Key points
- Re-released as a free download in 2009 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of The Elder Scrolls series.[2]
- DaggerfallSetup is a ready-to-play installer for modern Windows systems.
- DOS/32A fixes most crashes and save corruption issues.[3]
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- UESP Wiki
Availability
- The GOG.com version is available by purchasing any other game on GOG.com published by Bethesda Softworks.
DLC and expansion packs
Essential improvements
Patches
Copy into the Daggerfall folder and run using DOSBox. This patch contains all previously released patches.
This patch adds 16 new quests and additional artifacts to the game.
Run in DOSBox
- To play Daggerfall properly under DOSBox, make the following changes to the DOSBox configuration file):
- Change
core=auto
to core=dynamic
- Change
aspect=false
to aspect=true
- Change
cycles=auto
to cycles=max
- Changing the "core=" command to "dynamic" will allow the game to run at a much higher framerate when using high detail settings, as opposed to "auto".
- Unlike The Elder Scrolls: Arena, turning the aspect command to true doesn't affect gameplay and runs the game at its original 4:3 aspect ratio.
- Changing the "cycles=" command to max will force DOSBox to emulate the game at a higher framerate.
DOS/32A
- DOS/32A fixes most crashes and save corruption issues.[3]
Run without the CD
- Daggerfall can be run without the CD to improve performance and convenience.
Skip intro videos
Enhanced Music
When installing the game under DOSBox, the guide provided by Bethesda recommends Sound Blaster 16 (or 16 Pro) for the music and sound emulation. This will provide terrible sounding musical-quality. For increased musical quality, one must go through the installer and set the settings to equal:
SOUND: Sound Blaster or SB16 (or compatible) - I0:220 IRQ:7 DMA:1
MUSIC: General Midi or MPU-401 - I0:330 IRQ:2 DMA:1
- While improving musical fidelity, General Midi will make some parts of the ambient dungeon music sound awkward, as it changes few crucial instruments. The game will run indifferent, however.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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BETAPLYR.DAT
contains control configuration settings (other in-game settings are stored in each save rather than shared).
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DAGGER.GRD
contains the ChildGard password. This file is only present when ChildGard is enabled.
Save game data location
- Saves are stored in folders
SAVE0
to SAVE5
- No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
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Issues fixed
Broken movement
If you are running Daggerfall via DOSBox there can be a problem with movement: you can't run backwards and jump. In this case you need to set your cycles amount to fixed 50000, or 50%. You can do this in DOSBox config or pressing Ctrl+F11 / Ctrl+F12
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.
"You do not have enough disk space for your chosen installation type" error during installation
- This error occurs when there is insufficient space or the DOSBox
-freesize
parameter has not been used.
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.[4] Use MPU-401 instead.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
DOS video modes |
VGA |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
DOS |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
MS-DOS/MS-DOS compatible |
Processor (CPU) |
90 MHz Pentium |
System memory (RAM) |
32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
200 MB |
References