The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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The Doppler Effect

The Doppler Effect

Resolve the doppler problem in Novigrad.

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How to unlock the The Doppler Effect achievement in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Definitive Guide

Tipp: This Contract is a good Target for the Even Odds Achievement
The Witcher 3: Wild HuntEven OddsThe Even Odds achievement in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt worth 66 pointsKill 2 monsters you have a contract on without using Signs, potions, mutagens, oils or bombs.


You get this Contract Named An Elusive Thief (Level 13) in Novigrad from the Notice Board in Hierarch Square. Go to the Marketplace during Day and Talk to Sylvester Amello. Then use the Witcher Senses to the Thiefs House and follow his trail again.

If you let him live you get a good Diagram for a Weapon: Gnomish Gwyhyr Steel Sword (if you have hit Level 42 :D)
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22 May 2015 06:23

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You get the achievement for letting it live as well.
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By Dresden N7 on 26 May 2015 08:03
Rly? Didn't unlock for me, that why load a savegame and killed him, but updated.
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By King fiShiZ on 26 May 2015 08:10
I can confirm, achievement also unlocks when letting the doppler live.
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By xROELOFx on 30 May 2015 22:27
Yup whatever you choose you just need to finish the quest for the achievement.
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By WhyattThrash on 18 Jun 2015 22:11
Confirmed, I let him run off and got it. Didn't even realise there was an achievement for it
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By Lavindathar on 30 Jul 2015 18:03
Do you have to do it before the "critical part" of the game? Because I can't find the contract on the boards and can't find this Sylvester...
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By CM Trance on 09 Apr 2016 02:19
I had to reload an old savegame and replay the mission killing him to get this unlocked
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By zeno2k on 16 Aug 2016 16:21
There's an issue with lots of achievements in especially the GOTY edition that they don't unlock the first time you complete the objective. If you have an earlier save you can just try to redo it.
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By WhyattThrash on 24 Jul 2017 18:37
I turned it in twice after letting him live and then once after killing him and got nothing. After doing a hard reset I reloaded and killed him again and it popped.. Definitely worth having saves before turning in achievement quests it seems.
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By xTMx Voytek on 03 Feb 2020 15:28
The hard reset trick worked for me too.
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By flipmodeXXIII on 04 Sep 2020 03:37
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Complete the Witcher Contract: An Elusive Thief. Suggested level is 13, so you can go for it at level 10 if you want and should do fine. Super easy, just minor detective stuff with your Witcher Skills then a simple fight. Geralt even has more of a sense of humor than usual. Closest fast travel station: Tretogor Gate in the city of Novigrad.
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04 Jun 2015 08:45

In order to unlock this achievement, you will need to complete the contract entitled “An Elusive Thief.” This contract can be triggered by picking up the "Contract: Imp" note on the notice board in Hierarch Square in Novigrad.

Once the contract is open, head over to the market area in Hierarch Square during the day and talk to the contract issuer. After speaking with him, use Geralt’s witcher senses to follow the red footprints on the ground and you will eventually reach a house where you will be required to pick up a letter. Read this letter and continue to follow the clues in this quest until you meet the Doppler. You'll have to fight him one-on-one and then you’ll have the option of killing him or letting him go. If you let him go (which is the recommended path) he will give you a fair amount of coins and a diagram for a Gnomish Gwyhyr. Now return to the market square and talk to the merchant to conclude the contract, receive reduced pay, and unlock this achievement.

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*Missable Trophy*
This is missable if you let the doppler get away while chasing him on foot.

To unlock this trophy, you must complete the witcher contract "An Elusive Thief". It can be started at the quest board on Hierarch Square in Novigrad. From the quest board you must pick the note that says "Contract: Imp". "An Elusive Thief" will then start automatically.

Go to the market square at day and talk to the merchant. Now follow the red footsteps on the ground by using your witcher senses. You will reach a house where you must pick up a letter and read it in your inventory. Follow the trail of clues again and you will meet the Doppler. Chase him down and don't let him escape (if he escapes the quest will fail and you don't get the trophy). Defeat him in combat and you can choose to either kill him or let him go. For this trophy it doesn’t matter which option you choose. If you let him go he will give you a lot of coins and a diagram. If you kill him you can loot some items from his corpse. Return to the market square to talk to the merchant and the trophy will unlock.

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The trophy is not difficult. We take the order in Novigrad, and then follow the instructions in the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyQ1WY8Suf0
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23 May 2015 01:02

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If you don't have time to run after him, the quest will fail.

You can skip it!!!
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By lenka2x2 on 09 Jun 2015 21:18
I advise you to release the doppler, later in the game it may be useful in dialogues like “I helped the monster...”
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By Ermakwar on 31 Aug 2015 15:36
Don't miss it if you start right away. If you scroll your head for a second or two, you won't be able to catch up.
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By Skif on 30 Sep 2015 18:21
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The trophy is easy to miss!

Order: Elusive Thief (taken from the notice board in Novigrad). As soon as you find the Doppler, after dialogue with you he will begin to run away. You need to catch up with him (click next to him), if he runs away, the quest will fail, and with it the trophy Geralt: The Professional / Master Witcher will be unreachable.

Video for clarity.
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09 Jan 2016 12:56