Summary
- A modder has restored the reputation system that was cut from The Witcher 3 during development.
- Certain actions now affect Geralt's reputation across five distinct regions in the game.
- Player choices will affect buying and selling prices and more with the mod installed.
Nine years after it initially launched in 2015, stories of The Witcher 3's side quests, but it's lacking any sort of overarching morality or reputation system. One was seemingly cut from the game in development, however, and has now been restored thanks to a dedicated modder.
Nexus Mods FreakVlp (via IGN) ed their Reputation System mod on July 18, 2024. According to its description, Reputation System "restores the reputation concept that was cut by CDPR from the game." Choices players make, and their behavior more broadly will now inform Geralt's reputation across five distinct regions with the mod installed. Acting chivalrous or nefarious in quests, certain activities, and while exploring will have a monetary impact on the player, raising or lowering buying and selling prices for vendors in each region.
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The five regions where Geralt has individual reputations with the mod are as follows:
Region |
Locations |
|---|---|
Temeria |
White Orchard and Velen |
Nilfgaard |
Vizima and the Nilfgaardian army camp |
Redania |
Novigrad, Oxenfurt, and the surrounding environs across the Pontar River |
Skellige |
All areas in the Skellige Isles map |
Toussaint |
All areas in The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine expansion |
In each of the above regions, Geralt can become Hated, Disliked, Liked, or Respectable. Alternatively, he can remain Neutral, which is where the Witcher's reputation begins upon first entering any region. Neutral reputation keeps trading, bartering, and betting at their normal levels for vanilla The Witcher 3; gaining one of the reputations will affect monetary transactions in a given region in the following ways:
Buying Price |
Selling Price |
Bargain Multiplier |
Bet Multiplier |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hated |
+30% |
–70% |
–20% |
–50% |
Disliked |
+15% |
–15% |
–10% |
–25% |
Liked |
–15% |
+15% |
+10% |
+50% |
Respectable |
–30% |
+30% |
+20% |
+100% |
Quests of all sizes will affect Geralt's reputation with the mod, though certain major questlines are said to have more significant impacts, presumably many of those that inform The Witcher 3's important character endings. Completing Witcher contracts, horse races, fist fights, boat races, certain points of interest ("those [which] will affect the life of the local communities"), and bad behaviors like stealing and brandishing weapons in front of guards all contribute to the Reputation System mod. It operates on a simple 100-point scale, always starting at 50: Hated is 0–15, Disliked is 15–40, Neutral is 40–60, Liked is 60–80, and Respectable is 80–100.
It's an interesting new wrinkle to the game, even if it only has monetary implications. CD Projekt Red may have intended for the reputation system to affect NPC interactions, but it's impossible to know for sure; the amount of work that would require definitely makes its cancelation understandable, though. The Reputation System mod comes only months after the release of the REDkit modding tools, and is proof that even nearly a decade since its release, The Witcher 3 can still be transformative thanks to continued .
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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- Top Critic Avg: 93/100 Critics Rec: 95%
- 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
Set some time after the events of The Witcher 2, The Witcher 3 centers once again on the monster-slaying Geralt of Rivia, a Witcher on the hunt for his adopted daughter. The Wild Hunt is a group of ominous elves seen as an omen of war - their purpose is to find and capture individuals to serve them. Unfortunately for Geralt, his daughter, Ciri, is their new target due to her Elder Blood. When Geralt receives a letter from his former lover, Yennefer, they reconvene to meet with the Emperor of Vizima, who reveals the truth about Ciri. With new information at his fingertips, Geralt sets off in search of her to reach her before the Wild Hunt does.
- Expansions
- The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone, The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine
- Franchise
- The Witcher
- Platform(s)
- Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
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