An unofficial workaround until CD PROJEKT RED or Valve fix this properly. As soon as the 5.0 executable sees Wine, it turns off Streamline (DLSS SR/RR, DLSS-G, Reflex), ray tracing, path tracing and FSR frame generation. Everything here brings them back.
Important
The exe patch script supports only bin/x64_dx12/witcher3.exe 5.0.0.1048522 (patch 5.01, 2026-10-08, Steam build 25773555, sha256 2df76539…b101), 5.0.0.1044392 (the 2026-10-01 5.00c hotfix, Steam build 25
This list of mods is built around the W3EE Redux overhaul mod. It targets the Next Gen version of the game, 4.0+, and using ray tracing to make the game look really good.
Mods marked with an X are not currently in use.
This mod list also works well on the Steam Deck with Ray Tracing turned off. The same files can be copied over as-is, including the RT mods at the top - they will not be activate when ray tracing is turned off on the Deck.
Google Drive has a pre-installed archive of just the mod files from the list below as of 2023-08-23. Install over a clean copy of the Classic edition of the game, v1.32.
This list of mods is built around the excellent Ghost Mode overhaul mod. It targets play on the Steam Deck and so does not contain many texture, graphical or look and feel changes, but rather focuses on gameplay, mechanics, bug fixes, quality of life and similar changes.
