Ok, I have another problem: the game freezes after loading a save. I have 2 save files which have this problem and another save file which works but it's quite old and I don't wanna replay from it. It's not really a freeze but a very low FPS (like 0,01 frame per second).
I tried to slowly leave the area but the FPS doesn't improve.



Edit: "Gothic 1 doesn't start" problem was solved, I have a new one, read above!

I get an "Application Error - Acces Violation" when I try to play Gothic 1. There is a small window with Gothic logo and "loading ..." but I got the error window in front of it. It says something about "Gothic 1.08k has caused an acces violation at address 771A2322h by attempting to "write" to address 00000024h" and a lot of text, I can post if if it helps.

My OS: WIndows 7 64 bits (I know it's not officialy supported)

I have a powerfull enough PC to play this old game (I5, Radeon 6950, 8GB RAM).
The game is installed on J: partition (NOT on Program Files folder).
I reinstalled it and I get the same errror.

Any advice?

EDIT: I have instaled the german version and it crashes the same as the english version.

EDIT 2: I solved it, there seem to be a problem on partition J. I installed the game on other partition and ..IT WORKS. Hurray!

I'm useless for any technical problems but this sounds very familiar. Have you searched the old posts?

Yes, I have searched the old posts, but I haven't found a solution.

My problem (freeze after loading a save) seem to be related to the patches I applied (1.08 k, Player kit, System Kit, or DX11 mod). I reinstalled Gothic 1 (so now I have 2 versions of Gothic 1: with patches and non-patched).

I copied the save file from the patched version of Gothic 1 into the non-patched one and it works. No freezes. i moved the character into a new zone, I saved and I moved this save file back into Gothic 1 patched version. It works, but when I move near a specific zone (about 100 meters away from the 4 orc dogs) the FPS drops to 0.

So, this freeze seem to happens near the 4 Orc dogs, which are close to a path down to the sea, where the shipwreck is.

I can continue playing in the non-patched Gothic 1, but ...... Gothic 1 non-patched looks very bad.

It sucks because I really like the game (patched).

It's still archived: [url=http://forum.worldofplayers.de/forum/forums/209-World-of-Gothic-English-Section-(Archiv]http://forum.worldofplayers.de/forum/forums/209-World-of-Gothic-English-Section-(Archiv[/url])

Thank you, I solved it, after following your advice and asking on World of Gothic forum.

I pressed F11 and lowered VisualFX Draw Distance from 8 (max) to 3. No freeze now.

Thank you too, fragonard.