The Witcher 3's next-gen update is borked, so here's how to roll it back - Rock Paper Shotgun

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Go backmost to Witcher 3 "Classic" with its last PC spot 1.32

Today is the time The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s overmuch touted escaped next-gen update arrives connected PC and consoles, but it’s not been going truthful good for a batch of america people connected PC. People person already taken to Twitter, Reddit, and Steam with their tales of show woe since the update landed, with Steam reviews claiming it's caused everything from reduced framework rates to issues with the HUD. The RPS Treehouse has besides been having occupation since installing the 4.0 update too, getting precise inconsistent framework rates connected the caller max settings adjacent with a RTX 3080 unless they crook disconnected ray tracing and different caller graphical features. Hardware exertion James and vid bud Liam volition person much connected this later, but for now, here's however to debar having the next-gen update ruin your Witcher 3 experience, and support Roach moving bully and smoothly.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition and update 4.0 merchandise today.

Anyone with any version of The Witcher 3 should beryllium capable to download the next-gen 4.0 update from today, but we'd urge sticking with the Classic mentation until it's been patched. To bash this, you'll request to swap implicit to the Classic subdivision disposable successful Steam and GOG.

On GOG, caput to Settings and prime Manage Installation. Then take Configure, and prime the Classic mentation to rotation backmost to from the beta branches dropdown.

On Steam, spell to Properties, past Beta, and prime the aforesaid Classic subdivision from the dropdown menu. That should fto you rotation the crippled backmost to mentation 1.32.

That mightiness dependable similar a agelong mode backmost from today's next-gen 4.0 patch, but 1.32 was the last spot for the PC mentation of The Witcher 3, truthful it should beryllium beauteous unchangeable to run.

I started up my transcript connected GOG and avoided the update, and had nary problems moving the game. That seems to beryllium the champion enactment close now, due to the fact that trying to rotation backmost the crippled aft you’ve installed the update could precise good marque things a wee spot much awkward.

With the 4.0 update installed for the PC version, immoderate players were experiencing hugely reduced framework rates. One subordinate posting connected The Witcher subreddit described the crippled arsenic “unplayable”, and said they’d been getting 100-120fps erstwhile walking astir Novograd successful 4K yesterday. Post-update, that had dropped to 45fps adjacent with updated drivers. “RTX 3080 here. I went to Novigrad with RT on. I was astir apt beneath 30fps nary substance the resolution,” a commenter connected the station said. “It's unbelievable.”

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition is retired present connected Steam, GOG, and the Epic Game Store, but yeah, astir apt worthy holding occurrence for present until CD Projekt Red contented different patch.

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