User:Rootsrat/TheWitcher3 Return Of The White Wolf 110Update

Update Procedure for Game Version 1.10

PATCH 1.10

Overview

This is a major update of the Witcher 3: The Return Of The White Wold modding guide. It requires many extra steps and attention to details than a usual update, therefore I decided to commit a separate page to document the process. There are several reasons for this major update: The Witcher 3 patch 1.10 is a massive 15GB downlad and includes over 600 fixes and improvements and it's required to play Hearts of Stone expansion. The detailed patch notes document is a 12 A4 pages long read! Link below. You should read it. No, really! All the DLC are now merged into a single download and a new download is available for users of Hearts of Stone game expansion. And Nexus Mod Manager, which is a mod manager software for Witcher 3 also had a major update recently that changed how the program works.

Due to all the above, this guide is also going through a major update to acclimate to this new modding environment.

Patch Notes

Patch notes for Witcher 3 version 1.10

UPDATE PROCEDURE

Prepare for the update

Backup essential files and clean up game directory

1. Navigate to \The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\x64 directory.

2. Delete these directories and files:

plugins 
dsound.dll

3. Run Witcher 3 Hunter's Config tool and uninstall ReShade if you use it. If you don't have the uninstall option (the program sometimes bugs out), follow this procedure:

Navigate to \The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\config\base\ReShade\YourReshadePresetName and take note of all the files
Navigate to E:\Program Files (x86)\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\x64 and delete the same files

4.Navigate \The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\ directory and make a backup of Mods directory somewhere on your disk

5. Delete the contents of Mods directory

6. Navigate to \Documents\The Witcher 3 directory and make a backup of these files:

input.settings
mods.settings
user.settings

7. Set all the files NOT to be read dread-only.

8. Open GOG Galaxy, expand MORE menu and select the update to 1.10 version.

9. Wait for the game to update.

10. Expand the MORE menu again and select Manage > Verify/Repair option, then wait for the process to finish.

11. Expand the MORE menu and select Configure option

12. Install both programs the DLCS INSTALLED section:

Free DLC Program 
Hearts of Stone

13. Select PLAY button to verify if the game starts OK. You should see a new Hearts of Stone themed Main Menu.

14. Select Downloadable Content in the main menu and select Options. Confirm that the options are as follows:

Alternative Look For Yennefer - OFF (not lore friendly)
Alternative Look For Triss - ON (using a mod that turns this on during a certain scene only)
Additional Gwent Cards - ON 
Alternative Look For Ciri - OFF/ON (user preference)