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Welcome toCommunity Patch 1.7xThepatchcertainlywillraiseafewquestions hereyouwillfindthe

mostimportantanswers.

Before

you

start

to

wonder

or

even

anger

about

specific

things,

it

will

paytoreadthismanual atleasttheboltprintedparts.

1 FromnowonmorethanonegamevariantIn

the

Gothic

3

forums

(JoWooD

forum

and

World

of

Gothic)

it

could

regularlybereadthatthegameistoounbalanced.Criticisedwerefor

example:

thatitisnotneededtokeepastrategyforfighting;itispossibletobe

successfulbymonotonouslypressingamousebutton,

thatthevaluesforweaponsarenotproperlybalancedagainstone

another(thesameholdsforarmorandsomeotheritems),

that

reading

the

bookshelves

alone

would

suffice

to

gather

enough

pointsinalchemy,

thatthereisnearlynochallengewhentryingtolearnskillsandspells,

suchthattheheroeasilycanmastereverythingintheend,

thatsomeoftheskills,e.g.theregenerations,aretoopowerful

...andsoon

Withallthesethingsitistheowntastewhichhasthefinalsayofcourse.

Whatistooeasyorboringforoneplayer,appearstobeprettygoodfor

theother.AndtherearealwaysgamersforwhomGothic3istoo

difficult.

Asthereisnorealobjective"right"or"wrong"hereandsincethesub

jectsdealtwitharepartlyabsolutelyfundamental,wehavedecidedto

leavethe"normal"Gothic3intermsofbalancingasmuchasitwas

before.Inthere,weonlytweakedthebalancingincaseswherethere

wasaclearlyobviousmistake.

SurethoseofyouwhothoughtGothic3wastoosimpleuptonow

shouldalsonotfallshort.Thereforeweincludedtwonewoptions,

whichwewillelaborateuponinmoredetailinchapterstwotofour:

a)"AlternativeBalancing"("AB")

b)newmeleebehavior("AlternativeAI")forhumans,Orcs,animals

andmonsters.

Behindeachofthetermshidesawholepackageofchanges.Both

featurepackagescanbeturnedonandoffindependently.

Theseareexplicitlyjustoptions!Andjustoneconceptofmanytothink

of.Whodoesnotshareourtasteanddoesnotwanttousetheoptions,

canstillcontinueplayinglikebeforeandleavebothoptionsturnedoff.

Alltheotherfixesandchangesareindependentfromthesefeatures!

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Acompleteexplanationaboutwhichpointshavebeenalteredbythe

AlternativeBalancingandwhichbytheAlternativeAIcanbefoundin

thechangelog.Inthefollowingwecompiledafewtopicsonwhichwe

wouldliketoexpandabit.

Browsethemanualwithouthurry,tryoutthefeaturesifyouare

interested,and

then

decide

for

one

variant

of

gameplay

only

you

yourselfknowwhetherAlternativeBalancingand/orAlternativeAIisto

yourliking.

JustonelastadviceregardingbalancingandalternativeAI:

IfyouusedtoplayGothic3withthedifficultylevel"easy"or"medium",

youshouldkeepitthatway.Ifyouthinkthatthiswastooeasyforyou,

youshould

start

with

"medium"

anyway,

just

to

get

used

to

the

new

feelingofthegame.Onlythentakethepleasure(orpain)of"Hard".

Becausenowthismodedeservesitsname!

2 AlternativeBalancing("AB")Up

to

now,

the

hero

could

learn

most

all

the

skills

and

at

some

point

alsocarryanyweaponinthegame.Someplayersenjoyedtobecome

nearalmighty othersprefertheclassicalspecializationinroleplaying

games.Onceamage,alwaysamage.Withstaffandnotwithbowand

arrow.

2.1Turning

the

Alternative

Balancing

on

and

off

Aftertheinstallationofthepatch,theABistturnedoffbydefault.If

youwanttotryitout,youwillhavetoclickontheleftbuttoninthe

mainmenufirst:

Whetheronewantstoplaywithorwithout"Alternative

Balancing",isafundamentalchoicewhichhastobetaken

beforethestartofanewgame.Itisnotpossibletochangethis

duringarunninggame!ThesavedgameswithAlternativeBalancingarestrictly

separatedfromthosewithoutAB,asmixingupcouldleadto

malfunctions.

Thenewmeleebalancehowevercaneasilybechangedduringa

runninggame.

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2.2 RevisionofperksandmagicspellsGeneral

color

legend:

InformationinBLACKlettersrefertothevaluesintheregularversion

ofthegame,withoutAB.

ValuesthatareneworhavebeenchangedwithactivatedABare

colored mainlyinBLUE.

2.2.1 Fightingskills

Skillname

Required

skill

LP

Strength

Hunting

skillAncient

knowl.Gold

Swordfighter 100

StrongSwordfighter Swordfighter 10 150 2500

Masterswordsman Strongswordfighter 20 200 5000

Fightwithtwo

blades

Strongswordfighter 15 170(150) 140(150) 2500

Masteroftwoblades Fightwithtwo

blades

25 220

(200)

190

(200)

5000

Orcslayer Largeweapons 15 150 2500

Largeweapons 10 150 1000

LargeweaponsII Largeweapons 20 200 2500

LargeweaponsIII LargeweaponsII 30 250 5000

Heavycrossbow 5 100 1000

Crossbowman Heavycrossbow 10 150 2500

Masterarcher Crossbowman 15 200 5000

Shieldparry StrongSwordfighter 10 150(125) 100 1000

Strongshield

parry

Shield

parry

15

200

(150)

125

2500

Paladin Masterswordsman 15 200(150) 50 5000

Regeneration 30 300 10000

(5000)

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2.2.2 Huntingskills

Skillname Requiredskill LP Huntungskill Gold

Bow 100

Archer Bow 15 150 3500(2500)

Masterarcher Archer 25 225(200) 7000(5000)

Gamehunter

5

125

()

1500(1000)

Biggamehunter Gamehunter 15 175(150) 2500

Orchunter Biggamehunter 15 225(200) 3500(2500)

Silenthunter 3 115(150) 1000

Takeanimalskins Silenthunter 3 125(120) 500(1000)

Takereptilehides Silenthunter 3 130 500(1000)

Teeth,claws,andhorns Silenthunter 3 120(110) 500(1000)

2.2.3 Magicskills

Skillname Requiredskill LP Ancientknowl. Gold

Stafffighting 3 50() 1000

StafffightingII Stafffighting 4 100(50) 2000(2500)

StafffightingIII StafffightingII 5 150(100) 3000(5000)

Magicstaves

Staff

fighting

6

60

(50)

2500

Improverobes Learnquickly 15 125(100) 2500

Learnquickly 7 50(100) 3000(5000)

Druid Improverobes 15 150(100) 5000

Firemage Manaregeneration 30 250(200) 7500(5000)

Watermage Manaregeneration 30 250(200) 7500(5000)

Darkmage Manaregeneration 30 250(200) 7500(5000)

Manaregeneration

Learn

quickly

30

200

(250)

10000

(5000)

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2.2.4 Smithskills

Skillname Requiredskill LP Smithing Gold

Smith 10()

Forgeoreweapons Smith 5 25 2500

Forgeweaponsfrompure

ore

Forgeoreweapons 10 50 5000

Prospector 3 15() 1000

Honeblade 10 30() 1500(1000)

Improvearmor Honeblade 15 60(50) 5000

2.2.5 Thiefskills

Skillname Requiredskill LP Thieving Gold

Picksimplelocks 10()

Pickdifficultlocks Picksimplelocks 6 30 2500

Pickimpossiblelocks Pickdifficultlocks 8 60 5000

Simplepickpocketing 4 10() 1000

Difficultpickpocketing

Simple

pickpocketing

6

40

2000

(2500)

Impossiblepickpocketing Difficultpickpocketing 8 80 4000(5000)

Sneak

Bargain Makeexcuses 7 50(70) 2500

Makeexcuses 5 25(30) 1000

Knockdown 4 40(50) 1000

Murder Knockdown 8 90 4000(5000)

Masterthief

Impossible

pickpocketing

12

100

5000

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2.2.6 Alchemyskills

Skillname Requiredskill LP Alchemy Gold

Brewhealingpotions 10()

Brewmanapotions Brewhealingpotions 3 20 1000

Potionswithpermanent

effects

Brewtransformation

potions

8 60(40) 4000(2500)

Makepoison 3 35(20) 2000(2500)

Brewtransformation

potions

Brewmanapotions 5 40(60) 2500(5000)

Poisonblade Makepoison 10 45(40) 1000

Makepoisonarrows Makepoison 8 40 1500(1000)

Makefirearrows 8 30(20) 1500(1000)

Makeexplodingarrows Makefirearrows 10 80(60) 2500

Makesharparrows 5000

2.2.7 Otherskills

Skillname Requiredskill LP Alchemy Gold

Acrobatics 10 1000

Enduranceofthewolf 18 1500(1000)

Resistancetocold 15 3000(1000)

Resistancetoheat 15 3000(1000)

Resistanceto

diseases

20

35

()

2000(500)

Resistancetopoison 20 35() 2000(1000)

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2.2.8 Magicofdominance

Magicspell Required

spell/skill

LP Ancient

knowl.

Mana

cost

Gold God

Light 2 5 10 500 N

Curedisease Light 4 15(10) 20 1000 N

Curepoison Light 4 15 45(50) 1000 N

Healing Curedisease 10 30 60 1700 N

Healother Healing 5 40 50(60) 1500(2500) N

Summonflaming

sword

Light 5 45 60 2500 N

Fireball

Learnquickly

5

50

15

30

1500

(1000)

N

Banishevil Light 5 110 30100

(50100)

4000

(5000)

N

Flamewave Fireball 7 120(95) 90(75) 7500(3500) N

Blessweapon Banishevil 15 230 100 5000(3500) Y

Meteor Flamewave 15 240 130(90) 7500(4500) Y

Wordof

dominance

Summonflaming

sword

15 210(250) 140(100) 10000

(8000)

N(Y)

Firerain

Fire

mage

25

250

(200)300

(90)

15000

(5000)Y

(N)

2.2.9 Transformationmagic

Magicspell Required

spell

/

skill

LP Ancient

knowl.

Mana

cost

Gold God

Telekinesis 2 15(25) 35(50) 500(2000) N

Summonanimals 4 20(15) 50 1000 N

Tameanimal Summonanimals 4 30(35) 40 1000(1500) N

Icelance Learnquickly 5 60 1530 1500(2000) N

Sleep Telekinesis 4 60(100) 30 1500(3000) N

SummonGoblin Summonanimals 5 65(45) 40 2500(2000) N

Animalform Summonanimals 5 75 60 2500 N

Iceexplosion Icelance 7 130 120 6000(7000) N

Frostwave Icelance 10 140(120) 135(90) 9000(8000) N

Openlocks Telekinesis 10 200

(230)

180(20) 4000(5000) N

(Y)

SummonGolem SummonGoblin 15 250

(205)

110(90) 7500 Y

(N)

Timebubble Sleep 15 240 120(100) 6500(5000) Y

Hailstorm Watermage 25 250 300(90) 15000

(4000)

Y

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2.2.10Summoningmagic

Magicspell Required

spell

/

skill

LP Ancient

knowl.

Mana

cost

Gold God

Transferdisease 4 20 40 1000(1500) N

Poison Transferdisease 4 25 25 1000(1500) N

Lightningbolt Learnquickly 5 50(30) 1530 1500(1000) N

Amnesia Transferdisease 4 50(80) 30 2000(2500) N

Terror Transferdisease 4 60 60 1500(1800) N

Fog Terror 5 65(50) 50(60) 2000(1000) N

Bloodlust Terror 5 70 50 3500(4000) N

Summonskeleton Terror 5 105 60 3500(3000) N

Nightintoday Soultravel 15 175 80(40) 4000(3000) Y

Soultravel Fog 7 220(240) 70 4500(3500) N

Summondemon Summonskeleton 10 220(210) 110(90) 9000(7500) N

Summonlightning Lightningbolt 15 230 100(80) 7500(3500) Y

Armyofdarkness Darkmage 25 275(250) 250(100) 15000(10000) Y

2.3 Revisionofweapons,armor,etc.2.3.1 SwordsWeapon Bonus Damage Strength Hunting Gold

WrathofInnos Paladin 180(150) 290(300) 75000

PoweroftheAncest. Allprotect.+10(+8) 155(135) 270 60000

Demonsword P.a.elements+10 150(135) 666 1

Greatinquisitor Lifeenergy+50 145(130) 260 45000

Headsman'ssword P.a.blades+15 120(110) 220 30000

Oretwo

hander

All

protections

+2

115

(105)

210

20000

Ordersword Lifeenergy+10 110(90) 180 10000

Twohander 75 150 500

Rustytwohander 60 120 60

SwordoftheAncest. Allprotections+5 135(120) 240 50000

King'ssword 130(150) 230 40000

Greatsword P.a.blades+10 115(110) 220 30000

Mastersword

M.

of

two

blades

110

(105)

(210)

210

()

30000

Runesword Allprotections+5 110(105) 210 30000

Flamesword R.t.fire+10 100 120 30000

Inquisitor Lifeenergy+30 100(95) 190 27500

ElBastardo Masterswordsm. 95(90) 180 27500

Nordmariansword 90 170 20000

Paladinsword Lifeenergy+5 90(80) 160 8000

Barbariansword

85

170

12000

Cutlass 85 170 12000

Bastardsword 80(90) 180 16000

Iceblade P.a.cold+10 80 160 10000

Katana Endurance+15 80 160 8000

Hashishinsword 75(70) 140 1250

Longsword 75 150 2500

Rubyblade

Strong

swordf.

75

150

8000

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Weapon Bonus Damage Strength Hunting Gold

Broadsword 60 120 750

Crescent 60 120 5000

Rapier

Endurance+5

60

120

800

Moonblade 60(80) 120 5000

Wenzel'ssword 60(70) 160 8000

Orcslayer Orcslayer 50 100 600

Sword 45(50) 80(100) 50

Hashishinknife 35(45) 70(90) 350

Rustysword 30 60 30

Cudgel

15

10

10

Magicflamesword 70(60)

2.3.2 LargeweaponsWeapon Bonus Damage Strength Hunting Gold

Ogremorningstar

260

(250)

450

(500)

300

KrushTarach 210(200) 380(400) 800

KrushIrmak 210(200) 380(400) 1500

KrushAgash 180(175) 340(350) 900

Berserker'swrath Lifeenergy+60 170(150) 290 65000

KrushPach 160(150) 300 600

KrushMorok 160(150) 300 700

BerserkerAxe

Life

energy

+40

140

(135)

270

55000

KrushVarok 130(125) 250 500

Barbarianbattleaxe Orcslayer 125(120) 250 35000

Warhammer Lifeenergy+20 125(120) 240 15000

Battleaxe LargeweaponsIII 105(100) 200 21000

Meataxe LargeweaponsII 90(85) 170 10000

Beardedaxe Lifeenergy+10 85(80) 160 7000

Barbedcudgel

75

150

150

Weapon Bonus Damage Strength Hunting Gold

Halberd 70 70 700

Spikedcudgel 65 130 100

KrushMilok

60

250

500

Rustybattleaxe 60 120 150

Spear 60 500

Scythe 40 75

Woodcutter'saxe 35(50) 80(100) 40

Pickaxe 35(50) 80(100) 80

Heavybranch 25 50 1

2.3.3 StavesWeapon Bonus Mana

bonus

Damage Ancient

knowl.

Gold

Staffofdeath Manareg.,Darkmage 80(60) 260 60000

Staffofdominance Manareg.,Firemage 80(60) 260 60000

Staffofbalance Manareg.,Watermage 80(60) 260 60000

Shaman'sstaff 50 100

Staffofinvulnerab. Allprotections+40 45 140 53000

Darkmage'sstaff P.a.elements+40,Dm. 100(50) 40 160 30000

Firemage'sstaff P.a.fire+40,Fm. 100(50) 40 100 30000

Staffofpower Manaregeneration 40 150 26000

Watermage'sstaff P.a.ice+40,Wm. 100(50) 40 160 30000

Staffofprotection Allprotections+30 35 100 27500

Staffofnature Lifeen.+50(+25),Druid 50(25) 30 100 12000

Staffofmagic 75(50) 30 100 12000

Staffofdarkness Darkmage 25 80 15000

Staffoffire Firemage 25 50 15000

Staffofdefense Allprotections+15 25 60 12500

Staffofwater Watermage 25 80 15000

Staffofsorcery 40(25) 20 50 4000

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Abbreviations:

"Dm"=Darkmage

"Fm"=Firemage

"Wm"=Watermage

"P.a."="Protectionagainst"

Weapon Bonus Damage Strength Ancient

knowl.

Gold

Judge'sstaff P.a.blades+25 120(85) 130() 150() 2000

Bladestaff P.a.blades+15 95(70) 120(140) 100() 1000(18000)

Quarterstaff P.a.blades+10 75(55) 110() 50() 180

2.3.4 BowsWeapon Bonus Damage Huntingskill Gold

Demonbow 150(120) 290(250) 52000

Runebow Masterarcher 140(115) 270(240) 42000

Silentdeath 130(115) 250(230) 36000

Nimrod 120(110) 230(220) 30000

Deathbringer 115(105) 220(210) 52000(25000)

Hornbow 110(100) 210(200) 42000(20000)

Orcripper Orchunter 105(95) 200(190) 21000

Battlebow Archer 100(90) 190(180) 18000

Armybow 95(90) 180(170) 15000

Oakbow 90(80) 160(150) 12000

Rangerbow Biggamehunter 85 170(160) 13000(18500)

Warbow 80(70) 130 5000

Wolfripper Gamehunter 80(75) 150(140) 9500

Longbow 75(70) 140(120) 3200

Compositebow 70(65) 120(110) 1600

Bonebow 60(55) 110(100) 800

Hashishinbow 55(50) 100(90) 400

Huntingbow 50(45) 90(80) 200

Bow 45(40) 80(70) 100

2.3.5 CrossbowsNote:Crossbowshavenotbeenchangedatall.

Weapon Bonus Damage Strength Gold

KrashMorra 200 280 60000

Warcrossbow 190 265 45000

Heavycrossbow 180 250 35000

Rhinokiller 170 235 25500

Nordmariancrossbow 160 210 12800

Bloodharvest

150

195

6400

Mercenarycrossbow 140 180 3200

Slavedeath 130 165 1750

Headhunter'scrossbow 120 150 1000

Orccrossbow 110 135 750

Crossbow 100 100 500

2.3.6 ArrowsandboltsNote:Inthiscase,thepricesinbracketsreferonlytopreviousversions

ofGothic3.WithCP1.7xyou'llfindthebluepricesalsowithoutAB.

Ammunition Bonus Damage Gold

Sharparrow

35

()

100()

Explodingarrow Fire 30 200(250)

Headknockarrow Knockoverenemy 20 60(80)

Firearrow Fire 10 40(50)

Arrow 0 2

Poisonarrow Poison 0 70(100)

Bladequarrel 20 20

Quarrel

0

4

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2.3.7 Armor

Armor Blade Impact Missile Fire Ice Energy Bonus Reput. Gold

Lightrebelarmor 30(20) 25(20) 25(10) 5000

Rebelarmor 40 40 40(20) 20(25) 20000

(30000)

Heavyrebelarmor 80(60) 80(60) 50(30) 40(50) 60000

(70000)

Ceremonialarmor 110(80) 110(80) 90(40) 50 110000

(125000)

Paladinarmor 150(100) 150(100) 150(100) 60(50) 190000

(150000)

Firerobe(R) 45 45 20 30(15) 30 15 C 40(25) 55000

(65000)

Lightorcmercenary

armor

30(20) 25(20) 25(10) 5000

Orcmercenaryarmor 50(40) 50(40) 40(20) 25 25000

(30000)

Heavyorcmercenary

armor

90(60) 90(60) 75(30) 50 80000

(70000)

Orcarmor

150

(100)

140

(100)

130

(100)

10

(25)

10

(25)

10

(25)

75

160000

(180000)

LightHashishinarmor 30(20) 30(20) 25(15) H 6000

Hashishinarmor 60(40) 60(40) 50(20) (10) H 40(25) 40000

EliteHashishinarmor 100(60) 100(60) 90(40) 20 (20) 15(20) H+P 60(50) 140000

(90000)

LightNordmarian

armor

60(40) 60(40) 40(20) 30 C 25 35000

Nordmarianarmor 95(60) 95(60) 70(30) 45 C 50 100000

(64000)

HeavyNordmarian

armor

135(80) 130(80) 100(60) 60 C 60 165000

(120000)

LightNomadclothes

(R)

20 20 15(10) H 6000

Nomadclothes(R) 45(40) 45(40) 30(20) H 40 45000

(35000)

HeavyNomadclothes

(R)

60 60 40(30) 30(10) H 50 85000

(80000)

Waterrobe(R) 45 45 20 15(30) 30(15) 30(15) D 40(25) 55000

(60000)

Ranger'sclothes(R) 35(30) 35(30) 30 SH 25 27000

( )

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2.3.8 ShieldsTouseaPaladin'sshield,King'sshieldorRuneshield,oneneedsthe

skill"Strong

shield

parry",

for

the

other

shields

only

the

basic

skill

"Shieldparry".

Shield Blade Impact Missile Fire,ice,

energy

Strength Gold

Royalshield 45(40) 45(40) 50(40) 225 20000

(21000)

Runeshield 35 35 35(40) 15(10) 250 22000

(20000)Paladin'sshield 30 10 40(35) 200 10500

Knight'sshield 25 25 35 175 8500

Skullshield 20 20 25 165 4500

Roundshield 15 15 25(20) 160 3000

Leathershield 5 5 10 150 800

Woodenshield 5 5 8 500

Broken

woodenshield

3 3 4 500

2.3.9 HelmetsHelmet Blade Impact Missile Fire,ice,

energy

Ancient

knowl.

Gold

Crown

of

Adanos

35

(40)

35

(40)

35

(40)

250

10000

Ejnar'sHelmet 25(15) 25(15) 5500

Hornedhelmet 25(16) 4000

(6000)

Helmetofthe

firstPaladin

15(10) (10) 15() 10 2000

Crownof

Myrtana

15(10) 3000

Lighthorned

helmet

15(14) 10() 2000

(3000)

2.3.10PotionswithpermanenteffectsPermanentpotion Attributeincrease Gold

Huntingskill

3

(2)

800

Strength 3(2) 800

Lifeenergy 8(4) 800(600)

Mana 8(4) 800(600)

Endurance 8(4) 800(500)

2.3.11ArtifactsArtifact Increaseofancient

knowledge

Gold

Stonetablet 3(5) 500(75)

Weatheredstonetablet 6(10) 1000(150)

Aidan'sbook 12(20) 1000

2.4 FurtherchangesThefollowingchangesarejustexamplesforadditionalchangeswhen

ABisactivated.Thislistisnotcomplete!

"Theherohastoinvesttwiceasmuchgoldandlearningpointstoincreasestrength,huntingskillorancientknowledgeifhealreadyhas

250pointsormore":Thisisoneofmultiplemeasurestomakegold

andLearningpointsmore"valuable".Andinthiscasealsoplantsand

potionsthatincreasetheseattributespermanently.

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shields,bowsandcrossbows.

SometimestheNPCsstillregaintheiroriginalweaponsthough.

Theseexceptionsarethesevenoldfriendsofthehero(Angar,Diego,

Milten,Gorn,

Lester,

Lee

and

Lares),

all

companions

of

the

hero

and

allopponentsinarenafights.

"Someparticularlymightyweaponscan'tbeboughtfromtradersanymore.Thosespecialitemsareonlybeavailablebylooting

chests":Theseweaponsare:"StaffoftheWatermage","Staffof

protection","ElBastardo"and"Warcrossbow"aswellasthebows

"SilentDeath

"and

"Nimrod".

The

"Barbarian

battleaxe"

can

only

be

boughtfromexactlyonetradernow.

3 NewMeleeAIShortlydescribed,the"Alternative AI"(AI="artificialintelligence")is

anattempttoimprovethebattletacticsofnonplayablecharacters("NPCs") especiallyinmeleecombat ,andtherebymakingthefights

moreappealingandinteresting.

NPCsarebothhumansandOrcsaswellasanimalsandmonsters.

3.1 TurningtheAlternativeAIonandoffToactivatetheAlternative AI,opentheGothic3optionsmenuand

enterthemenutosetthelevelofdifficulty.

HereitispossibletoactivateordeactivatetheAlternative AIby

checkingoruncheckingtherelevanttickbox.

3.2 FeaturesTheAlternative AIisbasicallyawholenewlydefinedmeleetacticfor

NPCs.Atthesametimethefollowingfeaturesarecontainedinthe

package:

Thenew

AI

can

be

deactivated

even

in

a

running

game

without

causinganyincompatibilitieswithsavegamesorsomethinglike

this.Itcouldhoweverleadtosmallerrorsincombattacticsof

opponentsifthenewAIisturnedonoroffduringactualcombat!

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3.2.1 BlocksystemWithactivatingtheAlternative AItheblock parade systemofGothic

3is

changed.

Inparademode(automaticallyactivatedbypressingtherightmouse

button),thefulldamageofanattackcannowbeblocked.Toachieve

this,theopponentfromwhomthisattackisblockedhastobevaguely

focusedupon.

Someattacks

can

still

pass

through,

namely

the

stab

and

the

cleave

attacks,whichareusuallyactivatedbyextendedpressingoftheleft

mousebuttonwhileinparademode.Onlyaparadewhileholdingupa

shieldcanblockthosekindsofattacks.

Tobalancethefactthattheparadenowblocksthetotalamountofthe

damage,thedurationoftheparademodehasbeenreducedto2.5

seconds,after

which

the

hero

automatically

"relaxes"

and

has

to

start

theparadeanew.

Warning:ThenewparaderulesalsoholdforNPCsinthecasethatthey

useweapons!

Inaddition,theheronowregenerateshisstaminaactuallyslowerwhile

beingin

parade

mode.

3.2.2 "Rage"andanimalsAnimalsnowreact"agitated"whentheheroperformsmanystrikesina

shorttime.Insuchcasestheywillmakearapidcounterattackand

duringthis

will

ignore

any

damage.

Also,

they

will

not

retreat

when

hit

atthismoment.Ofcoursetheydotakedamage,butatthesametime

theycanhurttheiropponenttoo.

Iftheirattackissuccessful,theywillcalmdownfirst,untiltheyare

agitatedagain.

Thissystemshoulddecreasecontinuousquickattacksoftheheroand

givethemonstersa(small)chancetodefendthemselves.

Hint:Inpacks,animalsactmorecoherentandcontroltheirrage,

thereforeitislessdangeroustoapplyquickstrikesthere.

3.2.3 VariabledifficultylevelAfurtheradvantageoftheAlternativeAIisthevariabledifficultylevel.

Theprobabilityoffailuresandwrongdecisionsinbattleisdetermined

forOrcs,humansandsomeotheropponentsdependingonthe

situation.

Withthedifficultylevelsetto"low",itismorelikelythatanNPCmakes

awrongmoveorafalseattackthanforthedifficultylevels"medium"or

"hard"respectively.

ThedifficultyleveloftheAIfirstlydependsonthedifficultylevelofthe

overall

game,

which

can

be

set

in

the

menu,

secondary

on

the

level

of

thehero,andfinallyontheindividualsituation.Duringarenabattles,

theopponentsaremoreconcentratedthanothertimes,thusthey

makelessfailures.

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4 WithAlternativeBalancingorAlternativeAIBesidesthechangeswhichareconnectedsolelywithABorsolelywith

theAlternativeAI,thereareahandfullofchangeswhichareeffectiveinbothcases.

Themostimportantalterationsare:

"Theherocanbeattackedbyamaximumofone,twoorthreemeleeenemiesatthesametime(dependingonthelevelofdifficulty)":For

thenumberofactiveopponentsthereisasimpleformula:With

difficultylevel

"easy"

still

only

a

single

opponent

attacks,

with

"medium"amaximumoftwoattackers,andwith"hard"theyattack

ingroupsofmaximumthreeNPCs.

Theattackfrequencyofalmostallopponentshasbeenreduced.TheonlyexceptionsareMummiesandZombies.Thelightningfaststorm

ofattacksfromwolves,wildboars,templeguards,etc.areovernow.

Somemagesarenowabletosummoncreatureswhichsupportthemintheirfightagainstthehero.Forexample,theshamanGrokcan

summonademon.

5 ExpandingonfurtherchangesInthefollowingyou'llfindafewdetailsfromchangelogentriesthat

needfurtherexplanationandhavenothingtodowithABorAlternativeAIwhatsoever,butratherwithallgamevariants.

5.1 Installation"Installation

of

DirectX

9.0c

of

November

2008

if

it

hasn't

been

installedyet":Thissoftwarewillautomaticallybeinstalled,too,to

reducetherequestforsupportintheGothic3forums.Especially

VistausersaregenerallynotawarethatDirectX9hastobeinstalled

inadditiontoDirectX10.

Noworries:newerversionsofDirectX9willnotbeoverwrittenby

this!

5.2 Newmenuoptions "Newsetting'Optimal'forresourcecache":Thissettingwillresultinanindividualcalculationofthecachesettingsforthememory

management dependingonwhichhardwareisusedtoplaythe

game.

"Newsetting'VeryHigh'forobjectdetails":Therewereactuallyalwaysquitehighvaluesfortheobjectdetails theycouldjustnotbe

activatedoverthemenu.Untilnowitwasnecessarytoeditthe.ini

filesmanuallyortousetheGothic3GameTool.

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"'CartoonShader'notavailableanymore":Unfortunately,thisfeatureofCP1.6hadtoberemoved,astheplacewasneededforfurther

shaderimprovements.

"RimlightingintegratedinShader3.0":ThroughRimlightingtheedgesofobjects roughlyspeaking willbehighlightedalittlemore.

Thisoptionaleffecthasbeenkeptrelativelyunobtrusive.Iftheparts

whicharehighlightedbyRimlightingweretobepaintedred,the

gamewouldlooklikethis:

"EdgeSmoothingimplementedforShader2.0andhigher":EdgeSmoothingisakindofsoftwareversionofAntiAliasingthroughthe

shader.Itreducesthe"stepbuilding"ofthegraphicsthroughasoft

focuseffect.

Warning:Inprincipleit'spossibletoactivatethesoftwareedge

smoothingtogetherwiththeAntiAliasingofthegraphiccarddriver.

Wehoweveradvisenottodothis.

5.3 Sound "Rainandwindcanbeheard":Therearestillsomeunsolvedtechnicaldifficulties

here.

The

weather

sounds

can

also

be

heard

in

caves,

furthermorethestartaswellastheendoftherain'snoisemany

timeswillnotfitwiththestartandendofthematchinggraphical

effects.

5.4 Graphics "Fireeffectsoffireballsexchanged":Thismeasureonlyservestoreducetheoldperformancedropwhencastingfireballs.

5.5 Dialogs "FixedsmalllogicalerrorsindialogswithAbe,Asam,...andZapotek"and"SeveraldialogswithAkrabor,Bogir,...andZapotekrespectively

broughtincorrectorder":Togiveanexamplefortheintentionsof

thesefixes:Therehavebeensituationsinwhichtheherowasableto

startadialogwithouthavinganyprerequiredknowledge,orinwhich

theplayercouldchosefromtwoanswerstoaquestion,butintheend

bothdialogswereactuallywindedoff.

5.6 Quests Somequestshavealwaysbeeninconflictwitheachother.Inseveralcases,thisaspectisnowmoreconsequentlyimplementedthan

before.Examples:Thequest"PromissorynotesforGonzales"will

nowbecancelledwhentheherohandsoverthepromissorynotesto

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Insomecasestheingredientshavebeenexchanged,e.g.intherecipe

forstew.

SelectedNPCsarestrongernow:Merdarion,OsmundandTufailhavebeenmadestronger,astheseNPCspreviouslydiedtoofastortoomanytimeswhiletheywerefightingtogetherwiththeherofora

questagainstotherNPCs.The"Undeadcommanders"attheTemple

ofMoraSulhoweverhavebeenmadestrongerbasedonpurelogic:

ascommanderstheyshouldatleastbesomewhatmoredangerous

thantheotherzombies.

2009bytheCommunityPatchTeam:

Marcel"ANNOmaniac"Trotzek

Marco"Arthus

of

Kap

Dun"

Wernicke

Peter"Glockenbeat"Schramm

Ralf"HansTrapp"Schulz

JohannMarkus"Humanforce"Hermann

Fabian"iks"Lempke

Tim"Kronos"Moser

Martin"mdahm"Dahm

Timo"Nameless2"Kuip

Sascha

"raven"

Holtbrgge

Axel"Reisswolf"Zur(untilCP1.6)

Maik"RoiDanton"Sillus

Andreas"Solandor"Becker

Marc"Urban"Mnchow

Adrian"Valfaris"Blecker

Zyankali~(untilCP1.6)

SpecialThankstoallothercontributors,translatorsandparticularlyour

excellenttesters!