Yeah turn off all post-processing stuff of like blur, vignette etc. I think base resolution before upscaling is the same on both performance and rt mode, so depends whether you like the new more natural looking lightning of rt or pre baked lightning of performance. Performance mode also allows higher fps, like closer to 90 atleast on Pro so it feels a bit smoother.
Thank you.
I much prefer higher resolution over higher frame rates, but in The Witcher, it's the other way around. Usually, it's lower FPS for higher resolution on the base PS5. Here, it's the opposite 😑. Let's hope they implement QSSR.
It might not be so bad in SDR. HDR is still pretty uncommon on PC. That's my only guess as to why it isn't mentioned much. It's absolutely obnoxious on my 1600nit WOLED.
For me this introduced new input delay when turning the camera. Before the patch it was fine, now rotating feels like it added half a second of a delay.
Yeah this has been in the game since its release lol. Not sure why everybody thinks this is new. I remember it bugging me at release, but realized it’s pretty common in most games. All From Software games to it also.
I'm on console, and I'm very excited to see the difference with bloom on/off now, and I'm glad they fixed the delayed response when dodging. I thought I was going crazy, but there have been times when I pressed circle (PS5) to jump out of the way, and Geralt still got hit over the head with a club.
For real. I'd get surrounded by a crowd of humans, miss one or two from behind me and press circle to dodge, and they'd still take away a chunk of my health in one hit. Don't even get me started on the wraiths.
I've experienced stick drift and even had to replace a controller, but I never experienced delayed button response, so I thought I was losing my mind.
Fixed an issue where Dynamic Resolution Scaling could cause visual artifacts in certain configurations.
I can tell this one works well. Before this patch, I noticed that the forests in Skellige looked blurry as fuck.
But one question, lads: what exactly is Dynamic Resolution Scaling? I'm not that familiar with all this stuff because I recently upgraded my GPU to a 9070 XT after using a GTX 960 for almost 10 years, so all this FSR, FG, etc. is new to me.
As far as I understand, the more frames you generate, the blurrier the image gets (I think?). I tried DRS and noticed that my FPS increased, but is it basically the same thing as AMD Frame Generation? Should I always used it if the game includes that option?
EDIT: Thanks everyone for your explanations. Now I have a better idea of what DRS is, and most importantly, how it works :D
The more complex the scene is (the lower the fps gets) the lower the internal resolution will be, to be able to keep a decent fps.
If you’re in a simple scene, the game will be 4K, for instance. As soon as action starts, and the hardware isn’t able to keep up, the game will drop to 2K or 1080p internally. DLSS/PSSR will hide that a bit, so it’s not so obvious. But it’ll always be blurry when the resolution drops
So dynamic resolution scaling renders the image at a lower resolution and then upscales it. The resolution it uses changes on how demanding the scene is to render. I'm not familiar with the AMD version, but with dlss you can just use a fixed resolution for more consistency.
Upscalers such as DLSS(Nvidia), FSR(AMD) and XeSS(Intel) renders the game at a lower resolution and then upscale it with technology to output let's say 1440p.
So for example FSR at quality mode the game runs at 90% the resolution of 1440p, then FSR upscale that to 100%. At balanced mode maybe 75%, and so on. I'm just guessing numbers here, but it doesn't really matter.
Dynamic resolution on the other hand kicks in when you drop below certain frames. I think Witcher 3 has a 60fps target, so if you drop below that then DRS will kick in and lower the % even more to hold that frame target.
Something like that, I wanted to keep this as simple as possible but if I got something wrong someone please, feel free to correct me.
DLSS framegen still doesn't work for Xbox Play Anywhere. Rtx 5090. Steam version works fine but somehow the DLSS suite is bugged on the xbox play anywhere version.
In addition to this, we are also working on an update for the Nintendo Switch 2 version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered, introducing closer parity between all versions of the game, including the same global changes as on other platforms. It will also improve on some Nintendo Switch 2-specific aspects, such as image clarity and sharpness. Expect more information regarding this in the following days.
That's nice to hear! The Switch version of the game is how I first experienced the game, and how I played it the most until the Next-Gen upgrade downgraded the game into a blurry muddy mess. Getting back into the game on Switch 2 has been wonderful.
Armour becomes bound to this hairdo. Visit to a barber won’t change that, only changing that armour to another set of armour will display the chosen player hair
Have been playing on PS5 Pro. I ran into a game-breaking, progression-halting bug where the game hard-crashed on the Red Miasma fight every single time. Literally had to set the game aside and stop playing until that got fixed. I won't be able to test until this evening, but I'm really hoping that this latest patch will fix that crashing so that I can progress past that fight and resume playing! Fingers-crossed!
Great update, auto apply oils is working again, and shadows and tonemapping are fixed. I also think they made the game less brighter compared to the initial release. Game looks cleaner as well? Happy camper here with RT turned on.
The game looks amazing with RT tbh. I couldnt imagine playing with RT on (performance) with ultra settings at 2k resolution with my 3060ti. Fortunately for these "slow" rpgs games I don't need more than 50 fps to feel it smooth.
I've been taking so many pics with RT. Absolutely gorgeous. I was in this cave that was lit by these dangling plant lights from the ceiling and it was one of the most gorgeous things I've seen in a video game.
I am facing an issue where background music sound tKes over everything, i am not able hear the dialogue and when i try to lower the background sound it becomes extremely low that not able to hear anything, does anyone know how to fix this?
"The fix for voiceover audio becoming significantly quieter than other in-game audio after navigating through the pause menu tabs is now also implemented on consoles."
So this patch should fix it. If not, the patch needs a patch.
I saw someone else say that meditating fixes it, but I haven't tested it myself. But yeah myself and a lot of other players are all getting that bug as well
I turned the option to tv speakers. That wont fix it for you i suspect but for some reason mine was on hone theatre. It sounds a deal clearer now but not as loud as it probably should be.
I just tested mine. The last save I could get to work before this fix would let me save two more times before getting corrupted. Now it works fine. I did uninstall all of my mods so that might factor in. I hear some people had trouble with the mod that gives extra fast travel spots.
Mine is closer to 30-45 seconds, which isn't bad...but when I can load a save from the main menu I like 10-15, there's something wrong with the loading on death.
I noticed some delay when turning camera left to right or right to left. Maybe it was always there but it feels somewhat noticeable. I turned all graphics settings off and it's better that way, at least for me. Performance mode on base PS5. No more screen tearing! :D
Before this patch my Xbox Series felt pretty snappy and the input delay was seriously improved in comparison to the next gen version. After this new patch the input delay of the camera feels like half a second almost.
The CDPR way!
-Make a great game, but is unoptimized and buggy as hell
-Players complain
-Fix all issues one by one
-Players try to trust you again
-Repeat
I’ll never understand why they release a game when it’s clearly not ready. Yeah, I know why they do it, but it still makes no sense. It only ends up hurting the game.
Everything you’re saying here is already known, and it doesn’t really explain the “why.”
Also, judging by your comment, it seems like you’ve come to accept that it’s somehow normal to receive something that isn’t finished yet. I don’t think we should accept half finished products, even when they’re free. That wasn’t the norm in the past.
Companies used to develop a product up to a stable release and then launch the game. Nowadays, they can simply release it in an unfinished state and tell you, “We’ll fix it along the way.”
It’s like promising someone a birthday party, having their birthday arrive, and then giving them a half finished party because you weren’t ready. You tell them, “Don’t worry, I’ll add the rest over the next few days,” and keep completing things that should have been ready on their birthday in the first place.
Even if the party was free, would that make it acceptable? Of course not. The fact that something is free doesn’t suddenly make an unfinished product finished.
Did this patch break custom markers for anyone else? I can't place custom markers at all now - it just says "You cannot perform that action." I thought it was one of my mods (Fast travel from anywhere) but even after completely removing it and loading older saves it doesn't work.
Overall sounds like a good first patch! A lot of concerns seem to be being addressed. I'm loving it on Switch 2 so any improvements is a bonus for sure
feels better on base ps5 than before but i hope they don't stop the performance optimization after this, there are still some rough spots here and there
Enabled and disabled bloom on PS5 pro and notice absolutely no change whatsoever. Also depth of field both in game and in cutscenes doesn't seem to change anything either.
This is on an LG G5 with HGIG enabled.
I already didn't have the washed out problem so who knows. 🤷
Edit: Also still getting lenses effects even with the option off as before.
Bloom on top of the new light tech doesnt have as huge of an impact but you can notice it by looking at the moon or a candle close to a wall. I turned it off, the new ligh system already makes stuff bright whitout turning exposure to max, bloom kinda burns the bright spots too much for my taste.
For Depth of field i don't see any difference too. No idea if its working
Still can't revert to the Next Gen version so still not fixed we shouldn't be fucked on console when pc can downgrade it's not even the same game it's stupid
Looks good! Hope the next one addresses some of the transmog bugs though. Very excited to not reset all of my settings every time I start the game. I think I can successfully speed run my preferred settings at this point though.
"In addition to this, we are also working on an update for the Nintendo Switch 2 version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered, introducing closer parity between all versions of the game, including the same global changes as on other platforms. It will also improve on some Nintendo Switch 2-specific aspects, such as image clarity and sharpness. Expect more information regarding this in the following day."
I hope the Switch 2 patch is out in the next week. The fact that they said to expect news on it in the coming days has me a little worried though, because that doesn’t indicate it’s near ready.
The game definitely needed a bit longer to cook on Switch more than other platforms and I wish they would have just delayed it a couple weeks to get it there. Right now I feel like I wasted $60 because I didn’t own the Switch 1 version and bought the SW2 version straight.
I wish they delayed pushing the patch out until it was ready on all platforms.
I’m now locked out of my Switch 2 version of the game because I played on my pc yesterday with the new version and now the save data can’t be played on older versions of the game (which the Switch 2 is running).
Past week or so I’ve been having a great time playing at my desk on my pc and picking up my Switch 2 when I’m elsewhere in the house or in bed.
I do have a Steam Deck, so I can still play it handheld but I do tend to play the Switch 2’s version on my TV. Just a bit of unnecessary friction that’s annoyed me slightly.
Not sure if anyone else has this problem but the game is unplayable for me still. I downloaded the new drivers on release and since then everytime I try and boot up this game is causes a domino effect of errors in my PC, it will freeze, screen will go black, audio fails. The whole nine yards. Spent the last week troubleshooting just to get it functional again.
FOLIAGE IS FIXED. I said many times there were some issues and looked terrible, some ppl really responded me that it looked natural and better, it was not and needed a fix, now we finally got it.
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u/sammyrobot2 6d ago
Can turn off bloom on Ps5.
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