It's best to make a copy of the Gothic folder and move it out of the "Programs"/Steam folder as the write protection can mess with the installation of the patches.
How to Play
Most current releases include the addon "Night of the Raven".
Steam's version is a fan-made mod with additional changes.
The mods available on the Steam Workshop or WorldofGothic also do not fully restore the original game.
To play the original pre-addon Gothic 2 you can use this download: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1JGgZc4mR1I60X-b86BY7dd4NXcV2EkCF
Simply copy the Data and System folder into your Gothic 2 folder.
Alternatively you can also buy it digitally at https://gamersgate.com/DD-GOTHIC2/gothic-ii or use an old CD box release.
Patches
First download:
- https://github.com/abbodi1406/vcredist/releases/download/v0.73.0/VisualCppRedist_AIO_x86_x64.exe
- https://www.speedrun.com/static/resource/ig2mc.rar?v=93bd44d
Then install:
- VisualCppRedist_AIO_x86_x64.exe
- Union Primary Universal 05.02.2022.exe
- Union 1.0k 03.05.2021.exe
And copy the contents of the appropriate folders into your Gothic folder and choose to overwrite:
- "copy into every game"
- "copy into G2 Classic folder"
You then should have the ingame timer in the top left and version "2C S5.0 U1.0k" in the bottom right of the menu.
The dragoncounter glitch only works on non-English versions. Select "German Scripts" in the GothicStarter to enable it.
Gothic.ini & Systempack.ini
The Gothic.ini and Systempack.ini are located in the Gothic\system folder.
You can do any changes to your Gothic.ini in video, audio, input etc., but do NOT change anything that would give a gameplay advantage like potion hotkeys, quick saves, inventory settings, etc.
Recommended settings:
playLogoVideos=0
zStartupWindowed=0
If you want to reset your Gothic.ini, just delete it and start the game and a new one will appear. You can also change anything in the Systempack.ini, but all gameplay-altering settings are disabled by the speedrun.patch file.
limiting FPS
Many things won't work, if your FPS go too high.
Download dxtory: http://exkode.com/dxtory-downloads-en.html
- Run dxtory.
- Go to the 8th tab (Advanced).
- Put a checkmark at "Limit Video FPS" and enter the desired value.
You must keep the program open to have the effect.
Livesplits with ingame timer
- Rick click "LiveSplit.exe" and choose Properties. Go to the Compatibility tab and choose "Run as Administrator".
- Open Livesplit
- Right click -> Compare Against -> Game Time
- Right click -> Edit Layout
- Add Control -> Scriptable Auto Splitter
- Set the Script Path to "gothic.asl".
frozen screen on videos and loading screens
You can fix this by running the game in the compatibility mode for an older Windows version, but that will increase loading times and lag.
According to the discussion and vote on the Discord channel the following rule changes have been decided:
- The FPS must be displayed in runs at all times. You can use an external program like Dxtory or use Gothic's built-in FPS counter.
- FPS MUST be limited to a value of 240 or less.
