All The Mods That I Use For The Witcher III NextGen 2024

With the release of the Next Gen update, which, as expected has broken all the mods that use scripts, I decided to make a guide with all the mods that I use and are still compatible with the next gen, or new releases, updated mods, etc, etc. You must know that every graphical mod/ texture mod from the old gen, will still work with the next gen version. The old gen version can still be used, alongside every other mod from my guide. So you can choose which version you want to play.

BE AWARE: I did NOT make any of these mods, I just listed them in the guide, that is all. The credit goes to the great modders that made them. Just wanted to make that clear, so there will not be any misunderstanding. And if any of the creators of the mods I have listed want me to take them down, just let me know in the comments.

All The Mods That I Use For The Witcher
All The Mods That I Use For The Witcher II
All The Mods That I Use For The Witcher III OG

About the Next Gen Update

⚫The Next Gen update (I will call it NG to make it easier) is a free update for all the owners of the base The Witcher III game, it includes numerous graphical tweaks, RayTracing, new DLC content and quests. But also, it includes some of the most popular mods from Nexus. To make things easier for everyone, I will post here all the mods included in the next gen, or at least, the ones that I know of. If people find more mods included, please let me know, and I will update the list.
As far as I can tell, with the NG, they also removed or increased the mod limit, so you won't need to do it manually.


⚫In case you do not want to use the NG, go to Steam, find The Witcher, right click on it, go to properties, beta, and opt into the classic 1.32 version.


⚫Here are the mods that we know have been included in NG, confirmed by CDPR:


The Witcher 3 HD Reworked Project by HalkHogan
HD Monsters Reworked by Denroth
Immersive Real-time Cutscenes by teiji25
Nitpicker's Patch by chuckcash
World Map Fixes by Terg500
No More Falling Downstairs
A lot of small fixes from Brothers In Arms
Some changes from the FCR3 mod
Novigrad Journal Crest restored mod
Hang The Kid Drawing Corvo Bianco mod
Olgierd Mansion Shading Fix

Tools For Modding Your Game

⚫ Automated Script Merger[www.nexusmods.com]by Phaz42

⚫ Debug Console (Next-Gen)[www.nexusmods.com]by SILCO332

⚫ Community Patch - Shared Imports[www.nexusmods.com]by rmemr

⚫ Community Patch - Bootstrap and Utilities[www.nexusmods.com]by rmemr

⚫ Community Patch - Menu Strings[www.nexusmods.com]by wghost81

⚫ Most mods use scripts. And if some scripts conflict with eachother (And they will, believe me) you'll get errors, either you won't be able to use one of the mods, or you won't be able to even start the game at all. Script merger fixes those conflicts, or should I say, merges the scripts.
Installation details are on each mod page on Nexus, I won't say anything different or better than what the author did, and I won't just copy-paste all their installation info. And on the plus side, there are also plenty video tutorials there to help you.


⚫ The Witcher 3 Mod Manager[www.nexusmods.com]by stefan3372 and SullivanMcBlueberry


⚫ This program allows you to manage your mods, their load priority, and even being able to disable and enable them. It is a MUST.
Download it wherever you wish, open it, and select the game's .exe when asked. Now select the folder where you have the mods installed. Now all you have to do is to set the priorities of the mods. Under certain mods I will tell you whether or not you should add a priority over another mod. I am not an expert, mind you, but I have been using these mods for over 2 years with no issues.
On the other hand, if you don't want to deal with all that crap, you can download my load list.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q0rlyeEnO_et9Lo5ZllzyIrJ4tIx2Yk3/view?usp=sharing

Just place the file in:
C:\Users\Yourname\Documents\The Witcher 3
If everything worked fine, then you are good to go. This is how my list looks like.



0 is the highest priority. So let's say if you download 4K Women Reworked, Ciri or Yen, and you give it loading priority 3, and you also download Ciri black retexture for the DLC outfit, you must give that mod that modifies Ciri's clothing a higher priority. 0, 1, or 2. Otherwise it won't take any effect. If the mods file that I use didn't work, just use it as an exemple on whatever priorities you need to set for the mods.

Expansions DLC's Only

Here I will post mods that are only of use if you are playing the expansions, meaning Blood And Wine and Hearts Of Stone.



⚫ Beauclair Restore[www.nexusmods.com]by ScoutBr0

⚫ UHD BaW Trees[www.nexusmods.com]by Ridog8

⚫ Lebioda Statue Replacement V1[www.nexusmods.com]by jochan449

⚫ Serenity Lighting[www.nexusmods.com]by FaramH

⚫ More Shadows for Toussaint[www.nexusmods.com]by ScoutBr0 rfuzzo

⚫ Clean Chainmail for Legendary Manticore Armor[www.nexusmods.com]by ScoutBr0
(Higher priority than 4K Manticore)

⚫ Fix Manticore Armor[www.nexusmods.com]by RayDess
(Compatible with 4K Manticore)

⚫ Flaming Rose Armor Tweak[www.nexusmods.com]by ScoutBr0

⚫ Lowered Hood For Feline Grandmaster[www.nexusmods.com]by monochrony

⚫ Guillaume Alternate Hair[www.nexusmods.com]by Roksa

⚫ Black and White Ornate Robe[www.nexusmods.com]by mvreenv

⚫ Blue Hearts of Stone Burning Mark[www.nexusmods.com]by ScoutBr0
(Can confirm it works with white wolf of Rivia, can't confirm if it works with the mutant)

⚫ Replace Anna Henrietta Hair[www.nexusmods.com]by louche49
(I gave it the highest priority because that's the only way I got it working)

⚫ Improved Lady Of The Lake[www.nexusmods.com]by Feregorn
(Higher priority than Characters reworked and women of the continent)

⚫ Master Mirror Challenge Time Extender (BiA Compatible)[www.nexusmods.com]by PaulR0013
(Use this, or the Master Mirror's Reward Through riddle mod)

⚫ Manticore No Chainmail Sleevesp[www.nexusmods.com]by Nollat
(Higher priority than 4K Manticore)

⚫ Netflix Armor Tweaks[www.nexusmods.com]

⚫ Netflix Season 2 Strap Restored Cut-Content[www.nexusmods.com]by Bjorn18

⚫ New Toussaint Clouds[www.nexusmods.com]by Hyadum27

Graphics

⚫ Next Gen Candles[www.nexusmods.com]by Boostin4kix

⚫ UHD Moon[www.nexusmods.com]by WT3WD

⚫ Alternative Chimney Smoke[www.nexusmods.com]by GMSBSGhost

⚫ Brothel Lantern Utopia[www.nexusmods.com]by FumioShwartz

⚫ Weather[www.nexusmods.com]by ramccoid

⚫ Dense Rainfall[www.nexusmods.com]by CraniumJ

⚫ Lore-friendly Silver Swords[www.nexusmods.com]by ErdnussSpass and TheFreddman
(I use Lore-friendly Silver Swords 2.0b and Complementary Steel Swords for LfSS)

⚫ E3 Sword of Destiny Trailer Swords [www.nexusmods.com]by ScoutBr0
(Higher priority than Lore friendly silver swords.)

⚫ E3 Runes - 4K[www.nexusmods.com]by ScoutBr0

⚫ True Fires[www.nexusmods.com]by sw3dg1n
(Get the HDPR patch, also this file
https://www.mediafire. remove this com/file/oyj6mrocyzbwcev/True+Fires-Package-fix.rar/file)

⚫ New Fires[www.nexusmods.com]by Hyadum27
(Part 2 for True Fires and the main file)

⚫ Lightsource Yrden And Igni[www.nexusmods.com]by Hyadum27
(I use Yrden and Alt Igni 2013 icon Lightsource)

⚫ New Lightning Effect[www.nexusmods.com]by Hyadum27

⚫ Ard Bombs[www.nexusmods.com]by Ard Carraigh

⚫ Next Gen Hay Stacks[www.nexusmods.com]by Boostin4kix

⚫ UHD Oaks Redux[www.nexusmods.com]by Ridog8 and lufusol

⚫ Clean Screen For Next Gen[www.nexusmods.com]by paulr0013

⚫ Enhanced Water[www.nexusmods.com]by WT3WD

⚫ New Torch FX[www.nexusmods.com]by Hyadum27

⚫ New Clouds[www.nexusmods.com]by Hyadum27

⚫ RPL Lighting[www.nexusmods.com]by rafaperlau

⚫ The Witcher 3 NextGen Rocks[www.nexusmods.com]by HalkHoganPL

⚫ E3 Boat and Sail[www.nexusmods.com]by ScoutBr0
(Use Multiple Boats - E3 Boat and New Geralt Boat]

⚫ New VGX Geralt Boat[www.nexusmods.com]by Feregorn

⚫ Quest Cutscene Lighting Edits[www.nexusmods.com]by oldflipgamer
(Whatever version you pick, download the BIA patch as well.)

⚫ Vegetation Billboards Remastered[www.nexusmods.com]by TheRealArdCarraigh

⚫ Darker Generic Trees and Bushes[www.nexusmods.com]by FaramH

⚫ Sword FX[www.nexusmods.com]by ElementaryLewis

⚫ Serif of Rivia (Fonts)[www.nexusmods.com]by Sky7ure
(I use Serif Of Rivia - PT Serif 1.3 Regular)

⚫ Cliff Salt Removal[www.nexusmods.com]by Lolzzl

⚫ Tweaks[www.nexusmods.com]by TookaFace

⚫ Concept Art - Loading Screen Project[www.nexusmods.com]by Tinnaib
(60FPS mod)

⚫ Fall Is Coming[www.nexusmods.com]by Fish-e

⚫ Ships Fog Pollen and Moons For Novigrad-Velen[www.nexusmods.com]by Shirr0

⚫ Elysium - A Complete Next Gen Grass Overhaul[www.nexusmods.com]by Maidenfan724

⚫ NextGen Better FX[www.nexusmods.com]by CreatorGreg

⚫ Long Shadows[www.nexusmods.com]by KnighTec

⚫ Skellige Winter Weather System[www.nexusmods.com]by teresatiger

⚫ Wagnum's Reshade NEXT GEN[www.nexusmods.com]by Wagnum

Geralt Only

⚫ Glowing Witcher Eyes[www.nexusmods.com]by ScoutBr0
(I use medium glow and fuller smaller slit)

⚫ Elegant Doublets and Tunics[www.nexusmods.com]by teresatiger

⚫ Netflix Casual Outfit[www.nexusmods.com]by WitcherSeb

⚫ Black Boxers For Geralt[www.nexusmods.com]by Valennia

⚫ Witcher's Knife Oranmented[www.nexusmods.com]by raydess

⚫ Griffin Armour (On The Path) Full Set[www.nexusmods.com]by McNools Serj

⚫ Professional Witcher Belt[www.nexusmods.com]by Bjorn_18 aka 18mic11
(Higher priority than Killing Monster Armor)

⚫ Fix Gryphon Armor Steel Full[www.nexusmods.com]by RayDess
(Compatible with the On The Path Griffin Armor above, give it higher priority)

⚫ Killing Monsters Arm Pads[www.nexusmods.com]by ZOST
(If you want to use Killing Monster Armor, you need the starting armor from old files, give this mod a higher priority than Killing Monster Armor)

⚫ 4K Ursine Armour[www.nexusmods.com]by Serj Rozov

⚫ Fix Ursine Armour[www.nexusmods.com]by RayDess
(Compatible with 4K ursine, I only use fixes for the collar, belt, shoelace and fur)

⚫ Royal Undvik White Wolf + No Fur + True Steel[www.nexusmods.com]by InanimateAlex

⚫ Viper School - Armor Project[www.nexusmods.com]by Nexuer
(Silver Chainmail. Give it higher priority than Killing Monster armor)

⚫ Unique Eyes for ALL Witchers (EXCEPT GERALT)[www.nexusmods.com]by Feregorn ReraltOfGivia
(Give it higher priority than Glowing Witcher Eyes and 4K eyes)

⚫ Bear School - Armor Project[www.nexusmods.com]by Nexuer
(Silver, higher priority than 4K Ursine Armor)

⚫ Modular Eyes[www.nexusmods.com]by plasticmetal

⚫ Slim Gloves[www.nexusmods.com]by dvcons
(Higher priority than armor mods)

⚫ ikillsoftlys Killing Monsters - Half a Year[www.nexusmods.com]by Ikillsoftly

⚫ Disable Hairworks On Geralt[www.nexusmods.com]by L3X4RS
(Keep the beard on)

⚫ Geralt of Rivia - Irregular Pale Custom[www.nexusmods.com]by KainPrimus

⚫ Fix Viper KM Armors[www.nexusmods.com]by raydess
(Boots, Hook, Shoelices)

⚫ Reralt's Random Retextures[www.nexusmods.com]by reraltofgivia

⚫ Wolf Armor Restored[www.nexusmods.com]by Scoutbr0
(No dye changes, higher priority than 4K Wolf Armor.)

⚫ Netflix Half-tail Hairstyle[www.nexusmods.com]by UburUbur

⚫ Netflix Long Lose Hair Style[www.nexusmods.com]by UburUbur

⚫ HairWorks Beard Fix[www.nexusmods.com]by Serj
(growlongbeard must have a higher priority than colorblend, also if the beard will be black, download the fix from the comments.)

⚫ Original Wolf Medallion for Netflix Armors[www.nexusmods.com]by Joell560

⚫ Boot Icon Recolor[www.nexusmods.com]by Macrophobic

⚫ The Netflix Armor Project[www.nexusmods.com]by Hindotero
(I use vanilla refit for both armors.)

⚫ 3D Eyebrows For Geralt[www.nexusmods.com]by TheRealArdCarraigh
(Higher priority than Irregular Geralt)

⚫ The Wolf Medallion - Next Gen - 4k[www.nexusmods.com]by Lolzzz

⚫ 4K Armor Textures[www.nexusmods.com]by dvcons

General Characters/ Males

⚫ Realistic Eyes Fixed 4K[www.nexusmods.com]by Ard Carraigh

⚫ Peasant Pants[www.nexusmods.com]by RayDess

⚫ Dandelion Purple Suit[www.nexusmods.com]by Rustine

⚫ Warmly Dressed Skelligers[www.nexusmods.com]by teresatiger

⚫ Dhu's Human NPCs[www.nexusmods.com]by DhuBlaidd
(I use Avallac'h, Detlaff, Regis)

⚫ Humans of the Continent 4K-2K Textures[www.nexusmods.com]by dbd17
(Males, Females bushy, Children, give other mods for NPC's retextures and women characters like 4K Ciri, priority over this one)

⚫ NPC Overhaul (Characters Redone)[www.nexusmods.com]by cnfilmm
(Bloody Baron, Radovid, Vesemir armor only, Lambert armor only. Vesemir and Lambert must have a higher priority than the Witchers mod and characters reworked)

⚫ Simple NPC Swords[www.nexusmods.com]by raydess

⚫ Lambert Hair and Beard Equal Color[www.nexusmods.com]by BzDanilka
(Higher priority than 4K Witchers and mod__LambertV4)

⚫ Characters Reworked Project[www.nexusmods.com]by cnfilmm
(Higher priority than humans of the continent, 4K eyes needs higher priority, any other texture mod you have for a character must be higher than this one, every single mod, even if its small, NFTP patch needs higher priority than this mod.)

⚫ Low Quality Community Characters Redone[www.nexusmods.com]by Divergent444

⚫ Witchers (Brutal Face Addon)[www.nexusmods.com]by
Serj
(Must have higher priority than 4K Reworked Characters)

⚫ Faction Appearance Project[www.nexusmods.com]by Scoutbr0

⚫ Dandelion Scarf Fix[www.nexusmods.com]by TheRealArdCarraigh

Female Characters Only

⚫ 4K Reworked Women[www.nexusmods.com]by Denroth
(I use normal Yen, Triss blue eyes, Ciri, Shani. This mod MUST have higher priority than women of the continent and Characters reworked)

⚫ Hood Removal For Main Characters[www.nexusmods.com]by Teiji

⚫ Fix Alternative Look for Ciri[www.nexusmods.com]by RayDess
(Alt swordbelt, no plate, no shirt or skirt, must have higher than 4K Ciri Reworked)

⚫ Ciri DLC Armor Recolored[www.nexusmods.com]by ziraelxx
(Ciri Armor Retexture Black version, higher priority than 4K Ciri Reworked)

⚫ Insane Ciri Eyes (Books Inspired)[www.nexusmods.com]by TheSmile3000
(Higher priority than 4K Eyes)

⚫ Anna Stenger Improvements[www.nexusmods.com]by Bathsebah
(Higher priority than 4K Women of the continent and Characters reworked)

⚫ Triss (G)Lorified Wardrobe[www.nexusmods.com]by bathsebah
(I use Casual Outfit Replacer and Masquarade Outfit replacer, higher priority than 4K Triss)

⚫ Black And White Dress for Yennefer X Version[www.nexusmods.com]by Zinnnnnn
(Give it higher priority than 4K Yennefer Reworked)

⚫ Triss (G)Lorified Auburn Default Hair Only[www.nexusmods.com]by bathsebah
(Give it higher priority than 4K Triss Reworked)

⚫ Triss Outfit Recolor Red[www.nexusmods.com]by the-69sin
(Give it higher priority than 4K Triss Reworked)

⚫ New Lodge of Sorceresses[www.nexusmods.com]by Roksa
(Fringilla, Keira Vanilla Witch, higher priority than 4K Women of the continent)

⚫ Triss DLC Hair For Normal Appearence[www.nexusmods.com]by Jerrick
(Higher priority than 4K Triss Reworked)

⚫ Enhanced Philippa[www.nexusmods.com]by STaRkIlLeR

⚫ Sheala de Tancarville[www.nexusmods.com]by Karkulizin
(Higher priority than Humans of the continent and Improved Lady of the Lake)

⚫ A Collection Of NPC Mods[www.nexusmods.com]by munchyfly
(Yen eyes, Cerys makeover, Shani makeover, higher priority than women of continent and 4K Shani, Anna, Triss, Yen eyes higher than 4K eyes)

⚫ Philippa Face Variants[www.nexusmods.com]by bathsebah
(Healed eyes + healed face textures, higher priority than Women of the continent and characters reworked)

⚫ Clean Skin for Margaritta[www.nexusmods.com]by Krzych29

⚫ HQ female hairstyles[www.nexusmods.com]by bathsebah

⚫ Comrades - A Collection Of NPC Mods[www.nexusmods.com]by munchyfly
(4K Eyes for: Anna, Cerys, Yen, Triss, Iris, Shani and Cerys Makeover, higher priority than 2K Eyes Fixed and Cerys Makeover higher priority than 4K Characters Reworked.)

⚫ Modern Philippa Eilhart (Dynamic Looks)[www.nexusmods.com]by MaevePlays
(modern_phil_dynamic_vanilla)

⚫ Lore Accurate Ciri Face[www.nexusmods.com]by viourog
(Higher priority than 4K Ciri)

⚫ Obsidian Star For Yennefer[www.nexusmods.com]by bathsebah
(Higher priority than 4K Yen)

Animals/ Monsters

⚫ HDMR - HD Monsters Reworked[www.nexusmods.com]by Denroth
(4K trophies and LOD mod needs to be higher than HDMR.)

⚫ HDAR - HD Animals Reworked[www.nexusmods.com]by Denroth

⚫ E3 HD Cows Reworked Project[www.nexusmods.com]by Feregorn
(Must have higher priority than HDAR)

⚫ UHD Chickens[www.nexusmods.com]by Ridog8
(Must have higher priority than HDAR)

⚫ E3 HD Birds Reworked[www.nexusmods.com]by Feregorn

⚫ HD Horse Accessories[www.nexusmods.com]by Denroth
(Must have higher priority than HDAR)

⚫ Better Vanilla Fur[www.nexusmods.com]by Nexuer
(Higher priority than HDMR and HDAR)

⚫ Dog Appearance Overhaul[www.nexusmods.com]by Dhu Blaidd
(Must have higher priority than HDAR)

⚫ Friendly Wolves[www.nexusmods.com]by apomorph
(I use cats and dogs, give it 0 priority)

⚫ Immersive Wildlife Project[www.nexusmods.com]by DhuBlaidd
(Must have higher priority than HDAR)

⚫ Mane and Tail Fixes[www.nexusmods.com]by woodbyte

⚫ Humanized Sirens[www.nexusmods.com]by Ju5ti
(Must have higher priority than HD Monsters Reworked and Humans of the continent)

⚫ No More Glowing Monsters[www.nexusmods.com]by Serj

⚫ Better Sheep 1.1[www.nexusmods.com]by dreams897
(Higher priority than HDAR)

⚫ VGX Eredin Appearance[www.nexusmods.com]by lTheCrasherl
(Higher priority than HDMR)

⚫ Animals - Next Gen[www.nexusmods.com]by DhuBlaidd
(Higher priority than HDAR)

⚫ Morphing E3 2014 Werewolf[www.nexusmods.com]by CreatorGreg
(Higher priority than HDMR)

Gameplay

⚫The Aard[www.nexusmods.com]by CAPA

⚫ Cold Breath of Aard[www.nexusmods.com]by dimasnik

⚫ (E3-VGX) Skellige Ice Breath FX Mod - NextGen[www.nexusmods.com]by CAPA and 00xFADE
(Read the installation instructions)

⚫ E3DodgeSystem[www.nexusmods.com]by DreLL47
(I use E3DodgeSystem 1.2 - VanillaRoll and VanillaForwardDodges)

⚫ Enhanced Herbalism[www.nexusmods.com]by MerseyRockoff

⚫ (All) Perks Always Active[www.nexusmods.com]by JustAnOrdinaryGuy
(Download the patch for additional skills too.)

⚫ Restored Content - Additional Perks[www.nexusmods.com]by glassfish777

⚫ No Skill Restrictions[www.nexusmods.com]by hexabytes

⚫ Increased Creature Loot[www.nexusmods.com]by mindkiller316

⚫ Ultra Gore 2[www.nexusmods.com]by GromuhlDjun
(I use Kill the guards only)

⚫ Combo Blood[www.nexusmods.com]by ulug KNGR ramccoid MrFlashMode

⚫ Disable Storybook Videos[www.nexusmods.com]by Gerchan

⚫ More XP[www.nexusmods.com]by Tahira
(I use More XP - Only Removed Level Restrictions)

⚫ Critical Slow Motion Combat REDUX[www.nexusmods.com]by KNGR ksolberg Halfmillz

⚫ Weather Machine[www.nexusmods.com]by paulr0013

⚫ DLC Fast Travel Pack [www.nexusmods.com]by MerseyRockoff

⚫ LIT - Lumen Igni Totus[www.nexusmods.com]by eNoodles
(Download the updated version from the comments.)

⚫ Permanent Blood[www.nexusmods.com]by MoiCestTOM
(Go to bin\config\base\rendering.ini and write:
DynamicDecalsLimit=9000 instead of 60
DynamicDecalsChunkLimit=9000 instead of 30)

⚫ All Containers Glow Without Witcher Senses[www.nexusmods.com]by errornoaccess and Partoutatix

⚫ Dynamic Combat Camera[www.nexusmods.com]by Darkenway

⚫ Friendly Meditation[www.nexusmods.com]by wghost81

⚫ Universal Set Bonuses Redux[www.nexusmods.com]by PuppyUnicorn

⚫ Over 9000 - Weight Limit[www.nexusmods.com]by GiecuMan
(I use the version 120.)

⚫ Smooth GUI[www.nexusmods.com]by MegaBound2500
(Main mod + adaptations, get only the patches for the mods you have, like sorteverything.)

⚫ Faster Sprint Stop Animationp[www.nexusmods.com]by dvcons

⚫ Improved Fist Fights[www.nexusmods.com]by Teiji

⚫ Active Medallion[www.nexusmods.com]by plasticmetal

⚫ Witcher 1 style HUD Medallion - With Dynamic Eye Glow[www.nexusmods.com]by Snake3y3s

⚫ Stronger Alchemical Countering - Swallow Counters Bleed[www.nexusmods.com]by Partoutatix

⚫ Fatter Fatties[www.nexusmods.com]by errornoaccess and Partoutatix

⚫ Faster Fatties Kill Kill Kill[www.nexusmods.com]by Partoutatix and fasswas

⚫ Stronger Monster Status Effects[www.nexusmods.com]by Akatoshka7 and Partoutatix

⚫ Aggressive Enemies[www.nexusmods.com]by Ferroxius

⚫ Balanced Damage and Scaling[www.nexusmods.com]by PhantumJak

⚫ The Essential Weapon Rework Mod[www.nexusmods.com]by Zowbaid

⚫ Better Skills[www.nexusmods.com]by Zowbaid

⚫ Friendly Focus (Witcher Sense Tweaks)[www.nexusmods.com]by opsedar and ElementaryLewis

⚫ Faster Boat[www.nexusmods.com]by Phaz42

⚫ Obedient Steed[www.nexusmods.com]by Phaz42

⚫ Remember to Sheathe (Sword)[www.nexusmods.com]by Phaz42

⚫ Complete Animations Redux[www.nexusmods.com]by stefan3372 and b1ackbeat

⚫ More Vibration In Combat[www.nexusmods.com]by Mugeterasu

⚫ Axii Always Active in Dialog[www.nexusmods.com]by acbatchelor

⚫ Green Axii FX (Next Gen)[www.nexusmods.com]by Lolzzl

⚫ Wraith Teleport[www.nexusmods.com]by crthdr

⚫ Bolt Impact Effect[www.nexusmods.com]by asdron777

⚫ Restored Content - Usable Whetstones[www.nexusmods.com]by glassfish777

⚫ Geralt Speed Improvement[www.nexusmods.com]by willief23

⚫ Better Combat Animations[www.nexusmods.com]by Warburg

⚫ Consumables Improved[www.nexusmods.com]by RelaxItsOk

⚫ Weapon Oils Rebalanced[www.nexusmods.com]by RelaxItsOk

⚫ No Arrow and Sword Trails[www.nexusmods.com]by Lolzzl

⚫ E3 Quen[www.nexusmods.com]DreLL47

⚫ E3 Quen (NEXT GEN)[www.nexusmods.com]by ElementaryLewis

⚫ Restored Content - Additional Potions[www.nexusmods.com]by glassfish777

⚫ Restored Content - Buffed Monster[www.nexusmods.com]by Tinnaib
(Get the Tweaks patch too)

⚫ Better Trophies[www.nexusmods.com]by fnexus

⚫ Restored Content - Werewolf Health Regeneration[www.nexusmods.com]by ElementaryLewis

⚫ Path Of The Tough[www.nexusmods.com]by crthdr

⚫ Blood Trails[www.nexusmods.com]by ScoutBr0

⚫ Reputation System[www.nexusmods.com]by FreakVIp
(Download Cheaper Lore Friendlier Shop Prices Pre-Merge if you use cheaper Lore friendlier mod)

⚫ Balanced Bombs[www.nexusmods.com]by Infernal

⚫ Runes and Glyphs Improved[www.nexusmods.com]by RelaxItsOk

⚫ The Ignition Project ReIGNIted - Igni FX[www.nexusmods.com]by Zwaffelengerian and lufusol

⚫ Stronger Crossbow Bolts[www.nexusmods.com]by Xenologer

Quality of Life Mods

⚫ Enable Jumping in Shallow Water for Next-Gen[www.nexusmods.com]by instanity

⚫ Gwent Opponent Names[www.nexusmods.com]by crthdr

⚫ Lamp on Player's boat[www.nexusmods.com]by Hyadum

⚫ (Next Gen Edition) Friendly HUD[www.nexusmods.com]by wghost81

⚫ Better Torches NextGen[www.nexusmods.com]by Phaz42

⚫ All Quest Objectives On Map[www.nexusmods.com]by Wolfmark
(I use the full version)

⚫ Colored Map Markers[www.nexusmods.com]by DJ_Kovrik
(Use Colored Map Markers - All Quest Objectives compatible)

⚫ No Map Borders - NextGen[www.nexusmods.com]by MerseyRockoff

⚫ Stack Your Items - NextGen[www.nexusmods.com]by MerseyRockoff

⚫ Names from the Path - NextGen[www.nexusmods.com]by PaulR0013
(Give the patches higher priority than Misseable Mutagens and Should be nude)

⚫ DLC - Events NextGen[www.nexusmods.com]by MerseyRockoff

⚫ Standardised Naming Convention - Bombs[www.nexusmods.com]by K1ngTr4cker

⚫ Standardised Naming Convention - Oils[www.nexusmods.com]by K1ngTr4cker

⚫ Standardised Naming Convention - Potions[www.nexusmods.com]by K1ngTr4cker

⚫ Standardised Naming Convention - Witcher Gear[www.nexusmods.com]by K1ngTr4cker

⚫ No Missable Mutagens - NextGen[www.nexusmods.com]by MerseyRockoff

⚫ Cut-Throat Razor[www.nexusmods.com]by PaulR0013 - nevermore

⚫ Additional Stash Locations[www.nexusmods.com]by DJ_Kovrik

⚫ Kill Count[www.nexusmods.com]by alt4

⚫ Timelapse - A Vanilla Abandoned Site Scene Replacer[www.nexusmods.com]by Ryan Hank - TehPandemic

⚫ Hurt Animation[www.nexusmods.com]by spiral10 - Lewis Elementary

⚫ Face Them[www.nexusmods.com]by SkacikPL

⚫ Better Icons - Rune[www.nexusmods.com]by RovanFrost

⚫ Cheaper Lore Friendlier Prices[www.nexusmods.com]by Partoutatix and 01DarkLord04
(For Friendly HUD users: go to \modFriendlyHUD\content\scripts\game\gui\menus\alchemyMenu.ws and look for vendorPrice = m_npcInventory.GetItemPriceModified( vendorItemId, false );

and replace it with:

vendorPrice = (theGame.GetDefinitionsManager()).GetItemPrice(m_npcInventory.GetItemName(vendorItemId));

⚫ Mini-Map Zoom More Area Coverage[www.nexusmods.com]by Instanity

⚫ N'Tak' Time Custom Timescale Day/Night[www.nexusmods.com]by Takit Isy

⚫ No Infinite Bolts[www.nexusmods.com]by Partoutatix and woodbyte

⚫ Richer Merchants[www.nexusmods.com]by Shiv

⚫ Action Log Customization[www.nexusmods.com]by Teiji

⚫ Immersive Close Walking Camera[www.nexusmods.com]by Sab44

⚫ Well Stocked Craftsmen[www.nexusmods.com]by Partoutatix and 01DarkLord04

⚫ No More Rolling Down Stairs[www.nexusmods.com]by KCS

⚫ Looting On Horse[www.nexusmods.com]by MrCementKnight

⚫ Better Icons 2022 - English Edition[www.nexusmods.com]by Deepk
(I use TIERS - English Edition (DINPro Bold) - Ard Bombs)

⚫ Sort Everything[www.nexusmods.com]by DJ_Kovrik

⚫ Renamed Runestones[www.nexusmods.com]by vgdsouza

⚫ Gwent Rewards Fix[www.nexusmods.com]by Neo

⚫ Corvo Bianco Guests Extended[www.nexusmods.com]by MerseyRockoff

⚫ No Missable Trophies[www.nexusmods.com]by MerseyRockoff

⚫ Swords and Meditation[www.nexusmods.com]by menschfeind13

⚫ Increased Suggested Levels for Quests[www.nexusmods.com]by konyme

⚫ Gwent Restoring, Rewritten, Ported[www.nexusmods.com]by Ra3mon

⚫ I've Already Read This[www.nexusmods.com]by Faen90

⚫ Mutagen Tab Alchemy[www.nexusmods.com]by Lewis Elementary, Akatoshka7

⚫ Classic Grass Collision[www.nexusmods.com]by Lewis Elementary
(Make sure you download the compatibility patch from the E3 Quen mod page.)

⚫ Clean and Clear Menu[www.nexusmods.com]by teresatiger
(Get the compatibility patch if you use Strings Menu)

⚫ Indestructible Boats (Next-Gen)[www.nexusmods.com]by Tommy1984

⚫ DLC Realistic Torches - Craftable and Expiring[www.nexusmods.com]by menschfeind and teresatiger

⚫ Items Duration Format And Actual Potions Duration[www.nexusmods.com]by Akatoshka7

⚫ Restore Herb Loot Window[www.nexusmods.com]by JMD

⚫ Clear Sold Items[www.nexusmods.com]by Myrdo

⚫ Witcher 3 Quests Extended (W3QE)[www.nexusmods.com]by PaulR0013 - nevermore

⚫ One Less To Worry About[www.nexusmods.com]by crthdr

⚫ Decoction Weather Indicator[www.nexusmods.com]by crthdr

Bug Fixes

⚫Brothers in Arms - Bug Fix Collection NextGen[www.nexusmods.com]by PaulR0013 - MerseyRockoff - konyme

⚫Witcher Lore Collection - NextGen[www.nexusmods.com]by MerseyRockoff

⚫Omelet Quest - NextGen[www.nexusmods.com]by PaulR0013

⚫Fix Stuck Quest Items - NextGen[www.nexusmods.com]by MerseyRockoff

⚫Grammar of the Path - NextGen[www.nexusmods.com]by PaulR0013

⚫Fixing Inventory Item Icons[www.nexusmods.com]by DarkwinDuck
(Let it win conflicts with anything but not improved starting gear)

⚫Restored Icons - NextGen[www.nexusmods.com]by FreeSergey_and_exploiteddna

⚫Diagonal Joystick Fix[www.nexusmods.com]by Syynx

⚫Quest Tweaks[www.nexusmods.com]by MerseyRockoff

⚫Troll Lives Matter[www.nexusmods.com]by Lolzzl

⚫Crow's Perch Bridge Fix[www.nexusmods.com]by Forlornsito

⚫Swimming Camera Fix[www.nexusmods.com]by S1nonim

⚫High Priority in CPU - DISK - RAM Processes[www.nexusmods.com]by Gantz79

⚫Fix Loot Sound[www.nexusmods.com]by crthdr

⚫Fix Boat Senses Sound[www.nexusmods.com]

Mods I No Longer Use But Still Recommend

⚫ Apex Realistic Reshade[drive.google.com]by haskeer212 // His preset on Nexus[www.nexusmods.com]
(No offense to the creator, but his installation tutorial is crap. I got it working, so to spare you the pain, just download the version I uploaded, all files go to bin/x64)

⚫ Spell Tomes (NEXT GEN)[www.nexusmods.com]by 5th Tower Mods Elementary Lewis

⚫ White Wolf From Rivia NextGen[www.nexusmods.com]by CurtiSRustY

⚫ Fuller Hair (Non-HairWorks)[www.nexusmods.com]by thef1210

⚫ Armor of a Thousand Flowers Recolor[www.nexusmods.com]by e_resh

⚫ Black Tiger Of The West[www.nexusmods.com]by hjzhoua

⚫ Fix Temerian Armor and Retexture[www.nexusmods.com]by Raydess raderith
(I use modFixTemerianArmorAlt_NoStripe_Retexture)

⚫ Fix DLC Nilfgaardian Set and Retexture[www.nexusmods.com]by Raderith RayDess
(I use modFixNilfgaardianSetSteel)

⚫ Cavalry Armors Retextures[www.nexusmods.com]by ThyLD
(Cavalry Armors, the first main file)

⚫ E3 Font Replacer[www.nexusmods.com]by TigerMcTittySwag

⚫ H2O - Heavy Hairworks Overhaul[www.nexusmods.com]by KainPrimus
(Beard only)

⚫ Realistic Weather[www.nexusmods.com]by wzol
(Must have lower priority than RPL Lighting.)

⚫ Natural Color Visuals[www.nexusmods.com]by Instanity

Installation

Nearly all the mods for the Witcher 3 go into SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\The Witcher 3\Mods.
If you do not have a Mods folder, just create one. After you download a mod simply extract it, and send it in the Mods folder. If the mod comes with 2 more folders, like, Bin and DLC, move the "DLCx" file to DLC, and mods like SortEverything comes with a XML file, that needs to go to The Witcher 3\bin\config\r4game\user_config_matrix\pc
Read the first section of the guide to learn how to deal with script issues and mods loading management.

Screenshots

Some screenshots taken with the mods showcased in this guide.

Credits

All the credit for EACH and EVERY mod goes to the authors. I do not take any credit for any of them.
Please do show them some love and endorse their mods at least, because the modders do this out of passion, and love for games, so they do deserve some respect.

Closing Words

This would be all. By default, all these mods are compatible to work with eachother, provided you will merge them right. As long as you do not break anything and install everything as it should be installed and merged you'll be fine. Please let me know in the comments if you have any problems, but bear in mind, that you will get better help from the authors of the mods themselves. However, I will do my best to help you.
If I do stumble upon another mod that I like, I will add it to the guide.
If you are one of the modders who's mod I have showcased in this guide, and you want it removed for whatever reason you may have, just let me know. I don't want to give the impression that I wanted to steal one's hard work.
Hope you found this guide helpful, and have fun.

Changelogs

Here I will write any update or new mod that i added to the guide, so you will know if you are missing anything.


(Guide Updated 10/8/ 2024)


⚫ Created two new Sections; Screenshots and Mods I No Longer Use But Still Recommend

⚫ The following mods have been moved to Mods I No Longer Use But Still Recommend:
Heavy Hairworks Overhaul, Realistic Weather, Natural Color Visuals,

⚫ The following mods have been deleted: Forgotten Wolf Overhaul, Convenient Looting Next Gen, Faster Essential Menu, Anti-Stutter - High CPU Priority, The Wolf Medallion,

Added mods:

⚫ The Netflix Armor Project

⚫ Path Of The Tough

⚫ Classic Grass Collision

⚫ Clean and Clear Menu

⚫ High Priority in CPU - DISK - RAM

⚫ Indestructible Boats (Next-Gen)

⚫Blood Trails

⚫ Tweaks

⚫ Concept Art - Loading Screen Project

⚫ Fall is coming

⚫ Reputation System

⚫ DLC Realistic Torches - Craftable and Expiring

⚫ Items Duration Format And Actual Potions Duration

⚫ Modern Philippa Eilhart (Dynamic Looks)

⚫ Balanced Bombs

⚫ Restore Herb Loot Window

⚫ Lore Accurate Ciri Face

⚫ Clear Sold Items

⚫ Dandelion Scarf Fix

⚫ 3D Eyebrows For Geralt

⚫ Runes and Glyphs Improved

⚫ The Ignition Project ReIGNIted - Igni FX

⚫ Fix Loot Sound

⚫ Fix Boat Senses Sound

⚫ Ships Fog Pollen and Moons For Novigrad-Velen

⚫ Elysium - A Complete Next Gen Grass Overhaul

⚫ The Wolf Medallion - Next Gen - 4k

⚫ Witcher 3 Quests Extended

⚫ One Less To Worry About

⚫ Decoction Weather Indicator

⚫ NextGen Better FX

⚫ Long Shadows

⚫ Skellige Winter Weather System

⚫ Obsidian Star For Yennefer

⚫ Stronger Crossbow Bolts

⚫ Wagnum's Reshade

⚫ 4K Armor Textures

[Alin.]

Happy to help, my friend. Keep your eyes on the guide, soon I'll update it again with some brand new mods!

[PissingInTheWind]

Thanks for the quick reply. Makes perfect sense, I'll take off some of the texture mods I'm not actively using. Thanks again for the great guide

[Alin.]

I don't use all texture mods at once, that's key. I use character specific mods, only when I actually have a quest with that character. With Yennefer or Triss for instance. I don't use any mods for them until I actually reach Novigrad/ Skellige. Same with gear mods. I don't use 4K Textures for Wolf armor or Bear, until I actually get them in game.

[PissingInTheWind]

Cheers for the comprehensive guide, one tiny question; how are you exceeding the 200 mod limit on NG? I'm about half way through downloading this modlist and my game crashes without even launching, though it was a specific mod to begin with, but I realise now it doesn't matter what I try to install. The limit has been reached.

[GoodNightAt6]

Cool mod list used most of them, the only problems are the Lfss and E3 runes 4k aren't "compatible" since the E3 runes get covered up by the Lfss mod. Also don't know which mod is causing it but the underwear for Geralt is clipping with his legs since they're bigger now.

[Alin.]

Guide updated. New mods added, some deleted, some moved. You can find the changes in changelogs.

[Alin.]

Greetings! I have been gone for a long time due to my account being banned. So I was unable to update the guide with new mods. But, no worries, I'm back, and I will start updating it soon!

[viper37]

Hi, great guide.

One question, about the 4k armor textures.
The armors you indicate are no longer present in the newer package from January 2024. Any suggestions to replace them?

[Alin.]

Yes.

[PhoenixYT]

Detected custom load order in the file above, and merged files aren't configured to load first,
Would you like Script Merger to modify your custom load order so that your merged files have top priority. Yes or No???