The Witcher 3 is very nearly unanimously the best game to be released last year, and there’s good reason for that. It’s not only a great game, with a wealth of (mostly!) fun things to do. Another reason for its great reception is the barrage of post-release support the games had. It runs pretty damned well on all of its platforms now, and most of the games bigger issues have been fixed, but that hasn’t stopped darling developer CD Projekt RED from fixing it even more.
A brand new patch for the game is now out on all platforms. The 1.4GB patch is out now on all platforms, and brings the game’s version number up to 1.12. The list of changes, fixes and additions is quite extensive. Here are the changes to the base game, though there are also a number of Hearts of Stone changes, which you can read here.
Gameplay
- Fixes issue whereby some toxic gas clouds failed to poison or deal damage to player
- Fixes issue whereby scabbard meshes were missing from witchers other than Geralt
- Fixes rare issue whereby attacks performed near friendly NPCs resulted in unintended regeneration of Stamina
- Fixes exploit involving Alchemy skill titled Tissue Transmutation
- Fixes issue whereby quickslots could disappear if game difficulty level was changed during combat
- Fixes exploit involving Superior White Raffard’s Decoction and skill named Delayed recovery
- Fixes rare issue whereby skill named Flood of Anger incorrectly enabled Signs Tree and enhanced Sign Intensity permanently
- Introduces fix whereby special bonus granted by Superior Blizzard will take effect only when slow-motion is triggered
- Fixes a number of issues affecting potion called Chort decoction
- Fixes rare issue whereby some mini-bosses could become immortal under certain circumstances
- Fixes misleading message displayed when players attempted to cast Signs in combat, while enveloped by a cloud resulting from the detonation of a Dimeritium Bomb
UI
- Fixes issue whereby items in merchants’ stores could not be compared to currently equipped items
- Fixes exploit whereby some items (runes, glyphs) could be upgraded infinitely
- Introduces UI enhancement whereby herb name is now displayed above available interaction
- Fixes issue whereby keys/controls (mouse and keyboard) were not unbound from current setting when attempted
- Fixes issue whereby Toggle HUD button would not always work correctly during set scenes
- Introduces enhancement whereby ingredients required for a pinned formula and in possession of a merchant are now highlighted in said merchant’s Shop screen
- Improves quest tracking by enabling tracking of objectives across different game regions
- Fixes issue whereby Witcher Medallion and statistics bar could disappear if game difficulty level was changed during combat
- Introduces enhancement on PC systems whereby weapon and armour repair kits can now be applied via drag and drop
- Fixes issue on PC systems whereby toggling HUD did not work correctly on QWERTZ and AZERTY keyboard configurations
If you’re still playing The Witcher 3, well..then you’re really getting your money’s worth, aren’t you?
Last Updated: January 12, 2016
Milesh Bhana
January 12, 2016 at 07:41
Still playing? LOL I only started Witcher about a week ago…
Loftus
January 12, 2016 at 08:00
Go well brave defender of old ladies frying pans!
Guild
January 12, 2016 at 08:21
I still have to start it. I’ll get there eventually….
Milesh Bhana
January 12, 2016 at 09:15
it’s my 2016 New Years resolution, finish the awesome 2015 hits that I bought and never touched. Witcher, Fallout, Bloodborne (i started but need to put in some serious hours to beat it)
Francois Knoetze
January 12, 2016 at 16:12
In the same boat! Some many hits to play through.
will wait for this years games to go on sale before I buy again…except for uncharted 4…that is a day one buy for me.
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 12, 2016 at 07:45
I’m playing this on high now with my new PC. So pretty.
Milesh Bhana
January 12, 2016 at 07:46
good idea! Play this while high.
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 12, 2016 at 07:47
lol – if Geralt drinks too much it already feels that way.
Hammersteyn
January 12, 2016 at 07:52
drinks too much??? I knew there was something iffy about him
Loftus
January 12, 2016 at 08:02
Someone just want to share that he has a new shinies. hahaha
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 12, 2016 at 08:03
I have no idea what you’re talking about. 🙂
VampyreSquirrel
January 12, 2016 at 08:13
High? LOL!
miaau
January 12, 2016 at 08:24
So, tell me, did you get a PC? Do not think we heard about that. At all.
🙂 Enjoying it still, glad to hear. By the way, the game is still pretty enough for me on my Xbox One. #JustSaying #TheyDoNotGiveACrapWhatYouThink
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 12, 2016 at 08:36
That’s just because you don’t know any better. Oh.. I just saw the hash tags. #nevermind 😀
miaau
January 12, 2016 at 08:42
Yeah, my new defence mechanism!
And I do so know better. Also, #ColourBlind
Mossel
January 12, 2016 at 08:56
New PC?!! Jinne, die pap is dik!
Hammersteyn
January 12, 2016 at 07:52
It’s surreal to have bought,played, finished and traded a game while they’re still not done patching it
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 12, 2016 at 07:57
It’s mind boggling that someone’s done that without playing the expansions first.
Hammersteyn
January 12, 2016 at 08:01
Hey, not my fault they couldn’t ship a whole game on one disc. But I digress. Took a page from the cheap Mustard Race and bought Batman AK Premium for less than half the asking price at launch. And this was just six months later. No more day one purchases unless it’s a co-op game.
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 12, 2016 at 08:03
Not cheap, cost-effective. :/
Hammersteyn
January 12, 2016 at 08:05
Oh right sorry. 5 dorrah!
Loftus
January 12, 2016 at 08:04
With the Free fall ( Rand not game) it is going to be real hard buying new games, might just be cheaper to move to “klein kus dorpie” and get a “rykgat” old games he trades in. 😛
Hammersteyn
January 12, 2016 at 08:05
XD
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
January 12, 2016 at 19:29
Cough… Destiny?
Loftus
January 12, 2016 at 07:57
on Death March! Going much slower than what i though it was going to go.
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 12, 2016 at 07:57
That’s what she said.
Loftus
January 12, 2016 at 07:58
She ain’t complaining! 😛
VampyreSquirrel
January 12, 2016 at 08:15
Still soldiering through on this game between a few others.
Hammersteyn
January 12, 2016 at 08:21
I had to focus on just the Witcher, else i would still be playing it.
VampyreSquirrel
January 12, 2016 at 08:27
Yeah, I’m going to have to do the same when I’m finally done with Fallout 4.
Hammersteyn
January 12, 2016 at 08:28
LOL took me the whole of December and half of November to finish Fallout 4. It was the festive season though, so I missed a few days on gaming
VampyreSquirrel
January 12, 2016 at 08:31
I’m so far from finishing both W3 and FO4, but hey, I don’t care… they’ll keep me busy for a while to come.
b1nd3r
January 12, 2016 at 09:55
I have a backlog of retro games and now thanks too 2015 a backlog of latest games. FO4 MGSV W3 Tomb Raider >.<
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
January 12, 2016 at 08:22
One thing to be said about CD Projekt Red, they clearly understand the term “continued support”…
Hammersteyn
January 12, 2016 at 08:25
hehe, they’ll still be patching this five years from now
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
January 12, 2016 at 08:28
As crazy as it sounds, it’s actually really good, if you look at manufacturing for example, you don’t get this type of service from merely buying a product and introducing it to your plant, you have to take out SLAs etc. nowhere in the world do you get this much support from simply buying/investing in the product… They deserve a lot more for what they’ve done…
miaau
January 12, 2016 at 08:40
I think they are able to do it because of the good initial and continued sales. From a business perspective it makes sense. Now, imagine they had made Watch Dogs, a game I am given to understand was really bad on release and has now been patched to a nice level of playing. Would they be able to keep up that level of support?
But yes, it is very, very refreshing to see this in a company, that, after all, is about keeping them and the shareholders happy and afloat.
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
January 12, 2016 at 08:51
Exactly, one other thing to add is that it’s a company motivated by their pride in their product…
miaau
January 12, 2016 at 09:03
Yes. The type of company I want to / do work for. I take pride in what I do, so I expect the company culture to reflect that.
oVg
January 12, 2016 at 09:02
Whats the point in releasing the enhanced edition next month if they are still optimising it? Notice, I said optimise and not patch 😛
RinceThis
January 12, 2016 at 10:30
I heard there won’t be an enhanced edition, that it was a rumour…
RinceThis
January 12, 2016 at 10:28
1.4 gigs? My download said 18 0-O
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 12, 2016 at 11:22
GOOD
oVg
January 12, 2016 at 11:07
SHWING