The Witcher 3: Wild Hunter version 4.02 is now available on PC, PlayStation and Xbox! This update corrects various issues, while optimizing the overall stability and performance of the game.

PC

Improved CPU core utilization of DX12 version.

Re-added horizontal ambient occlusion. If the player has not turned on ambient occlusion before, this option will need to be turned off again. You can find the setting in Options > Images > Graphics.

Fixed an issue where "My Rewards" is not localized in REDlauncher.

Fixed an issue where Tosent would have a flickering landscape when NVIDIA hair technology was turned off.

Fixed particle optimization issue that could cause temporary lag.

Host

Improved performance mode for next-generation hosts.

Fixed an issue where the characters might become a little blurry in dialogue and cutscenes in PlayStation 5 version.

Fixed an issue where Xbox Series X version might crash the game due to memory usage in ray tracing mode.

Sowing must be rewarding - In the next-generation console, the game will not crash again when Geralt leaves Shani after the conversation begins.

Fixed an issue where the Xbox One version could not read fast archives when using cross-platform progress.

Added two "Good Swords!" voices missing from previous generation hosts.

Fixed an issue where PlayStation 5 version would delete the oldest archive when overwriting manual archive in some cases.

Fixed performance issues that Bowklan and Novigrey would have occurred after reading the archive.

Visual (for PC and next-generation hosts)

Add refraction of SSR and ray tracing reflections improves liquid immersion.

Fixed visual issues with brick texture, the surface of the stone arch is no longer black artifacts.

Added dynamic blur slider. This item can be found in Options > Image > Graphics.

Tasks and gameplay (applicable to all platforms)

Prewar Preparation - Fixed an issue where the dialogue option that could advance the mission was missing when "Tell Avarak everything is ready".

For the motherland - Fixed the issue where players knocked on the door and left immediately after entering the warehouse, which might permanently lock the warehouse door.

Treasure Hunt Task: One of the Cat School Equipment Upgrade Drawings - Fixed the issue that the task may still be active after obtaining the drawing.

Fixed an issue where players need to restart the game to enable expansion packs in standalone mode when trying to open a new round with an incompatible save.

Localization (for all platforms)

Fixed the description issue of the Greek and Geralt Quint cards in Korean localization.

Fixed punctuation issue in Arabic localization.

Traditional Chinese font update.

Please note: The above is only the most significant change. This update also includes other minor corrections not mentioned in the list.