Highlights

  • CD Projekt Red announced that the PC version of The Witcher 3 will receive official mod support in 2024, allowing players to create new content and edit existing quests.
  • The Witcher 3 remains popular, as demonstrated by hitting over 50 million copies sold and selling an additional 10 million units in a single year, highlighting its enduring popularity.
  • While The Witcher 3 already has quality mods, the new mod editor may bring more unique content to the game, giving diehard fans something fresh to enjoy.

CD Projekt Red has recently announced that the PC version of The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt will get official mod support in 2024. While The Witcher 3 is one of the best open-world games out there, it’s not as mod-friendly as the popular Skyrim, for instance, and this update may be a game-changer for modders.

The Witcher 3 is a very popular game, which is probably why it’s still getting updates after all these years. A few months ago, The Witcher 3 hit over 50 million copies sold. Considering that CD Projekt Red announced back in 2022 that the title had sold 40 million copies, this means that 10 million units of the 2015 game were sold in a single year, a testament to its enduring popularity.

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Now, CD Projekt Red revealed that The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt will get an official mod editor in 2024, and that it will be completely free, but only available for PC. By using it, players will be able to edit existing quests and features or create their own content from scratch. Unfortunately, not much information was released about the tool, including when exactly it will come out.

Right now, The Witcher 3 has quite a few quality mods, including ones that improve the quality of NPC’s faces, change how Sign effects work, change lightning, sounds, the HUD, and more. However, there are not many mods that add content to the experience, such as unique new quests or storylines. Hopefully, this new editor will change that, giving something fresh for diehard fans.

What's Next for The Witcher?

It’s not improbable that mod support will likely be the last major update The Witcher 3 will receive. Last year, the title gained updated versions for current-gen consoles, but now, CD Projekt Red is mostly focusing on its new projects, including three upcoming The Witcher games. One of them is Project Canis Majoris, which is a remake of the first game in the original trilogy made in Unreal Engine 5. Another game in development is Project Sirius, which is being developed by Molasses Flood, a studio owned by CD Projekt Red. Not much is known about this title, but it’s reported to be an open-world, multiplayer game. The main team, however, is currently working on the next iteration of The Witcher, which uses the codename Polaris and will mark the start of a new trilogy.