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This 51 guide is just for educational and fun purposes. Some of these hints/tips apply 52 to Gothic 2 as well. I got the meat exploit from a guide somewhere on the 53 internet I can't recall where, anyway kudos to that person. Some of the 54 exploits I discovered myself.</p> 55 <h2>Configuration</h2> 56 <h3>Widescreen resolution</h3> 57 <p>Gothic supports widescreen resolutions with a small tweak, add the following 58 text string as a command-line argument:</p> 59 <pre><code>-zRes:1920,1200,32 60 </code></pre> 61 <p>This also works for Gothic 2. Here 1920 is the width, 1200 the height and 32 62 the bits per pixel, change this to your preferred resolution.</p> 63 <h3>Fix crash with Steam version</h3> 64 <p>Disable steam overlay. If that doesn't work rename GameOverlayRenderer.dll in 65 your steam folder to _GameOverlayRenderer.dll. I strongly recommend to buy the 66 better version from <a href="https://www.gog.com/game/gothic">GOG.com</a>. The GOG version has no DRM and allows easier 67 modding, it also allows playing in most published languages: German, English, 68 Polish, furthermore it has some original artwork and soundtrack included.</p> 69 <h3>Upgrade Steam version to stand-alone version and remove Steam DRM (Gothic 1 and 2)</h3> 70 <p>You can install the Gothic playerkit and patches to remove the Steam DRM.</p> 71 <p><a href="https://www.worldofgothic.de/">WorldOfGothic</a> playerkit patches:</p> 72 <ul> 73 <li>Gothic 1 (EN): <a href="https://www.worldofgothic.com/dl/?go=dlfile&fileid=28">https://www.worldofgothic.com/dl/?go=dlfile&fileid=28</a></li> 74 <li>Gothic 1 (DE): <a href="https://www.worldofgothic.de/dl/download_34.htm">https://www.worldofgothic.de/dl/download_34.htm</a></li> 75 <li>Gothic 2 (EN/DE): <a href="https://www.worldofgothic.de/dl/download_168.htm">https://www.worldofgothic.de/dl/download_168.htm</a></li> 76 </ul> 77 <h3>Play Gothic in a different language with English subtitles</h3> 78 <p>If you're like me and have played the English version many times, but would 79 like to hear the (original) German voice audio or if you would like to play 80 with different audio than you're used to, then you can copy the speech.vdf file 81 of your preferred version to your game files. Optionally turn on subtitles. 82 I've used this to play the English version of Gothic with the original German 83 voice audio and English subtitles. 84 This works best with the version from GOG as it allows easier modding.</p> 85 <h2>Easy money/weapons/armour/other items</h2> 86 <h3>Steal from Huno</h3> 87 <p>At night attack Huno the smith in the Old Camp and steal all his steel. Then 88 make some weapons and sell them with a merchant. When you ask Huno about 89 blacksmith equipment it will respawn with 5 of each kind of steel. This is also 90 a fairly good starting weapon (requires 20 strength). Also his chest located 91 near the sharpening stone and fire contains some steel as well, lock-pick it. 92 The combination is: RRLRLL. The chest contains at least 20 raw steel, forge it 93 to get 20 crude swords which you can sell for 50 ore each to a merchant. This 94 will generate some nice starting money (1000+ ore) :)</p> 95 <h3>Steal weapons from the castle in the Old Camp</h3> 96 <p>This tip is useful for getting pretty good starting weapons.</p> 97 <p>Before entering the castle itself drop your ore (Left control + down for me) 98 in front of it. This will ensure when you get caught (and you probably will ;)) 99 no ore will get stolen by the guards. Now use the "slip past guard" technique 100 described below and you should be able to get into Gomez his castle. Run to the 101 left where some weapons are stored. Now make sure you at least steal the best 102 weapon (battle sword) and steal as much as you can until you get whacked. I 103 usually stand in the corner since that's where the best weapons are (battle 104 sword, judgement sword, etc). You'll now have some nice starting weapon(s) and 105 the good thing is they require very little attributes (about 13 strength).</p> 106 <h3>Free scraper armour the New Camp</h3> 107 <p>In the New Camp go to the mine and talk to Swiney at the bottom of "The 108 Hollow". Ask who he is and then ask to join the scrapers. He will give you a 109 "Diggers dress" worth 250 ore. It has the following stats: + 10 against 110 weapons. + 5 against fire. This will also give you free entrance to the bar in 111 the New Camp.</p> 112 <h3>Unlimited water bottles in the New Camp</h3> 113 <p>In the quest from Lefty you will be assigned to get water bottles from the 114 rice lord. He will give you infinite amounts of water bottles, in batches of 115 12.</p> 116 <h3>Armour amulet and increase HP potion</h3> 117 <p>In the Old Camp in the main castle there are at least 3 chests with valuable 118 items that don't require a key:</p> 119 <ul> 120 <li>Middle right side (looking from the entrance), 1 chest: 121 <ul> 122 <li>lock combination: LLLLRLRL</li> 123 <li>loot: 124 <ul> 125 <li>+15 against weapons, +15 against arrows (amulet of stone skin) 126 (worth: 1000 ore)</li> 127 </ul> 128 </li> 129 <li>additionally there are 2 locked doors at the right side in this room. In 130 the final room there are 3 floors with lots of chests.</li> 131 </ul> 132 </li> 133 <li>Left side, 1 chest: 134 <ul> 135 <li>lock combination: RLLLLLRR</li> 136 <li>loot: 137 <ul> 138 <li>+8 mana amulet (worth: 600 ore)</li> 139 <li>2 potions (+70 hp)</li> 140 <li>dreamcall (weed)</li> 141 <li>120 coins (worth: nothing)</li> 142 </ul> 143 </li> 144 </ul> 145 </li> 146 <li>Right side, 2 chests with: 147 <ul> 148 <li>lock combination: RLLLRLLR</li> 149 <li>loot: 150 <ul> 151 <li>armour amulets, +15 against weapons (worth: 600 ore)</li> 152 <li>maximum life potion, +10 maximum life (worth: 1000 ore)</li> 153 <li>speed potion (1 minute duration)</li> 154 <li>4 potions (+70 hp)</li> 155 </ul> 156 </li> 157 </ul> 158 </li> 159 </ul> 160 <h3>Swamp/Sect Camp harvest twice</h3> 161 <p>In the swamp-weed harvest quest you must get swamp-weed for a guru. After this 162 quest you can get the harvest again, but you can keep the harvest without 163 consequences.</p> 164 <h2>Exploits</h2> 165 <h3>Slip past guards</h3> 166 <p>This exploit is really simple, just draw your weapon before you're "targeted" 167 by the guard and run past them, this bypasses the dialog sequence. When you're 168 just out of their range holster your weapon again, so the people around won't 169 get pissed off.</p> 170 <p>Works really well on the guards in front of the Old camp's castle, Y'Berrion 171 templars and New Camp mercenaries near the Water magicians, just to name a few.</p> 172 <h3>Meat duplication</h3> 173 <p>Go to a pan and focus / target it so it says "frying pan" or similar. Now open 174 your inventory and select the meat. Now cook the meat (for me Left Control + 175 Arrow up). The inventory should remain open. You'll now have twice as much meat 176 as you had before. Do this a few times and you'll have a lot of meat, easy for 177 trading with ore/other items as well. This exploit does not work with the 178 community patch applied.</p> 179 <h3>Fall from great heights</h3> 180 <p>When you fall or jump from where you usually get fall damage you can do the 181 following trick: slightly before the ground use left or right strafe. This 182 works because it resets the falling animation. There are also other ways to 183 achieve the same thing cancelling the falling animation, such as attacking with 184 a weapon in the air.</p> 185 <h2>Experience / level up tips</h2> 186 <h3>Test of faith (extra exp)</h3> 187 <p>You get an additional 750 exp (from Lares) when you forge the letter in the new 188 camp and then give it to Diego. You can still join both camps after this.</p> 189 <h3>Fighting skeleton mages and their skeletons</h3> 190 <p>An easy way to get more experience is to let the skeleton mages summon as much 191 skeletons as they can, instead of rushing to kill the summoner immediately. 192 After you have defeated all of them: kill the skeleton mage.</p> 193 <h3>Permanent str/dex/mana/hp potions/items and teachers</h3> 194 <p>When you want to get the maximum power at the end of the game you should save 195 up the items that give you a permanent boost. Teachers of strength, dexterity 196 and mana won't train over 100 of each skill. However using potions and quest 197 rewards you can increase this over 100.</p> 198 <p>You should also look out for the following:</p> 199 <ul> 200 <li><p>Learn to get extra force into your punch from Horatio (strength +5, this 201 can't be done after level 100 strength). Talking to Jeremiah in the New Camp 202 bar unlocks the dialog option to train strength at Horatio.</p> 203 </li> 204 <li><p>Smoke the strongest non-quest joint (+2 mana).</p> 205 </li> 206 </ul> 207 <h3>Permanent potions in Sleeper temple</h3> 208 <p>This one is really obvious, but I would like to point out the mummy's on each 209 side where Xardas is located have lots and I mean lots of permanent potions. 210 This will give you a nice boost before the end battle.</p> 211 <h3>Permanent potions as reward in quests</h3> 212 <p>Always pick the permanent potion as a reward for quests when you can, for 213 example the quest for delivering the message to the High Fire magicians (mana 214 potion) or the one for fetching the almanac for the Sect Camp. Don't forget to 215 pick up the potions from Riordian the water magician when you're doing the 216 focus stones quest, it contains a strength and dexterity potion (+3).</p> 217 <h3>Random/beginner tips</h3> 218 <ul> 219 <li><p>If you want to talk to a NPC, but some animation of them takes too long (like 220 eating, drinking, smoking) you can sometimes force them out of it by quickly 221 unsheathing/sheathing your weapon.</p> 222 </li> 223 <li><p>When in the Old Camp: Baal Parvez can take you to the Sect Camp, he can be 224 found near the campfire near Fisk and Dexter. 225 Mordrag can take you to the New Camp, he can be found near the south gate, 226 slightly after the campfire near Baal Parvez.</p> 227 <p>When you follow them and when they kill monsters then you also get the 228 experience.</p> 229 </li> 230 <li><p>The NPC Wolf in the New Camp sells "The Bloodflies" book for 150 ore. When 231 you read this book you learn how to remove bloodflies parts (without having to 232 spend learning points). After you read the book and learned its skill then you 233 can sell the book back for 75 ore. This investment quickly pays back: Per 234 bloodfly: sting: 25 ore (unsold value), 2x wings (15 ore each unsold value).</p> 235 </li> 236 <li><p>The templar Gor Na Drak (usually near the old mine and walks around with 237 another templar): talking to him teaches you how to learn to get secretion from 238 minecrawlers for free.</p> 239 </li> 240 <li><p>The spell scroll "Transform into bloodfly" is very useful: 241 <ul> 242 <li>A bloodfly is very fast.</li> 243 <li>Can also fly over water.</li> 244 <li>The scroll costs 100 ore. Its the same price as a potion of speed, but it 245 has no duration (just until you transform back).</li> 246 <li>You have no fall damage.</li> 247 <li>You can climb some steep mountains this way.</li> 248 <li>Some monsters won't attack you, but some NPCs will attack you.</li> 249 <li>Your attribute stats will temporary change.</li> 250 <li>It requires 10 mana to cast (low requirement).</li> 251 </ul> 252 </p> 253 </li> 254 <li><p>Almost all mummies that are lootable in the game (Orc temple and The Sleeper 255 temple) have really good loot: permanent and regular potions and amulets and 256 rings.</p> 257 </li> 258 </ul> 259 <h3>In conclusion</h3> 260 <p>When you use the tips described above Gothic should be a really easy game and 261 you should be able to get at a high(er) level with lots of mana/strength/hp.</p> 262 <p>Have fun!</p> 263 264 </article> 265 </div> 266 </main> 267 </body> 268 </html>