User manual GAMES PC GOTHIC

[. . . ] NECROMANCER I summon the shadows of the night I command the powers of darkness; creatures born of magic Fight at my bidding, soulless beings kill when I desire. Freedom is merely a sentiment Whereas will-power means true strength. Are you still eager to face these creatures?Just for the sake of freedom? 2 System requirements and installing How to install GOTHIC How to install DirectX How to start the game Main screen Settings Death Unconsciousness Screen Equipment and Inventory Weapons: Armor Magic Artifacts Food Potions Documents Miscellaneous 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 Torches Trading Magic The mages Magic Circle of fire Circle of water The brotherhood of the sleeper General Experience points (XP) Rules Skills & Talents Tips on Fighting Controls Who's who Story Credits 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 14 16 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND INSTALLING · · · · · · · · · · Computer System requirements: Pentium II 400 MHZ 128 MB RAM 3D Video Card with 16 MB memory Windows 98 / 2000/ ME / XP Keyboard 4 x CD-ROM 700 MB free memory DirectX 7 or higher DirectX compatible Sound Card HOW TO INSTALL GOTHIC Place the GOTHIC CD in your CD-ROM. [. . . ] They allow you to travel between two points in an instant. Pyrokinesis: This spells keeps a firm grip on the victim and burns it. The damage it does depends on the mana invested. Destroy undead: There is not much information on this spell as the undead were always thought to be a myth. It is supposed, however, that this spell can destroy all kinds of undead creatures. BROTHERHOOD: Friend: The victim of this spell will see you as his friend - for a while at least. Fear: The victim of this spell will flee in terror. Sleep: ZZZZzzzzzzzz Berserk: The victim of this spell attacks everything around him whether friend or foe, human or animal and he'll do it for as long as he's still alive or until the spell wears off. Control: The victim is controlled, up to a certain distance, by the spell caster. If the victim dies, or you press enter, the mage returns automatically into his own body. Gust of wind: This is one of the two attacking spells of the brotherhood. The opponent is thrown backwards and suffers minimal damage. Bow / crossbow: To use long-range weapons a certain amount of dexterity is needed. The more you have, the better the weapon you are able to use. To use crossbows you will need more dexterity as for normal bows but these do more damage. Here there are also two skill levels, as above, your aiming will be better and the time it takes you to re-load will be decreased. Opening locks: You can try to open anything with a lock on it with a lockpick. You have to press the left or right arrow keys for as long as it takes to find the combination. If you turn the pick in the wrong direction (this can be heard) you will have to start over again. If you have learnt this skill you will find the lock-picks won't break by every mistake. Some locks can only be opened with the right key. Pick-pocketing: You must be able to sneak to try this skill. If someone is stood near you switch to sneak-mode and sneak towards him, by pressing CTRL and up when he is in focus you can pick his pockets, it shouldn't be too hard if you have learnt the skill, unless of course he tries to move away. [. . . ] And just another convict is thrown into the Barrier. . . . . . . . . . 15 PIRANHA-BYTES Management: Stefan Nyul, Alex Brüggemann, Michael Hoge Game Design: Michael Hoge, Alex Brüggemann, Tom Putzki, Stefan Nyul Additional Game Design: Björn Pankratz, Horst Dworczak Art Director: Michael Hoge Engine and Lead Programmer: Dieter Hildebrand Programmers: Ulf Wohlers, Bert Speckels, Carsten Edenfeld Additional Programming: André Schrieber, Manuel Moos, Roman Keskenti, Kurt Pelzer, Max-Dennis Lüsebrink Tool Programming: Kai Rosenkranz, Peter Sabath, Holger Beisheim Administration Programming: Björn Pankratz Lead Artist: Horst Dworczak Level Design & 3D Modelling: Mario Röske, Sascha Henrichs 2D Artists: Torsten Dinkheller, Tobias Franz Additional 2D Graphics: Anja Riehl, Frank Kahlfuss Illustrations: Ralf Marczinczik, Claus Wohlgemuth, Uwe Meier Character Modelling and Texturing: Uwe Meier, Markus Kark Additional Texturing:Vadim Pietrzynski, Floko Streese, Character Animations: Markus Kark, André Hotz, Alex Brüggemann Additional Animations: Kritzelkratz 3000, Vadim Pietrzynski, Jürgen Bilstein, Markus Plewa Motion Capture Actors: Laurenz Nolting, Jürgen Alban, Marina Korin Intro & Cutscene Rendering:Markus Kark, André Hotz, Markus Plewa Story, Dialogues & Missions: Michael Hoge, Stefan Nyul, Mattias Filler Story Design Support: Thorsten Feld, Carsten Kißlat, Steffen Rühl, Florian Jacobi, Jörg Bütow, Navid Vahdat Music Composition & Arrangement: Kai Rosenkranz Additional Music & Recordings: Willy Rosenkranz Sound Effects: Kai Rosenkranz, Marco Rademacher Additional Sound Effects: Björn Pankratz Visual Special Effects: Kai Rosenkranz AI Scripting: Stefan Nyul, Jochen Peketz, Clemens Schmitz, Michael Hoge Lead QA: Björn Pankratz QA Team: Stefan Kalveram, Mattias Filler Marketing & Public Relations: Tom Putzki, Torsten Dinkheller Web Design: Kai Rosenkranz, Torsten Dinkheller Localisation: Effective Media Technical Support: Michael Rüve Voice-Over Actors: Christian Wewerker, Pete Knorr, Dieter Gring, Johannes Steck, Pitt Krüger, Peter Heusch, Klaus Bauer, Joachim Jütz, Hans-Jörg Karrenbrock, Helge Heynold, Michael Deckner, Uwe Kaschel, Aart Vedder, Helmut Winkelmann, Bodo Henkel XICAT INTERACTIVE Executive Producer: Reto Bodmer Producer: David Halpern Graphic Designer: John "The Rock" Linn, Louis Porter Jr. , Jason Burger Quality Assurance: Don Zabriskie, Michael "Thehalo8" Bellhorn, John "The Rock" Linn, David Halpern, Leonard Kohs Sales And Marketing: Steve Brown, Ken Whalen, Brad Flack Legal: Jaimee B. 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