Monsters come out at night - no random encounters during the day
No more random monster encounters during the day.
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About this mod Machine translation
No more random monster encounters during the day.
Players will no longer be dragged into battle by wild monsters on the road. Make the game world more coherent as farmers can't survive with all those wolves and other beasts roaming their fields and villages during the day. Similar to The Witcher 1, a more significant gameplay difference is brought to the day/night cycle.
detail:
4 a.m. is the earliest time for farmers to leave their homes and work in the fields. 9pm is the last hour before they start leaving their hometown to go home.
Therefore, the 10pm to 4am schedule (which coincides with the game's night cycle) should also prevent farmers and monsters from frequently sharing the same space at the same time.
Random noonwraiths were previously spawned from 05:00-19:30 (06:00-18:00 in Tucson), they are now spawned from 12:00-13:00.
Random nightingales previously spawned from 19:30-05:00, they now spawn from 00:00-01:00.
Night versions of Ghosts (21:00-05:00), Lycans (21:00-05:00) and Water Margin (22:00-4:00) are not affected.
Shouldn't affect lair/guard treasure/POI/quest etc. monsters, nor encounter Crookback Swamp swamps, as the mod will only add a schedule to the generic monster template spawn file.
Install:
Place the \modNoRandomDaytimeEncounters\ folder inside the \Witcher 3\Mods\ folder (the folder where the other mods are). Since the mod's files are not mergeable, there is no need to merge them.
uninstall:
Delete the \modNoRandomDaytimeEncounters\ folder.
Install & use Install: follow the bundled instructions
- Unzip the archive from playbuff and read the bundled readme / instructions first.
- There is no universal mod manager for this game: some mods replace game files directly, some go into a game-specific Mods folder, and some need a game-specific community loader or tool first — follow the bundled readme.
- Place the files exactly as the readme says; mods with listed dependencies need those installed too.
- Launch the game to confirm it loaded; some games require enabling mods in settings or an in-game mod menu.
Install locations vary a lot between games and mods — the bundled readme is the most reliable guide.