Patch 1.12 Changelog
-Hearts of Stone-
 Fixes issue whereby achievement titled Wild Rose Dethorned could not be
completed.
 Fixes interaction on pickaxe in quest titled Enchanting: Quality Has Its Price.
 Fixes issue (in majority of contexts) whereby not all diagrams could be collected in
quest titled From Ofier's Distant Shores.
 Fixes rare issue whereby some players were prevented from spreading smoke
throughout all rooms in crypt during quest titled Dead Man's Party.
 Fixes issue whereby book merchant named Marcus T.K. Hodgson failed to appear in
market square in Novigrad.
 Fixes rare issue whereby some Knights of the Flaming Rose in quest titled Open
Sesame! in Hearts of Stone expansion could not be killed.
 Introduces a number of improvements to general game performance.
 Fixes issue whereby treasure hunt titled The Drakenborg Redemption remained in
Journal despite completion of all objectives.
 Fixes issue whereby swapping of enchanted gear within Inventory granted
permanent bonuses to statistics.
 Fixes issue whereby treasure hunt titled The Royal Air Force remained in Journal
despite completion of all objectives.
 Fixes issue whereby players could not eavesdrop on guards during quest titled
Witcher Seasonings in Hearts of Stone expansion.
 Fixes issue whereby some players could not talk to Shani at certain juncture of quest
titled Dead Man's Party in Hearts of Stone expansion.
 Introduces a series of minor difficulty balance tweaks at all difficulty levels in Hearts
of Stone expansion.
 Fixes rare issue whereby inebriation effect would persist on screen after quest titled
Dead Man's Party in Hearts of Stone expansion.
 Fixes issue whereby phase titled Enchanting: Start-up Costs would remain in Journal
after Enchanter was paid relevant amount.
 Fixes incorrect Stamina bonus granted for Caparison of Lament in New Game + mode.
 Fixes incorrect mesh appearing on Viper School swords in New Game + mode.
- DLC’s-
 Fixes previously unlootable container within Kaer Morhen watchtower during quest
titled Scavenger Hunt: Wolf School Gear.
 Fixes rare issue whereby a doll could not be picked up in quest titled Where the Cat
and Wolf Play.
 Fixes specific user's issue with werewolf in quest titled Contract: Skellige's Most Wanted.
-Main GameGameplay
 Fixes issue whereby some toxic gas clouds failed to poison or deal damage to player
character.
 Fixes issue whereby scabbard meshes were missing from witchers other than Geralt.
 Fixes rare issue whereby attacks performed near friendly NPCs resulted in
unintended regeneration of Stamina.
 Fixes exploit involving Alchemy skill titled Tissue Transmutation.
 Fixes issue whereby quickslots could disappear if game difficulty level was changed
during combat.
 Fixes exploit involving Superior White Raffard's Decoction and skill named Delayed
Recovery.
 Fixes rare issue whereby skill named Flood of Anger incorrectly enabled Signs Tree
and enhanced Sign Intensity permanently.
 Introduces fix whereby special bonus granted by Superior Blizzard will take effect
only when slow-motion is triggered.
 Fixes a number of issues affecting potion called Chort decoction.
 Fixes rare issue whereby some mini-bosses could become immortal under certain
circumstances.
 Fixes misleading message displayed when players attempted to cast Signs in combat,
while enveloped by a cloud resulting from the detonation of a Dimeritium Bomb.
GUI
 Fixes issue whereby items in merchants' stores could not be compared to currently
equipped items.
 Fixes exploit whereby some items (runes, glyphs) could be upgraded infinitely.
 Introduces UI enhancement whereby herb name is now displayed above available
interaction.
 Fixes issue whereby keys/controls (mouse and keyboard) were not unbound from
current setting when attempted.
 Fixes issue whereby Toggle HUD button would not always work correctly during set
scenes.
 Introduces enhancement whereby ingredients required for a pinned formula and in
possession of a merchant are now highlighted in said merchant's Shop screen.
 Improves quest tracking by enabling tracking of objectives across different game
regions.
 Fixes issue whereby Witcher Medallion and statistics bar could disappear if game
difficulty level was changed during combat.
 Introduces enhancement on PC systems whereby weapon and armor repair kits can
now be applied via drag and drop.
 Fixes issue on PC systems whereby toggling HUD did not work correctly on QWERTZ
and AZERTY keyboard configurations.
Living World
 Fixes issue whereby treasure hunt titled Shortcut would not complete correctly.
 Fixes issue whereby destroyed monster nests would respawn after a time.
 Fixes rare issue whereby Shop screen would not open correctly for traveling
merchants.
 Fixes issue whereby NPCs failed to return to abandoned settlement named Ruined Inn
Quests
 Fixes issue whereby some human foes could have empty Vitality bars and thus could
not be killed.
 Fixes rare issue whereby some players could not talk to Fergus during quest titled
Master Armorers.
 Fixes rare issue whereby a monster disappeared incorrectly during quest titled
Contract: Phantom of the Trade Route.
 Restores notice regarding quest titled Races: Crow's Perch to notice board at said ingame
location.
 Fixes premature display of objective involving placement of a book on a pedestal in
quest titled The Witchers' Forge.
 Fixes rare issue whereby relevant reward was not granted for completion of Contract:
The Creature from the Oxenfurt Forest.
 Fixes issue whereby encounter with caged wyvern near Oxenfurt was inactive.
 Fixes a number of rare issues with blacksmith in Mulbrydale in quest titled Person in
Distress.
 Fixes issue whereby quest titled Novigrad, Closed City II would incorrectly be tagged
as failed if completed prior to installation of patch 1.10.
 Introduces balance improvement whereby prices of goods throughout Skellige drop
by 10% after Geralt kills the giant and agrees to take all the credit for it in quest titled
The Lord of Undvik.
 Fixes issue whereby quests titled The Nobleman Statuette and The Soldier Statuette
were incorrectly and prematurely deactivated and could not be completed.
 Fixes incorrect map-pin in treasure hunt titled Freya Be Praised!
 Fixes rarely occurring technical glitch whereby older patch fixes failed to work
correctly.
 Fixes rare issue whereby players could not talk to Hattori after completing quest
titled Of Swords and Dumplings.
 Fixes rare issue whereby Nidas would fail to appear in Novigrad during quest titled
Black Pearl.
 Fixes issue whereby treasure hunt titled Temerian Valuables would not complete
correctly.
 Fixes rare issue whereby quest titled Get Junior would remain active in Journal after
game was completed.
 Fixes issues whereby some Character glossary entries were displayed incorrectly in
game.
 Fixes issue whereby quest titled Free Spirit could not be completed.
Visual
 Fixes appearance on screen of unwanted visual artifacts after Geralt was teleported
to new locations.
 Improves transitions between distinct scenes and gameplay sequences.
Code
 Fixes issue whereby launching The Witcher 3 on systems running the Windows OS
discarded sRGB settings in users' ICC profiles.
Other
 Fixes rare issue whereby NPC animations would playback at reduced speed after
quest titled On Thin Ice.
 Fixes issue whereby quest titled Faithful Friend would incorrectly remain tagged as
failed after quest titled Something Ends, Something Begins was completed.