Gothic 3 Windows 10 Patch

Gothic 3
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Release dates
Windows	October 13, 2006
Reception
Metacritic	63
IGDB	62

Gothic 3 Win 10 Patch
Gothic 3 Patches

Gothic® 3 A nameless hero becomes a legend! Myrtana, a world in upheaval: overrun by orcs from the dark lands in the north, King Rhobar is defending Vengard, the former stronghold of the humans, with his last troop of followers. Gothic 3 Windows 10 Patch EDIT 2: The errors in the current version have been fixed and a new download is available. Just use the link below to get the latest, clean and full version.If you already downloaded the erroneous 1.75 version (most likely you did so if your download dates before the current time April 26th, 10:17 am CEST) you may grab.

2Essential improvements
3Game data
4Video
6Audio
8Issues fixed
9Other information

Gothic
Gothic	2001
Gothic II	2002
Gothic 3	2006
Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods	2008
Arcania: Gothic 4	2010
Arcania: Fall of Setarrif	2011
Gothic Playable Teaser	2019

Key points

Install Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14 for many crucial performance improvements and bug fixes (1.74 had better performance).

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail	Install Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14 to remove TAGESDRM disc check. Russian copies use StarForce 4 DRM^{[Note 1]}.
GamersGate
Gamesplanet
Gamesplanet	Gold Edition.
GOG.com
Steam	Opt into the latest Community Patch.

StarForceDRM for this game does not work on some versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements[edit]

Patches[edit]

Community Patch 1.75.14 fixes numerous issues, improves performance, graphics and stability, and adds a basic modding tool-set. Using it is strongly recommended. It is also a good idea to enable 'Alternative AI' in the options to take advantage of a much improved combat system. Note that saves from some earlier patch versions are not compatible. This patch is also available as a public Beta branch.^[3]

If you experience problems try Community Patch 1.73 or Community Patch 1.74 instead.^[4]

Opt-into CPT beta branch (Steam version)^[5]
Right-click on Gothic 3 in your Steam Library. From the drop-down menu which appears, select `Properties`. From the window which appears, select the `Betas` tab. Under `Select the beta you would like to opt into`, click on the menu box. From the drop-down menu, select `cpt_1.75_testbranch -`. Click the `Close` button.

Gothic 3 Update Pack[edit]

The Update Pack works on top of the latest Community Patch and includes a number of bug fixes and quality of life improvements. Also contains tweaks to combat and additional features for modders.

Skip intro videos[edit]

Rename/delete logo videos^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>DataVideo` Delete or rename `G3_Logo_01.bik`, `Publisher.bik` and `CPT.bik`.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%Documentsgothic3UserOptions.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39500/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%Documentsgothic3
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39500/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

Video[edit]

Video options.

Details options.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor	Requires Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14. HUD position is incorrect.^[6]
Ultra-widescreen	Requires Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14.
4K Ultra HD	Requires Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14.
Field of view (FOV)	Default is 60°; see Field of view (FOV).
Windowed	See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Enable Windowed mode and use Borderless Windowed.^[7]
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Choice of Anisotropic 1x/4x/8x/16x (with Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14).
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Choice of Off or FXAA (with Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14).
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	No frame rate or refresh rate cap.^[8]

Field of view (FOV)[edit]

Gothic 3 Win 10 Patch

Edit ge3.ini^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>Ini` Open `ge3.ini`. Change `Camera.FOV=` to the value you want (default is 60°). Save your changes.

Windowed[edit]

Edit ge3.ini^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>Ini` Open `ge3.ini`. Change `Fullscreen=true` to `Fullscreen=false` Save your changes. Reverse this change to go back to fullscreen mode. Notes The Windows cursor will be visible during gameplay - see Hide system cursor when game is in focus for a solution.

Edit ge3.ini^{[citation needed]}

Go to <path-to-game>Ini
Open ge3.ini.
Change Fullscreen=true to Fullscreen=false
Save your changes. Reverse this change to go back to fullscreen mode.

Notes

The Windows cursor will be visible during gameplay - see Hide system cursor when game is in focus for a solution.

Input[edit]

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration	Sliders for smoothing (with Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14).
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus	Some elements like equipping are non-intuitive (in such case try hovering cursor over an item and pressing `↵ Enter`)^[9].
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Audio[edit]

Audio options.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls	Master, voice, music, FX and ambient sliders.
Surround sound	Supports multiple configurations (5.1, 7.1, etc.)
Subtitles	Enabled by default.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

If some languages are not listed in-game ensure you have installed Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish	Full Polish version available on GOG.com and Steam (despite not being stated on Steam store page).^[3]^[10]
Portuguese
Russian	Official localization by «Руссобит-М». Audio only in Russian retail versions; all others are text-only.

VR support[edit]

3D modes	Native	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision	Use Helix Mod: Gothic 3 & Gothic 3 - Forsaken Gods.
vorpX	G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.
Devices	Native	Notes
TrackIR	Works with FreeTrack 2.0 protocol using software like FaceTrackNoIR.

Issues fixed[edit]

Game slows down randomly[edit]

Change timer setting^[11]
Go to `<path-to-game>Ini` Open `ge3.ini`. Find `Timer.ThreadSafe` (if this line is missing install Gothic 3 Patch 1.75.14). Change `Timer.ThreadSafe=true` to `Timer.ThreadSafe=false` Save your changes and close the file.

Hide system cursor when game is in focus[edit]

When running in Windowed mode the game displays both in-game cursor and system cursor. This may be annoying for some people. Below is the script to solve this issue.

Use AutoHotkey^{[citation needed]}
1. Download and install AutoHotkey. 2. Start it, edit the script and use the one provided below: 3. Reload the script in AHK.

Use AutoHotkey^{[citation needed]}

1. Download and install AutoHotkey.

2. Start it, edit the script and use the one provided below:

3. Reload the script in AHK.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements[edit]

Windows
Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz	3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI/AMD Radeon 8500 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia ATI/AMD 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

↑This version of StarForceDRMdoes not work on Windows 8.1 or Windows 10.^[1]^[2] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
↑ ^2.0^2.1File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/39500/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (39500) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

Gothic 3 Patches

↑Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support
↑Windows 10 support - StarForce Support
↑ ^3.0^3.1Gothic 3 at SteamDB
↑Gothic 3 breaks with Community Patch 1.75 (including solution) :: Gothic 3 General Discussions
↑Steam Community Discussion - Patch 1.75 Steam Beta Branch - last accessed on 2016-09-30
↑Gothic 3 | WSGF
↑Verified by User:Garrett on August 13, 2016
↑New 120Hz Games Report
↑I cant equip any item that is in my iventory. - last accessed on 2019-03-27
↑Verified by User:Suicide machine on August 13, 2016
↑G3 - Mysterious Slow Motion Problem - Forum - GOG.com