In depth guide for installing Random Encounter Reworked

This documentation is for the NextGen (v4.0 and higher) of the game, if you are using 1.32 then refer to this page

Installing the mod and its dependencies

Downloading the mod and its dependencies

You can use this direct link to download the latest full release archive from Github. Alternatively the mod is currently hosted on GitHub, and its releases are shared under the releases tab. You can find the zip archive with the mod and all of its dependencies under the "assets" categories of the releases.

Installing the mod and its dependencies

Navigate in the release archive until you find three folders: bin, dlc, mods; drop the folders in your game's root directory to merge them with the existing folders. When/if prompted to replace files, deny all requests to ensure you do not override any of your existing mods.

Updating the menu filelists for next-gen

Two ways to do it:
  • The quick and easy way by using the menu filelist updater, from Github or Nexusmods
  • Manually, by adding modRandomEncountersReworked.xml; to the two filelists.txt files in Witcher3/bin/config/r4game/user_config_matrix/pc

Merging instructions

Merging instructions for known conflicts

The mod requires you use the latest version of the game, released June 6 2024. Otherwise you will notice errors that mention the @ (at) character.

If you're already using the latest version of the game and if you're not using any of the mods listed below (the list may be empty due to RER's merge friendliness 🤓) then you may start playing it directly. There is nothing to merge for using Random Encounters Reworked

Adding the keyboard keybinds

What each keybind does and how to add them to your game

Keybind - Trigger an encounter

What is its role?

When you press the key an encounter will be created by RER after a 5 seconds delay.

How to add it?

  1. Go to Documents/The Witcher 3 and open input.settings with a text editor
  2. Search for [Exploration] and add a line below it with IK_0=(Action=RandomEncounter)
  3. You can replace the 0 in IK_0 by the key you want, here it means the 0 of your keyboard

Keybind - Reload the settings

What is its role?

When you change the settings you usually have to load a save for them to be applied. This keybind solves this by forcing a settings refresh without the need to load a save.

How to add it?

  1. Go to Documents/The Witcher 3 and open input.settings with a text editor
  2. Search for [Exploration] and add a line below it with IK_0=(Action=OnRefreshSettings)
  3. You can replace the 0 in IK_0 by the key you want, here it means the 0 of your keyboard

Keybind - Toggle Random Encounters Reworked

What is its role?

Sometimes you want to stop RER from doing its job, you can go into the mod menu and set the Enabled toggle to OFF. This keybind can be used to toggle it without going to the mod menu

How to add it?

  1. Go to Documents/The Witcher 3 and open input.settings with a text editor
  2. Search for [Exploration] and add a line below it with IK_0=(Action=OnRER_enabledToggle)
  3. You can replace the 0 in IK_0 by the key you want, here it means the 0 of your keyboard

Keybind - Analyse surrounding ecosystem

What is its role?

Geralt can analyse the surrounding ecosystem to get information about the creatures that live here and also offers advice on how to change the ecosystem.

How to add it?

  1. Go to Documents/The Witcher 3 and open input.settings with a text editor
  2. Search for [Exploration] and add a line below it with IK_C=(Action=EcosystemAnalyse,State=Duration,IdleTime=0.4)
  3. You can replace the C in IK_C by the key you want, here it means the C of your keyboard
  4. Note that you need to press the key for 0.4s for it to trigger.

Uninstalling Random Encounters Reworked

Before removing RER
Run the commands:
  • rercompletecontract
  • rerabandonbounty
  • reruninstall
Then save your game
Removing RER files
Removing community patches and shared dependencies
The following mods are shared dependencies. RER uses them but other could also need them, which means you may still need them after uninstalling RER.

Boostrap

It is sometimes needed by lightning mods, or other mods that need to always run in the background. Remove it if you're sure it is not needed anymore.
  • In your Mods folder:
    • Remove mobBootstrap
    • Remove modBootstrap-registry
  • In your DLC folder:
    • Remove dlcBootstrap

Community Patch - Base

This patch is often needed by big overhauls like Ghost Mode.
  • In your Mods folder:
    • Remove mod0000___CompilationTrigger if you have any (RER's installer doesn't add it)
Then head to the Community Patch - Base's files tab, in the optional section get the vanilla scripts that correspond to your version. Refer to the "Uninstallation" section of this mod to understand how to restore the vanilla scripts.

Once all this is done, you can finally remerge your scripts.