Patch 1.08. (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt)

Because 1.7 turned out to be wildly crooked, they promise to cut 1.8 faster
engThe next patch will be arriving quite soon. Please check the list of changes below.

PERFORMANCE:
Overall improvements to performance, including some issues that may have been caused by 1.07.



UI:
[Japanese Only] [PS4 Only] Fixes an issue where the background text of certain books would flicker.
Fixes an issue where part of the Kaer Morhen map would not display properly.



GAMEPLAY:
Fixes a rare issue where items would disappear from the stash.
Fixes a very rare issue which would cause Geralt to get stuck when trying to run.
The interaction pop-up will no longer appear on lootable objects that are empty.
Fixes an occasional glitch in one of the dwarf combat animations.
Heads chopped off during finishers will no longer disappear.
"Players can perform a roll just before landing to significantly reduce the damage caused by falling.
We've added a tutorial pop-up window explaining this to make it clearer."
In patch 1.07, the level requirements for certain items were scaled up, leaving some players stuck with only unusable gear. With patch 1.08, we are introducing the Wolven Hour potion. This potion will be available in everyone's inventory once they install the patch. It will reduce level requirements on all gear for a period of one hour. This will give players time to level up or find alternative equipment using the gear that was available to them in patch 1.05 but became unusable after patch 1.07. After one hour, the potion's effects will cease and the requirements for all gear will revert to their original, pre-potion values.
Fixes an issue where players were unable to compare their items with ones sold by merchants.



ACHIEVEMENTS:
Players will now be able to complete the Card Collector achievement.
Achievements are now working properly again and will be unlocked if players meet their requirements after installing this patch (PC version).


GRAPHICS:
Fixes an issue where interiors would sometimes not display properly on the minimap.
Fixes an issue where certain world elements would sometimes be missing and noticeable visual glitches would be present while in Novigrad.



QUEST:
Fixes an issue where players were unable to finish the "It Takes Three to Tango" quest, even though they had obtained wine at the Kingfisher.
Fixes an issue where Geralt would sometimes die after traveling to Velen in the quest "Something Ends, Something Begins."
The entrance to the area where the Sunstone is obtained will no longer be blocked off if the player exits it prematurely during "The Sunstone" quest.
Fixes an issue where players were unable to complete the "Get Junior" quest on certain occasions.
Fixes an issue where players were unable to finish the "Scavenger Hunt: Viper School Gear" quest due to a closed gate.
Fixes an issue where some players were unable to investigate rooms during the "Family Matters" quest, effectively blocking their progression.
Fixes an issue where players were unable to finish the "Hey, You Wanna Look at my Stuff?" quest.
Fixes an issue where players were unable to talk to Roche during the "An Eye for an Eye" quest.
Fixes an issue where Roche would stay at his camp instead of going to the Oxenfurt Bridge in the "Get Junior" quest.
Fixes an issue where, under certain circumstances, Yennefer would not appear in Oxenfurt during the "The Great Escape" quest.
Drowners will have a harder time killing Nidas during the "Black Pearl" quest.
Fixes an issue which led to an infinite loading screen during the "To Bait a Forktail ..." quest under certain circumstances.
Fixes a rare issue where the basement was locked during the "King's Gambit" quest.
Fixes an issue where players were unable to free the merchant during the Person in Distress event in the Claywich area.

Fixes an issue where players were unable to talk to Roche during the "Brothers in Arms" quest.
Fixes an issue where Zoltan's card was unobtainable.



GENERAL:
Preparatory features paving the way for the introduction of New Game + in the future.

EnPerformance:

• General performance improvements, including resolution of problems caused by patch 1.07

User interface:

• For Japanese PS4 only. Fixed an issue where the background text of some books flickered.

• Fixed an issue due to which part of the map of Kaer Morhen was not displayed correctly.

Gameplay:

• Fixed a rare problem when items disappeared from the cache.

• Fixed an issue that caused Geralt to get stuck while running.

• The interaction window no longer pops up in empty objects for collecting loot.

• Fixed a bug with one combat animation.

• Severed heads will no longer disappear after they are cut off.

• Players can do somersaults before landing to significantly reduce fall health damage. We've added a tutorial pop-up explaining this in-game feature to make it clear to the player.

• In patch 1.07, the level requirements for some types of weapons and ammunition were expanded, as a result of which some players were faced with the problem of using them. In patch 1.08, we are introducing the "Hour of the Wolf" potion. This potion will be available in everyone's inventory as soon as the player installs patch 1.08. This potion reduces the level of requirements for all weapons and ammunition for one hour. This will give players time to level up or find and use alternative weapons and equipment that were available to them after patch 1.05, but were no longer available for use after patch 1.07 was installed. After one hour after use, the effects of the potion will disappear and the requirements for all types of weapons and equipment will return to their original values, which were before the use of the "Hour of the Wolf" potion.

• Fixed a problem where players could not compare their items with those items that were previously sold to merchants.

Achievements:

• Players will now be able to get the "Card Collector" achievement.

• After installing the patch, all achievements will work correctly, of course, if the player has met all the conditions to receive them.

Graphics:

• Fixed an issue where interiors sometimes did not display properly on the minimap.

• Fixed a problem when some objects sometimes disappeared. Also fixed visual glitches that were encountered in Novigrad.

Quests:

• Fixed an issue where players could not complete the "Three of Tango" quest even if they received good wine.

• Fixed a problem when Geralt sometimes died after a trip to Velen in the quest "Something begins, something ends."

• The entrance to the area where the "Sunstone" is obtained will no longer be blocked if the player exits prematurely during the "Sunstone" quest.

• Fixed an issue where players could not complete the "Hunt for the Younger" quest in some cases.

• Fixed an issue where players could not complete the quest "Witcher Antiquities: Equipment of the Snake School", due to the closed gate.

• Fixed an issue where some players could not explore the premises in the quest "Family Matters", which effectively blocked the quest.

• Fixed an issue where players could not complete the quest "Hey, do you want to see my stuff?"

• Fixed an issue where players could not speak to Roche in the "Eye for an Eye" quest.

• Fixed a problem when Roche remained in his camp, and did not go to the Ochsenfurt bridge in the quest "Hunt for the Younger."

• Fixed a problem where, under certain circumstances, Yennefer did not appear in Oxenfurt during the quest "The Great Escape".

• You will now have more time to save Nidas when the drowned people try to kill him during the "Black Pearl" quest.

• Fixed a problem that sometimes led to an endless loading screen during the quest "In order to lure the pitchfork."

• Fixed a rare issue where the basement was locked in the King's Gambit quest.

• Fixed an issue where players could not free the merchant from the captivity of robbers in the area of ​​the village of Claywich.

• Trolls in the circle of elements will no longer attack Geralt if he chooses a peaceful solution to the problem.

• Fixed an issue where players could not speak to Roche during the Brothers in Arms quest.

• Fixed a problem where the playing card "Zoltan" was unavailable.

General fixes:

• Preparatory fixes and the introduction of new game features necessary for the introduction of the New Game + mode in the future.

PS In addition, Marcin Momu was asked when the players will see new plot fixes and innovations for Triss Merigold. He replied that the developers will definitely make these game innovations, but in the next patches.