Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods
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Developers | |
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Trine Games | |
Enhanced Edition | Mad Vulture Games |
Enhanced Edition | Spellbound Entertainment |
Publishers | |
2008-2011 | JoWood Productions |
2011-2016 | Nordic Games |
2016-present | THQ Nordic |
Engines | |
Genome Gaming System | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 21, 2008 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 44 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | RPG, ARPG |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Gothic |
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 |
General information
- Standalone expansion for Gothic 3.
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Install Enhanced Edition. | |||
Retail | Russian copies use StarForce 5 DRM. | |||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Steam |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Enhanced Edition Patch 2.01 fixes numerous issues. Using it is strongly recommended. Note that saves from some earlier patch versions are not compatible.
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\Gothic3ForsakenGods\_UserOptions.ini |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/65600/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Gothic3ForsakenGods\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/65600/pfx/[Note 1] |
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 | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Install Enhanced Edition. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Default is 60°; see Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | Windows cursor visible during gameplay. See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Choice of Anisotropic 1x/4x/8x/16x (with Enhanced Edition). | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Choice of Off or FXAA (with Enhanced Edition). | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate or refresh rate cap.[1] | ||
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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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Sliders for acceleration and smoothing (with Enhanced Edition). | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
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 | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
- If some languages are not listed in-game ensure you have installed the Enhanced Edition.
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Polish | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Russian |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod: Gothic 3 & Gothic 3 - Forsaken Gods. |
Issues fixed
Game slows down randomly
Change timer setting[2] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Steam
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | 2.5 GHz Intel or AMD single-core | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB 1.5 GB (with Vista/7) |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 7900 ATI Radeon X1900 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Disc Version
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 |
Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia ATI/AMD 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia ATI/AMD 128 MB of VRAM |
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>/65600/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (65600) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ New 120Hz Games Report
- ↑ G3 - Mysterious Slow Motion Problem - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023