There's a pretty nasty bug to be found in newly released expansion The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine. When we encountered it, we were hoping that it was merely an isolated incident, but after trying just about everything - reloading our save, changing the time of day in-game, etc. - we can't seem to make it go away. And unfortunately, it sounds like we're not the only ones to have discovered this annoyance.
Indeed, a quick Google search reveals that quite a few players are having the same problem. Without spoiling anything, the bug occurs during the secondary quest "Warble of a Smitten Knight". During this quest, Geralt can participate in some basic training exercises, and one of them involves riding his horse, Roach.
However, once a cutscene plays out and you regain control of Geralt, who is now atop Roach, there's a chance that you won't be able to move. You can't gallop, you can't get off, and you can't complete this portion of the quest. The only thing that you actually can do is open the main menu and reload a previous save that brings you back to a point before you began this part of the quest - that's your only option if you're unlucky enough stumble across this bug.
Fortunately, there is a way to get around the bug, but it's not really ideal as it involves skipping this bit of the quest. The aforementioned training exercises can be skipped entirely through a dialogue choice with the quest giver - but be warned: you can only opt out of the horse riding exercise before telling the quest giver that you'll do it. The good news, however, is that skipping training doesn't have an impact on how the rest of the quest plays out, so you don't have to worry about missing anything too important.
Have you encountered this quest-breaking bug? Stay safe and avoid training in the comments section below.
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Yikes! Thanks for the heads up. Luckily I haven't got to this quest yet, I'm still just walking around admiring the breathtaking scenery. It's absolutely gorgeous.
Thanks for the heads up! I am guilty of just walking around too
@Feena @ApostateMage There's a chance that it won't be bugged for you anyway, but just be sure to make a save before starting that quest!
Hopefully it gets fixed soon then, I stumbled on my Witcher save when it first came out with the glitch where Roche got trapped on a tree branch in the road when you're meant to follow him. Should probably get back to the game after I finish Wild Arms 3.
That sucks. I have been to busy with question mark locations and searching for Grandmaster gear to do to many quests. Those Archespores were a pain at first.
@Splat Absolute **** of an enemy. Getting used to fighting them now, but wow are they a pain in the bum.
Hopefully will be fixed soon, I trust CD Project Red, such a great company, many devs should learn a thing or two from these guys.
I forgot to mention how great it is to be able to read notes,letters ect that you need for quests without opening the inventory. A small tweak but a great one.
Good to know.
My only complaint so far is that the people of Toussaint actually lock their doors & I can't go inside many houses (I guess they heard stories about 'Geralt of Klepto')
Thanks that I'll start to play Blood Wine only on the end of July so I'll wait for patches.
Thanks for the spoiler free heads up. Luckily for me, no issue with the training exercises.
I encountered this bug last night and found my way around it, not knowing a nastier bug laid in wait. I now can's use the lock on and nothing I do, like reloading my save works, so looks like I'm stuck.
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