Eärendil the Mage #7: Lady and the Lich | The Elder Scrolls: Arena on Arch Linux
6Let'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 seeks clues to the whereabouts of the Labyrinthian, as well as rumors of powerful artifacts, from various citizens of Skyrim, first in Whiterun, then in Winterhold where a fellow mage entreats Eärendil to infiltrate the Fortress of Ice to recover a tablet that will help reveal the location of the Labyrinthian. That quest is put on hold, however, as Eärendil decides to first help rescue the local jarl's youngest sister who was kidnapped by the Thieves Guild and imprisoned in dark catacombs that are, unbeknownst to Eärendil, the realm of a dreaded lich.
0:00:00 Whiterun
0:02:06 Mages Guild
0:02:49 Palace of King Asgis, Jarl of Whiterun
0:04:49 Whiterun, cont.
0:10:50 Silver Sword Inn
0:11:13 Clear skies...
0:14:12 Winterhold, night
0:15:01 Vision from Jagar Tharn
0:15:42 What a horrible night to have a curse...
0:21:56 Zombie
0:22:48 Death (new Jagar Tharn cutscene)
0:23:17 Horrible night, cont.
0:24:27 Silver Port Inn
0:26:21 Winterhold, day
0:28:34 College of Winterhold (Mages Guild)
0:30:41 Winterhold, cont.
0:35:01 Palace of King Erarne, Jarl of Winterhold
0:36:50 Quest accepted: rescue Jyta Erenssen
0:38:10 Bjis's Catacombs, level 1
0:41:54 Nightblade from the Thieves Guild?
0:43:54 Bjis's Catacombs, level 2
0:45:22 Lich
0:47:19 Lady
0:47:51 Lich description from UESP.net
0:48:54 Eärendil vs. Lich
0:56:53 A gallant rescue!
0:58:37 Escape...
1:02:57 Thief from the Thieves Guild
1:05:36 Back in Winterhold
1:07:12 Quest complete!
1:08:16 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
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