bridges in novigrad missing, all storage chests have disappeared, men who carry boxes look like they're doing some sort of russian dance, from a distance all the sailboats look like they are loaded up and now in 'calm before the storm' all the wild hunt warriors are literally standing like statues while ciri attacks them and i can't move forward with the quest. any suggestions please and thanks?

This is an installation problem, plain and simple. Your best recourse of action would be to uninstall the game and reinstall with the latest installers.

I would invite you to peruse the official reddit page where many of the users have reported similar issues and glitches, you'll get more... helpful replies there.

Copied from reddit Witcher 3 today:


Important information about patch 1.22 on PlayStation 4

We've received reports from some gamers playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on PS4 about not being able to interact with NPCs and quest items after applying patch 1.22. We would like to inform you that we're actively working on addressing this issue and would like to thank you for your patience in the meantime. Should you encounter this issue, we kindly ask you to hold on to your save files from version 1.20 and wait for an update from us.

Last edited by Marcin Momot; Today at 12:30 PM.

i don't think it is an installation problem though- i've already done 2 playthroughs with no problems, including both expansions- and it's only been playing up since the most recent patch last week. maybe the patch didn't install properly (or is that what you meant?) if that's the case, is there a way to re-download the patch? i'm on pc

I would follow Hickory's instructions.

Yes, it is. This is a catalogue of typical installation errors:

1. Bridges in novigrad missing
2. All storage chests have disappeared
3. Men who carry boxes look like they're doing some sort of russian dance [This has already been patched]
4. From a distance all the sailboats look like they are loaded up and now in 'calm before the storm'
5. All the wild hunt warriors are literally standing like statues while ciri attacks them [Try disabling Galaxy overlay]

Nobody is going to tell me that all those problems are caused by simply patching your game. Nobody is going to tell me that a company like CD Projekt Red are going to release such a destructive patch. It's nonsense.

What i meant was not having a destructive patch, but one that didn't install properly. as it was, i simply ran the verify/repair option and it seemed to fix the issue.

Exactly as I said, an installation problem.

ok, i thought you meant the game, not the patch