One of the many secondary quests inThe Witcher 3is named ‘Hard Times’.

Unfortunately, the quest also has a significant bug that stops many players from finishing it.

Before you’ve got the option to truly begin the quest, you need totake the monster down.

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Cover your silver blade in Ogroid Oil and possibly equip Quen in preparation for this battle.

As you’d expect from their size, Cyclopses are very strong but slightly slow.

As you’d expect,you gotta follow the blood splatters.

The Witcher 3 Screenshot Of Starting Point Of Hard Times Quest

Close to the beasts is another body that you must examine to find a letter.

The smith you’re looking for is in the small courtyard beside the main entrance.

There’sa very well-known bug where the man is not there, or you simply can’t talk to him.

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