{"id":12103,"date":"2011-06-03T00:25:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-02T22:25:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T22:00:00","slug":"the-witcher-2-hits-xbox-this-year-new-pc-patch-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/12103-the-witcher-2-hits-xbox-this-year-new-pc-patch-today","title":{"rendered":"The Witcher 2 hits Xbox this year, new PC patch today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a week or so of rumour, speculation, and an official ESRB rating that kind of gave it away, CD Projekt Red has finally come out and announced that, yes, The Witcher 2 will be doing its thing on Xbox 360 sometime this year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The news comes via the company&rsquo;s &ldquo;Summer Days&rdquo; presentation in Los Angeles, where it was also confirmed that the console version would be shipping out with all of the PC updates and DLC released since launch, and that the game &ldquo;looks absolutely amazing and stunning on console&rdquo;. There has been no mention of a PS3 release.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently it&rsquo;s &ldquo;an adaptation, not a port&rdquo;, with &ldquo;no quality compromise&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>Back on PC, CD Projekt RED&rsquo;s tech wizards are weaving the final incantations around patch 1.2, due to drop today (3 June).<\/p>\n<p>The patch will be available from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.en.thewitcher.com\/patch\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Witcher community website patch page\">The Witcher community website patch page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The huge list of changes, fixes, and new stuff includes:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Patch 1.2 Corrections\/Amendments (June 3, 2011)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>All previously released DLC packages are installed with Patch 1.2:<\/p>\n<p>o<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>&#8220;Blue Stripes Combat Jacket&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>o<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>Ultimate Alchemist&#8217;s Outfit&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>o<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>Ultimate Mage&#8217;s Outfit&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>o<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>&#8220;Ultimate Swordsman&#8217;s Outfit&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>o<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>&#8220;Finisher Pack&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>o<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>&#8220;Mysterious Merchant&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>o<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>&#8220;Troll Trouble&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>Patch 1.2 adds a new free DLC package titled &ldquo;Barbers and Coiffeuses.&rdquo; To take advantage of barbershop and hairstyling services, look for Einar Gausel in Chapter 1 of the game, Sambor in Henselt&rsquo;s Camp in Chapter 2, Felicia Cori in Chapter 2 if you travel to Vergen, and Felicia Cori once again in Chapter 3.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>Game saves are now compressed automatically, lowering the amount of disk space they utilize.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>An option has been added to the game menu allowing game saves to be deleted. To delete a game save, highlight the relevant item and press the &lsquo;Delete&rsquo; key.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>The game menu now loads at a markedly accelerated pace.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>The game now supports Logitech G35 headphones and other USB headsets with on-board sound cards.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>A number of fixes have been added to the key binding functionality (actions can now be mapped to number pad and cursor\/arrow keys).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The_Witcher_2_691857796.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>Analog sticks on gamepads now work correctly in the GUI panels.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>A number of game balance fixes have been introduced in the Prologue.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>Lock on targets is not lost when the distance to targets increases.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>A number of fixes have been made in blocking functionality during combat. Also, player character responsiveness in combat has been improved, and Geralt can attack more than one target during normal combat.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>A number of corrections have been made in the statistics displayed in item diagrams in the Crafting panel.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>The Witcher 1 saves are now imported correctly.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>An auto&ndash;save has been added before the fight against the draug.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>Flare bomb duration is now 2 (two) minutes.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>Issue involving the equipping of bombs (or other items) even if they were not present in the character Inventory has been fixed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The_Witcher_2_screenshot_review_8_379408881.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings\" title=\"The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>Islamic&ndash;themed and similar textures have been deleted and\/or replaced.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>A number of fixes have been made in game dialogues.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>Issue that blocked advancement to the next level at the start of Chapter 3 has been fixed.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>Issue involving the occurrence of T-poses upon the destruction of nekker nests has been corrected.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>Guards can no longer block Geralt when he is on a ladder.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>Knives no longer affect friendly NPCs.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>Bug related to using some containers has been fixed.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>Ostmurk (an ingredient required to complete a quest) can no longer be sold.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>Ingredients required to complete the &ldquo;Melitele&#8217;s Heart&rdquo; quest have been added to the game.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>A fix has been introduced in the &ldquo;Troll Trouble&rdquo; quest whereby the she&ndash;troll&rsquo;s head can be won in a game of dice poker.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>The Ghost of the Banner can no longer be killed by wraiths.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>Issue involving the Operator being neutral and thus susceptible to being killed before any conversation occurs has been fixed.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>A number of fixes have been introduced to prevent selected NPCs from being blocked (king in siege tower, knights when destroying a gate in the Prologue, etc.).<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>The &ldquo;Three Sisters&rdquo; quest has been fixed so that the door does not remain locked forever once the quest has been completed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The_Witcher_2_screenshot_783702986.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings\" title=\"The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>A number of progression breaks have been fixed, including instances of blocked meditation, inability to save game, and blocked combat after use of static cameras (e.g. game could not be saved after completion of the &ldquo;Indecent Proposal&rdquo; quest).<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>The progression break during the fight against the dragon in Chapter 3 (exploration not working properly) has been fixed.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>The progression break during the fight against Dethmold (whereby he sometimes remained behind his barrier, doing nothing) has been fixed.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>The progression break (black screen) in the &#8220;Little Shop of Dreams&#8221; quest has been fixed.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>The progression break following failure to complete the ritual with Anezka has been fixed.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>The progression break during the dialogue on the beach in the &ldquo;Hung Over&rdquo; quest has been fixed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/14269-The-Witcher-2-announced-for-Xbox-360-new-PC-patch-lands-today?p=446509#post446509\" target=\"_self\">Discuss The Witcher 2 for console<\/a> in the forums<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the part where you pretend to be really surprised<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":161,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/161"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12103\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}