CD Projekt RED has rolled out a new update to one of its titles, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt across all three platforms; PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.
The patch is numbered patch 4.02 is promised to bring various fixes and further stability performance on the game.
Among the mentioned updates, this update fixes issues related to game save in the console such as an issue that appeared on Xbox One where quicksaves couldn’t be loaded when using cross-progression and performance instability in Beauclair and Novigrad after loading a game save.
For PC users, the notable updates are in its performance as patch 4.02 brings further optimization in its DX12 mode by improving the CPU core utilization. An issue related to particle optimization resulting in temporary stutter has also been fixed.
You can check the complete notable updates down below.
PC-SPECIFIC
- Improved CPU core utilization in the DX 12 version.
- Restored horizon-based ambient occlusion. Players who had previously turned Ambient Occlusion off will need to do so again. You can find it in Options → Video → Graphics.
- Fixed an issue where the “My Rewards” section was not localized in REDlauncher.
- Fixed an issue with a flickering landscape in Toussaint that occurred when NVIDIA HairWorks was disabled.
- Fixed an issue related to particle optimization which could result in temporary stuttering.
CONSOLE-SPECIFIC
- Improved Performance Mode on next-gen consoles.
- Fixed an issue where characters could become slightly blurry during dialogues and cutscenes on PlayStation 5.
- Fixed an issue related to memory usage in Ray Tracing Mode which could result in crashes on Xbox Series X.
- Whatsoever a Man Soweth… – The game will no longer crash if Geralt runs away from Shani after starting the conversation on next-gen consoles.
- Fixed an issue where quicksaves couldn’t be loaded when using cross progression on Xbox One.
- Added two missing “Top notch swords!” on previous-gen consoles.
- Fixed an issue with overwriting manual saves where in some circumstances the oldest gamesave was deleted on PlayStation 5.
- Addressed performance issues in Beauclair and Novigrad that occurred after loading a gamesave.
VISUAL – PC and Next-Gen Exclusive
- Improved immersion of water appearance by adding refraction to SSR and ray-traced reflections.
- Fixed a visual issue with brick textures where black artifacts covered stone arches.
- Added a Motion Blur slider. It can be found in Options → Video → Graphics.
QUESTS & GAMEPLAY – Available on all platforms
- Battle Preparations – Fixed the lack of a dialogue option that would progress the quest during the objective “Let Avallac’h know everything’s ready.”
- Reason of State – Fixed an issue where the door to the warehouse could become permanently locked if the player knocked, entered and then immediately left the building.
- Scavenger Hunt: Cat School Gear Upgrade Diagrams Part 1 – Fixed an issue where the quest could stay active even after the diagrams were looted.
- Fixed an issue where trying to start a New Game+ on an incompatible save would block the player from starting the expansions in standalone mode until the game was restarted.
LOCALIZATION – Available on all platforms
- Fixed an issue with the Korean localization of Ciri’s and Geralt’s Gwent card descriptions.
- Fixed punctuation issues in Arabic localization.
- Updated Traditional Chinese font.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt patch 4.02 brings plenty of fixes and optimization for the game. The game itself has first launched in 2015 for PS4, Xbox, and PC then followed later on Nintendo Switch in 2019 and it’s Complete Edition for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S in late 2022.
For those who might face some issues after the update, it is recommended for PC to verify the integrity of game files or clear the game cache for PlayStation and Xbox.
