How To Mod The Witcher 3 - Next Gen (Step by Step Tutorial)

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[@rishavchakravarty3577]

great tutorial for beginners who arent familiar with c programming. Few notes: When merging files, if the file has conflicts with vanilla features, its usually better to choose the mod implementation since otherwise the mod wouldnt work. If there is a conflict with another mod, you can actually choose one mod over another or just copy parts of the text from both! It depends on the case by case basis but I have found it to work many a times. If you end up in a situation where the game is compiling scripts and there is an error that comes up (I had AutoApplyOils for instance which has been in integrated with the game causing the mod not to work), you can always look for that file, open it in the text editor of your choice and comment out the line in question (instead of deleting it). Simply add "//" before the line in question (the line number and the location of the file is given with the error code so it should be easy to find) or if you want to comment multiple lines in question, use "/**" and "**/" instead. Example: * Commenting out a single line: //autoApplyOils(); This would make it so the game doesnt read that line while compiling. * Commenting out multiple lines: //*if (blah blah == blah blah){ do x; do y; } **/ This would make it so the game doesnt read the entire block of code while compiling.

[@brandonwooldridge1877]

Now THIS is how you make a proper tutorial! Precise detailed info but still simple to understand. Bravo Jordan you're the man!

[@jake-ps4rh]

Hands down best walkthrough I’ve ever seen for modding. Used to get super frustrated because people were zooming through it, but this is conveniently paced. Well done!

[@KingPancakez]

3 weeks old into Witcher 3 ( yea I know, late AF) but already highly addicted to it. A few days old into the W3 modding scene, this vid is great help! Thanks for this. subbed

[@10dev785]

I KNEW once i heard your voice, i then knew i could get this done. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!...............You spoke clearly, you showed the same emotions that we were feeling, and you made us feel at home. I seriously hope you much successs in your future. We need more teachers like you. Yes......i subbed

[@shubhankmanhas5255]

Same bro

[@ledira8539]

14:36 for anyone wondering when your see a conditional statement like an if statement and it has parameters ()

[@arthurrasch2218]

I LOVE YOU DUDE. Theres no way you arent becoming HUGE in next year or so. Tis was sooo helpfull. Much love

[@General_Rubenski]

Ayo bro, thanks so much for this in-depth guide to installing TW3 mods for Next Gen. It took me weeks back in summer of 2019 to configure my mod set up on Classic TW3 to have everything running with no conflicts. Now that its been 4 years, I forgot how to do everything again lol, but this actually really helped! Especially for Next-Gen.

[@subhajitrouth5379]

excellent video dude i have been searching videos related to this topic but didnt find any u explained everything throughly..

[@dangerousatomizer6162]

The '//' is used to comment some code, which means we're basically telling the compiler to skip this code because it's just a developer comment and not actual working code. I think at 14:43 we should've taken code B rather than C

[@JGupton93]

Interesting. That actually kinda makes sense when you word it like that. Like I mentioned, while I have a lot of modding experience, I'm far from a coding expert lol. So I appreciate the tip..!

[@xBehli]

Great Job, after a couple years, came back to modding TW3... I still remember my brain boling after errors, and errors, and errors, but I must say this is a very precise guide about how avoid mistakes by modding this masterpiece. Good job Jordan!!

[@thedigitalnoodle4021]

Thank you sooooo much for this, right up till the end all worked well, then I hit a snag with script merger for the xml files, I then remembered at the start you just hit B and hoped for the best and it merged a treat. This also helps players dive in to the deep end and learn how to mod TW3. Also for the faint of heart or the ones who lack patience, I feel your pain but it is worth it. One mod at a time saves you all the headaches.

[@Joaopedro-kp9mu]

man never seen a more descriptive video about the topic than this one

[@diswazzi1683]

I'm too lazy to learn all this stuff, I just want a Bevilex style step by step walkthrough of all the best mods to download

[@potentialrising4847]

is this whole video still up to date since the release of the 4.04 update of the game?🤔❓if not can u make a updated version?

[@blitzdelivery4479]

Thanks for this Jordan, watching it all the way through brother

[@MrFreddd29]

"Thank you for the explanations, it was very clear." 🤙

[@Eli9mm7]

Dude that script meger bullshit is confusing

[@AquaHazeElite]

Thanks a bunch, I'm no longer intimidated by script errors

[@notyerfather]

man im trying to install a few mods not trying to learn a coding language

[@ipman0071]

You Saved my A$$, completely took out the guess work!! Thanks brotha

[@LeRoiDuFresne]

Bro this video is such an amazing resource, thank you.

[@alxazar]

The double / means it's a comment in C++, not sure if you broke something with it nor why mod C had it in the first place. I should add that a comment means that line of code doesn't get executed.

[@bargainbrandmilk9858]

so the thing about vortex is it has only work for games like skyrim and fallout, very rarely has it worked for other games, it's easy to manually mod games like rdr2 and elden ring without it but for skyrim and fallout you just click the mod manager button and it downloads the mod and sets it up for you just like if you were installing a game so i would recommend vortex for skyrim and fallout and nothing else

[@Hellion73]

Yeah, thank you for this...cos found that moding TW3 was a bit tricky compared to the work from other moding communities, like Mass Effect for example😳. Btw, don't know if you mention this, but rule No 1 for beginners at using mods on any game should be to install mods before starting a playthru to avoid issues along the way😁😭👍

[@deerwon8090]

Hey nice video, I have smthg to confirm, watch the full vid in case I install many mods in the future, just to make sure so after you refresh the script merger it didnt show up anything means you are good with your mods

[@nighthowell]

Great walkthrough king

[@JGupton93]

REMEMBER TO ALWAYS CREATE BACKUPS OF VANALLA FILES..! (One crucial thing I failed to mention) Also, regarding Manual Merges...i'm not 100% certain if what I said or did is fully correct, but I've yet to experience any issues in my game. If any experts have any corrections, I'll be glad to hear them out.

[@6joemama9]

Do i just copy and paste the whole Witcher 3 game to another folder?

[@JGupton93]

@JoeMamaa I usually just back up the pc folder inside user_config_matrix. But to be safe, whenever you download a mod & windows informs you that the file already exists & will be replaced, copy & paste a backup of it before doing so.

[@glengrimm4187]

@@JGupton93 mate , can we make this on portable version ?

[@nathanielh658]

Great content for sure! I'm curious, do console commands mess with mods at all?

[@JustGuuzen]

seems easy if you are familiar with programming, thanks btw

[@arthurrasch2218]

I pretty new to modding but how do i get the in-game Mods sub menu?

[@angrymadwolf748]

I'm still wating for e3 hud and ui for next gen XD

[@Monster666Metal]

I need to know how to create mods option on menu. Make some simple example/examples how to do this, cause after installing mods using vortex or manually paste file nothing appears!

[@JayDuBs44]

where do i get the XML files to put into filelist

[@vac2019]

great vid bro!

[@visualstv4077]

This shit is fucking impossible

[@terminator9489]

Tried modding the game, it's much easier for cyberpunk than it is for the Witcher

[@johnnygoose420]

thank you so much! question early on in the video, is there a way to disable auto update on steam? theres a work around where you set it to only update when launching the game and then disable internet connection prior to launching the game. Is there a workaround from this where its just off for the witcher 3? thanks very much for the video!

[@Rusty1Knight]

Thank you this is helpful.

[@alisamenna]

Nine times out of ten, this is what he says, if he's being honest. There's a one out of ten chance, he's feking with ya.

[@VSN-wb2ly]

Margin of error always exist

[@vonVince]

Can someone please tell me in simple layman terms what I need in order to open an existing mod? I just want to open it so I can browse the files. I'm asking this because many years ago (way back in 2017) I played the game a lot and had a custom mod file with a bunch of merged stuff: long story short, I then went some 6 years without playing the game - in that time I forgot the specifics of what all of the stuff in the mod was. It was all texture related, that much I remember, but I'd like to know what specifically. I recently got back into the game and I still have the mod file in its entirety. I played the game with the mod enabled and the couple of things that I remember it altered still work and look fine, but the mod is 200MB in size and I simply don't remember all the textures that it affected. There was the big update to the game at the end of 2022 and some of the stuff in the mod could be redundant (I vaguely remember some of the stuff in the mod * might * have been just higher resolution versions of things, which indeed could now be redundant since the update included improved texture resolution), so I'd just like to see what it all was.

[@alejandrobuzzi-pormasconsc7944]

Thanks for the tutorial, very well done. One thing, I don't have user.settings tho, what should I do if this happens?

[@mrsnekk5297]

Make sure to actually launch the game first before modding. By running the game, a user.settings file will be automatically created.

[@ARW11221]

Wasn't able to get the friendly mod's to work. everything else was easy. (EDIT) I just used the W3MM and it installed both the friendly mod's with ease, just drag and drop. Highly recommend along with the new script merger released last year👌 comes with a dark mode and a few other upgrades over the original.

[@CoLaw38]

Hey ! Thanks a lot for this in-depth video ! Really helped a lot but I can't seem to find my own user.settings file in my Documents folder where I could paste the Friendly HUD's. Got the other files though. Any idea what's going on?

[@zevi7659]

6:58 when I click on that file it says config file is missing, I’m kinda slow and I just want a quick answer.

[@JermDaGnome]

it was working fine. then i tried putting multiple mods in at once and it didn't let the game load. kept getting script compile errors. ended up having to do a fresh install.

[@FlyAchX]

in epic games???

[@lennonmccrone8951]

great video dude. Im trying to merge realistic weathers and immersive lighting but i cant get it to work. Any help with this would be awesome

[@JGupton93]

Thanks..! And I just give Realistic Weather priority over Immersive Lighting. Most Lighting mods don't merge with Weather mods. Both will still work together tho. Yet in my experience, Realistic Weather doesn't seem to change much? I know it's meant to cover all areas, but compared to Skellige Winter Weather, it seems a bit basic imo.

[@kactusak4288]

34:58 Im having trouble finding that Vanilla folder youre talking about to transfer the text from the friendly hud script.

[@mockingbird1128]

game file location then \The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\config 4game\user_config_matrix\pc

[@rickiesix1888]

Me trying to launch the game with 1 mod and getting 35 script compilation errors:

[@damian9559]

Thanks, that was really helpful.

[@JGupton93]

NEXT GEN FULL MODLIST: docs.google.com/document/d/1Se_CF0pxB2-4P3nT-uuxNzW-YqkWII5udcdip8el_Yo/edit?usp=sharing

[@Fran-km6uu]

Hey men you maybe skills for upgrade wiedzime Lightning mod for nextgen

[@keanu7318]

when it says to unpack into witcher 3 game directory what is that

[@bolo_cot]

I need help, what if i have some kind od "mods" in game but dont show any names of this and this is just a blank tile

[@ilhamr8975]

thanks brother its save me a lot of time i have bug on quest lynch mob because i refuse to help nilfgardian deserter i didnt get jounal entry for the quest and its force me to use complicated mod called brother in arm to get the entry its should then after the quest is updated in journal entry i delete the mod and go back to vanila because i like the game were it's was

[@midnighttoker8663]

Using TW3MM is a must, skips 90% of everything here. Only need to use script merger

[@stuffmcstuff399]

Some mods will require manual installation still. However they usually state that in the mod description.

[@VSN-wb2ly]

In the end you're still going to need script merger, and complicated mods usually aren't friendly with mod manager which require you to do manual install so using a mod manager is a no go for me personally

[@fariszafri8763]

If i bought the witcher 3 complete edition from steam, do i still need to manually mod too?

[@_ssinner]

Thank you for the great vid, wish modding Skyrim was as easy...

[@magoochito]

It really is simple if you follow the Load Order Structure. As long as you own Anniversary edition, modding is mostly auto install. Just read every mod post section to check other's experiences and make sure you aren't downloading things that obviously conflict each other. Even if they conflict, sometimes you can prioritize load order and have everything work. People swear by creating their own patches and using MO2 for accessibility to every mod, but that is definitely harder.

[@_ssinner]

@@magoochito 'preciate that dawg

[@drswole777]

tried multiple methods for some reason it never lets me use directory of the game files or the .exe files

[@northwesternemomathrock9607]

Went through and downloaded 8 mods using your process. All function and mesh with each other fine except my game is telling me i have no dlc, keeping me from using my current save or accessing dlc on a new save. I tried verifying game files, redownloading all dlc, and checking every file in my dlc folder for any duplicates or empty/extra folders. Cannot figure out what's wrong

[@eng-cha]

after merging, do i delete the original (mod) or just keep the merged and the original mod on the same folder (mods folder)? please help

[@ete1551]

Where is the mod that nerfs the city guards,nerfs the fall damege and have some other futures like seeing in dark and ciri,triss and yen have other outfits?

[@enixion3116]

Help please! firstly Thanks for the guide! I however I have a very serious issue... no attacks are registering from me, enemies or other friendly/horse at all. I have all but 1 of the mods in your list installed (controller mod), was able to resolve all conflicts throughout the modding process but from the start of the game, right from the tutorial, no attacks are registering from anyone, and I wouldn't have a clue where to start problem solving. which mods could be causing this? Edit: grammar

[@nashorg3555]

what do you use for .xml files? it lets me open them with microsoft edge, is that ok or do I have to change it?

[@hestra_]

he uses sublime text you can download online

[@TheScouseSicario]

Hi, great video but I am having an issue. I am adding in key bindings in the input.settings file and saving. Then once I start the game nothing happens. I close the game, go back to the settings file and it says that it has been modified and is reverted back to the default. Do you have an idea of what is causing this?

[@mcl3389]

This is a great explenation, but makes me not give a fuck about modding anymore tbh. too much of a hustle for shis game.

[@chaosphanto7447]

I actually found the program your using< ANYONE NEW DOWUNLOAD SUBLIME TEXT TO TWEAK XML FILES, now im just having a hard time finding the vanilla imput xml anyone have any ideas where?

[@savagealexiss]

did you ever find it ? im struggling to find vanilla input xml as well

[@Aaron-hw4ge]

All my modded armors and swords just don’t show up in my inventory can anyone help

[@morpheus6408]

I have anather problem It does fix all conflicts but some merged files still not work and I can´t boot my game. I can´t really do more than just accept it that there are no conflicts anymore.

[@Nazgul265]

Timestamps would be amazing

[@CaptaiNorway]

Am I the only person in the entire world who install the mods correctly but are left without a fucking MODS MENU...

[@Liam-zx5ec]

Would it be possible for you to just have a Mega with the merged files, so people could just simply download the whole thing, put it in the folder, and wham bam alakazam?

[@VSN-wb2ly]

If you download the entire folder (including the documents one) you probably will have that

[@VSN-wb2ly]

Entire game folder

[@adefoe6552]

I've modded the game before and now it has been a couple years since I have played. Now I have to use this Vortex manager but none of the enabled mods on vortex are actually working. Anyone have any ideas why?

[@loagnlogan3194]

anyone know if the geralt doppler and the magic spell mods are still working?

[@Trustmeneon]

oh man, i followed you step by step and my mods still don't work. i just wanna add autpapplyoils and no intro but i still fail. i'm cursed :,D . great vid by the way. really clear and easy to follow.

[@danielkruczek9036]

Hi! i need your help Master. I need to fix the problem because i'm over 100 level (105) at my save and i have this glitch that quest items are disappearing. Do you have any idea how to fix it my man?

[@shawnn188]

hi jut have a quest i need help since the next gen update at the at the start screen the free dlc stuff theres no sliders to turn them on or off i tryed uninstalling them and reinstalling them nothing changed any ideas how to fix this ?

[@douziomar2453]

bro script manager is not detecting any mod

[@kateforbes5784]

I don't see any mention of Mod Limit. I know the EXE to fix the issue (nexus Mod) does not work with next gen so how are your handling the issue?

[@JGupton93]

You mean the Mod Limit Adjuster or the Mod Limit Fix? From my understanding both of those mods are no longer needed because the Next Gen update makes them obsolete. I haven't experienced any types of issues due to the large number of mods I have.

[@kateforbes5784]

@@JGupton93 Thank you for your reply. On further research into the matter, there is now a mod limit of 200 mods without any issue unless the mod order is wrong or there are conflicts on the users part.

[@lonniepeck285]

bro. thank you.

[@axelgae5594]

where can i find his correct input.xml file?

[@johnnygoose420]

where do i find the vanilla.xml folder? its the only part im stuck on

[@melamrabzang6983]

do you only need script merger to mod witcher 3

[@lagunriv]

Would you share your mod list? Thank you for the video. This is amazing!

[@JGupton93]

It's a pretty long list, not gonna lie lol. But yeah, the second I finish getting it all organized I'll upload a document file with every mod I have installed 👌🏾

[@JGupton93]

Here's the Full List. docs.google.com/document/d/1Se_CF0pxB2-4P3nT-uuxNzW-YqkWII5udcdip8el_Yo/edit?usp=sharing

[@lagunriv]

@@JGupton93 Brother, you are amazing!

[@JamieR]

@@JGupton93 Looks really good! Do you still have FSR accessible or do you just run it natively? I'm a bit torn. Some mods break the menu for the next gen and removes FSR. Not sure what to do

[@JGupton93]

@Jamie R I run the DX11 version natively with TAA. So everything like DLSS, Ray Tracing & FSR are unavailable. Also I'm on an NVIDIA GPU so I'd run DLSS I instead of FSR. But from my experience in 1080p, DLSS has a nasty visual downgrade that isn't worth the few FPS you get in return. If you really want a big FPS boost, it's best to pair it with DLSS frame generation. The main downside to all of this tho, is that it requires an insane GPU like a 4090 to even be somewhat playable. As of right now, the DX12 version has WAY more issues than the DX11 version. Don't get me wrong, it looks amazing on DX12 maxed out, but until it gets another hotfix I won't be bothering with it.

[@Oddpoet]

Thanks for good Video.

[@t0p0g1g10]

Not damage or npc, after this mode 😢 Что не так?

[@boysaunders76]

your voice is amazing. James Erle Jones type stuff. lol I had to change my audio settings.

[@DragonsilverXGenesis]

Thank you

[@becher1380]

My Script Merger is emty and the mods are not activated in the game.

[@GammaProtogolin]

When I try to run the game I get a compilation error saying that the nodecorativecontainers mesh exists but was not imported from c++ code. Am I missing something?

[@GammaProtogolin]

Nevermind figured it out. I was missing the shared imports mod

[@MC_DesmondSparrs]

one tip is to NOT add EVERYTHING in the world then have billions of conflicts and have no idea which is the bad ones or the wrong order. I pop one mod in then i test launch the game. if it launches, ill just quit out. add one more. and so on. Also lists for mods working with the nextgen edition (which is what im playing on). Read the instructions like this YTer says. Also Im playin the game on linux via proton and i run the mod manager in another software called Bottles.

[@slim420-e8v]

Thanks

[@arsletirott]

honestly I love you for doing this, it is all very helpful but can you as you suggested upload your xml files (correct ones) for friendlyhud and meditation? You completely lost my asperger brain when you made that error. I simply couldn't get back from that.

[@arsletirott]

nvm i think I got it to work actually.

[@issoofps2332]

what file editor r u using?

[@JGupton93]

Sublime Text. Much better than Notepad

[@ajaynair4846]

Would this work if I downloaded TW3 from fitgirl?

[@EpycChannel]

yea it should

[@LeviticusMoriarty]

lost me at trying to find an updated script merger for 2024

[@jniri6048]

what's the thing you use to open xml files

[@TheGreatPretender88]

Notepad.

[@scottland906]

You're the man! Thanks so much for making this video it helps so so much

[@repudiatethecrowd]

Can someone help? I have 15 mods with mod menu, but I can only use 9 of them, scrolling down to another 6 makes impossible to click and choose any menu entry. How to sort this out?

[@JGupton93]

You want to download this mod here, then add it to your mods folder: www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/3650 The main use of this mod is to essentially create another mod page. When a mod comes with an "xml," open it and search for every line that says "Group id." What I do is change it so instead it'll say something like "Mods.Mods.(mod name) or Mods.Combat.(mod name)" So now, when you go to your mod page, you'll see 2 new options that are actually pages. One that says Mods & another that says Combat. (Using "Gameplay" works as well to create a new page)

[@repudiatethecrowd]

@@JGupton93 Thank you, it works!

[@bvblover451]

I can't "unzip" the script manager folder. There's no zip folder present. I downloaded 7zip for the purpose of unzipping this, but when i "extract" nothing happens. Nothing in downloads folder, nothing on desktop, nothing. Dead in the water.

[@VSN-wb2ly]

Pause your antivirus