Patch Do Gothic 3 1.73
Hi, just thought I would post this here as I've spent three frustrating hours today trying to troubleshoot this issue and there was nothing useful on Google for this particular error.If you have the Steam version of Gothic 3 (I have the Forsaken Gods Enhanced Edition) it does not seem to work on Windows 7 (64 bit) with Community Patch 1.75. It doesn't matter how many times you uninstall and reinstall the game and the patch, or in what order, it just won't work.
You'll get two errors:1. An error when you boot up the game telling you it has 'found non unique filenames. Please remove redundant resources'2. A second error when the intro videos start loading - 'Gothic III Forsaken Gods.exe caused a EXCEPTIONACCESSVIOLATION in module Engine.dll'. How to fix itThe only fix I could find was to use the 1.73 or 1.74 patch instead. The 1.73 patch has been verified as working with the Steam version -and I can verify that the 1.74 version works with the Steam version as it's running on my system now.If you have already installed the 1.75 version Community Patch the good news is you can just download 1.73 or 1.74 and install this over the top and it will fix what 1.75 broke.1.73 Community Patch download link (scroll down to Mirrors):1.74 Community Patch download link (scroll down page)Anyway hope this might help someone else from tearing their hair out;).
Gothic 3 Windows 10 Patch
The Community Patch Team released another not so small. The change list is a nice read:Framework- Texture/Shadow/Light flickering eliminated (occured on ATI 4xxx serie cards).- Bug corrected where audio system always cached out sound even if property said 'no'.- Some minor bug fixes and improvements.+ Added czech manual to installer.- Modding manuals updated.Graphics+ HDR Rendering.+ Soft particles.+ Improved bloom effect.+ Leaf subsurface scattering (only with activated Rim Lighting and Shader 3.0).+ Heat haze. Biomedical instrumentation by arumugam pdf. (At minimum Shader 2.0.