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🐺 CONFIGURATION 🐺

## **🛠️ PREPARATION – FRESH INSTALLATION** **Before you start:**\ 🧠 ***If you had any mods/collections installed previously – uninstall them completely!*** ### **1. Backup your saves** - **📁 **`Documents\The Witcher 3\gamesaves`** – copy this folder somewhere safe.** ### **2. Remove old mods and collections in Vortex** - **Go to Collections → remove any previously installed collections** - **Go to Mods → remove all remaining mods manually** ### **3. Clean up old files** **🧹 Delete the following:** - 📁 `The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\Mods\mod0000_MergedFiles` - 📁 `The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\WitcherScriptMerger\Merged Bundle Content` - 📁 `The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\WitcherScriptMerger\MergeInventory.xml` ### **4. Verify game files** **🛠️ Steam/GOG/Epic → right-click the game → Verify integrity of game files** *** ## **📦 VORTEX INSTALLATION** 1. **Check the latest version of Vortex** → [**CLICK!**](https://www.nexusmods.com/about/vortex) 2. **If there's a new version → Download & Install** *** ## **⚙️ VORTEX CONFIGURATION** ### **Open Vortex and go to Settings** #### **INTERFACE** - **✅ Enable Profile Management** #### **MODS** - **✅ Automatically use suggested path for staging folder** - **🔘 Click Suggest for Mod Staging Folder** - **🔄 Deployment Method: Hardlink Deployment** #### **DOWNLOAD (Optional)** - **If you're a Premium Member, raise the Bandwidth Limit for faster downloads.** *** ## **🧾 CREATING A NEW PROFILE** 1. **Go to Games → search The Witcher 3 → click Manage** 2. **Install Script Merger \[a prompt will pop up – just confirm]** *** 🎉 **You can start the installation!** 🎉 *** 📌 **Go to the Installation tab!** 📌

🐺 INSTALLATION 🐺

## **🚀 INSTALLATION** ### **1. Install the Collection in Vortex** **1️⃣ At the top of the collection page → click “Add Collection”**\ **2️⃣ Open Vortex**\ **3️⃣ Start the collection installation** - **⚠️ Make sure it installs to the correct (new) profile**\ **4️⃣ If you have Premium Membership, Vortex will automatically download all mods** - **🛑 If not, you must manually download each mod:** - - **Click “Downloading” on the Vortex pop-ups** - **Download the file from the Nexus site** - **Wait for Vortex to register the download** ### **2. Post-Installation Steps** **✅ When installation completes:** - **If you see the "External Changes" popup → select “Save change (use deployed file)”** - **Click “Import Merges” when the prompt appears** - ⚠️ ***A Script Merger error may pop up — this is normal, just ignore it*** **🛠️ Finally, click “Deploy Mods” in the top toolbar** **✔️ Done? Close Vortex before proceeding** *** ## **🗃️ FILES INSTALLATION** 📥 **Go to the collection files page** → [**CLICK!**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/10292) **Download the following:** - **Revision X - Collection Files** *** ### **📦 EXTRACT FILES TO THESE LOCATIONS (OVERWRITE WHEN ASKED):** - 📁\*\* BIN FOLDER\*\*\ ➜ `The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\` - 📁\*\* BUNDLED TEXT\*\*\ ➜ `The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\WitcherScriptMerger\` - 📁\*\* DOCUMENTS FOLDER\*\*\ ➜ `Documents\The Witcher 3\` *** ### **🧹 DELETE THE FOLLOWING FILES (IF THEY EXIST)** **📂 Documents\The Witcher 3** - **input.settings.vortex\_backup** - **dx12user.settings.bak** - **dx12user.settings.vortex\_backup** - **user.settings.bak** - **user.settings.vortex\_backup** **📂 The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\config\r4game\user\_config\_matrix\pc** - **input.xml.vortex\_backup** > ⚠️ ***If some of these files are missing – that’s fine, just delete what you find.*** *** 🎉 **The collection has been successfully installed!** 🎉 *** 📌 **Go to the Notes tab!** 📌

🐺 NOTES 🐺

## **🎮 IN-GAME** ### **🛠️ MODS SETTINGS** **Before you start playing, go to the "Mods" tab in the main menu and configure your mods settings.**\ **👉 Recommended Presets: "Default" or "Vanilla"** *** ### 🧠 **MODS HOTKEYS**

🐺 MODS HOTKEYS 🐺

### **📦 FRIENDLY HUD** - **1–0, Minus, Equals → Use items 1–12** - **F1 → Show potions helper** - **F2 → Toggle 3D markers** - **F3 → Toggle user markers** - **F4 → Show active buffs** - **F10 → Toggle essential elements** - **F11 → Pause/unpause game** - **Tilde (~) → Switch crossbows** - **Right Shift → Pin map modules** - **Enter → Hold to see essential elements** - **K → Hold to see character stats** - **M → Hold to see map** - **J → Hold to see quests** - **Escape → Open in-game menu** *** ### **🧥 HOODS** - **"9" or Hold right thumbstick → Equip/unequip cloak hood** *** ### **🐎 IMPROVED HORSE CONTROLS** - **"8" → Roach follows the road** *** ### **⚔️ INSPECT YOUR SWORD** - **"8" → Inspect sword** *** ### **🌿 PROGRESS ON THE PATH** - **NumPad 5 → Update progress** - **NumPad 6 → Preview progress** - **NumPad 9 → Auto-loot all items** *** ### **🗡️ SWORDS ON THE HIP** - **"0" → Move weapons between Roach and body** *** ### **👕 WEAR PREVIEW ITEMS AS OUTFITS** - **"X" or "X/Square" (gamepads) → Wear preview items as outfits** *** ### **🧰 COMMUNITY PATCH – BOOTSTRAP AND UTILITIES** - **0–9 → Use item 0–9** - **A–Z → Type letters** - **Space → Insert space** - **Tab → Cancel input** - **Enter → Accept input** - **Backspace/Delete → Delete input** - **Left/Right Shift → Hold shift** - **Left/Right Control → Hold control** - **Left/Right Arrow → Move cursor** - **Home/End → Move to start/end** - **Period → Insert "."** - **NumPad 0–9 → Use NumPad items** - **Num Plus / Num Minus → Insert + or -**

*** ## **🔁 COLLECTION MAINTENANCE** **Regularly check for collection updates:** - **In Vortex → “Collections” tab → Click “Refresh” in the upper-right corner** - **Follow update instructions in the “Updating” tab on the collection page** *** 🎉 **You can finally launch the game!** 🎉 *** 📌 **Good luck on the Path!** 📌

🐺 UPDATING 🐺

# **🛠️ PREPARATION** - **Check the Vortex version in this link, if a new version is out, download it and install** ➜ [**CLICK!**](https://www.nexusmods.com/about/vortex/)

🐺 FRESH INSTALLATION [RECOMMENDED] 🐺

### **1. 🔐 Backup Your Saves** - **📁 Documents\The Witcher 3\gamesaves – copy this folder somewhere safe** *** ### **2. 🗑️ Remove Old Mods & Collections** - **Open Vortex** - **Go to the Collections tab → remove the previously installed collection** - **Then go to the Mods tab → manually remove any mods that weren’t automatically deleted** *** ### **3. 🧹 Delete Leftover Folders and Files** - **📁 The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\Mods\mod0000\_MergedFiles → ❌ Delete this folder** - **📁 The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\WitcherScriptMerger\Merged Bundle Content → ❌ Delete this folder** - **📁 The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\WitcherScriptMerger\MergeInventory.xml → ❌ Delete this file** *** ### **4. 🔧 Verify Game Files** **🛠️ Open your launcher (Steam / GOG / Epic Games)**\ **→ Right-click The Witcher 3 → select Verify integrity of game files**

🐺 DEFAULT INSTALLATION [MAY CAUSE ERRORS] 🐺

### **1. 🔐 Backup Your Saves** - **📁 Documents\The Witcher 3\gamesaves – copy this folder somewhere safe** *** ### **2. 🗑️ Remove Updated & Removed Mods** - **Open Vortex** - **Go to the Mods tab** - **Manually delete all mods listed as "Updated & Removed" in the collection Changelog on the page** *** ### **3. 🧹 Delete Leftover Folders and Files** - **📁 The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\Mods\mod0000\_MergedFiles → ❌ Delete this folder** - **📁 The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\WitcherScriptMerger\Merged Bundle Content → ❌ Delete this folder** - **📁 The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\WitcherScriptMerger\MergeInventory.xml → ❌ Delete this file** *** ### **4. 🔧 Verify Game Files** **🛠️ Open your launcher (Steam / GOG / Epic Games)**\ **→ Right-click The Witcher 3 → select Verify integrity of game files**

*** ## **🔄 COLLECTION UPDATING** ### **1. Update the Collection in Vortex** **🧭 Go to Collections in Vortex → click Update** **🛠️ Vortex will begin installing the updated collection**\ **⚠️ Ensure the default installation option is set to new profile** **💨 If you're a Premium Member, all mods will download automatically**\ **🐌 If not, you'll need to:** - **Click “Downloading” in Vortex pop-ups** - **Download each file manually from Nexus** - **Wait for Vortex to detect and register the mods** *** ### **2. Post-Update Actions** **🔁 If the "External Changes" window pops up:**\ **→ Select "Save change (use deployed file)" and confirm** **📥 A prompt will appear to "Import Merges" → click it**\ **⚠️ A Script Merger warning may appear — ignore it, this is normal in Vortex** **🚀 Click "Deploy Mods" at the top** **🧯 When done — close Vortex** *** ## **🗃️ FILES INSTALLATION** 📥 Go to the collection files page → [**CLICK!**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/10292) **Download the following:** - **Revision X - Collection Files** *** ### **📦 EXTRACT FILES TO THESE LOCATIONS (OVERWRITE WHEN ASKED):** - **📂 BIN Folder**\ ➜ `The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\` - **📂 BUNDLED TEXT (DELETE PREVIOUS FOLDER)**\ ➜ `The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\WitcherScriptMerger\` - **📂 DOCUMENTS Folder**\ ➜ `Documents\The Witcher 3\` *** ### **🧹 DELETE THE FOLLOWING FILES (IF THEY EXIST)** **📂 Documents\The Witcher 3** - **input.settings.vortex\_backup** - **dx12user.settings.bak** - **dx12user.settings.vortex\_backup** - **user.settings.bak** - **user.settings.vortex\_backup** **📂 The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\config\r4game\user\_config\_matrix\pc** - **input.xml.vortex\_backup** > ⚠️ ***If some of these files are missing – that’s fine, just delete what you find.*** *** 🎉 **The collection has been updated successfully!** 🎉 *** 📌 **Go to the Notes tab!** 📌

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[**Fixed and improved enemy categories**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/6710) **→ Optional fix for some NPCs** - [**Items duration format and actual potions duration**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/9725) - [**NPC targeting priority and Axii fixes**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/9688) - [**No clearing effects during quests**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/9627) - [**No clearing effects when losing a fist fight**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/9626) - [**No clearing grindstone and workbench effects when unequip equipment**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/9618) - [**Normal potion drinking sound**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/10415) ░░▒▓ ⚔️ ▓▒░░ 🩸 🜂 ⚚ 🝮 🩸 ░░▒▓ 🐺 ▓▒░░ 🩸 ⚒ ☠ 🜃 🩸 ░░▒▓ 🐺 ▓▒░░ 🩸 ☾ ⚙︎ ⚚ 🩸 ░░▒▓ ⚔️ ▓▒░░ ## 🪄 [**bathsebah**](https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/bathsebah) for permission to bundle his mods 🪄 - [**Legacy Triss makeover**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/3920) **→ Blue eyes addon** - [**Obsidian Star for Yennefer**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/9388) ░░▒▓ ⚔️ ▓▒░░ 🩸 🜂 ⚚ 🝮 🩸 ░░▒▓ 🐺 ▓▒░░ 🩸 ⚒ ☠ 🜃 🩸 ░░▒▓ 🐺 ▓▒░░ 🩸 ☾ ⚙︎ ⚚ 🩸 ░░▒▓ ⚔️ ▓▒░░ ## 🪄 [**Bjorn18**](https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Bjorn18) for permission to bundle his mods 🪄[](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/10667) - [**Netflix Season 2 Strap Restored Cut-Content**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/7926) - [**Professional Witcher Belt and Items**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/5911) **→ Start Armor V2** - [**Professional Witcher Belt and Items**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/5911) **→ Viper Armor V2** ░░▒▓ ⚔️ ▓▒░░ 🩸 🜂 ⚚ 🝮 🩸 ░░▒▓ 🐺 ▓▒░░ 🩸 ⚒ ☠ 🜃 🩸 ░░▒▓ 🐺 ▓▒░░ 🩸 ☾ ⚙︎ ⚚ 🩸 ░░▒▓ ⚔️ ▓▒░░ ## 🪄 [**junicave**](https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/junicave) for permission to bundle his mods 🪄 - [**Fix for Blade from the Bits and Winters Blade Duplication in New Game Plus**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/10449) - [**New Game Plus Full Kaer Morhen Gear**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/10450) - [**Out-of-combat Adrenaline System Rework**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/10361) - [**WPIAO - Wear Preview Items As Outfits**\ ](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/10667) - [**WPIAO - Wear Preview Items As Outfits**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/10667) **→ Set Change Animation** ░░▒▓ ⚔️ ▓▒░░ 🩸 🜂 ⚚ 🝮 🩸 ░░▒▓ 🐺 ▓▒░░ 🩸 ⚒ ☠ 🜃 🩸 ░░▒▓ 🐺 ▓▒░░ 🩸 ☾ ⚙︎ ⚚ 🩸 ░░▒▓ ⚔️ ▓▒░░ ## 🪄 [**merigoldmaribor**](https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/merigoldmaribor) for permission to bundle his mods 🪄 - [**New Inventory Animations**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/9640) - [**Shaelmaar Recolored**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/8677) - [**Triss Corvo Bianco Dialogue Fix - True Dress**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/9287) - [**Yennefer Hair Collection**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/10457) **→ Yen Curly Hair** ░░▒▓ ⚔️ ▓▒░░ 🩸 🜂 ⚚ 🝮 🩸 ░░▒▓ 🐺 ▓▒░░ 🩸 ⚒ ☠ 🜃 🩸 ░░▒▓ 🐺 ▓▒░░ 🩸 ☾ ⚙︎ ⚚ 🩸 ░░▒▓ ⚔️ ▓▒░░ ## 🪄 [**RelaxItsOk**](https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/RelaxItsOk) for permission to bundle his mods 🪄 - [**Potions Improved**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/9122) - [**Runes and Glyphs Improved**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/9142) - [**Weapon Oils Rebalanced**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/9080) ░░▒▓ ⚔️ ▓▒░░ 🩸 🜂 ⚚ 🝮 🩸 ░░▒▓ 🐺 ▓▒░░ 🩸 ⚒ ☠ 🜃 🩸 ░░▒▓ 🐺 ▓▒░░ 🩸 ☾ ⚙︎ ⚚ 🩸 ░░▒▓ ⚔️ ▓▒░░ ## 🪄 [**oldflipgamer**](https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/oldflipgamer) for creating a compatible version of his mod for the collection 🪄 - [**Quest Cutscene Lighting Edits by OFG**](https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/8781) → **SDL for flowiegg** ░░▒▓ ⚔️ ▓▒░░ 🩸 🜂 ⚚ 🝮 🩸 ░░▒▓ 🐺 ▓▒░░ 🩸 ⚒ ☠ 🜃 🩸 ░░▒▓ 🐺 ▓▒░░ 🩸 ☾ ⚙︎ ⚚ 🩸 ░░▒▓ ⚔️ ▓▒░░ ## **🪄** [**Mods Authors**](https://www.nexusmods.com/games/witcher3/collections/ghwhqa/mods) **🪄** ## **🪄** [**Andrzej Sapkowski**](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrzej_Sapkowski) & [**CD Projekt Red**](https://www.cdprojekt.com) **🪄** ░░▒▓ ⚔️ ▓▒░░ 🩸 🜂 ⚚ 🝮 🩸 ░░▒▓ 🐺 ▓▒░░ 🩸 ⚒ ☠ 🜃 🩸 ░░▒▓ 🐺 ▓▒░░ 🩸 ☾ ⚙︎ ⚚ 🩸 ░░▒▓ ⚔️ ▓▒░░ ![](https://i.imgur.com/jtwWNbw.gif) ░░▒▓ ⚔️ ▓▒░░ 🩸 🜂 ⚚ 🝮 🩸 ░░▒▓ 🐺 ▓▒░░ 🩸 ⚒ ☠ 🜃 🩸 ░░▒▓ 🐺 ▓▒░░ 🩸 ☾ ⚙︎ ⚚ 🩸 ░░▒▓ ⚔️ ▓▒░░

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