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(Various improvements, removed light through walls 'fix' as it doesn't recommend installing Arx Lib (which also has yet to fix the bug). not sure if 1.21 fixed it, but Arx Lib recommended anyway.)
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|120 fps                    = hackable
 
|120 fps                    = hackable
 
|120 fps notes              = [[#Arx Libertatis port|Arx Libertatis]] has no frame rate cap.
 
|120 fps notes              = [[#Arx Libertatis port|Arx Libertatis]] has no frame rate cap.
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
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|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity        = true
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{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    = Master, SFX, Speech and Ambience.
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|separate volume notes    = Master, SFX, Speech and Ambience sliders.
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
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  |language  = French
 
  |language  = French
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
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  |language  = German
 
  |language  = German
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
 
===Lights shine through walls===
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox/fix|Install Patch 1.21}}
 
Install [[#Patches|Arx Fatalis Patch 1.21]].
 
}}
 
  
 
===HUD doesn't scale at higher resolutions===
 
===HUD doesn't scale at higher resolutions===
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = 98, ME, 2000, XP
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|minOS    = 98
 
|minCPU  = 500 MHz Pentium III or compatible
 
|minCPU  = 500 MHz Pentium III or compatible
 
|minRAM  = 64 MB
 
|minRAM  = 64 MB
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|minVRAM  = 16 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 16 MB
  
|recOS    = XP
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|recOS    = ME, 2000, XP
 
|recCPU  = 900 MHz Pentium III or compatible
 
|recCPU  = 900 MHz Pentium III or compatible
 
|recRAM  = 256 MB
 
|recRAM  = 256 MB

Revision as of 00:51, 3 December 2015

Arx Fatalis
Arx Fatalis cover
Developers
Arkane Studios
Publishers
JoWood Productions
DreamCatcher Interactive
Release dates
Windows June 28, 2002
Arx Fatalis on Wikipedia

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
DRM-free
Patched to 1.21.
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Patched to 1.21.
Windows

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).

The most recent official release, 1.1.2, is from October 2013. Try the latest development snapshot to take advantage of the project's more recent improvements. Bear in mind that a small number of known regressions and issues have cropped up in the development versions. These builds are not fully tested, but generally very stable.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1700/pfx/[Note 1]
Arx Libertatis settings are stored in %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Arx Libertatis\cfg.ini

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1700/pfx/[Note 1]
Arx Libertatis saves are stored in %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Arx Libertatis\save

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

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.
Input settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish
Russian

Issues fixed

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

Invisible text

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

System requirements

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

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1700/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1700) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References