The Witcher 3 Needs More Fixes; New Patch Brings Some
Marcin Momot - director of community affairs at CD Projekt RED - has heated up the atmosphere of anticipation for the next batch of patches for The Witcher 3.
Update
As announced by Marcin Momot The Witcher 3 is expecting update 4.03. The patch will soon be received by owners of the game on PC, as well as PlayStation and Xbox consoles of last and and current generation. The patch for Nintendo Switch will be released at a later date.
Just as we guessed, the update brings quite a few fixes to Wild Hunt. Here are some of them:
Update 4.03 on PC
- Resolved an issue where the DirectX 11 version of the game could crash at startup or after loading a save on some AMD GPUs.
- Added support for Intel Xe Super Sampling, an upscaling technology that uses machine learning to improve performance and image quality.
- Performance improvements for global illumination and ray tracing-based reflections.
Update 4.03 on consoles
- Fixed a bug that resulted in dark stripes or shadows appearing on the inventory screen on Geralt's character when performance mode was enabled on PlayStation 5.
- Fixed a bug, as a result of which on next-generation consoles the game could temporarily freeze when creating an auto-save.
- Eliminated performance drops on next-generation consoles when using the Witcher senses in Beauclair and Novigrad.
Update 4.03 - visual effects on PC and current-gen consoles.
- Fixed a bug where some character textures from cutscenes could appear to be not fully rendered.
- Fixed a bug as a result of which in Through time and space the fog in the Dark Valley was pink instead of white.
Update 4.03 - quests and gameplay on PC and current-gen consoles
- Added mod Next Gen Script Fixes created by Sergeanur.
Update 4.03 - quests and gameplay on all platforms
- The music accompanying the quest In the Shadow of Eternal Flame will no longer play after completing it. Players who have already experienced this problem will have to re-enter Novigrad or the Oxenfurt sewers for the fix to take effect.
- Added an option to automatically apply oils in combat.
- Now Geralt cannot eat or drink underwater (except for potions and brews).
Details of the update can be found here.
Original message
Although 8 years will soon pass since the release of - let's not be afraid to use the word - the legendary The Witcher 3, CD Projekt RED's game is still being improved by the developers. A perfect example of the developers' commitment to ensuring that the community enjoys the game as much as possible is the latest patch that will be released any minute now.
The upcoming patch was announced by CD Projekt RED's global community director, Marcin Momot. One can therefore hope that it will not be just minor fixes.
Last December, the next-gen version of Wild Hunt. And although at first the improved title caused some problems to the players, with each subsequent update its condition improved significantly. As a result The Witcher 3 Next-Gen serves as the best gaming experience of the game on consoles to date.
