It has been a short time since I noticed a mod for The Witcher 3 that appeared fascinating, however this one’s caught me eye. It is a new quest that takes place after the Hearts of Stone DLC, and duties you with searching down a sword that goals to develop into your endgame go-to through some distinctive talents and results not one of the base sport’s blades boast.
As with a bunch of the cool Witcher 3 mods we reported on final yr – which included new quests that includes stuff like a hot air balloon ride and the trippiest night Gerry’s had since him, Lambert, and Eskel raided Yennefer’s wardrobe – this one additionally would not be attainable with these helpful REDkit instruments.
Anyway, this newest one is named ‘The Crooked Sword – Side Quest‘ and it is the work of modder Forlornsito, who you would possibly keep in mind having modded Witcher 3 Ciri in her The Witcher 4 getup not lengthy after The Recreation Awards final yr.
Their newest launch is a treasure hunt quest that takes place after you full the Hearts of Stone DLC. “Within the rugged isles of Skellige, Geralt crosses paths with a mysterious cartographer on the docks of Rannvaig,” reads the synopsis, “Draven, is obsessive about discovering a legendary blade, one imbued with darkish magic and mentioned to own the ability to annihilate whole armies. However such energy by no means comes and not using a worth.”
It lasts about 20-Half-hour and has you doing issues like chasing a Djinn and negotiating a portal maze that I am positive Geralt’s simply thrilled about, with some remixed base sport strains and cutscenes to spice issues up. “Initially, this mod was meant to be expanded with a number of endings and alternate paths,” its creator writes, “however resulting from restricted assist and the truth that I’ve been updating and dealing on different mods, I wasn’t capable of proceed creating it additional.”
Regardless, what they’ve outlined in regards to the Crooked Sword’s talents/results definitely sounds fascinating. Each time you equip it, Geralt’s imbued with all of the boons and downsides of downing a cat potion, a stage three thunderbolt potion, and a stage three blizzard potion, full with sufficient toxicity to make all his veins come out. As if that is not sufficient, simply pulling the sword out robotically modifications the climate to a violent thunderstorm with pouring rain. Each single time.
If you happen to’re questioning what the precise base stats of this blade that is speculated to be the OP endgame metal sword equal of the Blood and Wine DLC’s famously virtually unbeatable Aerondight, these appear to fluctuate from playthrough to playthrough, so that you by no means fairly know what you are getting.
All in all, it appears like a weapon you are unlikely to neglect about and go away rusting away on some plaque at dwelling as soon as you’ve got picked it up. If nothing else, one other factor to contemplate giving a go whereas all of us look ahead to extra information on The Witcher 4 and Project Sirius.