Patch 1.04 (The Witcher 3)

Patch for the Witcher 3.

PC

 * Rebinding any key is now available after switching Unlock Bindings option in Options \ Key bindings submenu.
 * Corrects an issue in the dialog system that might rarely cause dialog looping in scenes.
 * Fixes an issue with incorrect behavior of Wild Hunt warriors after they were under the influence of Axii sign.
 * Corrects a bug causing spontaneous combustion of gas clouds.
 * 1280 x 720 resolution is now properly displaying as valid resolution option.
 * Fixes boat stuttering in cutscenes.
 * Texture rendering quality for high / ultra presets improved.
 * Further improvements in NVIDIA Hairworks performance.
 * A few additional Gwent cards are now available in the Prologue area.
 * Fixes an issue where users with usernames using non-latin characters were unable to import saves from Witcher 2.
 * Overall stability and performance improvements.
 * Fixes related to alt + tabbing and minimizing game window.
 * Game icon updated.
 * Enlarges the size of the loot pop-up window in the UI.
 * Fixes an issue where, in certain circumstances, the comparison window could be displayed outside of game borders in the UI.
 * Upgrading set items no longer destroys sockets.
 * Small UI tweaks for Gwent.
 * Corrects some missing translations in localized versions.

Consoles

 * Fixes a possible exploit by preventing certain drowners from respawning infinitely.
 * Improves the distribution of experience points gained by completing quests with recommended levels lower than the player character level.
 * Fixes an exploit whereby players could buy sea shells and sell the pearls inside them at a higher price.
 * Deploys the Bovine Defense Force Initiative.
 * Rebalances the prices of maps that can be purchased from merchants.
 * Improves camera behavior when the player executes finishing blows.
 * Fixes an issue where the player could loot mutagens from Nightwraith clones.
 * Fixes an issue whereby interaction with Fiend decoction was incorrect when Geralt was overburdened.
 * Fixes a rare issue whereby Geralt could not mount Roach after fast travelling between points.
 * Introduces a number of fixes in in-game communities.
 * Introduces a number of fixes related to combat.
 * Fixes an issue where the player could not deflect arrows/bolts at longer distances.
 * Fixes a crash that could occur on the transition to the Isle of Mists location during the quest of the same title.
 * Fixes a number of issues related to horseback riding.
 * Improves Geralt's movement, especially when he swims.
 * Improves the smoothness of camera movement.
 * The player can no longer target foes positioned on different building floors than Geralt.
 * Fixes a number of issues related to Vitality regeneration.
 * Fixes an issue whereby certain actions could be randomly blocked during gameplay.
 * Autosaves will no longer be created when Geralt dies.
 * Unequipping saddle bags now correctly affects Geralt's capacity.
 * Fixes an issue whereby Geralt could be attached to a sinking boat while aiming his crossbow.
 * Vitality begins to drop if Toxicity exceeds 80%, as originally intended.
 * Roach no longer levitates after being summoned while Geralt is on a slope.
 * Fixes a rare issue where Geralt could become invincible after executing some finishing blows.
 * Introduces a number of general stability and performance improvements.
 * Introduces a fix for occasional game freezes or infinite loading screens that occurred upon exiting the Main Menu.
 * Improves performance in selected scenes and cutscenes.
 * Adds a series of color-blind friendly features. Improves visibility of tracks, marks, footprints and scent clues. Color-blind friendly features can be enabled in the Options\Gameplay submenu.
 * Ciri can no longer unlock fast travel points.
 * Fixes incorrectly named female travelers in some localized versions.
 * Fixes an issue where Geralt could pass through walls in the fish market in Novigrad.
 * Fixes an issue where in certain situations the game could crash while a save was being loaded.
 * Adds a collision near Kaer Gelen that could cause the player to be blocked inside the building.
 * Improves the scale of selected elements of the GUI and HUD.
 * Reward messages are no longer displayed over black screens.
 * Disables "Input device changed" messages and adds options to disable on-screen combat feedback and floating tags above NPCs.
 * Introduces a number of improvements in the tutorial messages for gwent.
 * Introduces a number of bug fixes and user experience improvements in the GUI panels.
 * Adds an information prompt and Journal entries related to new DLC packages.
 * Fixes an issue where the player could not talk or otherwise interact with certain NPCs.
 * The player can no longer venture beyond the game world boundaries during the Through Time and Space quest.
 * Fixes an issue where some players could not make Geralt run after the Wandering in the Dark quest.
 * Fixes an issue where Keira could sometimes fall beneath the terrain during the Wandering in the Dark quest.
 * Fixes an issue where players could not talk to Octo after the Lord of Undvik quest.
 * Reduces the number of Wild Hunt minions spawned during the Ciri's Story: Fleeing the Bog quest.
 * Fixes an issue where certain actions were blocked during the Blindingly Obvious quest.
 * The bookmaker at the races held at the Vegelbud Estate now spawns correctly.
 * The Forefathers' Eve quest can no longer interrupt the quest titled A Favor for a Friend.
 * Fixes an infinite black screen that could occur during the Now or Never quest.
 * Fixes an issue whereby some witch hunters would disappear during the Now or Never quest.
 * Fixes a number of errors in dialogue during the Of Dairy and Darkness quest.
 * The monster in the Contract: Dragon quest now spawns correctly, and the relevant Journal entries update properly.
 * Fixes an issue where player character inebriation and the related effect could become permanent when invoked during the No Place Like Home quest.
 * Fixes an issue where the player could get trapped in the ruins of Tuirseach Castle.
 * Geralt can now always play gwent with Madame Serenity.
 * Fixes an issue where Vernon Roche would not appear at the Hanged Man's Tree during the Eye for an Eye quest.
 * Fixes an issue where the player could not activate a portal during the Wandering in the Dark quest.
 * Fixes an issue where the sirens in the Lord of Undvik quest could be invincible.
 * Fixes an issue where the player could not perform certain actions after the Carnal Sins quest.
 * Fixes an infinite loading screen that could occur during the King's Gambit quest.
 * Fixes an issue where Ermion could not leave Lugos' area during the Sunstone quest.
 * Fixes an issue whereby Triss could get stuck on a set of stairs after a scene during the Now or Never quest.
 * Fixes an issue that prevented a character spawning for a random encounter.
 * The player can now always leave the crypt during the Scavenger Hunt: Viper School Gear quest.
 * Fixes an issue where Simun did not spawn properly during the Unpaid Debt quest.
 * Fixes an issue where the player could experience a progression break after choosing a certain dialogue option when talking to Dijkstra in the Count Reuven's Treasure quest.
 * Fixes an issue where some players could not interact with an object during the Pyres of Novigrad quest.
 * Fixes an issue in the Contract: The Oxenfurt Drunk quest where the katakan was not hostile after being lured.
 * Fixes an issue where certain actions were blocked during the Blindingly Obvious quest.
 * Fixes an issue in the Contract: Shrieker quest where the shrieker was not hostile in certain situations.
 * Fixes an issue where the player could not perform certain actions in the Master of the Arena quest.
 * Fixes an issue where the player could not interact with Hattori during the Swords and Dumplings quest.
 * Fixes an issue where the player could not fast travel under certain rare circumstances.
 * Fixes an issue where the player could not perform certain actions after the Carnal Sins quest.
 * The player can no longer take on the Apiarian Phantom contract multiple times.
 * Fixes an issue where some players could not progress during the Broken Flowers quest.
 * Fixes an issue whereby the "Novigrad, Closed City" entry might have remained in the Journal indefinitely.
 * The player can now use the activator received from Triss during the quest titled The Battle of Kaer Morhen.
 * Players can no longer prematurely obtain a key from a halfling, thus blocking the Contract: The Apiarian Phantom quest.
 * Fixes an issue in the Return to Crookback Bog quest where monsters were spawned inside a building.
 * Fixes an issue in the Greedy God quest where the player could kill a monster twice.
 * Adds fail-safes for players being unable to obtain gwent cards after Dijkstra or Lambert can no longer be found in the game.
 * Fixes an issue where Vernon Roche failed to proceed to Oxenfurt Bridge after a scene during the Get Junior quest.
 * Fixes an issue where Geralt could not interact with a torch in the Get Junior quest.