Patch 1.12 - Changelog Part 1 (Main Game)

Patch 1.12 is here! Check the list of changes and fixes that the patch brings! (Changelog for Hearts of Stone Expansion and DLC's is available here):

-MAIN GAME- Gameplay

• Fixes issue whereby some toxic gas clouds failed to poison or deal damage to player character.

• Fixes issue whereby scabbard meshes were missing from witchers other than Geralt.

• Fixes rare issue whereby attacks performed near friendly NPCs resulted in unintended regeneration of Stamina.

• Fixes exploit involving Alchemy skill titled Tissue Transmutation.

• Fixes issue whereby quickslots could disappear if game difficulty level was changed during combat.

• Fixes exploit involving Superior White Raffard's Decoction and skill named Delayed Recovery.

• Fixes rare issue whereby skill named Flood of Anger incorrectly enabled Signs Tree and enhanced Sign Intensity permanently.

• Introduces fix whereby special bonus granted by Superior Blizzard will take effect only when slow-motion is triggered.

• Fixes a number of issues affecting potion called Chort decoction.

• Fixes rare issue whereby some mini-bosses could become immortal under certain circumstances.

• Fixes misleading message displayed when players attempted to cast Signs in combat, while enveloped by a cloud resulting from the detonation of a Dimeritium Bomb.

GUI

• Fixes issue whereby items in merchants' stores could not be compared to currently equipped items.

• Fixes exploit whereby some items (runes, glyphs) could be upgraded infinitely.

• Introduces UI enhancement whereby herb name is now displayed above available interaction.

• Fixes issue whereby keys/controls (mouse and keyboard) were not unbound from current setting when attempted.

• Fixes issue whereby Toggle HUD button would not always work correctly during set scenes.

• Introduces enhancement whereby ingredients required for a pinned formula and in possession of a merchant are now highlighted in said merchant's Shop screen.

• Improves quest tracking by enabling tracking of objectives across different game regions.

• Fixes issue whereby Witcher Medallion and statistics bar could disappear if game difficulty level was changed during combat.

• Introduces enhancement on PC systems whereby weapon and armor repair kits can now be applied via drag and drop.

• Fixes issue on PC systems whereby toggling HUD did not work correctly on QWERTZ and AZERTY keyboard configurations.

Living World

• Fixes issue whereby treasure hunt titled Shortcut would not complete correctly.

• Fixes issue whereby destroyed monster nests would respawn after a time.

• Fixes rare issue whereby Shop screen would not open correctly for traveling merchants.

• Fixes issue whereby NPCs failed to return to abandoned settlement named Ruined Inn.

Quests

• Fixes issue whereby some human foes could have empty Vitality bars and thus could not be killed.

• Fixes rare issue whereby some players could not talk to Fergus during quest titled Master Armorers.

• Fixes rare issue whereby a monster disappeared incorrectly during quest titled Contract: Phantom of the Trade Route.

• Restores notice regarding quest titled Races: Crow's Perch to notice board at said ingame location.

• Fixes premature display of objective involving placement of a book on a pedestal in quest titled The Witchers' Forge.

• Fixes rare issue whereby relevant reward was not granted for completion of Contract: The Creature from the Oxenfurt Forest.

• Fixes issue whereby encounter with caged wyvern near Oxenfurt was inactive.

• Fixes a number of rare issues with blacksmith in Mulbrydale in quest titled Person in Distress.

• Fixes issue whereby quest titled Novigrad, Closed City II would incorrectly be tagged as failed if completed prior to installation of patch 1.10.

• Introduces balance improvement whereby prices of goods throughout Skellige drop by 10% after Geralt kills the giant and agrees to take all the credit for it in quest titled The Lord of Undvik.

• Fixes issue whereby quests titled The Nobleman Statuette and The Soldier Statuette were incorrectly and prematurely deactivated and could not be completed.

• Fixes incorrect map-pin in treasure hunt titled Freya Be Praised!

• Fixes rarely occurring technical glitch whereby older patch fixes failed to work correctly.

• Fixes rare issue whereby players could not talk to Hattori after completing quest titled Of Swords and Dumplings.

• Fixes rare issue whereby Nidas would fail to appear in Novigrad during quest titled Black Pearl.

• Fixes issue whereby treasure hunt titled Temerian Valuables would not complete correctly.

• Fixes rare issue whereby quest titled Get Junior would remain active in Journal after game was completed.

• Fixes issues whereby some Character glossary entries were displayed incorrectly in game.

• Fixes issue whereby quest titled Free Spirit could not be completed.

Visual

• Fixes appearance on screen of unwanted visual artifacts after Geralt was teleported to new locations.

• Improves transitions between distinct scenes and gameplay sequences.

Code

• Fixes issue whereby launching The Witcher 3 on systems running the Windows OS discarded sRGB settings in users' ICC profiles.

Other

• Fixes rare issue whereby NPC animations would playback at reduced speed after quest titled On Thin Ice.

• Fixes issue whereby quest titled Faithful Friend would incorrectly remain tagged as failed after quest titled Something Ends, Something Begins was completed.