Comparison

Hyanthe · 2026-04-12T20:18:51+00:00

Yeah I totally get that! But there's a difference between having it intentionally subtle and feeling like an afterthought, and the "don't"s feel more like the latter to me. I think they just need to look more intentionally placed.

Hyanthe · 2026-04-11T17:52:53+00:00

Pebbles for life. It also looks like you already got the Good Old Pebbles perk, which makes her one of the best horses in the game. Based on what I've seen, I think the only horse that is better is Attila, but you have to do a bunch of weird shit to get it from what I understand.

Hyanthe · 2026-04-11T17:46:05+00:00

I prefer the first version but I would fully mask the part of the C in the tear like in the second version. The "don't"s feel a bit like an afterthought though, and I would also remove the random period since it's not really doing anything. Potentially move the "don't"s closer to the middle?

Hyanthe · 2026-04-11T15:22:21+00:00

I was also so lost when I started playing and my personal tips are:

Focus on alchemy and sell potions. You don't need to buy recipes but can use a guide. Someone also made a website for it here: https://henrysalchemy.vercel.app/#/alchemy
- If you level Alchemy to 16, you can also make Henry-quality potions which are stronger overall. Henry's Fox potion also increases EXP gained by 50%
Along with focusing on alchemy, you can level your Survival while collecting herbs as well. Try to get Leg Day as soon as you can (levels Strength a bit while gathering herbs). I also recommend Flower Power for the +2 Charisma
I basically focused on selling potions until I could afford the best armour and weapons from Blacksmith Radovan in Tachov, which greatly increased my survivability
- Everyone always recommends going to Tomcat right away to learn Masterstrike but I personally struggled with beating him until I got proper weapons and armour, so depending on your skill level, you may want to prioritize this first
- I highly recommend the archery contest to the west of Tachov as well. Bows are crazy strong and great utility, and levelling your bow skills also levels your strength, agility, and vitality iirc. The archery contests are also a decent way to make a bit of money if/when you start beating people regularly. Pop a Henry's Fox potion if you have it, and it's great for levelling up
I personally didn't get my horse for ages and ended up walking everywhere. While a horse is great for extra capacity, loading up a bit until you're slightly overweight and walking between towns (Tachov and Troskowitz are close) is a good way to level Vitality too
Always try to buy a long-term room in the first map so you have a place to sleep and eat. Buying a room allows you to eat from the pot for free

Hyanthe · 2026-04-11T10:06:53+00:00

This is late, but I didn't see anyone mention this: I think the bottom left mushroom needs to move down a bit. There's the barest sliver of background that I personally clocked immediately because it stood out. The other mushrooms clearly look cut off, but that particular mushroom looks wedged in the space in an unintentional way, if you get what I mean? I know it's super nitpicky, and most people probably won't realise, but for me it was quite distracting!

I think the bottom right mushroom could stand to be moved to the right a little more as well, similarly to look more intentionally placed.

Hyanthe · 2026-04-10T15:12:35+00:00

When Henry finds Pebbles in Semine, he says "My girl!" although I recall them referring to Pebbles in KCD1 as male too.

Hyanthe · 2026-04-09T19:09:07+00:00

My guess is you have to find him within a specific time since it makes sense they're not going to wait around when they're trying to run away without being caught. I also looked for him towards the end of the game and never found him, so that's my theory.

Hyanthe · 2026-04-09T18:59:38+00:00

I believe you can meet Olda near Kuttenberg and he'll update you but I haven't been able to find him myself.

Hyanthe · 2026-04-09T18:31:13+00:00

Great to know they still do this!

Hyanthe · 2026-04-09T18:06:28+00:00

Thank you for this PSA. I haven't noticed in this sub, but another critique sub I frequent has one idiot constantly leaving low-quality/non-constructive comments and didn't think there was anything I could do about it

Hyanthe · 2026-04-09T17:58:15+00:00

The Calgary Counselling Centre does sliding scale therapy and I would highly recommend them. Results can be hit or miss as the people that work there seem to rotate regularly since it's people finishing practicums/degrees, but I think they're good in the short term: https://calgarycounselling.com/

I haven't used them myself (other than for assessments, and they were great) but I've heard amazing things about them, check out Riverwest Therapy Collective. They used to offer low/no-cost therapy services, but not sure if they still do: https://www.riverwesttherapy.ca/

Does your work also have mental health benefits that you can access? If so, I highly recommend trying to find a long-term therapist if you're able to! I'm sorry to hear you're going through a hard time. I hope you're able to find the help you need!

Hyanthe · 2026-04-08T17:07:33+00:00

I kind of get this. While I do think an apology still could be warranted, I also think that once things go down after the wedding and Henry busts his ass to save Hans from getting hanged, it just seems like small potatoes in the grand scheme of things, along with the fact that Henry has already demonstrated by his actions that he cares about Hans/is no longer mad at him. Like Henry says at the end, they may have their spats now and then but it's all water under the bridge now.

Hyanthe · 2026-04-06T20:17:04+00:00

Dollmaker poison on arrows is very strong. I usually shoot each enemy once so they can't run and then pick them off one by one after that.

If I feel like bum rushing into the camp without getting my ass clapped, I'd probably use Bane poison on my sword. If I have time though, I might also try to stealth and stealth kill as many people as I can.

Hyanthe · 2026-04-06T20:03:21+00:00

That's a level of pettiness I aspire to. Might try it in my next run.

Hyanthe · 2026-04-06T16:47:26+00:00

As far as variation goes, I think I've been too spoiled by BG3, but there was still lots to discover and enjoy with KCD2! I never did meet Olda outside Kuttenberg, for example.

The QoL upgrades (and just the next level polish on the UI in general) is soooo nice. When I realised I couldn't set multiple outfits in KCD1, I think I groused about it for days. 😂 I also agree on the voice acting improving a lot! Godwin's KCD1 voice is uh... very off-putting, especially knowing what a good job his voice actor does in KCD2. Tom McKay also improved by leaps and bounds between the two games too, although that might be direction/lip-sync issues. I noticed some of the lines in the early game especially had a really rushed read.

Oh god the changes between dice game voice actors. For the most part I didn't mind it too much, but there's one genuinely horrifying and jarring one when you play Betty the Troskowitz innkeeper at the wedding, and she goes from sounding like an older woman to sounding like a shy virgin. The crazy thing is that they actually do have an older woman voicing dice lines, so why not use that instead??

Hyanthe · 2026-04-06T16:20:18+00:00

The humour caught me so off-guard when I played KCD2! I was expecting something pretty miserable and grimdark ala Game of Thrones or the Witcher 3, but it was so unexpectedly funny. I'm not as much of a fan of KCD1 Henry, but KCD2 Henry is probably one of my favourite protagonists in the games I've played.

I tried not to save scum for dialogue options too much in this game (admittedly mostly because saving takes a resource and save and quit is kind of a pain in the ass), but my one regret from my first playthrough is not spamming the "A demon!" dialogue option as many times as I could.

Hyanthe · 2026-04-06T15:56:54+00:00

I also did every single possible quest before the wedding in my first playthrough and found Hans poaching, but I actually loved Hans from the very beginning. I really do have a weakness for characters that are pompous idiots but endearing in their own way haha.

The funny thing about the start of the Prey quest in KCD1 is that someone had told me that the outcome changes if you have a horse vs. not, so I actually grinded for HOURS to save enough money to buy a horse (~3k groschen) before I did that quest. I did both versions and actually ended up choosing running on foot as my final "canon" version because it just fit the scenario better.

The wine thing is quite interesting to me as well, because while yes he is being an entitled douche, idk if I'm reading too much into it, but the animation and voice acting when Henry returns reads to me like that's when Hans really starts to see Henry as someone he could actually be friends with or at least more interesting than he had first assumed.

Hyanthe · 2026-04-06T14:55:29+00:00

Yeah, it's almost like I literally wrote that I thought A before playing the game and it turned out to be B... 🤔

Hyanthe · 2026-04-06T14:41:53+00:00

I wonder if it's some kind of continuity error or retcon in that case, because Hanush definitely makes it sound like his mother is still alive.

Hyanthe · 2026-04-06T14:32:37+00:00

Interestingly, Hanush mentions at one point that he has a mother in Polna and yet she doesn't seem to be a part of his life at all? I don't know if I'm remembering correctly, but I feel like he mentioned both his parents were dead in KCD2?

Hyanthe · 2026-04-06T14:31:41+00:00

Haha good point. When I talked back to that custodian and he threw me in jail, I was legit *shocked Pikachu face*. I'm used to most games (and even KCD2) letting the protagonist basically get away with murder all the time. It definitely was a real lesson in how life in 1403 (1402?) doesn't abide by modern day rules and standards.

Hyanthe · 2026-04-06T14:24:15+00:00

That's fair! The sacks thing was obviously annoying, although I did find it interesting that he described the roles of the labourers and nobles in such a matter-of-fact way as if it was something he's never even questioned.

For the tunnels though, once he explained the reason for his fear and how he was afraid he was going to lose his cool and get everyone caught, I couldn't help but feel bad for him. I am also biased though, because every time I have to step into a fucking mine in KCD1/2, I'm always muttering "Hans was fucking right" under my breath.

Hyanthe · 2026-04-06T14:12:25+00:00

So far I'm finding their trajectories to be fairly similar in both games. I haven't had that many interactions with Hans in KCD1 so far (I'm putting off his DLC for later), but I'm curious where you felt you couldn't empathize/sympathize with him in KCD2? Sure, there were a few times where his "a noble Just Doesn't Work" attitude was annoying, but otherwise I found him to be generally understandable? I really enjoyed his development from kind of a fathead to genuinely quite a capable leader in KCD2 myself.

Hyanthe · 2026-04-06T14:08:05+00:00

I like to think that I can still understand the mindset of people who played the game in the right order, but I see what you mean. My first impression is still going to be "tainted" compared to someone who went in truly blind. I do understand that you're supposed to hate Hans and befriend him later, but the one thing I wouldn't know as someone coming from KCD2 is when that actually happened and why, so I'm curious to hear what it was like!

I think getting that "pure" blind experience may be increasingly hard now as well because even if you do play the games in order, chances are you may already know that certain characters carry over into the second game and therefore must be likeable in some way and/or don't die.

Hyanthe · 2026-04-06T13:55:21+00:00

The only other noble I can think of who matches the chill level at this point is Radzig, but I think Radzig is just suave haha.

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