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Key points

Re-released as a free download in 2009 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of The Elder Scrolls series.

DaggerfallSetup is a ready-to-play installer for modern Windows systems.

DOS/32A fixes most crashes and save corruption issues.

General Information

UESP Wiki

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Improvements

Version 1.07.213 patch

Copy into the Daggerfall folder and run using DOSBox. This patch contains all previously released patches.

CompUSA Special Edition Patch

This patch adds 16 new quests and additional artifacts to the game.

Run without the CD

Daggerfall can be run without the CD to improve performance and convenience.

Instructions

Issues fixed

Corrupted saves

Save corruption is caused by memory issues. Use DOS/32A to prevent save corruption. DaggerfallSetup already has this fix. To fix saves that are already corrupted see UESP Wiki's Daggerfall Corrupted Savegames page.

Roland MT-32 crash (Error 117 or CauseWay error 09)

Daggerfall lists the Roland MT-32 as a sound option but it doesn't actually work and will crash the game.^[1] Use MPU-401 instead.

Instructions

System requirements

Template:System Requirements

References

↑ http://forums.bethsoft.com/topic/1442678-error-117-roland-mt-32/page__p__22242591#entry22242591

[1] ttp://forums.bethsoft.com/topic/1442678-error-117-roland-mt-32/page__p__22242591#entry22242591

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-{{cleanup}}
 {{infobox
 |cover          = Daggerfall-cover-art.png
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 {{Series|The Elder Scrolls}}
-'''Key Points'''
+'''Key points'''
-{{++}} Available for free on the [http://www.elderscrolls.com/daggerfall/ Elder Scrolls Website]
+{{++}} Re-released as a free download in 2009 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of [[Series:The Elder Scrolls|The Elder Scrolls series]].
 {{++}} [http://theelderscrolls.wiwiland.net/?title=Daggerfall_:_DaggerfallSetup_EN DaggerfallSetup] is a ready-to-play installer for modern Windows systems.
+{{ii}} [http://dos32a.narechk.net DOS/32A] fixes most crashes and save corruption issues.
 '''General Information'''
-{{mm}}[http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Daggerfall:Daggerfall UESP Wiki]
+{{mm}} [http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Daggerfall:Daggerfall UESP Wiki]
-{{mm}}[http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_Wiki/Portal/Daggerfall The Elder Scrolls Wiki]
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability Table|
-{{Availability Table/row|1=[http://theelderscrolls.wiwiland.net/?title=Daggerfall_:_DaggerfallSetup_EN DaggerfallSetup] |2={{ID|DRM-free}} |3=This is the [http://www.elderscrolls.com/daggerfall/ freeware version] pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]]}}
+{{Availability Table/row|1=[http://theelderscrolls.wiwiland.net/?title=Daggerfall_:_DaggerfallSetup_EN DaggerfallSetup] |2={{ID|DRM-free}} |3=Pre-patched with [http://dos32a.narechk.net DOS/32A] and other fixes and improvements.}}
+{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.elderscrolls.com/daggerfall/ The Elder Scrolls Official Site] | {{ID|DRM-free}} | Free download (use [[DOSBox]], [[#Version 1.07.213 patch|1.07.213 patch]] and [http://dos32a.narechk.net DOS/32A]).}}
 }}
 ==  Improvements ==
 === [http://www.uesp.net/file.shtml?dagger/files/dag213.exe Version 1.07.213 patch] ===
-Copy into the Daggerfall directory and run using DOSBox. This patch contains all previously released patches.
+Copy into the Daggerfall folder and run using DOSBox. This patch contains all previously released patches.
 === [http://www.uesp.net/file.shtml?dagger/files/addquest.zip CompUSA Special Edition Patch] ===
 This patch adds 16 new quests and additional artifacts to the game.
-=== Running without CD ===
+=== Run without the CD ===
-Daggerfall can be run without the CD to improve performance and convenience.
+{{++}} Daggerfall can be run without the CD to improve performance and convenience.
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Run without the CD}}
 # Install the game with the largest install size.
-# Copy all the files from the DAGGER/ARENA2 directory on the CD to the ARENA2 directory on your hard drive where you installed the game. There are some large files which are not installed by the largest install size.
+# Go to the CD and copy the contents of <code>DAGGER\ARENA2</code> into the <code>ARENA2</code> folder where the game is installed.
-# Install the latest patch as desired.
+# Edit <code>Z.CFG</code> in the main game folder. Change <code>PATHCD</code> to match <code>PATH</code>.
-# Edit the Z.CFG file in your Daggerfall directory. Change the PATHCD value to match that of the PATH value.
+# Run the game with <code>FALL.EXE Z.CFG</code> (this can be made into a batch file for easier launching).
-# To run the game don't use DAGGER.EXE as you would normally, but instead run the command FALL.EXE Z.CFG. You can create a batch file to prevent having to type it each time, but don't name it DAGGER.BAT.
+}}
 ==Issues fixed==
-=== Avoiding Corrupted Save-games ===
+===Corrupted saves===
-Save corruption is caused by memory issues. This is fixed by using DOS32A. [http://theelderscrolls.wiwiland.net/?title=Daggerfall_:_DaggerfallSetup_EN DaggerfallSetup] already has this fix.
+Save corruption is caused by memory issues. Use [http://dos32a.narechk.net DOS/32A] to prevent save corruption. [http://theelderscrolls.wiwiland.net/?title=Daggerfall_:_DaggerfallSetup_EN DaggerfallSetup] already has this fix. To fix saves that are already corrupted see UESP Wiki's [http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Daggerfall:Corrupted_Savegames Daggerfall Corrupted Savegames] page.
-=== Workarounds for Corrupted Save-games ===
-There are some workarounds for corrupted save-games:
-Use the DOS32A Memory Extender (discussed above).
-Very often an apparently corrupt save-game can be run again when using DOS32A. In this case, you will need to always run DOS32A to keep your save-games working.
-Delete all ATF and ATM files from the ARENA2 directory, as well as the <code>BIO.DAT</code>, <code>MAPSAVE.SAV</code> and the <code>RUMOR.DAT</code> files, also located in the ARENA2 directory.
-Run Daggerfall using DOS32A and load the save-game. If this doesn't work, see step 3
-If this step did work, you must do this procedure from now on whenever you start the game from DOS, but you only need to delete the ATF and ATM files.
-You can write a small shell program (BAT-file) which does this task for you and starts the game afterwards, for example:
-        @ECHO OFF
-        del ARENA2\*.AMF
-        del ARENA2\*.ATF
-        dos32a fall.exe z.cfg
-If you have tried step 2 and you couldn't load the save-game, run Daggerfall again using DOS32A, this time without deleting any files.
-If you used the workaround mentioned in step 2 for some time and you get corrupted save-games again, you must not delete the files listed in step 2 any more. Just start the game using DOS32A and load the save-game as you would normally do.
-If none of these steps worked, the save-game is corrupted beyond any known workarounds. Use a save-game dated earlier than the corrupted one and use DOS32A from now on.
 ===Roland MT-32 crash (Error 117 or CauseWay error 09)===
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 {{Fixbox|1=
 {{Fixbox/fix|Set MIDI Device to MPU-401}}
-# Run <code>setup</code>
+# Run <code>setup</code> from within DOSBox.
 # Choose Select MIDI.
 # Choose MPU-401.