What does Mud do in Gothic 1 Remake and should you let him join you?

The annoying character Mud in Gothic 1 Remake — (Image credit: THQ Nordic)

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Should you let Mud join you?
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Mud in the Gothic 1 Remake is an annoying character and NPC who offers to join you if you'll let him, but should you agree to have him follow you? What does Mud actually do as a teammate, and does it make his constant irritating comments worth it? I'll explain Mud in the Gothic Remake and if there's any real advantage to having him tag along on your adventures.

Should you let Mud join you in Gothic 1 Remake?

Mud makes an annoying comment in Gothic 1 Remake — (Image credit: THQ Nordic)

I'll be honest, having played Gothic 1 Remake for a while and checked other accounts, there is no reason that I can see to let Mud follow you around and join you.

Mud is just a joke character, similar to the Adoring Fan in Bethesda games, but while he doesn't actively harm you, he serves no beneficial purpose whatsoever. Here's a rundown of my experiences:

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Mud will follow you and put in an annoying comment roughly every couple of minutes or so.
If you tell him to stop talking or piss off, it makes no difference, whatever he says. No dialogue option will cause him to leave.
Mud does not engage in combat or provide any gameplay bonus, with one exception: occasionally enemies might attack him instead of you. However, he doesn't attack them back, merely running around like a headless chicken.
Mud mentions various characters, plans and ideas, but these are all flavour. As far as I found, he doesn't impact any questline or interaction in any way, so don't expect him to help with the Gothic 1 Remake lockpicking minigame or anything else.

Basically, there isn't more to Mud than first appears. He's a joke by the developers, in that he is as simple and irritating as he seems at first glance, and the longer you keep him around trying to find out if there's some greater depth or reward, the more you're falling for the joke.

How to get Mud to stop following you in Gothic 1 Remake

A player chases Mud with an axe in Gothic 1 Remake — (Image credit: THQ Nordic)

The only way to get Mud to leave you along and stop being a follower is to attack him. You don't have to kill him (a couple of hits will cause him to run away and return to his hut in the Old Camp), but there are no negative results if you do kill him.

The hero loots the body of Mud in Gothic 1 Remake — (Image credit: THQ Nordic)

If he dies, he drops the following items:

Water (1)
Club (1)
Ore Nugget (5)

Still learning the basics? Find out where to sleep in Gothic 1 Remake and get your own hut, or how to put a torch away in Gothic 1 Remake and lower the risk of forest fires.

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Joel Franey is a writer, journalist, podcaster and Very Tired Man with a BA from Brunel University, a Masters from Sussex University and a decade working in games journalism, often focused on guides coverage but also in reviews, features and news. His love of games is strongest when it comes to groundbreaking narratives like Disco Elysium, UnderTale and Baldur's Gate 3, as well as innovative or refined gameplay experiences like XCOM, Sifu, Arkham Asylum or Slay the Spire. He is a firm believer that the vast majority of games would be improved by adding a grappling hook, and if they already have one, they should probably add another just to be safe. You can find old work of his at Eurogamer, Gfinity, USgamer, SFX Magazine, RPS, Dicebreaker, VG247, and more.