Blind let's play The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition (PC).
Using imported save file from my The Witcher LP. Played, recorded and uploaded on PC, ultra graphics max settings, no ubersampling and 1920x1080. All videos on the playlist are uploaded with high quality 1080p Full HD.
This is a blind let's play: I haven't played the game before, not The Witcher 2 or the Enhanced Edition. I don't know what to expect, and I don't want to know.
No spoilers in the comments of this video or any other video on the let's play. Note the difference between hints and spoilers thou, gameplay tips are fine, revealing anything about the story or possible secrets is not.
I play on Hard difficulty, but that doesn't mean I'm any good at the game. Any glimpse of skill on my part is accidental and/or luck, and isn't proof of things to come.
Click here to watch the videos on high quality on YouTube (HD 1080p):
The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition
Playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE598273639F89FA4
YouTube Show:
The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition
Gameplay and commentary by Zemalf:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheZemalf
ESRB Warning: This title is rated "M" for Mature Audiences (PEGI 18)
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is a third-person role-playing video game developed by Polish studio
CD Projekt RED . It is a sequel to the 2007 video game The Witcher, and was released internationally for PC (MS Windows) on May 17, 2011. The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition is available on PC & Xbox 360 2012 and was released on April 17th 2012. Like The Witcher (1), the game is based on the book series of the same name by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski (Sapkowski's books on Amazon).
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For PC and via digital download, The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition is available via GOG.com and Steam. For XBox 360 and PC, The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition in also available via retail and place like Amazon:
2012-04-26
Let's Play The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition
2012-03-20
Let's Play X3TC
Let the space trading begin! Let's play X3TC (X³: Terran Conflict) as a trader. Slow-paced X3TC gameplay, focusing on space trading, making credits and building a massive business empire in the X-universe.
Here's the playlist (all episodes):
Let's Play X3TC Playlist
Click here to watch Let's Play X3TC on YouTube
- Start: Humble Merchant
- Role & Playstyle: Trader/Entrepreneur, Pacifist
- Plot: Not at the beginning of the LP, but I will start/follow the story later
About This Let's Play
This is a blind let's play, I haven't played the game before.
X3 gameplay and commentary by Zemalf. This YouTube show and the playlist features very long videos in Full HD 1080p, all recorded on max graphics settings in 1920x1080.
Click here for the full show: Let's Play X3TC.
Game
X³: Terran Conflict (X3TC), is a space trading and combat simulator from German developer Egosoft and is the culmination of their X series of computer games. Described as a stand alone game, based on X3: Reunion, it boasts new plot lines, features and assets. It was first released on October 2008 for the European market and Steam. (source: Wikipedia)
Mods
X3TC Bonus Package ("official" signed mods and approved by Egosoft):
http://www.egosoft.com/download/x3tc/bonus_en.php
MK3 Trading Log (Monitors Sector/Universal Traders, report viewable outside the game in a browser)
http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=250661
2011-12-11
Let's Play Skyrim [Roleplay, Mage]
Slow-paced role-play with a Breton mage (pure mage). Difficulty: Master. Permanent death (on death, this let's play is over).
Can a Breton goods peddler find his inner hero, his destiny, or will he die trying?
Start watching now from the start: Let's Play Skyrim Part 1 (HD 1080p)
Yngvarr
Yngvarr is an average chap. Not a hero by any means, unless picking flowers or buying and selling goods makes a man heroic. He is a Breton goods peddler and a recreational alchemist who, before arriving in Skyrim, isn't aware of all the powers hidden within him.
His father was a Nord caravan guard and mother is a Breton healer. Yngvarr was born in Elinhir, a town in Hammerfell, but he never really had a place he or his family called home, as he became a travelling merchant like his parents were.
Yngvarr came to Skyrim looking for an adventure, for a new beginning for his life, but he barely made it past the mountains when he ran to an ambush by the Imperial forces and was knocked out before he had the chance to talk.
Skyrim Roleplay Part 1 - Introduction and Character Creation
About this let's play
Yngvarr needs to sleep, drink and eat, and he can't be running all the time. Unless there's specific reason to run and sprint, Yngvarr will walk, like a normal person would. Yngvarr can't reload the last save if things don't go his way, so if he dies, he dies.
I'm recording and uploading all videos in Full HD 1080p (1920x1080).
Mods and Tweaks
Since the mod list is mile long, I have a Google Doc up where I list all the mods (and my Skyrim.ini and SkyrimPrefs.ini): http://goo.gl/TYPWx.
It's not a guide, just a list of mods I'm using. I won't answer ANY QUESTIONS about how to install mods, how to fix if Skyrim crashes, etc.
I'm using several graphical enhancements mods and HD textures that enhance the looks of the game while staying true to Bethesda's designs and Elder Scrolls lore and keeping the game playable as I'm recording in 1080p.
At first, I used STEP - Skyrim Total Enhancement Project as a guideline (compilation of many, many mods, mostly HD Textures, but also other graphical tweaks). Later, I started removing mods and adding other mods too.
I'm using Nexus Mod Manager to install and update all the mods, you should too. (or use Wrye Bash if you want hardcore)
Another NOTE: Overmodding your Skyrim will make it more and more likely to crash. Know your computers and graphics cards limits before tweaking the graphics settings and adding HD textures and such. In case you're interested, my rig is i7-2600K (Overclocked @4.5Ghz), SSD drive and Nvidia GTX 590 (3GB) as listed in my FAQ.
What Are People Saying? (Comments from the videos)
"Its the best looking lets play iv'e seen to date. Have only just joined your channel and already loving yngvarr." -ANGRYLADmedia
"this is how Skyrim is meant to be played! Great series my friend!" -ModernNorseman
"How can you take this silly game so seriously!" - one of my favorite comments :)
"Loving the series so far" -TheHeadlessMonkey98
"i love this roleplaying instead of every 1 is full armored and killing dragons ur playing it for real i LOVE IT" -HoroSc0pe
Playlists
Show: Skyrim RoleplayPlaylist (all parts): Let's Play Skyrim (Roleplay, Mage) (The Elder Scrolls V).
Channel: http://www.youtube.com/TheZemalf
2011-11-25
Skyrim Archery Tweak: More Like Real Archery Now
Learn how to make the archery in Skyrim feel much more like real archery and medieval combat.
This post and the video below shows a Skyrim archery tweak making bow and arrows work much more realistically and intuitively. Tweak makes arrows fly thru the crosshair and then fall (as in Oblivion and most other games), and not over the crosshair like it does by default, and make the archery feel a lot more like real archery.
As far as I know, this tweak is safe (doesn't break save games) and you can "uninstall" by removing the lines you add, and arrows behave as by default again.
By default, bow is automatically tilted up and arrows fly over the crosshair, making the bow to work a bit like gun (you hit where you aim). This is usually fine, especially in close distances, but if you want to "snipe" from a distance, it comes really hard to figure out where to aim.
Plus, I think it's just better that the archery works more the way it works in other games and in real life - Thus, I like really liked how this tweak changed how archery works.
Skyrim.ini Edit
1) Find Skyrim.ini (not SkyrimPrefs.ini), which is located in 'My Documents/My Games/Skyrim' after running Skyrim once.
2) Backup Skyrim.ini before editing (take a copy of it).
3) Add to Skyrim.ini (or edit the lines are already there) [1]:
[Combat]
fMagnetismStrafeHeadingMult=0.0
fMagnetismLookingMult=0.0
f1PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7
f3PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7
f1PBoltTiltUpAngle=0.7
f3PBoltTiltUpAngle=0.7
The latter two (*Bolt*) lines are for the crossbows added via Dawnguard DLC.
4) And if you want the arrows to fly really far (not in use on the video), add this to Skyrim.ini as well [2]:
[Actor]
fVisibleNavmeshMoveDist=12288.0000
Because of gravity physics, arrows fall as they fly, this tweak doesn't change that.
As a result, with the tweak arrows behave more intuitively and you can compensate longer distances by aiming higher without guessing how high the arrow will fire - and on shorter distances, hit exactly where you aim.
Here's a video I made showing how the archery works by default (0:00) and how it changes and works after the tweak (3:35 onwards):
Skyrim Archery Tweak: How to Make Arrows Behave More Intuitively
Watch the video in YouTube (HD): Skyrim Archery Tweak
References
I couldn't find who came up with the tweak first to give proper credit, but I found it from Bethesda Forums when the tweak was posted by spookyfx.com: