I recommend at least one playthrough with vanilla before trying it out.

The latter tweaks the game's combat mechanics, which may improve the experience for some - or not. FOV mod (makes it so you can see a wider angle of vision which helps a lot). The former can significantly improve immersion, but it's a bit glitchy, which prevents it from being called an essential mod. I use a number of texture mods - Geralt striga scar, outfit recolors for Philippa & Shila, blue eyes for Triss, etc. Luckily it's fully modular - you can pick the components you want during installation.Īpart from these two the other relatively popular ones are Scabbard Mod and FCR. I personally prefer the vanilla one, so I'd call only the character textures must haves, but each to their own. Although it overhauls more than just the characters, most notably the interface. RotWW is recommended because of the variety it adds to the sameyness of character models - the game does some pretty heavy recycling on that front. It makes two formerly essential graphics mods - HiRes Character Textures and The Witcher Overhaul Project - obsolete.

Preparations Mod Do not use this mod if you are using the previous mod, AutoLoot Configurable All-in-One, these mods are incompatible. The following mods are completely optional so its up to you to decide if they are something you would enjoy. With the latter, pick the package called 'AllinOne AI Textures and The Witcher Overhaul Project by lexo1000 Recommended Version'. As I am a big fan of The Witcher 1 (modding guide here) I have also tried to restore some of those game mechanics.

This is by no means a comprehensive list of the best Witcher 3 mods as there are literally thousands of them, with new ones coming out every month. Here’s a list of the commands you can use with the debug console. They cover every character and environmental texture appearing in the game. For the mod method, download and install the Native Debug Console for 1.32 Patch mod. IMO, there are two that are must: Rise of the White Wolf and AI Upscaled Textures.

Witcher 1 mods reddit