Author Topic: Daggerfall is now free to download (Read 3398 times)

ManaByte · « **on:** July 10, 2009, 03:49:55 AM »

Bethesda has posted Daggerfall for free download:
http://www.elderscrolls.com/downloads/downloads_games.htm

So with Arena already up and Morrowind and Oblivion on Steam; the whole series is available except for the spin offs.

chronovore · « **Reply #1 on:** July 10, 2009, 07:03:26 AM »

That's pretty bodacious. I've still not played my copy of Oblivion yet, but I've got friends who will probably be all stiff over this.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #2 on:** July 10, 2009, 11:26:29 AM »

That's pretty cool. I've never played Daggerfall before so I'll have to check it out now.

Akala · « **Reply #3 on:** July 10, 2009, 11:33:15 AM »

I know what I may be doing ~~for a very small portion of~~ this weekend.

Hopes are really low, but I never got around to playing this. I jumped on at Morrowind...the game that finally killed the ti4200.

Will download later.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #4 on:** July 10, 2009, 12:13:01 PM »

Downloading @ 1.5kb/sec

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #5 on:** July 10, 2009, 12:16:14 PM »

Quote from: Zero Hero on July 10, 2009, 12:13:01 PM

Downloading @ 1.5kb/sec

Yeah, I gave up on that and looked around for another download.

This is the one that I'm going to try out now:

http://www.oldgames.sk/en/game/elder-scrolls-daggerfall-the/download/1650/

It comes with DOSBox already integrated, apparently.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #6 on:** July 10, 2009, 12:42:21 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on July 10, 2009, 12:16:14 PM

Quote from: Zero Hero on July 10, 2009, 12:13:01 PM
Downloading @ 1.5kb/sec

Yeah, I gave up on that and looked around for another download.

This is the one that I'm going to try out now:

http://www.oldgames.sk/en/game/elder-scrolls-daggerfall-the/download/1650/

It comes with DOSBox already integrated, apparently.

Sheeeeiiiitt. Should have downloaded that one (the Bethesda download is standalone I believe).

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #7 on:** July 10, 2009, 12:53:03 PM »

Nevermind. That version I linked to is kind of messed up. The game boots up okay, but for some reason the cursor doesn't work, making the game essentially unplayable. Guess I'll have try Bethesda's 1.5kb/sec download after all. :'(

Brehvolution · « **Reply #8 on:** July 10, 2009, 01:52:14 PM »

16 hours 47 minutes to go.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #9 on:** July 10, 2009, 02:33:21 PM »

Quote from: Zero Hero on July 10, 2009, 01:52:14 PM

16 hours 47 minutes to go.

It's like 1999 all over again!!

Brehvolution · « **Reply #10 on:** July 10, 2009, 02:56:55 PM »

I killed the DL. It wasn't going to be finished by time I got out of work so.....

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #11 on:** July 10, 2009, 03:11:45 PM »

My finished took like an hour last night. Guess lots of people must be hammering it.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #12 on:** July 10, 2009, 03:25:37 PM »

That reminds me of trying to download The Phantom Menace teaser when it first came out on my dial-up modem.

ManaByte · « **Reply #13 on:** July 10, 2009, 03:52:52 PM »

Takes a half an hour to get the 8MB Arena exe also.

cool breeze · « **Reply #14 on:** July 10, 2009, 05:32:47 PM »

last time I played this was about 7 or 8 years ago when Morrowind was came out and I wanted to play something like Morrowind until my new computer arrived. I remember thinking it was a bit dated even then, but I still liked it a lot.

chronovore · « **Reply #15 on:** July 10, 2009, 09:19:05 PM »

Quote from: Willco on July 10, 2009, 03:25:37 PM

That reminds me of trying to download The Phantom Menace teaser when it first came out on my dial-up modem.

There's so many levels of disappointment in that sentence.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #16 on:** July 11, 2009, 02:08:03 AM »

Quote from: chronovore on July 10, 2009, 09:19:05 PM

Quote from: Willco on July 10, 2009, 03:25:37 PM
That reminds me of trying to download The Phantom Menace teaser when it first came out on my dial-up modem.

There's so many levels of disappointment in that sentence.

At least it wasn't the fake Attack of the Clones / Braveheart trailer.

Bloodwake · « **Reply #17 on:** July 11, 2009, 03:17:07 AM »

Wow, and as soon as I got a new laptop. YES.

Been waiting for this one to be released for free for a while. Can't wait to play it.

Yeti · « **Reply #18 on:** July 11, 2009, 11:46:16 AM »

Quote from: chronovore on July 10, 2009, 09:19:05 PM

Quote from: Willco on July 10, 2009, 03:25:37 PM
That reminds me of trying to download The Phantom Menace teaser when it first came out on my dial-up modem.

There's so many levels of disappointment in that sentence.

The Phantom Menace trailer was so awesome though.

E-DuB · « **Reply #19 on:** July 12, 2009, 02:57:39 PM »

Wooooo! Up to 26.7 kb/s! I might be finished some time today!

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #20 on:** July 12, 2009, 03:24:31 PM »

I've got it downloaded, but I'm having trouble installing it. Can I do that through DOSBox somehow or do I need to burn the files to a CD?

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #21 on:** July 12, 2009, 03:47:39 PM »

You should be able to do it through DOSBox. What I did with Ultima via Dosbox is put the Ultima files in the root of C: (so their easier to get to). Then navigate to that directory and run whatever installer exe that needs to be run.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #22 on:** July 12, 2009, 04:25:10 PM »

That's what I did, but in the installer is it can't find my C: and E: drives, both of which have more enough space. And when I try to install to one of those drives anyway, it says there isn't enough space.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #23 on:** July 12, 2009, 04:33:54 PM »

That's weird, I'm redownloading it right. Guess I'll try it out and see if I get the same result.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #24 on:** July 12, 2009, 04:57:09 PM »

Yeah, I just found that PDF, I thought it would be as simple as Ultima but I guess not. One area you need to get right is to change the install size to "Huge".

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #25 on:** July 12, 2009, 05:30:24 PM »

I think there is a way to do it but all I know about is auto mounting. The config file must have a section for it.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #26 on:** July 12, 2009, 07:29:10 PM »

I've got the controls set up as a FPS. Mouse controls where I actually look (with actual movement) and WASD control forward, back and side movement. Feels much better this way... now to get Fullscreen working.

ManaByte · « **Reply #27 on:** July 13, 2009, 01:32:48 PM »

My \ key doesn't work in DOSbox...FAIL. Can't even type a path

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #28 on:** July 13, 2009, 04:31:54 PM »

Borys PC Emperor, indeed.

This game is fucking brutal. I took up a quest which took me to a tower with tigers, bears and giant spiders (I guess I'm underleveled). I'm thinking of restarting since Burglars skills aren't that important (pickpocketing and lockpicking).

Its actually cool, experiencing this game and seeing where the Elder Scroll series came from.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #29 on:** July 13, 2009, 04:56:05 PM »

Using Borys's code as a template, here's the string of codes I have that correctly opens up Daggerfall right from the icon

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"G:\Program Files\DOSBox-0.73\dosbox.exe" C:\DOSBox\dosbox.exe -c "mount c c:\daggerfall -freesize 1000" -c "mount d c:\daggerfall\dfcd -t cdrom -label Daggerfall" -c "c:" -c "cd dagger" -c "dagger"

I have Daggerfall saved in the root of C: under the folder "Daggerfall" so that should be the only thing thats a variable

ManaByte · « **Reply #30 on:** July 14, 2009, 12:17:31 AM »

Quote from: Borys on July 13, 2009, 02:36:39 PM

Quote from: ManaByte on July 13, 2009, 01:32:48 PM
My \ key doesn't work in DOSbox...FAIL. Can't even type a path

That's like Left Mouse Button not working under Windows

Maybe change your keyboard setting or something, Mana.

Tried to actually map the \ key, but when I do it types ]\. LOL.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #31 on:** July 14, 2009, 02:13:38 PM »

I set my newly created character with a "Short Swords" Disadvantage and then the game sets me up with a character who started out with an Ebony Dagger

And yeah, I ran into that same Imp whose impervious to "Iron", I think? I just ran past him. Fortunately my new character's Primary Long blade skill helped me out with some of the more annoying inhabitants of that dungeon.

I've already looted a Daggerfall store and got some better Armor and Weapons.

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Author Topic: Daggerfall is now free to download (Read 3398 times)