Smooth Map (Next Gen)
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.3% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #138 of 188 User Interface mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Pan the map smoothly with a controller or WASD.
Description
Makes panning the map smoother when using a controller or a keyboard. 60 fps and 120 fps versions are available. Map edits are built on top of Smooth GUI (because I figured no one would want a 120 fps map with 30 fps animations).
The following compatibility patches are available:
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[]All Quest Objectives On Map[/]
[]Colored Map Markers [/]
[]All Quest Objectives On Map + Colored Map Markers[/]
[]Upscaled UI - Map[/]
[]Upscaled UI - Map + Colored Map Markers [/]
[]Upscaled UI - Map + All Quest Objectives On Map [/]
[]Upscaled UI - Map + All Quest Objectives On Map + Colored Map Markers [/]
This is my first Witcher 3 mod so feedback is appreciated!
Installation instructions
1. Download the version that is most appropriate for your refresh rate and other map mods.
2. If you're installing with Vortex, installation will be automatic and you can proceed to the next step. If you're installing manually, extract the mod folder to your The Witcher 3/Mods directory.
3. Make sure that the mod has a higher priority than Smooth GUI and all other map mods. There are no scripts to merge.
Technical Notes
Map panning code is contained entirely in the panel_worldmap.redswf file. The map updates on a timer when using keyboard and controller input. I increased the frequency of the timer and reduced the speed of panning proportionally. A better approach would ditch timers altogether and rewrite the panning code to be completely framerate independent (like dragging the map with the mouse), but this was good enough for my setup.
Requirements
Strongly recommended to use alongside Smooth GUI.
Shout outs
Thanks to the authors of Smooth GUI and Upscaled UI - Map for their work on a cleaner UI experience. This mod is intended to run alongside them.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Witcher 3 Mods
- Author
- Narcolepsy
- Version
- 0.9
- Downloads
- 1,092
- Endorsements
- 36
- Category
- User Interface
- Created
- 6/21/2026
- Updated
- 7/11/2026
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