How Does The Witcher 3 New Game Plus Feature Perform

The Witcher 3's New Game Plus

In The Witcher 3 New Game Plus feature, players can replay Geralt's exploits after finishing The Witcher 3. The following is a list of things to expect from the new save file.

Although The Witcher 3's lengthy main campaign, which can take anywhere from 60 to 400 hours to complete depending on the preferred playstyle, some gamers may feel driven to play it again. They may relive Geralt's experiences with New Game Plus without having to spend another 100 hours or more discovering new material in the Blood and Wine and Hearts of Stone expansions, which is not recommended.

Surprisingly, The Witcher 3's New Game Plus feature was not included in the game's initial release. Three months later, it was released as one of the 16 free DLCs. Even after the game's Complete Edition(s) were launched, CD Projekt RED stayed true to its vision and allowed players to begin their adventure using New Game Plus without any level of difficulty limits, as long as they had completed the main story.

The Witcher 3's New Game Plus

There are a few things that returning players should be aware of before selecting the New Game Plus option, which comes when The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings save simulation is complete. Although Geralt's level, abilities, gold, most of his gear, and non-quest things like food, supplies, materials, potions, and recipes will all transfer, the player will be forced to part with some of his previously obtained assets.

Quest materials, alchemy formulas, real copies of books and diary entries, and crafting diagrams will all be removed. Any Gwent cards collected above the baseline Northern Realms deck will be unavailable as well. If the player has explored the Blood and Wine expansion, the same may be said for trophies carried by Roach for status effects and others shown in Geralt's house in Corvo Bianco. They can, on the other hand, use the Stash in the villa to store and transport any extra equipment that may be on exhibit in the vineyard.

Previous points of interest will be forgotten after the storyline resets, and the player will have to rediscover the locations on the map. Any Character and Bestiary entries gathered during the initial playthrough will be affected as well. Quests, opponents, and other gear needs should all scale up in accordance with Geralt's level. On the other hand, even the most advanced of the transferred equipment will become obsolete sooner rather than later. As a result, before restarting Geralt's adventure, the player might consider visiting the Runewright to upgrade Geralt's existing gear with glyph words and runewords.

The Witcher 3's New Game Plus

Those who have played Blood and Wine before starting a New Game Plus will be in for another treat, as the expansion offers a transferrable self-leveling item. Because the silver sword Aerondight is the only piece of equipment that scales damage and can be wielded as a single sword during the second playthrough, it is strongly recommended to get, improve, and enchant it.

Players should double-check their Inventory and Stash before generating a New Game Plus save file due to an unfixed mutagen problem. They should split their mutagen stacks into many copies to avoid the probable deletion of stronger mutagens. They can also transfer four mutagens by putting them in the mutagen slots, regardless of skill synergy. Another option is to use the bench in Corvo Bianco's Alchemy Laboratory to convert spare monster mutagens into their less-lethal counterparts. The mutagen bug, even if active, will have little effect on the difficulties that await players throughout the New Game Plus mode.