Is the role-playing epic about to experience its second spring? Thanks to official modding tools, we could be in for a lot of new content
The Witcher 3 was praised to the skies at its release in 2015, received an impressive next-gen update in 2022 and is now making headlines again. Nine years after its release, official modding tools are being released.
The so-called REDkit
will be available from 21. May 2024 both on Steam, in the Epic Store and at GOG will be available free of charge. We explain what you can do with this powerful tool
The basis for masses of new DLCs?
As CD Projekt Red emphasizes in the announcement in the in-house forum: The REDkit is a revised version of the same tools that the developers themselves used to develop the award-winning role-playing game.
You get an all-round carefree package if you’ve always wanted to create your own adventures in the world of The Witcher. The REDkit lets you create the following:
- New quests
- New worlds
- New cutscenes
- New characters, monsters and NPCs
- New diary entries and dialogs
You’ve probably already guessed it from the features above, but we’ll emphasize it once again: According to CD Projekt you get access to all game files, which you can modify as you wish
By today’s standards, where even simple map editors have become a rarity, this is a really big package that will probably show us a whole new side to The Witcher 3.
Prerequisite for using the REDkit: You must own at least the main game, i.e. Wild Hunt.
Mod support for Steam and Nexus mods
By the way, the REDkit should not only be used to create new mods, but also to pack existing fan content into a standardized format in order to ensure the greatest possible compatibility.
The finished fan DLCs can then be distributed via Steam Workshop as well as via the well-known contact point Nexusmods
CD project will help you with your first steps You can already access a Wiki with numerous instructions. So if you want to prepare as well as possible before May 21, you have enough reading material now.
What content would you like to see?
At the end of this pleasant news, we can’t resist a little survey. Of course, we’re keen to know what content created by talented modders would drive you back to Witcher 3
CD Projekt itself is already working flat out on the next installment of The Witcher. Our expert Steffi is probably hoping that part 4 will feel more like Geralt’s second adventure again, instead of emulating the open-world dimensions of the third installment. Find out what’s behind her love for The Witcher 2 in the column linked above.
