Eärendil the Mage #1: Imperial Dungeons | The Elder Scrolls: Arena on Arch Linux

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David C. Drake

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Published on May 17, 2022 12:30:27 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRarjErk46k

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The Elder Scrolls: Arena (1994)

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Let's Play

Duration: 1:07:24

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Let's play The Elder Scrolls: Arena on Arch Linux! Join me and Eärendil, a High Elf mage, as we journey through Tamriel on my first full playthrough of TES Arena, a classic open world fantasy RPG originally released in 1994. Along the way, I'll offer tips, trivia, and game design analysis and I hope you'll share your knowledge and opinions, too! Full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ8he4T55R3sAP868mD_1ZhTAPPtDcFbB

In this episode, Eärendil is imprisoned by the evil usurper Jagar Tharn, but thankfully receives help from beyond...

0:00:00 Intro
0:02:25 Character creation
0:06:56 1st vision from Ria Silmane
0:09:13 Imperial Dungeons
0:25:18 2nd vision from Ria Silmane
0:26:58 Imperial Dungeons
1:06:02 Death
1:06:44 Outro

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The name Eärendil comes from an extraordinary Half-elf in the works of Tolkien and means "Lover of the Sea" in Quenya. To learn more, watch this video by the Nerd of the Rings: https://youtu.be/BLDWm1eOTL0

PC: MSI GE62MVR 7RG Apache Pro
OS: Golden Drake Linux (Arch Linux customized for gaming and game development) https://github.com/GoldenDrakeStudios/golden-drake-linux
CPU: Intel i7-7700HQ
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
RAM: 32 GB DDR4-2400

This is the CD version of TES Arena (1.07), packaged by GOG https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_elder_scrolls_arena, installed via Lutris https://lutris.net/games/the-elder-scrolls-arena, and played through DOSBox. For details about the game, consult the Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages (UESP): https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Arena:Arena

Mods
• Sound Patch https://www.nexusmods.com/tesarena/mods/15
• Title Screen Fix https://www.nexusmods.com/tesarena/mods/17
• Opening Fix https://www.nexusmods.com/tesarena/mods/13
• Intro Fix https://www.nexusmods.com/tesarena/mods/4

I no longer recommend the Remapped Keys mod https://www.nexusmods.com/tesarena/mods/1 because it doesn't work with recent versions of DOSBox. Besides, the default controls are fine once you get used to them!

As for DOSBox settings, I usually stick with the original, glorious, pixelated look of retro games, but TES Arena is a rare exception: I like smoothing its graphics a bit by using "advmame2x" as my graphic scaler. To try it, set "scaler=advmame2x" (or "glshader=scaler/advmame2x" for DOSBox v0.80 or later) in your game's DOSBox config file.

Speaking of pixels, many of Arena's in-game text boxes have a slow "pixelation" (fade-in, fade-out) effect that, in my opinion, quickly becomes annoying. Press F4 to turn it off.

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Gameplay recorded via OBS Studio https://obsproject.com
Voice audio recorded and edited via Audacity https://audacityteam.org
Final video edited and rendered via Kdenlive https://kdenlive.org

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