[Article] Gothic 3 graphics at the limit with CP v1.74 and PCGH-Ultra-Config 05.07.2010 um 22:03 The German website PCGames Hardware (PCGH) now offers a configured ini-file with which the graphics of Gothic 3 CP v1.74 can be brought to an extreme graphical quality never seen before. This however comes at a price: At maximum detail and tweaked ini, Gothic 3 uses up to 5 Gigabyte of memory. Also at that level Gothic 3 needs a very strong CPU: PCGH recommends using an overclocked quad core… On the PCGH website you will find more than 30 screenshots made at 2560 x 1600 resolution using the latest Geforce GPU in a high-end PC also featuring an SSD. When playing G3 this results in just about 30 frames per second. Even Crysis would yield a higher frame rate on such a system... We all knew that Gothic 3 is hardware-hungry but this is... insane. Also the website pubished a HD video in 720p resolution. It shows what Gothic 3 can offer with CP v1.74: FP16-HDR-Rendering including Tone Mapping, Spherical Harmonics, Soft Particles, Bloom, Rim- und Per-Pixel-Lighting, Depth of Field, Soft Shadows, Parallax- and Bump-Mapping and Ambient Occlusion. Related Links: To the article on PCGH Discussion in our Forum View comments (0 comments) | posted by bigsnappy

[Download] Gothic 3 Community Patch 1.74 released 31.05.2010 um 23:46 Three years, 7 month and 18 days after the release of Gothic 3, the Community Patch Team released the definitly last version of the Community Patch for the game. Again this patch contains several improvements, which can be looked up in the change log. Savegames made with patch version 1.7x are compatible with the CP 1.74. Older savegames (1.60 or earlier) are not compatible. Please take a look at the download description for more information. Related Links: Discussion and help in our forum Download View comments (1 comments) | posted by Amalor

[Community] Community Story Project - Easter Special 18.04.2010 um 16:44 After weeks of anticipation and speculating, the community story project team has finally quenched our thirst with their "Easter Special". In their article, accompanied by a new teaser on youtube, they disclose some information about their ongoing work on revamping the world of Gothic 3, storywise. A lot of the things that were missing in the original game, shall be there once more, including a new magic/fighting system, return of the chapters, of fractions, of backstory and more. The team expects to release their work by the end of 2010. We wish them best of luck! Related Links: Article and discussion on our forum YouTube Teaser CST Official Website View comments (1 comments) | posted by Tratos

[Community] Forsaken Gods: A Petition to JoWood & Trine 22.03.2010 um 21:39 A petition has been started by the WoG community to request JoWood Entertainment AG and Trine Game Studios to release the source code of the title Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods. By releasing the source code, the community would be able to modify and release fixes for the known problem issues. We humbly ask the sincere attention of JoWood and Trine with regards to this matter, and would hope that they are willing to help the community and see a release as mutually beneficial. Dear reader, if you wish to support the petition, please sign in the thread, once. Related Links: Thread for signing the petition Discussion thread in our forum View comments (0 comments) | posted by bigsnappy

[Community] Gothic 3 Community Patch 1.73 released 04.10.2009 um 23:33 The new Community Patch v1.73 was released. This will be the final patch, made by the Community Patch Team. Some points from the changelog: Graphics + HDR Rendering. + Soft particles. + Improved bloom effect. + Leaf subsurface scattering (only with activated Rim Lighting and Shader 3.0). + Heat haze. (At minimum Shader 2.0. Always on, exception: few fire places, because the world has not been recompiled). - Terrain shadows on faraway trees corrected. - Some texture/material changes. Framework - Texture/Shadow/Light flickering eliminated (occured on ATI 4xxx serie cards). - Bug corrected where audio system always cached out sound even if property said “no”. - Some minor bug fixes and improvements. + Added czech manual to installer. - Modding manuals updated. For more updates please take a look at the changelog. Important notes from the patch team: The patch can be installed on all g3 versions and is available for all languages. It‘s only for original G3 game, not for Forsaken Gods. The CP 1.73 contains all previous patches. So you need only this patch to update Gothic 3. 1.7x savegames are compatible with CP 1.73. Older savegames (1.60 or earlier) are not compatible. If you have installed modifications then save it before installing the patch. The patch will delete all superfluously files during the installation. We can‘t guarantee that all modifications will work with the CP 1.73. If you have installed the quest pack then you should install it again after the 1.73 installation. Related Links: Download Community Patch Team Homepage Discussion in our Forum View comments (0 comments) | posted by Amalor

[Community] Community Patch 1.73 announced 20.08.2009 um 00:31 Surprisingly a new community patch was announced. Even though the last patch was said to be the last one, the patch team decided to add some more improvements to the already long list. The changelog: HDR Rendering. Improved bloom effect. Bug corrected where audio system always cached out sound even if property said "no". Some Info/Quest commands added. Saturas now also hands out his key when the hero first talks to him after exploring Al Shedim. Texture/Shadow/Light flickering (usually occurs on ATI HD4xxx serie cards) eliminated. Leaf subsurface scattering (only with activated Rim Lighting and Shader 3.0) Heat haze (at minimum Shader 2.0; always on; exception: few fire places because of recompiling the world). Mana recipe icon corrected. Faraway trees project terrain shadows corrected. The release of the patch is estimated for September. Take a look into the forum thread linked below for example pictures and videos. Related Links: Announcement and Discussion in our Forum View comments (0 comments) | posted by Amalor

[Download] Gothic 3 ModPack v.1.7.2 including Modstarter (MDS 1.2) released 20.06.2009 um 11:45 Our friends from PiranhaClub and Mighty DWARF have released the ModPack v.1.7.2 including the Modstarter 1.2. With the Gothic 3-Modstarter modifications for Gothic 3 can be managed. The new Modstarter has been modified for the Community Patch 1.7x and is supposed to be able to handle everything that has been described in the CP1.7x handbook for Modder. The Modstarter was already working with CP1.6, but to guarantee compatibility of the MDS to CP.17x whole new parts of the Modstarter had to be developed. More details can be found in the following thread in the "Gothic Modding" section" of our forum: [1.7x]Gothic3 - Mod Starter (v1.2) by PiranhaClub & Mighty DWARF Related Links: Download MoDPack v.1.7.2 inklusive ModStarter (MDS 1.2) Download Gothic3 - Mod Starter (v1.2) View comments (0 comments) | posted by bigsnappy

[Community] Community Fullpatch CP 1.72 for Gothic 3 30.04.2009 um 19:34 The Community Patch Team presents the CP 1.72. This fullpatch bundles CP 1.70 and CP 1.71 into one single patch. It has a size of 888 MB and includes no new additional fixes! All the fans who already installed the patch CP 1.71 do not need to install the CP1.72. Related Links: The website of the CPT Download of the Fullpatch 1.72 View comments (0 comments) | posted by bigsnappy

[Community] Hotfix 1.71 for Community Patch 1.7 16.04.2009 um 07:14 A hotfix for the recently released Community Patch has been released. This patch concludes the work the Community Team has put into fixing Gothic 3. Unlike the actual patches, you can continue using your old save games with the hotfix. Community Patch 1.70 is, however, required for the hotfix. There is also a possibility that hotfix 1.71 is incompatible with some mods, so backing up your Gothic 3 installation is advised prior to installing. Related Links: Release announcement @ WoG forums (with change log) Download hotfix @ WoG Community Patch Team website View comments (0 comments) | posted by Hellbilly

[Community] The CP Team now has its own homepage! 22.03.2009 um 00:39 The CPT has decided to concentrate all important information regarding the community patches (1.6 and 1.70) and their activities on a new platform: www.G3CPT.eu Here you can find all news, info and downloads around the CPT in the languages german and english: For instance the changelog, the manual for CP 1.70 and more. The homepage also contains a FAQ section in which answers to the frequent questions will become available in due time. Related Links: The CPT Homepage View comments (0 comments) | posted by bigsnappy