While waiting for The Witcher 4, the third opus is far from retiring. The modding community continues to pamper it to make it a game truly worthy of the next-gen.
Among the most popular The Witcher 3 mods, we have the famous HD Reworked Project by Halk Hogan. Before the release of the next-gen version of the game, it was the most downloaded mod. The modder has since been working on a version adapted to this more recent edition. Other mods of the same type are also released.
The Witcher 3 still in the era of time
It’s been almost ten years since The Witcher 3 bewitched its world. The true monument of CD Projekt RED has clearly left its mark on the open world Action-RPG genre. At the end of 2022, the Polish studio released the next-gen patch, both for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S and for PC. This made it possible to integrate the most recent technologies such as ray tracing and DLSS into the game.
Before that, an extremely popular mod kept The Witcher 3 up to date: the HD Reworked Project by Halk Hogan. This mod aimed to increase the resolution of textures, for extremely fine graphics. Very appreciated, this mod has done a lot of good for the game whose engine is despite all its age. Since the “next-gen” patch, this was no longer relevant. Never mind, the modder has since worked on an updated version of his creation. He recently shared the evolution of his work, more specifically here on the island of Kaer Trolde in Skellige.
Silver reflections on the edge of the sword
For those with an NVIDIA graphics card, the addition of ray tracing offered a new face to the CD Projekt RED title. Several modders have also looked into this functionality to perfect the result. Among the most remarkable creations in this area, we have that of Scoutbr0, available on Nexus Mods. This makes it possible to display the reflections and shadows created by ray tracing even more convincingly.
Another notable mod is RTX Mirrors, again by Scoutbr0. As its name suggests, this allows mirrors to behave as such. Enough to further strengthen the immersion in the magical world of The Witcher reimagined by CD Projekt RED. It’s also a good way to wait for a certain The Witcher 4. This should give us a nice artistic and graphic slap in the face thanks to the very convincing Unreal Engine 5. Can’t wait!