Make your The Witcher playthrough more enjoyable

This guide describes how to make "The Witcher: Enhanced Edition" a more enjoyable and worthwhile experience in modern times using the help of several graphics, sound, interface, QoL and Bugfix mods.

What is this Guide about?

After having played The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, I thought I might give the first game of the series a go.
Since The Witcher released in 2007, however, not only the graphics and sounds, but also the interface and gameplay mechanics are pretty out-dated by today's standards.
Luckily, there are several great mods which helped increase the enjoyment I had with the game substantially.

I reckon that after the success of the Netflix series, more people might be interested in the Witcher lore and want to play these old classics for themselves.

This is the reason I put together this small guide, listing some of the, in my opinion, most useful mods. All the mods listed below help to improve the overall experience without changing any of the core mechanics, meaning I deliberately avoided any mods which e.g. let you teleport to locations instantly or give you money/talents for free.

So if you are wanting to enjoy a The Witcher playthrough with better textures, sounds, Bugfixes and QoL improvements that stays true to the original vision of the game as the developers intended it, these mods should be a must.

(Mods have been tested with the Enhanced Edition on Steam)

Mod Suggestions

Texture/Sound Mods

• The Witcher Overhaul Project (nexusmods[www.nexusmods.com])
  
• The Witcher: Hi-Res Character Models (moddb)
  
• Better Dice for Original Witcher (nexusmods[www.nexusmods.com])
  
• Geralt Face Retexture (Face from The Witcher 3) (nexusmods[www.nexusmods.com])
  
• Improved HD Lightsources (nexusmods[www.nexusmods.com])
  
• Realistic Moon HD (nexusmods[www.nexusmods.com])

Quality of Life Mods

• Item Stacking and Equipment Slots Mod (nexusmods[www.nexusmods.com])
  
• Faster Movement Mod (nexusmods[www.nexusmods.com])
  
• Fairer Trade (nexusmods[www.nexusmods.com])
  
• Leuvaarden Buys Salamandra Badges (nexusmods[www.nexusmods.com])
  
• One-round Dice Poker Mod (nexusmods[www.nexusmods.com])

Interface Mods

• The Witcher Alchemy Mod - Better Color Coding (nexusmods[www.nexusmods.com])

Bugfixes

• Missing Kalkstein and Leuvaarden Clues Fix (nexusmods[www.nexusmods.com])
  
• Han Gives Han NOT Berbercane (nexusmods[www.nexusmods.com])

Misc

• Permanent Bodies Mod (nexusmods[www.nexusmods.com])
  
• Sex Takes Time Mod (nexusmods[www.nexusmods.com])

How to Install

1. Download all the mod files
   
2. Navigate to your game installation folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Witcher Enhanced Edition)
   
3. Inside the "Data" folder, create a new folder "Override" in which all the mod files will be placed
   
4. Extract and copy the individual mod files into the "Override" folder using the order given above (start with the first mod in Texture/Sound Mods and continue downwards)
   
5. All files must be placed loosely into the "Override" folder, there should be no sub-folders within the "Override" folder (even if there is a folder structure in the mod zip file!)
   
6. Accept any file overrides while copying

Miscellaneous

Dice Poker

• If you want the regular length Dice Poker matches, leave out the "One-round Dice Poker Mod"
  
• There might be a rare mod related bug[www.gog.com], which prevents NPCs from spawning in certain locations (Gamblers' den, Workshop in Chapter 3)
  
• Even without the NPCs, the Dice Poker Quest can still be completed

Additional mods

These mods might be worth checking out, especially if you are unhappy with the original interface and combat mechanics:

• Rise of the White Wolf Enhanced Edition (nexusmods[www.nexusmods.com])
  
• Full Combat Rebalance (moddb)

[iced_earth77]

Thank you so much

[generic hooman moat.gg]

could you just make a collection?

[Keyner]

Yo is there a video tutorial on youtube about this?

[Shadow74]

No problem, great to hear!

[DeinStaubsauger]

Thank you so much, I installed all the mods and my Playthrough is just great. Thanks a lot!!!

[𝖒𝖆𝖙𝖙 𝕳]

Najs

[MassiveM110]

Cheers for this, been wanting to get back into The Witcher, ready for the next gen update for TW3

[德鲁伊·嘟嘟嘟]

This is so coooool,buddy

[kadothebabo]

tysm for guide

[MetalWitcher_N7]

I was actually planning on playing through the series again and this guide was perfect timing. Thank you so much! :D