Wild Hunt’s Subsequent-Gen Replace Inflicting Main Efficiency Points for Some PC Gamers

Developer CD Projekt Crimson simply pushed its next-gen replace dwell for The Witcher 3, however the improve appears to be doing a bit extra hurt than good for some PC gamers. 

After right now’s free next-gen replace, PC gamers are reporting vital body fee drops and weird texture and mannequin rendering all through The Witcher 3. Posts over on The Witcher subreddit generally reference {hardware} chugging alongside, nevertheless it does not seem to be Geralt’s journey is solely fastened by costly upgrades—loads of customers with high-end graphics playing cards report the identical points. 

Some body fee woes embrace drops under 60fps on playing cards from NVIDIA’s 30 Collection, noting efficiency pre-update outpaced The Witcher 3’s newest model. These complaints seem comparatively widespread, together with no matter is happening with this grass. No less than the grass is giving of us a very good giggle.

The subreddit even has a Witcher 3 troubleshooting mega thread going for the replace, attempting to crowd-source solutions for these going through all the things from frequent crashes to reminiscence leaks. A number of the sport’s uglier PC obstacles embrace experiences that save information will not even load, and different gamers who handle in addition the sport up name it “unplayable” even on decrease settings. 

Whereas some customers modify their settings and check out once more, the same old turn-it-on turn-it-off once more method to PC gaming troubleshooting appears to solely work for just a few. For these seeking to repair what they’ll till a patch from CDPR, widespread strategies for efficiency hiccups embrace:  eradicating mods, disabling ray tracing, launching in DirectX 11, and double-checking for GPU driver updates.

In fact, these aren’t common fixes and will solely make minor enhancements to greater points. It is price noting, like on this thread from u/samuskay, you’ll be able to revert to your previous construct of The Witcher 3 to play with out the next-gen upgrades, too. Each Steam and GOG copies have a properties window obtainable by way of a right-click; there, it’s best to be capable to revert to older variations. 

On CDPR’s finish, there is not any official hotfix for its PC efficiency obtainable but, however the developer is conscious of the experiences. On Twitter, The Witcher series’ official account noted the team is “actively investigating all of the reports and will be providing an update on particular issues as soon as possible.”

We are aware of the issues PC players have been reporting since last night’s release of the update. We are actively investigating all of the reports and will be providing an update on particular issues as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience!

— The Witcher (@witchergame) December 14, 2022

Some extent of tweaking could also be a standard expectation amongst PC avid gamers, however the CDPR efficiency debacle does not exist in a vacuum. The studio’s Cyberpunk 2077 launch was such a multitude on PS4 that it was pulled from the PlayStation 4. The sport’s disastrous launch additionally sparked a number of lawsuits, finally ending in a settlement. 

The Witcher 3 next-gen replace has a little bit of the reverse drawback, with most consoles fairing higher than the PC model. IGN had the prospect to go hands-on with Geralt on consoles, and you may also try our PS4 Professional vs. PS5 comparisons.