Daggerfall - Now free, Too Hot To Handle Options

[Rane]

So all of a sudden Bethesda decides to release Daggerfall for free., just like they did with Arena five years ago. Grab it and see what the fuzz is all about. I know I will (soon as their server isn't overloaded by the plethora of users downloading it right now). It runs in DOSBox and there's a walkthrough for how to set it up for whoever needs it. (or if you can wait a bit longer there's of course DaggerXL in the works)

Edit: Here's a FileShack mirror for the download.

[jack cloudy]

Ah yeah, that's a big annoyance. There are markers (you have to zoom in on the province first), but they are tiny as hell, colours of dungeons, temples, villages are hard to tell apart and there are plain too many of them. You only get to see what the marker stands for if you hover your mouse over it. (easier said than done cause they're so tiny.) If you actually want to find something, you have to use the find button (once zoomed in) and type in the name of your location without making typos.

And after all that, you've only arrived at the entrance to the random maze from hell. Good luck trying to find your way once inside.

The bigness is one of the main things used to sell the game, but it really makes travelling on foot ala Morrowind/Oblivion impossible. I'll be honest and say that in my opinion, try the game if you want to see the earlier parts of the series or for nostalgia. Dumbed-down or not, Oblivion and Morrowind are much better games for actual playing.