The Witcher 2 1.3 Patch Detailed with Free DLC 'A Sackful of Fluff'

CDProjekt have released details of Patch 1.3 for The Witcher 2 on the PC. Along with fixes and admendments, patch 1.3 will also include a free DLC 'A Sackful of Fluff' which is a new quest in Chapter 2 of the game. The quest can be started by visiting the eccentric Elthon, who inhabits a solitary hut near the quarry outside Vergen. No date has yet been confirmed for Patch 1.3.

Patch 1.3 Fixes and admendments

• Game now supports 4:3, 5:4, 16:10 aspect ratios.
• Item storage has been added. Players can now store items from their Inventory at inns. To leave items in storage or collect previously stored items, talk to innkeepers.
• A Junk panel has been added to Inventory to provide greater clarity in item classification.
• New menu option added in „Extras‟ - enables players to view in-game animated sequences (flashbacks, memory flashes, dreams stolen by harpies) outside of the game.
• A Quickload option has been added under the F9 key.
• The game's HUD can now be hidden in order to produce HUD-free screenshots! On newly installed game copies, the option to hide/show the HUD is available by default under the 'H' key. 
• Users who have modified the key assignments on their installations should go to the 'Input Settings' dialogue of the Witcher 2 Configuration Tool to assign a key to this option. Please note that the game cannot be played with the HUD hidden.
• Issue involving the game not running at 2560x1440 resolution has been resolved.
• Issues with nVidia 3D Vision technology have been resolved. Players no longer need to uninstall the related drivers.
• Key bindings have been corrected to enable configuration of mouse buttons for use by left-handed players.
• Assorted key binding options have been added to facilitate configuration of controls and quick access to various in-game panels.
• Issue related to game settings being reset to defaults upon patch installation has been resolved. 
• Patches no longer reset game settings.
• The configuration file is no longer over-written when the launcher/configuration tool is patched and over-written.
• The launcher now closes while the game is being patched, thus eliminating the resulting game patching error.
• The launcher now closes completely and no longer continues to operate in the background.
• Installed game version is invalid or incomplete‟ error in updater when free space on system drive is insufficient – message has been corrected to reflect more accurately the nature of the error.
• Mutagens are now alchemy ingredients. Minor mutagens drop more frequently than do major mutagens, though the overall mutagen drop rate has been reduced.
• Corrections have been made in the mutagen drop rate and in Thorak‟s store.
• Dragon‟ section of Prologue does not become available until after all assault-related sections have been completed, thereby softening the difficulty curve at the start of the game.
• During the fight against the kayran, when the bridge collapses, a map pin appears at the end of the bridge to facilitate player navigation and quest completion.
• Map pins have been corrected in many quests.
• Quen Sign slightly de-buffed – Sign dissipates 20% faster after foes land a blow. Assorted minor balance issues related to this Sign have also been resolved.
• Issue with Dragon‟s Dream bombs has been resolved. Damage to bosses from cast daggers has been reduced by onehalf.
• Several optimization improvements have been made in the tavern in Vergen.
• Problem with music accompanying stealth sequences has been resolved.
• Issue related to arm wrestling Bart Bargee has been resolved. Players can no longer win coin from this character endlessly.
• Option to fist fight woman praying at a statue in Vergen has been deactivated.
• Mini-game contestants at one of the in-game taverns now switch positions correctly without blocking one another.
• Problem involving Fenn‟s sword in combat has been resolved.
• Problems with herbalist‟s gloves have been resolved.
• In the Prologue, Geralt retains his steel long sword throughout, i.e., he is no longer automatically equipped with his default sword for the Assault sequence.
• Problem with some nekkers being immortal has been resolved.
• Issue with triggered black screens blocking game progress has been resolved.
• Interactions no longer appear on nekker nests after these have been destroyed.
• The “Scent of Incense” quest no longer shows up as failed after being completed successfully.
• Sudden switch to gameplay just prior to cut scene involving Cynthia and Philippa has been eliminated.
• Triss, Roche and Iorveth are now de-spawned before the final credits roll.
• Guard pacing cycles have been corrected.
• The Redanian messenger in Henselt‟s tent can no longer be killed, preventing him from re-spawning.
• Elf woman in Vergen no longer strikes a T-pose.
• Rotfiends feeding on corpses no longer re-spawn after corpse is burned.
• Several fixes have been made in the functioning of in-game populaces.
• Numerous problems with cameras in dialogue sequences have been resolved.
• Assorted corrections have been made in dialogue sequences (including King Foltest‟s gestures on the town walls in the Prologue).
• A progression break in the „In the Claws of Madness‟ quest has been eliminated.