The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt News

The Witcher 3's next-gen update may include the work of modders

CD Projekt Red announced last year that they'll be releasing a big next-gen (now-gen) update to The Witcher 3, which PC players will get as a free game update too. We still don't know when that'll be arriving just yet, but when it does it may include the work of modders. CDPR have confirmed that they're in talkes with mod creators whose work may wind up being used in the facy new release. I don't expect it'll include the ones that turn Geralt into Henry Cavill though.

The Witcher 3 director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz has resigned from CD Projekt Red after an internal investigation into alleged workplace bullying, Bloomberg reports. Tomaszkiewicz, who was secondary game director and head of production on Cyberpunk 2077, denies the allegations, but apologised "for all the bad blood I have caused" in an email to CD Projekt staff.

While it's a fantasy game set in a land full of magic and fantastical beasties to slay, The Witcher 3 does have layers of realism folded in. For one - spoiler alert! - Yennefer and Triss will be very angry if you try to pursue relationships with both of them at the same time (sorceresses do talk, y'know). And, as far as mechanics go, there are things you simply can't do, like run around scooping up loot while enemies are sinking their swords or fangs into you - though a nifty new mod is changing that.

Witcher 3 modder Forkmaster has posted a simple but super handy new mod called - yep, you guessed it - 'Loot in Combat'. Sure, the premise is simple, but as the creator highlights, it offers some real scope to "save time and make more profit in some missions". For example, if you're looking at a long slog of a fight with a water hag in the early game, but want to slip in and nab the treasure she's guarding without all the fuss, it sounds like this mod will let you do that more easily.

It also means you should be less likely to miss out on any potential loot in situations where a combat sequence is immediately followed by a cutscene, as you can just grab it while you're twirling your swords and casting your signs.

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This Witcher 3 mod restores drowners to their E3 2014 style

Taking The Witcher 3 and tweaking parts of it to get it closer to the version of the RPG game shown at E3 2014 - the year before its launch - is something fans have had fun with for a while. Now, a modder has decided to target the game's swampy zones (and its scaly inhabitants) to restore the game's retro - well, pre-launch - look.

If you remember the gameplay shown on the floor at the 2014 videogame show, you'll recall the swamp area and its peskiest beasties, drowners, had a bit of a different style compared to the versions that shipped with the final game (don't worry, we've included it below if you need another look). The drowners in particular seemed to have had a darker, more muted colour to their scaly skins, making them blend more easily with the - equally darker - backdrop of the early demo's misty swamps. The final ones in The Witcher 3 appear to have more brightly coloured skins than the demo's, with stronger tones of pink and blue, and different textures overall.

Modder WT3WD's new 'E3 Drowners' Witcher 3 mod uses "high-quality 3D models" to bring the critters closer to the E3 2014 gameplay versions, and the effect is noticeably different.

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The Witcher 3 new patch helps keep things stable

Witcher 3 players, that stability patch you've been demanding is here. Just two days after launch, CD Projekt Red have released patch 1.03 to help keep The Witcher 3 completely stable and free it from some of its launch bugs.

If you had problem with Nvidia Hairworks, post-process settings, or the UI, these and many more issues are addressed in this patch.

Want more Witcher 3? Here are the best Witcher 3 mods.

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt News

The Witcher 3's next-gen update may include the work of modders

The Witcher 3 director has left CD Projekt Red amid workplace bullying allegations

This nifty Witcher 3 mod finally lets Geralt nab loot while in combat

This Witcher 3 mod restores drowners to their E3 2014 style

The Witcher 3 new patch helps keep things stable