I also tought some things are looking better than before, flames in novigrad for example and some weather effects. But i was away from the game for a few days and so it hard to compare.
But they clearly downgraded some things. For example the Lens effect when watching towards the sun is nearly completly away, i loved this effect! Some things are looking more "clean" and emptyer than before. I think they reduced NPCs and details as well. Performance is worser than in patch 1.03, now moving doesnt feel so smooth than before, like the game is missing some frames every few seconds. Also the main menu music is completely broken, a pain with headphones. Horse riding feels very stuttering, much more than before 1.04. Detailed Patch notes would be interesting. Everything around gerald is becoming extremly blurred when looking around with the camera, especially in situations in novigrad at evening/night when some flames are around. This makes me feel dizzy!
With this patch i definitely putting this game on hold for a moment, it kinda feels exhausting to play this game. I would like to go back to 1.03 at the moment.
What i really like in the new patch:
- Moving / Swimming with gerald
- Option to turn off NPC names and Combat Info like "critical hit" etc..
- GUI improvments
But they clearly downgraded some things. For example the Lens effect when watching towards the sun is nearly completly away, i loved this effect! Some things are looking more "clean" and emptyer than before. I think they reduced NPCs and details as well. Performance is worser than in patch 1.03, now moving doesnt feel so smooth than before, like the game is missing some frames every few seconds. Also the main menu music is completely broken, a pain with headphones. Horse riding feels very stuttering, much more than before 1.04. Detailed Patch notes would be interesting. Everything around gerald is becoming extremly blurred when looking around with the camera, especially in situations in novigrad at evening/night when some flames are around. This makes me feel dizzy!
With this patch i definitely putting this game on hold for a moment, it kinda feels exhausting to play this game. I would like to go back to 1.03 at the moment.
What i really like in the new patch:
- Moving / Swimming with gerald
- Option to turn off NPC names and Combat Info like "critical hit" etc..
- GUI improvments
I am not 100% but it does appear to me that they reduced the draw distance for the PS4 (how far we see) and removed npc's from big cities though I think patch 1.03 reduced npcs. Performance wise, seems the same though I have had little issues with fps with this game. Few dips here and there nothing too bad. I am experiencing more bugs now though unfortunately with my PS4 version, npcs in the air, talking to people through walls/closed doors in quest, quest not being able to be completed, all of which I had no issues with until 1.04 which is strange but I am not angry at all. I save alot and if I encounter a bug, go back and do something else. I know CD Projekt Red is working on this and its so much because its not just PS4, its X1 and PC too, all with different issues. Plus they are a much smaller group of people than other big game companies, so its unreal to think with a game this size and a small crew that it can be fixed overnight or even over weeks. I have all the patience in the world for these guys. Best game Ive ever played, even with the bugs and is the only good gaming company left in the industry. Just hope they don't over work themselves on this stuff and get some rest here and there to enjoy life! They are humans too! lol (^_ ^ )
-Zero
-Zero
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This is EXACTLY what I was worried about! devs sacrificing the visual quality to improve some performance issues. worse part is I NEVER experienced half the crap people were complaining about!
Noticed some of the downgrades today, but brushed it off telling myself it was a placebo effect. This is complete BS! CD projeckt needs to give us back the game we paid for at launch! AF filters, AA and distance view - add them back!
Plus it's worth noting that I also experienced a lot of the glitches ZeroAffex mentioned. Prior to update 1.03, the game was running just fine for me.
Noticed some of the downgrades today, but brushed it off telling myself it was a placebo effect. This is complete BS! CD projeckt needs to give us back the game we paid for at launch! AF filters, AA and distance view - add them back!
Plus it's worth noting that I also experienced a lot of the glitches ZeroAffex mentioned. Prior to update 1.03, the game was running just fine for me.
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1.02.
1.03 bring downgrade too.
1.02 vs 1.03
1. downgraded shadows in cutscenes
2. Terrible pop ins.
3. Less numbers of NPCs (Novigrad and Oxenfurt looks like a ghost towns now).Where is the bridge on 1.03 version?
All that problems come with 1.03 patch on PS4 (Everything was great on 1.02 version).
They should've left things the way they were on update 1.02. After this, I've learned my lesson. No more more automatic updates for me!
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Honestly, I might just have to delete my save files and the game to restart my playthrough and revert things back to the way they were prior to all these updates. All this crap is totally messing with my immersion...
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THIS!
Honestly, I might just have to delete my save files and the game to restart my playthrough and revert things back to the way they were prior to all these updates. All this crap is totally messing with my immersion...
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that's it, i'm gonna disable net connection on PS4.. or pause download patch when it arrives,,
Good Guy PSN Asia, late in patches and DLCs so that i can see the feedback of the patch in the forums
Good Guy PSN Asia, late in patches and DLCs so that i can see the feedback of the patch in the forums
i wouldnt mind it it gave us a slid 30 fps, but i dont ever notice these improvements and surly 900p would be better than downgrading it
I spend most of the game so far doing quests in Velen, so i returned there to do a comparisson between before and after patch 1.04. It is absolutely shocking how much worse the game performes texture wise, not only with textures popping up but also the quality of the textures themselves. The lighting also feels downgraded, the surroundings feel less alive for some reason. Also the draw distance feels downgraded.
Before the patch i literally had 1 frame rate issue and apart from that a flawless, epic gaming experience. Please go back to patch 1.03 because this upgrade feels more like a serious downgrade.
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completely agree with this
Before the patch i literally had 1 frame rate issue and apart from that a flawless, epic gaming experience. Please go back to patch 1.03 because this upgrade feels more like a serious downgrade.
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completely agree with this
I don't know. My game has improved FPS wise, quite a lot. I can't say a notice any graphic downgrade, but then again I don't scrutinise the game to the extent you guys do. The dirty screen effect when looking towards the sun is definitely still there on my game. Tested that just now. Shadows and view distance just looks the same to me.