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The Elder Scrolls Online

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The Elder Scrolls Online
The Elder Scrolls Online cover
Developers
ZeniMax Online Studios
Publishers
Bethesda Softworks
Release dates
Windows April 4, 2014
macOS (OS X) April 4, 2014
The Elder Scrolls Online on Wikipedia

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.
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The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind 2002
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 2006
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 2011
The Elder Scrolls Online 2014
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Key points

No longer requires a monthly subscription fee to play.[1]

General information

Official forums
Official Support
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website Gold Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Amazon.com
Windows
macOS (OS X)
GamersGate
Windows
macOS (OS X)
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Green Man Gaming
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Gold Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
All versions require an Elder Scrolls Online account.
Product keys cannot be used to extend subscriptions or unlock additional bonuses on existing accounts. You also cannot purchase the Steam version and apply it to an existing account should you wish to gain access to the steam feature (e.g.: Trading Cards), you'd need to create a new account.;[2] Game Time Cards are available for this purpose.[3]

Version differences

The Gold Edition comes bundled with the base game and the Imperial City, Orsinium, Thieves Guild, and Dark Brotherhood DLC packs.
The Imperial Edition includes exclusive in-game content such as the ability to play as the Imperial race.[4] It's also possible to ugrade from a standard edition to the Imperial Edition in the Ingame-Shop.
Pre-orders included the Explorer's Pack which had exclusive content such as the ability to join any alliance with any race and special treasure maps alongside with a special pet. This pack is sold separately.[4]

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/306130/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Saves progress through Bethesda.

Video settings

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High frame rate

Instructions

Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play
No cross-platform play with Xbox One and PlayStation 4 players.[5]

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 24100-24131, 24500-24507, 49100-54000
UDP 24100-24131, 24500-24507, 49100-54000
This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.

VR support

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9, 11 Direct3D 12 support is planned for a future update.[6]
OpenGL 2.0 For Windows edit UserSettings.txt and set SET GraphicsDriver.7 "OPENGL"[7]
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3 or AMD 3870
System memory (RAM) 3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 85 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 460
ATI Radeon 6850
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11.0 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.7.0
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 80 GB
Video card (GPU) Intel HD Graphics 4000
Nvidia GeForce GT 330M
ATI Radeon HD 6490M

Notes

  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>/306130/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (306130) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References