REGoth 

OpenSource-Reimplementation of the zEngine, used by the game "Gothic" and "Gothic II".

Don't forget to check out the REGoth-Wiki for more information about the project!

A list showing the current state of the engine, can be found here.

Videos showing the current state

• Release-Commentary to V0.2:
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB3pzxd6vIk
• Release-Commentary to V0.1.1:
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heg49o78Ii4
• Dialogs, Audio, NPC script-states:
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3F4WY6A060
• Day/Night-Cycle and Fighting-animations:
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1mlI9qxkzc
• First showcase:
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bLAGttYYpY

Download (Latest stable version)

Windows binaries can be found here: https://github.com/degenerated1123/REGoth/releases/tag/0.1.1

Automated nightly builds: https://github.com/degenerated1123/REGoth/releases

Source

Make sure to clone this repository with the --recursive flag:

ssh:

git clone --recursive git@github.com:degenerated1123/REGoth.git

https:

git clone --recursive https://github.com/degenerated1123/REGoth.git

To update the repo, you need to make sure to update the submodules as well. Instead of simply pulling the repository, you can do:

git pull --recurse-submodules

Building

Note: If you are missing packages or are having trouble building on your platform, you can check out this wiki-page, which may contain more detailed instructions. If you don't find your platform there, I'd kindly ask you to add some instructions for other people to that wiki-page!

You will need CMake (3.1 or newer) and a C++14-capable compiler. Currently supported/tested are:

• GCC (6.x)
• MinGW
• Visual Studio 2015

Then:

cd path/to/REGoth
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..

If CMake complains about some folders missing a CMakeLists.txt, you most likely forgot to clone with the --recursive-flag! Simple do git submodule update --init --recursive and it should work.

Then, choose depending on your OS:

Linux

make -j4

Windows

Open the generated REGoth.sln in VisualStudio and build as usual.

Alternatively, you may do this (inside the build-folder):

cmake --build . --config release

Running

The compiled files are inside the build/bin directory.

Make sure to copy the content/shaders folder to the working directory of the compiled REGoth-Executable. Then, run the program with the following flags:

REGoth -g "path/to/gothic1or2" -w startworld.zen

Where path/to/gothic1or2 points to the root of a Gothic I or II installation and startworld.zen is one of the Zen-Files found in a .vdf-files in the games data/-directory. For example: newworld.zen or addonworld.zen for Gothic II.

It is recommended to run this from the commandline, to see the debug-output of the program.

Controls

• Movement: WASD/QE or arrow-keys (Space or Shift to run faster)
• Actions: Left CTRL for everything
• Menus: B for status-screen
• Console: F10
  • Available commands:
    • kill: Kill a nearby NPC
    • knockout: Knockout a nearby NPC
    • save <name>: Save the game
    • load <name>: Load a game
    • switchlevel <zenfile>: Switch to an other level in current session
    • usemana <amount>: Use mana
    • hurtself <amount>: Hurt yourself
    • timeset <x>: Set time to 12:00. x doesn't matter but must be a number.
    • list: Print a list of available commands

Development

If you want to help out and don't know where to start, I suggest reading the wiki-page, which contains information about the engine-layout and lists of which features are missing (Not yet, though!).

Examples

Gothic 1 - Overworld: REGoth -g "path/to/gothic1" -w world.zen

Gothic 1 - Oldmine: REGoth -g "path/to/gothic1" -w oldmine.zen

Gothic 1 - Freemine: REGoth -g "path/to/gothic1" -w freemine.zen

Gothic 1 - Sleeper temple: REGoth -g "path/to/gothic1" -w orctemple.zen

Gothic 2 - Overworld: REGoth -g "path/to/gothic2" -w newworld.zen

Gothic 2 - Valley of mines: REGoth -g "path/to/gothic2" -w oldworld.zen

Gothic 2 - Addonworld: REGoth -g "path/to/gothic2" -w addonworld.zen

Gothic 2 - Dragonisland: REGoth -g "path/to/gothic2" -w dragonisland.zen