Last year, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt‘s next-gen update brought Geralt and his fantastical world back into the spotlight. The game has since received regular updates, providing players with a solid gaming experience. Marcin Momot, CD Projekt RED’s Global Community Director, recently announced that a new update for the title is on its way and will be released today. The patch notes of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4.02 (March 13th) update are below.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4.02 (March 13th) Update Patch Notes
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is set to receive a new update today. The patch will be available for PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One platforms, with a size of approximately 2 GB on PC and between 10-20 GB on consoles, depending on the SKU and platform. The game’s fans can expect a range of fixes and improvements to enhance their gameplay. While the official patch notes are yet to be released, players can anticipate a smoother and more enjoyable experience in the game. We will update the article once the official patch notes are available.
You can find Marcin Momot‘s statement below.
”If all goes according to plan, we should be releasing a new patch for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt later today. The update will be coming to PC/PS5/XSX&S/PS4/XO (roughly 2 GB on PC & between 10-20 GB on consoles, depending on the SKU & platform). Patch notes will be out along with it.”
The Official Patch Notes Arrived
Patch 4.02 for The Witcher: Wild Hunt is being rolled out and will soon be available on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox! Among various fixes, it also improves the overall stability and performance of the game. Below you can find a list of the most notable changes to come in this update.
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 – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt March 13th Update Patch Notes
- 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.
Please note: these are only the most notable changes. The patch contains other minor fixes that didn’t make it onto this list.
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.
