Geralt Walk and Run Animations

Geralt Walk & Run Animations

EXPERIMENTAL MOD - this is a test. Expect bugs, odd transitions or small clipping here and there. Feedback is very welcome in the Posts tab.

Replaces Geralt's walk and run cycles with new motion-capture animations taken from Mixamo (Adobe) and adapted to The Witcher 3: retargeted onto Geralt's skeleton, re-timed to the game's movement speeds (so the feet don't slide), with footstep sounds and foot sync events re-placed on the new steps.

Every animation also comes with its sword-drawn version:

• []Walks with a sword drawn: new walk for the body and legs, while the sword arm keeps the vanilla movement and grip, so the blade is held exactly like in the base game.[/]

  []Run with a sword drawn: new run for the legs, hips and torso, both arms keep the vanilla sword posture, synced with the new steps.[/]

  What is changed

  • []Slow walk and normal walk (light stick / normal stick), unarmed and sword drawn[/]

    []Run (full stick), unarmed and sword drawn[/]

  Not changed (vanilla): sprint, starts and stops, turns, walking on slopes, combat movement around enemies.

  Which file should I download?

  Every file is one walk + one run. The file name tells you which: Walk name - Run name.

  Example: you like the Brutal Walk and the Fast Run in the previews? Download the file called Brutal Walk - Fast Run. That's it.

  Not sure? Take the Main file (Swagger Walk - Running With Intention), it's the combination I use.

  Available walks: Swagger Walk, Walking, Standard Walk, Brutal Walk, Unarmed Walk, Hurried Walk

  Available runs: Running With Intention, Standard Run, Running Forward Quickly, Leaning Run, Fast Run, Medium Run, Great Sword Run

  The animated previews in the Images tab show each animation next to vanilla, from the front and from the side, with and without a sword.

  The animations are in their default version, only re-timed to the game's speeds (the Swagger Walk torso is also straightened by 6 degrees, because the original leans back a little).

  Only ONE file at a time. You can't take a walk from one file and a run from another: they all contain the same game files, so the last one installed would simply replace the other.

  How to install (step by step)

  With Vortex: click "Mod Manager Download" on the file you chose, then enable it. Done.

  Manually:

  • []Download the file you chose and open the zip. Inside, there is a folder called mods.[/]

    []Open your game folder, the one that contains the bin, content and dlc folders.

    Example (GOG): C:\GOG Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt GOTY

    Example (Steam): C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Witcher 3[/]

    []Drag the mods folder from the zip into that game folder. If Windows asks to merge the folders, click Yes.[/]

    []Check: you should now have this folder, with 3 files inside (blob0.bundle, buffers0.bundle, metadata.store):

    ...\The Witcher 3\mods\modGeraltLocomotion\content[/]

    []Launch the game. No script merging needed.[/]

    To try another combination: delete the folder mods\modGeraltLocomotion, then install the other file the same way.

    To uninstall: delete the folder mods\modGeraltLocomotion.

    Works with the next-gen / remastered version of the game (4. 0+).

    Compatibility

    Not compatible with any mod that replaces man_geralt_movement.w2anims or man_geralt_sword_locomotion.w2anims (for example E3 Jog or other walk/run replacers). No scripts, so no script conflicts.

    Credits

    Animations: Mixamo (Adobe), converted and adapted for The Witcher 3.

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