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# Install the [[#Fullscreen border (Windows 8)|Fullscreen border (Windows 8)]] fix, even if you aren't on Windows 8.
 
# Install the [[#Fullscreen border (Windows 8)|Fullscreen border (Windows 8)]] fix, even if you aren't on Windows 8.
 
# Set <code>zStartupWindowed=1</code> in <code>Gothic.ini</code> (see [[#Windowed|Windowed]]).
 
# Set <code>zStartupWindowed=1</code> in <code>Gothic.ini</code> (see [[#Windowed|Windowed]]).
# Set your desktop resolution in-game. Gothic should now display as a fullscreen borderless window.
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# Set your desktop resolution in-game. Gothic II should now display as a fullscreen borderless window.
 
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Revision as of 09:02, 5 April 2013

Template:Infobox Gothic (series) Key points

If you are using Windows 8, apply the fullscreen border fix.

Availability

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The Gold Edition includes the Night of the Raven expansion.

Improvements

Patch v1.30 / Add-on Patch 2.6 (German retail)

The latest retail patches for the German version are Patch v1.30 for the base Gothic II and Add-on Patch 2.6 for the Night of the Raven expansion. All English versions and German digital distribution versions already include the latest patches.

Disable intro videos

Instructions

Game data

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Video settings

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Widescreen resolution

Gothic II has native support for 1280x720, 1280x768, 1280x800, and 1440x900. For other widescreen resolutions, do the following:
Instructions
Instructions

Windowed

Task-switching may cause repeated Tab input when you return to the game (simply press Tab again to make it work normally).
Task-switching during video cutscenes will crash the game (there are only a few of these).
Instructions

Borderless fullscreen windowed

See Windowed for the limitations of this mode.
Instructions

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Open Gothic.ini and change zTexAnisotropicFiltering=0 to zTexAnisotropicFiltering=1. This is only an on/off setting; if it doesn't work or you want a higher setting, force it using your video card's control panel.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Open Gothic.ini and change zVidEnableAntiAliasing=0 to zVidEnableAntiAliasing=1. This is only an on/off setting; if it doesn't work or you want a higher setting, force it using your video card's control panel.

Input settings

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Controller support

Gothic II has limited native controller support which can be enabled by editing Gothic.ini and changing enableJoystick=0 to enableJoystick=1; note that some axes might not be detected and some inputs cannot be set to controller axes, e.g. camera controls. For best results you will probably want to use a different solution as well as or instead of the game's own controller support; see the controller with keyboard-only game page for details.

Issues fixed

Fullscreen border (Windows 8)

Gothic and Gothic II show a window border in fullscreen mode on Windows 8.
Instructions

Poor performance (Windows 8)

Gothic II may have poor performance on Windows 8, e.g. a low frame rate.
Instructions

"C: maximum texture size is lower than 32" error

This error happens if Gothic II isn't able to automatically change to 32-bit color mode.
Instructions

System requirements

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References