Arcanum Arcanum is, by far, one of the worst *games* I've ever played... emphasis on "game" and not "RPG"

[Rinslin Merwind]

Installing the HiRes Patch and setting the game to play on windowed using the vanilla resolution (though 1280x720 worked as well, even though it came with its own nasty issues when playing the cutscenes, like the UI being present on the screen as they played) I was able to see the entire slideshow without issues.
In the end, Don Throgg's slide came before Tarant's, and there was no "lauded as a hero" slide. Now I can finally put this game to rest.

Glad to read about your succes. I hope more people with similar issues will find solution in this thread. Good luck in your new adventures, stranger.

 

[IncendiaryDevice]

Installing the HiRes Patch and setting the game to play on windowed using the vanilla resolution (though 1280x720 worked as well, even though it came with its own nasty issues when playing the cutscenes, like the UI being present on the screen as they played) I was able to see the entire slideshow without issues.
In the end, Don Throgg's slide came before Tarant's, and there was no "lauded as a hero" slide. Now I can finally put this game to rest.

Glad to read about your succes. I hope more people with similar issues will find solution in this thread. Good luck in your new adventures, stranger.

Sup Rinswind Merlin drog.

 

[Rinslin Merwind]

Sup Rinswind Merlin drog.

Hi, I know my manners can be confusing, but I am not drunk.

 

[Owlish]

But I really want to see the complete slides, else I don't feel I'm done with the game.

Which game version do you play? If you play without unofficial patches my condolences I suggest to install unofficial patch, called UAP if I remember correct (don't forget before backup saves). Or you can try to use multiverse edition, there on forum was topic with that modification. Not sure saves will work, but at least there much lesser chance to get that bug. Sometimes bugs can be individual for your configuration, like bug with disappearance captain on Half-Ogre Island, so you cannot leave that Island - it's happens randomly only with "chosen" people and nobody know why. Because source code is closed, if I am understanding correctly.

I wanted to play my first run through the game using the Unofficial Patch instead of the Multiverse Edition. I'll install the HiResolution patch for the game and see if I can get the slides to work properly that way (someone mentioned in the Multiverse thread that playing windowed solved their issues, but I play windowed using DXWnd and not the UAP feature).

EDIT:

YES!!!!!

Installing the HiRes Patch and setting the game to play on windowed using the vanilla resolution (though 1280x720 worked as well, even though it came with its own nasty issues when playing the cutscenes, like the UI being present on the screen as they played) I was able to see the entire slideshow without issues.

In the end, Don Throgg's slide came before Tarant's, and there was no "lauded as a hero" slide. Now I can finally put this game to rest.

Why play it without the patches that fixed game breaking bugs and made it look so much better?

Just so you could experience it as everyone else experienced it on release day?

 

[Sigourn]

Why play it without the patches that fixed game breaking bugs and made it look so much better?

Just so you could experience it as everyone else experienced it on release day?

I did use the HQ Townmaps mod as well as the Unofficial Patch (and HQ soundtrack replacer), just not the High Resolution Patch because I thought I didn't need it, but it seems to perfectly replace DXWnd and fix the cutscenes as well.

 

[Owlish]

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[Jojobobo]

As a longtime lascivious lover of Arcanum, I posted over on Terra-Arcanum about how to keep Vollinger loyal without any exploits, something I previously thought was impossible and had only heard about in a couple of 10 year old threads. Getting to the appropriate point in my current playthrough, the post is what I found, including pretty pictures.

Even if the gameplay in Arcanum leaves a lot to be desired, the attention to detail in the writing in moments such as keeping Vollinger onside is what makes the game for me.