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If you are going the Magic route Ub, you don't need to bother with learning the Two-Handed Weapon skill later in the games chapters, but you can if you want to.
BUT I highly advise learning up to the Second Skill Level in One Handed fighting.
You can totally bypass having to learn the first level and learn the Second Skill Level directly in the new camp, if I am not mistaken; but I could be wrong.
Even if you do not have any skill in two handed weapon fighting you will still be able to use two handed swords, just not as effectively.
And yes, you can have both two handed weapon fighting and magic if you want to. Your character creation is all about the choices you want to make.

Tsel <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wave.gif" alt="" />

How many levels are there of skills? For example, on handed? Is there only two? And pick pocket/lockpick? And bow (even though I don't really feel like going bow...). And how does the magic system work?

Oh, and I just learned sneaking. Might as well learn it, I though. I get the feeling I'm going for the thief route. With magic and two-handed weponds <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />. I wonder if they have backstab...

Oh, and hi Tsel <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wave.gif" alt="" />. Havn't seen you for a while. Where have you been/what have you been doing?

Übereil

Hi Tsel, nice to see you <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Ube, in every skill you can learn to levels. (Sneaking has only one Level, and Acrobatic)
Only the way of magic offers six Levels (in the game named as "Circles")
There are Runes for each Circle which you can buy.
In G2 you can make the runes by yourself, you need only the circle and the ingredienz.

Sneaking and Pick-pocketing are only usefull to solve the Quest with Fingers who think that a member of the old Camp must have something learn.

In G2 Sneaking and Pick-pocketing is better Implemented in the Game, and you get EXP if you make a Pick-pocketing.

All of the skills come ones or two's only, except magic.
Magic you have to learn the spell level for each level; which can be up to a maximum of 4 or 6 depending on the camp you join.
You can use any spell scroll as long as you have obtained enough mana skill points to cast the scroll.
NOTE: Spells are not instant in Gothic like in other games, so make sure you are at a somewhat safe distance before you cast a spell, or perch yourself somewhere safe before you cast a spell.
I was usually able to pump two spells out before an enemy was on me.
You can use any magic from any camp.
All that is required is that you have obtained the skill level to cast a particular spell.
Again, except for spell scrolls; you can cast any of those any time if you have the mana points needed.

No, there is no backstab.
If you push the 'B' button on your keyboard in the game it will show you every skill you have and can have.

I'm okay; I'm limiting my posts now.
Thank you very much for asking, I appreciate.
Thank you to you too, Stone.
Tsel <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wave.gif" alt="" />

So, I did a mistake when picking sneaking? Should I have gone for lock-pick instead?

Übereil

Don't worry Ub.
You are very early in the game and having sneak will not hurt you.
I did the same thing as you and everything worked out fine. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

At least one point in Lock Pick is a must. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

Tsel <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wave.gif" alt="" />

I'm level 3. I restart <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />.

Übereil

I see it like Tsel, it is not necessary to start a new Game. See it like the real life. You learn something and maybe you lost the possibility to learn an other thing.
Can you turn the Time back? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> And Gothic is a Game in which the player can go better from Game to Game. It" s need a time to make a really perfect run through.

An Interview betwen JoWood and WoG

Here are some news for the planings of the english Version from The G2 Addon, and the different Versions of G3.

Screenshots and Artworks of Gothic 3.

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Right then...I have installed G2 for the 2nd time (my PC crashed a while back)and i am going to play right thru the game this time with no distractions, last time i got waylaid by a footie manager game, but not this time.
All i have done so far is walk down the road a bit and checked out some nearby caves and killed everything in them and i met some Chap down the bottom of the cave who was busy killing the Wolves down there.

@Stone (or whoever)...I am in the first town now and it seems i couldn't beat a carpet!......A doorman beat me to a pulp, and i offered some geezer to fight for money and he whipped me like a Whore <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" />
Any tips? I have increased my strength to 20 from 10 and have done a few quests successfuly, but i am need of some more cash and my fighting skills are sh1t which is p1ssing me off BIG TIME!!!

Hi Spick <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I think you play Gothic II without the addon, right?
Ok, then a good thing is to reach Lares without using the Towndoors. You can reach the Village by an other Way. Right from the Southdoor is a Place where you can enter the Town. In the Town go straight to Lares, he will give you 500 EXP for that.
Then get the Letherarmour. Climb at the Furnitures from Thorben up to the Roof from Bospers Shop, then jump to the roof from Matteos Shop, go down at the floor behind the Guard who stand in front of the Chest. Then you can open the Chests and get a Letherarmour (and some other Stuff wich you can sell.

Then the fight taktic. In the beginning you cannot do more than swing your Sword from side to side. By the Bugs, Scavangers and Wolves is this succesfull.
You can make the Quests in the Town and the Quests in the Mercanarycamp at Onars Farm.
Ask Lares he will bring you to Onar. You get all Exp from the Animals wich will be killed by Lares.

If you solve the Quest from Ignaz, you can buy some transformation Spells from him. There some Scrolls wich you can use to change in big Animals like Firelizard.
With this spells you can clean some great Areas, or difficult Enemys like the Bandits in the Lighthouse.

Then watch the cosst of the Skills and Attributes.
If the cost for the Onehanded skill will incrase, maybe at 50% One handet Skill from 1 Learnpoint/Skillpoint to 2 Learnpoints/Skillpoint, so learn only to 49%, and then learn the max in one way you can. I think it is five Skillpoint at one Time you can learn. So you will get the next 4 Skillpoint over 50% for the old price.

Tried that armour one after upping my Lockpick skill but when i unlock the chest nothing happens ????
It says "That sounded good" but did not open!! Why???
Starting to get miffed with this game, and KotOR 2 will be with me very soon next week.

There are two Kind of Chests, the easy ones are just open.
The other Chests must be open with a series by left/right turns wich is different for different Chests.
There are three possibilitys which can happen:
This sound good --> It means that your are one the right way, but what is the next right turn of your Lockpick? Left or Right?
Try again (dont know the text of the english Version) --> This means that your last klick was wrong, so you have to start the whole sequence again but your picklock is ok.
Picklock brocken (dont know the ... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> ) --> This means that your last click was wrong and your Picklock is broken. If you have an other Picklock in your Inventory you can start the whole sequence again.

The possibility that your Picklock is brocken by a wrong turn, will be decreased if your Dexterity is increased.

The Number of the needed Left/right turns is different. There are Chest wich you can open with three turns, and then there are Chest wich will need up to twenty turns. So you better use Pen and Paper to write the results down.
If your Dexterity is low and you have less Picklocks then you can save before you open a Chest, notice the right sequence and reload the Game.

Thanks for the much needed info there Stone <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />,Top Chap <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />
I would never have known that!It doesn't mention anything about that in the Manual at all!!

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@stone...sorry mate but i just can't get on with it,i tried the Onar quest and i am still getting beaten to a pulp far too easily!!, even with the Leather Armour and strength at 20,....just what can i do that won't kill me or beat me to a pulp???