! (new) How to setup the game

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

1. Run dxtory.
2. Go to the 8th tab (Advanced).
3. 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.

(old) How to setup the game

Most releases with "Gold" in the name including Steam & GoG won't let you play this.
You can download the English version here: https://de.gamersgate.com/DD-GOTHIC2/gothic-ii
(or look for a boxed release)
The "Classic Mod" for Night of the Raven doesn't fully restore the original game and its physics.
It's best to make a copy of the Gothic folder and move it out of the "Programs" folder as the write protection can mess with the installation of the patches.


1. Patches
All you need is in here: https://www.speedrun.com/patches/speedrun_stuff_2C_1.8.4_186r3.rar
Install the patches in order. Then move the Data & System folders into the Gothic 2 folder and choose to overwrite.


2. German scripts
The dragoncounter glitch only works on the German version. Download: https://www.speedrun.com/tools/Scripts_3yyoq.rar
And then unpack it into Gothic II\_work\data and choose overwrite.
If you play glitchless, you don't need it.


3. Gothic.ini & Systempack.ini (optional)
Go to Gothic II\system and open Gothic.ini. Then set
playLogoVideos=0
If you want, you can change the way trader inventory switching works via:
invSplitScreen=0
You can also do other changes to your ini in video, audio, input etc., but do NOT change anything that would give a gameplay advantage like window animations, potion hotkeys, quick saves, inventory settings, etc.
If you want to reset your Gothic.ini, just delete it and start the game and a new one will appear.
Also you can go to Gothic II\system and open Systempack.ini and change anything there.


4. limiting FPS
Many things won't work, if your FPS go above 30.

Download dxtory: http://exkode.com/dxtory-downloads-en.html
1. Run dxtory.
2. Go to the 8th tab (Advanced).
3. Put a checkmark at "Limit Video FPS" and enter 30.
You must keep the program open to have the effect.

How to activate devmode in the Demo

If you have a German game and keybord, simply type "mücke" on the status screen (B). Make sure none of the keys are assigned to the status screen (C is by default). Otherwise:

- Download this: https://www.speedrun.com/tools/Demo_Devmode_ggr3o.rar
- Go to your Gothic 2 Demo folder and place the gothic.ini in the system folder.*
- Start devmode.exe. (Or install AutoHotkey and use devmode.ahk.)
- In the game press Ctrl+M.
- Try if it worked by pressing F8.


*Or do it manually:
- In your Gothic 2 folder enter the "system" folder, open "gothic.ini" and search for the "keyboardLayout" entry and set it to:
keyboardLayout=00000407
- In the control settings, make sure B is bound to the status screen and neither M, C, K nor E are bound to it.

World Record Progression

# Any%
The first known Gothic 2 Classic speedrun was a segmented run done in 2015:

35:34 by Saradoc ([Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeXrPtBBhD4))

The first real time runs were uploaded in 2016:

48:23 by Saradoc ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/run/kz5lgxjy))

44:19 by Saradoc ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/run/9mrdvn8z))

In late 2017 it was discovered how to do the catapult glitch in Gothic 2. However it would only cause a category split in 2023.

42:49 by Saradoc ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/run/y67gjq0m))

42:41 by Karstix ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/run/z1rkj9rm))

41:14 by BlackSecret ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/run/zp8jkjry))

37:48 by Saradoc ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/run/yl7ep8nm))

Up to this point catapults were done backwards at 30 fps, but sideways catapults at 50 fps were found to be vastly superior and the time quickly dropped:

35:10 by Saradoc ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/run/yj857gom))

34:22 by Saradoc ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/run/y80endxm))

31:15 by Saradoc ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/run/zqevx91z))

In 2023 maciolo69 discovered how to kill the dragons without first obtaining the Eye of Innos in Night of the Raven using Fire Rain. For a long while this new trick was not used in Classic since the method was inconsistent for an unknown reason. In 2024 Milgar completed the first run with a different method using Fear. To obtain the Fear scroll he first started chapter 3 to be able to buy them.

21:32 by Milgar ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/runs/yo0vg00y))


# No Flying

The history of this category is identical with the Any% category up to the 44:19 by Saradoc in 2016. The category was only split in 2023 and only in 2024 have runs been performed specifically for this category.

## Skips

27:48 by Milgar ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/runs/y6vl8l1m))

## All Chapters

35:19 by Karrypto ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/runs/zn241g8z))

34:26 by Karrypto ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/runs/yvl3gx6z))

34:21 by CrazyDoGaming ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/runs/y6v5jx6m))

33:43 by Karrpyto ([Link](https://youtu.be/qJvfgZu8zh4?t=8023))

32:58 by Karrypto ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/runs/ywgdxd3z))

32:30 by CrazyDoGaming ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/runs/yvl9k16z))


# Glitch-Restricted

1:14:17 by Saradoc ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/run/nz17877z))

1:08:28 by Karstix ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/run/yv6qde6z))

59:35 by Saradoc ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/runs/z5p069gm))

55:24 by Saradoc ([Link](https://youtu.be/J2yZmKvglGg?t=10807))

53:47 by Saradoc ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/runs/z0xpvnoz))

53:41 by Karrpyto ([Link](https://youtu.be/FfZN6_ZhiFQ?t=9907))

53:15 by Saradoc ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/runs/y8k7dwny))

53:13 by Karrypto ([Link](https://youtu.be/ngYm7CaSDeY?t=22262))

52:47 by Karrypto ([Link](https://youtu.be/Stg_o7g9cmE?t=4953))

52:29 by Saradoc ([Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayuX9ZWCID4))

52:22 by Saradoc ([Link](https://youtu.be/uM7HZ0VFLpA?t=7865))

51:54 by Saradoc ([Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRHUbRf7hOI&t=2030s))

51:38 by Karrypto ([Link](https://youtu.be/O7HWRsNInnc?t=18560))


# Damageless

1:21:55 by Saradoc ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/run/zxo928qz))

1:16:51 by Saradoc ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/run/zxo979ez))

1:13:02 by Karrypto ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/runs/zg8x8d0y))

1:08:04 by Karrypto ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/runs/y4kq09dm))

59:00 by Saradoc ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/runs/z1kqj5gy))

58:53 by Karrypto ([Link](https://youtu.be/FDNyvx9Wtfs?t=10788))

57:30 by Karrypto ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/runs/yvvl5doy))


# Demo Any%

1:49 by Saradoc ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/run/jy9plekm))

1:24 by Saradoc ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/run/mrqo668y))

1:14 by Saradoc ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/run/y279ppwz))

1:01 by Saradoc ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/run/yj5jp7gm))

0:59 by Saradoc ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/run/y8e357ny))

Up to this point catapults were done backwards at 30 fps, but sideways catapults at 50 fps were found to be vastly superior:

0:44 by Saradoc ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/run/ylnre42z))

CrazyDoGaming found that it is faster to clip outside Xardas' tower near the furnace and catapult to the harbour from there instead of going up the tower:

0:41 by CrazyDoGaming ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/runs/y98985rz))

0:40 by Saradoc ([Link](https://www.speedrun.com/gothic_2/runs/y6q1dvjz))

Saradoc

Gothic 2

Milgar

Proseidon

Karrypto

CrazyDoGaming

No OoB

Flying

No Flying

According to the discussion in the discord the "skywalk" trick has been banned in all categories which ban flying.

Name	Author
! (new) How to setup the game	Saradoc 2 years ago
(old) How to setup the game	Saradoc 4 years ago
How to activate devmode in the Demo	Saradoc 6 years ago
World Record Progression	Saradoc 2 years ago