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The Witcher 3 Remastered reportedly got two hotfixes within hours of each other

Polygon reported that CD Projekt Red pushed out two The Witcher 3 Remastered fixes within hours of each other after release. Eurogamer said the second, PC hotfix 5.00c, addressed Velen lighting tweaks plus save/load and voiceover bugs.

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Polygon and Eurogamer reported that CD Projekt Red released two The Witcher 3 Remastered fixes within hours of each other after launch. Eurogamer said the PC-focused 5.00c hotfix adjusted Velen lighting and fixed save/load and voiceover bugs, while Polygon said the earlier 5.00b update handled graphical and console-related issues. Both reports said CD Projekt Red was still investigating player-reported problems.

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The Witcher 3 Remastered Just Got Two Huge Fixes One Day After Launch

Polygon reported that CD Projekt Red pushed out two The Witcher 3 Remastered fixes within hours of each other after release, as the studio worked through bugs players had run into.

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Eurogamer reported that the second update, PC hotfix 5.00c, directly addressed lighting concerns on PC and tackled a couple of other notable problems. In Eurogamer's account of the patch notes, the update fixed an issue where the game could not be saved or loaded if the path to the Documents folder contained special characters. It also fixed a bug where voiceover audio could become significantly quieter than other in-game audio after players navigated through the pause menu tabs.

Those visual changes in Velen included tweaks to Bloom, vegetation lighting, saturation, and path tracing lighting, according to Eurogamer's report on the patch notes.

For the earlier update, Polygon reported that patch 5.00b was a relatively minor hotfix aimed at graphical issues, including lighting adjustments, a DLSS fix tied to Xbox Play Anywhere on PC, and changes meant to bring console versions more in line with PC. Eurogamer reported that the previous patch was more angled at consoles and also made various lighting adjustments.

Polygon reported that CD Projekt Red had promised a fix specifically for PC issues. Eurogamer also quoted the studio thanking players for their patience as it continued investigating the issues they reported.

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Eurogamer.netCD Projekt Red addresses Witcher 3 Remastered's divisive lighting changes in a new PC patch, and tackles that frustrating voice volume bug, too7d
Polygon.comThe Witcher 3 Remastered Just Got Two Huge Fixes One Day After Launch8d
Polygon@PolygonThe Witcher 3 Remastered Just Got Two Huge Fixes One Day After Launch https://www.polygon.com/the-witcher-3-remastered-two-hotfixes-voiceover-save-fix/?taid=6abed7fb45ab100001f5d4b5&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter8d
Eurogamer@eurogamerCD Projekt Red addresses Witcher 3 Remastered's divisive lighting changes in a new PC patch, and tackles that frustrating voice volume bug, too https://www.eurogamer.net/witcher-3-remastered-lighting-patch-pc7d
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    Eurogamer.netCD Projekt Red addresses Witcher 3 Remastered's divisive lighting changes in a new PC patch, and tackles that frustrating voice volume bug, too7d
    Polygon.comThe Witcher 3 Remastered Just Got Two Huge Fixes One Day After Launch8d
    Polygon@PolygonThe Witcher 3 Remastered Just Got Two Huge Fixes One Day After Launch https://www.polygon.com/the-witcher-3-remastered-two-hotfixes-voiceover-save-fix/?taid=6abed7fb45ab100001f5d4b5&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter8d
    Eurogamer@eurogamerCD Projekt Red addresses Witcher 3 Remastered's divisive lighting changes in a new PC patch, and tackles that frustrating voice volume bug, too https://www.eurogamer.net/witcher-3-remastered-lighting-patch-pc7d
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