The Witcher 3

About this mod

Definitive collection of 5,400+ bug fixes and restored content from across the entire game.

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DESCRIPTION
Brothers In Arms - TW3 Ultimate Bug Fix and Restored Content Collection (BiA) is a collection of 5,402 bug fixes and restored content for The Witcher 3, spanning the entire campaign and both expansion packs.  The fixes consist of a variety of categories and types, including: quest fixes, dialogue fixes, restoring of hidden / cut content, gameplay fixes, journal fixes, graphical issues, and more.

More than 3,900 of the fixes are exclusive to this collection, of which 570+ are restored content.  Another 1400+ fixes are incorporated from other mods into this collection.

This mod is for the Classic version of the game. Click here to download the Next-Gen version.


BiA PROJECT TEAM
PaulR0013
MerseyRockoff
konyme



OUR VISION
We observed several recurring themes as we began working on BiA.  First, there were already a lot of bug fix mods in existence.  Second, in order to utilize all of the existing fixes, users would have to download and install more than 50 individual mods from across 30+ pages.  Third, some of the existing fixes were outdated or were not architected correctly to begin with.  Simply put, there was no easy way for users to get all of the fixes and keep them current.

As such, a vision emerged from our collaboration: we wanted to assemble all bug fixes into one complete location.  This would provide members of the community with an easy-to-find, easy-to-use, easy-to-manage, single-file compilation to receive all bug fixes in one quick download.  This was a massive undertaking that required us to seek out more than a dozen mod authors and convince them to buy into this vision.


BUG FIX LIST
Click on the spoiler tags below to see a full list of all fixes included in this collection as well as a listing of all bug fixes from other pages that were consolidated into this collection so you can remove them from your mods folder.  For more details, download our Read Me file in the Miscellaneous section of the Downloads tab.


Full Changelist
All the fixes included in this mod in one list alongside all the credited authors of each fix:
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Incorporated Mods
These mods are fully incorporated into Brothers in Arms and as such should be removed from your mod build after installing BiA:
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Known Conflicts:
These mods are known to have conflicts with BiA.:
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Bug Fix Categories:
See a summarized list of categories that are fixed in this collection:
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RECOMMENDED MODS
Below is a list of other companion mods that are highly recommended to greatly improve the overall quality and user experience of the game:


INSTALLATION
A)  Install manually by extracting folders accordingly:
          -folders labeled with "mod" go into the game's Witcher3\mods folder.
          -folders labeled with "dlc" go into the game's Witcher3\dlc folder.

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B)  Use a mod manager.  This has been fully tested and works with Vortex.


COMPATIBILITY
Once installed use script merger to see what conflicts BiA has with other mods you may have installed.
Any scripts conflicts must be merged however bundled text conflicts should usually not be merged unless advised to do so.

In terms of priorities, this can be subjective since mods usually need to overwrite BiA otherwise their functionality is compromised. There are, however, some mods that BiA must take priority; otherwise, parts of the game could break.

Warning! If you give other mods higher priority over BiA, be advised that certain fixes will not work and may corrupt your save file.  Proceed at your own risk.

Below is a link to a Google doc which outlines cases where BiA must have higher priority or BiA must be given lower priority (courtesy of MegaBound2500):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pmrwaVnQIRyxYpsGzz0m7fmW6KcZ94n9FEzrxUoY8so/edit?usp=sharing


TRANSLATION SUPPORT
This mod is fully translated in all 17 languages.
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SPECIAL THANKS AND RECOGNITION
Our thanks and gratitude to so many members who helped us along the way:
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