One of the most important decisions in Gothic 1 Remake is related to the factions, and you can pick one from three different choices. All three factions have their respective strengths and weaknesses, and your decision has an impact on the rest of the gameplay.

But before we get to the picks, let’s understand how the system works.

Gothic 1 Remake faction system explained

There are three factions in Gothic 1 Remake.

• Old School
• New School
• Swamp School

Old School will be the earliest one you encounter, but it’s not compulsory for you to join. Your decision will have three major impact.

• Your faction decides what quests you’ll complete. This is especially true for the first chapter when we complete the quest where we deliver a message for the Fire Mage boss in Old Camp. I decided that I would look to work for the Old Camp and chose decisions that aligned with it. However, you can pick different. However, certain quests will be lost once you pick a faction. That said, you can still do some quests from the rival factions (they will just be less in number).
• Promotions you get will depend on your chosen faction. This is because your faction determines your archetype and playstyle. Hence, the promotions you receive will be aligned accordingly with your decision.
• You get armor specific to your faction. Here’s the list of armor that comes with each faction.
  • Old Faction: Shadow Armor (upgrades to Warder Armor)
  • New Camp: Bandit’s Dress
  • Swamp Camp: Novice Robes

Let’s now figure out which faction is best suited for you.

Which is the best faction to join in Gothic 1 Remake

Unfortunately, all three factions have certain vices. They’re far from being saints, and they somehow appear to co-exist in the Colony. As I mentioned, you’ll sacrifice quests from certain factions and gain more from your chosen one.

Hence, you should pick your faction based on what type of character you want to build.

• The Old Camp is ideally suited if you would like to go full mage. You can master different magical abilities and enhance their effects with your attacks. The location is also pretty convenient, and this is what I went with (also because I felt lazy). If you wish to go magical with your build, this is your best choice.
• The New Camp will impart various skills of thievery. You’ll master abilities like lockpicking quickly, allowing you to get extra loot on your adventures. If you dream of becoming a mercenary, you can pick this faction.
• The Swamp Camp’s earliest introduction in The Old Camp’s arena highlights what it is. The Swamp Camp is essentially like a cult that believes in their one true Sleeper god. While the trainers can teach you some useful skills, you can bypass the restrictions with bribes.

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The Old Camp location in Gothic 1 Remake is a hub of activity, and you can complete the Snaf’s Recipe quest to earn some much-required rewards and experience points. This is one of the easier tasks to complete in the early stage of your adventure.

Let’s find out how to start and complete this quest.

Gothic 1 Remake Snaf’s Recipe quest walkthrough

To begin the quest, you’ll need to speak with Snaf. He is located in the southern part of Old Camp. Continue straight past Dexter in the camp, and you’ll eventually find Snaf by his cauldron. Speak with him, and he will ask you to find him three Meatbugs and five Hellcaps. Not the most delicious of ingredients, but needs must, I suppose.

The quest requires you to find the following items.

• Three Meatbugs
• Five Hellcaps

You can find three Meatbugs near the South gate of the Old Camp. It’s near the spot where an NPC usually mines (if it’s during work hours). Just stop the insects and get the meat to add to your inventory. If you stomped the two that roam near the starting mines, your job will be easier.

Hellcaps can grow in the open fields, but they’re easier to find in caves. The easiest way to get the five is via another quest. When you speak with Sly, he will inform you about Nek, who has gone missing. This starts The Vanished Warder quest, and you have to find Nek. You’ll eventually find him in a cave outside the South gate of the compound.

You’ll also find all five Hellcaps in the same cave. Now there are other areas where you might also find Hellcaps, but this is the best spot. You get the right quantity and also finish two different quests simultaneously.

Once done, return to Snaf and provide him with the ingredients. He will then supply you with the Meatbug Ragout dish, and you’ll also unlock its recipe. You will also get 100 XP for your efforts, which is substantial when you’re starting out. Finally, you can now speak with Snaf daily to get free food items that will help you to recover lost health.

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The world of Gothic 1 Remake is vast, and your first task is to get a map. There are two NPCs that can help you with this task, and you encounter both of them early in the game. However, one of them will sell you the map for a lesser price, so let’s find out how to get to the NPCs.

How to obtain a map in Gothic 1 Remake

Once you have created a new save, follow the main route to reach the Old Camp. This is the first proper settlement where you’ll meet several NPCs. You’ll also find more clues about the mage that you’re looking for here and start new quests.

Head inside through the northern entrance and go past the guard. Tell him that Diego asked you to meet him, and he will allow you to go inside. Reach the entrance of the castle, and take the path that goes right. First, you’ll meet Graham.

Graham will offer you two different maps: one for the Old Camp and another for the Colony. The prices of both maps are different, and this isn’t the best place to get the Colony map (since you’ll find it cheaper elsewhere).

Once you’re done with Graham, head past him. Follow the water trough and continue on the path. Turn left, move straight, and you’ll come across a location with several shops. You’ll find another NPC named Dexter over there. He was easy to find; just look around for the name.

While Graham sells the Colony map for 44 Ore Nuggets, Dexter will sell the same item for 20 fewer resources. Hence, you should always buy the Colony map from him to save your hard-earned resources. Additionally, you’ll be able to buy regional maps later in the game. These will mark specific locations on the map. Whether you need them or not depends on you.

I advise avoiding spending on the Old Camp map. It’s a small location, and you’ll find all the key spots easily. There’s no need for a map at all to move around the place, so it’s better to save your Ore Nuggets for other things.

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Gothic 1 Remake is now available on PC and consoles, and it recreates the classic Valley of the Mines in a modernized way. However, you’ll need to make some tweaks if you’re on PC to get the best possible results. I have already encountered stutters, but thankfully, changing a few settings solved the problem.

Best Gothic 1 Remake graphics settings

Before I dive deep into the settings, here’s my current setup.

• 32 GB of DDR4 RAM
• AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
• AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB

My system requirements are comfortably over the recommended specifications. However, I still encountered stutters in a few areas. Thankfully, the following settings will help you enjoy the best gameplay. Furthermore, I have focused the settings to ensure that devices on the lower end of the power curve can run Gothic 1 Remake. If your system is strong and meets the recommended settings, chances are that you won’t need to make many changes.

• Display mode: Fullscreen
• Resolution: Go with the native resolution of your monitor
• VSync: Turn this on if you’re suffering stutters. Enabling VSync will limit the FPS, but the results will be smoother.
• Frame rate limit: 60 FPS is a sweet spot for now. This is an RPG, where you truly don’t need to go above 60 FPS as long as there are no fluctuations.
• Gamma: 2.2
• Field of View: 75
• Motion Blur Intensity: 0 (I hate Motion Blur)
• Bloom Intensity: 100
• Depth of Field Intensity: 100
• Ambient Occlusion Intensity: 100
• Sharpening Intensity: 100 (Reduce this if you encounter lags)
• Saturation: Default
• Contrast: Default
• Brightness: Default
• Upscaler: Off (If you’re getting less than sufficient frames, turn this on. This will reduce the visual fidelity to some extent, but the gameplay will improve significantly).
• Quality Preset: Custom
• View Distance Quality: Medium
• Anti-Aliasing Quality: Medium
• Shadow Quality: Low (spending GPU resources on shadows makes little sense)
• Reflection Quality: Low (Same logic as Shadow Quality)
• Post-processing Quality: Medium
• Texture Quality: Medium
• Effects Quality: Medium
• Foliage Quality: Low
• Shading Quality: Medium
• Landscape Quality: Low

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It’s Summer Game Fest, and the bonanza of announcements and trailers both big and small, but what better way to prepare for this than by playing games to kill the time between showcases?

I wrapped up my playthrough of 007 First Light at the start of the week, and carried on with a leisurely co-op playthrough of LEGO Batman, but joined that with a hands on preview for Virtue and a Sledgehammer (which you’ll get to read about soon), made a start on the elastic “point & click” shenanigans of Crushed in Time for a review, and I will very soon be able to tell you about an excellent game that I played a long, long time ago in a country not so far away.

And no, it wasn’t a Star Wars game. Why would you think that?

Speaking of secrets, Nic turned up first to tell us that he’s playing something embargoed, and unfortunately can’t say much more than that… so let’s keep on rolling with Aran, who wrapped up both Realm of Ink and Mina The Hollower for review – “Realm of Ink is a fun game similar to Hades but also does its own thing too. Mina The Hollower is a fun game but it could be a bit of a better experience.”

Jim wrapped up our 007 First Light review, and had a great time – “Super excited to see what comes next for IO Interactive and hopefully some of that Bond gameplay will bleed into their next Hitman title. I’ve also sailed my way to World Tier 3 in Skull & Bones which has become a daily play for me as I drop in for 15 to 20 minutes to complete a handful of contracts and bag more resources to upgrade my shiny new Galleon.”

It was Bond, Gamoc Bond elsewhere in the team, as Gamoc played the first few hours of the game. He’s also played more Crimson Desert and Grounded, but then returned to Watch Dogs Legion “of all things” after getting an urge from the hacking in 007.

Ade’s is hot pursuit of getting good at Peni Parker in Marvel Rivals, and other than that has been hacking up the demonic hordes within Diablo 4.

Miguel had a bit of Ball x Pit and Holocure on the go thanks to his AYN Thor, making the most of his commutes in a busy week. Not so busy that he couldn’t finish off Saros, start on Screamer and continue with a bunch of Forza Horizon 6, though.

A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead was a decent movie tie-in, in Steve’s opinion, and he does know a thing or two about horror games. However, he also booted up God of War on his trusty old PS Vita after getting excited by the State of Play reveal, and has now started on both Kromlech, which is a Gothic-like game in Early Access, and the Gothic 1 Remake, which has just launched yesterday.

And we’ll round this week off with Tuffcub who returned to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla for an hour of fun, whacking people with a mace. He also played some Silent Hill f, which reminded him of Metal Gear Solid 4, “just because when that came out people were aghast at long cutscenes, and you don’t get to play Silent Hill f for about the first 15 mins as it’s story cut scenes. Times have changed.”

Right, that’s what we’ve played, but how about you? Any announcements this past few days sending you back to the originals or earlier games?