The Witcher 3 Patch 1.04 Adds Graphical Improvements, Fixes Alt-Tab Issues

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been patched yet again for the PC, bringing the game up to version 1.04 and with it a host of improvements, performance optimizations, and bug fixes that are sure to please anyone currently playing the game (that includes me). 

Among the improvements it brings are performance optimizations to the game's Nvidia Hairworks technology, which bogs down the game's framerate quite a bit unless you're running the game on an Nvidia 9XX Series card. Also fixed are issues relating to alt-tabbing and minimizing the game window, which has a tendency to crash the game on occasion or cause a memory leak.

Texture rendering quality for the high and ultra presets have also been improved, meaning the game looks better than ever before if you play it with those settings on. 

And finally, the game properly updates items included in gear sets to no longer destroy the rune sockets on said items, so you won't have to worry about not having runes equipped in your gear.

The patch is out now and will automatically download on GOG and Steam. 

Here's everything:

-Rebinding of all keys is now available after switching on the ‘Unlock Bindings’ option in the Options\Key Bindings submenu.

-Corrects an issue in the dialogue system that might have caused dialogue looping in certain scenes.

-Fixes an issue with incorrect behavior of Wild Hunt warriors after they were affected by the Axii Sign. 

-Corrects a bug that caused spontaneous combustion of gas clouds.

-1280 x 720 resolution is now properly displayed as a valid resolution option.

-Fixes boat stuttering in cutscenes.

-Texture rendering quality for the high and ultra presets has been improved.

-Further improvements made in NVIDIA Hairworks performance.

-A few additional gwent cards are now available in the Prologue area.

-Fixes an issue where users with usernames incorporating non-Latin characters were unable to import saves from The Witcher 2.

-Includes a series of overall stability and performance improvements.

-Fixes issues related to alt + tabbing and minimizing the game window.

-Updates the game icon.

-Enlarges the loot pop-up window in the UI.

-Fixes an issue where, in certain circumstances, the comparison window could extend beyond the game borders in the UI.

-Upgrading items included in gear sets no longer destroys rune sockets on said items.

-Introduces small tweaks in the UI for gwent. 

-Corrects some missing translations in localized versions.