Next-Gen update and mods

[Yautja]

Should I uninstall or deactivate the current mods I have before the update?

[V_]

It's probably a good idea to do that, there are a lot of mods that will still work. They published a list on their forums of which mods still work. I would however suggest disabling mods and waiting a day or a few days until mods are again updated.

You can find the list of mods they tested and more information regarding mods in the new update here:

https://forums.cdprojektred.com/index.php?threads/mods-and-the-witcher-3-next-gen-update.11110486/

[Yautja]

Originally posted by V_:

It's probably a good idea to do that, there are a lot of mods that will still work. They published a list on their forums of which mods still work. I would however suggest disabling mods and waiting a day or a few days until mods are again updated.

You can find the list of mods they tested and more information regarding mods in the new update here:

https://forums.cdprojektred.com/index.php?threads/mods-and-the-witcher-3-next-gen-update.11110486/

I didn't know about this list, thank you so much

[RobotMan #08]

Originally posted by V_:

It's probably a good idea to do that, there are a lot of mods that will still work. They published a list on their forums of which mods still work. I would however suggest disabling mods and waiting a day or a few days until mods are again updated.

You can find the list of mods they tested and more information regarding mods in the new update here:

https://forums.cdprojektred.com/index.php?threads/mods-and-the-witcher-3-next-gen-update.11110486/

They barely tested any mods at all, here's the list;

https://cdn-l-thewitcher.cdprojektred.com/witcher3/the-witcher-3-next-gen-update-mod-compatibility.pdf

Out of 71 mods, they tested 38 of them to be working & the other 33 are not compatible. They tested 71 mods...out of over 5,000+ mods. The update literally adds 5 community made mods.....that's it. Breaking over 5k mods just to add Ray Tracing & the most generic of mods baked into the game is not worth this update & all of the hassle it will cause to gamers that have mods currently installed or to the modders that will have to update all of their work.

They should just release a beta branch version for those (like myself) that DON'T want their game broken after 6+ years.

[V_]

@Robotman Yeah they tested some of the most popular mods. They’re not going to to test out all 5,000 mods on Nexus.

Your game isn’t going to break due to an update, your mods might but not the game. Mods get patched, you can wait a day or two for that.

[RobotMan #08]

Originally posted by V_:

@Robotman Yeah they tested some of the most popular mods. They’re not going to to test out all 5,000 mods on Nexus.

Your game isn’t going to break due to an update, your mods might but not the game. Mods get patched, you can wait a day or two for that.

That's not how the mods work, there are mods that are dependent on the game save itself. So those of us that have working mods right now won't even be able to load the game save without crashing & will also be forced to either wait for every single mods we already have installed to be updated, or wash away all of the mods & start a new game save with vanilla settings.

So it will literally break the game, guaranteed because it's happened before when you remove a mod & then your game save can't load anymore.

[V_]

Originally posted by RobotMan #08:

Originally posted by V_:

@Robotman Yeah they tested some of the most popular mods. They’re not going to to test out all 5,000 mods on Nexus.

Your game isn’t going to break due to an update, your mods might but not the game. Mods get patched, you can wait a day or two for that.

That's not how the mods work, there are mods that are dependent on the game save itself. So those of us that have working mods right now won't even be able to load the game save without crashing & will also be forced to either wait for every single mods we already have installed to be updated, or wash away all of the mods & start a new game save with vanilla settings.

So it will literally break the game, guaranteed because it's happened before when you remove a mod & then your game save can't load anymore.

You can disable auto update and play in offline mode until mods that affect your save file are patched.

Most mods won’t break your save file though so you should be fine. So you won’t have to wait long.

2 game versions would be ideal but this doesn’t seem to be the case.

[RobotMan #08]

Originally posted by V_:

Originally posted by RobotMan #08:

That's not how the mods work, there are mods that are dependent on the game save itself. So those of us that have working mods right now won't even be able to load the game save without crashing & will also be forced to either wait for every single mods we already have installed to be updated, or wash away all of the mods & start a new game save with vanilla settings.

So it will literally break the game, guaranteed because it's happened before when you remove a mod & then your game save can't load anymore.

You can disable auto update and play in offline mode until mods that affect your save file are patched.

Most mods won’t break your save file though so you should be fine. So you won’t have to wait long.

2 game versions would be ideal but this doesn’t seem to be the case.

Yes it WILL break the game, I know from personal experience. Gwent mods in fact WILL destroy your game save along with several others & not allow for it to work if you try to remove it...or if the mod breaks due to an update.

[Kritikal Hit]

Witcher 3 Mods Compatability After The Update

I would like to know if the community knows which mods from nexus mods or other sites that are still compatible with the next week update?

[DanielMeurer]

This list contais the most popular mods according to CDPR. The list is oficial, tested during the development.

https://cdn-l-thewitcher.cdprojektred.com/witcher3/the-witcher-3-next-gen-update-mod-compatibility.pdf

[iiHaitham]

Originally posted by DanielMeurer:

This list contais the most popular mods according to CDPR. The list is oficial, tested during the development.

https://cdn-l-thewitcher.cdprojektred.com/witcher3/the-witcher-3-next-gen-update-mod-compatibility.pdf

Thank you so much, I was looking for this

[MF]

Originally posted by Haitham:

Originally posted by DanielMeurer:

This list contais the most popular mods according to CDPR. The list is oficial, tested during the development.

https://cdn-l-thewitcher.cdprojektred.com/witcher3/the-witcher-3-next-gen-update-mod-compatibility.pdf

Thank you so much, I was looking for this :HPBoot::HPBoot:

Damn now I'll have to repair my weapons like Henry of Skalitz...... oh well.

I wonder how much of an improvement the 'High Quality Faces' mod will make. Are CDPR not making any improvements themselves along these lines ? Curious.

I wonder if CDPR will turn off the never-ending hurricane that continuously bends the trees over.

[V_]

Originally posted by MF:

Originally posted by Haitham:

Thank you so much, I was looking for this :HPBoot::HPBoot:

Damn now I'll have to repair my weapons like Henry of Skalitz...... oh well.

I wonder how much of an improvement the 'High Quality Faces' mod will make. Are CDPR not making any improvements themselves along these lines ? Curious.

I wonder if CDPR will turn off the never-ending hurricane that continuously bends the trees over.

Yes they are improving character textures and also seems like the geometry as well from what I saw in the video.

[Cleetus McPickins]

What about the one that tweaks the game and skills ? The original gameplay sucks

Also, do you guys think texture mods will be alright? Shouldn't be that big of a deal right?

[Sir Peanuts]

Cant wait for the next-gen update

[DanielMeurer]

Originally posted by BroDonkulous:

What about the one that tweaks the game and skills ? The original gameplay sucks

Also, do you guys think texture mods will be alright? Shouldn't be that big of a deal right?

some textures mod are implemented in the update. like Reworked Textures and Nitpick Mod.

Other were tested from CDPR and compability varies. Young Geralt works fine, but Yen/Ciri/Triss 4K textures don't have lipsync.

Please see the list shared above for more information.