Gothic

Gothic is an RPG developed by Piranha Bytes. This is the first game of the Gothic series. This game has a nonlinear format divided by several plot-advancing chapters. Players control a convict recently sent into a mining colony surrounded by a magical barrier. Team up with a faction and discover your path to freedom. You are the Nameless Hero. Revel in your anonymity.

Support Summary

Widescreen
Ultra/Super‑Wide
Multi-Monitor
4K Ultra HD
Support
Method
HUD
Cutscenes
FMVs

Game Information

Game Status:Released
Release Date:
Tested Version:Retail US version with patch 1.08k installed
Play Styles:Single-Player
Setting:Fantasy
Genre:RPG
Developer:Piranha Bytes

Screenshots Comparison

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
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Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot
Solutions & Issues
Widescreen Solution & Issues:

Native widescreen support is Vert- and only detects 1280x720, 1280x768, 1280x800, and 1440x900.

Use Gothic ½ — SystemPack. This mod adds native Hor+ support for all resolutions and corrects the aspect ratio of 2D elements. FOV can be adjusted in the configuration file.

FMV cutscenes may be black or not play correctly. If this happens edit gothic.ini in the game's system folder and change scaleVideos=1 to scaleVideos=0

Old manual method (not recommended):

For other widescreen resolutions open up the game shortcut and edit the "Target" field. Add the following...

-zRes:****,****,32

The "****"s represent your desired widescreen resolution with the width listed first. The "32" represents the color bit-depth.

Ultra/Super-Wide Specific Solution & Issues:

Same as widescreen.

Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues:

Same as widescreen. Some HUD elements are at the far edges of the resolution.

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
21:9 Screenshot
32:9 Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot
4:3 FMV Cutscene
16:10 FMV Cutscene
16:9 FMV Cutscene
15:9 Resolutions:1280x768
16:9 Resolutions: