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Keulron Feb 11, 2019 @ 4:05pm
Daggerfall
I know a lot of you probably have never heard of this title, but let me fill you in. Daggerfall was the second Elder Scrolls game to ever come out. It was a massive success and came out in 1996. I think that's when it came out. The game allowed the player to be one of multiple races in a fantasy world of magic and swords. It was a massive RPG with a map the size of England. The game is now free to play if you can find and download a copy. However, I was wondering why Steam doesn't add it and the original, Arena, to the store. For free though.
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Wolf Knight Feb 11, 2019 @ 4:08pm 
the game developer/publisher is the one that has to add it to the steam store. they decide what will be on steam, the price, if it will be on sale, if there will be trading cards, emotes, backgrounds, etc.

bethesda has its own launcher and store now. so dont expect them to add anything to steam.
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Start_Running Feb 11, 2019 @ 4:08pm 
It's up to the publishers to do that.
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Paratech2008 Feb 11, 2019 @ 4:46pm 
Its available through GOG if you buy one of their games on that site. Its DRM Free only though.

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Paratech2008 Feb 11, 2019 @ 5:30pm 
You don't have to use Galaxy on GOG. You can download the game, burn it to a DVD or store it on a hard drive and install/play it all you want.

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Keulron Feb 11, 2019 @ 5:35pm 
Actually, its a free download. Just search Daggerfall Download or Arena Download for the two games. Then just download the game after locating it. Discs aren't even needed. Unless you want to be able to switch it between computers.
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Keulron Feb 11, 2019 @ 5:45pm 
Wait what?
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TheRandomGuy Feb 11, 2019 @ 5:49pm 
You can get both "Elder Scrolls Arena" and "Elder Scrolls II : Daggerfall" via Bethesda's website for free last I checked. Granted, they require DOSBox or some other emulation software to run well, as both games were made for 90s PCs and hardware of that era.

If you're willing to wait, there's also a Daggerfall Unity project that seeks to update Daggerfall in the Unity Game Engine, progress will probably be slow just like all big mods these days but it's worth to note it's existence for those who are interested in it.
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Keulron Feb 11, 2019 @ 5:51pm 
Already have the game. Still on freaking level one. Didn't know that mods existed in it though.
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BossGalaga Feb 11, 2019 @ 8:45pm 
Originally posted by HotCakeX:
Originally posted by Paratech2008:
You don't have to use Galaxy on GOG. You can download the game, burn it to a DVD or store it on a hard drive and install/play it all you want.

I came to Steam to get rid of storing games locally and DVDs, ugh.

You can download it then add it to the Steam client/launcher as a non-Steam game. And if your Steam games aren't stored locally then where are they stormed? On your computer/hard drive, right? Which would be "locally."
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Keulron Feb 11, 2019 @ 9:05pm 
Originally posted by BossGalaga:
Originally posted by HotCakeX:

I came to Steam to get rid of storing games locally and DVDs, ugh.

You can download it then add it to the Steam client/launcher as a non-Steam game. And if your Steam games aren't stored locally then where are they stormed? On your computer/hard drive, right? Which would be "locally."
I tried that the other day. It doesnt open up the game. Only Dosbox.
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BossGalaga Feb 11, 2019 @ 9:09pm 
Originally posted by Raggeird:
Originally posted by BossGalaga:

You can download it then add it to the Steam client/launcher as a non-Steam game. And if your Steam games aren't stored locally then where are they stormed? On your computer/hard drive, right? Which would be "locally."
I tried that the other day. It doesnt open up the game. Only Dosbox.

You have to send command line options for dosbox.
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Keulron Feb 11, 2019 @ 9:47pm 
Originally posted by BossGalaga:
Originally posted by Raggeird:
I tried that the other day. It doesnt open up the game. Only Dosbox.

You have to send command line options for dosbox.
How would one do that? I've only been able to do it via the actual application bar.
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dynastystar Feb 11, 2019 @ 9:56pm 
Beggars can't be choosers.
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Keulron Feb 11, 2019 @ 10:04pm 
Originally posted by dynastystar:
Beggars can't be choosers.
As I've already stated, I have a copy of the game. I posted this seeing if anyone else thought it should be put on Steam so that other players could find, play, and expand on the community.
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BossGalaga Feb 11, 2019 @ 10:05pm 
Originally posted by Raggeird:
Originally posted by BossGalaga:

You have to send command line options for dosbox.
How would one do that? I've only been able to do it via the actual application bar.

I haven't done a lot of digging around dosbox games lately but I think these links may be of some use to you.

https://www.dosbox.com/wiki/Shortcuts_that_You_Run_in_DOSBox

https://www.dosbox.com/wiki/Usage#Command_Line_Parameters

https://www.pcworld.com/article/239399/how_to_use_dosbox_to_play_classic_games.html
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