Part 2 - Maximum je 10000karaktera!
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Howdy, Kairo back on air.
Before I answer some other questions I want give you some word about how some people deal with this campaign.
- Of course we encouraged the moderators to repost questions which were already answered some time before, because actually we wanted to give more detail and information about these to the community as officialy published by now. But if the moderators are proffered with such unkindly comments like "Can't you chose any more decent questions" we can desist from such campaigns.
- The plan was to let this go over a couple of days and to post new information every day. This allows us, the developers, to manage this thing along with going on developing the game. First the moderators repress new questions, until we give our okay for the next load of them, so that the order will be kept alive and we do not drown in questions. So please don't be impatient, there will be more questions soon. I already read them and find them really exciting.
- Some answers which can only be given by the appropriate team member might be waited for, since not everybody is available for posting permanently, but have to manage Motion Capture-recordings or other dates. Instead of giving a half-hearted answer I wait until he has enough time again.
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Okay, now the next questions.
8.) Are there special armors like the ore-armor in Gothic 1 and will we be able to use them ? Background is the question whether we will be able to finish the game without being member of a guild. by gv g
Yes, there will be special armors. But there is only a small connection in this to finish the game without being member of a guild, since you will be guildless at the end in any case, since there are no fixations. In some cases a kind of dresscode is a liability and in others not, but generally no guild enchains you.
11.)Will we have to fight more enemies which are able to use magic and are able to use more different spells ? Maybe there even will be creatures and animals which use magic ? by gothicfan
Yes, there will be enemies which are able to use magic and will attack you in many different ways. Monsters using magic will be implemented too.
18.) Will Gothic 3 be focussed on Warrior and Mages or will we be able to mix characters, so that we might play a thief mage with weapon abilites in the end ? Or is the choice of the faction more interesting for character development than character classes ?
19.) Might the player be kicked out of a faction when he does not follow its rules (for example when you are a rebel and attack another member of this guild) ? Will the player then be able to chose another guild or is it even possible to be member of more than one guild ? by Rethon
An excerpt from PB|Mattes answer will match perfectly here: "...But a player who is willing to learn everything might have to spent many learning points...". This means that you might mix abilities from every different area (Fight, magic, thiefs) theoretically, but only for a big price: You can do things only half of what is possible, because learning points are limited. So if you want to take a warrior into the adventure who is able to use some spells, then you can do. A handyman is possible too, but won't reach perfection in a single skill.
The topic of the affiliations to a guild has been touched in several answers now. In short: If the members of a guild find you cool and you sympathize with them a comfortable symbiosis will develop on both sides. You will get special quests, nice items, new skills, but you won't become a member meaning that you are bound to it. Ergo: If people don't like you because of your behaviour, it's over with neatness which is comparable to a kick out.
Tomorrow there will be more.
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26.) Which equipment will the Hero have at the beginning. His trunk is on the ship which is not going to sink, so he should have access to his stuff inside, doesn’t he ? by Peter Pullunder and AliS
We are not sure about the equipment the player will be given at the start of the game. This will only emerge during final game balancing. But the Nameless enters Myrthana as a hero in full, therefore you can rely on that his equipment will consist of more than some pants and a heavy branch.
29.) Is there an advantage in using two weapons at the same time and can we carry two different kinds of weapons like an axe and a sword ? by Zakhar Sakun, Olympian Dragon and R@ptor
Not every weapon can be combined with another freely, since some make use of both hands coercively. But for the most one-handed weapons applies: There are no limits for the hands’ allocation. Of course there will be some advantages in using two weapons, for example an increased frequency in attacks.
30.) Did you ever think of the ability for the player to build his own house or to carry a sleeping bag so that he can spend the night in the wilderness ? by Titan123, Florian Weigerstorfer and Gysmo77
There is a good reason why this is not possible in Gothic 3. The Hero will be mired in an epic adventure and it should not be about the player who goes to sleep in his own bed. We enjoy much more the solution of being offered a place to sleep at friendly guilds or being on a kind of suvival-training where the player has to win the grace of a friendly host (or his scalp ).
31.) Can we enchant items resulting in a higher amount of damage or the enemy stiffening to a pillar of salt when being hit ? by Hector
Concrete questions like this are too detailed by now, so I hope that you are satisfied with “There will be enchanted weapons”.
32.) Will there finally be more readable books which gives the player an insight into the world and its history ? by Nudelauto
Since there was already much stuff to read in the other Gothics one rather can’t speak of “finally”. But of course this tool for growing the atmosphere and the presentation of the background story will be used in Gothic 3 extensively.
35.) Does the story include some kind of romance for the Hero ? Will we meet female warriors or women in high-ranking and important postitions ? by Rashnu and mattyk
There are several opinions among the Piranhas. I personally do not have something against and in a sentimental phase I even composed a love theme for Gothic 3 . But the majority of us thinks that a romance would only (if at all) play a subordinate role to keep a consistent atmosphere. So I think that I can keep my love theme and tell my girlfriend that I composed it only for her. Everything has its (dis-)advantages.
37.) Will whole armies be combating each other in Gothic 3 and is the player able to lead one of them or maybe just a bigger group of fighters ? How will this affect the PC’s performance ? Won’t there be any of these battles maybe because of this one reason ? by Tobias Neyer, micbomber and Dr.Bumm2
Since most players think of hundreds of NPCs when they hear the term “army” I will restrict my answer to your phrase “bigger group”. The amount of NPCs which are calculated and drawn at the same time is actually primarily limited (among other things) by the performance. Therefore we are searching for the best compromise between the impressive presentation of the orcish army and playability. You are able to “lead” big groups by talking and acting in a clever way so that you can win them for your own interests and cause according reactions. The example of the revolution, which can be provoked in cities which have been sieged by the orcs, matches into this scheme.
40.) Will dragons play a role in Gothic 3, because we can see them on gothic3.com ? by FXmonstr and gothic133
The right side of the banner shows an artwork which has been created by our brush-guru Ralf Marczinczik for an international version of Gothic 2. I was really taken by this picture so that I wanted to present this on the teaser-page at a prominent place. So this picture originates my personal artistic preferences, but drawing conclusions concerning the content is not possible unconditionally.
41.) Is an Addon already planned ? by Fabian Ekert, Titan123 and Joern Christoph
Sometimes somebody in the team says “Let’s do this in the addon”, which means ”there’s no time for it”. Sharp tongues allege that well-meant ideas are sawed-off by this term ("Sure, we can let the hero ride a meatbug, Kairo. Let’s do this in the addon.”) to becalm the author of this idea temporarily. But who knows…
42.) Will the game continue even if the player does nothing or is it always necessary to cause a reaction through a quest for example ? Or will this even be controlled by time (“gothic days”) ? by !GeNeRaL4DeAtH!
For sure it doesn’t make any sense to let the hero rest at the dock till the end of the game and tell him afterwards what happened and how this adventure ended. So some essential events have to be set off before the story continues, but in the phases in between some things happen occasionally without the player being present.
43.) Can the player learn special skills which only apply for these certain groups when he joins a faction ? by REF
Aye.
44.) Will a modkit for Gothic 3 be released (maybe together with the game) and if yes also in english language ? Do we have to be aware of basics in programming languages and will the creation of animations still be only limited to a few because of plug-ins ? by Bunduc Remus, Milgo and Björn Schramke
There are no concrete details regarding the modkit. Most likely there will be such a kit, but we will first think about something more detailed after the release of the game to prevent the release date from being moved, because creating such a kit costs time as well.
