GOTHIC QUALITY FACES (for Night of the Raven)
⚪ Last updated 2024Preview

🔍 Analysis
- 🏆 #40 of 137 Miscellaneous mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This version is for Gothic 2 Night of the Raven
Installation:
Gothic_Quality_Faces_Night Of The Raven (version with vanilla heads for fans of hardcore classics), GQF_NR(for_DX11) (version with improved heads). Copy one of these vdfok to the DATA folder. You can also install DIrect in an archive (extract GD3D11-17. 8-dev15 to the System folder). I took this direct from here, if you want to download as support for the author - please release v17. 8-dev15 · SaiyansKing/GD3D11
Here is a link to the New Balance version: https://www.nexusmods.com/gothic2/mods/66?tab=description
What's new:1. Another file version with improved head models for correct work with DX 11 has been added to the archive. 2. About 15 textures were also changed3. I put in DirectX 11, which works well for Gothic 2 with my faces (the shadows do not fall so much and emphasize the angularity of the heads, especially the eyebrows and heads of ladies with bangs suffered).
I painted everything by hand in Photoshop, investing all my energy and free time, trying to preserve the original features and characters that are clearly visible in the default textures.
I also tried to diversify many textures: for example, there are a lot of textures of one face, but where only the hairstyle or beard changes, I added some wrinkles, moles, scratches and scars.
Another advantage of the mod is that those textures that have big problems - I fixed it. As an example: a peasant in Thekla's tavern, his eyebrow is still raised - the problem is that the mouth is not in place in the original texture (that is, the lips are quite far from the cut of the mouth). Here are some of the bugs I fixed. As a variation, I took a few textures in the public domain and adjusted them to gothic heads).
There are 172 textures in total in the mod (it has 5 textures of Main Hero and his friends who were in the NB) - these are men (bald, hairy, old, young), women (a couple of textures were not used in the NB archives, I corrected them and used them) + unique characters like Vania, Sonya and others. I corrected the women's faces for the NB version so that the hair fits well on the models with G2 hairstyles. The characters with the original appearance have also been remade to like Lee, Torus, Lares, Kor Angar and others...
Speaking of this mod, you can put it with any mod based on the Night of the Raven (in theory, the main textures should be replaced, the only exceptions can be some new ones, or with other numbers).
I also want to make a version for Gothic 1.
There are few screenshots (and uploading more than 170 files is somehow not cool, so I will present some screenshots like before and after in the game and in the form of a texture), but if you want to see everything, then just open the archive with the GOman program (it's very simple).
I hope you will enjoy)
P. S. on the screens
GQF (for Night Of The Raven) replaces all face textures in Gothic II: Night of the Raven with higher-quality versions. A small, niche cosmetic mod with 15 endorsements, last updated in February 2024, aimed at players wanting improved character faces without other changes.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Direct improvement to a core visual element—faces—for a classic RPG
- Small but dedicated following (15 endorsements) suggests it works for those who try it
- Simple scope: no gameplay changes, just texture upgrades
⚠️ Cons
- Very low endorsement count (15) means it's barely tested by the community
- No screenshots or detailed description, so you're flying blind on the visual quality
- Last updated in February 2024—may not be compatible with all mod setups or patches
For Gothic II: NoTR players who want a quick face-lift for characters without overhauling the whole game. If you're a purist who prefers the original look, skip it—this is purely cosmetic.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Back up your original texture files before overwriting, so you can revert if you don't like the new faces.
- If you use a mod manager like Gothic Mod Manager, install via that to keep track of file changes.
- Check the mod's comments or forum threads for user screenshots—since the description lacks images, community feedback is your best preview.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Gothic2 Mods
- Author
- JUSTMAN2001
- Version
- 28.08.2023
- Downloads
- 391
- Endorsements
- 15
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Created
- 8/28/2023
- Updated
- 2/14/2024
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