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[GymWolf]

Completely defeats the purpose of the puzzle but ok.

Also seems like you may have to verify the integrity of your files if geometry just fails to render like that.

Yeah, other than some ground texture pop in i had zero graphical glitch in 20 hours.

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

Its gonna be the biggest selling game of the year, I can't think of much else this year thats going to compete

Keep in mind, this is before the PS4/Xbox One and Switch releases in April as well

right, this is only physical games. digital sales on console aren't counted yet and then you still have PC sales.

and then like you say we're still waiting for PS4/XB1/Switch versions. A lot of people still don't have a PS5/XSX or a PC. Shit is gonna sell like crazy.

 

[AV]

I just took a picture of it with my phone.

Yeah that's what I said I did, but taking 15 seconds to install the mod while waiting for work emails removes the need!

 

[Gerdav]

I just took a picture of it with my phone.

They are 2-3 seconds at their very worst, and they only generally are that long when you go from inside to outside or vice versa. Otherwise, there is very little loading, so calling load times dogshit is a bit ridiculous.

The only loading screens I get are when fast travelling which are 2-3 seconds, but I rarely fast travel because the world is too good for that, going from inside to outside in Hogwarts I get a slight freeze and spinning blue circle that lasts barely half a second.

 

[kikkis]

Those level 20 spiders were bit odd difficulty bump in otherwise fairly even game.

 

[Freeza93]

Those level 20 spiders were bit odd difficulty bump in otherwise fairly even game.

sneak past…they are not on the way if its that quest i think of now

 

[kikkis]

sneak past…they are not on the way if its that quest i think of now

Well i defeated them so it's not an issue anymore.

 

[Freeza93]

Well i defeated them so it's not an issue anymore.

it was on hard for me lol thats why i know taking the other way is easier and probably intended

 

[Jayjayhd34]

How do you equip legendary gear it just tells take it room requirements.

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

Trying to remember where I've seen those chests with eyes so I can go open them. Didn't know how to open them. Is there a guide of where I can find them? I know there is one in the the herbology greenhouses but the rest I cant remember.

 

[AV]

How do you equip legendary gear it just tells take it room requirements.

You unlock the room after a few hours, just keep playing

Trying to remember where I've seen those chests with eyes so I can go open them. Didn't know how to open them. Is there a guide of where I can find them? I know there is one in the the herbology greenhouses but the rest I cant remember.

I felt like a right idiot having the correct spell for so long and just not thinking to use it. There's one under a bridge in Hogsmeade that's all I remember

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

You unlock the room after a few hours, just keep playing



I felt like a right idiot having the correct spell for so long and just not thinking to use it. There's one under a bridge in Hogsmeade that's all I remember

Yeah i was the same. I was waiting for a quest explaining it or something but I asked on here and someone said it's the dillusionment charm you use lol.

 

[AV]

Yeah i was the same. I was waiting for a quest explaining it or something but I asked on here and someone said it's the dillusionment charm you use lol.

They have a BUTTload of gold in the ones I opened. Went from not having nearly enough gold for all the stuff I wanted at the start to having nothing to spend it on after 20hrs (which of course I did, I've played the damn game for 20hrs)

 

[Jayjayhd34]

You unlock the room after a few hours, just keep playing



I felt like a right idiot having the correct spell for so long and just not thinking to use it. There's one under a bridge in Hogsmeade that's all I remember

I’ve already unlocked it I’ve tried everything I can think in room requiments loom doesn’t do anything

 

[AV]

I’ve already unlocked it I’ve tried everything I can think in room requiments loom doesn’t do anything

It's one of the first things they tell you how to do in there, use the big station that was already in when you got in

You might have removed it if you went on a big deleting spree, just plop it back down from the tools menu

 

[T_T]

Massive success for Avalanche. Hopefully they greatly increase the budget and studio size for the inevitable sequel. Having such a solid foundation with HL, the sky is the limit for the future iterations.

 

[Ducktail]

Nah it doesn't add the solution, it adds numbers around the edges so I don't have to look at the picture I took of the key on my phone every time, or go into the inventory and open the note.

You just have to look at the door frame and count. It's in order, 0 to 9 I believe...

 

[Labadal]

How bad is the level scaling in this game?

 

[BadBurger]

How bad is the level scaling in this game?

It's pretty constant as you level, but your talents make you so much more powerful I haven't found it be a nuisance.

 

[AV]

You just have to look at the door frame and count. It's in order, 0 to 9 I believe...

Yeah I just realised that all too late haha. Before I found the note I was trying to count appendages and it almost works. 1 unicorn horn, 3 hydra heads, 5 legs on the crab thing, 8 legged spider, last thing has 9... heads or necks.

 

[Nankatsu]

So max level is 40?

I'm only 15 hours in and I'm already level 20.

I think I'm honestly going to slide the difficulty up, because once you get into the counter system game on normal is super easy.

 

[Moneal]

Yeah I just realised that all too late haha. Before I found the note I was trying to count appendages and it almost works. 1 unicorn horn, 3 hydra heads, 5 legs on the crab thing, 8 legged spider, last thing has 9... heads or necks.

That is how it works. I forget how they all factor in.

How bad is the level scaling in this game?

If you out level you can usually kill in a single combo or 2. If you are out leveled it will take a few. I've killed thing 10 levels above me with a little work. They also hit harder. It's not too bad.

So max level is 40?

I'm only 15 hours in and I'm already level 20.

I think I'm honestly going to slide the difficulty up, because once you get into the counter system game on normal is super easy.

Leveling slows down a lot around level 30, unless you grind.

 

[AV]

That is how it works. I forget how they all factor in.

It seems to be although some are kinda shit. The Octopus looking thing represents 7 with 4 visible tentacles. Couldn't believe it took me that long to realise they were just in order clockwise though.

I think I'm honestly going to slide the difficulty up, because once you get into the counter system game on normal is super easy.

Try it although when I cranked mine up some fights were killing me in 2 hits. Kinda wish there was a level in-between. Don't need my comfy HP game to quite be Dark Souls but it's a shame that normal is mostly very easy, there's an arena that made me use a few pots and that's about it.

 

[drganon]

Supposedly Amazon will be sending my copy on the 20th. Hoping it arrives earlier.

 

[Osthyvel]

Only 8h in, but i really hope to see some dlc in the future, it would be awesome with some kind of mp in the game...

Hogwarts Legacy Battle Royale (no, not really)

This universe is to good to not expand =)

 

[Sybrix]

Only 8h in, but i really hope to see some dlc in the future, it would be awesome with some kind of mp in the game...

Hogwarts Legacy Battle Royale (no, not really)

This universe is to good to not expand =)

Yup, the possibilities for SP DLC are endless in this game.

I think a Quidditch DLC is a given right?

 

[ABeezy1388]

The inner man-child in me is real. I cannot WAIT to be done working today so I can spend all afternoon/evening playing. I cannot stop thinking about this game and the enjoyment it’s bringing me.

 

[Satansblade]

Yup, the possibilities for SP DLC are endless in this game.

I think a Quidditch DLC is a given right?

Why would it be a given? Flying on a broom is cool, but it's not nearly refined enough to make quidditch fun.
I truly enjoy the potterverse, but i'll never understand the love of quidditch.

 

[Sybrix]

Why would it be a given? Flying on a broom is cool, but it's not nearly refined enough to make quidditch fun.
I truly enjoy the potterverse, but i'll never understand the love of quidditch.

It's a Harry Potter staple isnt it? Any excuse to use the broom more is fine with me, though i do agree it needs to be refined.

Tbh im not a huge HP fan, however i do love this game because its a solid RPG.

 

[BadBurger]

With a few minor changes to flight they could pull off Quidditch. They'd have to provide a way for rapid turns, that's for sure.

 

[GymWolf]

Not a story spoiler, just a big ass image.

Spoiler

 

[adamsapple]

I finished my binge of the HP movies over the weekend (never seen all of them before).

I feel like I'm ready to jump into this head first.

 

[SlimySnake]

Not a story spoiler, just a big ass image.

Spoiler

lol shes super cute. I was like what is this wizardry? An attractive woman in a 2023 video game???

 

[GreenAlien]

Am I the only one disappointed with student dialogue? It's like those unnamed NPCs are just talking to themselves instead of with each other. :-/ Sometimes it's almost like a conversation.. almost.. Maybe it's just a bug that delivers the lines out of order?

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Look at my smug bitch, I mean witch I def have her be a huge bitch sometimes though

Am I the only one disappointed with student dialogue? It's like those unnamed NPCs are just talking to themselves instead of with each other. :-/ Sometimes it's almost like a conversation.. almost.. Maybe it's just a bug that delivers the lines out of order?

Seems to me the devs just assume most people will just run past them and just catch snippets of dialogue, it's only really the random events that play out like real conversations.

 

[BadBurger]

I feel like garbage today (I feel like I have the world's worst hangover, though I haven't drank anything in days) and didn't feel like putting much effort into a large fight. So I turned invisible, hid behind some stuff, and released all of my man-eating cabbages. It's sad I suck so much, that the cabbages seemed to be more fearsome opponents than I am.

 

[Agent_Nobody]

I feel like garbage today (I feel like I have the world's worst hangover, though I haven't drank anything in days) and didn't feel like putting much effort into a large fight. So I turned invisible, hid behind some stuff, and released all of my man-eating cabbages. It's sad I suck so much, that the cabbages seemed to be more fearsome opponents than I am.

Stealth is pretty OP in this game and in most scenarios gives a valid alternative to a straight up fight. I prefer concentrating on keeping a rotation of spells going constantly (the ABCs of ‘always be casting’) but it’s nice to see they have options for different playstyles.

 

[Moneal]

I feel like garbage today (I feel like I have the world's worst hangover, though I haven't drank anything in days) and didn't feel like putting much effort into a large fight. So I turned invisible, hid behind some stuff, and released all of my man-eating cabbages. It's sad I suck so much, that the cabbages seemed to be more fearsome opponents than I am.

It seems cabbages are a broken build. Combine them with tentacula for shield breaking and put on plant damage trait on your gear and everything melts.

 

[Agent_Nobody]

And to be fair I have some laziness in my own play-style: I don’t think I’ve bothered blocking anything in the last 20 hours of play. I kinda just look at it like the Arkham games where since the dodge button covers everything and it’s more forgiving on timing so it’s like why would I bother countering?

 

[KyoZz]

Hogwarts Legacy Interactive Map, if anyone is interested:

World | Hogwarts Legacy Map | Map Genie

Hogwarts Legacy Interactive Map - Collectibles, Merlin Trials, Floo Flames, Eye Puzzles, Magical Beasts, Gold Chests & more! Use the progress tracker to get 100%!

mapgenie.io

I used it to capture Thestral because I couldn't find a single one. Turns out I was very unlucky because I looked for quite a bit of time and I walked right past it several times.

Also some must have mods imo:

ROR Upgrado (Room of Requirement)

Increase yield from beasts, plants and potions! + Conjure anything! Increase the amount items you can Conjure (Potion Stations, Feeders, Toy Box's, Plant Pots) Save All Species

www.nexusmods.com

Smaller UI

Makes the UI smaller.

www.nexusmods.com

Dot Reticle

Replaces The Aim Circle With A Dot

www.nexusmods.com

Nimbus 2000 Broom

Nimbus 2000

www.nexusmods.com

 

[GymWolf]

Hogwarts Legacy Interactive Map, if anyone is interested:

World | Hogwarts Legacy Map | Map Genie

Hogwarts Legacy Interactive Map - Collectibles, Merlin Trials, Floo Flames, Eye Puzzles, Magical Beasts, Gold Chests & more! Use the progress tracker to get 100%!

mapgenie.io

I used it to capture Thestral because I couldn't find a single one. Turns out I was very unlucky because I looked for quite a bit of time and I walked right past it several times.

Also some must have mods imo:

ROR Upgrado (Room of Requirement)

Increase yield from beasts, plants and potions! + Conjure anything! Increase the amount items you can Conjure (Potion Stations, Feeders, Toy Box's, Plant Pots) Save All Species

www.nexusmods.com

Smaller UI

Makes the UI smaller.

www.nexusmods.com

Dot Reticle

Replaces The Aim Circle With A Dot

www.nexusmods.com

Nimbus 2000 Broom

Nimbus 2000

www.nexusmods.com

You walk close to some thestrals during a mission with natty.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Stealth is pretty OP in this game and in most scenarios gives a valid alternative to a straight up fight.

Yeah did one mission completely in stealth and even named "boss" enemies died in one stealth takedown.
Felt nice doing some splinter cell like gameplay.

 

[Agent_Nobody]

You walk close to some thestrals during a mission with natty.

Yeah the thestrals aren’t that hard to come by. It’s the unicorns that are a pain in the ass as far as getting a pair (think they only spawn one at a time, and I think there’s only the one spot that they spawn).

 

[GymWolf]

Yeah the thestrals aren’t that hard to come by. It’s the unicorns that are a pain in the ass as far as getting a pair (think they only spawn one at a time, and I think there’s only the one spot that they spawn).

Why do you need a pair? Are you moses?

 

[dorkimoe]

Is there a faster way to the inventory? I have to change between 3 menus everytime I loot something

 

[Agent_Nobody]

Why do you need a pair? Are you moses?

Ahem, when a male unicorn loves a female unicorn very much…

 

[niilokin]

lol quidditch esports would be something

 

[KyoZz]

Yeah the thestrals aren’t that hard to come by. It’s the unicorns that are a pain in the ass as far as getting a pair (think they only spawn one at a time, and I think there’s only the one spot that they spawn).

Funny enought, that was the first annimal I captured after getting the bag. And I captured two of those (for good measure).
I just captured the first one, then went to the left of the Forbidden Forest to get some Giant Purple Toads. I went back to where I had found the first Unicorn and another had spawned.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

The Sacred Symbols ot is kind of dead so I'll post this here. Discussion starts at about 1 hour 13 minutes. TLDW. Dustin loves it. Colin hasn't played it yet but loves it for other reasons wink wink.

 

[Agent_Nobody]

Funny enought, that was the first annimal I captured after getting the bag. And I captured two of those (for good measure).
I just captured the first one, then went to the left of the Forbidden Forest to get some Giant Purple Toads. I went back to where I had found the first Unicorn and another had spawned.

It’s mainly that it’s 50/50 on male/female, so if you’re like me it’s like flipping a coin 50 times and getting heads every time when I need tails . LoL doesn’t help that there are shiny versions ala Pokemon the evil bastards .