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General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Rename/delete intro videos[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Data\Video .
- Delete or rename
JWD_Logo.wmv , Nvidia.wmv and SB_Logo.wmv .
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Patches
- Final Patch (2011) removes SecuROM DRM and fixes various issues.
Performance tweaks
- Make a backup copy of the file modified here.
Modify configuration files[3]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Data\configuration .
- Open
ProcessManager.xml .
- Look for the
ThreadConfig platform="PC" cores="1" section, change the cores value to the number of cores of your CPU.
- Save the file and close it.
- The following steps are optional:
- Change all
thread-pool-bit values to "1".
- Change all
memory-synchronized values to "true".
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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.
Enable cheat menu[4]
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- 1. Open
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\ArcaniA - Gothic 4\input.xml .
- 2. Go to the end of the file and add the following before the
</inputs> line:
<Input command="cheat menu" >
<Key code="41" />
<Activation type="first active" />
</Input>
- 3. Save the file and close it. This will bind the cheat menu to ~.
- 4. Open the game and load a save or start a new game. Press ~.
- 5. Go to the
Toggle XBOX/PC Interface option, choose Xbox 360 and hit the back button.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
General graphics settings.
Advanced graphics settings.
Input
Edit input configuration file[5]
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1. Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\ArcaniA - Gothic 4\input.xml .
- 2. The file will contain the current mappings for both controller and keyboard. To remap the controls, simply search for the desired action to remap and change the
Gamepad name section of each action for the desired button; for instance, to jump with the A button, change the jumping section to:
<Input command="jump" >
<Gamepad name="a" />
<Gamepad active="false" name="left shoulder" />
<Activation type="first active" />
</Input>
- 3. The
Activation type value represents how to read the button press, first active means tap, active means hold, and first inactive means letting go of the button.
- 4. Save the file and close it.
Notes
- You have to run a game at least once, in order for it to create configuration files.
- If you hit reset on the in game control options, the contents of this file will be replaced with defaults, including the xbox controller sections.
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Invert controller's Y-axis
Edit input configuration file[5]
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- 1. Open
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\ArcaniA - Gothic 4\inputsettings.xml .
- 2. Search the attribute with the name
invert_gamepad_y and change its value to true like so:
<Attribute name="invert_gamepad_y" type="bool" value="true" />
- 3. Save the file and close it.
Notes
- The game needs to be run at least once in order for it to create configuration files.
- There are additional options that can be modified in this file, such as inverting X-axis.
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Audio
Audio feature |
State |
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Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Czech |
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French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Polish |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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VR support
3D modes |
State |
Notes |
vorpX |
| G3D User created game profile, read important hints here. Note: Profile works slightly different to the add on, and can be used as an alternative profile. |
Issues fixed
Game won't start
- Game has several problems launching especially with 64-bit Windows 7 installations.
Regular fixes, PhysX-, Audio- and AV-related fixes[citation needed]
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Stuck in jungle level
- It is possible, when going back to the jungle level, to get stuck in it. There are two ways to get around this issue.
Jumping back fix[10]
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- Go south to the ledge near the monastery next to where Bartur is standing.
- Unequip your weapons.
- Equip one of the movement speed increase runes (Either Rune of the four winds or Rune of the seven winds).
- Run back into the ledge and jump.
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Cheat fix[10]
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- 1. Open
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\ArcaniA - Gothic 4\input.xml
- 2. Go to the end of the file and add the following before the
</inputs> line:
<Input command="hero teleport" >
<Key name="Q"/>
<Key name="control left" active="true" />
<Activation type="first active"/>
</Input>
- 3. Save the file and close it.
- 4. Open the game and load your save.
- 5. Press Ctrl+Q, this should put you into hero teleport mode. Use the regular movement keys to move around and control the direction by holding the right mouse button and moving the mouse. Note that not all assets are rendered while in this mode.
- 6. In this mode you can move without impairments, so simply go wherever you wish and press escape to exit.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c |
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Shader Model support |
3 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Physics |
PhysX |
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System requirements
Windows[11] |
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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 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References