Patch 1.10 - Changelog Part 1/5

Patch 1.10 is here! The list is very long, this is the first part of it (all annoucements here)! Check the list of changes and fixes that the patch brings:

AUDIO

• Adds music after horse race in quest titled Ciri's Story: The Race.

• Fixes issue whereby ambient music from surroundings of Kaer Muire could override other music.

• Fixes lack of music if autosave made before fight against pirates was loaded during quest titled Destination: Skellige.

• Adds segments to conversations with Triss and Yen before battle at Kaer Morhen.

• Adds segements to conversation with Ciri in quest titled Payback.

• Adds segments to conversation with Triss in quest titled On Thin Ice.

• Fixes issue whereby forktail could screech endlessly if ignited with the Igni Sign Igni and then slashed with a sword.

• Fixes issue entailing unintended loop in combat music during first musical sequence in New Game + mode.

GENERAL

• Fixes manifest file for game engine EXE to prevent game from running in Windows Vista compatibility mode.

GUI

• Introduces multiple fixes and improvements in HUD.

• Fixes "Track Quest" button prompt, which occasionally was incorrectly displayed following "New Quest" notification.

• Introduces multiple changes in GUI for Alchemy and Crafting.

• Fixes incorrect display of save file names when game language setting differed from system region and language settings.

• Fixes issue with crafting category display in GUI.

• Fixes multiple issues with HUD buff/debuff display formatting.

• Fixes instances of background text flickering when selected books were opened.

• Fixes issue whereby Slow/Reverse Boat was not bound to Movement-Down key.

• Fixes issue entailing clipping of lettering displayed with upscaled fonts in certain languages.

• Alters pop-up message displayed when players choose to travel to Isle of Mists - updated for New Game +.

• Fixes Inventory sorting order for potions, bombs, oils, food, etc.

• Fixes issue where Dismantle pop-up was not properly localized in all languages.

• Fixes issue where abandoned settlement lacked appropriate marker.

• Fixes issue whereby nonfunctioning icons were displayed in DLC list.

• Fixes nonfunctioning icon in New Game + menu.

• Adds option to show/hide HUD/Mini-map using single button/click.

• Fixes issue whereby unlocalized string appeared in place of recommended level number in pop-up message displayed upon entry to Isle of Mists.

• Fixes issue whereby on mouse and keyboard configurations an invalid character was displayed alongside the Track Quest message when said functionality was not bound.

• Fixes mouse and keyboard UI issue encountered on configurations featuring mouse, keyboard and controller.

• Fixes issue whereby double-click on dialogue choice would cause first dialogue line after choice to be skipped.

STABILITY

• Fixes issue with crashes occurring on hardware configurations incorporating AMD Radeon R9 285 cards.

• Fixes game freeze occuring when players alt-tabbed out of game in fullscreen mode while loading save.

• Fixes GeForce GTX 980-specific crash issue.

• Fixes crash occurring during conversation with owner of haunted house in quest titled Novigrad Dreaming.

• Fixes issue with game stability when loading game saves.

UI

• Fixes unwanted variation in display of certain tutorial text content.

• Fixes UI issue whereby icons would become corrupted when items were purchased or disassembled.

• Fixes issue whereby Character panel would open if player started meditating just as Geralt left previous meditation.

POI

• Fixes issue incorrectly labeling multiple POIs as not having been completed.

• Fixes problem with unopenable chest during POI quest titled Inheritance.

• Fixes issue with POI titled Don't Play With the Gods.

• Fixes issue with POI titled A Plea Ignored.

• Fixes issue with POI titled The Dead Have No Defense.

VISUAL

• Fixes visual stutter in animation of Roach (horse).

• Fixes assorted graphics glitches, including, but not limited to, two instances of Roach appearing simultaneously, NPCs appearing to lack hands, dead bodies flying off after a foe is decapitated, and others.

• Introduces array of minor changes in in-game locations and in presentation of said locations on in-game maps.

• Fixes visual issue with appearance of light in house windows at short distances.

• Fixes issue whereby peasants would walk incorrectly while carrying boxes.

• Fixes visual issue entailing incorrect behavior of blood splatter from felled opponents.

• Fixes incorrect display of leshen's s root attack FX.

• Fixes issue whereby some corridors were missing from minimap of elven ruins in quest titled The Sunstone.

• Fixes corrupted minimap of caves in quest titled Scavenger Hunt: Cat School Gear.

• Fixes stuttering animations of some NPCs when viewed at a distance.

• Fixes issue whereby NPCs in background would occasionally disappear when dialogue choices were displayed.

• Fixes multiple instances of duplication of interaction icons on trapdoors and ladders.

• Fixes collision issue whereby player could climb through ceiling of Kingfisher's cellar.

• Improves shifts in level of detail on selected buildings in main square of Novigrad.

• Fixes chair hanging in midair in Oxenfurt river port.

• Fixes issue whereby Geralt could fall through floor behind bed in Roche's room in Temerian guerilla hideout.

• Improves visibility of spawning on selected NPCs in Novigrad.

• Improves appearance of water ripples triggered by Aard Sign.

• Fixes issues involving NPCs freezing or adopting T-pose when viewed from a distance.

• Fixes pop-in issues for certain types of small foliage.

• Fixes issue entailing improper appearance of Redanian armor cloth on Geralt when emerging from scenes and following fast travel.

• Fixes broken animation/meshes for horses in quest titled Ciri's Story: Out of the Shadows.

• Fixes issue whereby Lambert could adopt T-pose if certain path was chosen in quest titled The Battle of Kaer Morhen.

• Adds some missing water ripple effects.

• Fixes animation issues affectin certain female NPC.

• Fixes issue whereby sound focus clues in Color-blind Friendly mode were red.

• Fixes multiple streaming delay issues with terrain, in-game community and foliage.

• Fixes issue with level of detail for King Radovid's ship.

• Fixes issue whereby raindrops would become invisible if player character died during rainfall.

• Fixes issue whereby Geralt would adopt T-pose during specific cutscene.

• Fixes multiple issues entailing pop-in of building elements.

• Fixes issue with hanged man's body adopting T-pose.

• Fixes corrupted rope in cut scene set in water well.

• Fixes rendering issue on house in Oxenfurt.

• Restores intended blood decal so it appears on Geralt and other NPCs when hit.

• Fixes issue whereby Geralt appeared solely in undergarments throughout a cut scene.

• Fixes issue whereby water surface texture was discontinuous when viewed from certain camera angles.

• Fixes issue where both red and blue scent trails were displayed when playing in Color-blind Friendly mode during quets titled Novigrad, Closed City II.

• Fixes issue with shadows in tavern in Lindenvale.

• Fixes holes visible from behind rock formation in cave containing Mastercrafted Cat School Armor diagram.

• Fixes issue whereby outdoor weather (rain) could be seen throughout cut scene set in interior during quest titled Hunting a Witch.

• Fixes issue where beer merchant in cut scene lacked particles/halo caused by Axii when hit with said Sign.

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