Patch 1.12 - Changelog Part 2 (Hearts of Stone Expansion & DLC's)
Hearts of Stone and DLCs receive numerous bug fixes and minor balance tweaks, improving quest flows, item interactions, and overall stability.
✚Bug fixes17
- Wild Rose Dethorned achievementFixes issue whereby the achievement 'Wild Rose Dethorned' could not be completed.→Fixed
- Enchanting: Quality Has Its PricePickaxe interaction:Fixes interaction on pickaxe in the quest 'Enchanting: Quality Has Its Price'.→Fixed
- From Ofier's Distant Shores diagramsFixes issue where not all diagrams could be collected in the quest.→Fixed
- Dead Man's Party (crypt smoke spread)Fixes rare issue where spreading smoke throughout all rooms in crypt could fail.→Fixed
- Marcus T.K. HodgsonFixes issue where the book merchant Marcus T.K. Hodgson failed to appear in market square in Novigrad.→Fixed
- Knights of the Flaming Rose (Open Sesame!)Fixes rare issue where some Knights of the Flaming Rose could not be killed.→Fixed
- Treasure hunt: The Drakenborg RedemptionFixes issue where The Drakenborg Redemption remained in the Journal after completion.→Fixed
- Inventory: enchanted gear bonusesFixes issue where swapping enchanted gear within Inventory granted permanent bonuses to statistics.→Fixed
- Treasure hunt: The Royal Air ForceFixes issue where The Royal Air Force treasure hunt remained in the Journal after completion.→Fixed
- Witcher Seasonings (eavesdropping)Fixes issue where players could not eavesdrop on guards during Witcher Seasonings in HoS expansion.→Fixed
- Shani (Dead Man's Party juncture)Fixes issue where some players could not talk to Shani at a certain juncture of Dead Man's Party in HoS.→Fixed
- inebriation effect after Dead Man's PartyFixes rare issue where inebriation effect would persist on screen after Dead Man's Party in HoS.
- Caparison of Lament (NG+ stamina)Fixes incorrect Stamina bonus granted for Caparison of Lament in New Game + mode.
- Viper School swords mesh (NG+)Fixes incorrect mesh appearing on Viper School swords in New Game + mode.
- Scavenger Hunt: Wolf School Gear (Kaer Morhen watchtower)Fixes a previously unlootable container within Kaer Morhen watchtower during Scavenger Hunt: Wolf School Gear.→Fixed
- Where the Cat and Wolf Play (doll pick-up)Fixes rare issue whereby a doll could not be picked up in 'Where the Cat and Wolf Play'.→Fixed
- Contract: Skellige's Most Wanted (werewolf issue)Fixes specific user's issue with werewolf in quest 'Contract: Skellige's Most Wanted'.→Fixed
◆Other changes2
- General performanceIntroduces a number of improvements to general game performance.
- Difficulty balance tweaksIntroduces a series of minor difficulty balance tweaks at all difficulty levels in Hearts of Stone expansion.
subjects affected (19)
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- Wild Rose Dethorned achievement1
- Enchanting: Quality Has Its Price1
- From Ofier's Distant Shores diagrams1
- Dead Man's Party (crypt smoke spread)1
- Marcus T.K. Hodgson1
- Knights of the Flaming Rose (Open Sesame!)1
- General performance1
- Treasure hunt: The Drakenborg Redemption1
- Inventory: enchanted gear bonuses1
- Treasure hunt: The Royal Air Force1
- Witcher Seasonings (eavesdropping)1
- Shani (Dead Man's Party juncture)1
- Difficulty balance tweaks1
- inebriation effect after Dead Man's Party1
- Caparison of Lament (NG+ stamina)1
- Viper School swords mesh (NG+)1
- Scavenger Hunt: Wolf School Gear (Kaer Morhen watchtower)1
- Where the Cat and Wolf Play (doll pick-up)1
- Contract: Skellige's Most Wanted (werewolf issue)1
Patch history
- →Modding support updateMay 21, 2024 · 27mo
This patch adds Steam Workshop integration and DLC mod loading improvements to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, plus easier world ID additions for mods.
- →Another PC Hotfix is available!Dec 22, 2022 · 44mo
No gameplay balance changes detected in this patch note; the text provided only contains technical support and platform navigation, not patch content.
- Next-gen update list of changesDec 12, 2022 · 45mo
Next-gen update adds ray-traced lighting, DLSS 3, performance and visual upgrades, quality-of-life improvements, new content, and cross-progression; numerous fixes and mod integrations accompany the release.
+35→ - →CD PROJEKT RED adds Simplified Chinese language support to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt!Nov 14, 2018 · 94mo
Witcher 3: Wild Hunt adds Simplified Chinese language support via a free patch.
- →Patch 1.30 - ChangelogAug 30, 2016 · 121mo
Patch 1.30 adds numerous bug fixes across gameplay, GUI, and quests, alongside minor content tweaks and quality-of-life improvements.
- →Patch 1.22 - ChangelogJun 15, 2016 · 124mo
Patch 1.22 provides extensive bug fixes across quests, NPC behavior, progression, inventory, audio/visuals, and quality-of-life improvements for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition, with several quest progression fixes and stability improvements.
- →Patch 1.30 - ChangelogMay 30, 2016 · 124mo
Patch 1.30 focuses on quest fixes, balance tweaks, and quality-of-life improvements across gameplay, UI, and general systems.
- →Patch 1.12 - Changelog Part 1 (Main Game)Jan 11, 2016 · 129mo
A broad patch focusing on numerous QoL fixes, stability improvements, and targeted bugfixes across gameplay, UI, quests, and world interactions in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition (Patch 1.12 Part 1).
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