The Chronicles Of Myrtana: Archolos is a free total conversion mod for Gothic II: Gold Edition, built around a new adventure on Archolos, an island east of the Myrtana mainland. You play as Marvin, a young refugee seeking a place to survive as war and unrest unsettle the kingdom. Rather than cast him as a destined hero, the story presents him as an ordinary survivor navigating merchants, royal authorities and other displaced people.
Its role-playing design combines a complex main plot with more than 170 quests, which the source says can be completed in multiple ways. Decisions are described as affecting both the surrounding world and the people Marvin encounters. The island offers varied locations, from farms and villages to the city of Archolos, mines and the Monastery of Adanos, giving the adventure a distinct regional setting within Gothic lore.
The mod also expands its underlying systems with new crafting activities such as alchemy, cooking and writing magic scrolls, alongside revised skills, a rebalanced economy and adjusted item statistics. Travel is expanded with choices including magic teleports, boats and mercenary caravans. Professional voice acting, a soundtrack composed for the mod and random encounters round out its broad reinterpretation of Gothic II. As a total conversion, it presents a substantial new world and adventure rather than a small add-on.
