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  1. HalkHogan
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    Hello my friends!
    Finally it's time! HD Reworked Project NextGen Edition will be released in November 23. In this video you can see what improvements HDRP is bringing to Novigrad, and this is just a small part of all the changes. The modification affects the entire game world, and makes it much more beautiful, realistic and full of details, and the number of improvements can be counted in hundreds. You will find out more on the day of the release.Have a nice day and see you on November 23!


  2. SHlROTSU
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    Someone wake me up when it's Nov 23rd please



    Thanks Halk!
    1. Gerchan
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      Wake me up when September ends.
    2. TBoner101
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      Damn, hit the feels w/ that one. 

      That's the song for my father's memorial. 
  3. SteelerTy97
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    I am more excited for this mod update than any games coming out in the near future. Says a lot about the quality of Halk's work, the endless replay ability of W3, and the current state of the gaming industry lol
  4. s4itama
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    Hi Halk
    Could you focus on clouds? CE did some good job on them but maybe you could make better the sky :)
  5. BingerRai
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    Damn, I caught myself thinking that I'm waiting for the release of the HalkHogan mod more than the release of any game. Thank you very much! You did a great job! Let me ask you a small question, will you add functionality similar to the Truefire mod to your mod?
  6. MasterKing25
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    Hi HalkHogan. Just curious if you will increase water texture quality with upcoming update? Sorry if your showcase videos shows this improvement already I watched them but didn't remember about this, somehow. 
    1. ShahrukhX70
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      "increase water texture quality"

      This^
    2. SteelerTy97
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      As a 1.32 player, this would be significant. The water on old-gen has aged pretty badly, so I'd greatly appreciate either the next-gen textures ported to classic, or a custom improved set of textures if possible.
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    5. SteelerTy97
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      I just tried BlitzFX and recommend it to any 1.32 player. It completely overhauls the water among many other improvements like soft/contact shadows and improved ambient occlusion. Something about the name always made me think it was a reshade preset so I overlooked it, but it's easily one of the most advanced graphical upgrades I've ever seen on nexus
    6. MasterKing25
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      Yes BlitzFX were must have mod for old gen along with Halk's HDRP but sadly BlitzFX doesn't work with nextgen... this why an improved water textures would be really nice since Halk doing amazing job with general texture modding I believe he could do amazing water textures just like his other textures he made for Witcher 3 :)
    7. ShahrukhX70
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      Yeah, water textures could use a lot of improvements (overall look and feel of the water quality in-game, shimmering issues and the like).
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    9. ESW77Eternal
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      Simply, can't emphasize this enough!

      We need REAL-NEXT-GEN water textures (and/or meshes even, if need be).
    10. Lolzzl
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      Won't matter, the water physics got downgraded from a physics based solution to a simple script one around 2014. If you wanted to you could import 16k textures and things would become even worse because you would realize just how stale and predictable the water sources are.
    11. ESW77Eternal
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      Let the author work his magic, in due time, OFC!
    12. ShahrukhX70
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      "realize just how stale and predictable the water sources are."

      @Lolzzl, IKR! So hopefully, things will change for the better when CDPR re-releases the Witcher 3 in the form of a remake with UE5 at its core!
  7. Neimit
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    I downloaded a few mods other than this one (MapQuestObjectives, Enable Jumping in Water, No Pop-Up for read Books, BGX Skellige Boats, and Upscaled HUD Elements), I have an RTX 3060 mobile (6GB VRAM) and play on 4k. I had a stable 60fps before, however now it fluctuates down to even the 40's, even if I lower my graphical settings from high to medium (my raytracing is off). Is it this mod causing it or could it be one of the others? It doesn't seem to me that it should be the others, but according to the performance description, it should not have such a big effect.
    1. ElementaryLewis
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      It does a bit actually.
      But more importantly... are you on Classic 1.32? Because on Next Gen, you don't need this mod any more since it's one of the integrated mods.
      See List of unneeded mods for Next-Gen Update (already included or obsolete).
  8. oreontv
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    Will it be possible to apply next-gen updated textures to the classic patch of the game to get even better graphics than with the regular HD Reworked?
  9. ESW77Eternal
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    ... the version for nextgen will contain significantly more improvements.
    Hopefully, by that, you mean proper LODs as well, in addition to detailed seamless textures.

    Can't wait, Halk!

    Thank you. For everything.
    1. ShahrukhX70
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      "detailed seamless textures"

      This^
    2. JulianGroove
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    3. ShahrukhX70
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      What exactly do you mean by "proper LODs"?!
    4. ESW77Eternal
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      The ones that are generated BASED on the next gen edition of the HDRP (ETA: Q4 2024 / Q1 2025).
  10. trd45
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    How can I remove real-time reflections for the water? This one looks decent but, of course, causes a massive FPS drop and isn't worth it at all. If you know how, please let me know.
    1. Luddzor94
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      are you using the NG version? in that case you need to fiddle with the ray-traced reflections setting.
    2. ElementaryLewis
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      If trd45 is on Next Gen, they should remove HDRP because we don't need this mod any more since it's one of the integrated mods.
      See List of unneeded mods for Next-Gen Update (already included or obsolete).
  11. TheFirstDovakhin
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    Does the current HD rework still run on the latest Witcher 3 update ? I have been absent from the game for quite awhile but I think its time to get back into the adventures of Geralt

    I cannot run the Witcher 3 without this so any info would be great :)
    1. ElementaryLewis
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      You don't need this mod any more since it's one of the integrated mods.
      See List of unneeded mods for Next-Gen Update (already included or obsolete).

      A Next Gen version is planned.