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==Video settings==
 
==Video settings==
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[[File:Gothic II video settings.png|290px|right|thumb|Video settings.]]
 
{{Video Settings
 
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|widescreen_resolution      =true
 
|widescreen_resolution      =true
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===[[Controller|Controller support]]===
 
===[[Controller|Controller support]]===
 
Gothic II has limited native controller support which can be enabled by editing Gothic.ini and changing <code>enableJoystick=0</code> to <code>enableJoystick=1</code>; 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.
 
Gothic II has limited native controller support which can be enabled by editing Gothic.ini and changing <code>enableJoystick=0</code> to <code>enableJoystick=1</code>; 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.
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==Audio settings==
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[[File:Gothic II audio settings.png|290px|right|thumb|Audio settings.]]
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{{Audio settings
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|separate volume            = true
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|separate volume notes      = Sfx and music.
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|surround sound              = true
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|surround sound notes        = Set Speakers to Surround.
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|subtitles                  = true
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|subtitles notes            = Enabled by default; set in Options, Game Settings.
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|closed captions            = false
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|closed captions notes      =
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|mute on focus lost          = false
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|mute on focus lost notes    =
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|eax support                = true
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|eax support notes          = Set sound provide to Creative EAX 2.
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}}
  
 
==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==

Revision as of 05:33, 16 July 2013

Template:Infobox

Gothic
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

Template:Availability Table

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

Template:Game Location Table

Video settings

Video settings.

Template:Video Settings

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. Forcing a higher setting from the video card's control panel may cause black videos (sound but no picture).

Input settings

Template:Input Settings

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.

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Issues fixed

Black videos (sound but no picture)

This is caused by forcing anti-aliasing. Either method below will fix this.
Instructions
Instructions

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

Template:System Requirements


References