On Might 21, developer CD Projekt Purple launched the long-awaited Redkit, an official modding software for The Witcher 3. The brand new software provides the group new freedom to develop huge content material for the sport. Solely a day later, individuals are already making nice use of Redkit, with one modder recreating the unique Witcher recreation inside The Witcher 3.
Merely referred to as The Witcher 1 Maps, it was uploaded to Nexus Mods by AngryCatster solely seven hours after CD Projekt Purple introduced the discharge of the Redkit. The mod lets gamers run round fantastically rendered recreations of a number of areas from the unique 2007 title, that now get pleasure from The Witcher 3’s attractive textures and lighting. The particular maps included are Vizima Dike, Temple Quarter, Commerce Quarter, and Previous Vizima.
Along with recreating them inside The Witcher 3, AngryCatster additionally mixed them into one seamless stage, which means gamers don’t should encounter the pesky loading screens that plagued the unique. No NPCs are populating the maps, and AngryCatster admits there are some points (like fixed falling out of bounds) but it surely’s a beautiful scenic tour by nostalgic areas, and in addition reveals simply how a lot the group can do with Redkit. The software will assist the group create huge DLC-sized mods for the sport, suppose the likes of the Fallout London challenge.
It’s additionally an excellent proof of idea for what a contemporary remake of The Witcher 1 might appear like, and it simply so occurs that CD Projekt Purple is planning on doing simply that. In partnership with developer Idiot’s Principle, a Witcher 1 remake is presently in growth utilizing Unreal Engine 5. Whereas that challenge continues to be a methods away, AngryCatster’s mod is a style of what’s to come back.
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