diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f9e4e7c93..3c0b76fd0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 *.dylib
 *.dll
 
-# Executables
+# Binaries
 *.exe
 *.out
 *.app
+*.bin
 
 # IDE
 CMakeLists.txt.user*
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b42eb345e..ba217340b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ OpenGothic is designed to utilize features of modern graphics hardware and APIs,
 
 #### Prerequisites
 
-Gothic 2: Night of the Raven is required as OpenGothic does not provide any built-in game assets or scripts.
+A copy of Gothic 2 is required as OpenGothic does not provide any built-in game assets or scripts. Both Gothic 2: Night of the Raven and the vanilla/classic "Gothic 2" (without the addon) are supported - use the `-g2` and `-g2c` command line flags respectively, see [Command line arguments](#command-line-arguments).
 
 Supported systems are:
 * Windows (DX12, Vulkan)
@@ -63,14 +63,23 @@ Supported systems are:
 
 ### MacOS
 1. If not already done, install Gothic 2. Instructions on how to obtain the game files can be found [here](https://macsourceports.com/faq#getgamedata). OpenGothic comes with automatic path detection if your Gothic files are in `"~/Library/Application Support/OpenGothic"`.
+
+   If you own the English GOG.com installer (`setup_*.exe` [+ `.bin`]) for Gothic 2 Gold, you can extract the classic (no addon) game data directly on macOS/Linux, without Wine, using [innoextract](https://constexpr.org/innoextract/):
+   ```bash
+   brew install innoextract
+   scripts/extract-gog-assets.sh /path/to/setup_gothic_2_*.exe
+   ```
+   This extracts the game data into `~/Library/Application Support/OpenGothic` (pass a second argument to use a different destination).
 2. Download a build from [Mac Source Ports](https://macsourceports.com/game/gothic2) and follow the installation instructions given there.
-   Alternatively, recent test builds are available from [CI](https://github.com/Try/OpenGothic/actions?query=build.yml?query=branch%3Amaster) and can be extracted into a folder of your choice. You can compile a fresh build as well.
-3. Run `Gothic2Notr.sh`
+   Alternatively, recent test builds are available from [CI](https://github.com/Try/OpenGothic/actions?query=build.yml?query=branch%3Amaster) and can be extracted into a folder of your choice. You can compile a fresh build as well, see [Build Instructions](#macos-1).
+3. Run `Gothic2Notr.sh`.
 
    If OpenGothic fails to find your Gothic 2 files, you have to explicitly specify its location via `-g` parameter.
    Change the line `exec "$DIR/Gothic2Notr" "$@"` to reflect your Gothic 2 path e.g.
 
-   `exec "$DIR/Gothic2Notr" "$@" -g "~/PlayOnLinux's virtual drives/Gothic2_gog/drive_c/Gothic II"`
+   `exec "$DIR/Gothic2Notr" "$@" -g2c -g "~/PlayOnLinux's virtual drives/Gothic2_gog/drive_c/Gothic II"`
+
+   The `-g2c` flag tells OpenGothic to expect the classic (no addon) game data extracted above.
 
 ---
 ### Modifications
diff --git a/scripts/extract-gog-assets.sh b/scripts/extract-gog-assets.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..eb9d49929
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/extract-gog-assets.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Extract Gothic 2 Classic (English, no addon) game data from the GOG.com
+# installer, without needing Wine. Requires innoextract:
+#   macOS: brew install innoextract
+#   Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt install innoextract
+#   Arch: sudo pacman -S innoextract
+#
+# Usage:
+#   scripts/extract-gog-assets.sh <path-to-setup_gothic_2_*.exe> [destination-dir]
+#
+# If the installer is split into a .exe and a .bin, point this at the .exe;
+# innoextract picks up the matching .bin automatically.
+#
+# Default destination:
+#   macOS:  ~/Library/Application Support/OpenGothic  (auto-detected by OpenGothic)
+#   Other:  ~/.local/share/OpenGothic
+
+set -eu
+
+if [ "${1:-}" = "" ]; then
+  echo "usage: $0 <path-to-setup_gothic_2_*.exe> [destination-dir]" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+INSTALLER="$1"
+
+if [ "${2:-}" != "" ]; then
+  DEST="$2"
+elif [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+  DEST="$HOME/Library/Application Support/OpenGothic"
+else
+  DEST="$HOME/.local/share/OpenGothic"
+fi
+
+if ! command -v innoextract >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "innoextract not found. Install it first (e.g. 'brew install innoextract')." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+mkdir -p "$DEST"
+
+echo "Extracting Gothic game data from '$INSTALLER' into '$DEST'..."
+innoextract -e -m -g \
+  -I "Data" -I "System/Gothic.INI" \
+  -d "$DEST" \
+  "$INSTALLER"
+
+# innoextract preserves the installer's original file casing (e.g.
+# "System/Gothic.INI"). OpenGothic looks up "system/Gothic.ini" and on a
+# case-sensitive filesystem that lookup can fail, so normalize it.
+sysdir=$(find "$DEST" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -iname 'system' -type d | head -n1)
+if [ -n "$sysdir" ] && [ "$(basename "$sysdir")" != "system" ]; then
+  mv "$sysdir" "$DEST/system"
+fi
+
+if [ -d "$DEST/system" ]; then
+  ini=$(find "$DEST/system" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -iname 'gothic.ini' -type f | head -n1)
+  if [ -n "$ini" ] && [ "$(basename "$ini")" != "Gothic.ini" ]; then
+    mv "$ini" "$DEST/system/Gothic.ini"
+  fi
+fi
+
+# innoextract also creates an empty "app/" placeholder dir - not part of the
+# actual game layout.
+rm -rf "$DEST/app"
+
+echo "Done. Game data is ready at: $DEST"
+echo "Run OpenGothic with: -g \"$DEST\" -g2c"