The player kit, if I'm not mistaken is mostly used to play mods or play Gothic windowed and to change some in-game settings.
Both the latest patch and the player kit can be found on gothic.rpgdot.com I believe. If anyone can confirm this I'll be happy I could help.
I know the trial is a modification of Gothic, it's quite small and enjoyable, but is quite prone to crashing since it uses a mode of gaming which isn't originally supported by the game.
I don't know what the shakeythingy is though.
You want
patch 1.08k (if your version number is lower)
mod player kit
fps patch
and probably one of the updated texture packs.
In that order.
Try playing with a gamepad if you have one. Check out all available default configurations for the controls.
Read the first few chapters in JemyM´s FAQ. My maps on RPGDot are also quite useful I´ve been told. They´re fugly but transport their content in a clean way.
hey gorath (or anyone) while you are here..do you have any suggestions for mods aside the texture patch? I'm thinking of replayng gothic 1 and wouldn't mind to see improvements. For example Is there any mod which would add a bandit quest, I mean those fellas who are hanging in the mountains.