Difference between revisions of "Gothic 3"

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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

Install Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14 for many crucial performance improvements and bug fixes.

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
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

Patches

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.

If you experience problems try Community Patch 1.73 or Community Patch 1.74 instead.^[1]

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39500/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39500/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video options.

Details options.

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Windowed

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio options.

Template: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
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

System requirements

Windows
	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.

References

↑ Gothic 3 breaks with Community Patch 1.75 (including solution) :: Gothic 3 General Discussions

[Proton_path_note-2] 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.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/39500/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (39500) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Gothic 3 breaks with Community Patch 1.75 (including solution) :: Gothic 3 General Discussions

[1]

[Note 1]

@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 '''Key points'''
-{{ii}} Install [[#Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14|Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14]] for many crucial performance improvements and bug fixes.
+{{ii}} Install [[#Patches|Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14]] for many crucial performance improvements and bug fixes.
 '''General information'''
@@ Line 28: / Line 28: @@
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-G3 | DRM-free | Install [[#Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14|Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14]].}}
+{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-G3 | DRM-free | Install [[#Patches|Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14]].}}
-{{Availability/row| Steam | 39500 | Steam | Install [[#Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14|Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14]].}}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 39500 | Steam | Install [[#Patches|Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14]].}}
-{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | Install [[#Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14|Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14]].}}
+{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | Install [[#Patches|Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14]].}}
 }}
 ==Essential improvements==
-===Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14===
+===Patches===
 [http://forum.worldofplayers.de/forum/threads/1140053-Gothic-3-Patch-1-75-release 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.
 {{ii}} If you experience problems try [http://forum.nordicgames.at/showthread.php?165652-Community-Patch-1-73-Download Community Patch 1.73] or [http://www.worldofgothic.com/dl/?go=dlfile&fileid=166 Community Patch 1.74] instead.<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/39500/discussions/0/624076027837946703/ Gothic 3 breaks with Community Patch 1.75 (including solution) :: Gothic 3 General Discussions]</ref>
@@ Line 93: / Line 93: @@
 |borderless windowed notes  = Enable [[#Windowed|Windowed]] mode and use [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed#Borderless Windowed|Borderless Windowed]].<ref>Tested by [[User:Garrett|Garrett]].</ref>
 |anisotropic                = true
-|anisotropic notes          = Choice of Anisotrophic 1x/4x/8x/16x (with [[#Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14|Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14]]).
+|anisotropic notes          = Choice of Anisotrophic 1x/4x/8x/16x (with [[#Patches|Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14]]).
 |antialiasing               = true
-|antialiasing notes         = Choice of Off or FXAA (with [[#Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14|Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14]]).
+|antialiasing notes         = Choice of Off or FXAA (with [[#Patches|Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14]]).
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 130: / Line 130: @@
 |key remap notes           =
 |acceleration option       = true
-|acceleration option notes = Sliders for acceleration and smoothing (with [[#Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14|Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14]]).
+|acceleration option notes = Sliders for acceleration and smoothing (with [[#Patches|Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14]]).
 |mouse menu                = unknown
 |mouse menu notes          =
@@ Line 165: / Line 165: @@
 {{L10n|content=
-{{ii}} If some languages are not listed in-game ensure you have installed [[#Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14|Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14]].
+{{ii}} If some languages are not listed in-game ensure you have installed [[#Patches|Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14]].
 {{L10n/switch
@@ Line 238: / Line 238: @@
 # Go to the installation folder.
 # Go into <code>Ini</code> and open <code>ge3.ini</code>.
-# Find <code>Timer.ThreadSafe</code> (if this line is missing install [[#Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14|Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14]]).
+# Find <code>Timer.ThreadSafe</code> (if this line is missing install [[#Patches|Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14]]).
 # Change <code>Timer.ThreadSafe=true</code> to <code>Timer.ThreadSafe=false</code>
 # Save your changes and close the file.

Developers

	Piranha Bytes
Publishers
	JoWood Productions
	Nordic Games
Engines
	Genome Gaming System
Release dates
Windows	October 13, 2006