CD Projekt Red
A Polish game studio that developed The Witcher 3.
Where CD Projekt Red comes up1 episode or test
- 1Players farm cowsKill cows, sell leather, meditate, repeat
- 2Studio adds monsterLevel 27 monster spawns after six cows die
- 3Players farm monsterHigh-level players sell its head for profit
- 4Studio patches againMonster now only spawns once
From Witcher 3 patch notes
What was said about CD Projekt Red
1The Witcher 3 cow exploit and the patch that broke again
CD Projekt Red's first fix for the cow exploit created a new exploit. Players in White Orchard killed cows, sold the leather and meditated to respawn them for infinite money. The studio's fix spawned a level 27 monster after six cows died, but higher-level players killed it and sold its head for big profit.
The first fix shipped months after launch as the 'bovine defence force initiative' patch, with a cryptic patch note. The devs had to patch again so the monster spawns only once. Patch note: "Now, the monster only spawns once."
Test every economy fix for new exploits before shipping it. The Witcher 3 cow patch shows that a fix to an economy exploit can open a second one. The level 27 monster solved the cow farming but gave stronger players a new source of money.
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Fixed the cow exploit with the 'bovine defence force initiative' patch months after launch, with a cryptic patch note. The fix created a new exploit, so it had to patch again.
CD Projekt Red's first fix for the cow exploit created a new exploit. Players in White Orchard killed cows, sold the leather and meditated to respawn them for infinite money. The studio's fix spawned a level 27 monster after six cows died, but higher-level players killed it and sold its head for big profit.
The first fix shipped months after launch as the 'bovine defence force initiative' patch, with a cryptic patch note. The devs had to patch again so the monster spawns only once. Patch note: "Now, the monster only spawns once."
Test every economy fix for new exploits before shipping it. The Witcher 3 cow patch shows that a fix to an economy exploit can open a second one. The level 27 monster solved the cow farming but gave stronger players a new source of money.
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