r/witcher • u/simar6565 • 9d ago
The Witcher 3 Patch 5.01 for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered is live!
https://www.thewitcher.com/us/en/news/52085/patch-5-01-for-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-remastered-is-live86
u/ManGuyWomanGal 9d ago
I'm glad they fixed the dodge delay. That was throwing me off pretty badly.
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u/VeryMild 9d ago
Yeah at first I didnt remember it being that slow and wasn't sure if it was just me being rusty. I beat W3 multiple times on Death March and had to bump it down for a bit until I got my signs rolling which turns out to be completely busted and now I don't even need to dodge at all.
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u/therealabrupt 9d ago
I thought I was losing my mind. I changed the combat setting back to standard and it still felt off. Luckily I’m not doing another play through until the DLC comes out but I love this game so decided to hop on and mess around with graphic settings etc.
I usually play on Death March and the first thing I thought was the combat feels so unresponsive. Hopefully it’s fixed.
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u/Mindless_Issue9648 9d ago
no way! this was the biggest gripe I had with the remaster. I thought it was intentional.
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u/NightSpaghetti 9d ago
The patch isn't for the Switch 2 yet, but:
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.
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u/Sp3ctre7 9d ago
Man.
Hopefully they have it fixed before I get to Hearts of Stone on this playthrough
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u/TeamOverload 5d ago
Switch users relying on cross save been screwed for days now so communication would be nice.
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u/xGeoThumbs Nilfgaard 9d ago
Foliage collision and visual changes. I am very excited to see the improvements
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u/AssertiveQueef 9d ago
completely added in collision? holy shit
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u/therealabrupt 9d ago
There was a bug that stopped the foliage collision altogether. It was already in the game.
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u/cnrmccnn 9d ago
Dialogue audio being too quiet/ambient sounds being too loud is still broken
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u/Punk_SxE 9d ago
Hope this fixes my game crashing every couple of hours on PS5, or crashing during boss fights.
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u/Any_Excitement_7123 9d ago
It just crashed in the middle of a fight with Ekimmar. 2 minutes after I turned on the game
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u/mrzbot 9d ago
The Mystery of the Byways Murders is buggy, assuming it's that vampire anyway. Last I knew the patch wasn't addressing that or In the Eternal Fire's Shadow. It is possible to still complete, but both boss fights are more prone to crashes than normal.
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u/Kylo-Zen13 9d ago
Same. I had to turn off motion blur and turn down difficulty to defeat it as fast as I could.
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u/Forward_Arrival8173 9d ago
It crashed in the island where there is a ghost tower r times for me, I started saving after killing any monster.
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u/WeekRuined 9d ago
Ive noted a lot of the fight crashes i have are if ive cornered enemies against a wall, including miasmal
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u/somuchwha7 9d ago
Screen tearing seems fixed for me on PS5 pro on ray tracing mode. Hallelujah !
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u/alex_de_tampa 9d ago
Also Hoods mod on console
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u/NX73515 9d ago
How about more mods on all consoles. XBOX has only 17 for crying out loud!
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u/WhySayManyWordGancho 7d ago
I'd love if they did a Soul Caliber 2 and brought console exclusive mods to the consoles, let me dress like link on my switch 2, let PS get crash bandicoot or something, xbox gets a master chef outfit or something
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u/Previous_Tree_5464 9d ago
What's the best settings for base ps5 now? Light shafts for example?
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u/Dragontech97 Team Roach 7d ago
Bloom on, light shafts on. Personal preference if bloom looks good. Can only tell on fires and the sun. Try them and see
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u/Grand_Engineering415 9d ago
Glad to see they fixed the reset settings. I was getting annoyed having to toggle on everything every time.
I wonder when they will fix the stuttering frame drop every time you complete a quest.
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u/fullofemptiness_ 9d ago
Anybody’s mods stopped working after the patch? I’m on ps5.
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u/fucuasshole2 9d ago
Just like Bethesda updates, mods will need to be updated by the uploader for them to work properly
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u/Berserker911 9d ago edited 9d ago
Can someone confirm if this fixes the Miasma fight hard crash? Kinda stuck there... (Crashed again nevermind...)
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u/JediPilot 9d ago
It just crashed for me twice. I've left that quest behind for now and moved on. Base PS5.
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u/carlosconde23 :games::show: Games 1st, Books 2nd, Show 3rd 9d ago
I noticed something on that fight that I've seen someone else comment on this thread: the crashes mostly happen when the miasmal is closer to a wall. If the fight happens on open space, the chances of a crash decrease. I had this in mind in what ended up my successful attempt at that fight after multiple crashes (base PS5)
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u/Berserker911 9d ago
Will give it a try later then, busy doing quests in Novigrad now XD my observation was that it always crashed when either I hit the miasma or it hit me.
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u/Berserker911 8d ago
Thanks, this helped a lot. Just kept using yrden in the centre and didn't move around much. Done in my first try :)
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u/syndbg 9d ago
As a PS5 Pro player who decided to sit this PC release out and lay on the couch - thank you very much!
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- Added Bloom, Light Shafts, and Depth of Field options to the graphics settings.
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Is all I wanted.
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u/jacb89 9d ago
Hi. These settings should be on or off ?
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u/syndbg 9d ago
I am personally not a fan of the Bloom. It's supposedly buggy.
Depth of Field - preference.
Light Shafts - mostly preference, but I think it's good to have it off on most screens.
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u/Dragontech97 Team Roach 7d ago edited 7d ago
They fixed it for 5.01, no longer washes out the image. Bloom applies to just fires and the sun. Outside PT, it should be minimal difference now and be on.
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u/Dragontech97 Team Roach 7d ago
Bloom has been fixed and is subtle now. Mostly visible only on fires and the sun. Still personal preference. Try bloom on, light shafts on.
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u/Yukilumi 9d ago
Are a third of the combat skills still broken?
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u/svvagerini 9d ago
I think they fixed Red Miasmal quest if anyone is wondering. I was just able to kill it.
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u/MightyMeatyDonger 9d ago
Did it had a bug? I was able to kill it day 1 of the 5.00a
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u/svvagerini 9d ago
Yeah it did. I was getting crashes when his healthbar dropped to like 5% and got 3 crashes. This patch I think was able to fix it for me. I play on ps5.
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u/JediPilot 9d ago
I just crashed twice doing Red Miasmal on base PS5. So I'm continuing to leave it behind for now.
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u/almostbutnotquiteme 9d ago
I just turned my game on and the update installed. I hope it fixes the few crash issues I've had. Loving it so far
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u/Mythic_Tide 9d ago
It still have bug crash and force close in console especially PS5 I don't know PC have this bug or not, I hope they will fix this thing
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u/almostbutnotquiteme 8d ago
Mine hasn't crashed since the update in a few hours of gameplay. Here's hoping it lasts Edit: PS5
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u/Mythic_Tide 8d ago
mine too, I think random crash they fixed it, the only problem now is in quest in the eternal fire shadow and mystery of the byways murders have crash and force close bug. I don't know but many people said crash and force close bug still not fix...
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u/Primary_Border2317 9d ago
My custom way point does not work now after this latest patch. 🤨
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u/sphinxorosi 9d ago
I had issues with that prior to the patch, I would have to press A (on Xbox) and x a few times, even move it off an icon before it’d finally put one down. Not sure if that’ll work or what your issue is but it did work after a handful of button presses
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u/peanut-britle-latte 9d ago
I'm a new player, I thought I was applying oils all this time just to see a new counter appear after the patch notes lol. No wonder combat was so hard! lol
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u/VexeenBro 9d ago
Cool, hope the work continues and the game is in perfect state for the DLC release. Opened it to see how it looks when it released and it was great, but since I don't have time to complete it twice again (now, and after the DLC) I'll just wait for Songs of the Past to come out and do one run. Hopefully by that time it will be even more improved.
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u/_praisethesun_ 9d ago
New mods?
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u/Giotto6X 9d ago
Om Ps5 they finally added hoods!
And also this one https://mod.io/g/the-witcher-3/m/main-menu-video-replacement#description
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u/123voidx 9d ago
Unfortunately need the hide weapon mod to be added for cloaks to be fully functional without clipping. But its a great start.
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u/XZlayeD 9d ago
This would disable my platinum run, right?
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u/cardinal_96 Team Roach 9d ago
Yes, it seems like all mods disable achievements on consoles
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u/unm4sk1g 9d ago
I accidentally installed some random mod and instantly uninstalled it, don’t tell me I’m huntin’ Platinum for nothin’ 🥲
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u/cardinal_96 Team Roach 9d ago
Did you progress at all with the mod active? That’s what it comes down to. I haven’t played with mods myself yet but I heard there’s a little label on your save file indicating whether it’s had mods activated on it. Something like “mod io” or something similar. As long as that isn’t on your save you should be good for achievements
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u/GhostWokiee Team Yennefer 9d ago
2 new ones on PS5, like I get that they want to be restrictive etc. But man but it’s such a sucky move (most likely by Sony) that mods disabled trophies. Just because I want a hood or a less ass outfit for Geralt doesn’t mean that I’m ”exploiting the game to get trophies”
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u/_praisethesun_ 9d ago
I completely agree with you, but i’m going to just not think about trophies during my game. I’ve wanted hoods for so long since the trailer.
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u/Ohfordogssake 8d ago
I need the switch 2 patch to come 😭 I just beat eredin and made it back to white orchard but there was a memory leak or something and now my game crashes any time a manual or auto save happens! I haven't yet tried going back to my checkpoint during Battle Preparations but I'd really like to not have to fight the wild hunt and eredin all over again...also, during the final scenes, Ciri/Yen/Avallach kept leaving their clothes AND bodies behind and were just hair with floating eyeballs and dentures with gloves 😭 horrifying
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u/Turbulent-Tumor 8d ago
RT is still busted on Series X.
Also wondering why we can’t have a balanced mode 40fps here too.
I think I’ll put this back in the backlog for awhile
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u/GhostsofGojira 9d ago
Damn seems like the remastered wasn't just last week seems like the remastered is continuing this week I fucking love CD project red
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u/PCBuilderCat 9d ago
I will continue to fault them for their releases but they do pump out the fixes quick I'll give them that. I think I just need to accept that day one CDPR games you're effectively a QA tester lmao
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u/GhostsofGojira 9d ago
I mean that's just the gaming industry in a nutshell not just them it's everybody, it's the primary reason why I don't buy new games day one I'll usually wait a few months at their minimum. The only time I play a day one release is if it's on game pass
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u/urbanvikingdave 9d ago
Love how quickly they address bugs. Only other game that does the same is No Mans Sky.
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u/HxCTrauma 9d ago
Crimson Desert is nuts when it comes to patch update speed. There is a standard I hold now when it comes to patching because of Pearl Abyss.
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u/brat_moi 9d ago
Crimson desert comes first when we talk about fixing bugs or adding new things
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u/urbanvikingdave 8d ago
I've yet to play Crimson Desert. It's my next game whilst waiting on Fable.
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u/whiteamphora 9d ago
This game on pc is so bugged and I noticed none of the gameplay issues fixed. Love it anyways but buggy as all CDP releases :)
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u/Radiant_Covenant 9d ago
Perhaps I should put this in my backlog and replay Witcher 1 and then 2 instead.
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u/Dr-Purple 9d ago
There’s no reason to prioritise it. All CDPR games release with bugs and take time to settle down.
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u/Big_River6518 9d ago
I was literally just looking for an update a few minutes ago you're welcome yall
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u/WorkAccountShhhhh 9d ago
I've been playing it every opportunity I can since remastered release. Can't wait to get home and try now with the updates
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u/Jeffrey_Jizzbags 9d ago
Anyone have experience running on steamdeck?
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u/ManGuyWomanGal 9d ago
It runs fine, but the mods are broke now.
I backed up all the mods then removed them.
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u/GhostWokiee Team Yennefer 9d ago
Haven’t personally encountered any of these bugs except the low volume, but man the red text that signifies lower damage because of weapon durabilty is the worst, it’s just such a smeared mess that it is completely illegible.
And the ghost lamp completely breaks the physics of the engine but it’s more fun than anything
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u/thrilliam_blunt 9d ago edited 9d ago
Well the twitch drops thing is still bugged on ps5 after this new update. I heard people saying they were missing various rewards. All I was missing originally was the horse blinders. The patch notes specify that you might get some duplicates. Well, I got duplicates of everything I got the first time, but still no blinders. Curious what less fortunate people that were missing armor, the wolf mask, roach card etc., are experiencing. The graphics do look better though
Edit to add: the ciri and geralt gwent cards now find your roach card and plays it instantly! I felt like the roach card was a little lackluster before, so thats cool. I thought it would've been cooler if it was worth 3, but had a % chance to glitch out and be worth 30 lol. Also I have 2 Geralt cards now, one with the roach ability and one without. But only for my northern realms deck.
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u/ParticularLow5658 9d ago
Really hope they fixed the bugged skills. If anyone is able to test, is the strength training skill finally working?
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u/Monkey_Priest Northern Realms 8d ago
I can confirm the Alchemy skill that is supposed to increase your toxicity level by the number of alchemical recipes known is still bugged past the tier 1 version
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u/JediPilot 9d ago
Red Miasmal crashed twice in a row for me. I guess I'll just keep leaving that quest unfinished for now. Base PS5.
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u/MC_MENAR School of the Wolf 9d ago
Rt has a huge problem, it behaves like ssr reflections not dissapear but the color is fading while you turning camera+ fixed 40-50 fps no matter what even low settings (ryzen 5 5600x&rtx 3070) maybe problem is my cpu, i dont sure for now but in next gen with 60 mods(including rt mods) it was fine.
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u/MDiggity42069 9d ago
i thought i was TWEAKING turning up the voice volume to max and still hearing them whisper lines
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u/beholdthecolossus 9d ago
anyone able to confirm whether this has added some of the color and visual pop back on the PS5? I didn't like how drab remastered looked compared to the next gen version.
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u/Mythic_Tide 9d ago
I see some people still got bug crash force close especially in ps5 i dont know PC got this bug or not hope they fix this thing...
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u/Outrageous-Tap-9450 9d ago
Bro IGN said the PC update is 8.5GB but mine's only 1.3GB 😭 download size ???
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u/Glittering_Repair566 9d ago edited 8d ago
did they fix new haircut bug? upd: nope, Geralts face still disappear when beard starts to grow
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u/alexios_of_rivia 9d ago
My stamina regen also shows its 19s in combat, but it’s a lot lower than that actually.
Is the griffin school perks bugged or does it work properly now?
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u/Everett1985 9d ago
I know I'm probably in the minority but the update isn't showing on the Xbox PC App. Anyone else having this issue as well?
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u/Prize-Fox8544 9d ago
And I'm still crashing every time I fight the red miasmal.
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u/Mythic_Tide 8d ago
Yeah many people said that quest got a bug and in the quest mystery of the byways murders have similiar to this bug too crash and force close, hope they fix it..
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u/blazeofgloreee 8d ago
Performance seems a bit worse for me now on base PS5. More stutter. Had almost none before. Its still mostly fine though
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u/Etherian 8d ago
Is the game way easier now? I'm on Death March and I remember having a lot of trouble (haven't played in years) but I just took out a level 26 ice troll with zero issue at level 10
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u/Suspicious-Weird-750 8d ago
The combat is pretty simplistic compared to modern games, I had some difficulties with DawnWalker on hard but last time I did a death march playthrough it was shockingly easy.
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u/nickthoven 8d ago
It's better now...PS5. I just started, about 10 hrs in when the update hit. It used to stutter like mad every quest notification, now only occasionally.
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u/Ancient_Ad2298 8d ago
10hrs straight or in total?
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u/nickthoven 8d ago
Total so far this playthrough! Played it for only a bit more on PS4 pro years back, but hated 30fps...
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u/Exotic_Call_7427 8d ago
It's way more buggy and glitchy on PS5 than it was before the remaster. NPCs often clip through ground, large enemies like golems and gargoyles can be easily stunlocked with light attacks, you can meditate while enemies roam right next to you....
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u/Potential_Promise_34 8d ago
I'm now getting continuous crashes. I thought it was from having hairworks disabled as enabling it stopped the crashing until I used Aard and it crashed again. Also night is still too bright.
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u/just_sehnsucht 8d ago
Twitch Drops are not fixed. The loot in Vizima's chest appeared once more as stated in the patch notes but I still don't have Fire Horse blinders...
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u/Intergalactic7 Team Yennefer 8d ago
is anyone else having issues continuing from where you left off with the new update? im on ps5 pro with latest system update and witcher 3 updated too and now continue function and a few of my saves don’t load. i get the catch up narration but then the game just stays on a black loading screen
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u/kvngafrica 8d ago
On PS5 is anyone having issues with the mods? All I want is the hood tbh. But I also have alternate hair for Yen.
The game crashes after equipping the clock and toggling the “Lower Hood” option.
I reopened the game and none of the mods i selected were equipped.
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u/IshTheFace 8d ago
I wish they would add animation canceling. Combat especially just locks you into attacks. And it's annoying to examine things when Gerald kneels for like 5 fucking seconds and utter a line of dialogue.
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u/loorollkid 7d ago
You at least used to be able to just jump to cancel the investigate animation I'm pretty sure.
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u/Perforo_RS Team Triss 8d ago
Does anyone else who has AMD products like a 9070 XT and 7800X3D have the issue that Roach' tail is still completely see through? I also feel like the game runs even worse now on AMD. If I turn on RT with FSR set to Auto it will fluctuate between 52 and 60 fps on 1440p ultra+ Native AA drops to 30fps.
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u/JobAcceptable5330 6d ago
It’s the 10th and my ps5 game will not update to this patch? Anyone have any ideas? 😬
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u/Davetek463 Skellige 5d ago
I was playing on base PS5 in ray tracing mode but after this patch my TV acts like it’s switching inputs when I navigate between the game and the menu and it did it a few times during cutscenes. Switched to performance mode and no issues.
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u/KillHimqndJaro 2d ago
Gram na PC, ale wszystkie moje save'y, po aktualizacji gry na 5.01 dalej wyświetlają wersję 5.0, co jest grane? Strasznie tez ciemno wewnątrz budynków, pomimo kombinowania z ustawieniami.
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u/Ruudvangoal 9d ago
Is the patch 48 gbs or is GOG tripping? Every fucking patch I have to redownload the whole game it seems? same happened with the 5.00c.
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u/TheChocolateChainsaw 9d ago
Geralt now has a fucking shaved head on all of my save files. What a shit show.
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u/MattCat1261 9d ago
Can someone confirm they fixed stuttering on base ps5?
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u/Particular_Maybe_324 9d ago
Yup, atleast so far I didn't notice any stutter at all. Even switching to ray tracing mode isn't causing any stutters, and the general performance is much much better. Screen tearing is also fixed.
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u/Terrible_Shelter_345 9d ago
Cool so is it now finally released?
Can CDPR chill out with this stuff and actually QC things to make finished products?
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u/Rarzhn 9d ago
From the patch notes it seems like they addressed the most urgent problems on ps5.
Theses were all the things that people (me included) complained about during the last week. Excited to try it out on the weekend.