In addition to Gothic, which was supposed to make way for the second part of the series. The Gothic sequel could have pushed the series in a completely different direction.

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The year 2001 was a great achievement for Piranha Bytes studio, whose first production, an RPG called Gothic released in March, was a resounding success. Looking for a way to consume the latter, the developers quickly began, in May 2001, planning the development of their brand. Is this how Gothic II was born? Well, nothing could be further from the truth.

From May to the end of October 2001, Piranhas was an extension of the first. Gothictentatively titled Gothic sequelLet’s take a look at its history, what it was supposed to be, and what the chances are that we’ll ever learn what it contains… although at the time of writing these words, Piranha Bytes has almost certainly disappeared from the industry map.

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Leaking pond with predatory fish

Let’s start by discussing the sources from which the data for the unpublished expansion of the first edition comes. GothicThe video materials available on YouTube are real mines of information about it. The first version was published in January 2017. Video from ARHN.eu teamany I got more than just the expansion design documents. Gothic sequelbut also to its playable version, showing it in action, describing the plot in detail.The second source was released just two days ago. Film from the local collection History of Khorinisbased on data leaks from the Russian Gamers’ World forum that are several months older. The authors of this material focus on the content of the expansion – the appearance of the presented world, characters, opponents, and even skills.

Unknown sequel

Adventure in Gothic sequel It will start a few months after the end of the primary stage. GothicThe unknown person, lying under the rubble, will be rescued by the magician Xardas, who will quickly describe to him the situation in the mining valley. Well The balance of victory in the war fought between the goblins and the forces of King Robar II will tilt towards whoever invades the Mining Valley first. As if that wasn’t enough, the fall of the magic barrier would make it easier for demons to enter the human world, thus enabling the dreamer to potentially return. The “Nameless One” would have no choice but to roll up his sleeves and get to work to save his world from collapsing once again.

Xardas will have an important role to play in the Gothic sequel. Source: ARHN.eu/YouTube.

Familiar corners, new faces, opportunities and problems.

I put my trust in Second GothicWhich was centrally located around the city of Khornis, Workplace Gothic sequel Górnicza Dolina will be the first GothicHowever, it will undergo some transformations, which can be clearly seen, for example, in the old camp, which will be transformed into a refugee camp run by Diego. The latter will go there in search of shelter from the war, and since the settlement built around the castle will be seriously damaged as a result of the destruction of the barrier, they will have to cooperate in order to restore it not so much to its glory, but to its desired function.

Away from this King Robar II himself will appear in the mining valley and settle in a mountain fortress, protected from the outside world by loyal soldiers.His “eyes and ears” in the valley will be a brave explorer, a warrior named Thor, wearing a distinctive and very light armor. The Amazon can fight alongside us and, over time, teach us how to deal with enemies using a staff. The addition will also allow us to meet the princess, daughter of Robar II, who will sit in the tower overlooking the ruler’s castle.

One of the new characters that the Unknown would meet in the Gothic sequel was a warrior named Thor. Source: History of Khoreini/YouTube.

The destruction of the old camp won’t be the only noticeable consequence of the falling of the magic barrier. Its explosion will destroy runes and magic items, though the wizard Lester will teach us how to create new ones. The worst problem is demonic possession, a plague that turns people into zombies, whose victims will be cared for by the wizard guild. In addition The creatures that inhabit the valley will gain new demonic incarnations; such a fate will befall lizards, wolves, and toothworms, as well as goblins and shadow creatures.Finally, so-called dark wizards will start roaming the game world, most likely possessing fire wizards.

Gothic sequel It will also bring new factions.In addition to the healers already mentioned, we can meet, among others, the royal guards that protect the ruler, the demon hunters, or finally the militia that maintains order in the refugee camp. Moreover, the features known from the basic version of the first edition will be significantly expanded. Gothic Fight in an arena supervised by an unknown hero. The authors will allow us to accumulate reputation and earn money, and the duels themselves will be subject to different rules.

As for the characters we will meet during the adventure, they will include both familiar faces, such as the aforementioned Diego or even Lord Hagen, as well as completely new ones, such as the aforementioned arena hero, the demon hunter Malgar, Balgor, the leader of the healers, standing at the head of the Beringar militia or even Bromor, who was responsible for repairing the old camp. The authors were planning to implement a system for the characters’ attitude towards the nameless person.Many of them can teach him useful skills such as bow and arrow making, blacksmithing, alchemy, and cooking.

Arena combat will be greatly expanded in the Gothic sequel. Source: History of Khoreini/YouTube.

It should be mentioned separately… the strategic elements that can be implemented in… Gothic sequelAt some point. The game will force us to extract a large amount of ore, where we will have to hire miners and then take care of their needs and safety..

Gothic Island is a sequel to Gothic II?

Gothic sequel It was already at a fairly advanced stage of development when the decision was made to cancel it. Some of the ideas created to meet its needs were later used in… Gothic II. This concerns, among other things, the concept of destroying the old camp (which was eventually decided to be completely wiped off the face of the Earth) and facilitating the entry of demons into the human world, as well as the faction of the guards, which were eventually replaced by paladins (at the same time, the appearance of their armor also changed, as the authors focused on armor worthy of medieval knights). Moreover, l Second Gothic Demonic versions of individual creatures were found, as well as dark wizards who acted there as researchers.

Interestingly, Almost the entire introduction Second Gothic Created… for needs Gothic sequelThis is evident, among other things, in the main character’s clothes, the interior of the Xardas Tower, and even the scene of lightning striking the castle tower and breaking part of it, after which there is no trace in the game itself (unlike the canceled expansion).

The authors of Gothic Sequela were kinder to the old camp than the creators of Gothic II. Source: History of Khoreini/YouTube.

Big comeback?

On August 30, 2017, files were leaked onto the Internet. Gothic sequelthanks to which anyone interested can check their unfinished version. The SequelPL team prepared the Polish version of them and the team quickly Sequel to the entertaining Gothic Sequel She decided to take matters into her own hands and finish this work for Piranha Bytes, and then release it as a mod. As of this writing, work on the mod is still ongoing.

Why couldn’t the “piranhas” themselves finish the job? Gothic sequel?Although they advanced very quickly, In the end, it was decided to abandon this project in favor of a full-fledged project. Second GothicAlthough the reasons for this decision have not been officially revealed, we can safely assume that JoWood had a hand in this. The publisher would have seen a real continuation as more profitable than an expansion. And the rest is history.

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