[Dino]

How much will the game cost when it's released?

Another one: well, are the system reqs. true? I mean, they're pretty low, that means that if I get a new PC I'll be able to play the game on max no problem?

[King Rhobar II]

Can our hero collect fruit or flowers from trees?

Will magic ore play role of the story?

G4 world will have more locations (g2) or one single location? (g3)

EDL, tell us something about mining in G4

Is there any kind of magic spell scroll from previous GOTHICs? (shrink monster, ice block, summon spell, fire rain...)

THX thats all...for now.

[Kraszu]

Will there be difficulty (there will be diferent difficulty settings? If so what would the difference be) where you will be unable to use navigation arrow or GPS map? There will be hand painted maps? Will you get indications on how to get to the destination, or will using navigation arrow be necessary for the first time playing.

[UCC]

Will we be able to deactivate those loot bags (chunks of meat or whatever they are)?
I mean they are gigantic , look grose and are not usefull at all. It is simplet to jus loot the corpse , like in any RPG.I dont even remeber a single RPG that droped loot bags like that.

[EDL]

All the questions were copied into my file. I will work on them tomorrow. Please ask again when the answers were posted. Thank you very much!

-EDL

[Normarian]

Is the dark EU setting still in the "to make list" or is it another fallen project?

Will we see "will-o-the-wisp" again ?
Especially in the swamp area. Those things are just cute little mysterious lights.

I get the thing with no swampweed, but will we se bordelos because I don't see the bad thing in it ?
How is this bad since in some countries is actualy legal and btw you don't need to show porn cutscenes or dirty language.Even Fable had a brothel and it was a kid's game.

[Hampu]

will you be able to have a hp, mana and stamina bar without numbers, as well as disable the xp bar?

Will fighting take stamina?

Will you be able to instantly attack if the enemy has blocked your attack or will you be stunned for a split second like g2?

[Larisa]

Will there be (in the PC version, of course) a developer/debug/cheat mode?

[EDL]

Good evening,

ouch, more than 200 questions had to be answered and, yes, it is good that so many people are interested in the game, but - in the future I will not answer questions anymore that were already answered many times. Questions like: "Will old friends be in the game?" "Will we see old monsters?" - no more! We all need to work on the game as hard as we can and I spent hours(!) answering these questions and not only me. And I am sure you all want us to concentrate on the game as much as we can, right? So - I will answer, but I will select the questions. If you can answer a question? Do so. Many thanx from my side.

A note: Tomorrow is a holiday in this part of Germany and I will take Friday off. More or less. See you on Monday, have a great time!

-EDL

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What can you tell us of the legal system of Arcania? Will it be like in Gothic 3 where word got around that you've stolen something and people won't trust you anymore?

It's not like in Gothic 3.

Will we see creatures like bloodflies and dragons for example flying freely and not just hovering at a preset height like in the previous titles?

Nope, it's like in the previous titles.

Will we see a greater diversity amongst animals like diffrent colored wolves for example?

Yes, you will.

Are you guys going to make stealth based gameplay a viable choise this time around? Such as stealth attacks that deal bonus damage, stealth moves, magic spells that allow you to move unseen etc?

Partly, yes. Stealth is a part of combat.

Will the character be able to "belong" to influent (or not) factions, like in G2 where the NH became a paladin, or a fire mage, or even a member of the thieves guild, or will the character just be a simple henchman for these factions with reputation but without true recognition like in G3?

There will be benefits and recognition when the hero has made enough friends within a faction.

Don't know if it has been asked, but can you fly on dragons?

Unlikely. Very unlikely.

Can you interact freely with the environment? Like, shooting a bird with a bow, taking it and then make some food out of it?

Of course you can shoot animals, and they might drop meat. If you know the necessary recipe, you might be able to make food from that. You most likely won't be able to kill birds, though.

Gore?

Not too much, no.

What will be the starting season?

Did you ever have a season in a Gothic game? I am not sure.

Some infos about the lighting techniques used?

Sorry, too many questions today, I am too lazy to write about that. Way too lazy.

Will cities be surrounded by walls?

Some cities, yes.

Will there be sewers?

Yes.

Can you estimate how many % of the map is underground?

That is a very difficult question, since distances are experienced quite differently when above or below ground. There will be many hours of dungeon crawling, though.

If you shoot arrows, will you be able to pick the up from the ground?

Currently no.

Are there going to be the same desprate feel of G2 khorinis and castle in game?

We sure hope so.

How much will the game cost when it's released?

I have no idea, please ask JoWooD in their forum. Thank you.

Can our hero collect fruit or flowers from trees?

You can collect plants, though not per se from trees.

Will magic ore play role of the story?

There will be magic ore.

G4 world will have more locations (g2) or one single location?

Hmm, not sure what you mean. Yes, you will move around and see quite a few locations.

EDL, tell us something about mining in G4

You will have to collect resources (e.g. ore) in order to craft equipment.

Is there any kind of magic spell scroll from previous GOTHICs?

There will be spells known from previous gothic titles, e.g. the Fire Arrow.

Will there be difficulty (there will be diferent difficulty settings? If so what would the difference be) where you will be unable to use navigation arrow or GPS map? There will be hand painted maps? Will you get indications on how to get to the destination, or will using navigation arrow be necessary for the first time playing.

We are discussing something like what you are suggesting regarding the difficulty and interface elements, though the exact nature has not been determined yet. The question regarding the map I cannot answer yet, but the current map is in no way final. You will get ALL the information you need - in fact, the dialogs as well as the quest log will provide exactly the same quality and quantity of information as the interface helpers.

Will we be able to deactivate those loot bags (chunks of meat or whatever they are)? I mean they are gigantic , look grose and are not usefull at all. It is simplet to jus loot the corpse , like in any RPG.I dont even remeber a single RPG that droped loot bags like that.

The loot bags seen in the E3 video will not be in the game like that (in fact, they are already gone). It is highly likely right now that there won't be any loot bags at all, but the new system has not been completely implemented yet. And FYI, Neverwinter Nights 2 had loot bags like that ;-)

[DEALOS]

The game was good in the videos...

But will Locked mode be in difficulty settings? Because I find it realy silly that you can have Locked mode in the pc when using a bow... And why does it makes double damage? You are losing the feel of it...

Also about the cameras, will we be able to make settings on the cameras?

Because I saw strange cammeras when going into a house...

[GothicFighter]

1)What about deaths? What happens to you when you die? Will you be respawned at the star of the mission or you load up a game or something like this.
3)Do you have to follow the quests in an order or you can freely chose any mission and star doing it?
2)Don't ask.

[RoiDanton]

But will Locked mode be in difficulty settings? Because I find it realy silly that you can have Locked mode in the pc when using a bow... And why does it makes double damage? You are losing the feel of it...

You can do only double damage if you don't use locked mode. If you use locked mode then you do less damage.
So it is better if you don't use the locked mode to do more damage.

[Kraszu]

1)What about factions, is it true that you can just join all of them? There is no opposing factions? It removes real choice and re-playability, there were some differences between camps. It was also important part of the game mood.
2)Lock -on system not using it will make you do 2x more dmg how are you supposed to balance that? It will only be viable on easier difficulty setting to use it? It seems that either it will be to hard to kill anything using it, or to easy when you aim manually, and the further into the game you will be, the easier it will be for those that aim manually as they will get better at combat.

[RoiDanton]

1)What about factions, is it true that you can just join all of them? There is no opposing factions? It removes real choice and re-playability, there were some differences between camps. It was also important part of the game mood.

Read my post in this thread about this.
I translated something from EDL from German board.

[King Rhobar II]

1. For how many % is the game completed?

2. Will the game loading when we enter to dungeon or cave?

3. In one of the videos I saw jump from big height and hero didn´t die. Is it true?

4. Where did the game begin?

5. Some prewiws says no more teachers. Is it true?

6. Will we see some snow or ice in game?

[RoiDanton]

5. Some prewiws says no more teachers. Is it true?

Here an answer about it from JW forum

One more question - Please tell me there will be trainers in Arcania (like previous Gothic games) and that we will not learn new skills by simply clicking on them in some skill tree screen...!?

If the player has done an NPC enough favors, he will be rewarded with special training (e.g. the NPC might teach him how to craft a unique weapon that only he knows of).

[Christos]

3. In one of the videos I saw jump from big height and hero didn´t die. Is it true?

Also if you listen carefuly the video,the guy says that obviously what we saw isn't going to be in the final game.I think that this is too obvious.

6. Will we see some snow or ice in game?

EDL said that yes we will see different climatic places.

[Hampu]

3. In one of the videos I saw jump from big height and hero didn´t die. Is it true?

They also said in the video that they, for the purpose of showing the game use cheats in the video.

EDIT: Crap, Christos was faster

[Hav'caaren An'givare]

What about the paladin Dominique.Will there be any reference to him since he supposedly won the Battle of the Southern Isles whit Shield of fire in Gothic 2.

[Sakabato]

will the sword really go "blue" when you are ready to do a combo?
Cause I hope that doesn't appear in the final game, it will make it look like...well, I don't know, something NOT gothic...