Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall is the second installment of a long series of Role Playing First Person Shooters by Bethseda Softworks. Released in 1996, Daggerfall boasted a lot of features new to FPS games:

• Open World - 62K Square Miles
• 750,000 Interactice NPC's
• Looting System
• Inventory/Equipment System
• Spell Creation
• Political System
• Melee and Ranged combat

Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the Free DOS version of Daggerfall

Tips & Specs:

Mint 17 64-bit
DOSbox 0.74

Download Daggerfall

Go to: http://www.elderscrolls.com/daggerfall/
Click "download the full game"
Agree to the license
Save DFInstall.zip to your desktop


Install DOSbox from your Software Installer
Create a folder called "dosgames" in your home folder


Open DFInstall.zip with the Archive Manager
Select DAGGER and DFCD
Click Extract


Navigate to your home and open dosgames
Click Extract


Close

Run DOSbox

Type:

Code:

mount c ~/dosgames -freesize 1000

Press Enter


Type:

Code:

mount d ~/dosgames/DFCD -t cdrom -label daggerfa

Press Enter


Type:

Code:

d:

Press Enter

Type:

Code:

install

Press Enter


Installing Daggerfall

Click the window to use the mouse or just use the keyboard
Click "Continue, I agree to the terms"


Click "Install the game to your hard drive"


Click "Change the install size"


Click "Huge installation"


Click "Yes, this installation size is fine"


Click "Yes, I want to install the game here"


Click "Go ahead and install the game"


Watch the "HUGE" game install


Setup Sound Card

Click Yes


Select "Auto Detect"
Press Enter


Select Detect
Press Enter
Select Test
Press Enter to hear audio
Select OK
Press Enter


Select OK
Press Enter


Press Enter again


Installation Complete
Click OK


Click OK again


Type:

Code:

fall z.fcg

Press Enter


title screen


Patching Daggerfall

Exit Daggerfall but don't exit DOSbox
Type:

Code:

DAG213

Press Enter


Press Y


Press Y


Launch Daggerfall again...

Daggerfall Shortcut

Navigate to your home folder
Hidden files need to be on
Open .dosbox


Copy dosbox-0.74.conf


Rename to daggerfall.conf
Open with Text Editor (gedit)
Scroll to the very bottom
Enter this text:

Code:

mount c ~/dosgames
c:
cd DAGGER
fall z.cfg

Click Save
Close daggerfall.conf


Right click Desktop (Mint)
Select "Create a new launcher here..."


Name: Daggerfall
Command: /usr/bin/dosbox -conf /home/username/.dosbox/daggerfall.conf
Click OK


Note: Use your login in place of username
Note: Open the DAGGER.ICO in GIMP and export as dagger.png, then select it for your icon

Optimization

Open daggerfall.conf

Experiment with these settings to get the best experience:
fullscreen=false
fulldouble=false
fullresolution=1600x1200
windowresolution=1600x1200
output=opengl
autolock=true
sensitivity=100
waitonerror=true
priority=higher,normal
mapperfile=mapper-0.74.map
usescancodes=true

frameskip=0
aspect=true
scaler=normal2x

Conclusion:
Daggerfall vanilla ran perfectly in DOSbox. To be honest the installation took me at least 10 tries to get it right. DOS installing is very confusing on a modern day computer. I also experimented with the conf setting so I could get Daggerfall to match my widescreen resolution. I'm looking forward to Daggerfall XL making installation and graphical improvements when its released.
Note: When launching Daggerfall the first time, you might need to use Ctrl+F10 to allow mouse control.

Gameplay video:


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