Difference between revisions of "Gothic 3"
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{{ii}} Install [[#Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14|Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14]] for many crucial performance improvements and bug fixes. | {{ii}} Install [[#Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14|Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14]] for many crucial performance improvements and bug fixes. | ||
+ | {{ii}} '''Steam users''' - Gothic 3 Community Patch 1.75 (referenced above) can break Gothic 3 on some systems, but Community Patch 1.73 and Community Patch 1.74 will generally work fine. See [http://steamcommunity.com/app/39500/discussions/0/624076027837946703/ this Steam forum post] for more details and download links. | ||
'''General information''' | '''General information''' |
Revision as of 08:26, 1 December 2014
Developers | |
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Piranha Bytes | |
Publishers | |
JoWood Productions | |
Nordic Games | |
Engines | |
Genome Gaming System | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 13, 2006 |
Gothic | |
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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
- Install Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14 for many crucial performance improvements and bug fixes.
- Steam users - Gothic 3 Community Patch 1.75 (referenced above) can break Gothic 3 on some systems, but Community Patch 1.73 and Community Patch 1.74 will generally work fine. See this Steam forum post for more details and download links.
General information
- Official site
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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GamersGate | Install Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14. | |||
Steam | Install Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14. | |||
Retail | Install Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14. |
Essential improvements
Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14
Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14 fixes numerous issues. Using it is strongly recommended. Note that saves from some earlier patch versions are not compatible.
Skip intro videos
Instructions |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39500/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39500/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
Instructions |
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Windowed
Instructions |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
- If some languages are not listed in-game ensure you have installed Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14.
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Polish | Audio only in Polish retail and cdp.pl digital versions; all others are text-only. | |||
Portuguese | ||||
Russian |
Issues fixed
Game slows down randomly
Instructions |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | XP, Vista, 7, 8 |
Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | NVidia ATI/AMD 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | NVidia ATI/AMD 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/39500/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (39500) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
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