Modder ‘Jaxonic’ has released a new cool mod for The Witcher 3 Next-Gen that aims to overhaul its rain system. This is a mod that will please a lot of people who wanted a bit more realistic rain in TW3. So, let’s take a closer look at it.
True Rain completely rebuilds The Witcher 3’s rain system from the ground up using real-time refraction technology. With this mod, every raindrop is now a dynamic lens that bends and reflects light as it falls. There are no static textures or pre-baked cubemaps. Instead, we have pure per-frame light calculation.
Each raindrop will refract light based on its shape, position, and the environment behind it. As such, you will be able to see torchlight scatter through rainfall, or the moon distort through a thousand tiny lenses. We also get clear transparency. Thus, you won’t see the white streaks or the milky haze of the vanilla version. Instead, you’ll now get proper and clear transparency for the rain.
In short, this is a really cool mod for everyone who wants to make The Witcher 3 feel a bit better. If you are one of them, you can go ahead and download the mod from this link. According to the modder, it only works with the Next-Gen version and with the DX12 API. Also, while it’s compatible with lighting and weather overhauls, it’s not compatible with other rain mods.
Speaking of The Witcher 3 Next-Gen, you can also download some other cool mods for it. For example, there is a really cool first-person mod. The Characters Reworked Project is another interesting mod that improves the quality of over 100 characters. Let’s also not forget this mod that lets you kill most in-game NPCs. Then we have this mod that overhauls the game’s combat with better animations, better targeting, and new dodging mechanics.
In July 2024, we shared mods that restored the boat races and added 15 new quests. A modder has also restored the reputation system that CDPR cut from the game. Plus, there is a cool fan expansion, based on the original book “The Last Wish”.
In December 2023, we shared this mod that restores content that was cut from all previous The Witcher games. Then, in February 2024, we shared a mod that attempted to remove the fake “hero” light from the game’s cut-scenes. There is also this mod that allows you to explore a part of the world from the first The Witcher game in TW3. Oh, and don’t forget this mod that allows you to ride a Griffin. Or how about this Sekiro-inspired combat mod?
We also have some mods for those playing with Ray Tracing. The RTX Mirrors Mod adds proper reflections to the game’s mirrors. Then we have this mod that improves the fire effects via Ray Tracing Global Illumination. Plus, this mod fixes the Ray Tracing bleach issues.
Enjoy and stay tuned for more!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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