- #How to play daggerfall on new pcs install#
- #How to play daggerfall on new pcs pro#
- #How to play daggerfall on new pcs windows#
Simply install Dosbox and paste this entire thing over the existing contents inside of the nfig file (open using notepad)> Now with Dosbox, I'm using 0.63 and I recommend it to you as well. Type dfall_largepath c:\dagger\arena2\pathcd d:\dagger\arena2\fadecolor 0mapfile drendergame 1user 1startMap 179region 17helmet 0maxSpeed 200controls betaplyr.datmaps mapsave.sav For instance, my z.cfg looks as such with Dagger in C and my cd drive being drive D> This will enable the GSHOP and TAVERN songs instead of using FM_SQR_2 and SQUARE_2.Īlso, open up the z.cfg (located in C:\Dagger) with notepad and change the drive settings listed to whatever folder Dagger is in and also your cd drive. NOTE: If you play the game and the shop/tavern music is not what you used to hear (Daggerfall had two sets of music depending on your MIDI card), change the MIDI to Ensoniq Soundscape with all of its defaults and leave the Digital the same.
It most likely will not sound anything when testing, but this is only so Dosbox will recognize it.
#How to play daggerfall on new pcs pro#
Select Sound Blaster Pro and its default IRQ, DMA, etc settings for both MIDI and Digital. Use the windowsxpdagger installer which is about 41mb found somewhere (I think I found it at fileplanet) on the net to install daggerfall in its native C:\Dagger folder.ĭo not mess with the VDM sound that installs with the installer, instead, just run the SETUP.exe inside the Dagger folder.
#How to play daggerfall on new pcs windows#
(This also eliminates the invisible quest and climbing bugs normally experienced while running Daggerfall in Windows XP.) As such, Dosbox does not require you to use a CPU slowing utility.
So if you plan on playing Arena, I wouldn't copy my entire nfig file, rather, pick out the parts you need.ĭosbox requires massive CPU use for proper emulation, I cannot recommend any of the below settings if you run anything less than about a 1.9ghz processor (which is what I use with very little hiccups in performance). WARNING: I only use Dosbox for Daggerfall and the settings make it so it will only run Daggerfall (with or without the cd). Rather than repasting this over and over again, I'll simply post it here for others to refer to. I've received plenty of PMs inquiring on how I run Daggerfall using Windows XP.