Daggerfall now released for free

[kathode]

http://www.elderscrolls.com/downloads/downloads_games.htm

[Caine]

that's really cool, but how well does it work?

[Brendan]

Before you guys ask, I want to preemptively note that there's no Gravis Ultrasound drivers in Win 7.

[kathode]

that's really cool, but how well does it work?

DOSBox is essentially required - there are instructions linked on that page.  I was able to run it just fine on my work computer the other day using those.  The game is notoriously buggy of course.  But I had sound, graphics including the intro video, and all gameplay elements working fine and running well.

[CeeKay]

Cool! I'm almost afraid to imagine how dated it must lok by now though  

[Razgon]

that's really cool, but how well does it work?

DOSBox is essentially required - there are instructions linked on that page.  I was able to run it just fine on my work computer the other day using those.  The game is notoriously buggy of course.  But I had sound, graphics including the intro video, and all gameplay elements working fine and running well.

bah - its just fallout with swords...

;-)

[Darkstar One]

Will this play natively in DOS mode under Win98 in Virtual PC?

[morlac]

Will this play natively in DOS mode under Win98 in Virtual PC?

I want to say yes but it has been awhile.

[Moliere]

bah - its just fallout with swords...

;-)

 

[Destructor]

Go grab the game before it gets removed - it has total frontal nudity!  

Daggerfall is such a classic though. I spent so many hours wandering through the game and its prequel Arena.

[metallicorphan]

i think i will wait a day or two(if the offer will still be on)..i tried downloading the 146mb and it had over 2 hrs on the clock...worse than Limewire,LOL

[CeeKay]

i think i will wait a day or two(if the offer will still be on)..i tried downloading the 146mb and it had over 2 hrs on the clock...worse than Limewire,LOL

  yeah, I'm getting about 5kb/sec right now.

[Destructor]

i think i will wait a day or two(if the offer will still be on)..i tried downloading the 146mb and it had over 2 hrs on the clock...worse than Limewire,LOL

I'm guessing it'll be like Arena - it'll be available for download from here on out.

[Darkstar One]

I'm getting an error saying I have the wrong CD in the drive, after I install it

[Eduardo X]

This game was so brilliant when it was released. I definitely enjoyed it more than I've enjoyed the next 2 TES games.
But WOW was it buggy. It was hardly worth playing, it was so buggy. If you entered a dungeon, there was a really good chance you'd fall through the floor and die.

But, I made some great spells in that game. Like 1 that let you fly, with your horse. My thief would never get caught by the cops after that.

[Razgon]

yeah, the game was incredible -I've spent MANY hours making spells and trying them out!

[CeeKay]

As buggy as it was it's still the only Elder Scrolls game I have finished. I was even able to use the falling through the dungeon floor bug to figure out how to get out of a dungeon I was lost in.

[Raintitan]

"Before you guys ask, I want to preemptively note that there's no Gravis Ultrasound drivers in Win 7."


What I had forgotten about myself: I used to be a huge Gravis Ultrasound fanboy  . Loved that soundcard. It is still the only way Doom should be heard.

Back before digitally recorded music was possible without huge performance hits.

[metallicorphan]

i just started to download Arena...to see how long that would take,with it being 9MB....20 minutes on the clock

[metallicorphan]

okay this is the first time i have actually downloaded a PC game............how do i play it?.,LOL

i can see the ARENA folder,and i click on it to open/explore and,well there's lots of files in there,is there a certain file i am looking for?

[Destructor]

i can see the ARENA folder,and i click on it to open/explore and,well there's lots of files in there,is there a certain file i am looking for?

First off, you need to download and install DOSBox. Once you've done that, and put Arena into a folder you can easily reach while running DOSBox, you'll need to run the Arena.bat file (or just type in Arena into the DOS prompt).

[Laner]

okay this is the first time i have actually downloaded a PC game............how do i play it?.,LOL

i can see the ARENA folder,and i click on it to open/explore and,well there's lots of files in there,is there a certain file i am looking for?

Geez, don't start here as your first PC gaming experience!  Here are the instructions:

http://static.bethsoft.com/downloads/games/daggerfall_legal_and_installation.pdf

I have quite a bit of experience with the DOSBox emulator, and this was by far the most difficult installation I've run across.

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Edit: Oh, Arena.  NVM.

[kathode]

I'm getting an error saying I have the wrong CD in the drive, after I install it

Needs to be a capital D in Daggerfall when you mount the CD.  I told them to emphasize this in the instructions, but they didn't listen

[Rumpy]

Maybe I'm missing something, but I can't figure out how to swing my weapon at the first rat in the tutorial. Using the left mouse button just says "You see a rat", and the right mouse button doesn't do anything. I even reconfigured the swing key to Z and that won't work either. What am I doing wrong? I died in the tutorial. This is embarrassing.

Nevermind. Hold right mouse button and move the mouse in the direction you want to swing.

[monkyskunk]

Maybe I'm missing something, but I can't figure out how to swing my weapon at the first rat in the tutorial. Using the left mouse button just says "You see a rat", and the right mouse button doesn't do anything. I even reconfigured the swing key to Z and that won't work either. What am I doing wrong? I died in the tutorial. This is embarrassing.

Nevermind. Hold right mouse button and move the mouse in the direction you want to swing.

Thanks. I couldn't figure that out either and died a slow and painful death at the claws of that dirty rat.

[Destructor]

I died in the tutorial. This is embarrassing.

Actually, dying in the 'tutorial' of Daggerfall isn't that hard to do. You start off WEAK right off the bat.

Of course, that made the game much more fun, too.

[EddieA]

I remember the first preview I saw for Daggerfall.  It looked amazing, but I was disappointed I couldn't play it because it required 8 MB of RAM