What i personally loved that i haven't seen people talked about: Infinite stamina on exploration. Now you don't need to stop sprinting every 3 second, you're a witcher anyways with an enhanced stamina.
The Eldberg bridge drove me crazy. Having finished the game about 6 times, every time I got there I'd be frustrated about having to swim just to keep moving forward
Ngl the first time it happened I laughed my ass off at it. I thought it looked so hilarious and dumb 😆 Even second time. But yea it gets annoying quick. This is a cool fix
I just started running over the beams on either side. Every so often I miss but it had worked for me so far xD Still, awesome that they fixed even minor irritations like these!
I never particularly hated the Crow's Perch marker. I understood why it was there for the two events that happen during the Baron quest. But having a new marker installed after all that? That's perfect. It'll make for returns to upgrade armor much more convenient.
@@NickPiers I have completed it. Maybe I just missed it bc I’m so used to not having it. It would’ve been nice if the game had a list of everything when starting
They also added a mask icon so you no longer have to equip glasses or masks over where your torch or lamp would go instead on a separate slot. Also very small detail they updated the hornwall horn image the one you can use for sirens.
@@marinhrabric6162 you find it before you enter the cave to save the archer guy for crachs sons quest to kill the giant. Can be missed. Its a horn that knocks sirens out of the sky. The image for it in your inventory has changed in the update.
I'm glad they didn't just add the sun post from the beginning. Was worried that important moments were going to be ruined by being able to just teleport to it.
They should have had it from the start then disabled it temporarily. People's time is more valuable than weakly protection the tenuous of possible spoilers in an 8? year old game.
Dude how cool is this?? I feel like every day since the lifted embargo, people are finding new and exciting things that were added/changed for the better that went completely unannounced. Those two swords scaling with your level is an epic change and gives everyone something extra to look forward to while revisiting the game! :)
Not gonna lie, I almost literally rolled on the floor laughing at CDPR's solution for the annoying bridge. As a programmer by profession, it was cathartic to see what one might call a "lazy programmer" solution for the problem. Edit: For some of the people who don't seem to get it, I'm praising CDPR for the simplistic solution, not admonishing them. Some commenters just suck the joy out of everything.
Hell yeah. I'm so glad that they fixed fall damage. My biggest gripe with the game (which was still small) was that I would routinely walk off of rocks which looked to be about 3 feet high, only for Geralt to stumble and take fall damage. For someone with augmented agility and strength it's super weird for him to struggle with something I can easily do in real life. Also the new map marker is awesome. I'm glad they made a way for it to make sense in game.
Damn right, Marcus from Watch Dogs 2 can fall from the roof of some houses and still move on, meanwhile a light breeze could kill Geralt if he wasn't paying attention.
Honestly it’s so the same in so many games from Destiny to Dragon Age Inquisition. I’m not sure why sliding down a slope or hitting a pebble or an ammo box can kill you.
The only mod I use in Witcher 3 is a wider fov. I was so sure they would finally add a slider with this upgrade to the game. Come to find out they only added an option to zoom the camera in even more lol.
@@swolzer it's a basic option games have had since forever. It's on the same level as fromsoft limiting their games to 60 fps. Just why? Sekiro didn't break when you used a uncapper mod, neither does elden ring. I'm positive W3 wouldn't break from an increased pov either.
Ive been looking for witcher 3 content for quite some time now on youtube, never being able to find quality stuff, always people with shitty microphones or just generally uninteresting way of conducting their thoughts. Youre the first channel I find with really helpful, nicely packed and comprehensible information, your style of videos is great and the quality just speaks for itself. Keep it up, man, definitely earned a sub
Wow totally didn't expect that new marker inside the Baron's castle! That will come quite in handy especially when visiting the blacksmith/armorer. Edit: I just remember the blacksmith is actually in Blackbough (the amateur one) and in Oxenfurt (the journeyman one)! So the one at Baron's castle are the armorer and the quartermaster.
Well it was annoying to fast travel outside of crow's perch just to run all the way to the Baron's castle. I'm glad they added that fast travel inside that village to make things easier
@XeoYT Oh definitely. But earlier in the game I remember paying a visit to the armorer and quartermaster at Baron's castle a lot. Especially while doing quests in Velen and before getting to Novigrad.
@XeoYT that’s actually kind of a buff. Because you can now reach some abilitie’s max level a lot faster now, saving those extra two skill points and investing them into something else. 😊
I was genuinely surprised to see how willingly CDPR incorporated fan made mods into their next gen version. Took me back to the Halcyon days before Cyberpunk2077 when CDPR was rightly respected as the best and most receptive in the business. Currently laying off diving in again because of the heavily modded experience I'm used to on PC. Been keeping an eye out for videos dealing with the modding aspects of the next gen version. Shouldn't take too long hopefully.
Has anyone else noticed that all the abilities are capped at level 3 now instead of level 5? I started a NG+ as my first save on the new update and had 20 instant skill points refunded. Things like max toxicity with Heightened/Acquired Tolerance are therefore different too, I normally run two decoctions with 2 potions on top, but that now poisons me because Heightened T is capped at 80% instead of 100%
Yep, had plenty of extra points when I started up, and that change is rather annoying with the damage from toxicity. I suppose it makes you consider using decoctions as temporary boosts more than nearly- permanent buffs. I've given up Euphoria because of it :P
Ahhhhh that's pretty cool. Means you are basically being encouraged to go for more interesting builds. I know that my go-to build was basically always full red, with light and heavy attack maxed out. After that, I think I only had enough points to max out two more skills. Maybe even just one more skill.
One other thing as well: A lot of the changes are available in the last Gen versions as well! So if you are stuck with last gen you have access to most of the new content outside of Ray Tracing and other graphics updates.
other than graphics and a few of the mods that were added in last gen gets everything the only thing that i dont like is the bug fixes for somethings like no longer being able to get the baer mountain place of power early as they fixed the two spots that let u get up to it without having to get the quest to get to it
I also love how they increased the level difference requirement, between geralt and the quests, from 6 to 10 before you get that absurd exp loss penalty for doing a quest while overleveled you can basically lose very little exp in quests if you plan everything enough
Well, I, for one, am not a fan of level gating areas in open world games. Although I do understand that some sort of progression have to be integrated. Reminded me of that time when finishing tutorial area of the game I headed straight to Skellige because I felt like exploring some islands instead of usual routine. Let's just say it wasn't an easy exploration, but exploiting igni burning procs made it less painful.
I have to say I'm amazed at the bridge fix, even if it's somewhat of a lazy fix but the crows perch fast travel issue is CDPR at their brilliant best. To see that they still care about the witcher in this manner gives me great hope for the future of the franchise. Long live the witcher! 😂
I like the marker appearing later for crows perch, forces you to do it the old way a few times, but gives you it before you start try harding with crafting
Another thing that they fixed is the game can now run at up to your monitor's refresh rate with V-Sync enabled instead of being locked to either 30 or 60FPS. I personally use it in most of my games because I don't see why my GPU needs to use its full power to render menus at 200+FPS. Also don't bother enabling ray-tracing on RX 6000 or RTX 2000 series GPUS. I got 30 FPS at 1440p with FSR set to Quality (35FPS with FSR Balanced) on an RX 6700XT during the tutorial at Kaer Morhen, which is one of the easier scenes to run.
The quick cast of signs is so great i instantly switched to aim at at least a mixed combat/signs build for the 4.00 run i started, when i was going to focus only on combat
Great work as always Neon Knight! Love your work! Can you also check some bugs like the invisible stable-master when the stables at Crows Perch are on fire or the invisible Moritz Diefenthel when you go to save him from burning at the stake? Also if they did fix some bugged/not available dialogues like giving back the monocle to Thaler or asking Fringilla Vigo about Cantarella? P.S. Also if finally Crach gives you the promised reward when you ask him about Hammond and then go and kill him!
Kinda felt idiot seeing that fast travel after finishing the Baron quest. I was like why i didn't see that fast travel icon before instead of running through the castle.. Thanks for confirming that it was added after the entire quest completed.
I can say it with confidence that this game is not just a game of the year, it’s one of the greatest rpg’s of all times. After a year it came out I was going through some personal issues but when I loaded up the game it helped me a lot i was so immersed I forgot all my problems and just enjoyed myself.
One minor bugged thing that was fixed was some of the things Geralt says while riding Roach with the Caparison of Lament equipped from Hearts of Stone. I saw in another channel's older videos of bugs that the audio files existed in the game and were just bugged so he never said them, but after the update it works again.
So I just watched your video on Reason of State and how it breaks if you fail the prerequisite quests in specific ways. (Very well done, btw) Any info on whether they fixed Ves showing up even though she's dead? Or if they changed the flags so you can't still get it? I understand that video took a lot of work on your part, so I totally understand if you're not willing to go through all that again; but I'd love to know if they addressed that at all. And yes, frankly, I don't want to test it all myself lol 😆 Again, I don't expect you to put in all that work just to satiate my curiosity. But I'm sure many people would be interested in knowing if it was touched on in this round of patches.
I actually checked this already. Thankfully I had a working save with Ves dead from just before the Battle of Kaer Morhen, so I didn't have to get through much. I was SURE they would've fixed that one, but sadly ghost Ves is still there lol
@@NeonKnight That's really too bad, though I suppose it's a rather specific set of circumstances that the majority of players just won't encounter. Thanks for answering!
Ya i wanted some of those quest things to be changed but i think this is just a simple and free upgrade so fair But i hope to God they fix Triss in the new Witcher 1
I find it hard to believe that CDPR didn’t watch your things we hate video. Also, it’s hilarious that the guy putting up the marker sleeps in that exact spot at nighttime
I just bought complete game on sale. Very happy with my decision. Since I’ve been playing with a non-original game for a while and they really do deserve for what they’ve worked on this game. It’s amazing. I wished I could pay even more or regular Price, but Finances are tough Lately. About that bridge and the Dive issue, it happened to me during my second play. And I was like what?! Thanks for all your help and efforts.
one thing I noticed, if you we're above 2 levels of the required level for a mission you'd get 1xp, now you get what you would get when you we're just the exact level
I found another little thing. Now in the House of Respite, by the Nilfgaardian camp, there is a new chest with nilfgaardian armor and nilfgaardian helmet that you can equip, sitting on the window frame. This is definitely new content. Generally, the location feels a bit more finished.
Thanks for the cool video man! You're my favourite Witcher 3 YT channel (to be fair, I don't watch a lot of videos on the Witcher 3, but still..) :))))
Does the charged version of Aard cause ripple effects in water now? This has always bothered me since the effect looks so nice on the normal version but you had to use a mod that enabled it for the large one.
I literally watched most of the reviews today just for fun because I love the game and props bro your video actually taught us something new nobody knew about respect I know I can’t be easy finding those gems 👊
Freaking LOVE this game!!! Lost all my progress tho, after the PS5 version came out, lvl34 and 165hours deep. Mostly side mission and exploring. But i started all over again!!💪let’s go. A must buy for every rpg/fantasy lover
I had to turn all the fancy graphic stuff off cause my laptop is super old and I get frame drops like crazy if I try to use them, but the running no longer consuming stamina thing is just amazing to me. Never realized how bad the stamina thing felt until it was no longer an issue
@@babyknight sure man lemme just go manifest some money out of thin air real quick can't believe I didn't think of that before, thanks! Cannot believe I was playing games on a shitty laptop out of pure choice, and totally not because I'm poor this whole time. Incredible!
I didnt know about the fall damage thing! that makes sense though, i started a new playthough because of this channel and i kept thinking "im about to die" and then taking 0 damage
It feels like none of the changes really were major in nature, but nonetheless all of them are great. I remember the bridge thing from the last time I played the game plus I always thought that most swords were pretty underwhelming. Nice that they changed at least a few of them.
I restarted a game, this really being an all-time favourite of mine. After multiple corrupt save files, frame drops and basically not enjoying the new look, I went back to DirectX 11.
When my Steam automatically downloaded the patch today I thought "Pff, why should I care? Probably just some compatibility stuff, if anything." I didn't even read the patch notes until I saw the title of this video and uuh... holy shit! I can't believe, that we could get this many *insane* improvements for this game after all this time. Them integrating community-made mods that improve the graphics already blew my mind but seeing actual QOL changes and not to mention GOD DAMN FCR3? That mod changes so many things for the better and them just straight up adding that to the official game? Absolutetly crazy. I can't wait to start another playthrough!
My favorite fix that nobody seems to be talking about is that annoying and stupid 1-second stutter that Roach did whenever you moved from a stopped position. Now her motion is perfectly smooth and fluid.
That stupid bridge! Haha. Oh my god I find it hilarious they fixed that. I ALWAYS jumped off on accident. It wasn't until my very last playthrough I jumped diagonally to avoid diving.
thank you for making the witcher videos! personally i'm waiting for the Christmas holiday break to revisit the world (and also waiting for some improvement patches since i hear on PC it's not always golden) so watching those is really nice :)
ok, I have a dumb question. How do I get the update? Does it update automatically when I start the game or will I have to download it? P.S. Love the content, keep up the good work.
It´s automatic. Like any other update or important uptade on steam but u need to wait till it finishes tho. After that you can go to settings (in game I think) and see what new changes you can activate and so on. Like the camera angle, etc etc... but the rest are automatic.
One of my nitpicks was the way Gerald would walk, and when you would turn he would just look weird and stiff as a board, doesn’t even turn his head at all. Does the change of camera where it zooms in behind you allow for a slower walk speed for better immersion atleast? Geralt always had this funny looking speed walk and you can never go slower unless you would be heavy with too many items and the Camera gets closer. Another personal nitpick is the ugly Griffin armor and it’s beer belly look. I’ve always hated that and have avoided all other armors with that similar look. And lastly, my final personal tick, is that Geralt can’t climb downward. There’s a climbing up animation where he pulls himself up, by there is no climbing down animation when he wants to descend from a small ledge. I’ve seen other NPCs like Lambert show a Downward climb animation. With geralt you just have to jump or just walk off the ledge and fall into a roll. Always looked awkward and broke my immersion. And there are instances where you walk down a stair case and geralt just falls and rolls like he tripped on something. That always bugged me too.
The gear upgrade was my biggest headscratcher with Witcher 3, basicly making every non witcher set weapon/ armor useless except for a few like aero. . So glad they fixed it, also winters blade is gonna be sick now
The trick with the bridge is you had to jump earlier than you normally do and the game extends your jump somewhat so you make it. It annoyed the hell out of me because it's not easy to judge the sweet spot.
My man they 100% saw your video and fixed it. What other explanation is there? Im pretty sure some of them watch the vids and took notes because they knew the nextgenup is coming. To make it definitive you gotta fix whats needed and through these fixes acknowledge the community, just like in this case. Be proud.
I always solved the bridge issue by taking a boat to and from the island after the first time I went there and had that stupid swim across bit. That broken bridge got on a lot of people's nerves over the years more than likely and there were probably a lot of complaints.
That's preety neat man.❤️ Although i still have the 1.34 and still have to complete the 2 expansions so i will keep at it without the update. But its great that they fixed all that issues.
What sucks about this for me is that as ecstatic about this update as I am, I had restarted my playthrough for the first time on playstation before ever knowing about it. So now I have to restart my entire story so I can play from the beginning, luckily I was only maybe 25 hours in.
Nice to know, thx mate! And its good that they chose to deal with the Baron Travel Post in that way. I had some modded in there before and fortunately they got deactivated when needed, so that they wouldnt interfere with quest triggers. Still seems i'll be missing some of them, like the one at Hattoris or the one IN Kaer Morhen aswell as the additional and moved Chests, but we'll see if and how those mods work. I Love that they addressed the issues with the swords, making them useful and "legendary or godkilling". The Bridge Update..well its a bit lazy to just fix the bridge, but i guess its better than nothing and show that they've listened.
Man I forgot about that bridge thing, annoyed me too. I'm really happy Winter's Blade and the Bits got upgraded cuz I always found them really cool but underwhelming
Super neat, never beat it on my base ps4, so I've been waiting years for a next gen update, and to finally be able to go back and play it at its best. It feels great.
Great video, i jumped yesterday the 60 fps is a big game changer especially for combat, i was already a few missions away from finishing the main story line so now I'm curious to check if in my game, the swords you mentioned changed in my stash and the new Baron's fast travel pole. Let's keep slaying those monsters, sometimes humans some times real beasts
Something that always bothered me with TW3 was the lack of filters for Completed quests and Witcher gear, too bad this was not a concern they bothered with in this final patch. Oh well.
I believe CDPR will end up choosing Ciri as the Witcher franchises next protagonist due to players investment in the character. Since Witcher: Polaris will be an RPG it is possible to have multiple epilogue's for Ciri's in the Witcher 3 be cannon. Copy the idea of Cyberpunk 2077 life path multiple prologues but they need to be at least one hour long. In the bad ending everyone believes Ciri died but we never saw a body. In addition, CDPR can say Ciri's Elder Blood power was reduced following stopping the white frost.
RE: The Bridge .. there's another one with a similar issue in White Run at the Fortress the Nilf's are in .. with some decent early treasure on the other side .. and it has not been patched/fixed .. lol .. it's not a matter of "making the jump" .. Geralt will do the same thing sometimes and "nerf" his jump .. it's annoying but not nearly as bad as the one you mentioned ..
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What i personally loved that i haven't seen people talked about: Infinite stamina on exploration. Now you don't need to stop sprinting every 3 second, you're a witcher anyways with an enhanced stamina.
It was always fine…. Not really a big deal lol. Either just jump or roll
@@Puppy_Puppington i do jump and roll every 3 sec, it's just so much better doing it without a mod
Did they get rid of the potion that gave you infinite stamina outside combat then?
@@KleioChronicles maybe they changed it to give your infinite stamina IN combat?
@@Puppy_Puppington hard disagree
The Eldberg bridge drove me crazy. Having finished the game about 6 times, every time I got there I'd be frustrated about having to swim just to keep moving forward
Ngl the first time it happened I laughed my ass off at it. I thought it looked so hilarious and dumb 😆 Even second time. But yea it gets annoying quick. This is a cool fix
Same. It got so annoying 🙄
I just started running over the beams on either side. Every so often I miss but it had worked for me so far xD
Still, awesome that they fixed even minor irritations like these!
@@KanohiVahi I liked it so much the first time it happened to me, that I had to try it a few more times, just for fun xd
So it is time to finish the game a seventh time now, am i right? 😀
I never particularly hated the Crow's Perch marker. I understood why it was there for the two events that happen during the Baron quest. But having a new marker installed after all that? That's perfect. It'll make for returns to upgrade armor much more convenient.
Wait where I’ve put 20 hours into the next gen upgrade and don’t have any other marker. Or the blade from the bit doesn’t upgrade. Wtf
@@francisoffilth7953 You get the new Crow's Perch marker after completing the full Bloody Baron story.
@@NickPiers I have completed it. Maybe I just missed it bc I’m so used to not having it. It would’ve been nice if the game had a list of everything when starting
They also added a mask icon so you no longer have to equip glasses or masks over where your torch or lamp would go instead on a separate slot. Also very small detail they updated the hornwall horn image the one you can use for sirens.
What horn?
@@marinhrabric6162 the siren horn you can get in the giant quest
@@xenoplayz4524 i honestly can't remember
@@marinhrabric6162 you find it before you enter the cave to save the archer guy for crachs sons quest to kill the giant. Can be missed. Its a horn that knocks sirens out of the sky. The image for it in your inventory has changed in the update.
@@xenoplayz4524 i probably missed it twice now, cause i don't remember having it
I'm glad they didn't just add the sun post from the beginning. Was worried that important moments were going to be ruined by being able to just teleport to it.
They should have had it from the start then disabled it temporarily. People's time is more valuable than weakly protection the tenuous of possible spoilers in an 8? year old game.
@@Ailtir No. You're playing the Witcher 3 and worried about people's time? Lmfao.
Not even Geralt cares about people's time. Wanna play a round of Gwent?
Thats the treatment a lot of other games would've gotten.
@@awsomeboy360 Yes, everything is improved through omission of pointless tedium.
Dude how cool is this?? I feel like every day since the lifted embargo, people are finding new and exciting things that were added/changed for the better that went completely unannounced. Those two swords scaling with your level is an epic change and gives everyone something extra to look forward to while revisiting the game! :)
The winters blade sword has such a cool design too
Wait… THE KATANAS SCALE WITH YOUR LEVEL?? 😱
@@rocketscientist14 No, Blade From The Bits and Winter's Blade. Did you watch the video?
The question is what about a save file prior to the update that already got the swords? I can’t access my PC rn so I can’t test it myself :’)
I sold both of them week about week ago. What a waste.
Not gonna lie, I almost literally rolled on the floor laughing at CDPR's solution for the annoying bridge. As a programmer by profession, it was cathartic to see what one might call a "lazy programmer" solution for the problem.
Edit: For some of the people who don't seem to get it, I'm praising CDPR for the simplistic solution, not admonishing them. Some commenters just suck the joy out of everything.
Lol hilarious! But....fixed! Hahah
they were like "f it"
it's easier to fix the bridge than reworking jump physics
Yes i often dove right down and always thought that was the point
They fixed this issue literally by fixing the bridge :)
While this may be a lazy fix, the crows perch fast travel is CDPR at their best.
Hell yeah. I'm so glad that they fixed fall damage. My biggest gripe with the game (which was still small) was that I would routinely walk off of rocks which looked to be about 3 feet high, only for Geralt to stumble and take fall damage. For someone with augmented agility and strength it's super weird for him to struggle with something I can easily do in real life. Also the new map marker is awesome. I'm glad they made a way for it to make sense in game.
Damn right, Marcus from Watch Dogs 2 can fall from the roof of some houses and still move on, meanwhile a light breeze could kill Geralt if he wasn't paying attention.
Jumped from Dandelion's balcony
Died
I’m just used to spamming circle when I fall to negate the fall damage
Honestly it’s so the same in so many games from Destiny to Dragon Age Inquisition. I’m not sure why sliding down a slope or hitting a pebble or an ammo box can kill you.
@@rocketscientist14 I honestly discovered this just recently, never knew that you could do that
I’ve played the game 3 times and I can’t believe I’ve just stumbled across this channel, truly amazing content for real invested fans of this game
Also check out "Xletalis" if you haven't already.
The only mod I use in Witcher 3 is a wider fov. I was so sure they would finally add a slider with this upgrade to the game. Come to find out they only added an option to zoom the camera in even more lol.
Lol they definitely trolled you on this one. Surprised there isn't FOV!
@@johnosterman494 thats because fov isnt an issue lmao
i think the fov is already wide enough though, especially in combat, sometimes it makes me feel like im playing one of those old god of war games
@@swolzer it's a basic option games have had since forever. It's on the same level as fromsoft limiting their games to 60 fps. Just why? Sekiro didn't break when you used a uncapper mod, neither does elden ring. I'm positive W3 wouldn't break from an increased pov either.
@@Overphased i actually dont know about that
Ive been looking for witcher 3 content for quite some time now on youtube, never being able to find quality stuff, always people with shitty microphones or just generally uninteresting way of conducting their thoughts. Youre the first channel I find with really helpful, nicely packed and comprehensible information, your style of videos is great and the quality just speaks for itself. Keep it up, man, definitely earned a sub
Wow totally didn't expect that new marker inside the Baron's castle! That will come quite in handy especially when visiting the blacksmith/armorer.
Edit: I just remember the blacksmith is actually in Blackbough (the amateur one) and in Oxenfurt (the journeyman one)! So the one at Baron's castle are the armorer and the quartermaster.
Well it was annoying to fast travel outside of crow's perch just to run all the way to the Baron's castle. I'm glad they added that fast travel inside that village to make things easier
@XeoYT Oh definitely. But earlier in the game I remember paying a visit to the armorer and quartermaster at Baron's castle a lot. Especially while doing quests in Velen and before getting to Novigrad.
@XeoYT that’s actually kind of a buff. Because you can now reach some abilitie’s max level a lot faster now, saving those extra two skill points and investing them into something else. 😊
I was genuinely surprised to see how willingly CDPR incorporated fan made mods into their next gen version. Took me back to the Halcyon days before Cyberpunk2077 when CDPR was rightly respected as the best and most receptive in the business. Currently laying off diving in again because of the heavily modded experience I'm used to on PC. Been keeping an eye out for videos dealing with the modding aspects of the next gen version. Shouldn't take too long hopefully.
Has anyone else noticed that all the abilities are capped at level 3 now instead of level 5? I started a NG+ as my first save on the new update and had 20 instant skill points refunded. Things like max toxicity with Heightened/Acquired Tolerance are therefore different too, I normally run two decoctions with 2 potions on top, but that now poisons me because Heightened T is capped at 80% instead of 100%
Yep, had plenty of extra points when I started up, and that change is rather annoying with the damage from toxicity. I suppose it makes you consider using decoctions as temporary boosts more than nearly- permanent buffs. I've given up Euphoria because of it :P
Ahhhhh that's pretty cool. Means you are basically being encouraged to go for more interesting builds. I know that my go-to build was basically always full red, with light and heavy attack maxed out. After that, I think I only had enough points to max out two more skills. Maybe even just one more skill.
One other thing as well: A lot of the changes are available in the last Gen versions as well! So if you are stuck with last gen you have access to most of the new content outside of Ray Tracing and other graphics updates.
other than graphics and a few of the mods that were added in last gen gets everything the only thing that i dont like is the bug fixes for somethings like no longer being able to get the baer mountain place of power early as they fixed the two spots that let u get up to it without having to get the quest to get to it
I also love how they increased the level difference requirement, between geralt and the quests, from 6 to 10 before you get that absurd exp loss penalty for doing a quest while overleveled
you can basically lose very little exp in quests if you plan everything enough
Well, I, for one, am not a fan of level gating areas in open world games. Although I do understand that some sort of progression have to be integrated. Reminded me of that time when finishing tutorial area of the game I headed straight to Skellige because I felt like exploring some islands instead of usual routine. Let's just say it wasn't an easy exploration, but exploiting igni burning procs made it less painful.
crow's perch's new marker is such a creative detail!
One of the reasons I’m very exited about this upgrade is the content coming to this channel with it :D
I have to say I'm amazed at the bridge fix, even if it's somewhat of a lazy fix but the crows perch fast travel issue is CDPR at their brilliant best.
To see that they still care about the witcher in this manner gives me great hope for the future of the franchise.
Long live the witcher! 😂
I like the marker appearing later for crows perch, forces you to do it the old way a few times, but gives you it before you start try harding with crafting
If this was a Sony title, we'd be paying $70 for this.
Putting a fast travel point in the castle yard at Crow's Perch was one of the first things I looked for and I was so happy to find one there
Just those 5 things alone have me completely hyped to jump back in!! Can't wait!!
Great video. Best new info. It wasn’t the same shit we all new from the announcement and saw regurgitated again and again in other reviews
Another thing that they fixed is the game can now run at up to your monitor's refresh rate with V-Sync enabled instead of being locked to either 30 or 60FPS. I personally use it in most of my games because I don't see why my GPU needs to use its full power to render menus at 200+FPS.
Also don't bother enabling ray-tracing on RX 6000 or RTX 2000 series GPUS. I got 30 FPS at 1440p with FSR set to Quality (35FPS with FSR Balanced) on an RX 6700XT during the tutorial at Kaer Morhen, which is one of the easier scenes to run.
But cmon, these views
The quick cast of signs is so great i instantly switched to aim at at least a mixed combat/signs build for the 4.00 run i started, when i was going to focus only on combat
Great work as always Neon Knight! Love your work! Can you also check some bugs like the invisible stable-master when the stables at Crows Perch are on fire or the invisible Moritz Diefenthel when you go to save him from burning at the stake? Also if they did fix some bugged/not available dialogues like giving back the monocle to Thaler or asking Fringilla Vigo about Cantarella?
P.S. Also if finally Crach gives you the promised reward when you ask him about Hammond and then go and kill him!
Kinda felt idiot seeing that fast travel after finishing the Baron quest. I was like why i didn't see that fast travel icon before instead of running through the castle.. Thanks for confirming that it was added after the entire quest completed.
I can say it with confidence that this game is not just a game of the year, it’s one of the greatest rpg’s of all times. After a year it came out I was going through some personal issues but when I loaded up the game it helped me a lot i was so immersed I forgot all my problems and just enjoyed myself.
No way! I'm stoked about the bridge getting fixed. That's awesome
One minor bugged thing that was fixed was some of the things Geralt says while riding Roach with the Caparison of Lament equipped from Hearts of Stone. I saw in another channel's older videos of bugs that the audio files existed in the game and were just bugged so he never said them, but after the update it works again.
So I just watched your video on Reason of State and how it breaks if you fail the prerequisite quests in specific ways. (Very well done, btw) Any info on whether they fixed Ves showing up even though she's dead? Or if they changed the flags so you can't still get it?
I understand that video took a lot of work on your part, so I totally understand if you're not willing to go through all that again; but I'd love to know if they addressed that at all. And yes, frankly, I don't want to test it all myself lol 😆
Again, I don't expect you to put in all that work just to satiate my curiosity. But I'm sure many people would be interested in knowing if it was touched on in this round of patches.
I actually checked this already. Thankfully I had a working save with Ves dead from just before the Battle of Kaer Morhen, so I didn't have to get through much. I was SURE they would've fixed that one, but sadly ghost Ves is still there lol
@@NeonKnight That's really too bad, though I suppose it's a rather specific set of circumstances that the majority of players just won't encounter. Thanks for answering!
Ya i wanted some of those quest things to be changed but i think this is just a simple and free upgrade so fair
But i hope to God they fix Triss in the new Witcher 1
I remember being able to jump the bridge with Roach. It's been many years at this point, I could be wrong.
I find it hard to believe that CDPR didn’t watch your things we hate video.
Also, it’s hilarious that the guy putting up the marker sleeps in that exact spot at nighttime
Hope there are more of these!
Hopefully they made some of the bosses more challenging, for example eredin.
Really nice touch to have an npc building the signpost over time. That guy is a CDPR dev self insert
I just bought complete game on sale. Very happy with my decision. Since I’ve been playing with a non-original game for a while and they really do deserve for what they’ve worked on this game. It’s amazing. I wished I could pay even more or regular Price, but Finances are tough Lately. About that bridge and the Dive issue, it happened to me during my second play. And I was like what?! Thanks for all your help and efforts.
one thing I noticed, if you we're above 2 levels of the required level for a mission you'd get 1xp, now you get what you would get when you we're just the exact level
I just found your channel dude but I can’t stop binge watching your content, really great stuff 👍🏻👍🏻
This will be my 12th playthrough or so. Maybe more. And these things have always driven me BANANAS. I’m so happy they fixed these things. Wow.
Can't wait to do the baron quest line I actually like that and playing as ciri
Wow the bridge fix is so fantastic! I bet you had to be quite amazed at that!
I found another little thing. Now in the House of Respite, by the Nilfgaardian camp, there is a new chest with nilfgaardian armor and nilfgaardian helmet that you can equip, sitting on the window frame. This is definitely new content. Generally, the location feels a bit more finished.
Thanks for the cool video man!
You're my favourite Witcher 3 YT channel (to be fair, I don't watch a lot of videos on the Witcher 3, but still..) :))))
Does the charged version of Aard cause ripple effects in water now? This has always bothered me since the effect looks so nice on the normal version but you had to use a mod that enabled it for the large one.
I'm just getting back into Witcher 3, and really appreciate your well thought out, explained and edited vids.
Thanks.
Dan
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The most underrated one is we got a fast travel marker closer to the armorer in crows perch
I literally watched most of the reviews today just for fun because I love the game and props bro your video actually taught us something new nobody knew about respect I know I can’t be easy finding those gems 👊
And fyi they totally had to see your video about the bridge nobody else even brought it before that
Freaking LOVE this game!!!
Lost all my progress tho, after the PS5 version came out, lvl34 and 165hours deep. Mostly side mission and exploring. But i started all over again!!💪let’s go. A must buy for every rpg/fantasy lover
I had to turn all the fancy graphic stuff off cause my laptop is super old and I get frame drops like crazy if I try to use them, but the running no longer consuming stamina thing is just amazing to me. Never realized how bad the stamina thing felt until it was no longer an issue
Why are you playing on a shitty laptop get a ps5 or gaming pc tf 😂
@@babyknight sure man lemme just go manifest some money out of thin air real quick can't believe I didn't think of that before, thanks! Cannot believe I was playing games on a shitty laptop out of pure choice, and totally not because I'm poor this whole time. Incredible!
I didnt know about the fall damage thing! that makes sense though, i started a new playthough because of this channel and i kept thinking "im about to die" and then taking 0 damage
Is Roach fixed too? I mean that problem with him stopping everytime a little obstacle it's in the way
It feels like none of the changes really were major in nature, but nonetheless all of them are great. I remember the bridge thing from the last time I played the game plus I always thought that most swords were pretty underwhelming. Nice that they changed at least a few of them.
Oh man, the crows perch marker is a thing I always wanted
I restarted a game, this really being an all-time favourite of mine. After multiple corrupt save files, frame drops and basically not enjoying the new look, I went back to DirectX 11.
The bridge jump annoyed me too, so you are not alone with that one!
So developers watched your video, i'm glad for you😄
When my Steam automatically downloaded the patch today I thought "Pff, why should I care? Probably just some compatibility stuff, if anything." I didn't even read the patch notes until I saw the title of this video and uuh... holy shit! I can't believe, that we could get this many *insane* improvements for this game after all this time. Them integrating community-made mods that improve the graphics already blew my mind but seeing actual QOL changes and not to mention GOD DAMN FCR3? That mod changes so many things for the better and them just straight up adding that to the official game? Absolutetly crazy. I can't wait to start another playthrough!
My favorite fix that nobody seems to be talking about is that annoying and stupid 1-second stutter that Roach did whenever you moved from a stopped position. Now her motion is perfectly smooth and fluid.
4:40 They was probably like "Oh shit Neon Knight just found that damn bridge we didn't fix, might as well, you know."
That stupid bridge! Haha. Oh my god I find it hilarious they fixed that. I ALWAYS jumped off on accident. It wasn't until my very last playthrough I jumped diagonally to avoid diving.
Minimum height wasn't the problem but the damage scaling, like the formula for it goes from 10 damage to instant death
I was hoping for a Arena style DLC or a way for players to fight stronger and faster monsters.
Hopium
I really can't imagine why
left click, left click, left click, roll, quen, rinse repeat
This is great news! I didn’t expect so many little things to be addressed.
thank you for making the witcher videos!
personally i'm waiting for the Christmas holiday break to revisit the world (and also waiting for some improvement patches since i hear on PC it's not always golden) so watching those is really nice :)
ok, I have a dumb question. How do I get the update? Does it update automatically when I start the game or will I have to download it? P.S. Love the content, keep up the good work.
Its gonna request you to update
It´s automatic. Like any other update or important uptade on steam but u need to wait till it finishes tho. After that you can go to settings (in game I think) and see what new changes you can activate and so on. Like the camera angle, etc etc... but the rest are automatic.
The change to Fleet Footed is nice, making it cost 1 point instead of 5.
My personal highlight is that we can now pet Roach ❤
But the one with the bridge also makes me think CDPR watched your video. Maybe they do 😁
Didn’t even notice this. How do we do it?
@@SwiperLeFox theres no prompt for it but when youre close press the same key for 'jump"
One of my nitpicks was the way Gerald would walk, and when you would turn he would just look weird and stiff as a board, doesn’t even turn his head at all. Does the change of camera where it zooms in behind you allow for a slower walk speed for better immersion atleast? Geralt always had this funny looking speed walk and you can never go slower unless you would be heavy with too many items and the Camera gets closer.
Another personal nitpick is the ugly Griffin armor and it’s beer belly look. I’ve always hated that and have avoided all other armors with that similar look.
And lastly, my final personal tick, is that Geralt can’t climb downward. There’s a climbing up animation where he pulls himself up, by there is no climbing down animation when he wants to descend from a small ledge. I’ve seen other NPCs like Lambert show a Downward climb animation. With geralt you just have to jump or just walk off the ledge and fall into a roll. Always looked awkward and broke my immersion. And there are instances where you walk down a stair case and geralt just falls and rolls like he tripped on something. That always bugged me too.
That lion armour is that part of the game i never saw it or heard it mentioned anywhere
I'm really gonna miss that bridge with the hole in Skellige
Moonblade, is a sword you can get at level 5 in Velen at a "spoils of war" location which has 3 sockets..
I just got blade from the bits on a second play threw yesterday and didnt notice the upgrade, very nice. I hope I held on to the other sword too
Huh. Never really had problem with the bridge but it's cool that they fixed it. That Crows Perch post is much appreciated though.
i already sold the hattori and crach sword before i knew about this. i am not happy
Maybe it goes without saying, but *thanks* for the hard work you put in to produce these videos.
Over 700 hours and never noticed that bridge glitch.
The gear upgrade was my biggest headscratcher with Witcher 3, basicly making every non witcher set weapon/ armor useless except for a few like aero. .
So glad they fixed it, also winters blade is gonna be sick now
These hidden changes are so much more important than graphics (at least for me)!
The trick with the bridge is you had to jump earlier than you normally do and the game extends your jump somewhat so you make it. It annoyed the hell out of me because it's not easy to judge the sweet spot.
My man they 100% saw your video and fixed it. What other explanation is there?
Im pretty sure some of them watch the vids and took notes because they knew the nextgenup is coming. To make it definitive you gotta fix whats needed and through these fixes acknowledge the community, just like in this case.
Be proud.
I always solved the bridge issue by taking a boat to and from the island after the first time I went there and had that stupid swim across bit. That broken bridge got on a lot of people's nerves over the years more than likely and there were probably a lot of complaints.
I burst out laughing when you dived, trying to cross the bridge
That's preety neat man.❤️ Although i still have the 1.34 and still have to complete the 2 expansions so i will keep at it without the update. But its great that they fixed all that issues.
I haven't really been into the W3 Community, but holy moly, I didn't know that I'm not the only one who wanted those fixes. Thx for testing
I also hated that bridge where you dived instead of jumping.
What sucks about this for me is that as ecstatic about this update as I am, I had restarted my playthrough for the first time on playstation before ever knowing about it. So now I have to restart my entire story so I can play from the beginning, luckily I was only maybe 25 hours in.
Nice to know, thx mate!
And its good that they chose to deal with the Baron Travel Post in that way.
I had some modded in there before and fortunately they got deactivated when needed, so that they wouldnt interfere with quest triggers.
Still seems i'll be missing some of them, like the one at Hattoris or the one IN Kaer Morhen aswell as the additional and moved Chests, but we'll see if and how those mods work.
I Love that they addressed the issues with the swords, making them useful and "legendary or godkilling".
The Bridge Update..well its a bit lazy to just fix the bridge, but i guess its better than nothing and show that they've listened.
In a lot of videos I've seen on the Witcher 3 Geralts default hairstyle and beard look different than in my game.
Great piece of work and editing
Man I forgot about that bridge thing, annoyed me too.
I'm really happy Winter's Blade and the Bits got upgraded cuz I always found them really cool but underwhelming
Super neat, never beat it on my base ps4, so I've been waiting years for a next gen update, and to finally be able to go back and play it at its best. It feels great.
Great video, i jumped yesterday the 60 fps is a big game changer especially for combat, i was already a few missions away from finishing the main story line so now I'm curious to check if in my game, the swords you mentioned changed in my stash and the new Baron's fast travel pole. Let's keep slaying those monsters, sometimes humans some times real beasts
Something that always bothered me with TW3 was the lack of filters for Completed quests and Witcher gear, too bad this was not a concern they bothered with in this final patch. Oh well.
I believe CDPR will end up choosing Ciri as the Witcher franchises next protagonist due to players investment in the character. Since Witcher: Polaris will be an RPG it is possible to have multiple epilogue's for Ciri's in the Witcher 3 be cannon. Copy the idea of Cyberpunk 2077 life path multiple prologues but they need to be at least one hour long. In the bad ending everyone believes Ciri died but we never saw a body. In addition, CDPR can say Ciri's Elder Blood power was reduced following stopping the white frost.
Oh yeah I remember that fuckin bridge in Skellige. Took me forever to get back to land after diving in there
That bridge in Skellige has always been the bane of my existence. It always made me mad. I’m grateful they fixed it.
RE: The Bridge .. there's another one with a similar issue in White Run at the Fortress the Nilf's are in .. with some decent early treasure on the other side .. and it has not been patched/fixed .. lol .. it's not a matter of "making the jump" .. Geralt will do the same thing sometimes and "nerf" his jump .. it's annoying but not nearly as bad as the one you mentioned ..
I imagine some dev was trolling us with that bridge, like 'Sike, this ain't assassin's creed'
I'm curretly doing a run rn and I closed the game after playing awhile and it hit me with a 45gb update. Needless to say I got excited for this