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Gothic seriesGothic 2: Alt+Tab(6 posts)(6 posts)
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Posted April 07, 2015
I looked up some info on this earlier and tried two things. Neither allowed me to Alt+Tab but now my framerate is way higher, which is nice :D

How can I get Gothic 2 to Alt+Tab?
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Posted April 07, 2015
Tried this?

In any case, every (non-GOG) version has flaws when alt-tabbing. But I'm using BFW mode and it alt-tabs far better now for me.
Can't Alt+Tab (GOG.com)
The GOG.com version prevents task switching to avoid some potential issues (e.g. crashing during FMV cutscenes).

Remove GOG.com fix
- Open Programs and Features (appwiz.cpl).
- Find and remove the GOG.com Gothic 2 entry.
- If you are using Windows 8 or later, install the Gothic and Gothic II fullscreen fixes.
- Gothic II will now allow you to task switch at any time.
Post edited April 07, 2015 by helpo1
Posted April 07, 2015
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helpo1: Tried this?

In any case, every (non-GOG) version has flaws when alt-tabbing. But I'm using BFW mode and it alt-tabs far better now for me.

Can't Alt+Tab (GOG.com)
The GOG.com version prevents task switching to avoid some potential issues (e.g. crashing during FMV cutscenes).

Remove GOG.com fix
- Open Programs and Features (appwiz.cpl).
- Find and remove the GOG.com Gothic 2 entry.
- If you are using Windows 8 or later, install the Gothic and Gothic II fullscreen fixes.
- Gothic II will now allow you to task switch at any time.
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helpo1:
Actually tried both of these and it still doesn't Alt+Tab.

Run me through these, maybe I'm doing something wrong.

When it says to "- Find and remove the GOG.com Gothic 2 entry." what does that mean? The only option I see is uninstall, which I don't want to do.

Also, when running the fullscreen fixes, can I run them anywhere or do I have to place them somewhere or do something else (like moving files around)?
Posted April 07, 2015
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bushwhacker2k: When it says to "- Find and remove the GOG.com Gothic 2 entry." what does that mean? The only option I see is uninstall, which I don't want to do.
As Arkose says:
2. Remove the GOG.com Gothic 2 entry; this is not the game, just the compatibility fix that blocks Alt+Tab.
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bushwhacker2k: Also, when running the fullscreen fixes, can I run them anywhere or do I have to place them somewhere or do something else (like moving files around)?
It's just BAT that forces Gothic.exe, Gothic2.exe and GothicMod.exe to use some fixes; it doesn't depend where do you run it from.
Posted April 08, 2015
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bushwhacker2k: When it says to "- Find and remove the GOG.com Gothic 2 entry." what does that mean? The only option I see is uninstall, which I don't want to do.
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helpo1: As Arkose says:

2. Remove the GOG.com Gothic 2 entry; this is not the game, just the compatibility fix that blocks Alt+Tab.
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helpo1:
Ohhh! It was a separate option! Didn't see that before.

Okay now it's running windowed but not borderless windowed (even though I set "zStartupWindowed=1")...

EDIT: Oh, crap. It's running worse than before. Now I can Alt+tab but there's this ugly distracting window border I didn't see previously...

Weird, definitely doing what it asks... in-game resolution is the same as my desktop resolution, batch has run so it is windowed zStartupWindowed=1...

EDIT2: Okay, I got it working. I had to work my way through a Polish youtube comment (which google didn't want to translate) into someone's blog, and through them into the SAME site I already found but to some kind of ALTERNATE download which APPEARS to be the same but actually works! xD

Some person's blog: http://addictedgamewise.com/gothic-0-making-the-game-work-on-windows-8/
[THANK YOU, NIKOLA!]

Mirror site to the download that worked for me: http://addictedgamewise.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Gothic_fullscreen_border.zip

Now GOG just needs to let me mark my own post as the solution xD
Post edited April 08, 2015 by bushwhacker2k
Posted April 08, 2015
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bushwhacker2k: EDIT: Oh, crap. It's running worse than before. Now I can Alt+tab but there's this ugly distracting window border I didn't see previously...
In fact, this is what the GOGfix (you've had to remove) actually fixes. So, as you found out, you had to reinstall it, but in another way. :D
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bushwhacker2k: Now GOG just needs to let me mark my own post as the solution xD
Well, now that would be some easy rep-getting. :D
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