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Ok, I seem to be batting a .0 here with my re-posts. So this time around I took 5 mins to search first & unless it's in another post, I think I might actually have some *new* info here. At least I hope so!
A new patch has been released for Gothic 3 which brings the game up to v1.71.
I just reinstalled Gothic 3 & at it's original Retail version, I did the following & had zero problems starting the game & creating a new game. Of course I just applied the patch as of 15 mins ago & have yet to actually play for any given period of time. ( Which I will be doing the second I press "Submit." ) On a clean installation of Gothic 3, all you need is the v1.70 & v1.71 Patches. Regardless of what the Readme may say, I am a strong believer to apply the patch over a NEW installation of the game. This way you get to see ALL the fixes as you progress from the very start.
Soon as you start Gothic 3 after you apply both the v1.7 & 1.71 patches you WILL notice a difference immediately.
Fast Download Servers with ALL Patch Versions. (Just 1.7 & 1.71 Needed though)
http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/patches/gothic3/patch.html
Full v1.70 Change List: Over 5 pages of changes!!
http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/gothic3/patch/30907.html?details=1
Update: Played for over an hour. With all settings ( Both original & new with v1.7+ ) maxed out to their highest setting in-game, both with AA & AF at max, the game ran twice as smooth. Of course there was some minor stuttering upon loading & randomly as I explored. This could be due to my ancient ( 2002 ) & used-when-I-got-it HDD. The game looks fantastic visual wise, with a noticeable increase in overall poly's. Of course the game is still built on the Genome engine, it just now seems to be fully tweaked.
I have one problem, but this was present BEFORE I installed the v1.7 & v1.71 patches. My HD4850 does not render the shadows correctly. @ Medium & Max quality, my chars skin flickers. Not very bad, but noticeable. A driver issue I believe. Still with Shadows off, the game looks surprisingly good. Still much better than Pre-v1.7.
I realize that an hour is not long enough to really test the improved A.I. but I will say that the enemies I faced blocked my attacks with their shields & melee weapons MUCH more often, which was very nice. Made combat much more enjoyable. I also noticed that enemies that were fighting my allies, would turn to face & engage me if I got to close to them or if I attacked them. This seems to be new, as earlier today, I was playing pre-v1.7 & was attacking an enemy that was fighting an ally & that enemy never once tried to defend himself against my attacks.
I have not tried Magic yet, nor an Archer character. That's the next test.
Splash
Main Menu
Coastal Town - Night
Coastal Town- Day
-MRG
A new patch has been released for Gothic 3 which brings the game up to v1.71.
I just reinstalled Gothic 3 & at it's original Retail version, I did the following & had zero problems starting the game & creating a new game. Of course I just applied the patch as of 15 mins ago & have yet to actually play for any given period of time. ( Which I will be doing the second I press "Submit." ) On a clean installation of Gothic 3, all you need is the v1.70 & v1.71 Patches. Regardless of what the Readme may say, I am a strong believer to apply the patch over a NEW installation of the game. This way you get to see ALL the fixes as you progress from the very start.
Soon as you start Gothic 3 after you apply both the v1.7 & 1.71 patches you WILL notice a difference immediately.
Fast Download Servers with ALL Patch Versions. (Just 1.7 & 1.71 Needed though)
http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/patches/gothic3/patch.html
Full v1.70 Change List: Over 5 pages of changes!!
http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/gothic3/patch/30907.html?details=1
Update: Played for over an hour. With all settings ( Both original & new with v1.7+ ) maxed out to their highest setting in-game, both with AA & AF at max, the game ran twice as smooth. Of course there was some minor stuttering upon loading & randomly as I explored. This could be due to my ancient ( 2002 ) & used-when-I-got-it HDD. The game looks fantastic visual wise, with a noticeable increase in overall poly's. Of course the game is still built on the Genome engine, it just now seems to be fully tweaked.
I have one problem, but this was present BEFORE I installed the v1.7 & v1.71 patches. My HD4850 does not render the shadows correctly. @ Medium & Max quality, my chars skin flickers. Not very bad, but noticeable. A driver issue I believe. Still with Shadows off, the game looks surprisingly good. Still much better than Pre-v1.7.
I realize that an hour is not long enough to really test the improved A.I. but I will say that the enemies I faced blocked my attacks with their shields & melee weapons MUCH more often, which was very nice. Made combat much more enjoyable. I also noticed that enemies that were fighting my allies, would turn to face & engage me if I got to close to them or if I attacked them. This seems to be new, as earlier today, I was playing pre-v1.7 & was attacking an enemy that was fighting an ally & that enemy never once tried to defend himself against my attacks.
I have not tried Magic yet, nor an Archer character. That's the next test.
Splash
Main Menu
Coastal Town - Night
Coastal Town- Day
-MRG
