The Witcher 3 now has REDkit, a comprehensive and advanced modding tool for PC that enables the creation of DLC-sized mods.
All who own Witcher 3 on PC can now download REDkit through GOG, Epic Games Store, and Steam. On Steam, it features Steam Workshop integration.
Here’s the official blurb:
Developed and implemented by Yigsoft with close collaboration from the CD PROJEKT RED team, The Witcher 3 REDkit offers a plethora of advanced features as well as full Steam Workshop integration, making publishing — and using — mods easy for both creators and casual players. As a repurposed, reworked, and extended codebase of REDengine 3, it gives modders unparalleled freedom in creating new quests, characters, locations, and more. Today’s release was accompanied by a trailer that features some of the modding possibilities contained within the tool as well as an overview of its major features.
The Witcher 3 #REDkit is now available for free for all owners of the game on PC!
— The Witcher (@witchergame) May 21, 2024
As a player, you’ll soon be able to enrich your time in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt with a wealth of new content created by the community!
As a modder you’re about to get your hands on the same set… pic.twitter.com/LQT6Ee4uCV
The hope is these modding tools will breathe new life into the nine-year-old Witcher 3, and may even spark a collaboration that results in a DLC-sized mod akin to the Fallout London mod for Fallout 4. To coincide with the release of REDkit, Witcher 3 on PC gets an update that enhances the modding experience and supports Steam Workshop and DLC-style mods. The patch notes are below:
Witcher 3 REDkit update patch notes:
- Enabled Steam Workshop. Manage your mods with ease on Steam! We’ve integrated the Steam Workshop support into The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. While Steam users can still use Nexus Mods or whatever modding platform they like, they now can install any mod available on the game's Steam Workshop with a single click. Just find the mod you like, click “Subscribe” and it will install automatically!
- Added Steam Workshop support for DLC mods (mods that include completely new content).
- Added support for an easier way to add new world IDs in mods.
- Added full support for loading DLC mods - fixed an issue that occurred when loading additional content from mods.
CD Projekt announced REDkit in November 2023, saying "it will allow you to create your own experiences in the game by making something completely new or editing existing quests and content."
The Witcher 3 received a PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X update in December 2022 but otherwise won't get any new official content as CD Projekt focuses on its wealth of other incoming projects. The highly anticipated next mainline Witcher game, codenamed Polaris, is currently in development but won't arrive until 2025 at the absolute earliest, and probably later. There are two other Witcher games on the horizon too, including a remake of the original Witcher and a multiplayer spin-off.
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