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If you're not experienced users, please install this modification on a clean copy of the game. All players should have exactly the same version of the game and modifications.

The archive for manual download contains the following items:

• Playerkit

• Union 1.0m

• zNoFriendlyFire (Union plugin, works on cooperative player, making it easier to jointly attack enemies)

• Gothic Coop (Union plugin)

Please note that this modification DOES NOT WORK on Windows 7!

Steps to take after downloading:

1. If you obtained the modification manually rather than from the Steam Workshop, extract all files into the Gothic folder.

2. Ensure proper connection to your friend(s), remembering that most people don't have a public IP address. You may need a program like Hamachi or Radmin VPN. However, if you have a public IP and your router supports UPnP, you should be able to play directly without additional software.

3. Edit the configuration file "GothicCoopConfig.json". ATTENTION! The JSON file is sensitive; the structure must be preserved (quotes, commas, etc.). The correct file looks like this:

{ "server": "1.23.456.789", "nickname": "Your nick", "playersDamageMultipler": 100, "npcsDamageMultipler": 100, "toggleGameLogKey": "KEY_P", "toggleGameStatsKey": "KEY_O", "startServerKey": "KEY_F1", "startConnectionKey": "KEY_F2", "reinitPlayersKey": "KEY_F3", "revivePlayerKey": "KEY_F4", "friendInstanceId": "CH", "bodyTextVarNr": 10, "headVarNr": 81 }

1. Start the game. After configuring these options, start the game, skip the initial dialogue with Diego or Xardas, and save the game. On the host computer, press the F1 key, and you should see the message "Server ready!". On the second computer, press the F2 key, and after a while, you will be connected to your friend.

Tips on how to play:

• Remember to save the game frequently at different points.

• For important (especially fairy tale) decisions, choose the same dialogue options.

• Stick together and don't kill enemies without your cooperating friend nearby.

• Some dialogues are better started first on the client, e.g., every "good, let's go" dialogue (e.g., to Lester). Positions are streamed from the host, so NPC on the client won't move until the player on the server says this dialogue.

All synchronization in cooperation can be temporarily paused by pressing the F2 key. This is useful if NPC synchronization is bugged; you can return to single-player mode, talk to an NPC, start the same mission state again, and re-enable synchronization by pressing F2.

If you both have good internet connections, the more advanced player should host for smoother gameplay (with lower ping) and fewer issues.

Keyboard shortcuts: F1 - start game server (press only on HOST) F2 - connect to server on client (pressing again switches to single-player mode). F3 - respawn cooperative player character F4 - revive dead player P - toggle game logger on or off O - debugging information (not used by players, press again to hide)

Configuration options:

• server: Server IP address

• playersDamageMultipler: MUST be the same for all players! This is the percentage of damage dealt by the player, default is 100%. You can change it from 1 to 100.

• npcsDamageMultipler: MUST be the same for all players! This is the percentage of damage dealt by all NPCs to players, default is 100%. You can change it from 100 to 500.

• toggleGameLogKey: Key that toggles the game log.

• toggleGameStatsKey: Key that toggles debugging information.

• startServerKey: Key that starts the server.

• startConnectionKey: Key that starts the connection to the server.

• reinitPlayersKey: Key that restarts all players.

• revivePlayerKey: Key that initiates revival for the targeted cooperative player.

• friendInstanceId: Default is set to CH, please do not change it thoughtlessly like "it would be funny to be Xardas". Some mods may have the helper character (CH) removed, so ONLY in such a case should you use this option. An example is Gothic NEW BALANCE; for Gothic Returning/NB, we set this option to PC_HEROMUL.

• bodyTextVarNr: Number indicating the body texture you want to use for your character.

• headVarNr: Number intended for the head texture you want to use for your character.

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**Faces and body textures**

 

 

Table of faces
Here you can view a table of all faces in Gothic 1 and Gothic 2: Night of the Raven and select a number for the headVarNr parameter.
However, at this time Gothic 1 only supports textures with skin color 1 (i.e. C1), so any other facial texture will not work.

You only copy the first number, you don't need to add "x C1" to the configuration.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GFvp6eI9Dj_-8KldJA6T0CF55fWj4SB2qDnm7Qpen0Q/edit#gid=0

 

 

**NPC Designer**
This handy tool allows you to find the textures you want for faces and bodies. 
Since this is Gothic 2, you don't have to worry about skin color (everyone in the game defaults to C0 anyway).

And you can even see the textures on the model!
https://xarpl.github.io/g2npc_designer/#2-1-0-0-2-true

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