I love to roam the open world of Witcher, and can't help noticing lots of game time is passing away while doing so. Day and night, over and over.
So far I did not notice any possible influence it might have on quests (neither the main quest, nor any side quest) however I have a feeling I might miss (or already missed) some things available only if I act quickly and finish things in a certain time range.
Can anyone tell for sure if there is any meaning, or side effects, to the passing days?
Best Answer
For the most part no, however some quests will require you to be present in a given location at/around a certain time of day/night. And you can't, for instance, hunt nightwraiths at high noon (or noonwraiths at midnight), and most villagers will sleep during the night and work during the day, and so on.
And of course, if you go to sleep for 16 hours when you're supposed to be protecting the burial detail from necrophages there will be consequences (such as failing the quest because, you know, everyone got eaten while you were having your nap). You can fail some active quests by taking too long, going to sleep, or otherwise wandering off when important things are happening. But those situations tend to be obvious, and are the exception rather than the rule.
But in terms of whether or not the passage of entire days/weeks/months makes a difference? No. Except your beard will get longer.