WARNING! No compatibility with saves made on *any* previous version! ||||| The mod's finalized version of 2.6.8.1, with updated animations, items, meshes, NPCs, objects, SFXs, textures, and loads of bugfixes, plus many other improvements. English only, and will overwrite the captions, subtitles, and text descriptions for all other language versions of the game (but the installed voiceover will remain the same).
Starting a new game is obligatory, and there is no backward compatibility with the saves from the mod's previous versions!
The mod is constantly being tested for the best compatibility and performance, with the continously developed and updated Union being its base. If encountered any problems with crashes, lagging, launching, and/or stuttering, refer to the guide of "THE CRASHING, LAGGING, AND STUTTERING" section on WoG.
At any point, it is strongly recommended to NOT install:
- any extra script patches (like Fizzban's, Lord Sargon's, Gothic II Gold UnPatch, IronKeep Community Patch, etc.)
- any extra script extenders (like Ninja/LeGo/Ikarus)
- any extra non Union plugins/modkits/patches (like Free Aiming, Stamina, Better Torches, Lockpick Helper, First Mage Kit, Mana Regeneration, Item Map, Autosave, Show Game Time, Always Show Important Stats, etc.)
- any extra various fixes (like Steam Fix, 4GB Patch, LAA Fix, Gothic Report v2.6 Revision 2, Final Gothic II Gold EXE, etc.)
- any extra variables editor (GVE, manual hacks, etc.)
- any extra saved games editors/fixers (GIISGE, guides, tutorials, etc.)
- any extra SystemPacks (of any versions)
Because none of these are supported in any form, since they are either incompatible/not needed, or are covered/superseded by either the mod or the Union (or Union plugins [or will be by them at some point in future]) and, in some cases, their presence will result in bugs and crashes.
This also includes the already preinstalled plugins that come with the installer:
- UnionSneakFix
- UnionSpellFix
- zBugFixes
- zCollideFix
- zMiscUtils
- zModelExtender
- zParserExtender
- zTorchControl
- zTrollStoneThrowing
Due to undocumented installation procedures the well known Spine mod manager is not supported and is discouraged for installation of ANY packages/software/modkits!
THE INSTALLATION GUIDE:
Required package (needed; must be installed before playing the mod):
1. Download the all-in-one installer from the above, then launch it, and follow the instructions to install.
2. Launch via the shortcut and play.
Optional package (can be installed any time):
1. Download Upscaled Gothic II Gold Videos v1.0 (1.35 GB) and unpack it to X:\Gothic II NotR/Gold\ installation directory. //This patch upscales all the English Gothic II Gold videos to 720p resolution with addition of an advanced rescaler for better quality.
The rest of the stuff, like credits, comments, discussion, FAQ, feedback, and massive changelog can be found on WoG. It couldn't fit here because of the characters limit.
Developed by yours truly.
Hello, I´m currenty playing 2.5. It´s awesome. Thanks a bunch. Will 2.6 be comaptible with 2.5 saved games?
Probably not 2.6 its gonna be a BIG patch.
It's not going to be compatible, plus v2.6 will be released only in December, so that's six months of time to play through this current 2.5 version.
And like Fint above said: it will be *BIG*, hehe.
Good to know! This is the best game ever. I wish there were others like you who still mod this materpiece!
Is been dry for the english scene lately (total understable it's a old game) There is 2 polish big mods in the work that's been coming along nicely they (hopefully) will have eng versions. Idk what German and Russian scene up to but i think those still active.
I can confirm that in non-English Gothic scene quite a bit is happening mod-wise (look up WoG.de {German}, WoG.ru {Russian}, and TM.org {Polish} forums). A drought of modded material is noticeable, but not awfully serious. However, I didn't see many English oriented mods on said forums (L'Hiver is most significant, and Odysee also has English subs but I didn't test them, and, of course, The Returning 2.0) but let's hope it will change at some point.
Hey Not sure what I'm doing wrong but the GUI.exe the Resource manger crashes once the main screen loads up. This is the last thing I see before it quits without any errors. Imgur.com
Try the new Resource Manager v3.3 from the updated link in the installation guide. Also, run it as an administrator, to be extra sure.
Same issue, the original one would update to 3.3 and crash when it relaunched.
The new direct link crashes right away without doing any updates. Ends on the same screen. Not sure what's up with that.
I'm using Windows 10, could that be the issue? Do you know if there are any logs for resource manager?
Edit: Found some logs in ProgramData folder, there's single line only though
2020-07-06 3:18:22 AM OnEndConnecting[0]: String was not recognized as a valid DateTime.
I'm guessing because the app is coded with single date/time format in mind and that US and CAD Date time is different from Europe
Nope that's not it same issue and i'm from Europe. Czudak said i should update my Visual C++ Redistributables so you might wanna try that too. I didn't cause i solved it with Spine. But you might wanna try that.
Edit: So i did it just now i installed Visual C++ Redistributables from Github for me it didn't work but try it as well might do the trick.
I went and found the developer forum. They said they'll take a look later. I already updated to latest C++ redist before commenting on the issue
There was a new update today. The developer fixed the bug and now it launches properly.
Good to hear it. I visited the thread on WoG.ru, saw your posts, and it turned out there was no new major update, so it was updated internally and there was no need to download a newer version.
Too bad it will not works with SystemPack.
I had the same issue i started using Spine instead it works great.
But i advise you to follow the instructions.
u da MVP.
Won't play G2 for another several years but following your development for when I do. :)
Any news for the 2.6 version?
2.6.4 game breaks when I try to dig a chest with a pickaxe, Greg quest :(
I picked only first install option when installing the mod.
Can't launch the game without systempacks or fixes it just stays on start up screen
The installer installs the comprehensive package that's enough upon itself and requires nothing else; especially not the ancient, by now, SystemPack (or whatever "fixes" you had).
Will this mod ever be available in Polish?
Maybe at some point (there were some attempts). Don't hold your breath, though.