Modern Compass Navigation screenshot

About this mod

A Skyrim-style compass bar for The Witcher 3 Next-Gen and Classic. Displays quests, herbs, enemies, points of interest, merchants, signposts, and custom map pins using in-game map icons with live distance tracking.

Features

  • Supported for both next-gen and classic versions
  • Witcher-styled compass strip using actual minimap artwork for markers
  • Individually configurable marker types with toggles and range sliders for tracked/untracked quests, quest givers, lootable corpses, NPCs, services, signposts, and custom waypoints
  • Weather, time, and buffed monster indicators
  • Distance labels under icons
  • Visibility options: always on, Witcher Senses only, horseback only, or never; optional hide-during-combat
  • Fully adjustable size, height, width, offsets, and opacity with instant live settings
  • Localized in all 17 game languages

Installation

  • Install with Vortex or extract manually to the Mods folder
  • For the settings menu, add the mod line to bin/config/r4game/user_config_matrix/pc/dx11filelist.txt and dx12filelist.txt or use the Menu Filelist Updater/Witcher Mod Manager

Compatibility

  • Compatible with next-gen (4.0.x) and classic (1.3.2)
  • Designed for HUD mod merge-friendliness
  • Compatible with quest/map overhauls

Uninstall

  • Delete Mods/modModernCompassNavigation and remove the settings XML plus filelist lines.

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