Hearts of Stone - Release Date

CD Projekt RED announced the first Witcher 3: Wild Hunt expansion Hearts of Stone will be released on October 13, 2015. Here is the new video with the announcement.

Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DnGJ1SD09U

Step once again into the shoes of Geralt of Rivia, a professional monster slayer, now hired to defeat a ruthless bandit captain, Olgierd von Everec, a man who possesses the power of immortality. The expansion lets you choose your own path through an experience that includes recruiting a crew of break-in artists, spending a night partying with a ghost and outsmarting the most bizarre creatures Geralt has ever faced.

Launching October 13th, 2015, Hearts of Stone packs over 10 hours of new adventures that introduces new characters, powerful monsters, unique romance, and a brand new storyline shaped by player choices. The expansion also introduces a brand-new system of Runewords that significantly affects gameplay. Each Runeword will impact different aspects of in-game mechanics, allowing players to experiment with various strategies and tactics.

Along with the digital release, gamers will also be able to purchase a special, limited boxed edition of Hearts of Stone (SRP $19.99) available at selected retailers worldwide. The box contains a digital download code for the expansion, two masterfully crafted physical decks of Gwent, the card game set in the world of The Witcher, as well as a detailed manual explaining the rules. With two unique sets of cards, Monsters and Scoia’tael ready to go, you and your friends can now engage in tactical combat on a grand scale outside of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt!

They release a couple of screenshots, from the Hearts of Stone expansion, and I must say it looks lovely. I love the bright screenshots. And the one with Geralt dancing with Shani. I can't wait. I probably won't be getting into the expansion until the second one comes out next year, since I'm currently reading the Witcher novels, and plan on replaying W1/2 before restarting my W3 playthrough. And I hope to have both expansions out by then.

http://wccftech.com/the-witcher-iii-…shots-details/

I'll try playing this again after the expansions are released and - hopefully - some mods are out that make items worth looking for, so I have a reason to explore.

Same days as WL2 EE. Here is hope that DOS EE will be release at least one week after that…

That giant toad looks like one mean Gwent player.

Anyone know what the idea level range is for these new quests?

Originally Posted by JDR13
Anyone know what the idea level range is for these new quests?

They're saying the suggested level for starting them is around 30.

The launch trailer has landed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1&v=ffdxS9R6NTE

Originally Posted by wiretripped
The launch trailer has landed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1&v=ffdxS9R6NTE

The launch trailer looks all kinds of awesome. Excitement levels are through the roof. And I love the idea of tackling the issue of immortality. I really hope they go into the philosophical issues that come with that. It has great potential.

It's available now. I'm downloading as I type this, but I haven't decided if I'm going to play it right away.

It's 2.1 GB if anyone is curious. Only 1/8 the size of that last patch.

Originally Posted by JDR13
It's 2.1 GB if anyone is curious. Only 1/8 the size of that last patch.

Yeah that struck me as well. Compared to 1.10 it's TINY!

Originally Posted by zahratustra
Yeah that struck me as well. Compared to 1.10 it's TINY!

For GOG, at least for me I think, it seems to have been pre-loaded as part of the 1.10 patch. That patch was 17gigs for me, on GOG. Because last night, when the clock hit 2:00, the game was available, but it didn't do any download.

And checking the expansion downloaded separately, it's reported by GOG at 4 gigs.

I'm on GOG as well so you are most likely right but how about those who decided not to buy HoS? Did they get over 2 gigs of stuffing with 1.10?

You need to check the Heart of Stone DLC in Configure in GOG Galaxy to get it to download. I was at 1.10 and it wasn't downloaded for me.

I started it yesterday. I either don't remember how to play this or the new content is harder then in the main game and that's just for the wildlife.

Apparently bosses are harder too.

Seems like I need to change my comment about the content being harder. My game was not on normal like I expect it to be. I mixed the difficulty level with Gwent.