---,_
		     `*+_˛
                 ++++-_\+\\
                    ~~-q \+\\
        _--+++--_      // \\\\
     /*+*_-----°°=0++/ /++\\0\0
   //0//          `*´ /+°´*\\0\0\
  //00/             //00/    \0\0\
  0|00|            /00/       \0\0
  0|11|        +++/00~~~__~~~_ \0||
  \0\0\         \0+0/       |   |1|
   \0\1\        |0|0|       °   |||
     °++\*----+**\\0|           |0/
         ´´´´´    \\\           //
                  |\0\         /+
                  °|  \         |
                   °   `        °

            [ GOTHIC ARCHIVE ]
             (c) PhoenixTales

              VERSION 0.7.1


                [ About ]

   +---------------------------------+
   | The GOTHIC ARCHIVE is a compre- |
   | hensive collection of pre- (and |
   | some post-)release material ar- |
   | ound the action rpg GOTHIC.     |
   +-+-------------------------------+-+
     | It was created and is currently |
     | maintained by Florian aka lali  |
     | from Phoenix Tales in course of |
     | the design of Project NYX.      |
  +--+------------------------+--------+
  | We've created it in order |
  | to share and to preserve  |
  | the historical material   |
  | related to GOTHIC and to  |
  | promote further research. |
  +-+-------------------------+--------+
    | The material presented here was  |
    | collected, preserved and shared  |
    | since 1997 by former Gothic devs |
    | and Gothic enthusiasts from Ger- |
    | many, Russia, Poland & Czechia.  |
  +-+----------------------------------+
  | We list everything we know about, |
  | - for the sake of completeness -, |
  | but some of it is unavailable due |
  | to copyright. It's marked w/ [c]. |
  +-+--------------------------------++
    | None of the materials included |
    | in this archive other than the |
    | website itself and its design  |
    | belongs to PhoenixTales.       |
  +-+----------------------------+---+
  | GOTHIC™ (2001) © THQ Nordic  |
  | was created by Piranha Bytes |
  | and the Mad Scientists.      |
  +------------------------------+


               [ Download ]

     +------------------------------+
     | The Archive's page & content |
     | is hosted by PhoenixTales at |
     | phoenixtales.de/archive/ or  |
     | archive.phoenixtales.de      |
     +------------------------------+
     | You can download the whole   |
     | Archive as a compressed .zip |
     | file from World of Gothic:   |
     | https://www.worldofgothic.de |
     | /dl/download_636.htm         |
     ++----------------------------++
      | We don't only allow but we |
      | encourage everyone to save |
      | & spread the archive under |
      | the following conditions:  |
      +----------------------------+
      | 1. NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY |
      | 2. INCLUDE THIS README!    |
      +----------------------------+


               [ Credits ]

    +------+------------------------+
    |      | Design (Website/Logos) |
    | lali | HTML/CSS Implement.    |
    |      | Material Organisation  |
  +-+------+------------------------+-+
  | Don-Esteban | They shared either  |
  | Issues      | their collections   |
  | Johnny B.   | or their knowledge  |
  | Marcus K.   | or have given us    |
  | Mike Hoge   | their permission to |
  | NicoDE      | use smt in order to |
  | odin68      | build this Archive. |
  | phantom     | Special thanks to   |
  | Ralf Marcz. | odin68 for his col- |
  | Stefan Nyul | lection in chrono-  |
  | ThielHater  | logical order.      |
  +---+---------+-----------------+---+
      | Issues  | Responsible for |
      | lali    | the Alpha, Seq- |
      | NicoDE  | uel and Engine  |
      | odin68  | research; espe- |
      | phantom | cially phantom  |
      | VaanaCZ | and VaanaCZ.    |
      +---------------------------+


                [ INDEX ]

    +---------------+
    |  PRE-RELEASE  |
    |   MATERIAL    |
    +---------------+--------------+
    | * Artworks    | POST-RELEASE |
    | * Concept Art |   MATERIAL   |
    | * Demos       +--------------+
    | * Developers  | * Gothic2    |
    | * Documents   | * Interviews |
    | * Interviews  | * Patches    |
    | * Misc        | * Reviews    |
    | * Music       | * SequelNews |
    | * Previews    | * Tools      |
    | * Promotion   | * Wallpaper  |
    | * Research    +--------------+
    | * Screenshots |
    | * Websites    |
    +---------------+

          [ What is included ]

        +----------------------+
        | PRE-RELEASE MATERIAL |
   +----+-------+--------------+----+
   | Artworks/  | Cover Art         |
   |            | Logo Design       |
   |            | Menu Design       |
   |            | Loading Screens   |
   |            | Character Design  |
   |            | Sequel Art        |
   |            | Sleeper Masks     |
   |            | Tom Thiel         |
   |            | Uwe Meier         |
   |            | Vadim Pietrzynski |
   +------------+-------------------+
   | Conc. Art/ | Mike Hoge         |
   |            | Ralf Marczinczik  |
   |            | Tom Thiel         |
   |            | [Unknown Author]  |
   |            | Uwe Meier         |
   +------------+-------------------+
   | Demos/     | 1.04d             |
   |            | 1.07c DE/EN       |
   |            | v1.08j EN         |
   +------------+-------------------+
   | Devs./     | PB Presentation   |
   |            | PB Team Pictures  |
   |            | Early Devlog      |
   |            | PB Job Page       |
   +------------+-------------------+
   | Documents/ | Press Demo Walkt. |
   |            | Manuals DE/EN/RU  |
   |            | Phenomedia AR 99  |
   +------------+-------------------+
   | Interv./   | 1998-2001         |
   +------------+-------------------+
   | Music/     | Final OST         |
   |            | 1.01 Tracks       |
   |            | Pre-Alpha Tracks  |
   +------------+-------------------+
   | Previews/  | 1997-2001         |
   +------------+-------------------+
   | Promotion/ | Comic Stuff       |
   |            | In Extremo Stuff  |
   |            | Guild's Promo     |
   |            | Merchandise       |
   |            | PressKit 2001     |
   |            | Print Media       |
   |            | Promo Displays    |
   |            | Official Trailer  |
   |            | The 13th Warrior  |
   +------------+-------------------+
   | Research/  | Alpha Research    |
   |            | Sequel Research   |
   |            | Version History   |
   |            | ZenGin Research   |
   +------------+-------------------+
   | Screens./  | Ordered by Time   |
   |            | Ordered by Locat. |
   |            | Screenshot Story  |
   +------------+-------------------+
   | Websites/  | gothicthegame.com |
   |            | piranha-bytes.com |
   +------------+-------------------+

       +-----------------------+
       | POST-RELEASE MATERIAL |
   +---+------+----------------+----+
   | G2/      | Pre-Alpha Stuff     |
   +----------+---------------------+
   | Patches/ | Kyro2-Patch         |
   |          | Patch 1.07c         |
   |          | Patch 1.08h         |
   |          | Patch 1.08j         |
   |          | Patch 1.08k         |
   |          | Patch Notes/        |
   |          | Fan Patches/        |
   +----------+---------------------+
   | Reviews/ | 2001                |
   +----------+---------------------+
   | Tools/   | [G] DevKit 1.0-1.2  |
   |          | [G] PlayerKit 1.08k |
   +----------+---------------------+


     [ What is not (yet) included ]

   +--------------------------------+
   |        Due to copyright        |
   +--------------------------------+
   | * Any Demo below Version 1.04d |
   | * GOTHIC itself (see on gog)   |
   | * Some Artworks by Uwe Meier   |
   | * Gothic Sequel Build (1.12f)  |
   | * Gothic Sequel Design Docs    |
   | * Official Gothic Lösungsbuch  |
   | * Official Soundtrack by KaiRo |
   | * Gothic Comic & Comic Reprint |
   | * Gothic Sourcecode            |
   | * GothicSourcer for G.1.01e    |
   | * AI_TestLevel                 |
   +--------------------------------+
   |            By Choice           |
   +--------------------------------+
   | We won't include any more mat- |
   | erial related to G2 or G3. The |
   | GOTHIC ARCHIVE is focused on   |
   | Gothic only, just as PHOENIX   |
   | is, for which we did this.     |
   +--------------------------------+


      [ Material which is lost ]

   +-------------------------------+
   | * Demos/Builds ~v0.7-0.9      |
   | * Several screens of which    |
   |   only thumbnails survived    |
   | * Most of the graphics of the |
   |   early piranha-bytes page    |
   | * Many of the graphics of the |
   |   original gothicthegame.com  |
   +-------------------------------+

         If you have any of these
   |!|   materials, please contact
         us, so we can include it.

         If you know of anything
   |!|   both not included nor
         listed, let us know.


   [ What we would like to include ]

   +-------------------------------+
   | * More overall documentation  |
   | * More Mad Scientists infos   |
   | * Descript. of the alpha plot |
   | * More on the devel. process  |
   | * More on the sequel history  |
   +-------------------------------+

        Contact us if you've
   |!|  written something that
        we could include here.


              [ Contact ]

   +-------------------------------+
   | Web:  https://phoenixtales.de |
   | Mail: mail(at)phoenixtales.de |
   +-------------------------------+