The Witcher Combat Mod
Before you start downloading mods like crazy, you should install three utilities on your computer that will make your modding go much more smoothly. The first is the Nexus Mod Manager. This program helps you download and manage all your mods. It will warn you about conflicts between mods and load order.
If you thought The Witcher 3's combat was too simple, here's a mod with challenge and depth to spare. Geralt's progression happens organically through gameplay by using his innate abilities, like performing fast and heavy attacks, blocking, countering, creating alchemical items, casting signs, etc. During combat, this is an especially useful option. Use the active pause to switch between combat styles when fighting a group of opponents. As the fight progresses and Geralt works his witcher magic with the sword, the group of opponents gets whittled down to two sorry fighters, and then finally just one.
The second is the Debug Console Enabler. It unlocks the console so you can use console commands to fix broken things, change settings, spawn enemies, and other similar tasks. Third, you will want the Mod Merger. Witcher 3 has a mod limit.
The Mod Merger combines compatible mods into one so you can load more than the limit allows. To increase your quest success, All Quest Objectives on Map is probably your best choice.
It enables you to see how close you are to all the objectives all the time without having to switch quests. This makes the gameplay faster as well, leaving more time for epic battles. A close second is Fast Travel From Anywhere, which also significantly speeds up gameplay.If you want to improve the look of the game and have a more aesthetic experience, download The Witcher 3 HD Reworked Project. The definition and depth this mod gives to the images on your screen has to be seen to be believed. Since one of the reasons Witcher 3 is so popular is because the open world is stunning, you might as well make it look as nice as possible. Second place goes to Friendly Meditation.
It's so nice to get rid of the HUD for a pretty sunrise.The best mod for simplifying your gameplay is Auto Apply Oils. The first time, or two, or three, you play Witcher 3, choosing the right oil for the enemy is part of the fun.
After that, it can become a tedious step that gets in the way of the fight. This mod performs that step for you, freeing you up to concentrate on how to best take down the enemy. The runner-up in this category is Over 9,000 Weight. This one is great for all your hoarders out there who simply can't pass up a good looting.
That is how the combat is designed at core. It would take more than a mod to change the essence of how you fight. I agree, the fighting is very counter-intuitive and frustrating at first.
The Witcher Combat Mod
I hated it, just like you, but I persevered. Before long, after you start to get into the swing, it becomes much less of a chore and you actually start to not even notice how clunky it is - it becomes, one might say, natural. My advice is to not get bent up over it and just keep at it.
The Witcher 1 Combat Mod
If you allow yourself to get frustrated you will hate what is an awesome game and that will be your loss. Hickory: That is how the combat is designed at core. It would take more than a mod to change the essence of how you fight. I agree, the fighting is very counter-intuitive and frustrating at first. I hated it, just like you, but I persevered. Before long, after you start to get into the swing, it becomes much less of a chore and you actually start to not even notice how clunky it is - it becomes, one might say, natural. My advice is to not get bent up over it and just keep at it.
If you allow yourself to get frustrated you will hate what is an awesome game and that will be your loss. This is a perfect advice of Hickory, wolfwarstorm. It's an unusual combat system, and so it takes more than one hour to get used to it. But afterwards it's fun.