Arena and Daggerfall Installers for Linux
Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2016 11:09 pm
--Arena--
Latest version (v0.50)
-Game files are now automatically downloaded from Bethesda, so the script is much smaller and can be hosted on Github
-Set CPU cycles to "max" as the default of "auto" was quite slow
-Set output default to overlay (instead of surface)
-Default window size is now 1024x768
--Daggerfall--
Latest version (v0.60) (link expired)
-Hopefully made the desktop icon functionality more robust
-Set output default to overlay (instead of surface)
-Default window size is now 1024x768
This has been tested on the following distributions:
Xubuntu 16.10
Ubuntu 18.04 (MATE desktop environment)
Debian
Raspbian (performance is poor because of the slow CPU, even on a Raspberry Pi 3)
Older versions:
(v0.54) (link expired)
Updates from last release
-Bug fixes
(v0.53) (link expired)
Updates from last release
-WASD/mouselook option should work now (inverted by default)
-DOSBox session closes automatically now
(v0.51) (link expired)
Updates from last release:
-Desktop shortcut made more robust
-WASD/Mouselook default control scheme option added
-Fixed some bugs/oversights
(v0.45) (link expired)
Updates from last release:
-Code cleanup/additional sanity checks added
-Desktop icon added (credit: blakegedye @ DeviantArt)
-Additional deletion option added
-Pirates of Tamriel mod install option added
-It should now work with openSUSE, however it has not been tested
Known issues:
-An icon will be added with the patched install, regardless of whether DOSBox is installed or not
-The icon does not work properly in Debian/Raspbian due to a conservative default PATH; fix is planned
(v0.3) (link expired)
- Added a desktop shortcut
- Added an uninstall option
- Code cleanup
- Pirates of Tamriel has been added to the archive. An install option will be in the next release.
(v0.2) (link expired)
==Original post==
Would there be any interest in such an "application" (technically a self-extracting shell script)?
The idea is to offer original (i.e. unpatched with the exception of 2.13 and NoCD), patched (DOS32A, patched quests, bios, etc.), and extended (extra quests) install options.
The script works and I could have it completed in a few days at most since the time consuming parts are done. I just need somewhere to upload it. Obviously this would need to be removed if anyone from Bethesda complains.
I know the majority of Linux users can set this up by themselves, but there are a handful of people who want to use the OS without committing to be their own sysadmins. This is targeted at the latter group, and also myself since I get tired of going through the same process every time I want to play . Thoughts/opinions?
Edit: In case it wasn't clear, this pertains to the original game and has nothing to do with Daggerfall Unity.
Latest version (v0.50)
-Game files are now automatically downloaded from Bethesda, so the script is much smaller and can be hosted on Github
-Set CPU cycles to "max" as the default of "auto" was quite slow
-Set output default to overlay (instead of surface)
-Default window size is now 1024x768
--Daggerfall--
Latest version (v0.60) (link expired)
-Hopefully made the desktop icon functionality more robust
-Set output default to overlay (instead of surface)
-Default window size is now 1024x768
This has been tested on the following distributions:
Xubuntu 16.10
Ubuntu 18.04 (MATE desktop environment)
Debian
Raspbian (performance is poor because of the slow CPU, even on a Raspberry Pi 3)
Older versions:
(v0.54) (link expired)
Updates from last release
-Bug fixes
(v0.53) (link expired)
Updates from last release
-WASD/mouselook option should work now (inverted by default)
-DOSBox session closes automatically now
(v0.51) (link expired)
Updates from last release:
-Desktop shortcut made more robust
-WASD/Mouselook default control scheme option added
-Fixed some bugs/oversights
(v0.45) (link expired)
Updates from last release:
-Code cleanup/additional sanity checks added
-Desktop icon added (credit: blakegedye @ DeviantArt)
-Additional deletion option added
-Pirates of Tamriel mod install option added
-It should now work with openSUSE, however it has not been tested
Known issues:
-An icon will be added with the patched install, regardless of whether DOSBox is installed or not
-The icon does not work properly in Debian/Raspbian due to a conservative default PATH; fix is planned
(v0.3) (link expired)
- Added a desktop shortcut
- Added an uninstall option
- Code cleanup
- Pirates of Tamriel has been added to the archive. An install option will be in the next release.
(v0.2) (link expired)
==Original post==
Would there be any interest in such an "application" (technically a self-extracting shell script)?
The idea is to offer original (i.e. unpatched with the exception of 2.13 and NoCD), patched (DOS32A, patched quests, bios, etc.), and extended (extra quests) install options.
The script works and I could have it completed in a few days at most since the time consuming parts are done. I just need somewhere to upload it. Obviously this would need to be removed if anyone from Bethesda complains.
I know the majority of Linux users can set this up by themselves, but there are a handful of people who want to use the OS without committing to be their own sysadmins. This is targeted at the latter group, and also myself since I get tired of going through the same process every time I want to play . Thoughts/opinions?
Edit: In case it wasn't clear, this pertains to the original game and has nothing to do with Daggerfall Unity.