Auto Hide Weapons Expanded (Remastered)

Auto Hide Weapons Expanded (Remastered)

v5. 00c. 8 - Expanded Edition

Auto Hide Weapons was originally made to stop Geralt's swords, scabbards and crossbow from clipping through cloaks and hoods.

The Remastered version keeps that behavior while adding more control over how Geralt carries his weapons. You can now move his swords to the hip, use a Steel on Hip / Silver on Back setup, hide only the crossbow, or hide weapons without wearing a cloak.

Most settings can be changed directly from the in-game menu and apply immediately.

What's new in v5. 00c. 8

• []Added a new three-state Swords on Hips system:

  []Off: standard back-sheathed behavior.[/]

  []Both Swords on Hips: moves both steel and silver swords/scabbards to Geralt's hip.[/]

  []Steel on Hip, Silver on Back: book/lore-inspired mixed carry style.[/]

[]Added instant live switching between carry presets with no reload, fast travel, or meditation required.[/]

[]Added dedicated cleanup tags for spawned hip sword/scabbard entities to prevent duplicate or orphaned meshes.[/]

[]Added Only Hide Crossbow option.[/]

Swords on Hips

AHW now includes three weapon carry layouts.

Off

Geralt uses the normal back-sheathed sword setup and the standard AHW hiding rules.

Both Swords on Hips

Both Steel and Silver swords, including their scabbards, are moved to Geralt's hip.

Back scabbards are suppressed while this mode is active so you don't end up with duplicate or empty scabbards on Geralt's back.

Steel on Hip, Silver on Back

Steel stays at Geralt's hip while Silver remains across his back.

This gives Geralt a more book-inspired carry style while keeping the familiar Witcher silhouette.

Weapon hiding

The original cloak and hood hiding behavior is still supported.

When Geralt is wearing a compatible cloak, cape or hood, AHW can hide his weapons during exploration and bring them back when combat starts or a weapon is drawn.

You can also enable Hide Without Cloak/Hood if you want automatic weapon hiding without using a cloak mod.

The hiding delay can be adjusted from 0. 0 to 3. 0 seconds.

Only Hide Crossbow

Enable Only Hide Crossbow if you want Geralt's swords and scabbards to remain visible while removing the crossbow from his back during exploration.

The crossbow remains available normally when aiming, firing or using it in combat.

Manual visibility toggle

The default manual toggle is:

Use it to manually show or hide Geralt's weapons while exploring.

Your manual visibility choice is kept separate from the automatic cloak and combat hiding logic.

In-game menu

AHW can be configured from:

Options -> Mods -> Auto Hide Weapons

Available options:

• []Enable Mod[/]

  []Swords on Hips[/]

  []Only Hide Crossbow[/]

  []Hide Without Cloak/Hood[/]

  []Show Second Sword in Combat[/]

  []Show Scabbards in Combat[/]

  []Show Crossbow in Combat[/]

  []Temporarily Unequip Cloak in Combat[/]

  []Weapon Hiding Delay[/]

  Presets:

  • []Show All[/]

    []Only Sword[/]

    []Unequip Cloak[/]

    Compatibility

    AHW is made for The Witcher 3 Next-Gen / Remastered.

    The Remastered version uses REDkit annotations such as:

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    The mod does not replace the main vanilla gameplay scripts.

    Cloak mods are optional.

    You can use AHW completely standalone if you only want:

    • []Swords on Hips[/]

      []Hide Without Cloak/Hood[/]

      []Only Hide Crossbow[/]

      []Manual weapon visibility[/]

      Compatible cloak setups include Killing Monsters Cloak, Hoods, and other supported cloak/cape equipment.

      Installation

      TW3MM / Mod Manager

      Install and enable the archive normally using your preferred Witcher 3 mod manager.

      Then launch the game and allow the scripts to compile.

      Manual installatio