Official announcement for The Witcher from CD PROJEKT RED, published on Steam on October 8, 2026.
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.
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