Yes, reminds me of a video I saw some times ago: http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=FWsvJw8ChDsVattghern said:Improved Igni has this advantage, that You don't need to get close to the plant. You just need to make her go out from a ground, fall back a bit and shoot twice or more at it. Sometimes "fireball" stops at higher grass or things like that... but if You have the good position, just hold the right mouse button, till bar will load and shoot
As you've probably realised, you don't necessarily have a lot of time between when you hear one spawning, and it attacking you Some strategic use of Signs might help, even if you've concentrated spending talents on other areas.For example, even low level Quen can be useful for manoeuvring into position. It will keep you protected from the poison darts until you can make up the distance to the stalk. Additionally, Igni is also quite useful, as these beasties (being plant life) burn quite well :evil: even in a damp environment such as the swamp You can use Igni in two ways, and both are quite effective here. The first way is to simply unleash fire It's not very ranged, so you'll need to be close to the plant. This can be done before, during (interrupting) or after a sword combo. The other alternative is to use a ranged Igni fireball (if you have that talent). Once a plant beastie has been triggered, scoot to some nearby cover (eg, a tree; use Quen to protect you if you're taking damage from poison darts). Don't go too far away, or it might just retract into the earth. Once relatively sheltered, inch out from behind your cover (making sure your left side is fully exposed so Geralt has a clear line of sight to the target, otherwise the spell will fail) and fire off a distance Igni fireball at the plant. The precise outcome of this will vary depending on your Igni skill level, but at the very least you should take a chunk of life from the dratted thing You could repeat the fireball if necessary, or you could then run on in with your sword to finish it off.As for sword techniques, I've definitely found the Witcher's Silver sword and Strong style to be the most effective against these plant beasties. A blade enhancement (such as diamond dust) doesn't go astray, either If you haven't got it already, look into spending a talent point on the Deflect Arrows upgrade, as I found Geralt often flailed his sword and deflected the poison darts when I upgraded this An extra layer of innate ability to deal with these plants can't hurtMelody65 said:How do I kill the red trees?
In general, there's no real anti poison dart potion, although, as Chuckles mentioned, Golden Oriole will increase your resistance to poison. The use of a Swallow potion is also good adviceMelody65 said:Is there a potion to deflect the poison form the red trees.
Ah yep, the dreaded Swamp is famous for its Drowner infestation The dratted things. It seems lots and lots of criminals have died in Vizima's waters I'm not sure there's a narrative explanation for that, other than conveying a feeling of constant danger and general ickiness (because wading hip-deep through stinking swamp water isn't icky enough, apparently!). As Chuckles said, this is something that's done to provide the player with not just a sense of danger, but also something to do whilst exploring and to give a sense of realism to the game world.edit: spellingMelody65 said:Why have a lot of swamp creatures respawned?
lol. Yes, although I've found myself doing that on occasion, this is not good advise for those new to the Swamps.And LOVELY_PSYCHO...wow. That's a lot of effort for a simple post, and one which almost takes all the fun out of learning these things yourself eace:You certainly hit all the areas of tackling echinopsae etc. But do note that someone who wants to know what these "red trees" are may not yet have access to the Quen sign, and hasn't spent his/her talent points on long-range Igni. Great response though!And as for Deflect Arrows...I found this skill to be a little fickle. My Geralt rarely intercepts echinops thorns frequently enough to rely on this skill heavily. Charging down a simple echinops or archespore and hacking it into tiny bits is the quickest approach. Although this is NOT the suggested approach for the Coccacadium.For the noobs, also consider planning ahead and consuming Full Moon and Golden Oriole, before continuing.EDIT:For more general information on the monsters of TWEE:http://witcher.wikia.com/masica said:I just beat the crap out of them with a Torch.
Ah yes, both good points to keep in mindChuckles said:But do note that someone who wants to know what these "red trees" are may not yet have access to the Quen sign, and hasn't spent his/her talent points on long-range Igni.
Yep, it's true that it's not a very robust strategy to rely on This does remind me of an amusing incident once, though, in the swamps. I must have picked up the Deflect Arrows talent between trips to the Swamp, and I'd not really seen it in action before, or even stopped to think it might work on poison darts. So I encounter one of our lovely little plant friends and scoot off behind a tree to try out my new Igni fireball. And so here he is, camped out behind this tree, going nuts flailing his sword around and pinging those darts off into the murk and mire like a demented tennis player Cracked me up Probably because I'd not seen him do that before, but you can bet I left him standing there for a few minutes, shin-deep in murky water, for my entertainmentChuckles said:And as for Deflect Arrows...I found this skill to be a little fickle. My Geralt rarely intercepts echinops thorns frequently enough to rely on this skill heavily.
A-ha, that's my favourite strategy I did try that against the Coccacidium once, though :wall: On my very first playthrough. I was still carrying a torch for some reason, so when it popped up I equipped myself and in I went, thinking I was some great Witcher and that I'd show off my skills for the elderly gentleman....Yeah, not advised With sheer, unadulterated luck I managed to get through (by the skin of my teeth, and with a lot of Quen-supported retreating) but it was all luckChuckles said:Charging down a simple echinops or archespore and hacking it into tiny bits is the quickest approach. Although this is NOT the suggested approach for the Coccacadium.
Yes I noticed this as well. Defensive actions go automaticly. In Dex he has already on level 2 deflect arrows and parry. Maybe theses actions are included in a successfully performed and chained attack.Avenger1324 said:I got hit a few times from distance with the thorns it spits out, but when I got up close I kept hitting it when the cursor changed to chain hits together, and it died quickly. As long as I kept the hits chained together I don't think I took any more damage from it.