---,_ `*+_˛ ++++-_\+\\ ~~-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 | +-------------------------------+