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Several choices in Gothic 1 Remake permanently close quests, faction routes, training, or achievements. Keep separate manual saves before joining a camp, completing the Focus Stone chapter, and entering the final confrontation.
Camp commitment
The three admission routes can be explored before a final commitment. Completing preparatory work is different from officially joining. Save before the Gomez interview, Lares's final raid report, or Cor Kalom's admission conversation. Joining one camp fails the rival admission quests and associated tasks.
Risk | What to preserve |
|---|---|
New Camp admission | Take the Old Mine supply list to Lares before Diego. Direct delivery to Diego closes Something the Matter? and The Raid. |
After Out of Sight, hear Fisk out and offer to fix his problem. The dismissive response removes that opportunity. | |
Knock Shrike unconscious and speak to him after he recovers. Killing him fails the quest and loses its XP reward. | |
Save before Corristo's questions. Complete the Fire Mage route before the Chapter 3 transition. | |
Visit the Old Camp dungeon from Chapter 4 onward and keep Stone alive during his escape. |
Chapter transitions
Returning the four Focus Stones leads to Flames to the Flood. The Chapter 4 transition occurs after the Fire Mages' massacre, the escape with Milten, and the report to Saturas. Finish Old Camp work and training before starting that mission, and keep a separate save before delivering the last stone. Quest givers and teachers can also be killed, removing their services permanently.
Temple restrictions and the ending
Passing the temple barrier in The Path Chosen temporarily prevents departure until The Dreamer's Nightmare is complete. Bring supplies before crossing. A later, final cutoff occurs when the Hero approaches the Sleeper after the conversation with Cor Kalom in The Sleeper's Awakening. Teleporting out is then unavailable, and the ending does not reopen the Colony for exploration.
Missable achievements
Mud Freak requires exhausting Mud's dialogue, Mercy Over Madness requires sparing Gomez, and Insomnia Champion requires completing the game without sleeping. Decide on an achievement route early and retain a save before choices that can invalidate it. Completed quests and solved locks cannot be reset for another attempt.