The Act are like Chapters, if you solve the Mainplot in one Chapter apears a Picture wich will announce the next Chapter or Act.
Normaly in the next Act you can buy better Armours, and discover Areas where the Monsters to strong up to now.
In Gothic 2 exist some tricks at the beginning to get some bonus Exp.
In G1, not. The only things i can offer are spoilers.
If you want them so say it, but the most fun in this Game is to find out everything.
But, to start some Tipps.
<span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'> You must not give the Sword from Whistler directly to Whistler, you can take it first to kill some Animals and earn Exp, even so the Amulett from Nek.
Ask Thorus for a faster and easyer way to join the old Camp. After several Question in this direction he will offer you a quest.
Go to this Trader Mordrag, he help you to reach the new camp.
If you are running with an NPC, you will earn the Exp if he kill the Monsters.
In the new Camp, find the Way to the new mine (one the left side from the huge Cave where the new camp is) You will find some scavenger, Molerats and Wolfs. But in the little Camp by the new Mine you will find a digger who whill give you your first Armour (Dont know the Name in the english Version) for free, so you do not nedd to buy the trousers from Fisk
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