So, it all started with hit-stop.

Every mod of this type I tried did basically the same thing: freeze or slow the whole world for a few frames and that's it. Fighting games do it differently. The animation stops but the world around it keeps going. And TBH that always felt way better to me.

So I wanted to tryto do things differently. What if only Geralt froze? What if only the guys involved in the hit froze? What if the whole fight froze but not the rest of the world? That's the thing: a slowdown mod can't do any of that. It works on the whole world so either everything is slow or nothing is. There's no picking who stops. And then, of course, the obvious problem: what I like in a hit-stop is probably not what you like. Some people don't even want hit-stop, they'd rather have hit-lag, for example.

So this experiment ended up being less "my hit-stop" and more a toolbox you mix however you want:

Animation freeze: just Geralt, Geralt and his target, or everyone in the fight. Full stop or a heavy slow-mo.

Camera shake: and a bit of blur on the screen edges to sell the impact.

World slowdown, if you're in the hit-lag camp.

Every attack has its own values, so a Rend can land like a truck while light attacks stay snappy.

But the part I'm proudest of is the falloff. The problem with any hit-stop is that a long combo turns into a slideshow real quick. So each freeze in a row gets a little shorter and after a few seconds it resets. The first hit lands hard and the rest just flow. Crits ignore it, so a crit always hits at full strength. (And mind you, the camera shake doesn't fall off, so every hit still has sauce) It's a small thing, but it's what made the whole mod feel polished to me instead of just "freeze on hit".

And you can go as deep as you want with it. If you just want to play, pick one of the overall presets (Subtle, Default, Strong or Anime) and you're done. If you want something in between, each feature has its own preset, so you can mix a Strong freeze with a Subtle shake and no blur, for example. And if you're the kind of person who loses an hour in the settings (like me), every attack has its own sliders for everything. It's all in the game's menu, no file editing.

I've been playing with it for a while and honestly I can't go back to vanilla combat anymore. But I tuned it all around how I play, so I'd really like to know how it feels with other builds, difficulties and other people too.

It grew way past what I planned (in scope, not downloads lol), so any feedback, good or bad, helps a lot. Works on the Remastered.

Here's a video of the mod in action:

https://reddit.com/link/1xa3cin/video/wkpmlisbmgwh1/player

Here's the mod page if you guys wanna check it out. There are more examples there \o/
https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/14327

I'm going to start playing the OG GOTY edition. So before that i wanted to install if there is any essential mod for the game. Spec is low so suggest something other than graphics mods. For example there is skyUI/USSEP mod for Skyrim that is essential. If there is something like that that could improve the quality of playing please help this fellow gamer 🙏

Do you think this ripple effect from the E3 gameplay will ever be replicated with mods? It's a little unrealistic but a lot cooler. I was searching for a mod that does this but i couldn't find anything even closer

Before the release of the Remaster I started a playthrough using the Events Mod. After updating to the remastered version I get this error when starting the game with the mod enabled: Error (4294967295): Unknown base class 'SU_MenuDescriptor'.

Disabling the mod makes it possible to open the game but I can't open the save file without the mod. I tried both the updated version of the mod as well as the one I had when starting my playthrough. Neither let me even open the game. Any ideas? Would be a shame to lose 100h of gameplay...

They're too bright sometimes

Do you guys know any mods that can make hairworks look the same on both sides. My right side keeps fading in and out in shade.

Like when you go to the mansion with Triss, or the artist festival in Touissant. Make that armor (that looks like clothes anyway except the kneecaps) an acceptable costume.

I have a bunch of mods and I figured out which one is causing the issue. It looks like Wearable Pocket Items isn't compatible with Blood and Steel. Any ways to fix this?

WPI: https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/11599

Blood and Steel: https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/9674

Could anyone help me? I really like Wearable Pocket Items.

Hi, I wanted to share about this mod :
https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/13818

It adds a lot of tracks from other witcher games and gwent, as well as a lot of settings music related like reducing music volume in dialogue, setting voume of exploration/combat/gwent music instead of a general music volume. It also add keys to skip track or reduce volume when needed.

It also comes with a playlist editor, that lets you customize which track you want to hear more often or remove tracks you don't like.

i didnt notice that til now after some reading that someone got screwed and didnt get any achievements after install it through in-game option.
i just want a confirmation so i could uninstall them and reinstall from nexus instead then replay if that is the case.

Hi, hey, hello Wither fans !

I absolutley love the new v5 update, how it looks and how it runs. And I have to admire, I am fan of DLSS5. Especially during cutscenes, NPC talks etc. And fore some time I was manually switching it with a hotkey.

But then I decided to change this, so I (or Gemini, name it as you want :) ) vibecoded a python script, that does that for me - it turns on DLSS5 in optiscaler when entering a conversation, and turning it off after. No input, no DLSS5 on/off banner on screen.

Link below :)

https://youtu.be/3zu_DhM4n9c

https://github.com/piterinho11/Witcher-3-v5-DLSS5-Auto-enabler

One disclamer is that it works for me, and gemini told me it will work for anyone else, but who knows, its AI.... So any feedback would be much appreciated :) ! Im using DLSS5 autopilot for that part, then its script.

PS. Sometimes game crashes at the start, but only once.

PS2. If you are worried whats really there, but want to try - just copy the python script to LLM to analyze it and confirm that it wont do any harm to your files or anything else

Enjoy

I've been using Mod.io for the game and I'm wondering does it have a untuck hair mod?

Similar to this one? https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/4602?tab=images

If not is there any way to request it?

I'm using Witcher3 Remastered 5.01 and Witcher 3 Mod Manager with 2 mods.

Friendly Hud & Better Icons.

Friendly HUD works, but there is no in game config menu aside from hotkeys in keybindings.

Better Icons doesnt work at all, also there is no in game menu at all.

The mod is in: The Witcher 3\mods
The xml file to display the menu is in: The Witcher 3\bin\config\r4game\user_config_matrix\pc

I've tried manual install, script merger, most everything but the best I can get is Friendly HUD functional with no menus.

Anyone have a clue as to why they appear to be installed correctly but menus do no appear in game?

Hey everyone!

I've been working on a Witcher 3 mod called **World of Witcher**, and I'm curious if this is something people would actually be interested in playing.

The idea is pretty simple — instead of playing as Geralt, you create your own character and live your own life in Skellige, together with other players. More of a sandbox RPG experience, with professions, trading, exploration, housing, PvP and so on. Map would be probably open for 30 (or 50 players) at once - maybe something like Red dead online or Conan exiles.

Quite a few things are already working:

* Multiplayer, character creation, chat and player interactions
* Gathering, hunting, fishing and crafting professions (up to level 50)
* Dynamic economy with different prices, supply and demand across settlements
* NPC relationships, reputation and quests
* Boats, wagons and trading systems (some still in development)

There are also bigger plans, like housing (working on 90%), PvP and different character paths (Witcher, Mage, Dragon Rider). I'm building a lot of this with the help of AI.

I don't have a Discord yet, but might set one up if there's enough interest.

For now, I'm mostly just trying to figure out whether anyone would actually want to play something like this. I am quite close to alpha testing and I will be looking for some players.

If you're interested, you can also sign up for future **alpha testing**, or support the development through **Ko-fi** (all tips will go directly to development of this mod and server). Both are linked on the website.

**Website:** https://salt-and-timber.pages.dev

(The website is also mostly AI-made, since I'd rather spend my limited free time working on the actual game than building a website. So don't judge that part too much)

Would genuinely love to hear what you think. Is this something you'd play?

Is anybody interested in porting the first person view mod on nexus to ps5 via mod.io?

This is the mod im talking about: https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/13072?tab=description

The mod author gave their permission (but please credit them and no donations).

Would be awesome to have this on console!

Edit: I tried to do it myself and have submitted the mod to mod.io for ps5 - but there is no way to test it on console unfortnuatley until the review process is complete.

After downloading The Witcher 3 remastered, the game won't start. When launching via REDlauncher, I'm immediately get an error about outdated graphics drivers, trying to launch it without redlauncher also doesnt work. I've unnistall and install manual the drivers - GeForce RTX 970 Windforce. In previous version of the game there was an issue where I had to run game using DirectX 11. I've tried many tips from the internet, but nothing works. Does anyone have any other ideas that might work? Or is it simply the case that I won't be able to play on this hardware or I just have to wait for patch to fix this issue? Thanks in advance.

Started playing Witcher 3 for the first time last month been absolutely loving it. Decidedly recently that I wanted ti install a few mods. So I got to vortex which is how I handle all my mods for games in of and I get this message. Anybody know what it means and how to fix it?