Frequently Asked Questions

On this site you will find frequently asked questions and problems and their corresponding solutions.
Please only ask your questions in the forum, after you have ensured it is not entered on the list here.

• Can I install CP 1.70 over any previous version of Gothic 3?
• Does CP 1.70 include every previous patch?
• How do I check if I installed the community patch?
• Is it possible to install only selected fixes?
• During installation: "Gothic 3 could not be found, installation will be terminated"
• During installation: "Wrong language setting"
• I installed the patch on "Forsaken Gods". Why does the game not function anymore?
• Can the patch be removed again?
• Why can Num Lock suddenly not be turned off anymore, and how do I change this?
• Can I continue playing older saved games with the patch?
• Which changes are contained in the patch?
• When will the next community patch be released?
• Where can I find answers to questions regarding previous CP versions?
• The patch-setup does not start

Question

During installation: "Gothic 3 could not be found, installation will be terminated"

Answer to your question

During installation of the community patch I receive the error message "Gothic 3 could not be found, installation will be terminated", even though G3 is installed.

The installer checks with the aid of the entries in the Windows registry if G3 is installed.

Requested since version 1.3.1 are the following registry values in order, to deduce the installation folder of G3:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\JoWooD Productions Software AG\Gothic III\INSTALL_DIR
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\JoWooD Productions Software AG\Gothic III\INSTALL_DIR
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\KOCHMedia Deutschland GmbH\KOCHUpdate\Gothic III\INSTALL_DIR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Software\JoWooD Productions Software AG\Gothic III\RUN_CMD

When the installer does not find a valid Gothic 3 installation, the option exists to find the installation path manually. For that:

Make sure that Gothic 3 is indeed installed in the directory which is selected in the installer.

If this does not function, something has been altered or removed from the installation, or related. In this case a new installation of the game should help.