Buy a good PC.

same here,i have to play again the first one then go to the second and finally the third one

The Witcher is a slow started. I personally did not enjoy the early parts all that much. There is also another area a bit further into the game that is quite annoying.

Also, even if you end up not enjoying The Wticher 1, The Withcer 2 might be worth trying, as the games are very different.

I've used a WONDERFUL 200 pages detailed step by step solution
there are points where U have 16 quests in parallel and you don't know how / when to do them not to ruin the story prosecution
You should look for it over the net

Also Look for 4 main mods
1) high texture
2) reduced weight
3) unofficial bug-quest fixes
4) Reshade + SweetFx 2.0 (mandatory IMHO)

HAVE FUN...it's really a LONG game but if you reach closing titles, you will enjoy with yourself for such a wonderful tale !

I haven't played a Witcher game before. I have the first 2 as well, but the longevity of them has prevented me from playing them yet...

The first thing is that you have to download The Return of White wolf mod. it adds new cut-scenes, some additional content and improved graphics.

I wanted to have a Witcher 1 Vanilla Experience but looking at Rise of the White Wolf looks good... anyone know if installing it could corrupt my current saves? I've got around 30 hours invested...