A
Patch 1.07 Changelog is now online for the upcoming patch for
The Witcher
3: Wild Hunt (thanks Verno), though it appears the patch will not be
released this week
the
promised, as the North American Community Manager for the RPG sequel
says: "More details on patch 1.07 availability coming next week." The notes
are quite lengthy, but
another CM post adds: "There are a bunch of smaller changes that weren't
explicitly listed in the patch notes." Here's the list:
- Introduces an alternative movement style for
Geralt. To enable, go to the Gameplay\Movement Response submenu.
- Fixes a rare issue where the player's horse would
not fall to the ground properly.
- Fixes a rare issue where the player could be
locked into the aiming animation if hit while throwing a bomb on horseback.
- Fixes a rare issue with an infinite loading screen
in the Ladies of the Wood quest.
- Includes a variety of collision fixes.
- Fixes an issue where Wild Hunt warriors would
remain present even after the player completed the main storyline.
- Fixes an issue where players could repeatedly buy
foreign currency from a loan shark and sell it at the Vivaldi Bank.
- Fixes an exploit whereby players could loot gold
from a single chest more than once.
- Fixes an issue whereby some skills were not
properly removed after the player used the Potion of Clearance.
- Fixes an issue with target locking, which should
now be more responsive.
- Introduces a number of changes in selected
game-world areas to prevent players from unexpectedly progressing quests or
leaving the playable area by climbing certain elements of the landscape.
- Fixes an issue where sometimes players could not
use Signs after reaching Skellige for the first time.
- Fixes an issue where damage from certain sources
was incorrectly calculated.
- Fixes an issue where the durability of alternative
weapons did not drop as intended.
- Fixes an issue where the game would remain in slow
motion if the player had used manual targeting.
- Fixes an issue whereby meditation could be blocked
by certain quests.
- Fixes an issue where Stamina did not always
regenerate properly.
- Fixes an issue where Geralt's statistics could be
multiplied if the player stood in a Dimeritium bomb cloud while the Cluster
skill was activated.
- Introduces a number of fixes, improvements and
clarifications in the map-pins and objectives for multiple quests.
- Fixes an issue where in certain circumstances
gravity ceased to apply to the player's horse.
- Adds a stash for player convenience. Players can
now store loot in their stash, access to which is available in different
parts of the world. Stash locations are marked on the map.
- Fixes an issue whereby the player's horse would
often stop abruptly before bridges or other narrow passages.
- Fixes an issue whereby encumbrance was not
updating correctly, resulting in players being overburdened where in fact
they were not.
- Fixes a rare issue where players were unable to
choose different Signs.
- Fixes an issue where the player was sometimes
unable to craft glyphs.
- Fixes an issue where not all merchants would
accept junk loot.
- All crafting components and alchemy ingredients
now weigh nothing.
- Fixes an issue where certain armor/hairstyle
combinations interacted incorrectly.
- Fixes an issue where instances of the Quen Sign
would occasionally burst during dialogue scenes.
- Fixes a rare issue where the player could not play
gwent with Madame Serenity at the Passiflora.
- The Zoltan gwent card should now always be present
beneath the Hanged Man's Tree if the player does not win it earlier in White
Orchard.
- Fixes a rare issue where players could not talk
to, or play gwent with, the innkeeper at the Inn at the Crossroads.
- Includes a number of wording and spelling fixes in
multiple localized versions.
- Introduces a number of improvements in the game
streaming system. Players should experience fewer blurred textures, NPC
spawn times should be markedly reduced, and there should be an overall
improvement in the speed with which game assets are loaded. Streaming system
improvements should be most noticeable on consoles and systems with non-SSD
drives.
- Improves performance in the swamps of the No Man's
Land region.
- Fixes an issue whereby the presence of fog could
adversely affect game performance.
- Optimizes various FX which should result in
improved performance during the Battle of Kaer Morhen quest.
- Introduces a number of optimizations that improve
overall performance throughout the game.
- Improves overall game performance.
- Fixes an issue where Keira's magic bubble could
adversely affect performance.
- Fixes an issue whereby the mouse cursor would
remain visible during in-game video playback.
- Adds a warning if the user runs out of disk space
and wants to crate a new game save.
- Fixes an issue whereby Colorblind mode was not
properly saved.
- Fixes an issue whereby Zoltan would sometimes
appear in the incorrect location after the Novigrad, Closed City quest.
- Fixes an issue during the Last Wish quest whereby
Geralt would continue his conversation with Yennefer after they parted.
- Fixes an issue where two simultaneous instances of
some characters would appear in a scene in the Broken Flowers quest.
- Fixes an issue whereby some objectives were not
available to the player and would be automatically failed during the Battle
of Kaer Morhen quest..
- Fixes an issue where in certain circumstances
Lambert did not board the boat during the Final Trial quest.
- Fixes an issue where in certain circumstances
Madame Serenity was improperly placed during the Deadly Plot quest.
- Fixes an issue where the Fake Papers quest would
be failed if the player did not mention that one of the brothers was dead.
- Fixes an issue whereby players would sometimes be
unable to start the final horse race, The Heroes' Pursuits: For the Goddess'
Glory! in Skellige.
- Fixes an issue where unintended objects were
present in Novigrad after the Battle of Kaer Morhen quest.
- Fixes an issue where a progression break could
occur if Geralt was knocked out by guards while following the Bloody Baron
during the Family Matters quest.
- Fixes an issue where players were sometimes unable
to interact with a torch in the Get Junior quest.
- Fixes an issue where players could sometimes
experience an infinite loading screen during the Iron Maiden quest.
- Fixes an issue where in certain circumstances
players could encounter a blocker during the Contract: The Apiarian Phantom
quest. Players who have encountered this bug need to backtrack to the frozen
hive and examine the footprints around it again.
- Fixes an issue whereby the player could get locked
inside a room during the Through Time and Space quest.
- Fixes an issue where on rare occasions players
were unable to progress the game after the Get Junior quest, specifically
upon reaching Vernon Roche's camp.
- Fixes an issue whereby purchasing wine during the
It Takes Three to Tango quest would not always progress the quest properly.
- Fixes an issue where the In Wolf's Clothing quest
did not progress properly after the player read Morkvarg's journal.
- Fixes an issue where on some rare occasions
players were unable to interact with the Wild Hunt soldier's body during the
Echoes of the Past quest.
- Fixes an issue whereby Keira would not always
properly use the portal during the For the Advancement of Learning quest if
asked to go to Kaer Morhen.
- Fixes an issue where the Scoia'tael from Novigrad
was not always available to play in the Gwent quest.
- Fixes an issue where the player could get blocked
inside a cellar during the King's Gambit quest.
- Fixes an issue where in certain situations the
player was unable to find Triss during the Final Preparations quest.
- Fixes an issue where occasionally the Kingfisher
tavern was left without an innkeeper after the Now or Never quest.
- Fixes an issue where Yennefer was not spawned in
Oxenfurt during the Great Escape quest.
- Fixes a rare issue where Captain Wolverstone was
not at the Golden Sturgeon when intended.
- Fixes a rare issue where the bodyguards in the
Reason of State quest were not hostile.
- Fixes a rare issue where the griffin would not
always appear in the Contract: The Creature from the Oxenfurt Forest quest.
- Fixes an issue where the wyvern would not appear
in the Contract: Phantom of the Trade Route quest.
- Fixes an issue with enlisting Sukrus from Skellige
to be Hattori's bodyguard in the Of Swords and Dumplings quest.
- Fixes a rare issue whereby the visions in the
Echoes of the Past quest were not displayed.
- The Contract: Devil by the Well quest no longer
counts towards the Geralt: The Professional achievement.
- Fixes a rare issue when the player could not speak
with Lambert at Kaer Morhen during the Final Trial quest.
- Fixes a rare issue where players could not always
complete the Hey, You Wanna Look at my Stuff? quest.
- Fixes an issue where players were sometimes unable
to summon a horse after the Fencing Lessons quest.
- Fixes an issue where in the Scavenger Hunt: Viper
School Gear quest the gate to the mausoleum was locked.
- Fixes an issue where players could not use Signs
or swords after the fistfight at the Rosemary and Thyme during the Broken
Flowers quest.
- Fixes a rare issue whereby players could not
examine the source of interference during the Disturbance quest.
- Fixes an issue with the Dirty Funds quest.
- Fixes a rare issue with a loading screen in the
Contract: The Phantom of Eldberg quest.
- Fixes a issue with a loading screen at Aeramas'
residence during the Of Dairy and Darkness quest.
- Fixes an issue where quest givers for the Deadly
Delights and Jenny o' the Woods contracts would disappear.
- Introduces a number of improvements to overall
game stability.
- Fixes an issue where the Potion of Clearance would
pop into the quick slot if the player ran out of food.
- Adds a Books tab to the Inventory panel.
- Introduces a number of additional loading screen
hints.
- Introduces a pinning feature for formulae and
diagrams. Ingredients and components for pinned formulae/diagrams are
highlighted in the shop view. This should greatly facilitate the purchase of
currently needed elements.
- Introduces a feature whereby currently equipped
items are highlighted in the Repair panel, facilitating prioritization of
items needing repair.
- Adds a feature whereby read and unread books are
marked differently in the Inventory panel.
- The list of all available DLC packages is now
displayed in the Main Menu/Options/Downloadable Content submenu for better
clarity.