thank you for info.bruxa resistance is set to 0.05, which means they reduce the strength of aard by 95%. guess this 5% is enough to stun. they shouldnt be stun/killed, thats whynew version 1.3 offering big changes is ready to downloaddownload link and ver 1.3 mod description can be found in first post of this topic.
with all modesty i think its a good place for a little advertisement of my mod 
if you feel that hard difficulty should be called easy and you need 2 more difficulty levels higher, take a look in here:http://www.thewitcher.com/forum/index.php?topic=17884.0this mod is absolutely safe in following meaning:-it works with old savegames and wont brake anything-it affects all difficulty levels, so you can still play standard easy, medium and hard with this mod and enjoy difference-every changed thing in mod is grouped in folders for easy install and choice. if you dont like some changes you dont have to install this particular part of the mod-mod is very hard, but its tested and every battle is absolutely possible to win, no exception. now you just have to use wide range of witcher skills and equipment appropriately for battles.-its easy to delete, just remove folders created by mod and 6 files from /data/scripts/ folder-if beside of difficulty you care for realism, this mod is closer to witcher saga (without the mod you are almost godlike powerfull)-new versions are released frequently-opinions and suggestions are taken into account while modifying mod for the best resultfeel yourself invited to try. remember that you can play on original easy or medium difficulty with this mod if you dont feel ready for "reality"
if you feel that hard difficulty should be called easy and you need 2 more difficulty levels higher, take a look in here:http://www.thewitcher.com/forum/index.php?topic=17884.0this mod is absolutely safe in following meaning:-it works with old savegames and wont brake anything-it affects all difficulty levels, so you can still play standard easy, medium and hard with this mod and enjoy difference-every changed thing in mod is grouped in folders for easy install and choice. if you dont like some changes you dont have to install this particular part of the mod-mod is very hard, but its tested and every battle is absolutely possible to win, no exception. now you just have to use wide range of witcher skills and equipment appropriately for battles.-its easy to delete, just remove folders created by mod and 6 files from /data/scripts/ folder-if beside of difficulty you care for realism, this mod is closer to witcher saga (without the mod you are almost godlike powerfull)-new versions are released frequently-opinions and suggestions are taken into account while modifying mod for the best resultfeel yourself invited to try. remember that you can play on original easy or medium difficulty with this mod if you dont feel ready for "reality"depending on where you are in game you have to face a unique boss type enemy for trophy. lets say you are in act 2, you have kokacidium and skoffin, act 3 moa and woref etc. just edit their model files in djinni and give them swords in loot. when you kill them, you'll pick up swords and anything you imagine from their corpses.
well, i know i dont need aard 90% of the time but its difficult for me to judge when aard is needed for others to survive. i already reduced aard effectivness and i can guarantee you that most powerfull monsters in the game like garkain, bruxa, cementaur, kikimore warrior are stunned for mere miliseconds and knockdown doesnt allow coup-de-grace because its partially resisted. making more monsters resistant to aard would make this sign underpowered and obsolete but i can widen the list of "most powerfull monsters" so more of them will be resistant. basilisk and mutants come to mind. also a bit more resistance to lesser vampires and carrion undeads would make sense. remember that this bit more resistance would be nothing if you use place of power.thank you for your opinion, i'll update the mod.next version of mod will include higher resistances to aard on most powerfull monsters and forged swords fixes because there are many bugs in there, original bugs, not mod made.
no need to make another mod version. this mod is special because you can choose the changes you like and leave those you doesnt. open mod rar archive and you'll see 10 folders. "all_in_one" folder means installing everything at once. 9 other folders are for those who want to choose the changes themself. just unpack everything except "all_in_one" and "armor change" folder and you'll have armor bonuses. be advised that it will be much easier, maybe too much. difference between order raven armor with mod and order raven armor without it is 60% more recieved damage
my experience rewards changes are not figured out of nowhere. these are original, base values increased by same percentage for all enemies. conclusion is that kikimore worker and alp already had illogical experience rewards in original the game, with +% bonus from mod it became ridiculous. i reduced the bonus to original value but increased exp reward from very tough monsters like cementaur or garkain. cementaur - real king of the necrophages, strongest carrion undead which with mod will seriously kick your ass after %increase still gave mere 480 experience and garkain 640.now for little explanation of sign strenght decrease. it will be hard to stun or knock strongest enemies. they are not supposed to be stun/killed in one second so their resistance to aard effects is higher on all enemies by 25%. igni sign always was a one great "imba" - unbalance. beggining of the game isnt so igni focused because one has just enough energy to cast igni twice. at around level 30 you have enough energy + igni cost decrease to spam igni 6 times one after another. drink maribor forest and towny owl and you could burn everything without drawing a sword from the back. igni damage is based on enemy max hit points so high vitality monsters were hit with obscene ammounts of damage. before the mod i could hit wesper - garkain boss for 880 damage!! and that was already with 25% igni damage reduction. with original igni damage i imagine it could be 1400. that's sick.considering the fact that in late game you can spam igni and after emptying energy bar, with tawny owl you can recharge it very quickly, 6x igni spam deals around 40% enemy total health damage, leaving them with 60%. this forces a player to think, fight with both sword and signs not just igni ftw!, and sometimes when you face couple of strongest enemies in the game at a time, kite, run away a bit and avoid being surrounded. besides, whatever damage igni is doing now, if you think its small, remember that igni allows you to deal damage from distance meaning you are safe from melee damage. igni will save your life quite often, just now remember bringing tawny owli hope you'll like the result.ok, you cant compare any mmorpg UI to single player rpgs UIdoes it change the meaning of my post? no? because UI is part of the game? ok.you could abstain from rude "reading" part.use edit instead of double postingflashintheflesh said:
not needed now but there is no such program anywhere i looked (everywhere a mortal can) so creating it will definitely be a huge step forward. it will come in handy in future for many modders.
you're welcomemod will work with main game. im not sure if all changes will work with other adventures but most of them will.first post updatednew version of mod is ready. it focus mainly on decreasing signs strenght and balancing enemy attack (accuracy)edit: 2 posts merged
thank you for input, its very valuable to me. there's a lot of testing to do. i tried every opponent type but not every boss battle. koschey and beast are only slightly changed but azar and professor were a laugh without mod so they are buffed significantly. if its still so easy i'll alter it.also i'd like to know how much are you basing on signs because i almost finished mod version 1.2 which increase enemies resistance to critical effects by 25%, resistance to burn by 33% and reduce initial igni fire damage by 25%. signs are great and needed but they should help winning battles not win them. now you can just drink Maribor Forest and Tawny Owl and burn everything with impunity. i hope that ver 1.2 will limit igni imbaness and aard stun/killing.
you cant compare any mmorpg to single player rpgs. that's so different category
1) mod is working on all difficulty levels. playing on medium with mod will be harder than without the mod but in-game medium difficulty will be easier than in-game hard. for the flaming cursor, there are 4 ways to know when click again to continue attack sequence: - swinging a sword leaves trails in the air, last hit leaves orange trail, after orange trail attack again- last hit of one attack in sequence is marked with special sound- good timing is often enough, practice a bit and you'll attack with full sequence without sound and with closed eyes2) there are 6 files in the witcher/data/scripts. delete them, rest is easy because all files in other folders are mod files so delete everything from /uti, /utc, /override and 1 file from /quests folder. compare it file and folders in .rar archive. it will take one minute to manually delete the mod.have fun
grinding is absolutely possible, just its not necessary.im an rpg freak. i have couple playthrough's of each of these games on my account:mass effect, fallout 1, fallout 2, fallout tactics, baldurs gate 1, 2, throne of bhaal, icewind dale 1,2, planescape torment, diablo 1,2 +lotd, hellgate london, evil islands, vampire masquerade redemption and bloodlines, arcanum, gothic 1,2+notr, 3, kotor 1,2, neverwinter nights 1, 2 + all addons, titan quest and plenty of rpg/fpp, rpg/tpp, rpg/strategy mixes. i tried oblivion couple times but didnt like it. the world feels empty and repetitive.with this rather huge rpg experience, the witcher still easily claimed place at my top favorite rpg game list. i care for the story, game universe, combat and leveling system. all of these aspects are great in the witcher. above all, the witcher has something what other games often doesnt. like fallouts and planescape torment this game is very mature, its directed to mature audience. witcher universe is pale and dirty. there is humour, nice guys and cute moments but there is also violence, drugs, prostitution, racism, hard language and many other issues. this world feels alive and have unique atmosphere.if you are an rpg player, the witcher is a must-have position. not by chance it won dozens awards and titles like "best rpg game of 2007"
i doubt its possible. such things arent moddable. just enter my documents/the witcher folder, rar and delete your saves before starting new game.
i hope you understand what it will take to make scabbards for all swords. for a modder its a nightmare! -first you obviously have to make scabbard models and textures-incorporate scabbard to armor model because its not a seperate part of the modelthis means dozens and dozens of combinations. 5 armors, 14 sword models = 70 armor models, this means 70x geralt with armor models-deal with clipping issues-make a script which auto-change geralt model, every time he change a sword.-change god knows how many files in game responsible for geralt model in cutscenes and multiply it by number of models with scabbards.you are right, its possible but only for this eye-candy you'd need a dedicated team of modders working full time for couple weeks.oh, and i can imagine how after introducing such mod/patch people would demand scabbards for all swords everywhere, not just on geralt's back. someone is going to pay for this?btw, allow me a little offtopic
in books axii is a minor sign used to calm down anxious and nervous animals. geralt often mark his horse with it. no way it could control mind of anything.Corylea said:
nope. if you feel you are too weak you can level up on unlimited respawning points same like without the mod. what i noticed after finishing first act is that with mod i end it with same level as without the mod but without it i spend hours and hours killing monsters to levelup. just kill some monsters to make things easier.
yes.only few things wont work. item changes are .lua file based so should work immediately.things that wont work:- item descriptions and models on already existing items- werewolf quest reward fix- already existing enemies will give same exp (shouldnt be a problem since they respawn and new ones will be updated)it will definitely be much harder. humans/dwarfs/elves are tougher but at the end of the game probably still too easy. its intentional since geralt supposedly should mop the floor with them in up to 4vs1 duels. more is very hard. scoia'tel camp at swamps with their numbers is a killer. haven't tested bank basement yet. on order side there are a dozen or more scoia'tel fighters there.monsters are really tough. especially spectre types, carrion undead, vampire types and kikimore warrior is tough as it looks - real juggernaut. mutants should be badass too.when i made the mod i kept thinking "not enough yet, harder" . ye its tough but dont expect problems in 1v1 fights with weaker opponents. but 1 kikimore warrior was enough for me to run away and wait for regen (twice ), but i ignored igni then to see how long swordfight takes. also i loved fighting ghouls in act 1. i imagine carrion undead as tough enemy type and they are. they hit often and dont wont to die. you cant solo ghoul without signs and swallow . once i entered abandoned home at night and wow, i was surprised to find a ghoul there. had to run around the table ;Dfist post updated
. ye its tough but dont expect problems in 1v1 fights with weaker opponents. but 1 kikimore warrior was enough for me to run away and wait for regen (twice ), but i ignored igni then to see how long swordfight takes. also i loved fighting ghouls in act 1. i imagine carrion undead as tough enemy type and they are. they hit often and dont wont to die. you cant solo ghoul without signs and swallow . once i entered abandoned home at night and wow, i was surprised to find a ghoul there. had to run around the table ;Dfist post updatedrcboothman already made EE well stacked mod. your file differ by 4 digits.
drowned dead is missing in every "q" act files.i already made my mod. 807 edited .utc files among others. i edited all models with >25 exp values.still asnwer to this issue might help other modders in future.Hexenmeister Raven i'll try extracting main "campaing" later. dont know if its possible nor if it helps. now i just want to play the game with new difficultyflashintheflesh said: