ManjuShri
Self-Ejected
Are there any mods or patches for Gothic 1 that should be used on a first playthrough? I've only played 2 and 3 before.
It's been a couple years, but I don't recall any big bugs in Gothic. Maybe it is related to your system?I've been investing a bit of time in Gothic, and have just joined the Sect Camp and entered the Orc Ruins. And I've got to say, this game reminds me of Ultima 9, in the sense that it is *horribly buggy*. I have been required to restart twice due to two separate game-breaking bugs, and have encountered a couple of other glaring (but not game-breaking) glitches.
Boo f'in hoo. Grow a pair. The difficulty is *supposed* to prevent exploration, and/or encourage cleverness.- Combat is way too difficult. I want to create a mage character, but it seems like fighter classes are the only ones who can lay the smackdown on orc warriors. The difficulty is also preventing a lot of exploration.
Obviously you don't play many RPGs.- There is a *lot* of running back and forth between the three camps. Boring.
Lies. It simply requires perseverance, and giving yourself a bit of skill in bows to offset your early weakness.- The magic system outright sucks.
You don't need any mods for G1. Didn't even know Gothic Reloaded was released.
Don't use that! Gothic 2 has way brighter and livelier textures, it ruins the dank mood of G1.Hmm, Gothic Reloaded won't accept my install directory and it automatically looks for a Gothic II folder so I guess I'll use this instead.
http://forum.worldofplayers.de/forum/threads/138593-Release-Textures-Patch-for-Gothic-1-(0-8-beta)
Funny thing is that it would probably work really well. The games are strange beasts with their FPS 'mode' that can't be use in combat and stuff.wat
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gamepad?
GTFO with that faggotry
Funny thing is that it would probably work really well. The games are strange beasts with their FPS 'mode' that can't be use in combat and stuff.wat
wat
wat
gamepad?
GTFO with that faggotry
Why don't these games get it right? If you don't want to do the first person view animations right, fine; but at least restore my first person view option when i unwield the weapon.
I have that about ultima 8, which had the potential to be a good game with about 6 times as much content; and by content, i don't mean only dungeons.I would have agreed with you some years back..right now however, i am of an opposite view..it is somehow...alluring?..that it has this 'unfinished' 'not fully realised' (see me being kind and not saying they fucked its realisation) feeling out of it..it stayed, was a game (1 and 2) that i enjoyed setting/atmosphere-wise, but wished for so much more in it..leaves a longing you know? Like an itch
Are there any mods or patches for Gothic 1 that should be used on a first playthrough? I've only played 2 and 3 before.
Well, there are many great things about Gothic 1 & 2, but the control scheme is definitely not one of them. Fuck gamepads though.
Lies. It simply requires perseverance, and giving yourself a bit of skill in bows to offset your early weakness.- The magic system outright sucks.
Lies. It simply requires perseverance, and giving yourself a bit of skill in bows to offset your early weakness.- The magic system outright sucks.
But it does. I've replayed G1-2/NotR to the point where I've explored every nook and cranny (what can I say, I'm a combatfag and junkie for free-form RPGs), and I can honestly say it's one of the worst magic systems I've seen in a game, *especially* in NotR where you simply can't afford to mage unless you're a masochist or power-game excessively - and the reward for this pain is simply nothing because magic combat isn't fun.
I mean, it's literally a battle of attrition your mana potions and enemies' HP. You cast a damage spell (press 1 button), stuff dies or takes damage, drink mana, repeat. Summon something (press 1 button), stuff dies. It's so mind-numbingly boring that I've only finished 1 mage playthrough and broke the other 2 half-way to replay as a fighter (which is brilliantly done).
Honestly, I can't think of any other single RPG or even hack 'n slash with a less dull magic system for a pure mage. G1-2 are excellent games, but this is one thing that really sticks out.
A spell which you get to use last 1% of the game and is basically Summon Skeleton 6 times? What about it?Army of darkness spell?
I don't think Gothic was ever made to be a pure mage (powergamers need not apply) but more of battlemage kind of stuff .. weaken with one spell, distract with summon, hack from behind type of gameplay. You actually grow in liking this decision because it's always pretty easy to get stomped and there are no silver bullets except for very late game 6th circle stuff.