Gothic 3 Gothic 3 tweaks?

I gave it shot a while back but had memory-related crashes before hitting the 2hour mark. Apparently 4 gigs of RAM are not enough.
 
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I cannot recall if the EXE has the LAA flag set (for us with Win764 and 6 GB or more). If not that might help (I have the little app I used for Skyrim somewhere). I'll try to look into it one of these days...
 
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If you have the community patch installed then all of the relevant files are LAA flagged.
And -yes- it is true that 4GB of RAM are not enough depending on the settings you use. PCGH recommends 8GB of RAM and a Core i7 CPU for its ULTRA/INSANE quality ini files.
I'm pretty sure that they just mean a really powerful CPU though and not necessarily a Core i7. Gothic 3 (as of v1.6) does not make use of multiple cores or any multi- or hyperthreading so at least theoretically a really high-clocked single core CPU would be sufficient, too.
 
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sorry to bump, anyone have some ultra ini? :biggrin: cant find any and dont know what to modify to make it look good especially in the distance
 
Hey there. I'd be interested in Ultra tweaks as well as links to anything "essential" for graphics updates. One caveat, though, and that is that the graphics enhancements don't change the game to look like a totally different art style, if that makes sense, and still retain the original charms of the game. I'm starting a playthrough of this soon and would like to start putting together the mods I'll need. So far I know to use the latest Community Patch but that's the furthest I've gotten. Any help would be appreciated.
 
Hey. I put together a little tutorial/guide thing for Gothic 3 graphics enhancements for 2017. I linked other guides that already exist and helped walk through a few things in the description. Hope this helps! If I missed anything let me know. :)

 
Here's my INI-file with moderate graphics tune up and increased number of threads and fixed DOF for the new drawing distance.

Go to "…\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Gothic 3\Ini" -folder and copy content to ge3.ini.
;CPT Note: reactivating old keys will have no effect!
; /////////////////////////////
[Window]
Name=Gothic3
Left=0
Top=0
Right=1024
Bottom=768
RefreshRate=0
AdapterNumber=0
Fullscreen=true
Center=true
CaptureCursor=true
; /////////////////////////////

[Engine.Setup]
;Version string
Version=1.75

;DisableDEP - false=default, system preset=off, turn (D)ata (E)xecution (P)revention off=on // supported @ XP SP3/Vista SP1/Windows 7 // be careful!!!
DisableDEP=false

;Timer.ThreadSafe - false=off, true=default, use thread safe timer to avoid fast day/night cycles or slowdown issues
Timer.ThreadSafe=true

; Debugoutput in console, (ignore/normal) default = ignore
Debug.Filter=ignore

; FOV in degrees
Camera.FOV=60
;Camera.ZNear - Devnote: changing this value need a change of Camera.ZBias too
Camera.ZNear=25.0
Camera.ZBias=0.05

;GUI.DefaultFont - default=Comic Sans MS, alternative=Lucida Sans Unicode, original=Gothic3
GUI.DefaultFont=Comic Sans MS
;GUI.DefaultFontBold - true=if font is Gothic3, false=default
GUI.DefaultFontBold=false
;GUI.AutoAspect - true=default, false=disable gui automatic aspect ratio calculation
GUI.AutoAspect=true

;Threads.Priority - 0=Normal (default), 1=AboveNormal, 2=Highest
Threads.Priority=0

;Physics.Threads - 0=min use internal default settings, 4=max threads, 2=default
Physics.Threads=4

;Preset values
Sound.MasterVolume=255
Sound.VoiceVolume=255
Sound.MusicVolume=56
Sound.EffectVolume=205
Sound.AmbientVolume=255

; ==================================
; ANIMATION BLENDING PARAMETERS
; ==================================
; Default time (in seconds) is used to blend animations if they are not listed
AnimationBlending.DefaultFadeTime=0.2
AnimationBlending.PhysicControllerDistance=1200.0

; ==================================
; DYNAMIC ENTITY CAPS
; ==================================
; ROI sphere is used to process all dynamic entities within range.
;Entity.ROI - 0.01=min, FarClippingPlane=max, 4000.0=default
;Automatically clamped to FarClippingPlane if bigger
Entity.ROI=5000.0

;Render.Nvidia3DVisionFix - 0=Disable, 1=Enable, 2=default auto detect (Nvidia 3D Vision fix)
Render.Nvidia3DVisionFix=2

; Disable all message rendering
Render.DisableFocusNames=false

; Prefetchercellsize, corresponds with landscapepatchsize
;Render.PrefetchGridCellSize - 10000=default
Render.PrefetchGridCellSize=24000
;Render.PrefetchGridCellSizeLowPoly - 34000=default
Render.PrefetchGridCellSizeLowPoly=34000


Render.DOFStart=4000.0
Render.DOFEnd=20000.0

;Render.DOFMaxBlur=2.0 - 0.01=min, 4.0=max, 2.0=default
Render.DOFMaxBlur=2.0

; Rim lighting

;Render.RimLightStart - 0.01=min, 1.0=max, 0.65=default
;Render.RimLightEnd - 0.01=min, 4.0=max, 2.2=default
;Render.RimLightIntensity - 0.01=min, 8.0=max, 1.0=default
Render.RimLightStart=0.65
Render.RimLightEnd=2.2
Render.RimLightIntensity=1.0

; Subsurface Scattering
;Render.LeafSubsurfaceRollOff - 0.01=min, 1.0=max, 0.60=default
;Render.LeafSubsurfaceIntensity - 0.01=min, 4.0=max, 0.90=default
Render.LeafSubsurfaceRollOff=0.60
Render.LeafSubsurfaceIntensity=0.90

; HDRR/Bloom
;Render.HDRExposure - 0.01=min, 8.0=max, 2.85=default
;Render.HDRGamma - 0.01=min, 1.0=max, 0.60=default
;Render.HDRVignette - 0.01=min, 8.0=max, 0.30=default
;Render.HDRBlueShiftThreshold=4.0 - 1.00=min, 16.0=max, 4.0=default
;Render.HDRBlueShiftIntensity=1.0 - 0.01=min, 8.0=max, 1.0=default
;Render.HDRGlowThreshold - 0.01=min, 1.0=max, 0.69=default
;Render.HDRGlowIntensity - 0.01=min, 8.0=max, 3.00=default
;Render.HDRGlowAberration- 0.01=min, 8.0=max, 2.50=default
;Render.BloomThreshold - 0.01=min, 1.0=max, 0.59=default
;Render.BloomIntensity - 0.01=min, 8.0=max, 1.60=default
;Render.BloomAberration - 0.01=min, 8.0=max, 2.50=default
Render.HDRExposure=2.85
Render.HDRGamma=0.60
Render.HDRVignette=0.30
Render.HDRBlueShiftThreshold=4.0
Render.HDRBlueShiftIntensity=1.0
Render.HDRGlowThreshold=0.69
Render.HDRGlowIntensity=3.00
Render.HDRGlowAberration=2.75
Render.BloomThreshold=0.59
Render.BloomIntensity=1.70
Render.BloomAberration=2.75

; Noise
;Render.NoiseThreshold - 1.00=min, 16.0=max, 7.00=default
;Render.NoiseIntensity - 0.01=min, 8.0=max, 0.15=default
Render.NoiseThreshold=7.00
Render.NoiseIntensity=0.15

; Grass Response
;Render.GrassResponseRange - 1.0=min, 400.0=max, 130.0=default, 0.0=disable response
;Render.GrassResponseIntensity - 1.0=min, 200.0=max, 40.0=default, 0.0=disable response
Render.GrassResponseRange=130.0
Render.GrassResponseIntensity=50.0

; Feedback
;Render.FeedbackHPThreshold - 0.01=min, 1.0=max, 0.20=default
;Render.FeedbackRedIntensity - 0.01=min, 1.0=max, 0.50=default
;Render.FeedbackGreenIntensity - 0.01=min, 1.0=max, 0.50=default
;Render.FeedbackGrayIntensity - 0.01=min, 1.0=max, 0.50=default
Render.FeedbackHPThreshold=0.20
Render.FeedbackRedIntensity=0.50
Render.FeedbackGreenIntensity=0.50
Render.FeedbackGrayIntensity=0.50

; Shadows
;Render.DisableHWShadowMap - false=default, true=disable hardware shadow mappping support
Render.DisableHWShadowMap=false

; Shader Cache
;Render.DisableShaderCache - false=default, true=disable shader cache read-/writing
Render.DisableShaderCache=false

FpS.Min=10.0
FpS.Max=120
FpS.Fixed=-1.000000

Timer.bIsSmooth=true

Input.DisableForceNumLock=true


IgnoreUserOptions=false
[Project.Setup]
Workspace.Name=Data
Workspace.SaveGames=Save
Workspace.Backup=Backup
Workspace.Scripts=Scripts
Workspace.Compiled.Mesh=_compiledMesh
Workspace.Compiled.Material=_compiledMaterial
Workspace.Compiled.Animation=_compiledAnimation
Workspace.Compiled.Image=_compiledImage
Workspace.Compiled.Physic=_compiledPhysic

[Snapshots]
; Snapshot path (for default key look into controls.ini.
Path=snapshots
Prefix=snap_

; Engine only controls, if nomenu is set or game isn´t active
[Controls]
MoveSpeed=5000.0
MoveAccelerator=20.0
MoveDeccelerator=0.15

[Game]
TestMode=false
PlayerStart=PC_Hero
NoMenu=false
;MinHitDuration - 0=min, 15=max, 6=default
MinHitDuration=6
;ExtendedContent - false=default, true=enable CPT content (preset value)
ExtendedContent=true
;AIMode - false=default, true=enable CPT extended A.I. mode (preset value)
AIMode=true
;XPModifier - 1=min, 200=max, 100=default (percentage)
XPModifier=100
;QuickLoot - false=Disable right click looting, true=default
QuickLoot=false

; Camera properties
[Camera]
; freefly cam (engine only)
fMoveSpeed=100.0
fMoveAccelerator=50.0
fMoveDeccelerator=0.3

; 3rd person/1st person cam
fAziSpeedScale=0.10000
fElevSpeedScale=0.070000
fRelaxCamera=20.0
fRelaxPlayer=2.0
fRelaxYAxis=15.0
fRelaxXAxis=8.0
fRelaxDist=60.0
fRelaxFOV=25.0
fMaxDistToPlayer=800.0f

; /////////////////////////////
; Option
[Option.Sliders]

;DistanceHigh.fFarClippingPlane_High - 1000.0=min, 50000.0=max, 10000.0=default
;DistanceHigh.fFarClippingPlane_Medium - 1000.0=min, 50000.0=max, 8000.0=default
;DistanceHigh.fFarClippingPlane_Low - 1000.0=min, 50000.0=max, 6000.0=default
DistanceHigh.fFarClippingPlane_High=20000.0
DistanceHigh.fFarClippingPlane_Medium=8000.0
DistanceHigh.fFarClippingPlane_Low=6000.0

;DistanceLow.fFarClippingPlaneLowPolyMesh_High - 10000.0=min, 300000.0=max, 100000.0=default
;DistanceLow.fFarClippingPlaneLowPolyMesh_Medium - 10000.0=min, 300000.0=max, 50000.0=default
;DistanceLow.fFarClippingPlaneLowPolyMesh_Low - 10000.0=min, 300000.0=max, 25000.0=default
DistanceLow.fFarClippingPlaneLowPolyMesh_High=200000.0
DistanceLow.fFarClippingPlaneLowPolyMesh_Medium=50000.0
DistanceLow.fFarClippingPlaneLowPolyMesh_Low=25000.0

;VegetationViewRange.fViewDistance_VeryHigh - 1000.0=min, 30000.0=max, 7500.0=default
;VegetationViewRange.fViewDistance_High - 1000.0=min, 30000.0=max, 6500.0=default
;VegetationViewRange.fViewDistance_Medium - 1000.0=min, 30000.0=max, 5000.0=default
;VegetationViewRange.fViewDistance_Low - 1000.0=min, 30000.0=max, 4000.0=default
VegetationViewRange.fViewDistance_VeryHigh=15000.0
VegetationViewRange.fViewDistance_High=6500.0
VegetationViewRange.fViewDistance_Medium=5000.0
VegetationViewRange.fViewDistance_Low=4000.0

;ObjectDetails.fGlobalVisualLoDFactor_XXXXX - 0.001=min, 1.0=max, 1.0=default
;ObjectDetails.enuMeshLoDQualityStage_XXXXX - 0=Normal, 1=High, 2=UltraHigh
;ObjectDetails.enuAnimationLoDQualityStage_XXXXX - 0=Normal, 1=High, 2=UltraHigh

ObjectDetails.fScreenObjectDistanceCulling_VeryHigh=0.002
ObjectDetails.fProcessingRangeFadeOutRange_VeryHigh=200.0
ObjectDetails.fRangedBaseLoDOffset_VeryHigh=800.0
ObjectDetails.fGlobalVisualLoDFactor_VeryHigh=1.0
ObjectDetails.enuMeshLoDQualityStage_VeryHigh=2
ObjectDetails.enuAnimationLoDQualityStage_VeryHigh=2
ObjectDetails.fLowPolyObjectDistanceCulling_VeryHigh=0.01
ObjectDetails.fScreenObjectDistanceCulling_High=0.008
ObjectDetails.fProcessingRangeFadeOutRange_High=300.0
ObjectDetails.fRangedBaseLoDOffset_High=400.0
ObjectDetails.fGlobalVisualLoDFactor_High=0.01
ObjectDetails.enuMeshLoDQualityStage_High=2
ObjectDetails.enuAnimationLoDQualityStage_High=2
ObjectDetails.fLowPolyObjectDistanceCulling_High=0.01
ObjectDetails.fScreenObjectDistanceCulling_Medium=0.02
ObjectDetails.fProcessingRangeFadeOutRange_Medium=500.0
ObjectDetails.fRangedBaseLoDOffset_Medium=100.0
ObjectDetails.fGlobalVisualLoDFactor_Medium=0.01
ObjectDetails.enuMeshLoDQualityStage_Medium=0
ObjectDetails.enuAnimationLoDQualityStage_Medium=0
ObjectDetails.fLowPolyObjectDistanceCulling_Medium=0.01
ObjectDetails.fScreenObjectDistanceCulling_Low=0.045
ObjectDetails.fProcessingRangeFadeOutRange_Low=700.0
ObjectDetails.fRangedBaseLoDOffset_Low=-200.0
ObjectDetails.fGlobalVisualLoDFactor_Low=0.01
ObjectDetails.enuMeshLoDQualityStage_Low=0
ObjectDetails.enuAnimationLoDQualityStage_Low=0
ObjectDetails.fLowPolyObjectDistanceCulling_Low=0.01

;----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;Preset values for useroptions.ini / detail option menu (low,medium,high,very high)
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;Options Low/Medium/High/VeryHigh
;DistanceHigh - 1=Low, 2=Medium, 3=High
;DistanceLow - 0=Off, 1=Low, 2=Medium, 3=High
;ObjectDetails - 1=Low, 2=Medium, 3=High, 4=VeryHigh
;TextureQuality - 1=Low, 2=Medium, 3=High
;TextureFilter - 0=Linear, 1=Anisotropic2x, 2=Anisotropic4x, 3=Anisotropic8x, 4=Anisotropic16x
;VegetationQuality - 0=Off, 1=Low, 2=Medium, 3=High
;VegetationViewRange - 1=Low, 2=Medium, 3=High, 4=VeryHigh
;ShadowQuality - 0=Off, 1=Low, 2=Medium, 3=High, 4=VeryHigh
;LensFlare - 0=off, 1=on
;Bloom - 0=off, 1=Bloom, 2=HDR
;DepthOfField - 0=off, 1=on
;Antialiasing - 0=off, 1=ES2x, 2=ES4x
;Noise - 0=off, 1=on
;Feedback - 0=off, 1=on
;ColorGrading - 0=off, 1=on

[Options.Low]
DistanceHigh=1
DistanceLow=1
ObjectDetails=1
TextureQuality=1
TextureFilter=0
VegetationQuality=0
VegetationViewRange=1
ShadowQuality=0
LensFlare=0
Bloom=0
DepthOfField=0
Antialiasing=0
Noise=0
Feedback=0
ColorGrading=0

[Options.Medium]
DistanceHigh=2
DistanceLow=2
ObjectDetails=2
TextureQuality=2
TextureFilter=1
VegetationQuality=1
VegetationViewRange=2
ShadowQuality=1
LensFlare=0
Bloom=1
DepthOfField=0
Antialiasing=0
Noise=0
Feedback=0
ColorGrading=0

[Options.High]
DistanceHigh=3
DistanceLow=3
ObjectDetails=3
TextureQuality=2
TextureFilter=2
VegetationQuality=3
VegetationViewRange=3
ShadowQuality=3
LensFlare=0
Bloom=1
DepthOfField=1
Antialiasing=0
Noise=0
Feedback=0
ColorGrading=0

[Options.VeryHigh]
DistanceHigh=3
DistanceLow=3
ObjectDetails=4
TextureQuality=3
TextureFilter=4
VegetationQuality=3
VegetationViewRange=4
ShadowQuality=4
LensFlare=0
Bloom=2
DepthOfField=1
Antialiasing=1
Noise=1
Feedback=1
ColorGrading=0

[Options.Gamma]
BrightnessScaling=0.2
ContrastScaling=0.075
RedScaling=0.3
GreenScaling=0.3
BlueScaling=0.3

; /////////////////////////////
; Language (voice and subtitle)
[Language]
Text=English
Audio=English
ShowSubtitle=true
Subtitle.SupportedCount=10
Subtitle.Entry_0=English
Subtitle.Entry_1=Italian
Subtitle.Entry_2=French
Subtitle.Entry_3=German
Subtitle.Entry_4=Spanish
Subtitle.Entry_5=Czech
Subtitle.Entry_6=Hungarian
Subtitle.Entry_7=Polish
Subtitle.Entry_8=Russian
Subtitle.Entry_9=TRC

I also recommend highly Gothic 3 Update Pack 1.4 on top on CP1.75, which "is an attempt to fix various errors remaining after the release of the last official patch for Gothic 3 v1.75, as well as make some improvements for the players and innovations for modders. For example, the Update Pack added the ability to block the attacks of various animals, expanded quick loot feature, improved alternative camera, hero and NPCs can say more SVM phrases, etc.".
 
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