Daggerfall? Unconvinced.

Post » Tue May 17, 2011 9:40 am

So guys, I am thinking about DLing Daggerfall. But I remain unconvinced. Once, I tried to play Arena, but..... the graphics and gameplay was too... umm.... old... for me.
I come from Morrowind, so I'm not as spoiled as those Oblivion players..
Tell me why I should get into it. Can you guys also share some screenies?
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 7:30 am

Daggerfall's graphics aren't particularly bad. They're a tad pixellated but have a great deal of character. Your only real concern would probably be how unstable the engine is - even with all the patches (official and unofficial), you will find yourself at times falling through the world or getting stuck on complex geometry. Indoors also have sluggish performance. Hopefully all this will be remedied once Lucius finishes his masterpiece, http://daggerxl.50.wordpress.com.

The gameplay shouldn't feel "old" for you, as it basically uses the same character system Morrowind does - an even more advanced version actually, as there are many more skills to choose from and a very in-depth http://uesp.net/wiki/File%3a%44F_Custom_Class_Creation.jpg.

You can find a bunch of screenshots on http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/elder-scrolls-daggerfall/screenshots, and there's currently a thread going on http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=1016352&hl=screenshots where people are posting images of their characters (Daggerfall offers a plethora of clothing options, in a plethora of colors - it's ridiculous).

Since you are a Morrowind player, you shouldn't find the game an awfully jarring change of pace, but be sure to save often and in multiple slots, as the dangers are many (both in-game and enginewise). The game's free now, so you don't have much to lose. I'd recommend every Elder Scrolls fan try this masterpiece at least once in their lifetime - it's an experience like no other! :)
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 8:41 am

Thanks. I've decided to go for it!
Any tips for a noob?

Edit: Also, what kind of FPS can I expect? I get around 12-20 in Morrowind totally maxed out.
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 8:32 am

There are three threads of tips. You might wanna give those a read, or at least a skim. Daggerfall, even more so than Morrowind, makes it easy for you to shoot yourself in the foot. The tips threads are nice for that. :)

As for performance, I got it running ok on a computer that can just barely run Morrowind with a lot of tweaking. You should be ok. There are multiple threads about that too.
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 10:42 am

Thanks
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 10:29 am

My FPS is fine, except for some INNS and those palaces in small cities. For some reason those palaces lag like a mother.

Constant 30+ fps everywhere else, even when fighting off 30 guards at a time with my hated rep in daggerfall, and it all started from simply taking a nap.
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 11:33 am

So guys, I am thinking about DLing Daggerfall. But I remain unconvinced. Once, I tried to play Arena, but..... the graphics and gameplay was too... umm.... old... for me.
I come from Morrowind, so I'm not as spoiled as those Oblivion players..
Tell me why I should get into it. Can you guys also share some screenies?

And why would we spend time trying to convince you to do something you don't really want to do?
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 9:11 am

And why would we spend time trying to convince you to do something you don't really want to do?


This is why I never post in these types of threads. ;)
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 7:03 am

Excellent.
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 12:27 am

To revive threads long dead, you have.

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