Rulion
Liturgist
After all the raving reviews about this game, I decided to subject myself to the exhaustive process of attaining it. Now that I have it, I'm happy it runs on my OS. Sadly, though, I don't have any sound - attempting to make the game recognize my soundcard makes it crash. So I decided to play anyway; no subtitles for the cutscenes, sadly, but I think I got the general gist.
I've read up several websites on the skills and what they do, which classes are hard and which ones are easy. Since I wanted both the thief and warrior experience, I custom-made a cat person that doubled as both a fighter and a stealth-ninja. I'm fairly happy with the result. My character was kicking ass in the first dungeon. (though the imp screwed me up from time to time. That's what I get for taking a critical weakness to whatever the hell he kept casting)
I was wondering a few things that hopefully you experienced Daggerfall players could answer for me. First, does being male or female change the game dramatically? I know it modifies my attributes a little, but what about dialogue? Do I miss out on hot flirting by playing a female simply because I like undressing her? This is what interests me as a, uh, gamer. How do I sneak/backstab? The tutorial in the beginning blows ass, and I was out of the dungeon by the time it was telling me to try smacking a rat. Can you backstab with a longblade or only a shortblade? (I really hope you can do it with a longblade since I didn't tag short at all. I also have high luck, which is why I think I found a dai-something and a bunch of weapons that cost 2000+ each in the starter dungeon. I'd hate to restart and lose all my kewl loot)
So far, I'm kinda enjoying this game. The graphics are obviously a bit painful and I find myself getting sick after an hour or so of playing. I like the dialogue system: subject based, but I get to see my question be formed at the top. The combat seems a bit tedious and fast-paced, but that might be the way my fast computer is reacting with a game over 10 years old.
As of right now, I'm out of the hold and I travelled to Gothway Gardens, where I'm currently staring at all the townsfolk, wondering who to talk to, and failing every pickpocket attempt I try to make.
EDIT: Also, are there any recommended add-ons or mods that won't damage my game? I read something about "AndyFall" that seems pretty good, but I'm hesitant to install anything besides the game and official patches for fear that something will break.
I've read up several websites on the skills and what they do, which classes are hard and which ones are easy. Since I wanted both the thief and warrior experience, I custom-made a cat person that doubled as both a fighter and a stealth-ninja. I'm fairly happy with the result. My character was kicking ass in the first dungeon. (though the imp screwed me up from time to time. That's what I get for taking a critical weakness to whatever the hell he kept casting)
I was wondering a few things that hopefully you experienced Daggerfall players could answer for me. First, does being male or female change the game dramatically? I know it modifies my attributes a little, but what about dialogue? Do I miss out on hot flirting by playing a female simply because I like undressing her? This is what interests me as a, uh, gamer. How do I sneak/backstab? The tutorial in the beginning blows ass, and I was out of the dungeon by the time it was telling me to try smacking a rat. Can you backstab with a longblade or only a shortblade? (I really hope you can do it with a longblade since I didn't tag short at all. I also have high luck, which is why I think I found a dai-something and a bunch of weapons that cost 2000+ each in the starter dungeon. I'd hate to restart and lose all my kewl loot)
So far, I'm kinda enjoying this game. The graphics are obviously a bit painful and I find myself getting sick after an hour or so of playing. I like the dialogue system: subject based, but I get to see my question be formed at the top. The combat seems a bit tedious and fast-paced, but that might be the way my fast computer is reacting with a game over 10 years old.
As of right now, I'm out of the hold and I travelled to Gothway Gardens, where I'm currently staring at all the townsfolk, wondering who to talk to, and failing every pickpocket attempt I try to make.
EDIT: Also, are there any recommended add-ons or mods that won't damage my game? I read something about "AndyFall" that seems pretty good, but I'm hesitant to install anything besides the game and official patches for fear that something will break.
