Guide how to fix your "Access violation" and other problems

[KenoKereStyle]

1. Right click on gothic.exe, go to compatibility, run as administrator + win xp service pack 2

2. Go to gothic.ini and modify the settings as shown bellow (DO NOT COPY THE ENTIRE TEXT, JUST MODIFY AS SHOWN BELOW)


;
; G O T H I C
;
; INI-File
;
; contains different settings
; ... some can be modified in gothics menu
; ... some not (feel free to hack, but don't cry if something strange happens ... :)
; ... others won't take any effect (they will be reset during gameplay)
; ... and a few may cause a crash or some other funny things :)
;
; Be careful but DON'T PANIC !!
;




[PERFORMANCE]

recalc=1
; ... indicates if your performance-settings should be recalculated (1) {analyses you computer} or not (0). Replays Intro-Video.

sightValue=6
; ... range of visibility: 0=20% ... 14=300%, default is 4 (100%)

modelDetail=0.5
; ... detail of models (LODing) from 0.0 to 1.0, default is 0.5



[GAME]

subTitles=1
; ... choose if you want to see windows with spoken words (1) or not (0), default is 0

animatedWindows=1
; ... turn fading of game-internal windows(views) off (0) or on (1), default is 1

; ... mouseSpeed in game between 0.0 and 1.0, default is 0.5



; ... turn weather-effects (rain) on (1) or off (0), default is 1

bloodDetail=3
; ... details of blood (0 = off), use values from 0 to 3

scaleVideos=1
; ... disable scaling of videos (0) if you have problems with your graphics-adapter, default is on (1)

extendedVideoKeys=0
; ... enables extra keys for videoplay: HOME (restart), RIGHT (step forward), UP, DOWN (volume), Q(uiet), default is 0

camLookaroundInverse=0
; ... inverts the camera-lookaround for UP and DOWN-direction (for both: mouse and keyboard)

cameraLightRange=0
; ... range of cameralight in cm, default is 0 (no camera-light)

invShowArrows=1
; ... show arrows beside inventory if there are more items above or beyond, default is 1

invSwitchToFirstCategory=0
; ... switch to first category (weapons) in trading-screen, when moving to your heroes inventory, default is 0

enableMouse=1
; ... enable your mouse for gothic, default is 1

mouseSensitivity=0.5
playLogoVideos=1
disallowVideoInput=0
skyEffects=1
[VIDEO]

zVidDevice=0
; ... index of graphic-device beginning with zero.

zVidResFullscreenX=1920
zVidResFullscreenY=1080
zVidResFullscreenBPP=64
; ... used resolution

zStartupWindowed=1
; ... should the game be started as a window-application? Just for debugging!
; ... ATTENTION: Not all resolution work in window-mode!!!

zTexMaxSize=16384
; ... size of texture in pixels, default is 16384 (max)

zVidBrightness=0.5
zVidContrast=0.5
zVidGamma=0.5
zDetailTexturesEnabled=1



[SOUND]

soundVolume=1
musicVolume=0.850000024
; ... volume of sound and music, ranges between 0.0 (off) and 1.0 (noisy)

musicEnabled=1
; ... enables (1) or disables (0) music. Gothic needs less memory without music.

soundEnabled=1
soundUseReverb=1
inExtremoVolumeScale=1
inExtremoRangeScale=2
; ... enables (1) or disables (0) sound.




[KEYS]

; *
; * keyboard-Settings
; * the values won't tell you anything interesting
; *

keyShowMap=3200
keyEnd=0100
keyUp=c800c700
keyDown=d000cf00
keyLeft=cb00d200
keyRight=cd00c900
keyStrafeLeft=d300
keyStrafeRight=d100
keyAction=1d00
keySlow=2a00
keySMove=3800b800
keyWeapon=3900
keySneak=1e003700
keyLook=52001300
keyLookFP=53002100
keyInventory=0f000e00
keyShowStatus=1f003000
keyShowLog=26003100

; ... To make life easier for developers ;)

gameStartFailed=0
; ... Indicates if the last start of gothic succeeded (0) or not (1). This value is invalid during gamestart.

gameAbnormalExit=1
; ... Indicates if the game was correctly shut down (0) or not (1). This value is invalid during gameplay.

menuShowVersion=1
; ... show version-number of gothic in menu, default is 1

gamePath=
gameScript=
gameCompile=1.0
playerInstanceName=PC_HERO
menuAction=NEW_GAME
debugAllChannels=0
debugAllInstances=0
debugChannels=
cutscenesDisabled=0
texDetailIndex=1
vidResIndex=64
perfQualityIndex=0
soundProviderIndex=0
soundSampleRateIndex=0
soundSpeakerIndex=0
logStatistics=1
[RENDERER_D3D]

zFogDisabled=0
; ... Disable fog (1) if it makes problems on your graphics-device




[SKY_OUTDOOR]
zDayColor0=116 89 75
zDayColor1=80 90 80
zDayColor2=120 140 180
zDayColor3=120 140 180
[ENGINE]
zDetailTexturesEnabled=1
zSubdivSurfacesEnabled1
zLevelLODStrength=13000
zVobFarClipZScale=1
zTexCacheOutTimeMSec=240000
zTexCacheSizeMaxBytes=22000000


That's all, I don't know why all the fuzz about errors... played hundreds of hours in gothic series more than 10 years ago, those were the standard settings you had to set in order to play it on modern PCs.

Bought the game, applied the modifications, started the game, absolutely no problem (only the fps lock at 25, for that is another thread)

Enjoy

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

Well, the guide should mention the worldofgothic community patches nevertheless.

[KenoKereStyle]

Originally posted by D'amarr from Darshiva:

Well, the guide should mention the worldofgothic community patches nevertheless.

Yes, there is another guide for unlocking the FPS, which uses worldofgothic community pathces and fixes...

I've had some business there long time ago, and with the help of a russian, he managed to fix the problems

[BoshiRider]

Very helpful, thank you

[KenoKereStyle]

Originally posted by BoshiRider:

Very helpful, thank you

No problem... you can +rep me if I helped you in any way:D

[crappygamer]

im such a novice. gothic.exe??? ugh so sorry. really wanna play but...easily confused

[KenoKereStyle]

Originally posted by manowarrule2003:

im such a novice. gothic.exe??? ugh so sorry. really wanna play but...easily confused

?

go to gothic folder, then system folder, then gothic.exe file, right click on it and go to compatibility, select win xp sp2