Gothic Chronicles Of Myrtana: Archolos mod for Gothic 2

[JarlFrank]

I bought 80 new games in the winter sale but spent more time on a free fucking mod for a 20 year old game instead lmao.

This fully deserves to be GOTY 2021.

 

[Mauman]

Ok.....just finished up replaying G2NOTR (it's been long enough a replay was needed anyways) to get me in the mood for more Gothic.....so I'm downloading now and getting ready to dive in.

Wish me luck :D

 

[Mikeal]

 

[Zariusz]

DEX vs STR

 

[thesecret1]

Really enjoying the game so far but the city is too big for my taste. It becomes a pain to get around. It could have benefited for being tightened up a bit imo.

Anyone else share this sentiment or am I just a ADHD-addled popamoler?

If you get lost, feel free to hire a guide. They're cheap, and I found it charming that the team went to such lengths to make the city navigable. Nobody ever mentions the guides it feels.

 

[ironmask]

Is it even possible to beat big ben?

 

[Tygrende]

Is it even possible to beat big ben?

I think I needed like 5 shots with a bow. Didn't even need any fancy speed pots or slow scrolls, strafing and dodging around his slow and highly telegraphed attacks was easy enough. Not that I had to, he was barely alive before he even got close because he doesn't feel like running. I have consumed an ungodly amount of perma DEX pots and raspberries up to that point though.

 

[Cunt Dickula!?]

Is it even possible to beat big ben?

If you have trouble try using the temporary potions like steel skin, higher strength and of course health regeneration.
That stuff is OP as hell.

 

[PrK]

Is it even possible to beat big ben?

Spoiler

ranged op

 

[Tygrende]

 

[Sjukob]

Is it even possible to beat big ben?

 

[PorkyThePaladin]

English voice-overs for this when?

We need to put the RPG-Codex anglophile pollacks to work on this. Have Maxie , warpig , madbringer, Lagole Gon translate that shit with their beautiful voices..

 

[madbringer]

English voice-overs for this when?

We need to put the RPG-Codex anglophile pollacks to work on this. Have Maxie , warpig , madbringer, Lagole Gon translate that shit with their beautiful voices..

First of all, u never heard my voice. Second, I wouldn't touch this shit with a ten foot stick.

 

[Mauman]

ugh....first thing I noticed is that the mouse sensitivity is STILL not fixed. Had to go in the ini file as per usual.

Anyways, I usually go through these games as a spell sword (magic knight, gish, whatever you want to call it). Is there enough LP/bonus stats in this game to be effective at both melee and magic?

 

[Tacgnol]

Is it even possible to beat big ben?

Spoiler

ranged op

I did it with melee. Just a matter of circling him and getting out of range when he did his ground smash thing that knocks you down.

 

[ELEXmakesMeHard]

Anyways, I usually go through these games as a spell sword (magic knight, gish, whatever you want to call it). Is there enough LP/bonus stats in this game to be effective at both melee and magic?

That's my plan for my 2nd playthrough. Wanna go for a "jack of all trades" type of build, hopefully to postpone becoming overpowered. Expect to struggle more in the early game, but that's part of the charm. LPs shouldn't be a problem, as long as you don't expect to max out everything.

 

[Tacgnol]

Anyways, I usually go through these games as a spell sword (magic knight, gish, whatever you want to call it). Is there enough LP/bonus stats in this game to be effective at both melee and magic?

That's my plan for my 2nd playthrough. Wanna go for a "jack of all trades" type of build, hopefully to postpone becoming overpowered. Expect to struggle more in the early game, but that's part of the charm. LPs shouldn't be a problem, as long as you don't expect to max out everything.

Should be more than enough LP to do a hybrid melee/magic build, depending on the circle you max out at.

You only really need to get str or dex to around 80 to have enough points with perma bonuses to equip the best weapons.

 

[Digital Goat]

Is there enough LP/bonus stats in this game to be effective at both melee and magic?

Yes, considering number of apples etc, you can boost your stats up to best weapons requirments without even investing in it. Bad news are early game you will suffer.

 

[Cpt. Dallas]

I made the mistake early/mid game of dumping LPs into stats to wield every new toy I found, rather than into fighting skills.

Dumping points into 3rd tier alchemy for the stat boost potions is rough, but worth the ROI. Weapons crafting less so, assuming you don't find the decent stuff out exploring. I thought the rapier from the hidden swamp temple was good, and just scored Cortes' sword which is much better. I haven't seen any tier 3 crafted (dex) weapons better than that, unless there is a special plan given to Smith apprentices, as there was to Hunters. The Hawk bow is much better than the next best I've seen by far, the family bow awarded in the Beast quest.
I've put LPs into tier 3 hunting and alchemy, but only 2 into smith (Apprenticed with Hunter and Butcher, the latter for cash). There's little point in buying armor past early game. The faction suits are much better, more so when upgraded. I put zero into spells and pickpocketing.

 

[PorkyThePaladin]

For those of you that don't speak potato, are the potato voice overs a buzz-kill as far as enjoying this? Gothic games never had the greatest voice overs in terms of talent, but to me, they always brought a lot atmosphere-wise.

 

[Cunt Dickula!?]

I just played it without voice over enabled. I don't see the value in listening to a language i can't understand.

 

[PorkyThePaladin]

Is it just KURWA and SPIERDALAJ on repeat?

 

[Anthedon]

The VO is pretty decent, as far as I can judge that without actually speaking . It adds to the atmosphere, compared to everyone being mute at least.

Picketpocketing is only worth it in the long run, there's only one or two occassions where you can steal something relevant for a quest IIRC. The upfront cost is quite steep in terms of gold and LP.

 

[ELEXmakesMeHard]

Is it just KURWA and SPIERDALAJ on repeat?

No, it's CHOLERA on repeat.

 

[PrK]

I just played it without voice over enabled. I don't see the value in listening to a language i can't understand.

Do you watch foreign films muted as well? What kind of beyond retarded reasoning is that. The voice overs in Gothic, dialogue or background, are a huge part of the atmosphere and this mod has professional quality ones. Not only is there literally zero reason to play without voice overs, it actively harms the overall experience.