Key points
- Use Gothic ½ — SystemPack to remove the 25 FPS cap, fix compatibility issues, and improve resolution support.
- Steam overlay doesn't work with this game.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Version differences
- The original German release included a performance by In Extremo that was omitted from later German releases and all international versions. Use the In Extremo Mod.
- The Russian Gothic: Collector's Edition includes Gothic and the Diccuric mod.
- The German Gothic Collector's Edition includes Gothic along with Gothic II and its expansion.
Essential improvements
Patches
The latest retail patch is version 1.08k. Some 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.
- Causes a minor issue with a gate near the end of the game; use Gothic ½ — SystemPack to avoid this issue (recommended) or use
Gothic_backup.exe
temporarily to pass this area.
Install Player-Kit[1]
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- If you are using a disc version ensure you have the latest patch (see Patches).
- Download and install the Player-Kit.
- Mods can now be installed. The in-game version number is changed to 1.08k_mod.
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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.exe
instead of Gothic.exe
.
SystemPack
Fan-made patch, introduces many fixes and features. Download and installation instructions here. Requires PlayerKit.
Skip intro videos
Change playLogoVideos setting[1]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Edit
gothic.ini
- Change
playLogoVideos=1 to playLogoVideos=0
- Save your changes.
- The game will now go directly to the main menu when launched.
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Restore In Extremo performance
- The original German release included a performance by In Extremo; this was omitted from later German releases and all international versions.
Use inextremo.VDF[citation needed]
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- Download the In Extremo Mod.
- Extract to
Data in the installation folder.
- Start a new game. In Extremo will perform during Chapter 2.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
- Gothic only has native support for 1280x720, 1280x768, 1280x800, and 1440x900.
Use other widescreen resolutions[2]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Go into
system
- Make a shortcut for the Gothic executable:
- If the Player-Kit is not installed, make a shortcut to Gothic.exe
- If the Player-Kit is installed, make a shortcut to GothicMod.exe
- Right click the shortcut and choose Properties.
- Paste the following onto the end of the Target field:
-zRes:XXXX,XXXX,32
- Replace the
XXXX parts with the width and height of your resolution.
- Click Apply. Use this shortcut to launch the game with your chosen resolution.
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- 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 ending).
Change zStartupWindowed setting[1]
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- Run the game at least once.
- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Edit
gothic.ini
- Change
zStartupWindowed=0 to zStartupWindowed=1
- Change
scaleVideos=1 to scaleVideos=0 (otherwise videos render in the corner of the screen).
- Save your changes.
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- See Windowed for the limitations of this mode.
Set up borderless fullscreen windowed mode[1]
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- Install the Player-Kit.
- Install the Gothic ½ — SystemPack.
- Set
zStartupWindowed=1 in Gothic.ini (see Windowed).
- Set your desktop resolution in-game. Gothic should now display as a fullscreen borderless window.
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Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Czech |
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German |
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Italian |
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Available in the LangPack. |
Polish |
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Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.[1][3] |
Russian |
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Only two translations, by Snowball Studios (1C-SoftClub) and Russobit-M. |
Spanish |
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VR support
Issues unresolved
ATI 1xxx invisible inventory items
- Inventory item graphics turn invisible on ATI 1xxx cards (the items themselves are still there). There is no known fix.
- One potential fix is to add
zInventoryItemsDistanceScale=2.0
under [GAME]
in GOTHIC.INI
.[4]
Issues fixed
Black videos (sound but no picture)
- This is caused by forcing anti-aliasing. Either method below will fix this.
Disable video card anti-aliasing[citation needed]
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- Open your graphics card's control panel.
- Set anti-aliasing to Application-Controlled.
- Apply the changes.
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Disable video scaling[citation needed]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Edit
gothic.ini
- Change
scaleVideos=1 to scaleVideos=0
- Save your changes. Videos will now display centred.
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Window border visible in fullscreen mode
- Gothic and Gothic II show a window border in fullscreen mode on Windows 8 and later.
- The GOG.com version already includes this fix.
Poor performance
- Use Gothic ½ — SystemPack.
Access violation errors (Steam)
Disable Steam Community In-Game overlay[citation needed]
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- Right-click the game in the Steam Library.
- Choose Properties.
- Uncheck Enable Steam Community In-Game.
- Click Close to save your changes.
Notes
- Browsing to the game's Steam folder and running as Administrator will work as well, if disabling the in-game overlay does not.[citation needed]
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Access Violation / Assertion Failed error when saving
- This can be caused by deleting the saves folder.
Make saves folder[citation needed]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- 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.
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Gate cutscene doesn't play, gate won't open
- A gate in the final area won't open when playing with the Player-Kit due to the cutscene not playing.
- Use Gothic ½ — SystemPack.
Can't Alt+Tab (GOG.com)
- The GOG.com version prevents task switching to avoid some potential issues (e.g. crashing during FMV cutscenes).
Remove GOG.com fix[citation needed]
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- Open Programs and Features (
appwiz.cpl ).
- Find and remove the GOG.com Gothic entry.
- If you are using Windows 8 or later, install the Gothic ½ — SystemPack.
- Gothic will now allow you to task switch at any time.
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Constant Tab input after Alt+Tab
- After task switching the game may constantly repeat Tab ↹ input; press Tab ↹ again to stop this.
Game Starts, but screen is black
- If you have multiple monitors, disable/unplug all of them except the one that you're using to play Gothic.
Game reverts back to Miles Fast even after EAX restoration software is installed
- Gothic doesn't see
dsound.dll
wrapper from EAX restoration software.
Create pre.load file, which orders game to load dsound.dll wrapper[5]
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- Open Notepad.
- Write exactly
dsound.dll to document.
- Save the document exactly as
pre.load to <path-to-game>\System\
- Launch game, change sound provider to Creative EAX 2 and quit. Launch game again and check if sound provider is still the same.
Notes
- Users with SystemPack installed have to change
FixMss=1 to FixMss=0 in SystemPack.ini configuration file. SystemPack uses own implementation of restoring surround sound, which is purely software and because of that EAX restoration software won't make effect if FixMss is set to 1.
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Other information
API
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98, ME, XP, 2000 |
XP |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium II 400 MHz
| Intel Pentium III 600 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
128 MB |
192 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
700 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
3D Accelerated Graphics Card 4 MB of VRAM
| 3D Accelerated Graphics Card 32 MB of VRAM |
Notes
References