Reduced Lore Friendlier Loot
⚪ Last updated 2024⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 4.4% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #110 of 132 Tweaks mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Trigger warning: videogame poverty. No more diamonds in random peasant huts.
Developed as part of LEGO - Loot Economy Gear Overhaul.
The game uses two different kinds of loot lists : handplaced-loot lists where the outcome isn't random (where you always get the same specific items from the same specific container or loot drop - handplaced loot) and randomized outcome loot lists (used by most generic containers and enemy drops- where the same peasant barrel can contain either a diamond or a goat hide depending on random luck/reloads). This mod only changes the randomized outcome loot lists, leaving the handplaced loot intact (so you can still follow a guide/wiki on where to find specific items that are always in the same location)*.
Tries to provide a more sensible & SIGNIFICANTLY POORER loot item distribution by making most item categories no longer be part of randomized loot in low value containers (peasant sacks etc), reducing the amount of loot dropped per creature, and reducing the quantity of handplaced food per container.
Does not affect herb-shaped containers as what kind of herb you can loot from a given herb-shaped container isn't random.
Enemies will also still drop their equipped weapons as loot as those aren't picked from a random loot list ( but you can use No Junk Weapon Drops to get rid of the common ones).
Food is preserved in food-shaped containers, but its amount is reduced to 1 per loot list/container (so you won't come out from a banquet table with hundreds of food items in your inventory, and velen will feel famished).
The goal being to make handplaced loot & the other item categories feel more distinct as well as make randomized loot a poor enough source of wealth in order to get the economy under control so that Geralt might actually have to wrangle contracts for a living, haggle prices, buy food or hunt for it and not so easily be able to turn down nilfgaardian coin (particularly when paired with No Decorative Containers and Shops don't Pay for Ingredients.
Includes the changes of Handplaced Rare Items (with delayed Yoana) and an improved version of No Junk Food
Reduced container loot:
Removes randomized weapons, armor, recipes, schematics, books, repair kits from randomized loot lists. These items' loot entries are replaced by crafting or alchemy ingredients picked from their corresponding recipe/dismantling list (and if paired with Shops don't pay for Ingredients the replacement ingredients can't be sold by default so Geralt still won't be getting rich off the replacement loot). You may not get that a sword spawned at random, but you'll get a crafting ingredient that would help you craft it.
The low value loot lists used by peasant containers have had all loot entries disabled other than appropriate low value junk (this allows the No Decorative Containers mod
Reduced Lore Friendlier Loot is a tweak mod that removes most item categories from randomized loot in low-value containers, reduces loot drops per monster, and lowers pack monster drop rates. It preserves all lore-friendly items, making loot more meaningful for players who prefer a less cluttered experience.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 302 endorsements and nearly 7k downloads.
- Streamlines loot so you find less junk in low-value containers.
- Keeps the lore intact—no more random gear in a barrel.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated May 2024—might not be compatible with the latest game patches.
- Only affects loot tables, so if you want new items or quests, this isn't for you.
For players who are tired of sifting through piles of random loot in low-value containers and want a more curated experience. Also great for lore purists who want loot to make sense. Skip if you enjoy the chaos of random drops or want new content.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since this mod tweaks loot tables, make sure to load it after any other loot-altering mods to ensure it takes effect.
- If you're using a mod manager, enable this mod and check for conflicts with other loot mods in your load order.
- Test on a new save or in a low-stakes area to see if the loot changes feel right for you.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Witcher 3 Mods
- Author
- Partoutatix and woodbyte
- Version
- 4.04.1
- Downloads
- 6,885
- Endorsements
- 302
- Category
- Tweaks
- Created
- 5/28/2018
- Updated
- 5/25/2024
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