The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is here, and it's one of the most well-received games of the year so far. That being said, no game is perfect.
Like any title (especially on this generation of consoles), Witcher 3 suffers from unforeseen bugs and issues that managed to make it out into the wild.
The good news is, thanks to the wonders of the Internet, developer CD Projekt Red can improve their game after release. That first update is available now for PC gamers and will be making its way to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of the game "very soon." Below is the full list of changes for Patch 1.03:
| • Improves stability in gameplay and the UI • Improves performance especially in cutscenes and gameplay • Fixes grass and foliage popping that could occur after density parameters were changed • Improves Nvidia Hairworks performance • Boosted texture anisotropy sampling to 16x on Ultra preset • Sharpen Post-process settings extended from Off/On to Off/Low/High • Blood particles will now properly appear after killing enemies on the water • Corrects a bug where player was able to shoot bolts at friendly NPCs • Improves menu handling • Corrects an issue with Stamina regeneration while sprinting • Fixes a cursor lock issue that sometimes occurred when scrolling the map • Generally improves world map focus • Improves input responsiveness when using keyboard • Corrects some missing translations in the UI • Corrects an issue in dialogue selections • Rostan Muggs is back • Minor SFX improvements |
It's your usual list of bug fixes and stability improvements, but it also looks to improve the game's graphical capabilities. CD Projekt Red has been embroiled in a bit of a controversy surrounding The Witcher 3's final look compared to the game's initial gameplay reveal, and have since admitted that the game had to be scaled back from its original vision.
These graphical updates won't go so far as to make the game look like it did in the 2013 reveal trailer, but it's still a nice addition. CD Projekt Red tells Eurogamer more updates will be on the way, and encourages fans upset by the game's graphical change-over-time to wait and see how these updates will improve the game.
To see how the Witcher 3 once looked, click here. You can also check out our various guides for getting started in the game and taking down one of the game's first major monsters.
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