Give The Witcher 3 characters a new look with alternative appearances
Take a look at our explainer of how to enable The Witcher 3 alternative appearances, which let's you change how Ciri, Triss, Yennefer, Dandelion, and the Nilfgaardian soldiers look.
You may want to know how to enable alternative appearances, as several of the main characters in The Witcher 3 have special outfits that can be equipped in the options menu.
After the game launched, it had sixteen free DLCs which added various new features such as gear, New Game+ mode, and alternative outfits. With the recent next-gen patch, there are also two more alternative appearances.
How to enable alternative appearances
If you want to enable the alternative appearances for the characters, go to the game's main menu and then select 'Options'. From here, click 'Gameplay' and then scroll toward the bottom, where you will see all five alternative appearance options.
They all default to off, so just set the ones you want to on, and when you load back into the game, the appearances of the selected characters will change.
There are currently five alternative appearances that can be enabled in The Witcher 3, with three of them being introduced in the post-launch free DLCs, and two more being added as part of the next-gen patch.
These outfits can be activated for the main characters Ciri, Triss, Yennefer, and Dandelion, along with an alternative appearance for the Nilfgaardian soldiers.
The Dandelion and Nilfgaardian soldier alternative outfits are based on The Witcher TV show for Netflix. The outfits for the other three characters aren't based on anything of note, and instead just provide a different look.
It's worth searching for what they look like before making your decision, and you can easily find before and after pictures online instead of having to load in and out of the game.
If you also want to change Geralt's appearance, check out The Witcher 3 barber locations to get the freshest medieval fantasy cuts.
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Tarran is a Senior Guides Writer at GGRecon. He previously wrote reviews for his college newspaper before studying Media and Communication at university. His favourite genres include role-playing games, strategy games, and boomer shooters - along with anything indie. You can also find him in the pit at local hardcore shows.
