[W3EE Redux Next Gen v1.39h] Scenes of combat 4 - The troll, armoured brigands, the slyzzard

I dislike slyzzards. The human fights are nothing to write home about, granted, but these are still noteworthy highlights, I think.
All:
Apple juice, Corvo Bianco, workbench, grindstone and meditation buffs.
The slyzzard:
Superior Rime oil, Apple juice, Corvo Bianco, workbench, grindstone and meditation buffs.
Dire Wolf difficulty, default Redux settings. Stamina mode: Redux. Starting gear, no talents assigned.
0:00 The troll
1:26 Armoured human x 5
2:45 Armoured human x 6 (close call)
5:02 Heavy human x 2
6:19 The slyzzard
Witcher 3 Enhanced Edition Redux:
www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mo...
Geralt's looks (modlist and immersive cam settings in the description):
www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mo...

[@sayyytttan]

4:37 that kick was hilarious

[@walhallberserker610]

I recently tried out W3EE redux and I found it very hard to get into, any tips? and also is there any reason you are not using BiA?

[@DartiousEst]

@@walhallberserker610 1. I don't care about BiA and what miniscule changes it introduces into the game I have already beaten dozens of times by this point. It's definitely not worth the effort of merging with W3EE.
2. How to get into the mod. As much as I dislike this analogy for Dark Souls is extremely shallow in comparison, forget everything you learned playing vanilla Witcher and imagine this is another soulslike. Observe enemy NPCs in combat, study their patterns and try to preempt their movement with attack bending and careful positioning. It's all about knowing what's going to happen half a second into the future rather than hard-reading and reacting on the spot. Just play the game, bear with it.

[@TheFilo09]

Hey friend! A noob question here, but how exactly do you attack to make sort of a bend and land the hit behind the target? Is it a special attack modifier? Seems like you aren't locked on your target. Thanks for the answer, you're a beast! 👍🏼

[@DartiousEst]

You're not supposed to be playing W3EE with the vanilla auto-targeting enabled. It is on by default to make the life of newer players somewhat easier and the controls more intuitive, but what you really need to strive for is pure manual inputs:
W3EE - Gameplay - Controls - General.
Pick Camera targeting and set Automatic targeting to off.
W3EE - Gameplay - Controls - Combat Stance.
Dynamic combat stance to off.
Once the auto-targeting is off, you will aim Geralt's swings with the camera and can sort of "curve" or "bend" your attacks if you move your camera in the windup phase of the attack animation. Attack bending is compatible with stationary strong and fast attacks, but long and medium range modifiers is where this mechanic lets you pull off some stunts.
You *are* aware of long medium distance modifier keys to be used with normal attacks, right?

[@TheFilo09]

@@DartiousEst I see! I will def try it out tomorrow. Thank your for the quick answer! And yes I am aware of the modifiers 😁

[@DartiousEst]

@@TheFilo09 The most common trick, as you may have noticed, is to aim away from the target, attack and then bring the camera back to the enemy once you're behind them. This allows you to evade and score a hit all in one smooth motion which can then be repeated as many times as you like. Both lore-friendly and practical pirouettes, if you will.
You generally don't want to be attacking head-on - always, even when standing still and the enemy is right next to you, try to aim to the side and curve for your own safety.
In W3EE, you're meant to evade by bending or sprinting - with these mechanics, hard-dodging or hard-rolling manually are simply redundant.

[@TheFilo09]

@@DartiousEst Nicely explained! I will test it out a bit and see how it goes. It's an amazing mod! 😁