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Can't quite get what are you asking about, i'm just playing in this resolution. But if you're interested in settings - i use overlay output, 1920x1080 resolution, true aspect and normal3x scaler for most dosbox games, they are looking very nice on 1080 screen and i don't mind black borders.

Do you have to edit the conf file to set these options? I've been playing in windowed mode at it's native resolution which is something like 320x200 lol
 

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If you grab Battlespire on GOG (a game I wholly recommend) the then you get Daggerfall and Arena pre-setup as a bonus.

You can get both Arena and Daggerfall for free from Bethesda's website.

I'm going to look into Battlespire though, I've heard good things.
I knew that, I just thought it was worth mentioning since we were talking about the preconfigured versions of Daggerfall. If you like Daggerfall, you ought to check out Battlespire. It's like if you took out the open world and made a coherent dungeon.
 

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Yes, you can change this settings in the same .conf file you use to set the cycles/machine type/etc.
 
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Someone already mentioned DaggerfallSetup but I'll say it again: Use DaggerfallSetup. It's a prepackaged installer made by a French TES forum and it comes with all the good shit, playing the game with it is just installing and clicking the icon. After you have made a save don't forget to use EyeOfArgonia which maximizes view distance.
I made a battlemage High Elf and I just keep dying to zombies in a dungeon, I zap everyone 4 times with shock and finish them off with my staff but for the love of god I just cannot kill zombies. They have insane HP pools and can onehit me if I am unlucky, and now I can't figure out a way to get out of the dungeon. One time when I slept I was really unlucky and the game decided to fuck me in the ass by spawning a lich near me. Thanks game.
I think I'll make a marksman rogue instead.
 
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and now I can't figure out a way to get out of the dungeon.

This is where a Recall (Teleport) spell comes in handy. I'd recommend anyone playing the game to use Teleport. Typically you would anchor at the quest giver (or the entrance of the dungeon) and teleport out when you're lost or done with the quest. Recall falls under Mysticism so that might be something you want to look into when you make your next character.

Yes, you can change this settings in the same .conf file you use to set the cycles/machine type/etc.

I'll look into that. Thanks.
 
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Someone already mentioned DaggerfallSetup but I'll say it again: Use DaggerfallSetup. It's a prepackaged installer made by a French TES forum and it comes with all the good shit, playing the game with it is just installing and clicking the icon. After you have made a save don't forget to use EyeOfArgonia which maximizes view distance.
I made a battlemage High Elf and I just keep dying to zombies in a dungeon, I zap everyone 4 times with shock and finish them off with my staff but for the love of god I just cannot kill zombies. They have insane HP pools and can onehit me if I am unlucky, and now I can't figure out a way to get out of the dungeon. One time when I slept I was really unlucky and the game decided to fuck me in the ass by spawning a lich near me. Thanks game.
I think I'll make a marksman rogue instead.

Magic/Fighter is the best class in game, you can buff the shit out of yourself. Use buffs + short swords + high SPD and you will cut through anything in game without effort. A better fighter but with mage's utility.
BTW, how do you even play a marksman? Tried few times, but it seemed to me that the bow was just useless.
 
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Someone already mentioned DaggerfallSetup but I'll say it again: Use DaggerfallSetup. It's a prepackaged installer made by a French TES forum and it comes with all the good shit, playing the game with it is just installing and clicking the icon. After you have made a save don't forget to use EyeOfArgonia which maximizes view distance.
I made a battlemage High Elf and I just keep dying to zombies in a dungeon, I zap everyone 4 times with shock and finish them off with my staff but for the love of god I just cannot kill zombies. They have insane HP pools and can onehit me if I am unlucky, and now I can't figure out a way to get out of the dungeon. One time when I slept I was really unlucky and the game decided to fuck me in the ass by spawning a lich near me. Thanks game.
I think I'll make a marksman rogue instead.

Magic/Fighter is the best class in game, you can buff the shit out of yourself. Use buffs + short swords + high SPD and you will cut through anything in game without effort. A better fighter but with mage's utility.
BTW, how do you even play a marksman? Tried few times, but it seemed to me that the bow was just useless.
Frankly, I'm not sure. I'm really not a experienced Daggerfall player. I just shoot things until they die but yeah bows are rather weak. I went with a hand to hand stealth crit dodge build and I can kick and punch most things to death pretty fast.
 
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Okay, pro-tip time. Daggerfall is extremely twitchy. Think Doom, not Potato Scrolls. Do not skimp on your acrobatics (running, jumping, climbing.) Agility and speed are the most important stats in the game. Remap the controls. Set reflexes to VERY HIGH. With the right setup you can bound across rooftops, and do flying roundhouse kicks. If you want ez-mode, play an unarmed werewolf. Unarmed attacks are not subject to resistances. This is the Dark Messiah of its day. Kick to victory.

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Interesting. Can you enchant +H2H skill equipment and stack indefinitely? Is there a H2H damage cap?
 

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Its funny people bash oblivion as being the worst elder scrolls because combat wise its very similar to daggerfall. Modded Oblivion with obscuro overhaul makes oblivion downright superior. Daggerfall is superior if you want to play pretend you are in a open world when in reality everything is procedually generated shit with very few tile sets and enemy variety.
 

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Okay, pro-tip time. Daggerfall is extremely twitchy. Think Doom, not Potato Scrolls. Do not skimp on your acrobatics (running, jumping, climbing.) Agility and speed are the most important stats in the game. Remap the controls. Set reflexes to VERY HIGH. With the right setup you can bound across rooftops, and do flying roundhouse kicks. If you want ez-mode, play an unarmed werewolf. Unarmed attacks are not subject to resistances. This is the Dark Messiah of its day. Kick to victory.

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spellmaker is best gamebreaker
 
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I guess that jewel thief quest timed out and now everyone in Daggerfall region hates me...
 
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Just curious. When you go in a store they give you a message that says what the goods are like and what condition the store is in, but what difference does that make?
 
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Just curious. When you go in a store they give you a message that says what the goods are like and what condition the store is in, but what difference does that make?
Indicates the quality of the items being sold. Lower quality stores are better to sell your loot at than higher quality stores but of course worse to purchase from.
 
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Just curious. When you go in a store they give you a message that says what the goods are like and what condition the store is in, but what difference does that make?
Indicates the quality of the items being sold. Lower quality stores are better to sell your loot at than higher quality stores but of course worse to purchase from.
Yeah but what does quality mean? The condition of weapons or what?
 
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Materials, like iron/silver/ebony/etc. Some higher quality magical items too if I remember correctly.

At least that was always my impression, I could be wrong.
 

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Shops don't matter. Just finish enough mage's guild quests and they would enchant custom magic items for you. After that consider the game broken. It even has an item-repairing enchantment, which will repair magic items, so you could use your favourite magic weapon all the time.
 
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Shops don't matter. Just finish enough mage's guild quests and they would enchant custom magic items for you.

When you need 100k or more for Daedra summoning you'll be wishing you sold loot at the low quality shops, believe me.
 

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Daggerfall is broken level 1 if you main any combat skill like hand to hand or longsword. Seriously Daggerfall has no fucking appeal unless you want to play pretend you in a fake open world or roleplay you in twilight as a werewolf or vamp.
 

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Seriously Daggerfall has no fucking appeal unless you want to play pretend you in a fake open world or roleplay you in twilight as a werewolf or vamp.

I've never wanted anything more in any RPG I've ever played in my entire life.
 

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