Extra Skill Slots Next Gen Edition
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.6% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #11 of 46 Skills and Leveling mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Extra Skill Slots Next Gen Edition
Tested on The Witcher 3 Complete Edition Next Gen Patch 4. 01-4. 02 and their hotfixes. Work on New Game Plus. Now updated for Patch 4. 03!
Mods used for these new skills icons : Witcher Ability Icons Redone - Next-Gen Compatible from FreakVIp
Extra Skill Slots.
6 new sockets for the base game and blood and wine panel.
4 new sockets for the blood and wine mutations panel.
Controller Compatible.
Mod Options.
The mod has a config file for those who want to tweak a few settings:
modSlots\content\scripts\local\ESSConfig.ws
This was mainly done so that you won't need to worry about merging with other smaller mods.
A lot of features I simply copied to put here, I didn't try them all but I wanted you to have an easier access to these, just in case you'd like to try some of them
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[]Standard Levelling - You can either unlock all ability slots from the beginning, or use the vanilla system of unlocking slots as you level up.
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]NGP Leveling - Same as standard, but applies only to NGP, you can choose to have all ability slots unlocked, (vanilla) or lock them until the required level is reached. Those levels will be based on your NGP starting level.[]Disable BaW Socket Colors - The bonus slots granted by BaW can only accept skills of the same color, you can disable this feature.
[]Mutation Socket Levelling - You can disable the levelling system for the BaW sockets, as long as you have a mutation equipped all bonus sockets will be unlocked.
[]Potion of Restoration can Restore Mutagens - You can decide if the Potion of Restoration will return mutagens spent developing mutations.
Thanks to rfuzzo for letting the original author his work. (My modifications were also aiming at making this mod easier to merge with Restoration potions and more).[]Skill Value Multiplier - Choose how may skill points you recieve per level. (Only on mutations version)
[]Set Skill Tree Unlock Values - Decide how may points you have to invest in a skill tree to unlock each layer, for all 3 tabs.
[]Disable Skill Confirmation Popup - You can disable to confirmation popup box whenever you upgrade or buy a skill.
It's a Next Gen Update I played with for a while, when I thought about the fact many people including myself, wanted it and I didn't see it anywhere after a while, I decided to take this from my Already ready Next Gen Ports reserve and share this to you. Keep in mind I'm a modest modder who make simple mods and tricks to enhance my own experience and for others, if there's any issue, I'll be glad to help you between my occupations. But I can't make miracle and please everyone, constructive comments are always welcome, but negative ones that aren't con
Extra Skill Slots Next Gen Edition increases the number of skill sockets from 12 and 16 to 18 and 26, giving players more room to equip skills. It's a simple, popular quality-of-life mod for The Witcher 3, with over 1,700 endorsements and 66,000 downloads.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Massive community approval (1,757 endorsements) — clearly a mod people love.
- Straightforward change: more sockets means more build variety without breaking the game.
- Updated for Next Gen (2023), so it's compatible with the current version.
⚠️ Cons
- Only two socket counts changed; if you wanted more customization, this might not be enough.
- No screenshots or videos provided, so you can't see the effect before installing.
For Witcher 3 players who feel limited by the default skill slots and want to experiment with more abilities. Perfect for build crafters who want to combine more skills without sacrificing others. Skip if you're happy with the base socket count or want a more comprehensive overhaul.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the Next Gen update installed, as this mod is built for that version.
- If you're using other mods that alter skill slots, check for conflicts — this mod changes the same values.
- Back up your save before installing, just in case the increased sockets cause any UI issues.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Witcher 3 Mods
- Author
- Cursed Witcher
- Version
- V1-V4.04
- Downloads
- 66,331
- Endorsements
- 1,757
- Category
- Skills and Leveling
- Created
- 3/31/2023
- Updated
- 8/13/2023
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