{"id":42970,"date":"2024-01-03T16:52:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T15:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1953862"},"modified":"2024-01-03T17:41:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T16:41:24","slug":"how-to-play-elder-scrolls-2-daggerfalls-new-fan-made-remaster","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/how-to-play-elder-scrolls-2-daggerfalls-new-fan-made-remaster\/","title":{"rendered":"How to play Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall\u2019s new fan-made remaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> After nine years in the making \u2013 here&#8217;s how to play the newly updated Daggerfall. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Matt Poskitt\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 03 January 2024 at 15:52 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>More than 27 years after debuting on MS-DOS, Bethesda\u2019s beloved Daggerfall action RPG has received its own remaster from one devoted fan who has spent almost a decade on the project.<\/p>\n<p>The remaster has been developed by Gavin Clayton, who has improved the graphics, added extensive mod support, boosted the resolution, implemented several quality-of-life changes and made the game accessible on modern machines. It\u2019s been quite the undertaking but it\u2019s now available to download for free.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/EJD_rY9s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Loving gaming? Listen to our podcast, One More Life!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Known as Daggerfall Unity, a version was initially released in 2022, however it has now entered version 1.0 which is counted as its first fan release. There aren\u2019t that many requirements needed to jump in and experience the 1996 game, which sends the player to free the ghost of King Lysandus while also unearthing what happened to a letter sent from the emperor to the former Queen of Daggerfall.<\/p>\n<p>Upon launch, the game received huge critical acclaim, with many still holding huge fondness to this day. If you want to rekindle your youth or experience Daggerfall for the first time with a modern twist, head below for all the details of how to play the fan remaster.<\/p>\n<h2>How to play Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall\u2019s new fan-made remaster<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DaggerfallUnity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DaggerfallUnity<\/a> 1.0.0 Release is now available! After several years in development, and the efforts of many people, Daggerfall Unity is finally considered complete. The project will now move into post-release community support and maintenance.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A6MmlPCXQZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/A6MmlPCXQZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XsN6gxfkCB\">pic.twitter.com\/XsN6gxfkCB<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Gavin Clayton (@gav_clayton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gav_clayton\/status\/1741220909866991811?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anyone interested in playing the new fan-made remaster of The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall can head to GitHub\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Interkarma\/daggerfall-unity\/releases\/v1.0.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">download page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to find all of the different assets and source code needed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You will need a copy of the original DOS Daggerfall to access the new remaster but, thankfully, it\u2019s available on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1812390\/The_Elder_Scrolls_II_Daggerfall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steam<\/a> or Betheda\u2019s official <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/elderscrolls.bethesda.net\/en\/daggerfall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The latter was made available as part of the 15th anniversary celebration in 2009. Access to Untiy\u2019s game engine is needed too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAfter several years of continuous development, Daggerfall Unity is finally at 1.0 Release stage,\u201d reads a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Interkarma\/daggerfall-unity\/releases\/v1.0.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">blog post<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from Clayton. \u201cAll game features have been implemented with a good baseline of stability and performance. The project will now move into post-release community support and maintenance. The future of Daggerfall Unity development will now steer towards future mod support.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This will hopefully tie players over until <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/elder-scrolls-6-release-date\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Elder Scrolls 6<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> arrives, which is a good few years away yet. 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