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1 **Disclaimer:**
2 Some (including myself) may find some of these hints/exploits cheating. This
3 guide is just for educational and fun purposes. Some of these hints/tips apply
4 to Gothic 2 as well. I got the meat exploit from a guide somewhere on the
5 internet I can't recall where, anyway kudos to that person. Some of the
6 exploits I discovered myself.
7
8
9 ## Configuration
10
11
12 ### Widescreen resolution
13
14 Gothic supports widescreen resolutions with a small tweak, add the following
15 text string as a command-line argument:
16
17 -zRes:1920,1200,32
18
19 This also works for Gothic 2. Here 1920 is the width, 1200 the height and 32
20 the bits per pixel, change this to your preferred resolution.
21
22
23 ### Fix crash with Steam version
24
25 Disable steam overlay. If that doesn't work rename GameOverlayRenderer.dll in
26 your steam folder to _GameOverlayRenderer.dll. I strongly recommend to buy the
27 better version from [GOG.com](https://www.gog.com/game/gothic). The GOG version has no DRM and allows easier
28 modding, it also allows playing in most published languages: German, English,
29 Polish, furthermore it has some original artwork and soundtrack included.
30
31
32 ### Upgrade Steam version to stand-alone version and remove Steam DRM (Gothic 1 and 2)
33
34 You can install the Gothic playerkit and patches to remove the Steam DRM.
35
36 [WorldOfGothic](https://www.worldofgothic.de/) playerkit patches:
37
38 * Gothic 1 (EN): <https://www.worldofgothic.com/dl/?go=dlfile&fileid=28>
39 * Gothic 1 (DE): <https://www.worldofgothic.de/dl/download_34.htm>
40 * Gothic 2 (EN/DE): <https://www.worldofgothic.de/dl/download_168.htm>
41
42
43 ### Play Gothic in a different language with English subtitles
44
45 If you're like me and have played the English version many times, but would
46 like to hear the (original) German voice audio or if you would like to play
47 with different audio than you're used to, then you can copy the speech.vdf file
48 of your preferred version to your game files. Optionally turn on subtitles.
49 I've used this to play the English version of Gothic with the original German
50 voice audio and English subtitles.
51 This works best with the version from GOG as it allows easier modding.
52
53
54 ## Easy money/weapons/armour/other items
55
56
57 ### Steal from Huno
58
59 At night attack Huno the smith in the Old Camp and steal all his steel. Then
60 make some weapons and sell them with a merchant. When you ask Huno about
61 blacksmith equipment it will respawn with 5 of each kind of steel. This is also
62 a fairly good starting weapon (requires 20 strength). Also his chest located
63 near the sharpening stone and fire contains some steel as well, lock-pick it.
64 The combination is: RRLRLL. The chest contains at least 20 raw steel, forge it
65 to get 20 crude swords which you can sell for 50 ore each to a merchant. This
66 will generate some nice starting money (1000+ ore) :)
67
68
69 ### Steal weapons from the castle in the Old Camp
70
71 This tip is useful for getting pretty good starting weapons.
72
73 Before entering the castle itself drop your ore (Left control + down for me)
74 in front of it. This will ensure when you get caught (and you probably will ;))
75 no ore will get stolen by the guards. Now use the "slip past guard" technique
76 described below and you should be able to get into Gomez his castle. Run to the
77 left where some weapons are stored. Now make sure you at least steal the best
78 weapon (battle sword) and steal as much as you can until you get whacked. I
79 usually stand in the corner since that's where the best weapons are (battle
80 sword, judgement sword, etc). You'll now have some nice starting weapon(s) and
81 the good thing is they require very little attributes (about 13 strength).
82
83 Location: [screenshot](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/old_camp_swords.png)
84
85
86 ### Free scraper armour the New Camp
87
88 In the New Camp go to the mine and talk to Swiney at the bottom of "The
89 Hollow". Ask who he is and then ask to join the scrapers. He will give you a
90 "Diggers dress" worth 250 ore. It has the following stats: + 10 against
91 weapons. + 5 against fire. This will also give you free entrance to the bar in
92 the New Camp.
93
94
95 ### Unlimited water bottles in the New Camp
96
97 In the quest from Lefty you will be assigned to get water bottles from the
98 rice lord. He will give you infinite amounts of water bottles, in batches of
99 12.
100
101
102 ### Armour amulet and increase HP potion
103
104 In the Old Camp in the main castle there are at least 3 chests with valuable
105 items that don't require a key:
106
107 * Middle right side (looking from the entrance), 1 chest:
108 * lock combination: LLLLRLRL
109 * loot:
110 * +15 against weapons, +15 against arrows (amulet of stone skin)
111 (worth: 1000 ore)
112 * additionally there are 2 locked doors at the right side in this room. In
113 the final room there are 3 floors with lots of chests.
114 [Video of the location](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/video/amulet.mp4)
115
116 * Left side, 1 chest:
117 * lock combination: RLLLLLRR
118 * loot:
119 * +8 mana amulet (worth: 600 ore)
120 * 2 potions (+70 hp)
121 * dreamcall (weed)
122 * 120 coins (worth: nothing)
123 * Right side, 2 chests with:
124 * lock combination: RLLLRLLR
125 * loot:
126 * armour amulets, +15 against weapons (worth: 600 ore)
127 * maximum life potion, +10 maximum life (worth: 1000 ore)
128 * speed potion (1 minute duration)
129 * 4 potions (+70 hp)
130
131
132 ### Swamp/Sect Camp harvest twice
133
134 In the swamp-weed harvest quest you must get swamp-weed for a guru. After this
135 quest you can get the harvest again, but you can keep the harvest without
136 consequences.
137
138
139 ## Exploits
140
141
142 ### Slip past guards
143
144 This exploit is really simple, just draw your weapon before you're "targeted"
145 by the guard and run past them, this bypasses the dialog sequence. When you're
146 just out of their range holster your weapon again, so the people around won't
147 get pissed off.
148
149 Works really well on the guards in front of the Old camp's castle, Y'Berrion
150 templars and New Camp mercenaries near the Water magicians, just to name a few.
151
152 [Video](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/video/amulet.mp4)
153
154 ### Meat duplication
155
156 Go to a pan and focus / target it so it says "frying pan" or similar. Now open
157 your inventory and select the meat. Now cook the meat (for me Left Control +
158 Arrow up). The inventory should remain open. You'll now have twice as much meat
159 as you had before. Do this a few times and you'll have a lot of meat, easy for
160 trading with ore/other items as well. This exploit does not work with the
161 community patch applied.
162
163
164 ### Glitch through (locked) doors and walls
165
166 You can glitch through walls by strafing into them. Then when the player is
167 partially collided into a door or wall you can jump forward to glitch through
168 it.
169
170 [Video](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/video/bloodsword.mp4)
171
172
173 ### Fall from great heights
174
175 When you fall or jump from where you usually get fall damage you can do the
176 following trick: slightly before the ground use left or right strafe. This
177 works because it resets the falling animation. There are also other ways to
178 achieve the same thing cancelling the falling animation, such as attacking with
179 a weapon in the air.
180
181 [Video](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/video/fall.mp4)
182
183
184 ## Experience / level up tips
185
186
187 ### Test of faith (extra exp)
188
189 You get an additional 750 exp (from Lares) when you forge the letter in the new
190 camp and then give it to Diego. You can still join both camps after this.
191
192
193 ### Fighting skeleton mages and their skeletons
194
195 An easy way to get more experience is to let the skeleton mages summon as much
196 skeletons as they can, instead of rushing to kill the summoner immediately.
197 After you have defeated all of them: kill the skeleton mage.
198
199
200 ### Permanent str/dex/mana/hp potions/items and teachers
201
202 When you want to get the maximum power at the end of the game you should save
203 up the items that give you a permanent boost. Teachers of strength, dexterity
204 and mana won't train over 100 of each skill. However using potions and quest
205 rewards you can increase this over 100.
206
207 You should also look out for the following:
208
209 * Learn to get extra force into your punch from Horatio (strength +5, this
210 can't be done after level 100 strength). Talking to Jeremiah in the New Camp
211 bar unlocks the dialog option to train strength at Horatio.
212
213 * Smoke the strongest non-quest joint (+2 mana).
214
215
216 ### Permanent potions in Sleeper temple
217
218 This one is really obvious, but I would like to point out the mummy's on each
219 side where Xardas is located have lots and I mean lots of permanent potions.
220 This will give you a nice boost before the end battle.
221
222 Location, left and right corridor in the Sleeper temple: [screenshot](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/sleeper_temple_potions.png)
223 Mummies, you can loot them: [screenshot](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/sleeper_temple_potions_mummies.png)
224
225 ### Permanent potions as reward in quests
226
227 Always pick the permanent potion as a reward for quests when you can, for
228 example the quest for delivering the message to the High Fire magicians (mana
229 potion) or the one for fetching the almanac for the Sect Camp. Don't forget to
230 pick up the potions from Riordian the water magician when you're doing the
231 focus stones quest, it contains a strength and dexterity potion (+3).
232
233 ### Improve ancient ore armour further
234
235 In the last chapters the blacksmith Stone from the Old Camp is captured If you
236 save him from the prison cell in the Old Camp the reward will have a few
237 options. One of the options is improving the Ancient Ore armour.
238
239 ## Good early game weapons available in chapter 1
240
241 ### Orc Hammer
242
243 Location: in a cave near bloodhounds near the mountain fort.
244 It can be reached from a path from the swamp camp up to the mountain.
245 Watch out for the bloodhounds. They can instantly kill you in the early game.
246
247 Location: [screenshot](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/early_weapon_old_orc_hammer_location.png)
248 Stats: [screenshot](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/early_weapon_old_orc_hammer_stats.png)
249
250 Stats:
251 * Type: one-handed
252 * Damage: 50
253 * Required strength: 22
254 * Worth: 1000 ore
255
256 It has very low strength stat requirement and has high damage for the early
257 game chapters. A downside is the lower weapon swing range.
258 It is also a decent weapon against stone golems.
259
260 ### Old Battle Axe
261
262 Location: near Xardas his tower.
263 Watch out for a group of Biters lurking there.
264
265 Location: [screenshot](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/early_weapon_old_battle_axe_location.png)
266 Stats: [screenshot](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/early_weapon_old_battle_axe_stats.png)
267
268 Stats:
269 * Type: two-handed
270 * Damage: 67
271 * Required strength: 36
272 * Worth: 1800 ore
273
274 It has a relatively low strength requirements and is available in game chapter
275 1 or could be sold for a decent amount.
276
277
278 ### Random/beginner tips
279
280 * If you want to talk to a NPC, but some animation of them takes too long (like
281 eating, drinking, smoking) you can sometimes force them out of it by quickly
282 unsheathing/sheathing your weapon.
283
284 * When in the Old Camp: Baal Parvez can take you to the Sect Camp, he can be
285 found near the campfire near Fisk and Dexter.
286 Mordrag can take you to the New Camp, he can be found near the south gate,
287 slightly after the campfire near Baal Parvez.
288
289 When you follow them and when they kill monsters then you also get the
290 experience.
291
292 * The NPC Wolf in the New Camp sells "The Bloodflies" book for 150 ore. When
293 you read this book you learn how to remove bloodflies parts (without having to
294 spend learning points). After you read the book and learned its skill then you
295 can sell the book back for 75 ore. This investment quickly pays back: Per
296 bloodfly: sting: 25 ore (unsold value), 2x wings (15 ore each unsold value).
297
298 * The templar Gor Na Drak (usually near the old mine and walks around with
299 another templar): talking to him teaches you how to learn to get secretion from
300 minecrawlers for free.
301
302 * The spell scroll "Transform into bloodfly" is very useful:
303 * A bloodfly is very fast.
304 * Can also fly over water.
305 * The scroll costs 100 ore. Its the same price as a potion of speed, but it
306 has no duration (just until you transform back).
307 * You have no fall damage.
308 * You can climb some steep mountains this way.
309 * Some monsters won't attack you, but some NPCs will attack you.
310 * Your attribute stats will temporary change.
311 * It requires 10 mana to cast (low requirement).
312
313 * Almost all mummies that are lootable in the game (Orc temple and The Sleeper
314 temple) have really good loot: permanent and regular potions and amulets and
315 rings.
316
317 * Skill investments:
318 * For melee skills:
319 * Strength
320 * One-handed weapons have a bit lower weapon damage but are less clunky and
321 faster. You can also interrupt enemy attacks.
322 * Two-handed weapons have the highest damage, but are slower.
323 * Get at least the first tier of one-handed training. It will change the
324 combat animations and make combat less slow and clunky.
325 * For ranged skills:
326 * Dexterity
327 * Cross-bows have high damage and are very good.
328 * Cross-bow: the path for cross-bow training is easier in the old camp.
329 When you become the Old Camp guard Scorpio can train you. Later in the
330 game in chapter 4 after some story progression he will train everyone.
331 * For mage characters:
332 * Investing a little bit into strength, lets say 30 STR is OK.
333 * Magic skills are powerful but are a bit clunky and slow.
334 * Joining the Old Camp (fire mage) or New Camp (water mage) for the magician
335 path is probably easier.
336 * Harvest animals:
337 * Early investments of a few skill points into getting skins, teeth and claws
338 from animals is OK (it is easy to get a lot of ore if you loot everything
339 though).
340 * Lockpicking: training in lockpicking only reduces the chance to break locks
341 when you fail the combination. Investing in it is OK but not necessary.
342 A small cheat: the lock pick combination stays the same, you can save and
343 reload the game to avoid losing lockpicks.
344 * Bad skill investments to avoid:
345 * Sneak and pickpocket are nearly useless.
346
347 Overall recommendation: I'd recommend a hybrid of melee/magic or melee/range.
348 Early game for melee: get max strength to 100 and get at least the first tier
349 of one-handed training.
350 In the later game focus more on ranged combat or learning the magic circles.
351
352
353 # Side-quest Chromanin / The Stranger
354
355 This describes an interesting side quest in the Gothic 1 game, which is not too
356 obvious to find and may be overlooked.
357
358 The first Chromanin book is found by defeating the skeleton mage in the Fog
359 Tower. On its bones you can find the Chromanin book. Reading the book starts
360 the Chromanin / The Stranger quest. The books contain some typos, being
361 demonicly possesed could be an excuse for that :)
362
363 Note that the Old books only spawn in a specific order after reading each found
364 book. So they have to be done in this specific order.
365
366
367 [Fog tower mage](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/chromanin/0_mage_fog_tower.png)
368 [Location](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/chromanin/0_fog_tower.png)
369 [Map](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/chromanin/0_map.png)
370
371 Text:
372
373 "He who is willing to
374 renounce all depravity
375 and wanders on the path
376 of righteousness, shall
377 know where the source
378 of my power lies
379 hidden. So that he might
380 use it to break the chains
381 of this world and prove
382 worthy to receive Chromanin."
383
384 "The Wise One sees to
385 having a general overview before he
386 dedicates himself to his
387 next mission."
388
389
390 ## Chromanin
391
392 The clue is in the words "general overview" on the second page.
393 One of the highest points on the map is the tower where you find and free the orc Ur-Shak
394 from being attacked by other orcs.
395
396
397 The Wise One sees to having a general overview before he dedicates himself to
398 his next mission".
399 Location: on top of the tower near where the orc Ur-Shak was.
400 Item: Old Book.
401
402 [Item](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/chromanin/1_book.png)
403 [Location](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/chromanin/1_tower.png)
404 [Map](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/chromanin/1_map.png)
405
406
407 ## Chromanin 2
408
409 Text:
410
411 "Carried from the tides
412 of time, Chromanin's
413 visions have opened my
414 eyes. No price could be
415 high enough to ever
416 renounce my faith in
417 them, for it touched my
418 heart too insensely."
419
420 "What is devided will be
421 reunited, after being
422 massively separated for
423 a short time."
424
425 Clue: "What is devided (sic) will be reunited, after being massively separated for a short time".
426 Location: small island near the (divided) river near the Old Camp.
427
428 [Item](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/chromanin/2_book.png)
429 [Location](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/chromanin/2_river.png)
430 [Map](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/chromanin/2_map.png)
431
432
433 ## Chromanin 3
434
435 Text:
436
437 "Oh, Ancient Gods. How
438 can it be that a man like
439 me, simple and unworthy,
440 may receive such great a
441 legacy. I feel great
442 fear to lose all of it
443 again by a slight
444 faltering in word or
445 deed."
446
447 "The wise fisherman
448 occasionally tries to get
449 lucky on the other side
450 of the lake."
451
452
453 Clue: a fisherman lake and (partially sunken hut) can be found close the the entrance of the New Camp.
454 At the other side is the Old Book.
455
456
457 [Item](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/chromanin/3_book.png)
458 [Location](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/chromanin/3_lake_new_camp.png)
459 [Map](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/chromanin/3_map.png)
460
461
462 ## Chromanin 4
463
464 Text:
465
466 "I dare not to be in
467 the presence of
468 Chromanin one day. Gone
469 are the days of wasting
470 and wailing. So easy it
471 will be to acheive
472 absolute perfection. I'm
473 not far from it!"
474
475 "Long forgotten are the
476 deeds of those who once
477 were aboard."
478
479 Clue: "Long forgotten are the deeds of those who once were aboard."
480 A broken ship can be found near the beach at the entrance of the Fog Tower.
481
482 [Item](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/chromanin/4_book.png)
483 [Location](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/chromanin/4_aboard.png)
484 [Map](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/chromanin/4_map.png)
485
486
487 ## Chromanin 5
488
489 Text:
490
491 "But I shall not walk this
492 path alone. This honor is
493 mine. I must accept to
494 share the power within
495 myself with the worthy
496 ones who are to come and
497 find me. I hope they're
498 coming soon..."
499
500 "You will find me where it all began."
501
502
503 Clue: "You will find me where it all began."
504 Very obvious it is the same location as were the first book was found.
505
506
507 [Item](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/chromanin/5_book.png)
508 [Location](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/chromanin/5_begin.png)
509 [Map](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/chromanin/5_map.png)
510
511
512 ## Chromanin 6
513
514 Text:
515
516 "Empty pages"
517
518 [Item](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/chromanin/6_book.png)
519
520
521 On the corpse is the last chromanin book.
522 When reading this last book the book is empty.
523 Then there is evil laugh and 2 skeleton mages and skeleton minions will spawn.
524
525
526 ## Chromanin quest log
527
528 Here are the texts in the quest log:
529
530 [Quest log part 1](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/chromanin/quest_log_part_1.png)
531 [Quest log part 2](https://codemadness.org/downloads/gothic1/chromanin/quest_log_part_2.png)
532
533
534 ### The End
535
536 When you use the tips described above Gothic should be an easier game and you
537 should be able to get at a high(er) level with lots of mana/strength/hp.
538
539 Have fun!