So I'm trying to get through this puzzle in the Orc temple and I'm starting to get annoyed.
It's in the room with the red floor that spikes come out of. The way I understand it, you hit the switch, shoot the symbol, hide in the room, come out and then shoot the other symbol in the wall.
Well the gates aren't opening.
These images show where I'm at.
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m468/SniperHF/helpgothic2.jpg
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m468/SniperHF/helpgothic1.jpg

This is a fairly common bug. Unfortunately, the only way to fix it is by cheating.
First, open the character screen (B by default, I think), then enter "marvin" (without quotes) and hit B again. You should now see a message in the top left about marvin-mode being enabled. Now go right up to one of the closed grates on the other spike room thing and push K; this should make the hero jump through the grate and into the room. Solve the switch puzzle and you will see a cutscene where the big gate opens. Go back to a grate and push K to get back out. You can now turn off cheats. To do that, open the character screen, this time entering "42". Again, close it by pushing B or whatever you've got it set to.

Thanks, I was afraid that was the case. I have used the Marvin debug mode in the past so I should be able to figure it out now