The Witcher 3 REDkit Explained

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The Witcher 3 REDkit offers players limitless potential to customize the game's world with new storylines, quests, characters, and environments.
Using REDkit, players can create new weapons, items, and even determine what loot enemies drop, enhancing the game experience.
CD Projekt Red's vision behind REDkit was to allow players to create their own world within The Witcher 3, fostering a community of creative gaming.

Like The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has stood the test of time, with its place now firmly cemented in history as what is widely considered one of the greatest games of all time. Despite The Witcher 3 being over nine years old, players are still returning to it and discovering it today, and, judging by a recent update for the game, it seems its developers aren't done with it either.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been out for over nine years now, but that hasn't stopped CD Projekt Red from releasing new content for it. Inspired by former modders who later became developers for CD Projekt Red, The Witcher 3 REDkit is an official modding tool for the base game that grants players access to the same tools originally used by the game's developers. The REDkit aims to transform The Witcher 3 into a limitless playground, much like what Paradox is attempting to offer players in its upcoming life sim Life By You. However, there is a lot more that goes into The Witcher 3 REDkit than it may initially seem, as there are layers upon layers of tools for players to utilize when beginning to transform the world of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

The Witcher 3 REDkit Explained

Simply put, The Witcher 3 REDkit is a powerful, flexible modding tool for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. With it, players have access to a playground of limitless potential, as they are granted the same tools that CD Projekt Red developers used to build The Witcher 3. Using these tools, players can customize The Witcher 3 to their heart's content, even expanding its world beyond its current borders.

Players looking to take full advantage of The Witcher 3 REDkit should visit the official Witcher website for in-depth tutorials.

REDkit Allows Players to Create New Storylines, Quests, and Characters for The Witcher 3

One of the most significant ways players can use REDkit to customize The Witcher 3 is by creating new storylines, quests, and characters never before seen in the game. Using the quest editor, players can create custom dialogue for new quests in The Witcher 3, as well as each quest's order of events, triggers, and relevant NPCs. In fact, REDkit allows for the creation of entirely new characters and enemies from the ground up, along with their facial expressions, attitudes, behaviors, movement animations, and travel paths.

Players Can Edit The Witcher 3's Terrain and Environments Using REDkit

Another notable way players can modify The Witcher 3 using REDkit is by changing its terrain and environments. Players can terraform the game's land itself to take on a new appearance, or even add new building structures to the game's environments. Players can either add on to buildings already in The Witcher 3 or build original infrastructure brick by brick. Additionally, players can also add and edit the vegetation throughout the game's world, as well as its weather patterns.

Players Can Use REDkit to Create New Weapons and Items for The Witcher 3

Players can also create new items and weapons for The Witcher 3 using REDkit. Everything from the color of an item to its textures can be edited using a vast library of options available, and new weapons can be created and edited in the same way. Furthermore, REDkit can be used to establish what loot enemies will drop when defeated, including how much of an item will be available and the level range of an item.

CD Projekt Red has made it clear that its vision behind The Witcher 3 REDkit was to offer players a way to create their own world within the game and share it with others. This not only reconnects players to one of the greatest games of the last decade but also connects them to one another for one of the most ambitious gaming experiments of all time.

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OpenCritic Reviews: Top Critic Avg: 93 /100 Critics Rec: 95%

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Released: May 19, 2015
ESRB: M for Mature: Use of Alcohol, Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content
Developer(s): CD Projekt Red
Publisher(s): CD Projekt Red
Engine: REDengine 3
Cross-Platform Play: yes
Cross Save: yes

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You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

PLAY AS A HIGHLY TRAINED MONSTER SLAYER FOR HIRE
Trained from early childhood and mutated to gain superhuman skills, strength, and reflexes, witchers are a counterbalance to the monster-infested world in which they live.
Gruesomely destroy foes as a professional monster hunter armed with a range of upgradeable weapons, mutating potions, and combat magic. Hunt down a wide variety of exotic monsters, from savage beasts prowling mountain passes to cunning supernatural predators lurking in the shadowy back alleys of densely populated cities. Invest your rewards to upgrade your weaponry and buy custom armor, or spend them on horse races, card games, fist fighting, and other pleasures life brings.

EXPLORE A MORALLY AMBIGUOUS FANTASY OPEN WORLD
Built for endless adventure, the massive open world of The Witcher sets new standards in terms of size, depth, and complexity. Traverse a fantastical open world: explore forgotten ruins, caves, and shipwrecks, trade with merchants and dwarven smiths in cities, and hunt across the open plains, mountains, and seas. Deal with treasonous generals, devious witches, and corrupt royalty to provide dark and dangerous services. Make choices that go beyond good & evil, and face their far-reaching consequences.