Q: What kind of game is GOTHIC ?

A: GOTHIC is a Roleplayinggame with different components, e.g. it has a lot of action, but its primary there is Roleplaying.

Q: In which perspective you will GOTHIC ? Is there a 1st-person mode?

A: You will play GOTHIC in a Third-Person perspective.

Q: What kind of character the player can choose in GOTHIC? Is there a possibility to build up a party with NPCs, or is it a single-charakter game?

A: There is no charaktercreation in the beginning, cause the player develops his charakter in the game. The charakter can interact with NPCs, but he will not be able to lead them, but that doesn't mean that they won't help him. It is a single-charakter game.

Q: How big is the world of GOTHIC? How many different location the player can explore?

A: The outworld of GOTHIC is smaller then in Ultima, but therefore more compact. That means, that there are not only standing three houses somewhere in the area, no there are real towns. There are a lot of locations. But you better should find that out by yourself. These players who explore will be pleasured and rewarded.

Q: Is the world of GOTHIC dynamic or static? Has the behaviour of the charakter a direct influence to the world?

A: Yes. The player has influence of a part of the story. But there are more things going on in the world of GOTHIC.

Q: How many kinds of monsters and NPCs the player can encounter in GOTHIC?

A: There are around 30 kinds of monsters, but with the wrong behaviour you may be able to be the foe of all. And then you have a lot of enemies.

Q: The fights in GOTHIC are realtime. What about the controls in fights? Are they complicated or more ease?

A: Theres are easy keycombinations, which manage with around 10 keys. The fight depends on the skills of the character. With better skills there will be new attackcombinations.

Q: Will there be quickslots for spells, weapons and things avaible in GOTHIC?

A: Yes. Quickslots.

Q: What about the communication with NPCs in GOTHIC?Will the NPC remember the charakter and his behaviour? Are there different modes of communication in GOTHIC, e.g. friendly or angry?

A: There are advanced facial animation. So you will see how your partner react on your words.

Q: Does GOTHIC has a real complete WYSIWYG Interface for weapons, armors etc. ?

A: Yes. You will see everything. Armor, weapons, potions, keys.....

Q: How about the storyline in GOTHIC? Is it more free or linear? Are there subquests avaible?

A: It is a dynamic storyline with subplots.

Q: Does GOTHIC has a multiplayer mode? Or will it be avaible in upcoming updates?

A: No. At moment there will be no multiplayer mode.

Q: How about the charakter development in GOTHIC? Is is more in level or more dynamic? Has GOTHIC a skillsystem, if so, how does it work?

A: Theres a skillsystem, but it don't stands in the foreground, cause the main thing is the roleplay. But the ones, who like to see the values, can do it.

Q: Are wounds from the charakter, monsters and NPCs displayed optically? Are there 'Blood&Gore' effects?

A: Yes. Everyone bleeds....

Q: What are the minimum system requirements to play GOTHIC in its whole beauty?

A: You need P2 400 with a 32 MB graficboard and 128MB RAM.

Q: In which colordeth GOTHIC will run?

A: 16 Bit

Q: Will GOTHIC support new technologies like transform & lightning of the latest graficboards like GeFORCE and GeFORCE 2?

A: Yes.

Q: How high is the average playtime of GOTHIC?

A: 65 hours.

Q: When will be the international release of GOTHIC?

A: Look at the Webpage of the Publisher. www.gothicthegame.com

Q: Will there be a limited edition of GOTHIC (maybe with the comic, figure or t-shirt)?

A: This isn't decided yet.

Q: What distinguish GOTHIC in opposite to other games of this genre ?

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Q: What can you say about the special effect, e.g. spells, in GOTHIC ?

A: Theres nothing to say...they are just terrific.

Q: What about the magicsystem in GOTHIC? How does it work?

A: There are 2 kinds of magic and a manapool. It a own development.