DLC Mods

DLC Mods (Downloadable Content Mods) are a sub-group of mods that only contain new assets and files.

How do they differ from other mods? Regular mods modify some aspect of the already existing game - such as textures on existing characters, new models for existing NPCs or changes to the character stats).

DLC mods on the other hand are modifications to the game which add completely new content. This may include a new world, a new character or e.g. new animations.

DLC Mods and where to find them

DLC Mods may be packed in a way which separates them from the main game bundles and other mod bundles.

This supports a fully custom path for your mod. And it’s good to keep things organised and mitigate conflicts with other people's work - if you happen to choose the same file names and paths.

When the mod author adds files or worlds to a subfolder of the “dlc” folder in the Asset Browser, REDkit will automatically detect such content and pack it into a DLC file just like the official DLC that comes with The Witcher 3 (here named “bob” and “ep1”).

A mod project may also both contain a dlc and mod content - REDkit will then produce two (or more) bundles so that the new content and the modified content is neatly separated.

By default, REDkit will pack all folders inside the DLC folder in your Asset Browser as a custom dlc if that folder is not one of the original game dlc (bob, ep1, dlc1-16). If you modify a file of the original dlc (e.g. a texture of a monster that was added in Blood & Wine) then REDkit will pack this as a mod (since you modified an existing asset).

Modifying existing DLC

This is a special case scenario.

It is possible to modify an existing dlc mod. Let’s assume you want to modify textures from an existing dlc mod which is not a dlc of the original game.

In such cases you should point out to REDkit that you want to create a mod - and not a dlc. To do this, adjust the exclusion settings in the mod project settings. By default, the excluded dlc names are the original game DLCs (bob, ep1, dlc1-16).

DLC Mounters

You need to create a .reddlc file in your custom dlc mod folder in order for the engine to recognize your new files. When creating a dlc with a .reddlc, you can add so-called “mounters” to the .reddlc file. These mounters can perform certain tasks automatically relating to how the game handles “dlcs” (extra, independent content from the base game).

Many of the dlc mounters specify paths from where the game should load files (xmls, csvs or entity templates etc).

Usually the game will load these definitions from hardcoded paths in the base depot layout. When adding dlcs, new relative paths are created and the game needs to know these new paths.

These DLC mounters are available:

Mounter	Description	Options
CGameplayDLCMounterScripted	Basic scriptable DLC mounter - good for scripts-only systems
CSaveFileDLCMounter	DLC mounter for save files - for starting DLCs in standalone mode	starterSaveFilePath: Path to .sav for starting this DLC in standalone mode
CR4QuestDLCMounter	To start a quest on game start	quest: quest definition to start
CR4ActionPointCategoriesDLCMounter	Loads csv file with action points	actionPointCategoriesTableFilePath
CR4AnimationsCategoriesDLCMounter	Loads csv file with animation categories	animationsCategoriesTableFilePath
CR4EntityExternalAppearanceDLCMounter	Registers entity templates and appearance modifiers at game start	entityTemplatePaths entityExternalAppearances
CR4AttitudesDLCMounter	Loads csv file with attitude groups and additional attitude xmls	attitudeGroupsTableFilePath attitudesXMLFilePath
CR4DefinitionsEntitieTemplatesDLCMounter	Loads entity templates from given path	entitieTemplatesDirectoryPath: Path to directory with entity templates used in definition files
CR4DefinitionsDLCMounter	Loads definition xmls from dlc path	definitionXmlFilePath
CR4DropPhysicsSetupDLCMounter	Registers entity templates from given path with given setups	entityTemplatePaths dropSetups
CR4EntityTemplateParamDLCMounter	Registers entity templates from given path with given parameters	entityTemplatePaths entityTemplateParams: List of params to add to each entity template
CR4EntityTemplateSlotDLCMounter	Registers entity templates from given paths with given slots	baseEntityTemplatePath entityTemplatePaths entityTemplateSlots
CR4FinishersDLCMounter	LoadFinishers and anim sets from given paths	finishers customCameraAnimSet
CR4JournalEntriesDLCMounter	Registers journal entry xmls at given paths	journalEntriesFilePath
CR4JournalDLCMounter	Registers a journal directory	journalDirectoryPath: Path to DLC journal directry
CR4MappinsDLCMounter	Loads entity mappins and quest mappins definitions for given world	worldFilePath mappinsFilePath questMappinsFilePath
CR4ResourceDefinitionsDLCMounter	Registers dlc resource definition xml files	resourceDefinitionXmlFilePath
CR4RewardsDLCMounter	Registers dlc rewards definition xml files	rewordsXmlFilePath
CR4ScaleformContentDLCMounter	Registers scaleform resources in dlc	scaleformDirectoryPath: Path to directory with Scaleform resources like .png/.dds/*.redswf
CR4SceneAnimationsDLCMounter	Registers csv files for scene animations in dlc	sceneAnimationsBodyFilePath: Path to csv file with scene body animations sceneAnimationsMimicsFilePath: Path to csv file with scene mimics animations sceneAnimationsMimicsEmoStatesFilePath: Path to csv file with scene mimics emotional states
CR4VideoDLCMounter	This mounter simply gathers and checks and extracts video usm files	videoDirectoryPath: Path to directory with video USM resources
CR4VoicetagDLCMounter	Registers entity templates from given paths with given slots and adds voicetags to them	entityTemplatePaths voicetags
CR4WorldDLCMounter	Registers a dlc world with the game	worlds