Re: So... Arena and Daggerfall

On 4 Apr 2006 09:55:31 -0700, nesstar@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:

>
>Nyctolops wrote:
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>> My problem with having no sound at all in Arena
>> was that all the sound cues are missing.  I don't get any monster
>> noises and I got really tired of the first clue that I wasn't alone in
>> a room or corridor was seeing the screen go red as something whacked
>> me from behind.
>
>Oh yea.  I can imagine that being a pain in the ass.
>
>Hmmm... so, what's the issue again with not getting sound to work in
>Arena?  Has there been anything in particular that seems to keep you
>from getting sound?

During setup, Arena detects my card fine.  I had to make a special
boot disk for Arena to get around the "insufficient base memory"
problem and if I disable the sound, it works just great.  If I enable
the sound, the game crashes on startup -- I don't even see the first
screen, just instant crash.

>> >Outside of that, there are actually things I prefer about Arena over
>> >Daggerfall, and vice versa.
>>
>> One of the things that I liked better about Arena was the roads.  I
>> liked the NPC conversations better, too.  I did prefer the way the
>> Guilds are set up in Daggerfall, though.  You can't join Guilds in
>> Arena, can you, or did I not play long enough to be able to join any
>> of them?
>
>You can't join them, they're just shops and temples with specific
>gameplay purposes (Buying healing potions, curing disease, etc).

That's what I thought.  It is cool that you can buy from any of them,
though.

>> What did you particularly like about Arena more than
>> Daggerfall?
>
>Its overall simplicity for one thing.  While I like a lot of
>Daggerfall's innovations, sometimes I prefer a straightforeward
>experience system and flat, level-by-level dungeons over the skills
>system ("Damn, what skill should I select?") and mating octopi.  Also
>that you explore all of Tamriel instead of just one province.

Though I only played enough to see bits of two dungeons, they were
certainly easier to find my way around.  I did like the fact that all
of Tamriel was open to exploration.  The fast-travel was well done,
too.  Maybe I should reinstall it and give it another go.
--
Nyctolops