Gothic 1 Remake Mana Scales Spell Damage Mod v1.0

                    
Gothic 1 Remake gives warriors more damage with higher Strength and archers more damage with higher Dexterity, but mages receive no scaling benefit from investing in a larger mana pool. The Mana Scales Spell Damage mod fixes this by making every point of max mana add a configurable percentage bonus to spell damage, defaulting to 1% per mana point. Furthermore, the bonus is tied to your maximum mana pool by default so spending mana in combat never reduces your damage output mid-fight. Consequently, building a large mana pool now rewards the mage with meaningful and visible scaling just like every other class.
Default Scaling

25 mana → ×1.25 (+25% damage)
50 mana → ×1.50 (+50% damage)
100 mana → ×2.00 (+100% damage)
150 mana → ×2.50 (+150% damage)

Affected Spells

Fire Bolt, Fireball (all levels), Storm of Fire, Fire Rain
Ball Lightning (all levels), Chain Lightning
Ice Bolt, Ice Block, Ice Wave
Fist of Wind, Storm Fist
Pyrokinesis, Breath of Death, Destroy Undead, Uriziel

Why You Need This Mod
This mod is useful if you are playing a mage and want your stat investment to feel as meaningful as it does for other classes. The configurable formula also lets you switch to current mana scaling for a riskier resource-sensitive playstyle, or adjust the curve with one of the provided presets. Additionally, the actual modified damage value is visible in rune and scroll descriptions in-game so you always know exactly how hard your spells hit.
How to Get Started

Download the mod archive and extract it to your PC.
Install UE4SS experimental-latest for Gothic 1 Remake if you have not already.
Copy the ManaDamageMod folder into your UE4SS Mods directory:
Gothic 1 Remake\G1R\Binaries\Win64\ue4ss\Mods\ManaDamageMod\

Launch the game. The mod loads and applies automatically.
To adjust the scaling formula or switch to current mana mode, open Scripts\config.lua in any text editor and edit the values. Available presets include gentler (0.5% per mana), aggressive (2% per mana), and a diminishing returns square root curve.
To uninstall, delete the ManaDamageMod folder. No game files are modified.

Good to Know

Requires UE4SS experimental-latest. Tested on Gothic 1 Remake 1.0.2 (CL 169494).
Console commands are available if ConsoleEnablerMod is installed: mdm_status, mdm_apply, mdm_reset, and mdm_scan. All mod output also appears in the UE4SS GUI (default F10) without it.
On Linux, add WINEDLLOVERRIDES="dwmapi=n,b" %command% to your Steam launch options.