Difference between revisions of "Arx Fatalis"

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Key points

Arx Libertatis updates and improves support for modern systems, porting the game to new systems as well as eliminating bugs and limitations.

General information

Arx Libertatis Wiki

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com		Patched to 1.21.
Steam		Patched to 1.21.

Essential improvements

Patches

Arx Fatalis Patch 1.21 fixes some issues with running the game on modern systems. This patch will update any version; no previous patch is required.

Digital distribution versions usually include this patch but disc versions do not.

Arx Libertatis port

Arx Libertatis is a modern port for Windows and Linux that fixes numerous issues (install Arx Fatalis Patch 1.21 first if using a disc version).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1700/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1700/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Arx Libertatis saves and settings are stored in %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Arx Libertatis

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Some resolutions may not work when selected in-game but can still be used by editing cfg_default.ini directly.

Instructions

Windowed

Instructions

Input settings

Input settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish
Russian

Issues fixed

Lights shine through walls

Instructions

Invisible text

This is caused by forcing anti-aliasing through your video card's control panel.

Instructions

Instructions

Issues unresolved

HUD doesn't scale at higher resolutions

Arx Fatalis 1.21 interface elements are very small at higher resolutions. This issue was acknowledged by Arx Liberatis developement team and the solution is targeted for Arx Liberatis 1.2 release.^[1]

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000, XP	XP
Processor (CPU)	500 MHz Pentium III or compatible	900 MHz Pentium III or compatible
System memory (RAM)	64 MB	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	750 MB
Video card (GPU)	16 MB of VRAM	32 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1700) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Feature request #391 - Add an option to scale the GUI

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1700) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (1700) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Feature request #391 - Add an option to scale the GUI

[Note 1]

[1]

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 ===HUD doesn't scale at higher resolutions===
 {{ii}} Arx Fatalis 1.21 interface elements are very small at higher resolutions. This issue was acknowledged by Arx Liberatis developement team and the solution is targeted for Arx Liberatis 1.2 release.<ref>[http://bugs.arx-libertatis.org/arx/issues/391 Feature request #391  -  Add an option to scale the GUI]</ref>
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|WIP HUD scaling|}}
+A preliminary implementation of HUD scaling is present in the more recent Arx Libertatis Git builds. Only certain parts of the UI are currently scale-able.
+#Press F11 repeatedly until a list of toggles appears in the top-left.
+#The 7 key will cause some UI elements, including the health and mana bars, to scale by a large factor.
+}}
 ==System requirements==

Developers

	Arkane Studios
Publishers
	JoWood Productions
	DreamCatcher Interactive
Release dates
Windows	June 28, 2002