The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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Playing House

Playing House

Use all available options for developing Corvo Bianco.

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How to unlock the Playing House achievement in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Definitive Guide

This achievement is a very costly achievement and you need a total of 14,000 crowns (standard currency) to complete it as below. Note: this achievement appears to be bugged for multiple people. To fix, reset your xbox then load a previous save (autosave/checkpoint) from partway through buying, complete as normal and you should be ok.

Firstly, to gain Corvo Bianco you must defeat the rock monster and meet the Duchess. She will give it to you in a cutscene. After the cutscene you will be on your horse, you can either ignore that quest, or just keep going until you have finished it.

Once you are free to, go to Corvo Bianco (where you defeated the Bruxa, there is a green chest on the map) and head to the entrance of the main house. A cutscene will start and you must follow the quest "No Place Like Home". You will follow your Majordomo around the area until finally you will end up inside the house and can purchase renovations from your Majordomo after talking to him.

This is what I did to unlock the achievement:

Begin by purchasing the general house upgrade for 5000 crowns, then buy the grindstone and the armouring table under the grounds upgrades for 1000 crowns each. Then wait three days using meditation.

Now talk to him again and under the house upgrades buy the bed for 1000 crowns, the weapon rack and armour stand for 500 crowns each, and finally the guest room upgrade for 1000 crowns. Now under the grounds upgrades buy the stable upgrade and herbs for the garden for 2000 crowns each. Wait two days and talk to the Majordomo again for the achievement.

Total crowns spent: 14,000. If you need more money then save and go to the tournament grounds just south of your estate and sell as much as you need to the armoursmith and weaponsmith, then just reload once you have the achievement.

Thanks to HaloMonkey3009 for finding the bug fix.
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31 May 2016 14:38

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Probably a typo because your total crowns spent checks out, but the general house upgrade was 5000 and not 3000.
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By djohnnieke on 01 Jun 2016 12:09
Of course, thank you :).
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By Qozul on 01 Jun 2016 12:37
Just bought all the upgrades but no achievement... think it might be bugged
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By HaloMonkey3009 on 01 Jun 2016 16:13
It may well be bugged, this game has a history of these sorts of problems. However, make sure you have tried doing it again after reloading a save, and also check the achievements app to see if it is glitched on there. It may be possible that it will just unlock in a day or two.

If all else fails then the best option is probably to start a new game with the blood and wine pre-made character and just speedrun to get this, since it isn't too deep in.
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By Qozul on 01 Jun 2016 16:40
Finally got it to unlock by doing a hard reset of my xbox and then loading a checkpoint that the game made from when partway through buying all the upgrades and buying them all again
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By HaloMonkey3009 on 01 Jun 2016 16:55
Good, I'm glad it worked out for you.
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By Qozul on 01 Jun 2016 17:58
This achievement also glitched on me (100% but not unlocked) but as previously stated, reloading an auto save and re-doing it unlocked for me too. Might be worth adding it as a footnote in your guide to save people stressing out.
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By CyberMartyr88 on 01 Jun 2016 19:08
Done. I never add bugs to guides unless multiple people have the issue, so thanks for the confirmation that it occurs.
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By Qozul on 01 Jun 2016 19:16
Hello again Qozul, I was able to get the achievement, though none of the upgrades are shown. House still looks terrible, the icons for the grindstone and workbench are on the minimap, but are not physically there. Cannot access bed, everything looks just the same as before the renovations etc.. Hopefully they will fix in next patch. As far as the achievement goes however, it was still unlocked thankfully
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By ThePlatinumKush on 02 Jun 2016 15:25
Im stuck at "wait 2 days for the stable refurbishment to finish" it just wont progress..and i cant reload a save..oh well
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By TheMaize on 03 Jun 2016 17:42
Im stuck at "wait 2 days for the stable refurbishment to finish" it just wont progress..and i cant reload a save..oh well
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By TheMaize on 04 Jun 2016 04:46
Soultion with hard reset worked for me! Just skipped through all the dialogues with X and skipped the optional target :)
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By GD Great Healer on 04 Jun 2016 11:01
Not sure the best place to ask this, but is anyone having issues with these unlocking on TA?
I have the achievements, they show on my xbox, but not on TA... have requested refresh, but been like this for days...
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By VaderAG on 06 Sep 2016 09:18
I've never had this problem, but I would suggest looking on the FAQ: TrueAchievements FAQ - START HERE

and/or contacting support under the main menu drop down (near the bottom on the right).
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By Qozul on 06 Sep 2016 10:05
Turns out it's an xbox privacy setting... d'oh!
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By VaderAG on 06 Sep 2016 10:15
Worked for me 2 load halfway checkpoint auto save to get the chivo POPPED toast Janitorial January 2018 HURRICANE
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By Thunder Rolling on 26 Jan 2018 21:30
It took resetting my Xbox and then relaxing a save three times to get this to pop. How annoying.
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By Trombonafide on 01 May 2022 00:21
after 4 hard reset no achievement i think the update fuck somthing

fuck me !!!
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By Zk x Harambe on 07 Feb 2023 01:42
So that everyone knows, this worked for me first time so I have no experience personally fixing these bugs. However, I can give you suggestions that I would try if this were to happen to me, this does not mean it will definitely help.

For you, TheMaize, I struggle to believe that there are truly no saves even from before you began this, however if there aren't then you could just progress as normal and see if it fixes itself (since you can't go back), or if it continues to be an issue then just do a new playthrough on the blood and wine pre-made character and should be able to get this fairly quickly (maybe an hour or so).
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By Qozul on 04 Jun 2016 08:28
It seems to mess up the achievement if you fast travel to another zone. It's best to save up and do it all in one sitting. My main save is like 3 hours in, so I'll wait for a fix on that, but I did reload an old save to get the achievement.
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By Fuzzmeister J on 03 Jun 2016 04:30
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After you arrived in Toussaint and followed the Mainquest a bit you get your own Vineyard.

To upgrade your Vineyard Corvo Bianco completely you need 14.000 crowns, that may seem a lot but after killing countless Bandits (good spot is here, here and here, also make sure you sell them at a Blacksmith/Armorer) and selling there Weapon this shouldn't be any problem. Also check your Inventory, I sold a lot of crafting materials that and got over 10.000 crowns out of it.

First you can upgrade your House (5000 crowns), add an Armor Repair Table (1000 crowns) and a Grindstone (1000 crowns). After that you need to meditate for about 3 days for the Upgrades to be completed.

After that you can build a stable for Rouch (2000 crowns), a herb garden (2000 crowns), a new bed (1000 crowns), a weapon rack (500 crowns), a armor stand (500 crowns) and a guest room (1000 crowns). meditate again for two days and your Vineyard is fully upgraded and you get the Playing House Achievement
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31 May 2016 17:34

You'll be given an estate as part of the main quest, after arriving in Touissant and meeting with the Duchess (and the immediate aftermath of that meeting). For this achievement you have to fully upgrade the estate. There's not much to it beyond needing the coin: 14,000 total gold. Just tell your majordomo what you want to upgrade and wait the requisite amount of time (1-3 days, depending on the upgrade) for it to unlock.

At first you can only do 3 upgrades: one to the house in general (5000 gold), two outdoors (armorer and weapon enhancement stations): 1000 gold each. Once the house upgrade is done, 4 additional internal upgrades unlock: a better bed (1000 gold), guest room (1000 gold), extra armor stands (500 gold), extra weapon racks (500 gold). Once the initial two outer upgrades are done, two additional ones unlock: herb garden (2000 gold), stables (2000 gold).

When all 9 upgrades have been purchased, talked to your majordomo again and the quest will finish and the achievement will unlock.

You can display trophies, artwork, weapons, and armor in various parts of the house, but none of these are required for the achievement.
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When I went after this achievement it popped as soon as the timer ran out on the last upgrade, not after turning it in/returning to Corvo Bianco.
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By MissDirect on 23 Dec 2019 06:40

You will be given the deed to Corvo Bianco during "The Beast of Toussaint" quest. This will also start the "No Place Like Home" quest. Go to Corvo Bianco and talk to Majordomo. Go on the tour with him to unlock the ability to develop your property. Once the tour is done you can talk to Majordomo for renovating. There is a total of 9 different improvements you can make to restore your property to its former glory, which will cost you a total of 14,000.

  • House Renovation - 5,000
  • Armor Repair Table - 1,000
  • Grindstone - 1,000
  • Stable - 2,000
  • Garden - 2,000
  • Bed - 1,000
  • Guest Room - 1,000
  • Weapon Rack - 500
  • Armor Stand - 500
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This involves the "No Place Like Home" quest. Go to Corvo Bianco and talk to Majordomo. Go on the tour with him to unlock the ability to develop your property. There are a total of 9 different improvements you can make to restore your property. All which will cost you a total of 14,000.
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13 Jun 2016 05:50

After slaying the Shaelmaar during “The Beast of Toussaint," there will be a lengthy cutscene between Geralt and the Duchess. During this time you will be granted the deed to Corvo Bianco. You can now choose to press on with the subsequent quest (which is quite urgent) or return to Corvo Bianco at once.

Whenever you decide to revisit the estate, you will trigger a cutscene with your Majordomo, Barnabas-Basil, in the courtyard. This will start the “No Place Like Home” quest. At the end of the vineyard tour Basil will offer his services in renovating the estate. You can now engage in dialogue with him to begin renovations. You will need 14,000 coins total for this achievement.

Start with the first option: upgrading the house. This will cost 5,000 coins. Next, upgrade the grounds via a grindstone and armorer’s table; each will cost 1,000 coins. Now you will need to meditate three full days in order to see these three upgrades complete.

Speak with Basil once the primary renovations are complete and you can now purchase the following inner-house and courtyard upgrades:

  • Bed – 1000 coins
  • Weapon Rack – 500 coins
  • Armor Stand – 500 coins
  • Guest Room – 1000 coins
  • Stable – 2000 coins
  • Herb Garden – 2000 coins

You will need to wait another two full days to see these renovations complete. Once they’re done the achievement will unlock as Corvo Bianco is restored to its former glory.

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It will take 14,000 crowns, and the trophy is yours.
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02 Jun 2016 16:34

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The estate serves more of a decorative function. The main benefit is quick access to the laboratory for making potions and mutagens. For all the details about renovations, guests, improvements and decorations, see the detailed guide to Corvo Bianco .
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By carnivale on 06 Nov 2017 10:49
You will need 14,000 crowns to completely improve the estate.
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18 Jun 2016 22:56