Earlier this week, CD Projekt Red finally confirmed that they were developing a new The Witcher 3 expansion – Songs of the Past – and already a dedicated fan has recreated the unique third sword found in the key art.
“Who would have guessed that I would get a new expansion pack after 11 whole years?” the description reads. “In honor of this announcement, I decided to make a sword inspired by the one Geralt is holding in the promotional poster for the Songs of the Past expansion pack.”
No, the sword is not already in play
Fans have spent the last few days looking into the sword's provenance, with some speculating that it belongs to Ciri, while others believe it's the Gesheft blade that can already be found in the Land of a Thousand Fables, but as mod writer merigoldmaribor explained, “Only the buckle part resembles it.”
“It's similar to Gesheft,” commented commenter Kakatrix. “But they have different crossguards. Gesheft's pommel is shaped like an apple, while Songs of the Past is shaped like a flower bud.”
The mod replaces Wolf School's steel sword and changes the ski's texture to match the one seen in the promotional art, but there's a Ciri version too if you prefer. Mod writer merigoldmaribor is also working on an alternate option to replace the silver sword, instead of the steel.
merigoldmaribor also modded The Witcher 4's new Lynx medallion in-game and restored a cut Ciri ending.
As of now, this is the only Songs of the Past mod available for The Witcher 3 on the Nexus website, but there isn't much more to glean from the key art, with the sword being the only true highlight. Nonetheless, with Songs of the Past not coming until 2027, merigoldmaribor's quick work at least allows us to recreate the nifty new key art a bit earlier than CDPR planned.
In the meantime, while we wait for the expansion to drop, fans have restored a cut Hearts of Stone ending, pieced together using restored dialogue recordings – not AI, thankfully.
The sleazy plot provides a better explanation for Shani's return, but it also puts her in the crosshairs of Gaunter O'Dimm, with a whole new branching path: if you refuse to help the Glass Man, he'll kill Shani. If you take him up on his offer, he won't. It's a fresh take on what is now a decade-old DLC, and offers the perfect excuse to dive back into The Witcher 3 and get a new playthrough ready for Songs of the Past next year. And now you can even do it with Geralt's new sword.
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19 May 2015
- ESRB
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M for Adults: Use of alcohol, blood and grime, intense violence, nudity, strong language, strong sexual content
- Engine
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REDengine 3
- Cross-platform play
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yes
- Cross Save
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yes
