Path Traced Water Caustics
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🔍 Analysis
- ✅ Updated 2 days after the latest game patch — actively maintained
- 🏆 #126 of 129 Visuals and Graphics mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Enables the game's hidden path traced water caustics
Description
This mod enables the hidden water caustics when using path tracing and makes them visible.
Some shimmering may remain when moving underwater. Optional smoothing filters are included, though their effect can be subtle.
Installation instructions
Just drag and drop the bin and the mods folder in your Witcher 3 directory
Reshade is optional but is recommend in order to reduce the shimmering when moving under water
Main features
This mod enables the game’s built-in water caustics, letting sunlight passing through moving water create shifting light patterns on underwater surfaces. It also adds optional smoothing through Reshade and an in-game menu to control the effect.
Requirements
The Witcher 3 Remastered
Path tracing - Enabled
(I may work on a raytraced version later on but don't get your hopes up)
Reshade 6. 8. 0 with addon support (Optional)
Shout outs
Thanks to KnighTec, the creator of BlitzFX for inspiring this project, the ReShade team for the addon framework and CD PROJEKT RED for The Witcher 3 and its Remastered update.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Witcher 3 Mods
- Author
- bobtheman2018
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 18
- Endorsements
- 0
- Category
- Visuals and Graphics
- Created
- 10/3/2026
- Updated
- 10/3/2026
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