Every step on the Path is an opportunity to improve for a witcher. See how we've improved The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered with Patch 5.01, out now.
Gameplay
Fixed an issue where the "Automatically Apply Blade Oils" feature would work only if enabled during the current game session.
Fixed an issue where, under specific circumstances, player-controlled boats could start moving uncontrollably and ignore terrain collisions.
Improved ladder interaction animations.
Fixed an issue where Geralt would collide with dead enemies after the Aard finisher.
Fixed an issue where Vesemir would repeatedly say the same line if Quen was cast multiple times.
Fixed an issue where dodging could have an unintentionally delayed response.
Fixed an issue where it was possible to throw a bomb even if the option is disabled.
Fixed an issue where the bonus granted by the Synergy skill displayed incorrect values.
Added damage reflection to the Exploding Shield skill.
Fixed an issue where Geralt's Stamina would be fully drained when sprinting and dodging at the same time.
UI
Fixed an issue where the "You've gained an ability point!" pop-up could stay stuck on the screen.
Fixed input hints flashing for a brief moment on the meditation screen.
Fixed an issue where the Potions tutorial didn't appear after accessing the Consumables tab.
Fixed some misaligned progress bars in the UI.
PC-specific
Fixed an issue where the GTAO Quality setting would reset after restarting the game.
Fixed an issue where Dynamic Resolution Scaling could display the wrong setting after changing the Anti-Aliasing mode.
Fixed cases in which it was possible to enable a graphics setting when using a GPU that doesn't support it.
Fixed an issue where switching graphics presets could apply DLSS or XeSS on GPUs where they're not supported.
Changed the default Dynamic Resolution Scaling setting to OFF.
Fixed an issue where Skill tooltips wouldn't update until hovered over again.
Fixed an issue where the game could sometimes select the wrong GPU.
Other
Made various visual adjustments, including improvements to Bloom, tone mapping, character lighting, Ray Tracing, and Path Tracing.
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Fixed an issue where My Rewards and Twitch/Bilibili Drops wouldn't appear in the chest in Vizima if it had been opened previously. As a result of this fix, some of the items may be duplicated. Consider them a bonus!
Fixed an issue where foliage did not react to collisions.
Fixed an issue that could affect save file data and added measures to address saves that may have already been affected.
Fixed an issue where Dynamic Resolution Scaling could cause visual artifacts in certain configurations.
