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Union and plugins for Gothic 1 a 2
Union is used to install plugins for Gothic, providing various enhancements and conveniences, such as time acceleration, quick item collection, and more.
- Resource Manager is included to install Union itself and plugins with descriptions
- Union and plugins can be used alongside Ninja and his mods
Installation:
1. Install Union 1.0m via Resource Manager
2. Download a plugin and place it in the Data folder or a Plugins folder you create there
Note: Not all plugins are compatible or suitable for every mod and situation. On older mods, some plugins may not work or may cause bugs. Play at your own risk. Issues may arise from plugins, not the mod itself.
Some plugins are incompatible with each other.
- Do not use Autoloot when collecting quest items! It may break quest progress.
Union Resource Manager
It is used to install all the necessary packages required to play Gothic 1 and Gothic 2 mods. PlayerKit, SystemPack, the 4GB Patch — everything can be installed with just a few clicks.
In addition, you can also install Union itself, which is required for plugins to work.
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zUtilities
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Quick save with F10, quick load with F12
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Colored names for NPCs, chests, doors, and items based on their status; colored journal
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Improved status bars
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Color-coded damage display
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Adjustable game time speed
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Killing meatbugs by stepping on them
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Smart item tooltips in the inventory
… and more features
GRawInput-2.0
Use this when playing with the Advanced Inventory plugin.
GRawInput is a mod for Gothic and Gothic 2 that replaces the old DirectX7 DirectInput for keyboard and mouse with native Windows events.
It improves Alt+Tab functionality and makes using overlays like Steam Overlay or ReShade Overlay easier.
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Hedin_Union_Adv_Inventory
New type of inventory with expanded features:
- Mouse support (thanks to Gratt for the library)
- Custom categories, with the ability to assign any category to an item
- Favorites tab for frequently used items
- Separate tab for recently acquired items
- History of received and removed items
- New textures from New Balance (thanks to Liker, Haart, DreamGothic)
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Hedin_Union_AutoQuickLoot
Do not use with other Loot plugins!
Quick loot plugin with several features:
- History of acquired items
- Color-coded categories (weapons, documents, quest items, rare items, etc.)
- Optional auto-loot (recommended only in open areas while clearing zones)
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Hedin_Union_Vob_Locator_New
New locator for fairer gameplay – works only on nearby items.
- Highlights items with effect instead of icons (can be customized or disabled)
- Shows nearest item, distance, and count in the area
- Optional Beliar gift: unlock at cost of 10% health
- Supports Archolos and improved ore veins in Guilds
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Hedin_Union_Show_FPS_MP
Plugin that helps monitor performance and shows FPS (frames per second) at the top-left of the screen.
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Hedin_Auto_PickLock
Automatic left/right selection plugin with 50% chance (for unlocking chests).
Successful combinations are remembered and repeated automatically.
Eases opening complex locks with many combinations.
Unlike fast unlocking, you keep mod bonuses and don’t break game mechanics.
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Hedin_Union_1H_2H_Splash
Plugin for splash damage with one- and two-handed weapons.
Enemies take damage according to engine/mod rules.
Menu settings:
- Number of enemies: 1–7
- Distance: 200–700
- Option to hide text showing enemy health change from this hit
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FlyingCreaturesFix
Fixes several issues with flying monsters:
- Getting stuck on edges
- Flying too high, preventing proper combat
Union_FpsImprover
Increases FPS in heavy areas (e.g., L'hiver) with high-poly objects.
- Works in any mod or original game
- Biggest FPS gain in areas with many NPCs (humans, orcs) and objects (cities, settlements)
- Reduces CPU load by fixing an engine function
- Improvement smaller on DX7 than DX11
- Minimal or no gain on low-end DX11 GPUs
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Hedin_Union_Simple_Regen
Simple plugin for health and mana regeneration.
- Regeneration (mana, health, in combat) can be toggled in the game menu
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Hedin_Union_Color_Menu
Union Plugin – Custom Menu Colors
- Allows customizing menu item colors in Gothic 2
- Configure colors for:
- Selected/unselected journal entries
- Dialogs
- Selected menu items
- All colors set via easily editable .ini properties
zCleanupCamSpace
Improves visibility in dense vegetation, especially in crowded mods.
- By default, hides bushes, small trees, and similar objects between player and camera if distance is less than 8 meters
- To add or exclude objects, edit the [zCleanupCamSpace] cleanupList parameter in Gothic.ini
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zImprovedLegacyFrying
Adds a dialogue for cooking meat at all stoves and firepits, if not already present in the game or mod.
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Hedin_Union_Ext_Stat
Game platform: G1, G1A, G2, G2A
Installation: Copy the current Hedin_Union_Ext_Stat.vdf to /Data/Plugins/
Removal: Delete Hedin_Union_Ext_Stat.vdf from /Data/Plugins/
Plugin: Adds small supplementary stats about killed enemies, consumed potions, quests, and game time
Hedin_Union_Switch_Day_Duration
The zMiscUtils.vdf plugin allows setting the in-game day length (SecondsPerGameHour) and switching between 3 modes:
- Normal day
- Extended day (4x longer)
- Shortened day (5x shorter)
Function works even without zMiscUtils.vdf, but is available if the plugin is installed.
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zTrollStoneThrowing
Plugin adds the ability for trolls to throw stones at a distance (as in Gothic alpha or New Balance mod).
- Uses zParserExtender for new sounds and zModelProtoExtender for animations
- Advanced enemy movement prediction for accurate hits
- Configurable parameters in Gothic.ini ([ZTROLLSTONETHROWING] – speed, distance, damage multiplier, goblin throws, etc.)
- Includes debug mode (trajectory, key toggles)
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zScaleFightRange
In the original game, NPCs with modified model scale (via Mdl_SetModelScale) have changed models and hitboxes, but their combat range, defined in the guilds table, stays the same.
This plugin adjusts combat range using hooks, making it safe to add or remove at any time during gameplay.
NPC range is multiplied by the model scale (model length).
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zBetterTransform
During transformation (e.g., cheat commands like morphtodragon), removes burning effects and toggles NPC aggression (changes their behavior toward the player).
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armor_visual_change
Allows changing armor appearance (transmog) in-game – only changes visual model, stats remain the same.
- Toggle through available appearances using the HOME key
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ezDialogueSkipper
Plugin: Allows skipping all queued dialogues by right-clicking while holding a defined key (default: right Shift).
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NoUnderwaterEffect
This patch removes underwater effects for better visibility – at the cost of immersion.
- Visual effects (blue tint, distortion, reduced visibility) and audio effects (muffled sounds) are disabled
- Useful for quests involving searching and collecting items
Union_BlinkPlugin
Adds the Blink spell (short-distance teleport) to Gothic 2, as seen in the New Balance mod.
- Spell drops after killing Lothar's killer and is used by magic builds
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zAcrobaticSwitch
Allows toggling jump animation between normal jump and acrobatics if the player has the Acrobatics skill.
- Default key: P
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zBrightLight
Designed to work under DirectX 7. Fix applied without losing lighting quality!
- Plugin directly affects rendering methods without using post-processing
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zTTSDialogues
With this plugin, unvoiced dialogues—or optionally all dialogues in the game—are read aloud using Windows Narrator.