The Witcher 3’s official mod editor is now obtainable for testing on Steam

CD Projekt’s official mod editor for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is now obtainable for playtesting on Steam – albeit initially solely to pick out registrants – forward of its full launch “later this 12 months”.

The editor, formally generally known as The Witcher 3 REDkit, is described as a “complete modding software” that is primarily based on the identical instruments utilized by CD Projekt to create to Wild Hunt within the first place, and one which “ought to permit for practically limitless freedom in modding it”.

“From crafting new quests, gadgets, weapons, and characters to growing animations, whole storylines, and new territories,” the blurb on REDkit’s Steam web page continues, “this software empowers you to form your journey exactly the way you envision it.”

REDkit is at the moment in beta and CD Projekt warns Gamers “would possibly encounter some points”. These unperturbed can be part of the playtest by heading to REDkit’s Steam web page and choosing the ‘Request Entry’ button. Entry shall be granted in batches, after which the editor will seem in recipients’ Steam libraries – CD Projekt notes customers will need to have The Witcher 3 put in for the editor to work correctly.

Along with the REDkit playtest, CD Projekt has launched a Steam Workshop beta for Wild Hunt, the place mods created utilizing the modifying software shall be hosted. The Workshop might be accessed by everybody, even these not within the playtest, however solely after becoming a member of a particular Steam group and opting into the beta. To decide in, head to The Witcher 3 in your Steam library, go to Properties > Betas, then choose “workshop_test” from the drop-down record.

All being nicely, the total Witcher 3 REDkit (which CD Projekt beforehand confirmed will stay PC-only) and its accompanying Steam Workshop help ought to go dwell “later this 12 months.