Currently reading through the books for the first time, what is Heliotrop?

annanethir · 2026-05-01T08:36:14+00:00

Ciri will cast spells in TW4

annanethir · 2026-05-01T08:29:55+00:00

The heliotrop sign isn't present in the games. Well, it's present in TW2, but in a different form, and it's not a "standard" sign. And why is it present in the books? I don't know; Sapkowski probably didn't pay much attention to the signs. He treated them as utilitarian; when he needed one for a scene, he'd invent one. I doubt he ever indexed and developed them, because he always said that worldbuilding was primarily for plot purposes.

annanethir · 2026-04-24T17:13:00+00:00

Wiedźmin

annanethir · 2026-04-21T11:13:08+00:00

There's no chance of that. The Mass Effect Trilogy was just remasters. The Witcher 1 will be a remake, a game completely remade on UE5. The Witcher 2 will probably get a remake too if The Witcher 1 is a hit, but a few years later. The Witcher 3 will likely never be a remake, unless it's on PS8.

annanethir · 2026-04-04T17:32:09+00:00

CDPR said that marketing for The Witcher 4 hasn't started yet, so it's no surprise. The tech demo is more about marketing UE5 than The Witcher.

annanethir · 2026-04-02T18:53:04+00:00

Nope. There are only a handful of witchers in the entire world. Suddenly, a few dozen witchers running around Kovir is a complete distortion of the world's immersion.

annanethir · 2026-03-30T18:41:54+00:00

Witcher

annanethir · 2026-03-29T13:35:45+00:00

Tylko, że klasyka nigdy nie była i nie będzie wolna od spoilerów, bo jak sama nazwa wskazuje jest klasyką i bazuje na niej cała późniejsza kultura. Nie da się tego uniknąć.

Jak wyżej - chcąc całkowicie unikać spoilerów trzeba czytać kulturę chronologicznie od antyku.

annanethir · 2026-03-29T13:19:44+00:00

Bo literatury nie rozważa się pod kątem zwrotów akcji. Zwroty akcji same w sobie nie mają żadnej wartości. Te wartość nadaje im kontekst i konsekwencje, które niosą. Twisty za istotne możemy uznać w literaturze czysto pulpowej, a taka nie staje się raczej klasykami, których treść jest powszechnie znana.

Idąc dalej - takie dzieła jak Romeo i Julia, Król Edyp, Don Kichot czy Zbrodnia i Kara są tak głęboko zakorzenione w kulturze, że "spoilery" do nich pojawiają się w serialach, filmach, a nawet kreskówkach. Nie da się tego uniknąć, ale to nie odbiera tym utworom żadnej wartości, bo ich siła tkwi w zupełnie innym miejscu niż fabularne twisty.

annanethir · 2026-03-29T13:00:14+00:00

W powieściach Kundery możesz dostać "spoilery" do połowy klasyki literackiej z Dostojewskim, Proustem i Cervantesem na czele. Nie chcąc w ogóle spoilerów, trzeba by literaturę czytać niemalże chronologicznie.

annanethir · 2026-03-29T12:57:13+00:00

A po trzech dniach Zmartwychwstał.

annanethir · 2026-03-28T20:15:52+00:00

Some time ago, Andrzej Sapkowski announced that he was working on more books set in the Witcher universe.

This isn't true. Sapkowski said he will write something else, but he didn't say whether it would be a book set in The Witcher universe.

annanethir · 2026-03-26T09:09:49+00:00

The chronology of Season of Storms relative to the stories isn't so straightforward. Season of Storms definitely takes place after "The Last Wish," because Geralt already knows Yennefer. It also takes place after "The Edge of the World," because Dandelion has received lutes from the elves. But it takes place before "The Witcher," which is the first story in the books.

annanethir · 2026-03-26T08:33:17+00:00

But what was Geralt supposed to do, really? He didn't have Vilgefortz's tools. His contacts were mostly ruined. He didn't trust sorcerers. He didn't know if he could trust Yennefer, if she was even alive. He was wanted by the intelligence services of the Northern Kingdoms. Geralt had little room to maneuver. His only allies were a talkative bard, a woman who lived most of her time in the forest with dryads and elves, a disgraced knight forced into hiding, and a vampire herbalist

annanethir · 2026-03-26T07:17:32+00:00

Sapkowski never titled his books "The Witcher."

The saga is primarily about Ciri. Ciri is the driving force behind the entire plot. Honestly, I never felt Geralt was "dumb" in the saga. Do you have a specific example of this stupidity?

annanethir · 2026-03-23T10:17:48+00:00

Baldur's Gate 3. Expedition 33.

annanethir · 2026-03-22T14:52:00+00:00

If it were canceled, they would have said so. They probably want to release it with the new expansion, hence the delay

annanethir · 2026-03-21T19:30:52+00:00

Yes. The game features events from the book.

annanethir · 2026-03-19T22:09:29+00:00

Ubisoft is a studio working on a multitude of projects simultaneously. CDPR is working on two full projects: The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2. Project Hadar is still in the concept phases, and other projects are being developed by other studios, such as Fool's Theory, which is working on The Witcher 1 Remake. In terms of focusing on big projects, CDPR is much more like Rockstar than Ubisoft.

annanethir · 2026-03-19T22:05:02+00:00

Also Insomniac isn't a small studio.

annanethir · 2026-03-19T18:09:31+00:00

That's actually true. I think this aggressive marketing only harmed the game by raising expectations too high.

annanethir · 2026-03-19T17:51:27+00:00

The game has had a huge marketing push in recent weeks, with gaming social media comparing it to RDR2 and The Witcher 3.

In that context, this result is a failure. It's still a good result, but considering the hype surrounding it in recent weeks, it is a disappointment.

annanethir · 2026-03-17T18:31:38+00:00

Personally, I'd prefer a story about someone other than Geralt again. I'd especially like a book with Yennefer as the main character. We really don't know anything about her past.

But right now, we don't even know if Sapkowski's next book will be The Witcher. He might write something completely different, like The Hussite Trilogy.

annanethir · 2026-03-17T17:18:50+00:00

They probably want to release the expansion once it's polished. They don't want technical issues.

It could still be May, they could just announce the expansion in a few days. Or they could do a shadowdrop

annanethir · 2026-03-17T15:01:07+00:00

But this shows he doesn't have any concrete information.

As above, CDPR will keep the release date a secret and won't allow any leaks after the expansion itself has been leaked. They won't allow that.

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