Brothers In Arms - Ultimate Edition screenshot

About this mod

Brothers in Arms - TW3 Bug Fix and Restored Content Collection (BIA) is a compilation of 5,825 bug fixes and restored content for The Witcher 3, spanning the main campaign and both expansions. Rebuilt from scratch using the official REDkit editor, version 3.0 (Ultimate Edition) introduces over a thousand new fixes, improvements, and restorations alongside an in-game mod menu to toggle optional and controversial content.

Features

  • 2,291 bug fixes and improvements across quests, scenes, NPCs, action points, storyphases, gameplay, and the world.
  • 2,066 placement fixes for clipping, levitating, or sinking NPCs and objects.
  • 145 restored books and documents integrated into logical world locations.
  • 48 restored glossary entries written from Dandelion's perspective under the Books Panel.
  • 190 restored journal entries and quest objectives.
  • 8 restored item tooltips and descriptions.
  • 123 restored NPCs and characters with unique dialogues and world placements.
  • 821 restored dialogue lines, including one-liners, conversations, and full cutscenes.
  • 133 restored item icons and NPC appearances.
  • Restored Boat Races with 4 regattas (Novigrad, Oxenfurt, Helmsman's Dash, Rally of the Wrecks) fully translated in 17 languages, featuring original voice actor audio for English, Portuguese, German, French, Japanese, Polish, and Russian.
  • Integrated Events mod adding journal entries and objectives for 34 unmarked quests.

Requirements

  • Requires starting a new playthrough. Uninstalling mid-playthrough is not recommended.

Configuration

  • Features an in-game mod menu to toggle optional and controversial restored content directly while in-game, including:
  • Examining Vesemir's Room in the prologue.
  • Full dream sequence restoration in Kaer Morhen.
  • Early meeting with Dune Vildenvert during Lilac and Gooseberries.
  • Alternate intro scene for Emhyr and the gardener in Vizima Palace.
  • Extended conversation with the crossroads innkeeper.
  • Hendrik's candle puzzle and secret ledger access.
  • Extra dialogue options with the Bloody Baron regarding the botchling.
  • Extended scenes with the Crones and Genny in Ladies of the Wood.
  • Extended Chess Club scene with Roche and Redanian guards.
  • Dudu's wine puzzle in Count Reuven's Treasure.
  • Extended reunion scene in No Place Like Home.
  • Alternate endings, optional secondary weapon restorations, and story mode for Boat Races.

Installation

  • Download and extract the archive to your The Witcher 3 installation directory.
  • Verify that "modBrothersInArms" and "mod_sharedutils_menudescriptors" folders are in your mods folder.
  • Verify that "dlcBrothersInArms1", "dlcBrothersInArms2", and "dlcBrothersInArms3" are in your dlc folder.
  • Verify "BrothersInArms.xml" is in the bin\config\r4game\user_config_matrix\pc folder.
  • Add the line "BrothersInArms.xml;" to both dx11filelist.txt and dx12filelist.txt files, or use Menu Filelist Updater.
  • Resolve conflicts using Script Merger.

Compatibility

  • BIA edits 4 script files, w2phase files, and w2scene files. BIA must take priority for all .w2phase and .w2scene files to prevent quest soft-locks or infinite loading screens.
  • Compatible with W3EE Redux via compatibility patch.
  • Compatible with HD Reworked Project via compatibility patch.
  • Compatible with Omelet Quest (requires BIA special version), Progress on the Path (must have priority over BIA), and Quest Cutscene Lighting Edits (requires special BIA version with priority).
  • Redundant mods to uninstall before installing BIA: Brothers In Arms Next-Gen (2.81), Boat Races, Events, No Free Fast Travel, Quest Tweaks, Witcher Lore Collection, Master Mirror Challenge Time Extender, Fixed Scabbards Shading, Iris and Olgierd Scabbard Fix, Netflix Swords Fix, Vizima RT Glass Fix, Fix Boat Speed, Fix Silent Bards, Restored Icons, and Boot icon recolor.

Changelog

  • Fixed finisher executions on knocked down sirens and ekhidnas (Melusine unaffected).
  • Fixed Melusine being immune to Aard.
  • Fixed equipping "NoEquip" tagged items in quick slots.
  • Fixed sword base effects not stacking with additional runestones of the same effect.
  • Fixed level-up pop-up notification failing to trigger on enemy kills.
  • Fixed double health and stamina regeneration issues.
  • Fixed potion effects not clearing correctly when Geralt's toxicity remains but effects are removed.
  • Fixed Geralt's combat silver sword one-liners playing against animals.
  • Fixed mutations being incorrectly disabled in certain quest battles.
  • Fixed Metabolism Boosts skill not consuming Adrenaline Points.
  • Fixed maximum toxicity limits when using potions and decoctions through the inventory menu.
  • Fixed Euphoria mutation display buffs and FX triggers.
  • Fixed Muscle Memory and Strength Training skills applying twice for fast and strong attacks.
  • Fixed missing drink SFX for Nekker Pheromones, Bear Pheromones, and Wolven Hour potions.
  • Fixed incorrect menu string for combat vitality regeneration in statistics.
  • Fixed stamina regeneration inconsistencies with Next-Gen exclusive medium armors.
  • Fixed strong attack and Rend benefiting from 5% attack power, and fixed Rend stamina ratio calculations.
  • Fixed Melt Armor ability.
  • Restored Dulla kh'Amanni, Pinastri, and Sergeant Ardal journal entries.
  • Restored full bestiary entries for Boars, Arachnomorphs, Beann'shies, Cloud Giant, and Gargoyles.
  • Fixed double bestiary entries for boars and arachnomorphs when killed in Toussaint before Velen/Novigrad.
  • Restored 48 glossary entries under a new dropdown in the Books Panel.
  • Fixed Roach's journal image when receiving the black mare instead of gold from Emhyr.
  • Fixed Casimir's journal entry updates in Open Sesame.
  • Fixed Cloud Giant bestiary entry failing to unlock when killed with a crossbow.
  • Fixed Sile de Tansarville's journal entry activation and choices.
  • Fixed missing journal entries for Yennefer, Avallac'h, Ghost in the Tree, Keira, Voorhis, Zoltan, Tavar Eggebracht, Graden, and Ciri.
  • Fixed spoilers in the journal regarding Arnvald, the Lord of Undvik, Hubert Rejk, Tamara, Ves, and Gran.
  • Restored unused bestiary books sold by Marcus T.K. Hodgson and other traders.
  • Restored unique locations to obtain all random/unobtainable relic steel and silver swords (including Glory of the North, Abarad, Angivare, Arbitrator, Ard'aenye, Barber-Surgeon, Beann'shie, Black Unicorn, Caerme, Tir Tochair, Tor Lara, Hope, Anth, Arainne, Blade of Ys, Breath of the North, Gynvael, Harpy, Loathen, Naevde Seidhe, Negotiator, Reach of the Damned, Tlareg, Tor Zireael, The Bride, Weeper, and Zerrikanterment).
  • Restored 28 secondary weapons seamlessly integrated into the world (including Blackjack, Broom, Long metal pole, Oar, Paling, Pitchfork, Rake, Scoop, Scythe, Shepherd's crook, Shovel, Small blackjack, Staff, Wand, Cleaver, Two-handed axe, Solid two-handed axe, Lucerne battle hammer, Battle hammer, Heavy battle hammer, Guisarme, Heavy guisarme, Halberd, Guardsman's halberd, Spear, Solid spear, and Mahakaman hammer).
  • Restored Rusty Wild Hunt warrior's sword, enhanced, superior, and mastercrafted variants, and Wild Hunt axes, halberds, war hammers, and spears.
  • Restored Nekker and Bear pheromones potions and recipes.
  • Fixed visual, collision, and color definition issues for various armor sets, NPCs, weapons, and environments across White Orchard, Velen, Novigrad, Skellige, Kaer Morhen, and Toussaint.
  • Restored the extended final chapter of the game during On Thin Ice and Tedd Deireadh, featuring Crach's funeral and the fate of the Lodge of Sorceresses.

Credits

  • MerseyRockoff — Lead developer
  • paulr0013 — Co-developer
  • konyme — Co-developer / Czech localization
  • glassfish777 — Co-developer / Changelog editor / Non-English localization
  • moonknight1993 — Co-developer / Scene creator
  • FreakVIp — Annotations converter / Contributor / Traditional and Simplified Chinese localization
  • Ferroxius — Spreadsheet creator / Contributor
  • LewisElementary — Contributor / Compatibility patcher / Help desk
  • Scoutbr0 — Contributor
  • Teamy88 — Contributor
  • Akatoshka7 — Contributor
  • aleksxaa — Contributor
  • Faen90 — Script framework developer
  • Tinnaib — Minor contributor
  • skyliner390 — Minor contributor
  • 01DarkLord04 — Minor contributor
  • crthdr — Minor contributor
  • Deepk — Spanish and Latin Spanish localization
  • SethLeCornu — French localization / Minor contributor
  • Arkwulf — Russian localization / Minor contributor
  • LucasOe — German localization
  • gotaimin — Japanese localization
  • PaulSimonBarCarloson — Italian localization
  • alian2plus — Arabic localization
  • RudzikoV — Polish localization
  • llepeha — Hungarian localization
  • merigoldmaribor — Turkish localization / Contributor
  • Misnaix — Portuguese localization

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