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Revision as of 23:38, 25 May 2014

Arx Fatalis
Arx Fatalis cover
Developers
Arkane Studios
Publishers
JoWood Productions
DreamCatcher Interactive
Release dates
Windows June 28, 2002
Arx Fatalis on Wikipedia

Key points

Arx Libertatis updates and improves support for modern systems, porting the game to new systems as well as eliminating bugs and limitations.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Essential improvements

Arx Fatalis Patch 1.21

Arx Fatalis Patch 1.21 fixes some issues with running the game on modern systems. This patch will update any version; no previous patch is required.
Digital distribution versions usually include this patch but disc versions do not.

Arx Libertatis port

Arx Libertatis is a modern port for Windows and Linux that fixes numerous issues (install Arx Fatalis Patch 1.21 first if using a disc version).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1700/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1700/pfx/[Note 1]
Arx Libertatis saves and settings are stored in %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Arx Libertatis

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Some resolutions may not work when selected in-game but can still be used by editing cfg_default.ini directly.
Instructions

Windowed

Instructions

Input settings

Input settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish
Russian

Issues fixed

Lights shine through walls

Instructions

Invisible text

This is caused by forcing anti-aliasing through your video card's control panel.
Instructions
Instructions

Issues unresolved

HUD doesn't scale at higher resolutions

Arx Fatalis 1.21 interface elements are very small at higher resolutions. This issue was acknowledged by Arx Liberatis developement team and the solution is targeted for Arx Liberatis 1.2 release.[1]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) 500 MHz Pentium III or compatible
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 750 MB
Video card (GPU) 16 MB of VRAM

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References