The Chronicles Of Myrtana: Archolos (Gothic II mod) is currently Steam's best reviewed official mod (98% positive)

texhnolyze · Jan 29, 2022

Based on 7.3k reviews so far.

Basically, it's a spin-off prequel(?) of the first Gothic game, which is based on Gothic II as the base game. Thus you'll need to own the game to install this on Steam and GOG. You can also install it manually through moddb without having to own Gothic II, but it's currently on sale so why not?

I just started my playthrough this week (thankfully there's a community made controller config too), and it's absolutely impressive. Gameplay is basically the same as Gothic II with enhanced visuals, but it's an entirely new game with dozens of hours of roleplaying goodness. It's also fully voiced acted (Polish) with English subtitle. The map is vast but carefully crafted with handplaced encounters, events, and locations. It's truly immersive. They poured so much love developing this, and it shows.

The Chronicles Of Myrtana: Archolos on Steam

The Kingdom of Myrtana is in a dramatic situation. After the major defeat of the royal fleet in the waters of the Eastern Archipelago, the once thriving city of Archolos stood on the brink of crisis. Meanwhile, a young foreigner goes to the island in search of a new, better life.

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The Chronicles Of Myrtana: Archolos

To play this game you will also need Gothic 2 Gold Edition The Chronicles Of Myrtana: Ar

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The Chronicles Of Myrtana: Archolos is a free, total conversion mod for Gothic II: Gold Edition. It features a completely new open world, improved skills systems, gameplay mechanics and complex story. Main goal of this project is to honour one the best classic cRPG and take the die-hard fans of the original Gothic trilogy as well as new players on one more adventure in the Kingdom of Myrtana.

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Professional voice acting

Fully adhering to the lore of Gothic series

60+ hours of expected playtime

Complex main plot with many twists and secrets to discover

Over 170 quests with multiple ways to complete them

Multidimensional characters with credible backstories and personal goals

Breathtaking soundtrack composed solely for the purpose of the mod

About 200 random events that the main character may encounter

New crafting system with activities, such as alchemy, cooking and magic scrolls writing

Rebalanced economy and items stats considering 20 years of Gothic players feedback

Expanded travel system with option to choose between magic teleports, boats and mercenary caravans

More than 100 new armors and weapons with unique visuals

Shelbyville Milhouse · Jan 29, 2022

Gothic II is legitimately one of the best RPGs ever made, I had no idea this mod existed. Will definitely check it out, thanks OP

haveheart · Jan 29, 2022

Thanks for pouting this out! Definitively gonna try it now that I got a steam link off eBay.

texhnolyze · Jan 29, 2022

That first village vibes with everyone doing their routines, and of course, the inn. Doing favors for them while stealing their stuff at the other time is always a joy.

Don Fluffles · Jan 29, 2022

I saw this win mod of the year on moddb. Glad to know it's on Steam.

flyinj · Jan 29, 2022

Fantastapotamus said:
Gothic II is legitimately one of the best RPGs ever made, I had no idea this mod existed. Will definitely check it out, thanks OP

Wait you can play the game using a controller? How do you do this?

Ravio-li · Jan 29, 2022

Oh god.. I didn't know about this!

flyinj said:
Wait you can play the game using a controller? How do you do this?

I assume steam controller config. I played G2 and 1 with a controller as well but that was with JoyToKey. These games always worked really well with a controller, even better than M+K in my opinion.

Shelbyville Milhouse · Jan 29, 2022

flyinj said:
Wait you can play the game using a controller? How do you do this?

Did you mean to quote me?

flyinj · Jan 29, 2022

Fantastapotamus said:
Did you mean to quote me?

Nope! Sorry meant to quote the OP

texhnolyze · Jan 29, 2022

flyinj said:
Nope! Sorry meant to quote the OP

Yes, you can. Just turn on your controller, go to the controller configs and browse community made section. There's one for DS4, and I assume there should be more for XBox controllers too. I modified a few of the buttons to my likings though, I'll share it if you want.

Enforcer · Jan 29, 2022

I love Gothic 2. Will be jumping on this soon.

flyinj · Jan 29, 2022

Is there any way to adjust the font size?

Playing on my TV and it's a bit too small

Necromanti · Jan 29, 2022

Is the original game still worth playing? I've been playing through another older game so I'm unusually drawn to how this game looks right now.

texhnolyze · Jan 29, 2022

They just released the 1.2 patch earlier.

Steam :: The Chronicles Of Myrtana: Archolos :: Patch 1.2

Patch 1.2 is available now! Big thanks to entire community for reporting issues and proposing changes! Special thanks go again to our Community Heroes for helping us with bug fixes organization and for helping players with their problems. Announcement for translators: Finally, Crowdin platform...

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flyinj said:
Is there any way to adjust the font size?

Playing on my TV and it's a bit too small

Try using the supported DX11 files provided by the devs. It adds many additional graphical options into the game.

[DirectX 11] for TCoM: Archolos :: The Chronicles Of Myrtana: Archolos [EN] English - General Discussions

https://github.com/SaiyansKing/GD3D11/releases How to Install: 1. Download the latest version. 2. Unpack GD3D11.zip file. 3. Drag all the contents to: x:\Steam\steamapps\common\TheChroniclesOfMyrtana\ System ----------------------------------------------------- Additional note: If you're using...

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Necromanti said:
Is the original game still worth playing? I've been playing through another older game so I'm unusually drawn to how this game looks right now.

Surely, but the last time I tried it there are additional steps you need to do to run it on modern PCs. There's a "remaster" mod available out there too, you may want to check it out.

flyinj · Jan 31, 2022

texhnolyze said:
They just released the 1.2 patch earlier.

Steam :: The Chronicles Of Myrtana: Archolos :: Patch 1.2

Patch 1.2 is available now! Big thanks to entire community for reporting issues and proposing changes! Special thanks go again to our Community Heroes for helping us with bug fixes organization and for helping players with their problems. Announcement for translators: Finally, Crowdin platform...

steamcommunity.com

Try using the supported DX11 files provided by the devs. It adds many additional graphical options into the game.

[DirectX 11] for TCoM: Archolos :: The Chronicles Of Myrtana: Archolos [EN] English - General Discussions

https://github.com/SaiyansKing/GD3D11/releases How to Install: 1. Download the latest version. 2. Unpack GD3D11.zip file. 3. Drag all the contents to: x:\Steam\steamapps\common\TheChroniclesOfMyrtana\ System ----------------------------------------------------- Additional note: If you're using...

steamcommunity.com

Surely, but the last time I tried it there are additional steps you need to do to run it on modern PCs. There's a "remaster" mod available out there too, you may want to check it out.

I just installed that DX11 patch following the instructions, and it doesn't work.

How am I supposed to load the game after installing it?

texhnolyze · Jan 31, 2022

flyinj said:
I just installed that DX11 patch following the instructions, and it doesn't work.

How am I supposed to load the game after installing it?

How does it not work? Does the game not open at all?

It was quite straightforward for me, just extract to designated folder. I didn't apply the additional steps of "Data Execution Prevention" thing either.

Mr.Deadshot · Jan 31, 2022

Gothic II: Gold Edition - which you need to play the mod - is also in the current Lunar Sale. I already bought it during Winter Sale because I am too lazy to search for my Disc.

flyinj · Jan 31, 2022

texhnolyze said:
How does it not work? Does the game not open at all?

It was quite straightforward for me, just extract to designated folder. I didn't apply the additional steps of "Data Execution Prevention" thing either.

I downloaded the "GD3D11-17.8-dev4.zip" file from the link, copied it into my game folder, then ran the game from the steam client. The game loads up normally but has no DX11 features or F11 menu

RankFTW · Feb 1, 2022

I just completed this last night and it is truly amazing. I had never played Gothic 1/2 before so went in totally blind. The amount of love that has gone into this mod is mind blowing and the devs have shown up a lot of games that charge full price. I cannot recommend this enough if you like classic RPG's.

As soon as I finished it I installed Gothic and am now about 4 hours into that with some mods to spruce it up a bit for 2022.

Play this!

texhnolyze · Feb 1, 2022

flyinj said:
I downloaded the "GD3D11-17.8-dev4.zip" file from the link, copied it into my game folder, then ran the game from the steam client. The game loads up normally but has no DX11 features or F11 menu

I see. Sorry I can't help you further since I'm still on a 1080p display. Maybe try browsing the Steam forums.

RankFTW said:
I just completed this last night and it is truly amazing. I had never played Gothic 1/2 before so went in totally blind. The amount of love that has gone into this mod is mind blowing and the devs have shown up a lot of games that charge full price. I cannot recommend this enough if you like classic RPG's.

As soon as I finished it I installed Gothic and am now about 4 hours into that with some mods to spruce it up a bit for 2022.

Play this!

Woah, such high praises. Thanks for the impressions.

I'm already in the city now, working my way to gain citizenship. Everything about this game just flows naturally, so immersive. It's like a medieval simulator.

I played Gothic (don't remember which one) but I don't think I finished it back then. I was still a kid and didn't have that much patience for a Eurojank. But I'll play Gothic II after I'm done with this too later.

NCR Ranger · Feb 1, 2022

Well now I might have to try this.

flyinj · Feb 1, 2022

I definitely recommend downloading the polish speech pack on Steam. I found that the if it is not installed you get long lags on some conversation starts

xyla · Feb 1, 2022

Just bought Gothic II for this mod. Always loved the vibe of Gothic but when I finally tried it, I noped out because of no mouse support for inventory really fast - I think. Has to be 15-20 years ago. Time to give the series another chance!

How long is this mod? Is it full RPG 30-50 hours? Or a bit on the shorter side?

flyinj · Feb 1, 2022

xyla said:
Just bought Gothic II for this mod. Always loved the vibe of Gothic but when I finally tried it, I noped out because of no mouse support for inventory really fast - I think. Has to be 15-20 years ago. Time to give the series another chance!

How long is this mod? Is it full RPG 30-50 hours? Or a bit on the shorter side?

It seems really long. Probably 60-80 hours

RankFTW · Feb 1, 2022

xyla said:
Just bought Gothic II for this mod. Always loved the vibe of Gothic but when I finally tried it, I noped out because of no mouse support for inventory really fast - I think. Has to be 15-20 years ago. Time to give the series another chance!

How long is this mod? Is it full RPG 30-50 hours? Or a bit on the shorter side?

I put in 110 hours but you can easily get more than that out of it. At no point did I want it to end or feel like it was dragging.

xyla · Feb 2, 2022

flyinj said:
It seems really long. Probably 60-80 hours

RankFTW said:
I put in 110 hours but you can easily get more than that out of it. At no point did I want it to end or feel like it was dragging.

Seems like I'm not gonna make it this year then :D

I'm not even halfway through Pathfinder: WotR yet and Wasteland 3 on Deck and Elden Ring are on the horizon. Ah well.

City 17 · Feb 2, 2022

This, Silksong, and the Elden Ring have got me covered for this year ;-)

Bunkem · Feb 2, 2022

City 17 said:
This, Silksong, and the Elden Ring have got me covered for this year ;-)

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The Chronicles Of Myrtana: Archolos (Gothic II mod) is currently Steam's best reviewed official mod (98% positive)

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