Difference between revisions of "The Elder Scrolls: Arena"
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| − | {{++}} [http://theelderscrolls.wiwiland.net/?title=Arena_:_ArenaSetup_EN ArenaSetup] is a pre-packaged installer for modern Windows | + | {{++}} [http://theelderscrolls.wiwiland.net/?title=Arena_:_ArenaSetup_EN ArenaSetup] is a pre-packaged installer for modern versions of Windows. |
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
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{{Availability Table/row|1=[http://theelderscrolls.wiwiland.net/?title=Arena_:_ArenaSetup_EN ArenaSetup] |2={{ID|DRM-free}} |3=This is the [http://www.elderscrolls.com/arena/ freeware version] pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]]}} | {{Availability Table/row|1=[http://theelderscrolls.wiwiland.net/?title=Arena_:_ArenaSetup_EN ArenaSetup] |2={{ID|DRM-free}} |3=This is the [http://www.elderscrolls.com/arena/ freeware version] pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]]}} | ||
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| + | ==CD/floppy differences== | ||
| + | Arena was initially released on floppy disk; the CD version was released later on added voice acting during cutscenes. The two versions are otherwise identical. | ||
==Improvements== | ==Improvements== | ||
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===Playing under Mac OS X or Linux=== | ===Playing under Mac OS X or Linux=== | ||
[http://www.elderscrolls.com/arena/ Download the game files] and install using DOSBox. | [http://www.elderscrolls.com/arena/ Download the game files] and install using DOSBox. | ||
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| + | ===DOSBox settings=== | ||
| + | To play Arena properly under DOSBox, make the following changes in dosbox.conf (not needed when using [http://theelderscrolls.wiwiland.net/?title=Arena_:_ArenaSetup_EN ArenaSetup]): | ||
| + | * Change <code>memsize=16</code> to <code>memsize=32</code> | ||
| + | * Change <code>aspect=false</code> to <code>aspect=true</code> | ||
| + | * Change <code>cycles=auto</code> to <code>cycles=20000</code> | ||
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| + | == System Requirements == | ||
| + | {{SysReq | ||
| + | |minOS = MS-DOS/MS-DOS compatible | ||
| + | |minproc = 90 MHz Pentium | ||
| + | |minmem = 32 MB RAM | ||
| + | |minHD = 200MB free | ||
| + | }} | ||
[[Category:Game]] | [[Category:Game]] | ||
| + | [[Category:DOS]] | ||
[[Category:Windows]] | [[Category:Windows]] | ||
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Template:Infobox The Elder Scrolls (series)
- ArenaSetup is a pre-packaged installer for modern versions of Windows.
Availability
CD/floppy differences
Arena was initially released on floppy disk; the CD version was released later on added voice acting during cutscenes. The two versions are otherwise identical.
Improvements
Playing under Windows
Download and install ArenaSetup. This version is pre-packaged with DOSBox and ready to play.
Playing under Mac OS X or Linux
Download the game files and install using DOSBox.
DOSBox settings
To play Arena properly under DOSBox, make the following changes in dosbox.conf (not needed when using ArenaSetup):
- Change
memsize=16tomemsize=32 - Change
aspect=falsetoaspect=true - Change
cycles=autotocycles=20000