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Revision as of 23:55, 28 April 2013
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| Gothic | 2001 |
| Gothic II | 2002 |
| Gothic 3 | 2006 |
| Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods | 2008 |
| Arcania: Gothic 4 | 2010 |
| Arcania: Fall of Setarrif | 2011 |
| Gothic Playable Teaser | 2019 |
| The Chronicles of Myrtana: Archolos (unofficial mod) | 2021 |
| Gothic 1 Remake | TBA |
Key points
- If you are using Windows 8, apply the fullscreen border fix.
Availability
Improvements
Version 1.08k Patch
The latest retail patch is version 1.08k. Digital distribution versions already include this patch. To check your current patch version look at the bottom right of the main menu box.
Player-Kit
- The Player-Kit is required for playing mods.
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- Gothic will now show a mod selector window when launched; to have a shortcut launch the unmodded game directly, change it to point to
GothicMod.exeinstead ofGothic.exe.
Unlock frame rate (FPS Patch)
- Gothic runs with a frame rate of around 25 FPS.
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Disable intro video
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Game data
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
- Gothic has native support for 1280x720, 1280x768, 1280x800, and 1440x900. For other widescreen resolutions, do the following:[1]
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Using this shortcut will launch Gothic with the chosen resolution. The in-game video settings will still list the previous resolution, not the one you set in the shortcut; this is normal.
The shortcut can be put somewhere convenient for easy launching (e.g. the desktop or Start Screen/Start Menu). Existing shortcuts will still launch the game without the widescreen fix.
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 four during the game, not counting the intro and end credits).
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Borderless fullscreen windowed
- See Windowed for the limitations of this mode.
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Input settings
Issues unresolved
ATI 1xxx inventory item graphics
Inventory item graphics turn invisible on ATI 1xxx cards (the items themselves are still there). There is no known fix.
Issues fixed
Black videos (sound but no picture)
- This is caused by forcing anti-aliasing. Either method below will fix this.
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Fullscreen border (Windows 8)
- Gothic and Gothic II show a window border in fullscreen mode on Windows 8.
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Poor performance (Windows 8)
- Gothic may have poor performance on Windows 8, e.g. a low frame rate even when using the FPS patch.
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Access violation errors (Steam)
Try right clicking the game in the Steam library and choosing "Properties". From here, de-select the "Enable Steam Community In-Game" option.
Access Violation / Assertion Failed error when saving
This can be caused by deleting the saves folder. Go to the main game folder and make a folder called saves. If you want to delete saves in the future delete the individual saves within the folder, not the saves folder itself.