CD Projekt Red Pauses The Witcher Remake, Modder Reworks Combat
Development of The Witcher Remake is on hold over technology dependencies with The Witcher 4, as a fan mod ports The Witcher 3 combat to the 2007 original.
CD Projekt Red has temporarily suspended development of The Witcher Remake, citing technology dependencies with The Witcher 4 as the reason it needs more time. The pause was reported by wccftech.com.
Separately, a modder posting under the Reddit handle w4rlock999 is building a combat overhaul for the original The Witcher on PC. The modder shared a work-in-progress video on the Witcher subreddit.
The mod aims to port The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's animations and combat mechanics into the first The Witcher game. According to the modder, it is still in a rough state.
Two very different combat systems
When the original The Witcher launched in 2007, it used a rhythm-based combat system built on BioWare's Aurora Engine. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt featured a different combat system, and its animations are the ones the mod seeks to reuse.
CD Projekt Red has not given a date for when work on The Witcher Remake will resume.
Quick answers
Why did CD Projekt Red pause The Witcher Remake?
The studio cited technology dependencies with The Witcher 4 and said it needs more time.
What does the combat mod for The Witcher do?
It aims to port The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's animations and combat mechanics into the original The Witcher on PC. The modder says it is still in a rough state.