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Revision as of 09:47, 7 October 2021
Developers | |
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Piranha Bytes | |
Publishers | |
JoWood Productions | |
Nordic Games | |
Engines | |
Genome Gaming System | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 13, 2006 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 63 |
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 (1.74 had better performance).
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Install Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14 to remove TAGES DRM disc check. Russian copies use StarForce 4 DRM[Note 1]. |
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Amazon.com | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
Gold Edition. | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Steam | Opt into the latest Community Patch. |
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
Demo
A German demo can be downloaded here. Copy download link to browser if it doesn't work.
- Not recommended without community patch.
Essential improvements
Patches
Community Patch 1.75.14 fixes numerous issues, improves performance, graphics and stability, and adds a basic modding tool-set. Using it is strongly recommended. It is also a good idea to enable 'Alternative AI' in the options to take advantage of a much improved combat system. Note that saves from some earlier patch versions are not compatible. This patch is also available as a public Beta branch.[3]
- If you experience problems try Community Patch 1.73 or Community Patch 1.74 instead.[4]
Opt-into CPT beta branch (Steam version)[5] |
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Gothic 3 Update Pack
The Update Pack works on top of the latest Community Patch and includes a number of bug fixes and quality of life improvements. Also contains tweaks to combat and additional features for modders.
Skip intro videos
Rename/delete logo videos[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\gothic3\UserOptions.ini |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39500/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\gothic3\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39500/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Requires Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14. HUD position is incorrect.[6] | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Requires Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Requires Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Default is 60°; see Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Enable Windowed mode and use Borderless Windowed.[7] | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Choice of Anisotropic 1x/4x/8x/16x (with Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14). | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Choice of Off or FXAA (with Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14). | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate or refresh rate cap.[8] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Field of view (FOV)
Edit ge3.ini[citation needed] |
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Windowed
Edit ge3.ini[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Sliders for smoothing (with Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14). | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | Some elements like equipping are non-intuitive (in such case try hovering cursor over an item and pressing ↵ Enter).[9] | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master, voice, music, FX and ambient sliders. | |
Surround sound | Supports multiple configurations (5.1, 7.1, etc.) | |
Subtitles | Enabled by default. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
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 | Full Polish version available on GOG.com and Steam (despite not being stated on Steam store page).[3][10] | |||
Portuguese | ||||
Russian | Official localization by «Руссобит-М». Audio only in Russian retail versions; all others are text-only. |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod: Gothic 3 & Gothic 3 - Forsaken Gods. | ||
vorpX | G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Devices | |||
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TrackIR | Works with FreeTrack 2.0 protocol using software like FaceTrackNoIR. |
Issues fixed
Game slows down randomly
Change timer setting[11] |
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Hide system cursor when game is in focus
- When running in Windowed mode the game displays both in-game cursor and system cursor. This may be annoying for some people. Below is the script to solve this issue.
Use AutoHotkey[citation needed] |
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; Script to hide cursor http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1432431 ; Modified by Nirklars and adjusted to work with Gothic 3 by SuicideMachine SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory. SystemCursor("Init") SetTimer, CheckIdle, 250 return CheckIdle: if WinActive("ahk_class Gothic3 Engine") { SystemCursor("Off") } else { SystemCursor("On") } return #Persistent OnExit, ShowCursor ; Ensure the cursor is made visible when the script exits. return ShowCursor: SystemCursor("On") ExitApp SystemCursor(OnOff=1) ; INIT = "I","Init"; OFF = 0,"Off"; TOGGLE = -1,"T","Toggle"; ON = others { static AndMask, XorMask, $, h_cursor ,c0,c1,c2,c3,c4,c5,c6,c7,c8,c9,c10,c11,c12,c13 ; system cursors , b1,b2,b3,b4,b5,b6,b7,b8,b9,b10,b11,b12,b13 ; blank cursors , h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,h7,h8,h9,h10,h11,h12,h13 ; handles of default cursors if (OnOff = "Init" or OnOff = "I" or $ = "") ; init when requested or at first call { $ = h ; active default cursors VarSetCapacity( h_cursor,4444, 1 ) VarSetCapacity( AndMask, 32*4, 0xFF ) VarSetCapacity( XorMask, 32*4, 0 ) system_cursors = 32512,32513,32514,32515,32516,32642,32643,32644,32645,32646,32648,32649,32650 StringSplit c, system_cursors, `, Loop %c0% { h_cursor := DllCall( "LoadCursor", "uint",0, "uint",c%A_Index% ) h%A_Index% := DllCall( "CopyImage", "uint",h_cursor, "uint",2, "int",0, "int",0, "uint",0 ) b%A_Index% := DllCall("CreateCursor","uint",0, "int",0, "int",0 , "int",32, "int",32, "uint",&AndMask, "uint",&XorMask ) } } if (OnOff = 0 or OnOff = "Off" or $ = "h" and (OnOff < 0 or OnOff = "Toggle" or OnOff = "T")) $ = b ; use blank cursors else $ = h ; use the saved cursors Loop %c0% { h_cursor := DllCall( "CopyImage", "uint",%$%%A_Index%, "uint",2, "int",0, "int",0, "uint",0 ) DllCall( "SetSystemCursor", "uint",h_cursor, "uint",c%A_Index% ) } }
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI/AMD Radeon 8500 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia ATI/AMD 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.[1][2] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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
- ↑ Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 10 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gothic 3 at SteamDB
- ↑ Gothic 3 breaks with Community Patch 1.75 (including solution) :: Gothic 3 General Discussions
- ↑ Steam Community Discussion - Patch 1.75 Steam Beta Branch - last accessed on 2016-09-30
- ↑ Gothic 3 | WSGF
- ↑ Verified by User:Garrett on August 13, 2016
- ↑ New 120Hz Games Report
- ↑ I cant equip any item that is in my iventory. - last accessed on 2019-03-27
- ↑ Verified by User:Suicide machine on August 13, 2016
- ↑ G3 - Mysterious Slow Motion Problem - Forum - GOG.com