The Witcher 3 REDkit - From Modder to Developer

Modding is a great gateway into game development and getting a job in the industry. We asked some of the developers working in CD PROJEKT RED who started as modders to share their stories with us. Listen to their tales and get inspired to start modding with The Witcher 3 REDkit!
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[@NatiD1234]

Im so glad the witcher 3 is still getting the attention it deserves🔥

[@harunyaman6471]

Witcher still their First Option (already they have only two)

[@TRH2243]

I mean I agree but stopping PC patches after 4.04 was pretty bad. The game is in a very poor state

[@DzDAMIANOz]

This Is probably the second (if not the first) best update for the entire game! Well done CD project!

[@randomthings1293]

*CD

[@DzDAMIANOz]

@@randomthings1293 You're right, I've already fixed it.

[@thewitcher]

Thank you, hope you have fun with the tool!

[@DzDAMIANOz]

@@thewitcher I will definitely have fun with it, thanks for your amazing work! ❤

[@doyokgonzalez]

It is so exciting to see the modder of Farewell of the White Wolf recruited by CDPR as a Quest Designer. It is a well written fan-made series of quests, incorporating all Witcher games trilogy as well as characters from the books. Congratulations!

[@MatthewSanthos]

the story behind Aerondight is so freaking cool

[@Benzenzimmern]

I am so happy that our video team chose this not at all cringey 11-year old picture of me with Aerondight. It had to be! :D

[@wokeupina]

It's a really cool story!!

[@petergelencser8993]

1) 3:30, so everyone can find it easier 2) It was either this pic, or the one after the seagull incident ^^

[@thewitcher]

We just had to include it! ❤

[@wildhunt6350]

Patch the game there are still stutters and massive fps drops in cities and also flickering shadows in Toussaint.

[@Benzenzimmern]

@@petergelencser8993 10-year anniversary upcoming!

[@Sooxzay]

Aerondight

[@thibaultaelto4673]

Hearing the stories of their gamedev careers starting with what they had available at the time, and where it led them is so interesting... REDkit being a full blown engine, combined with all of Witcher 3 assets i'm sure will enable many new talented gamedevs!

[@VladimirPukin]

О, я вас знаю, уже более 2 лет слежу за вашим модом Random Encounters. Как мир тесен

[@EverettTheWhiteSpider]

Wind's howling already said?

[@piccolo2843]

Sempre sul pezzo

[@EverettTheWhiteSpider]

@@piccolo2843

[@shevek161]

0:45 Chronicles of Myrtana: Archolos t-shirt spotted! Always knew that CDPR were huge Gothic fans since the very first Witcher back in 2007. Good to see that's still the case all these years later :)

[@T1000Pro]

That's actually one of the creators of the mod who joined CDPR afterwards ;)

[@juliotocheto1870]

I had no words to describe first time playing this game. Pure Magic.

[@javierlarrain1998]

Love to see passion from the devs, and it clearly reflects in the work!

[@vanbolko4620]

Jakub in the Chronicles of Myrtana T-shirt, which means he hasn't forgotten about the mod of the decade edition ;) Thank you for your great work.

[@MonsieurKraken]

The Lykaon Witcher 2 mod was The Witcher 3 before the Witcher 3 thanks to the amazing modder and the Redkit ! And you hired the guy

[@Benzenzimmern]

Thanks a lot, that's an amazing compliment! :D

[@guighee7310]

@@Tm65675 touch grass

[@Benzenzimmern]

@@Tm65675 There's no Yennefer in my mod. I think you're mistaking it for something else.

[@Tm65675]

@@Benzenzimmern excuse me, I thought you were the one who created the wedding mod for witcher 2

[@PaweSasko]

Enjoy modding my chooms, much love

[@AvianEdits]

cant wait for the CP77 modkit in like 2030

[@dannyway1111]

CD Projekt is done with their inhouse engine, and moving onto UE. It could be coming sooner than we think (here's hoping)

[@Grom056]

Nie mogę doczekać się tych modów które zrobią fani!

[@TurinInquisitor]

Witcher 1 in 3 next! :D

[@FrederikoCMR]

I also started as a modder and was one of the few who translated The Witcher 1 to Portuguese back then, since it was not available in that language and I really wanted my people to play that game. :)

[@thewitcher]

Thank you for your work! 🙌

[@keysncoffee7733]

A studio that highlights and focuses on devs 👏🏼

[@bondi_69]

the least they can do after they crunched them into quitting the company

[@Senteri]

I remember I was active on the forums and saw the modding contest and that a modder won the contest. Shortly afterwards he was hired by CD projekt Red. I guess that was Aerondight.

[@HEKVT]

Whilst I'm absolutely useless with any modding, the RedKit makes me really want to explore it and just mess around in game.

[@dannyway1111]

Best way to learn is doing exactly that!

[@masnygim5127]

Ile znanych twarzy! Moje gratulacje i życzę że stworzycie dla kolejnych gier CD Projekt Red więcej uwielbianych histori oraz mechanik bo zrobiliście kawał dobrej roboty w świecie moddingu❤

[@arhangeo]

W3 is something else.. Man what a game, what a world

[@thekingtserriednich9510]

gothic!!! damn masterpiece talking about masterpiece

[@tibu_._6279]

I actually want to try doing an expension which i wrote an entire script. I have no experience in modding although im a developer so I just hope i'll be able to share all this stuff and make people enjoy it at some point ^^

[@thewitcher]

That sounds awesome! If you need help of other modders we recommend checking the modding LFG rooms on our Discord or Forums :) forums.cdprojektred.com/index.php?forums/mods-the-witcher-3.69/ discord.gg/thewitcher

[@Demon1019G]

To our beloved Polish dev team. We (old fcks in the Russia) as readers of the wedzmin, watchers of the old Polish series (Zebrowski fckin rocks) to this day appreciate ur work. Do it right. Be peace with you. Nostalgia hits hard.

[@Uplus1F47D]

2 Weeks Ago I‘ve started my second playthrough of the Game. Still amazing!

[@Reedg333]

I wanna create a mod that lets you explore Nilfgaard occupied Vizima outside of just the castle. I have 0 experience but i feel inspired 🤣⚔️

[@ThePolishJoker]

For All Nilfgaardians, The Whole Witcher Set In This Kingdom 🥵

[@Ajajdh2]

We need more videos like this.

[@Dartanbeck]

Fantastic! I Love hearing your stories, comments and hopes for all of this! To all of you: Thank You for making this!

[@guighee7310]

I can't wait for new expansions! I'll def show my support for those projects

[@jesseomollo9405]

To the developers of the mod farewell to the white wolf, if you could port it from Witcher 2 to Witcher 3 that would be incredible

[@Radical2105]

I AGREE! 😍

[@thewitcherfarewellofthewhi864]

Hi! One of the creators here ;) Thank you so much for giving the attention to our mod, it means so much to us ❤ About the port, well, the "port" is not the word I would use :D As it would be undoubtedly incredible, because TW3 is much more gamer-friendly installment, it would unfortunately mean doing nearly everything from scratch, including rewriting scenario to match TW3's capabilities. The exploration is different, so levels would had to be reworked. Scenes would have to be made and directed from scratch, also by using some new stuff TW3 offers. Some things are made using TW2 stuff that no longer is present in TW3, so this too would have to be taken care of. A couple years of additional work :D Not possible. But! I can promise you the Enhanced Edition we are making will have not only Polish voiceover and new content, but it will look much, much better than the previous version. I hope you will like what we are cooking for you ;)

[@Radical2105]

@@thewitcherfarewellofthewhi864 Mate, "Farewell of the white wolf" made me emotional and was THE ending i think Geralt (and the players) deserved. The writing, the cutscenes, it was all above my expectations! You and your team made something quite amazing and i wanna thank you for that.😁❤ Is there a page where i can follow your work? Big Thanks to CDPR too ofcourse, for building up this incredible franchise. Looking forward to the next witcher saga!😍

[@deepspacetravel9016]

Now the Sands of Ofir expansion is just a matter of time 😊

[@jemand4063]

Chronicles of Myrtana: Archolos is great! Play it if you haven't : )

[@tomasmachacek3063]

Wow Chronicles of Myrtana Archolos T-shirt? Great work!

[@DefaultDanielS]

great motivational video, thank you

[@ruandemeneses9513]

Hope we can add more characters and maps from out of the game, I I'll try to make Gerald Samurai real..

[@BrandonNinja]

I wish I had more time to learn this, I'd definitely do this.

[@xBintu]

it always makes me happy to see there are developer studios who are not only developing for thr money but for their passion and love to the art 💗

[@61087jrod]

I'm glad more talented people than me have access to these tools so I can enjoy more content! 😆

[@TheGrace020]

Awesome cant wait to see what people cook up! 😼

[@tanzderritter2201]

Its one thing to mod a game and another to create a game... Thx for giving the possibilties

[@kingthorusus]

IS THAT AN ARCHOLOS T SHIRT?

[@KrzysztofSzkodaGames]

The great thing about modding, is that you can add it onto a portfolio to show off your game design or level design skills

[@TokinDope]

These devs made our lives 1000% more enjoyable

[@hermconfirm7368]

So glad they finally did this! This way the Witcher might live forever :)

[@Caladras]

Most of these guys look like characters straight out of the Witcher... I love it. Clearly the right people for the job!

[@FarhadMahdian]

Thank you CDPR

[@mjcgraphix]

Cant wait to play new quest the modding community has to offer!

[@ArtIvell03]

Сразу видно, фанаты своего дела.

[@rattykapitan9850]

Other Game Devs should learn from CDPR

[@mrvinny985]

Absolute Legends

[@cultofape1000]

Redkit for cyberpunk too, please

[@AndreySG]

Спасибо CDPR!

[@AutisticViking83]

I can't wait to see what REDkit will allow the experienced and new modders to create

[@Llyrin]

I’m so old I was a game guide on the ORIGINAL Neverwinter Nights on AOL.

[@danielczura9963]

Przygody Reksia, oj nostalgia

[@JackGamerEuphoriaDev]

thank you..

[@MIHAO]

Keeping the best game ever made eternally alive ❤

[@Erwan040]

toussaint ost is so amazing , make me so nostalgic of the game

[@georgestobbart2690]

not bad but cant compare to kaer morhen or skelige for me. such deep and packed with emotions always when I am there.

[@Erwan040]

@@georgestobbart2690 yeah But i mean Toussaint is so disorienting, i want to live in this country

[@Erwan040]

@@georgestobbart2690 and the witcher thème made in blood and wine is the best for me

[@Paullus77]

Finally, the Bloody Baron will be happy swinging on the tree himself!

[@harunsenkardes9107]

Guys, before releasing new mods you need to fix the pop up issue in the game. Almost all PS5 owners complain about the same including me. Please check.

[@merigoldmaribor]

Phil! 💚

[@chohyungame]

Thank you CDPR Thank you witcher

[@darthshard8967]

a fellow age of empires fan is always nice to hear

[@kikflip9872]

I just downloaded red kit yesterday, my journey begins! If there's anybody out there that can help me get pointed in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it.

[@SkacikPL]

Cool

[@Easelgames]

Should probably list the credits for the modders or devs shown in this video into the description.

[@suorsodavit7421]

Cannot wait for Farewell of the White wolf in The Witcher 3

[@thewitcherfarewellofthewhi864]

Hi! One of the creators here ;) Thank you so much for giving the attention to our mod, it means so much to us ❤ About the port, well, the "port" is not the word I would use :D As it would be undoubtedly incredible, because TW3 is much more gamer-friendly installment, it unfortunately means doing nearly everything from scratch, including rewriting scenario to match TW3's capabilities. The exploration is different, so levels would had to be reworked. Scenes would have to be made and directed from scratch, also by using some new stuff TW3 offers. Some things are made using TW2 stuff that no longer is present in TW3, so this too. A couple years of additional work :D Not possible. But! I can promise you the Enhanced Edition we are making will have not only Polish voiceover and new content, but it will look much, much better than the previous version. I hope you will like what we are cooking for you ;)

[@ambulance_666]

how to make a terrain? i follow the tutorial and its invisible or nothing is here

[@zoetje9817]

I wonder how long it’ll take until someone reworks the Reason of State questline

[@VladimirPukin]

Great video, but my Witcher 3 on DX12 crashes when I frequently switch armor in my inventorу...

[@tarbobenjoyer]

this is insane, now do it for cyberpunk also

[@bowi1332]

Rockstar Games and Take 2 should watch this...

[@user-ge1ov7bu7n]

미쳤다…똥겜 스카이림도 모더들이 갓겜으로 만들어줬는데 이미 갓겜 고티인 위쳐에게 모딩툴을 주면 어떤일이 일어날까…몇년뒤가 넘 기다려지네❤

[@RogerWazup007]

Will mods eventually be made available on consoles?

[@gustavotelesdefreitas5631]

This actually inspired me to learn how to mod. I will look into some tutorials. Maybe I can get a job in a few years if AI still hasn't taken over everything, lol

[@abdulhadeelousta297]

We need a zerakania mod!!!!!

[@kocur_behemocur7794]

The guy at 0:44 looks like young Ron Swanson.

[@lincolnzeldas6096]

Is it going to be possible to mod in multiplayer? From advanced modders?

[@amerika001001]

❤💯🔥

[@user-je3fx6li3w]

For example, I decided to send Dijkstra to the Land of Fairy Tales... First of all, I need to open the Toussaint location in the editor? It is so? But for some reason, my list of locations includes Novigrad, Skellige, Vizima, etc. But Toussaint is not there, unfortunately.

[@Benzenzimmern]

You habe to go to the DLC folder and find "bob". There you will find Toussaint!

[@user-je3fx6li3w]

@@Benzenzimmern Thank you. Can you be a little more precise? For example, I clicked the "world" button on the left. Nothing happens. Then I click the “open” icon at the top, after a while something like an explorer opens. But there is a lot in it...

[@paopis]

Will it be possible to add new music and voices with the REDkit?

[@Krelian89]

Yeah you can do that

[@paopis]

@@Krelian89 nice! I’d like to make some music if some modding group might be interested in including it in expansions :-) I’ll have to get in touch in forums…

[@dt7197]

Is there any plan to allow mods on next gen Consoles? PLEASE!!!!!

[@erictheplayer3097]

I wonder if somebody will make city of Nilfgaard

[@Hevsav]

will it be available to ps4 soon?

[@iloopcip494]

How to make dialogues?

[@steel3047]

what's the desert mod at 7:17?

[@okay4634]

4:24 What the Gotye doin?

[@ByrgenworthGraduate]

Great! Now someone can remake skyrim in the witcher 3 engine.....

[@user-rx7ol6gu6k]

Please release a multiplayer version that allows everyone to become Witchers.

[@Caes3r_]

i am surprised the player count is the same

[@harunyaman6471]

CJ: My time has come...

[@chesterman18g]

ok, when THE WITCHER 4? :D

[@majinboo6377]

no one is making mods using redkit yet cause its hard and weird to use for them modders i guess ? im waiting for halk hogan to release his witcher 3 next gen new meshes and hd textures that he said better than the next gen one but its been more than a year and no release yet.

[@junis-uh7zl]

Może to wystarczy, aby wyśmiewać oryginalną grę?

[@Diego-rt2ot]

Witcher 2 remaster ps5?

[@camnofx3576]

GG👍❤

[@ThePolishJoker]

Wszyscy Polacy Wyglądają Jak Jakieś NPCty Z Harrego Pottera ITP 🤣🤣🤣

[@DaoistYeashikAli]

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