Gothic 1 Remake Preorders Started

This should be interesting.

Thanks, Marian.
I really like the Gothic series and so am considering going for this version .. but it’s rather pricey 😶

Yes, it sure is rather pricey. I will be reading reviews and waiting to hear more about it.

My impulse is to dive in, but I'll wait for reviews, too, as I'm still entrenched in my current game. Anyway, I need to see if it will play on the Steam Deck as this laptop ain't going to be working any time soon. (if ever....)

Looks good though, but I wonder how much of the original "eurojank" appeal would be lost. That was part of the joy of it, even in more recent games like Elex.

The remake was released two days ago.

GOG is giving players the original Gothic for free when the new version is purchased.

I caved in and bought it in advance, ages ago, so only need to download it now !!

Hoping it will be a BIG treat, seeing as I very much enjoyed the “long ago” original 👍👍👍

I sure hope you like it, Mad!

Me, too, Marian, seeing as it cost a bomb 😶

OK. I installed Gothic 1 Remake today and really enjoyed playing for a short while - until I got stopped in my tracks because I can't work out how to equip a weapon !!!!

Is anyone able to advise me, please ??

[Probably in words of one syllable as I'm totally brainless now from dying hundreds of times in the last hour 👀]

Thanks.

Mad 😮

See if this works, Mad:

Equipping a weapon

If this isn't just what you are looking for, we can find something else.

Thank you SO much, Marian I can now equip a weapon !!

[Although it seems to involve more stages than I've ever had to use in other RPGS.]
Nevertheless, I did a test by equipping one and successfully killing my first foe

So I'm very grateful ✨

That's great, Mad! I don't think I would have figured that out on my own either.

And there may be a quicker way to do this that does not involve quick slots? Not sure. Hopefully it will all become clear eventually!

Oh, I’m plenty happy with what you found for me, Marian.

As you know, I’m not the best RPG player, but there are some I DO like to have a go at - so help is always very welcome

I remember that mad dash down the hill towards the first camp, when the weak enemy chasing me seemed like an insurmountable obstacle.

Gothic's interface was always a bit clunky. I finished replays of Elex and Elex II a few months ago and the clunk was still there. It's built right into the games. Part of their charm.

Yes !! Weak enemies are so MAJOR at the start !! 🙄

I certainly like this game but my progress is extremely slow !!

One reason being that I've not yet worked out how to put markers on the the only map I've recently, finally, managed to acquire. [It has NONE.]
And so I'm lost a lot of the time

Nor is there a "compass" type aid visible anywhere on screen

Since making it to the 1st Camp Location, which is really the end of a type of prologue, I HAVE accumulated a LOT of quests (which I would label as side quests - to aid one of the main quests) but have not yet completed a single ONE

A big factor against me, though, with my terribly wimpy combat, is that there are no cheats available at all.
[All the other Gothic games I've played at least offered some and so I am hoping they might be forthcoming for this one too as time goes by or else I'm going to suffer many horribly painful deaths ]

I would think that there might be some cheats available for the game. If not now, pretty soon.

And this supposedly includes how to put markers on a map. Let us know how it goes.

Thanks, Marian. I’ll check that out and let you know 😬

My main focus upon reaching the Old Camp has always been to learn lockpicking....

Yes. But in the remake of Gothic 1 acquiring funds or enough stuff to sell and amass funds is no easy task. A lot of the good stuff is in locked chests and I enter the camp with ONE lock pick and not enough wherewithal to purchase more OR pay for training in that skill.
That may be because I’m playing on the lowest difficulty level - but with my poor combat abilities I thought that to be the safest 🙄

Hi Marian.

I've checked the site you linked for me (thank you) but I can't find any info on how to apply markers to maps myself whilst actually playing the game.

I can download maps to inspect whilst outside of the game from several sites .. with some having a few markers already placed .. but that's not really what I want 🙄