The February 14th update launched for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and here’s the complete list of changes and fixes added with this patch. The next-gen update arrived last year and made Geralt and his fantastical world famous again. Besides, it receives periodical updates and offers players solid gameplay. A while ago a new patch kicked out, which focuses on performance issues. Check out The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt February 14th update (PC Hotfix) patch notes below.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt February 14th Update Patch Notes
- A hotfix for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is out. It primarily addresses the performance issues that appeared after Patch 4.01. The game version won’t change.
As you can see, the latest The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt update is not extensive. Instead, it focuses on performance issues. Besides, if you missed the previous patch, released 12 days ago, you can check out its patch notes below.
PC-SPECIFIC
- Fixed an issue where the Screen Space Reflections setting wasn’t working on PC despite being turned on. Players who had previously set their SSR setting to high may notice a performance impact.
- Added a new performance mode for ray-traced global illumination, which can be toggled by players with compatible hardware. It improves frame rate by prioritizing performance over range and precision.
QUESTS & GAMEPLAY – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt February 14th Update (PC Hotfix) Patch Notes
- Battle Preparations – Fixed an issue where it could be impossible to interact with Avallac’h during the objective “Let Avallac’h know everything’s ready.”
- Family Matters – Fixed an issue that could cause the game to crash during the transition to Ciri’s Story: Out of the Shadows when speaking to the Bloody Baron.
- King’s Gambit – Fixed an issue where it could be impossible to participate in the fistfight with the second Vildkaarl due to an invisible obstacle.
- Wine Wars: Belgaard – Added a retrofix for the issue we fixed in 4.00, where the quest couldn’t be completed if the player destroyed one of the required monster nests during exploration.
- A Dangerous Game – The armor in Caesar’s room should now change its appearance when the Alternate Nilfgaardian Armor is turned on.
- Axii Puppet – Increased the health and damage dealt by the puppet.
- Adrenaline Rush mutation should now work according to its description.
- Various small fixes to quests and cutscenes.
LOCALIZATION
- Fixed various issues with Arabic localization.
- Added the localized versions of Orianna’s song “Lullaby of Woe” in Korean and Simplified Chinese.
- Adjusted Priscilla’s lip-sync animation to match her voice-over in Simplified Chinese during the song “The Wolven Storm”.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is available on PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. For more information regarding this update, check out the Steam page.
