Better Walking

I was always disappointed that, with controller, you could not properly walk in The Witcher 3. I don't always want to run around like a madman, it looks so janky! The only way was to half-tilt the left stick, which is cumbersome in many situations, and it's hard to walk at a steady speed. With keyboard the situation was better, at least there was a Walk Toggle button, but still switching between speeds was not as easy as it should be in my opinion.

This mod changes these mechanics, enables all features for both Controller and Keyboard, and makes the behaviours in both situations the same.

How it works

• []By default you walk

  []If you stop moving, you go back to walking (when moving again)

  • []To run, tap (don't hold) the mod's run/walk toggle button (Controller: Xbox A or PS X, Keyboard: Left Control)

    []To sprint, tap (don't hold) the mod's sprint toggle button (Controller: Left Stick L3, Keyboard: Left Shift) or on controller double tap the A button.

    • []To go back to walking, while running/sprinting, tap the run/walk toggle button again

      []To go back to running, while sprinting, tap the sprint toggle button again

      All of this will also work inside of buildings or other special locations where you normally may not be able to run or sprint.

      Note on Camera change during walking

      To achieve walking mode, the mod simulates that you're inside a building. The game then locks you speed to walking, but also enforces a close camera view. I cannot prevent this, without changing this mod to also be a complete camera mod. The game code just doesn't work like that, it's not just a "toggle". But if you don't like this close camera during walking, I do have a solution: Use my custom camera mod that will let you pick from 4 different camera distances, and more: Minimalist Camera.

      Config Menu

      The mod includes an in-game config menu where you can change the behavior of the mod. The default settings are shown below. These defaults will be loaded automatically when you load a game the first time after installing the mod. The options are pretty self explanatory, and you can mix and match as you like, but for an explanation of these options read on below the screenshot.

      The menu is located under Options > Mods > Gameplay > Better Walking. This requires the (Classic and Next Gen Editions) Community Patch - Menu Strings mod to be installed!

      [*]Keyboard/Controller: Hold to Run (instead of toggle)

      OFF (default): Just tap the walk/run button once to