Had 4.01 - everything fine. GOG said I needed to install to update, so I did a complete install of 4.04. Now it won't load my gave saves, stating that Hearts of Stone and some other DLC are missing. I follow instructions to verify game integrity, it stalls at 92%, and doesn't appear to d/l the missing DLC anyway. What needs to be done to fix this?
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If anyone cares, the workaround is to install 4.03. I noticed the total download was several gigs larger, so it would seem that data is missing from the 4.04 install. I was able to load the game with the 4.03 version, so it would seem the new installer is bugged.
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parch 4.04 seems to have caused problems no setting changes and now I get multiple stutters and freezes on any settings.
Running on Epic Games with GTX1650 graphic card. before patch 4.04 I was getting around 35-47 FPS on ultra now I can't get 20FPS without multiple freezes and stutters. Some help please
Running on Epic Games with GTX1650 graphic card. before patch 4.04 I was getting around 35-47 FPS on ultra now I can't get 20FPS without multiple freezes and stutters. Some help please
Shadows are still bugged without raytracing
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Shadows are VERY bugged in the Next-gen version
Since i am new on this forum i cant make a thread yet so ill post here. Shadow are VERY bugged on the next gen version without raytracing. Most light sources in the game dont emit the shadows they are supposed to (or extremely bland ones). I consider the next-gen version almost unplayable...
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You've fixed old problems, but there's a new one now, sounds of weather are completely gone, so game is really quiet now, especially this noticeable when music doesn't play. Please fix this because it's really awkward and uncomfortable to play
SWITCH VERSION 4.04
SWITCH VERSION 4.04
With the previous version if I pressed A Geralt could run faster, consuming stamina, now this does not work anymore... I'm the only one to be experiencing this?
What do you mean? You can't run or running does not consume stamina?
If it's about stamina consumption, it's "normal". It's one of the little changes CDPR added to the next gen version.
It's an intentional change they made in patch 4.0 which i don't really like either because it makes it less realistic for Geralt to infinitely sprint and it makes stamina (a core gameplay mechanic) irrelevant
I've also had this exact same issue with the new update for the Switch! Was playing it before downloading the update, all audio was working fine. Went to make lunch whilst the update was downloading, came back to boot up, and now there is no environmental FX audio at all. No trees, wind, birds, rain.. nothing!
POG
It's actually amazing that the devs update this game after so many years. We thank you for still working on this masterpiece because it is non other than a masterpiece. I will keep playing it as you refine it like a fine wine!
It's actually amazing that the devs update this game after so many years. We thank you for still working on this masterpiece because it is non other than a masterpiece. I will keep playing it as you refine it like a fine wine!
Running outside combat doesn't consume stamina. Just like in Elden ring which I really appreciate.
Hi,
since patch 4.04 the game crashes to desktop in random game situations, mostly when equipping items in the character screen. Before that patch game run stable, no crashes, no freezes, played 60h+ without any issue. As i play on steam platform, i was forced to update the game to 4.04 due to launcher.. Game settings are Raytracing off, DLSS on quality setting, other setting on Ultra... System is Intel 13700k on Gigabyte Aorus Z790 Elite, 32gb DDR5, RTX 3080 10G, GPU driver are latest.. No Mods installed... Tried also reinstalling GPU drivers and repairing game files via Steam. Nothing changed... Is there any possiblity to downgrade to previous version?
since patch 4.04 the game crashes to desktop in random game situations, mostly when equipping items in the character screen. Before that patch game run stable, no crashes, no freezes, played 60h+ without any issue. As i play on steam platform, i was forced to update the game to 4.04 due to launcher.. Game settings are Raytracing off, DLSS on quality setting, other setting on Ultra... System is Intel 13700k on Gigabyte Aorus Z790 Elite, 32gb DDR5, RTX 3080 10G, GPU driver are latest.. No Mods installed... Tried also reinstalling GPU drivers and repairing game files via Steam. Nothing changed... Is there any possiblity to downgrade to previous version?
Bugs I encounter from Nintendo switch:
1. problem with saving games, first save will always fail, need to press save the 2nd time it will only be successful.
2. loading from most recent save after death will only load from manual saved files, it does not load from auto saved files.
3. Could not find dol Blathana set in vizima.
1. problem with saving games, first save will always fail, need to press save the 2nd time it will only be successful.
2. loading from most recent save after death will only load from manual saved files, it does not load from auto saved files.
3. Could not find dol Blathana set in vizima.
Cross-progression is enabled?
If yes, try to disable it.
I suggest to directly report it to the support anyway (no category, but this one should be fine > "contact us" button).
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Just to be sure, by "no mods installed", you mean that you never used mods on this save?
Yes, the problems with shadows are so annoying. I really wish the devs would have their attention pointed to this aspect.
I wrote and documented my observations about the shadow mapping situation here:
On another topic:
I also had trouble with patch 4.03 and 4.04 in which DX11 version wouldn't start at all, while DX12 was perfectly fine.
Repairing/verifying didn't help (GOG version).
Until I found the solution myself, after reading many suggestions to clean any mod files, which I had none off.
The problem was that I had some leftover files for earlier versions of the game, which weren't removed in the update process.
All the current version files were fine, but these extras (leftovers) were causing the game to not start.
I ran this python script, gogverify, from https://github.com/DorianRudolph/gogverify which checks the MD5 hashes and ALSO lists unexpected files. Then I proceeded to remove all the unexpected files. This totally fixed my problem and now the game starts in DirectX 11 mode.
(an alternative would be to nuke the whole folder and then I guess Gog/Steam will only download current version files, but still, this is more inelegant)
I already reported this to GOG Galaxy via a support ticket, because I think it is their responsability to fix in Gog Galaxy updater/verifier.
To summarize:
Problem: Witcher 3 doesn't start at all using Direct3D 11 API, dx11. Process crashes very fast, without going fullscreen.
Discovered cause: Leftover files from 1.32 or earlier, before updating to 4.x via Gog Galaxy.
Solution: Clean-up all files which are belonging to previous releases and are not on the list of checked files. GOG Galaxy should improve the update and verifying process by also removing leftover game files from previous versions, apart from checking integrity of current version files.
Sounds to me like a GPU issue not the gameNew crash situation unlocked, I was in the swamp fighting a grave hag and suddenly the screen went black, I couldn't exit to Windows or anything, I had to force a restart.
Once again, great job CDPR!!!
