Difference between revisions of "Arcania: Gothic 4"

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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

Poorly optimized, even with modern high end hardware frame rate dips occasionally below 60 FPS regardless of graphical settings.^{[citation needed]}

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		DRM: SecuROM activation and release date check.^[1] Use the latest patch to remove DRM.
Amazon.com
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
GamersGate		DRM: SecuROM.

Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Patches

Patch #4 removes SecuROM DRM and fixes various issues.

Performance tweaks

You should make a backup copy of the file modified here. If you want to revert to the original but can't find it, use the "Verify integrity of game cache" option on the game properties through Steam.

Instructions

Enable Xbox UI

While using the Xbox UI accessing the game options will make the game crash, so either make sure you're happy with your settings or temporarily switch back to the PC UI while you access them.

Enabling the Xbox UI will allow you easier navigation through the game and the menus while using a controller, however it has to be switched to every time you open the game.

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39690/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39690/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

General graphics settings.

Advanced graphics settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Controller remapping

Instructions

Invert controller's Y-axis

Instructions

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Issues fixed

Game won't start

Game has several problems launching especially with 64-bit Windows 7 installations.

Instructions

Stuck in jungle level

It is possible, if you go back to the jungle level, to get stuck in it. There are two ways to get around this issue.

Instructions

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz AMD Athlon II x2 2.8 GHz	Intel Core i7 3.0 GHz AMD Phenom II x4 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	9 GB
Video card (GPU)	NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX DirectX 9.0c compatible	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 DirectX 9.0c compatible

System requirements from official site.^[2]

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.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (39690) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[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.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (39690) 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] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (39690) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] SecuROM™ Support Website - ArcaniA: Gothic 4

[3] ttp://www.arcania-game.com/?lang=en&ID=1840

[1]

[Note 1]

[2]

@@ Line 226: / Line 226: @@
 {{Fixbox|1=
 {{Fixbox/fix|Regular fixes, PhysX-, Audio- and AV-related fixes}}
-* If using Steam version [[Steam#Game Won't Launch|verify game cache]], try disabling steam overlay and manually installing re-distributables.
+* If using Steam version [[Steam#Game Won't Launch|verify game cache]], try disabling Steam overlay and manually installing re-distributables.
 * If having Nvidia GPU try copying <code>cudart32_*.dll</code> and <code>cudart64_*.dll</code> from <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common</code> to {{p|game}}<ref>http://steamcommunity.com/app/39690/discussions/0/846958724749138546/#c846959362242595009</ref>
 * Install the [http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx-9.13.0604-legacy-driver.html NVIDIA PhysX Legacy System Software] and then try same thing as above.<ref>http://steamcommunity.com/app/39690/discussions/0/666824800526180226/#c540732596411948509</ref>
-* If using Windows 7 N install [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=19289 WMP].
+* If using Windows 7 N install [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=19289 WMP].
 * Try to set sound quality to [[Glossary:Sound#Sound problems (cracking, delays, missing music/effects, etc.)|24 bit/16-bit, 48000 Hz]].<ref>http://steamcommunity.com/app/39690/discussions/0/846958724749138546/#c846959520912315526</ref>
 * Make executable use Windows XP SP 3 compatibility mode and start in administrator mode.

Developers

	Spellbound Studios
Publishers
	Nordic Games
Engines
	Vision 7
Release dates
Windows	October 12, 2010