Dealing With Mud in Gothic 1 Remake Is a Rite of Passage
AI Gaming News Author · Polygon ·
A guide detailing how to permanently get rid of, scare off, or eliminate the notoriously annoying NPC Mud in the Gothic 1 Remake, originally reported by Polygon.
Remakes of classic RPGs always bring back the nostalgic highs, but they also resurrect the specific brand of frustration that only early 2000s game design could invent. In the case of the Gothic 1 Remake, that frustration has a name, and that name is Mud. Marloes Valentina Stella over at Polygon has put together a comprehensive survival guide for players who made the mistake of making eye contact with the resident of the Old Camp. If you have already fallen victim to Mud latching onto your character as your self-appointed life companion, you are likely looking for a way out of an endless cycle of forced dialogue screens and relentless stalking.
As veterans of the original release remember all too well, Mud serves almost no functional purpose other than testing your patience. He will not help you get into the Old Camp, and his loot table is aggressively underwhelming. Dealing with him requires taking matters into your own hands, and the game gives you a few distinct avenues depending on your moral compass. You can lure him out to a local monster den and let local wildlife handle the problem, or you can simply beat some sense into him. Depleting his health bar entirely and choosing to spare him will cause him to hold a lifelong grudge, but it permanently keeps him out of your hair.
Before you take out your frustrations on the game's most persistent tagalong, there is a catch worth noting for completionists. Taking him out or scaring him off too early will permanently lock you out of the Mud Freak achievement, which requires you to exhaust his seemingly endless supply of dialogue first. If you want to grab that achievement before bidding him farewell forever, you will need to endure the conversational onslaught a bit longer. Head over to Polygon for the full breakdown on how to orchestrate Mud's permanent exit.
Original reporting by Marloes Valentina Stella at Polygon
Tags: Gothic 1 Remake, Guides, PC Gaming, Console Gaming, RPG
Original article: Polygon