Gothic I/II Installation

Prerequisites

• Steam
• Ubuntu 24.04.3
• Flatpak with the Flathub repository

1. Install Gothic I/II Steam version

1. Install your game.
2. Right-click on the game in your library and go to Properties.
3. Go to Game Versions & Betas tab.
4. Select workshop - Workshop Beta version.

2. Change Proton version

1. Right-click on the game in your library and go to Properties.
2. Go to Compatibility tab.
3. Check Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool.
4. Change the Proton version to Proton 8.0-5.

3. Install protontricks

Install protontricks, which allows you to easily install various Windows components:

flatpak install flathub com.github.Matoking.protontricks

4. Install directmusic for Gothic I/II

For Gothic I:

flatpak run com.github.Matoking.protontricks 65540 directmusic

For Gothic II:

flatpak run com.github.Matoking.protontricks 39510 directmusic

5. Remove SystemPack.ini

1. Open the game folder and navigate to the system directory, e.g.,

   ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Gothic/system

2. Delete SystemPack.ini

6. Modify user.reg

1. Go to the compatdata folder inside your steamapps directory:
   • Gothic I: ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/65540/pfx
   • Gothic II: ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/39510/pfx
2. Open user.reg with a text editor.
3. Locate the subsection [Software\\Wine\\DllOverrides]
4. At the bottom of this subsection, add the following line: "ddraw"="native,builtin"
5. In the same subsection find and remove the following line: "dsound"="native,builtin"

7. Launch the game

After completing all the steps above, the game should run correctly. By installing the workshop - Workshop Beta version, you also can install various mods and plugins from Steam Workshop, which should work properly as well.

Credits / References

This guide was inspired by a tutorial posted on Reddit: link

_{Last updated: 02.02.2026 by: Yorick0499}