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Revision as of 02:39, 3 September 2015

The Elder Scrolls: Arena
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Developers
Bethesda Softworks
Release dates
DOS 1994
Windows September 10, 2013[1]
The Elder Scrolls: Arena on Wikipedia
⤏ Go to series page
The Elder Scrolls: Arena 1994
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall 1996
An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire 1997
The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard 1998
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind 2002
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 2006
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 2011
The Elder Scrolls Online 2014
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition 2016
The Elder Scrolls: Legends 2017
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR 2018
The Elder Scrolls: Blades TBA
The Elder Scrolls VI TBA

Key points

Re-released as a free download in 2004 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Elder Scrolls series.
ArenaSetup is a pre-packaged installer for modern versions of Windows.

General information

Official site
Official forum
The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages
UESP forum
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
 Floppy version: requires manual to answer Shift Gate copy protection questions.[2] Use DOSBox.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 CD version: disc check. Use DOSBox.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Official website
DRM-free
 This is the CD version pre-packaged with DOSBox.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Official website
DRM-free
 The floppy disk version from the official site (without DOSBox).
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Amazon.com
DRM details are not known
 The Elder Scrolls Anthology; includes Arena (floppy version[3]), Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim plus their expansions.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

Version differences

The CD version has voice acting during cutscenes and removes the Shift Gate copy protection questions.[2] The two versions are otherwise identical.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.06 is the latest patch for the retail floppy version. The CD version and the freeware floppy version are already fully patched.

Run in DOSBox

To play Arena properly under DOSBox, make the following changes to the DOSBox configuration file[4] (not needed when using ArenaSetup):
  • Change aspect=false to aspect=true
  • Change core=auto to core=dynamic
  • Change cycles=auto to cycles=max

Game data

Configuration file and save game data location

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System Location
Each save is comprised of multiple *.0* files, with the extension's number matching the slot it was saved to.[5]
NAMES.DAT stores the save file names (saves can still be loaded without it).
In-game settings are stored in each save rather than shared.

Video settings

General settings.
General settings.

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Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Only cutscenes are voiced.
French

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) DOS 5.0
Processor (CPU) 386/25 MHZ
System memory (RAM) 4 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 25 MB
Video card (GPU) VGA graphics card

References