Anyone know a good way of making gold?
I'll do a whole quest line have my equipment near breaking and still only have enough gold to repair like half of it
Explore obsessively breh, I don't just mean quests. There is all kinds of random locations that aren't quests, Monster Dens, Hidden Treasure, Pirate Cache, etc. that give gear and money.
Also visit every town vendor NPC frequently....some sell new diagrams to make gear. If you explore decently you should have enough random shyt to make good armor and weapons when you visit town. fukk around with mixing/matching items too when you talk to the Blacksmiths and Armorers. Sometimes you'll want to make something, but you'll be 2-3 items short. 9 times out of 10 if you've been exploring you can have the NPC create the items for you from random stuff you have.
There is also whole side quests (Griffin, Cat, etc.) that give Witcher gear diagrams. Do those as soon as you can, it's around a 120 minute investment for gear that will last you 3-4 levels. The only downside is they range from level 8 all the way up to 25+, so plan accordingly.
Fred.