Improved Level Curve and EXP Mod
⚪ Last updated 2017⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.7% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #29 of 36 Balancing mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod addresses the problem of overleveling and the reduction of exp for Quests based on the Witchers level. Each level now requires 500 the players level of experience. Furthermore every action that grants experience is shown to the player.
In order to balance Exp and the Players Level all monster now give an increased amount of experience. The stronger the monster and the higher the level of it the greater the experience received.
The mod works with both expansions: Hearts of Stone & Blood and Wine But you must start at Kaer Morhen at Lvl 1.
This mod only works with a new safe game. If you dont start a new game you will receive far to much experience for the basic exp curve.
New Level Curve:
- []Level 1: 500 []Level 2: 1000 []Level 3: 1500 []and so on
- []Monsters now give more experience based on the level and the difficulty of the monster. []Gwent matches, horse races and fistfight now give experience or a higher amount of experience []Quests give full experience all the time []Adjustment factor for experience based on difficulty removed
- []Experience received from monsters will now be shown
- []Download the Mod and put it in the mod directory: []For example C:/The Witcher 3 WildHunt/mods
This mod rebalances the XP curve in The Witcher 3 to prevent overleveling by adjusting XP requirements and monster XP rewards. It also removes the XP reduction penalty based on the Witcher's level. For players who find the default progression too fast or punishing.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-trusted with 217 endorsements and nearly 6k downloads
- Directly addresses overleveling, a common complaint in TW3
- Removes the annoying XP penalty for higher-level players
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2017, so may not be compatible with the latest game version or DLCs
- Only affects XP curve, not other balance aspects
For Witcher 3 players who want a more challenging progression and hate outleveling content. Also for those who dislike the XP penalty when fighting lower-level monsters. Skip if you're fine with the vanilla pacing or want a comprehensive overhaul.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure to back up your save before installing, as mods can affect progression.
- If you use other gameplay mods, check load order to avoid conflicts.
- Test on a lower-level save to see if the new curve feels right.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Witcher 3 Mods
- Author
- Nerstubin
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 5,896
- Endorsements
- 217
- Category
- Balancing
- Created
- 6/7/2017
- Updated
- 6/12/2017
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