Witcher 3 Remastered patch brightens dark interiors and fixes DLSS on PC
CD Projekt Red has pushed out a new patch for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered to fix interiors that looked too dark.
The update is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and the PC edition sold through Xbox Play Anywhere, Microsoft's system that lets one purchase cover console and PC. CD Projekt Red said the patch makes various lighting adjustments and brings the console editions into line with the PC release, according to details reported Eurogamer. Parity here means the same look across machines, so a scene should read the same way whether it runs on console or PC.
The headline fix is brightness. Some caves, taverns and other indoor spaces had arrived looking gloomier than intended. The patch lifts those areas. It is a narrow change, but one players notice fast when torches and windows stop doing their work.
It also restores DLSS on one PC version. DLSS, Nvidia's upscaling tool that sharpens the image while keeping frame rates smooth, had been unavailable in the Xbox Play Anywhere build on PC. That option now works.
A separate problem is still in the queue. CD Projekt Red is preparing a hotfix for a save-game issue on PC. No date for that fix was given in the report. A hotfix, in studio terms, is a small rapid update aimed at one specific fault.
The patch lands days after the studio set out what the remaster changes. The revamp uses updated tone mapping, the process that converts light and colour data into the picture on screen, for richer colours. It adds new options to the HDR calibration panel, the settings menu for high dynamic range televisions that can show brighter highlights and deeper blacks, and introduces new image-based lighting, a technique that lights objects using their surroundings. Players can use those menus to tune the picture to suit their own screen.
Grass and foliage get attention too. The remaster includes improved lighting and shading for plants and ground cover, IGN reported, citing the full patch notes. Those notes were first outlined by the studio on CD Projekt Red.
For players, this means less fiddling. The upgrade itself remains free to anyone who already owns any version of the game. Install the remaster, download the patch, and the darkest corners of the Continent should be easier to read.
