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== Availability ==
 
== Availability ==
 
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==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
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|key_remap                  =true
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|key remap                = true
|key_remap_notes            =
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|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration_option       =true
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|acceleration option      = unknown
|acceleration_option_notes =
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|acceleration option notes =
|controller_support        =false
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|mouse menu                = unknown
|controller_support_notes  =See [[controller with keyboard-only game]].
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|mouse menu notes          =
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|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =
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|controller support       = false
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|controller support notes =  
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|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller notes    =
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|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap notes    =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP
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|minOS    = 98, ME, 2000, XP
 
|minproc  = 500 MHz Pentium III or compatible
 
|minproc  = 500 MHz Pentium III or compatible
 
|minmem  = 64 MB
 
|minmem  = 64 MB
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|minGPU  = 16 MB graphics card
 
|minGPU  = 16 MB graphics card
  
|recOS    = Windows XP
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|recOS    = XP
 
|recproc  = 900 MHz Pentium III or compatible
 
|recproc  = 900 MHz Pentium III or compatible
 
|recmem  = 256 MB
 
|recmem  = 256 MB
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}
 
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Revision as of 10:27, 25 October 2013

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

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

Availability

Template:Availability Table

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

Template:Game Location Table

Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

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

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

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)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 750 MB
Video card (GPU) 16 MB graphics card

References