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Gothic seriesquestion about the *money/ore* system + more (G1)(6 posts)solved(6 posts)solved
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Posted February 27, 2014
i have looked at the first few pages here, and i cant see this listed:

ok, first off, i have sold some stuff to this guy at the old camp (for 22 gold/ore...w/e) and i dont see it in my inventory, or anywhere on me screen/info pages, i would have thought it would added to the *ore* chunk i picked up near the start... i was wrong (still only shows *1 blue ore*... now about BUYING stuff... ok, so i sold that stuff for 22 ore, i know this because the stuff i sold is NOT in my inventory, now, when i try to buy stuff (i tried buying 11 ore and a piece of bread which cost less than 22) it wont let me, i click *accept* but the items are still in the *buy* pannel, so i press esc/tab to close the window, hoping it will move over to me, but it doesnt, i tried clicking *refuse* (in case of a bug where the text is reversed) and nothing happens, but obviously when you click *Back* it exits out of the *shop* screen... what am i doing wrong?

So to summerise:

1) where can i see my *gold/ore* or w/e its called?

2) how to actually use the *shops*

and more points:

3) is there anyway to *hot-bar* my weapons/potions? (to use any healing stuff i have to keep bringing up the invent screen to use them, most of the time this ends in death in the time it takes to get to the coorect page/item so i have to save before every single fight)

4) + 5) how do i block? is it *active* (where you have to press a button) or *passive*? (where anything such as shields: i havent found any yet; counts as your defence)?... also, where can i find those people Diego sends me to? (example: Graem is by the north gate... WTH is the north gate? there is no compass)

5) how to find my way around? (landmarks etc) EDIT: SEE NO. 4) + 5)

6) whats the best way to *level up*? doing quests vs monsters vs exploration (if you get exploer exp)?

7)*leveld areas?* ok, so i just blasted my way through the wilderness to the old camp, and the mobs were quite easy... is there any area to *strictly avoid* until im *leveld*? or does the game level as you do? if its the earlier, how do i tell if they are tougher than me (without getting killed... i mean do they have a thing saying *i'm a level 15 orc, you will die*? or something?)

8) some *boxes/chests* i come into contact with are *fake*? by this i mean i have come across one or two and when i press the action (CTRL) button, instead of bending down to it he just kind of *shrugs*, might this be a bug, because even without a lock pick he still *bends down* to some locked chests.

9) anything else i have missed?

thanks
Post edited February 27, 2014 by Barneyboy123
This question / problem has been solved by Arkoseimage
Posted February 27, 2014
1) Ore is listed as an item in the inventory. The normal trade windows work with any item of value but purchases through conversation windows only work with ore. Ideally you want to trade away everything but ore to save the ore for the ore-only purchases.

2) Talk to a person and ask about trading. You might have to go through a few other options first, and in some cases you have to be part of that faction or complete some other requirement before they'll trade with you (they'll usually tell you this).

3) Items can be hotkeyed with action plus number but not all items have hotkeys. You can enable potion quick keys in gothic.ini.

4) Blocking is active only so you have to block appropriately. There are no shields.

5) Get a map and work out where you are from that. Given time you'll become familiar with the world layout (it's not that big). You can often get more detailed directions to a destination if you ask more questions about it. In some cases you can be guided to a location by an NPC (e.g. going between camps).

6) You'll generally want to solve starting quests and take on weaker enemies, then get more powerful and take on more difficult quests and tougher enemies, etc.; the quests to become a member of a camp are a good way to start since some can even be finished without fighting.

7) The forest and abandoned ruins are more dangerous (characters tell you to avoid these areas). Your specific skills and weapons determine how hard things are; your actual level number isn't used for such calculations. You'll generally want to put points into things that favour your chosen skill set (e.g. strength and one-handed weapons if you want to fight with melee weapons). Exploring thoroughly is highly rewarded in this game since you'll find all sorts of loot and sometimes better weapons.

8) For chests and doors you have to action and hold the direction to open it completely. After this you can interact with the chest with action and left/right.

9) Probably many things you don't know about, but many can be learned while playing. The usual RPG rules apply; pick up everything, save in multiple slots, favour combat skills over non-combat, etc.
Posted February 27, 2014
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Arkose: 2) Talk to a person and ask about trading. You might have to go through a few other options first, and in some cases you have to be part of that faction or complete some other requirement before they'll trade with you (they'll usually tell you this).
no offence intened (you have been a great help)

but you missed my point... i *sold* some things already from my inventory (they are not there any more) and where my *starting ore* is (the one i grabed near the start) NO MORE appear, (even though i sold stuff for the price of 22) must be a bug??

thanks again

EDIT: for more info about 2) please read the begining paragraph
Post edited February 27, 2014 by Barneyboy123
Posted February 27, 2014
also, i don't have a GOTHIC.INI file (i have searched the games file system and all i have is GOTHIC (the icon-launcher)/GOTHIC (the gothic.ini readme) and gothic.rpt... these are the only files with *gothic* in the name
Posted February 28, 2014
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Barneyboy123: but you missed my point... i *sold* some things already from my inventory (they are not there any more) and where my *starting ore* is (the one i grabed near the start) NO MORE appear, (even though i sold stuff for the price of 22) must be a bug??
Oh, right, trading is like bartering, so you put items on both sides before suggesting a deal; if you want something from the trader's site you choose it, whether it's ore or something else. The values are shown at the top. Traders will accept any deal where they get equal or greater value.

Gothic II onwards have traders give gold directly without having to select it.
Posted February 28, 2014
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Barneyboy123: but you missed my point... i *sold* some things already from my inventory (they are not there any more) and where my *starting ore* is (the one i grabed near the start) NO MORE appear, (even though i sold stuff for the price of 22) must be a bug??
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Arkose: Oh, right, trading is like bartering, so you put items on both sides before suggesting a deal; if you want something from the trader's site you choose it, whether it's ore or something else. The values are shown at the top. Traders will accept any deal where they get equal or greater value.

Gothic II onwards have traders give gold directly without having to select it.
oh, ok... thanks... so this means i have *lost* the items that i *gave* to the shop?

Best start a new game then... thanks for all your help :)
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