1. Download
Virtual CD 8.0.0.4. (41 MB)
2. Download the
fixed image of Gothic 3.
2. Install Virtual CD 8.0.0.4
3. Make an image of your Gothic 3-DVD using Virtual CD 8.0.0.4:
--- Start Virtual CD 8.0.0.4 ("Virtual CD - Toolbox" opens)
--- Doubleclick on "Erstellen einer virtuellen CD"
--- Click on the button you can find right of "Kopierschablone"
--- Click on "Öffnen >" and then "Auswahl"
--- Choose the "Gothic 3 copy.vps" you can find in the archive you have downloaded before
--- Back in the mainwindow click on "Fertig stellen"
--- The image-making process will start
4. Now go to the folder you have saved the image into and search for a file called "GOTHIC3.vc4".
5. Change that file with the fixed image you have downloaded before. (The name has to be the same as the old one!)
6. Back in the "Virtual CD - Toolbox" doubleclick on "Virtual CD Einstellungen ändern" and then move to "CDs/CD-Laufwerke"
7. Change the Options like in that picture.
8. Now go into the folder you have installed Virtual CD 8.0.0.4 into. Go into the "System"-folder, search for the file "vc8api.dll" and rename it.
9. Now deactivate all your Virtual CD/DVD drives (Like the ones from Daemon Tools or Alcohol).
10. Rightclick your first CD/DVD-drive and choose "Ausgewählte virtuelle CD einlegen" and choose your Gothic 3-image.
11. Now start the game. After 3-4 trys it will start.
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