The best way to manage your inventory is through disassembly. You’re also likely to come across Witcher Sets in crafting, these can be upgraded and will take up space as you’re waiting to aquire the upgraded version – but more on that another time. However, carrying weapons you don’t need and pieces of armour that you’ve outgrown or out-leveled is a waste of valuable space. Crafting materials weigh basically nothing, so having a bunch of these in your bags is really nothing to worry about. The first, and therefore most important, task you need to master now that the game is ‘open,’ is your inventory. Completing tasks at these locations provide better gear and new diagrams, including some of the better alchemy recipes – and you’re going to want to start paying attention to the potion mechanics if you haven’t already. Rather than ploughing straight through the main story missions, it’s worth your while to start looking around all the little white ‘?’ symbols that mark the World Map. Roach and fast travel become much more important at this point in the game, and upgrading saddlebags, item disassembly and the sale of vendor trash become tasks you now have to manage.

Head south and you’re as likely to find a level 22 enemy you can’t kill as you are a swarm of level four drowners you can cast aside with little effort. This section of the world is tremendously large, and the enemies aren’t always properly ‘zoned’ by level. Being dumped into the swampland of Velen is intimidating to a fault. The ‘ashen haired’ womanĪlthough you’re now aware of the purpose of your adventure, it’s also the perfect time to write your own story. Instead of find Yennefer, it’s find Ciri who is being chased by devil riders who look like World of Warcraft‘s Lich King. Following Yennefer unlocks a whole lot more of the main story, not to mention introducing the main purpose of Geralt’s adventure in The Witcher 3. The Orchard was a brilliant opening zone, had an envy-inspiring mix of textures and environments for players to enjoy and enough monster variety to make it worth exploring in it’s entirety. Thankfully, these options start to become available in game once you leave newbie zone – White Orchard. Picking up right where I left off a few days ago, Geralt has matured somewhat, his facial hair has grown out and he’s in desperate need of a shave.

Witcher 3 inventory space