After four years of hard work, modder Halk Hogan has released the highly anticipated Witcher 3 HD Reworked Project NextGen Edition mod, bringing stunning visual improvements to the game.
This 12GB mod enhances Witcher 3 with detailed, ultra-high-quality textures. Whether you’re playing on Max settings or pushing your system further, this mod ensures a visually captivating experience.
The mod adds ultra-detailed lore-friendly textures, implements relief mapping to make surfaces look more realistic and 3D, makes objects look smoother and more detailed, and enhances LODs (level of model details from a distance).
In the creator’s own words, the mod:
…improves and reworks a huge amount of game assets (textures, models, materials and more), and the number of these changes can be counted in thousands. Everything is carefully made with attention to every detail. All this is aimed at making the game more detailed, realistic, consistent and as faithful as possible reflecting the atmosphere of the dirty world of the Witcher. Now you can experience the most beautiful adventure yet with the The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt!
The mod has minimal impact on performance, and the game should run much the same as it did before. You can see the impressive visual improvements in this showcase video:
Installation & Recommendations
To install the HD Reworked Project, download the main file and the fixes. If the file size is an issue, you can download the four separate parts from the optional files section along with the fixes.
Once downloaded, extract the content into your Witcher 3 main folder and replace all existing files and folders.
If you are playing on the Old-Gen version (1.31/1.32), delete the “mod00000HDReworkedProject” file from the mods folder. Then, download the necessary files from the Miscellaneous section and replace the main files. Be sure to use the Old-Gen configuration for compatibility.
The mod is compatible with all in-game settings, but for the best quality, set the texture preset to Ultra+.
A Bit of History
The original Witcher 3 HD Reworked Project, uploaded all the way back in October 2015, was one of the most popular Witcher 3 mods ever, with over 5 million total downloads. It was so impressive that CDPR decided to incorporate it directly into the game when they released the Witcher 3 next-gen update in December 2022.
Hogan has been working on an update to the mod for the past 4 years, to match the next-gen visual update released by CDPR. He finally released the HD reworked Project NextGen edition on November 23, 2024.
The Witcher 3 community is grateful to Hogan for putting in so much work to make this amazing mod that will give the game even more longevity. Great work!
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