This is the worst but easiest way to play a modded Daggerfall Unity. I recommend getting the latest versions and modding manually, but this is a 1-click install. I also definitely recommend at least trying Daggerfall and we've made it as easy as possible to get into it. There's a 'getting started' portion in the video that you should watch, then get the game on GOG here: af.gog.com/game/daggerfall_unity_gog_cut?as=1715648857 *MODLIST WITH* *DIRECT NEXUS LINKS* - Thanks to Gavin Clayton for making Daggerfall Unity and for all the mod authors for being a part of this - D.R.E.A.M. by King of Worms - KoW www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/5 (Note many of these mods below have D.R.E.A.M. preset settings that you should use) - Improved Interior Lighting by ShortBeard www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/144 - Better Ambience by Joshua Steinhauer www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/139 - Loading screen by TheLacus www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/38 - Enhanced Sky by Interkarma forums.dfworkshop.net/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=1542 - Interesting Eroded Terrains by Monobelisk and Freak2121 www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/193 - Distant Terrain by Nystul-the-Magician www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/128 - Basic Roads by Hazelnut www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/134 - Real Grass 2 by TheLacus www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/20 - Vibrant Wind by Uncanny Valley - TheLacus - VMblast www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/20 - Taverns Redone by Uncanny Valley www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/43 - Hand-painted Models by AlexanderSig www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/9 - Windmills of Daggerfall by Kamer www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/33 - Detailed city walls by Cliffworms www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/221 - Daggerfall Expanded Textures by Ninelan www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/307 - Birds in Daggerfall by Uncanny Valley www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/18 - Fixed dungeon exteriors by Cliffworms www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/225 - Lively cities by Cliffworms www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/239 - Readied Spellcasting Hands by jefetienne www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/91 - Roleplay and Realism by Hazelnut www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/16 - Roleplay and Realism - Items by Hazelnut and Ralzar www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/61 - Daggerfall Skyshards by Uncanny Valley www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/24 - Airships by Kaedius www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/15 - Archaeologists guild by Hazelnut www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/14 - Daggerfall Unity Quest pack 1 by JayH2971 www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/2 - Daggerfall Unity Quest pack 2 by JayH2971 www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/243 ----- AND THEN ON TOP OF THOSE - World of Daggerfall Project by World of Daggerfall Team www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/249 - Bestiary by Shapur (there is a bug that unlocks wrong entries when you kill a different thing, so best to have it set to 'all unlocked') www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/222 - Famous Faces of the Iliac Bay by Cliffworms www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/229 - You Can Pet The Cat by technitaur www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/306 - Ambient Text by Regnier www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/303 - Darker Dungeons by Ralzar www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/286 - Levelling Inspiration by Cliffworms www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/183 - Town Descriptions And Details by imsobadatnicknames www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/169 - World Tooltips by jefetienne www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/158 - Convenient Quest Log by Macadaynu www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/189 - JayH's Random Little Quests by JayH2971 www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/204 - Travel Options by Hazelnut www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/122 Some of my custom mod settings built-in to the GOG Cut - Darker dungeon and interior ambient lighting but brighter light sources for drama - Less camera shake because headaches - Smaller sun because it looked huge - Less grass wobble which got a bit crazy - Quieter default volume so your ears don't get blown out on launch - Changed default keybinds to be more like modern games
@@Turin_Inquisitor Hmm fundamentally it's the same, it's just preference changes really. The key difference from the original Daggerfall is that movement and looking around is like a modern game. Combat style is an option, by default it's set to like in Morrowind, click to attack, but on the main menu you can uncheck that box and it goes back to manual swings. There's a mod that elaborates travel mechanics. There's new quests and some new characters.
This is great! Thank you so much for sharing this video! I am personally happy that finally, TES2 Daggerfall Unity is available in one single piece on G.O.G. An absolute must-play for me. As always, your video brings tremendous motivation to get back to it and finally finish that dungeon!
Thanks for this video, dude. I wish my father was still around so I could show it to him. We used to play this game, and moved on all the way to Skyrim. One of the last pics he sent me actually, was of a new character he had just made in Skyrim. He loved The Elder Scrolls series.
I love Premodded stuff. Just Download and play. So much great works to find in mods but lots of people just straight up stop bothering when they see pages of instructions / long turtorial videos on how to modd. Great Job GOG
Yeah I spent weeks tweaking the settings and preferences for these mods. Have to think a lot about what new players would want compared to what pros would prefer. It's one thing modding for yourself but I had to decide even what the default hotkeys would be. For example, do I make 'E' the interact button like modern games? Pros might hate that but new players would prefer it. I think it's all come together nicely though.
Great job. I discovered Dagerfall via the video with 1.000.000 views HOWEVER i decided to play when I discovered your download and play version in GOG. I didn't even had an account on that site
Congrats on your contribution to Dagger Fall Unity. Very well done! Dagger fall is an amazing, massive game. I had no idea how huge the game really is.
This is super sick. Glad you and GoG got this together so I can actually make a simple Daggerfall recommendation instead of walking friends through modding daggerfall unity. Now PLEASE DO OPENMW GOG CUT!! PLEASE
I just finished painstakingly going through moding this game a few months back with daggerfall unity. I even made a tutorial video based off what I learned. I still don't think I have all the mods sorted to work completely. I'll be downloading this for sure. Appreciate the hard work!
Thanks! This was a tough one to make because for some reason Daggerfall modding has really picked up. Some mods included only released in the last month and some mods are broken on some settings so you gotta test them all carefully.
@@GamerZakh Thanks for the heads up. One reason I stopped progress on the Daggerfall Unity build I have is because I couldn't keep up with the updates to mods and also the fact some I used worked and then they stopped working due to settings and conflicts with other mod updates. It is very nice to already have it packaged up like this though. Ill definitely be refering any of my comment section to this video if they have issues with my tutorial. It's almost like the "perfect" Daggerfall Unity build is just within reach and then updates happen 😆
I unfortunately missed it at the time, well I was like 7 when it released so I guess it was just rated too high for me haha. Started with Morrowind and since stepped back into Redguard and Daggerfall, both still amazing.
This was an amazing game back in the day. I wish I could have experienced this at that time. It wasn't tell 2006 and TES IV Oblivion that drawled me into pc gaming. I was trying to run it on a Dell 2400.....it was a slide show. Then looked into upgrading that system but the options where limited to say the least. So I ended up build my first full custom pc so I could experience the game and I've been building custom rigs ever since. Coming from the original NES with games like Swords and Serpents, and Castlevania II, I was awestruck with Oblivion. It was amazing seeing how far graphics had progressed. Great memories.
@@GamerZakhwell there was this rpg about pirates. Was awesome. I think in english was called Sea Dogs. Made in 2004, its a preatty forgotten gem. There is a mod Being developed for about 20 years by now making it playeable today. U really should try it.❤
The fact that you clearly are laughing out loud at your mix-ups in the first dungeon and then in the city Daggerfall are truly hilarious highlights and make this tutorial one of the best. Thanks for putting this together!!!
Legendary! Would be nice if GoG would release pre-modded versions of more games, like Oblivion, Fallout 3/New Vegas and Morrowind. Playing modded should not just be for us super nerds.
@@arvindhmani06 Yeah but it gets a lot more complicated because for paid games we can't just put mods on a paid product. It becomes a commercial thing, unless there's a way for GOG to have their own mod manager that integrates with a Nexus collection or something? There are ways to do it legally but it would take a lot more effort and resources which GOG would have to commit. As for this, it felt pretty much like a passion project from some enthusiastic GOG peeps, so we didn't have like the whole company at our disposal or anything like that.
@@GamerZakh No absolutely, it's a lot of time investment for potentially little in return considering total (or even partial) overhauls aren't for everybody. OpenMW has made things a lot easier for me personally - and again thank you for your guides on setting that up - but I'm waiting patiently for Skywind which promises to be the best way to experience Morrowind whenever it comes out.
Oh shit I was just looking at gog store page when i found this and saw "Thanks to the efforts of the GamerZakh, a gaming content creator with a love for classics, you can now enjoy a special GOG Cut of the Daggerfall Unity title." I immediately go to your youtube channel to check this haha
I remember playing the original Daggerfall when it first came out (no guessing my age!) and I loved it! Downloaded it using the link you recommended, and really excited to start playing. I have fond memories of playing Daggerfall whilst it was snowing outside my window, listening to Robert Miles first album whilst I played. :)
I really don't know how I'm so late to this vid. I just want to say thank you for making the video and your role in the GoG cut. I was just telling my friend about Daggerfall, going to download and show it to him this weekend thanks to this.
Hey I'm glad you're liking it! Also remember the GOG version is just the easiest way to get into Daggerfall. All the mods have been updated and the Unity game itself too, so if you get into it feel free to manually update the mods too.
I was 14 when Daggerfall came out, and I played it religiously for years. Funny thing is I don't remember it ever feeling weird and clunky. I had nothing to compare it with so I trotted along just fine. Booted the original up again today and boy... There sure has been progress in interfacing with games over the years that's for sure. Love this version to bits!
Awesome! I had actually taken inspiration and courage from your 2021 video to play Daggerfall Unity with lots of mods. Even though it might not appear to be a big deal finding and installing them, I think many will appreciate having everything working fresh out of GOG. Thanks for the great work!
Yeah there's a lot of people who just don't have the time to figure out how to mod. It's easy once you know but the first time modding is confusing for most people.
I must say it was a pleasant surprise to see this on GOG, click, and learn just what I was looking at. I've played Daggerfall quite a bit over the years, but have never been able to delve as deeply into it as I'd likely, mostly due to the jank and other issues listed in this video. But a Unity version? Pre-modded? This is such a wonderful gift, thank you so much. 😭
Glad I could help! There's always some jank when it comes to Daggerfall haha, but this is a great place to start. If you get into it, mods have come a long way since this, so feel free to keep manually modding and updating from here.
Thanks for all the work. I saw this on my GOG startup page. Pretty much everything you said is how I felt when FORCING my self to get into it. Part III was my first step into Elder Scrolls and I feel part IV was the best for Its time. I watched your video right up untill you started a game. I'm going to install it and give it a go and keep some suprises new, using search and fast travel alot seem to be something I need to do. Well done and GL to everyone!
Daggerfall was my introduction to Bethesda games. It was, like all Bethesda games, buggy as hell. This wasn't a bad thing though. It was charming in it's own way. I got the special edition. It came with a very impressive, cloth map along with some other stuff that I don't remember. Let me tell you. I absolutely loved this dam game. I am so greatfull to be able to revisit a better version of it all these years later for free on GOG. Not my first experience with role playing games but definitely one of my best. Thank you, thank you, thank you👍👍👍
i only just started playing daggerfall for the very first time and these kind of mods have made me fall in love with this game. best game of 2022 by far for me
SAME HERE! I've tried to play this game many times over the last 12 years but the controls put me off after a few hours. This is the first time I've made it as far as I have and i'm so immersed. The writing is awesome. Love this game.
I was always curious about Daggerfall ever since LGR reviewed it a long while back. When I saw the Unity build in Jwlar's retrospective I realise how far ahead of its time it was. But what held me back from the older games was always the min maxing and overwhelming customization options, and my need to "see everything" that it can offer. I can only imagine how mind blowing all of this was back in the 90s.
I was very happy when i found that GOG was releasing Daggerfall Unity. Great work man! i was surprised when i read your name in the game description! Thanks for the mod selection! one thing holding me from enjoying daggerfall unity was not knowing wich mod to use to enhance the experience.
One of my favourite old school series is Might and Magic 6/7/8. Daggerfall reminds me a lot about those games. You should check them out if you havent.
I got 2/3rds of the way thru 7 recently, then my fn hard drive failed. Would love to see a 'unity' type of remake of that engine because 6 thru 8 seem to use the same engine. But it isn't as popular as Daggerfall so Idk if one will ever be done. It's still fun to play even the original version. It feels pretty unique in a way in terms of mechanics as games aren't made that way anymore.
Good job! Morrowind is probably my favorite game of all time... I've spent a lot of time playing Arena in DOS, and loved it but have never been able to get the daggerfall executable to run. THANK YOU!
18:58 PS. Depending on the class choices you make before, the questions showed to you changes 20:50 IMO agility and speed are the most important stats at the start of the game (speed being the most important of the two, the game combat animation speed is unbearable without at least 75pts of speed), followed closely by strenght and intelligency (if you pretend to cast spells in this game, which you should do, considering how insanely usefull spells can be in this game). I recommend joining the mages guild as soon as you find one and go up its ranks till you unlock enchanting item service. Man oh man, you can turn your character into a godlike creature with some enchanting combos. I love how many freedom you have in this game. No bullshit limitations in the name of game balance. Do you want to be Invencible? You can.
You sound like the kind of guy you just enjoy a beer with. The way you go back and laugh about the funny/silly stuff is just great. It's very true for daggerfall, that you just pause and enjoy the weird stuff :)
Thank you for helping make Daggerfall playable in 2022! I wasn't able to even beat the first dungeon in vanilla and I am starting the main quest on Unity!
This is so freaking awesome! Thanks so much! Daggerfall was one of the first PC games I ever bought and it's just so cool to be able to download everything from GOG already setup and modded. I was going to setup Daggerfall Unity a few weeks ago but didn't finish and now I don't have to go through all that!
cant wait to see what crazy stuff people do with this. You know someone is probably working n making it look like Skyrim, and probably filling the empty spaces with more stuff to explore, and dynamic weather systems etc, cuz modders are crazy
About to start my first game of daggerfall!! I have watched your videos and decided to go for it. I dont think I was alive when this game came out but its something different than playing skyrim 100 times over😂 wish me luck!
Absolutely beautiful work! Am I crazy for liking the look of the original look better in some specific areas though? Not all of them, but some. For example, at 3:49 (I can't get the hang of timestamping, sorry) Not to diminish your beautiful work at all, it's an inspiration and I admire your dedication!
I played Daggerfall Unity with mods last month (first playthrough since the 90s) and was really impressed. The coolest change to me was the view distance combined with the correct topography. Going to the village 1 pixel to the NW of Daggerfall and you could look back and see the entire city of Daggerfall in a valley in the distance. It made the world seem more connected than before.
Thank you for this. I bought Daggerfall on release day back in 1996 (still have it), and it was my first ever RPG experience. It kicked my butt so bad, and I had no idea what I was doing, so I gave up and shelved it forever...Until now. With your starter tips, I'm about to give it another go. This is exactly the kind of game I want to play. Then again, that's exactly what I said back in '96, but your tips have already given me knowledge I didn't have back then, so I am far more hopeful this time. The new GOG version looks fantastic, and I love to explore, and the atmosphere seems great, so i'm all excited. And who knows? Maybe this will get me to try some other RPGs, which is a genre I swore off after trying this game all those years ago. I have played a few FPS games with some RPG elements, but nothing hardcore since then. Thanks again!
Glad I could help! Yeah Daggerfall is way too rough starting out like this. Old RPGs tended to be based on D&D sessions which are like super unforgiving but I think it was forgotten that a lot of that kind of experience relied on having a human Dungeon Master who guided the whole experience. Once you go 'get' Daggerfall, it's a pretty interesting game to explore. Plus, the mods have gotten even better since the GOG release, so if you keep playing you can download more and update the mods you like.
When I first watched you play Daggerfall Unity a year or so ago, I thought that was a one-off and you were done with it and had moved on. The fact that you made another video on it brought a smile to my face. I will be checking out the remaster on GOG.
@@GamerZakh Everything is running perfectly with the terrain at 2, in a few years just like the buzz around Unity releasing a lot of people are going to remember that you made this accessible for the ".exe not responding" crowd. You are appreciated sir.
Thank you made it effortless and its tuff even for me a pc builder so download and install 100 mods I got this and 20 hours in and want to thank you from the bottom of me heart....
Nice! Downloaded Daggerfall two years ago and played it a while. I had a Heal/def "Paladin" Build wich said would be the best for starters. Also Illusion i think, for a teleport to dungeon entrance, for better loot storage. Was kind of fun, until I missed some dates and probably the Main quest diddnt work anymore. No matter what, it was funny to play. Already downloaded your Version, will try it out later. Big Thanks!
There are only a few quests that completely fail the main quest. If it had a time limit and you let it run, you might have failed the main quest. It's not that important though, you can still keep playing the game.
I would like to thank Bethesda for making Arena and Daggerfall freeware way back when, paving the way for GOG to be able to release/host this for free without worrying about lawsuits.
Thank you so much for putting this together. After watching Zaric Zakharian play, I really wanted to give it a go. But I play games vanilla and will not mod them on my first playthrough. This sort of skirts around that though since it is technically a vanilla install for me because I'm not the one who modded it. Brilliant. thank you.
DFU has received several updates since the GOG Cut was released and it's also the case of several mods that are part of it. DFU is now at version 0.14.4 stable and offers several fixes and features that new mods make use of (like Daggerfall Enemy Expansion). thus the GOG Cut is lagging behind. Are there are any plans to eventually update the GOG Cut?
The only way the GOG cut would be updated is if everyone gives approval, which is a lot of people. The purpose of the GOG cut isn't to be the best or most updated version though, it was to draw the general public's attention to its existence.
@@GamerZakh It certainly did its job of drawing the public to Daggerfall Unity's existence back then, but now that so much has been updated, what would be the reason to keep it available if it doesn't have the latest bug fixes for both Daggerfall Unity and the mods contained within the pack so players can get the most stable experience as possible?
@@cliffworms2990 You're asking the wrong person haha, that's GOG's decision. I might be able to answer that if I could see their stats. GOG is a business first, so unless it's bad business they'll keep it up I'm guessing. Generally I see it like Morrowind Overhaul. It was horribly outdated but remained one of the most popular installers for almost a decade since its last update. I think some people still use it I think.
My first time watching this on a whim. Very interesting and very well presented. I usually prefer playing old games vanilla to get an authentic experience but this game is pretty dated and unusual so the mods may be pretty handy. Glad to know you had such an influence on the development of this version. Elder Scrolls was never really my thing but I've only played Oblivion and Skyrim so the older titles might be more to my liking, especially from what I've heard from friends. Will check out your Morrowind videos for moding tips. Thanks! :)
I always heard about how in-depth and vast Daggerfall is, but never looked into it, because of how ancient it was (I started TES with Morrowind). Now that I am seeing a somewhat remastered version, it does seem to hold up reasonably well and offer a ton of stuff that would really rock in a more modern RPG. Which of course brings us to that new project of the guys who worked on Daggerfall. "The Wayward Realms", I believe was its name, but yeah, now I have a lot of confidence that they could make one heck of a game today, if this is what they made in the bronze age of gaming. 🤔
Daggerfall is worth checking out, if you're up for it you should mod it manually as they've been updated since the GOG Cut but you can try it real quick with that. Really original Daggerfall is way rougher than this though, but still pretty amazing they made it in 1996. Can't guess if Wayward Realms will be good or bad, but it'll be really interesting either way.
Slight correction: completing the main quest isn't impossible if you missed the timed quests. There are multiple paths to go down with different factions. Missing those timers just stops you from completing it with that faction. Daggerfall is wonderful to play as a fantasy-life simulator. You can play any type of character you want. Live off thieving, doing deeds for the townfolk, doing services for the people as a member of a knightly order, there's so much. If you want a more hardcore experience that forces you to really get familiar with the game, downloading Travel Options, Basic Roads, Warm Ashes, and Climates and Calories truly lets the game shine. Travel Options trades standard fast travel for something closer to an auto-run where you can pick a location then you'll start walking straight to it. You are able to fast-forward and increase the speed that time passes to make it a little less tedious while still giving you a sense of how big the world is. Basic Roads adds roads between cities and villages that are safer to travel on and make it less likely for you to be attacked while fast traveling. Warm Ashes adds a large variety of quests and events you can come across just by traveling to new places. And finally Climates and Calories does what one can guess. If it's cold, you have to wear warmer/more clothing and if it's warm, you have to wear lighter clothing (not too little or you'll start taking sun damage if you're in the desert). You also have to keep track of food (or just stock up on rations) and water. All these combined make you have to be careful while you're out questing. Make sure you have a safe route or are prepared the long journey and have usable equipment for any altercations while traveling recklessly. I also like to add Hidden Map Locations so you truly have to discover for yourself what the Iliac Bay has in store for you
Does this includes Controller support you can use like a playstation and xbox controller? I'm 9 minutes in the vid. Looks pretty awesome Man. GG on making it. Something I need to spend hours to play. Bethesda should hire you bruh.
Well it's not like I made everything, a ton of people were involved with this. The DFU team for making the engine, all the individual modders, people at GOG. I'm the compiler/tastemaker haha. Daggerfall Unity does have controller support though yes! I haven't tested it myself though but it's there.
I'm so thankfull for the work you and eveyone involved in the project did. I always wanted to get into the TES series, but I insist in playing them in their order but it is such a struggle. I just wished someone had done the same for Arena, I felt like the game hated me for being there the second it dropped me off.
Most important part of those mods? Skeletons and other undead no longer shout at full volume no matter where they are in the dungeon. That's something that always made my ears bleed, you enter a dungeon and immediately you get sometimes multiple "OWEEEYAUGH" shouts from all the resident undead all the time.
Sound balance is definitely way better now. Also one of my most important changes was making the default volumes lower lol. The main menu music used to blast out your ears on launch.
Oooooo man you are my GOD. I was play all elder scrolls but if i was be +- 10 years old, was be here Daggerfall but game have so many bugs as always in all elder scrolls series but Daggerfall was be on top of the list with bugs. I dont finished this game but now..😉. I have now downloaded unity ver. and it was be in 43 years play this nice classic with better graphics and mods. Thank for you made me happy and for many hours adventure in future.
That would be awesome! It'd be a must have mod for sure because everyone would want that, whether people prefer the old pixel look or DREAM, smoother animations are always preferred. I can imagine it'd be a lot of work though with all the weapon types.
I just so happened to have downloaded daggerfall unity two days ago. You have such a lovely and relaxing speaking voice- i enjoyed your video. My gameplay hasn't been smooth. I've been dying to the first few bats over and over. I tried following character creation suggestions but i guess i need to try again. The timing between dying and the last save have been painfully long and its been very punishing to keep dying at the very beginning. I will try again wih some of these mods.
I installed the dagger fall unity tools and game a while ago. But unfortunately I just never have the time to invest into it. So seeing this, makes me happy.
Thank you for the Easy Button version. I saw a brief message flash at the top about an update available. In your opinion, should updates be done outside the GOG framework? Or ignore those updates and wait for any GOG/GamerZakh "curated" update?
You're free to update things beyond this, it's basically a normal install of Daggerfall Unity so no problem doing that. That update notice is for ReShade, which is packaged with the DREAM mod with custom settings, so figured it's safer to stick to that version even if it's not the latest version of ReShade available. If a mod or anything gets an update and you want to do it manually you can do it.
Missing a big one! Enemy hp bars! Yeah just set up the gog unity cut. Took some tweaking and still fine tuning even now mostly controller game pad keys...seems to lag in big cities. Gonna try turning down some settings
This is how you truly make an open world game... As long as you have required "guidance", when needed. Which should include "auto saving", just before getting time-critical quests and a constant count-down reminder.
Yeah it's much easier to get into Daggerfall if you played other games from that time. If you started gaming with Skyrim, this looks like an abomination haha.
Oblivion was my first. Ive played every TES game but Oblivion, and I do have Daggerfall Unity. Ive been trying to get into it but I'm kinda trash at it lmao
I've never played elder scrolls games other than Skyrim (very limited) but the shear scale and volume of this game just baffles me. I have to try this game out!
@@GamerZakh That's exactly what I was thinking to, for such an old game and such a massive scale. Must have been mindblowing at the time. Even now it still kinda is.
I read that the tweak "Small Dungeons for Sidequest" is basically mandatory to really enjoy the game and without they are a gigantic slog, but it seems it's still a hidden ini setting and not actually choosable in the settings. Can you guys patch that in maybe? That's a really important thing missing as it seems.
What is and isn't mandatory is like *really* subjective. This being a prepacked version, it's got to cater to as many people as possible. Even me switching interact to 'E' by default is going to annoy some people and it's important to not remove things for the packed version. Shrinking dungeons might be a good idea but it is cutting down on content, so I don't think it's a good one to have on by default. Having said that, you can mod this version and change settings like any other install of Daggerfall Unity if you want to.
It's a great game, I spent lots of time playing it and made to quite some levels but tbh I gave up on the main quest and just started my own career and collected items, even a house I think. I've been to beautifully designed palaces and places (remember this was 90s, this was beautiful) and the years later I learned of even some other fascinating locations like very tall mountain etc. - it's impossible to one man visit all those places during his/her life time playing just this game I think! :D
This is the worst but easiest way to play a modded Daggerfall Unity. I recommend getting the latest versions and modding manually, but this is a 1-click install. I also definitely recommend at least trying Daggerfall and we've made it as easy as possible to get into it. There's a 'getting started' portion in the video that you should watch, then get the game on GOG here: af.gog.com/game/daggerfall_unity_gog_cut?as=1715648857
*MODLIST WITH* *DIRECT NEXUS LINKS* - Thanks to Gavin Clayton for making Daggerfall Unity and for all the mod authors for being a part of this
- D.R.E.A.M. by King of Worms - KoW
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/5
(Note many of these mods below have D.R.E.A.M. preset settings that you should use)
- Improved Interior Lighting by ShortBeard
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/144
- Better Ambience by Joshua Steinhauer
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/139
- Loading screen by TheLacus
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/38
- Enhanced Sky by Interkarma
forums.dfworkshop.net/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=1542
- Interesting Eroded Terrains by Monobelisk and Freak2121
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/193
- Distant Terrain by Nystul-the-Magician
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/128
- Basic Roads by Hazelnut
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/134
- Real Grass 2 by TheLacus
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/20
- Vibrant Wind by Uncanny Valley - TheLacus - VMblast
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/20
- Taverns Redone by Uncanny Valley
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/43
- Hand-painted Models by AlexanderSig
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/9
- Windmills of Daggerfall by Kamer
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/33
- Detailed city walls by Cliffworms
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/221
- Daggerfall Expanded Textures by Ninelan
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/307
- Birds in Daggerfall by Uncanny Valley
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/18
- Fixed dungeon exteriors by Cliffworms
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/225
- Lively cities by Cliffworms
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/239
- Readied Spellcasting Hands by jefetienne
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/91
- Roleplay and Realism by Hazelnut
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/16
- Roleplay and Realism - Items by Hazelnut and Ralzar
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/61
- Daggerfall Skyshards by Uncanny Valley
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/24
- Airships by Kaedius
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/15
- Archaeologists guild by Hazelnut
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/14
- Daggerfall Unity Quest pack 1 by JayH2971
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/2
- Daggerfall Unity Quest pack 2 by JayH2971
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/243
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AND THEN ON TOP OF THOSE
- World of Daggerfall Project by World of Daggerfall Team
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/249
- Bestiary by Shapur (there is a bug that unlocks wrong entries when you kill a different thing, so best to have it set to 'all unlocked')
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/222
- Famous Faces of the Iliac Bay by Cliffworms
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/229
- You Can Pet The Cat by technitaur
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/306
- Ambient Text by Regnier
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/303
- Darker Dungeons by Ralzar
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/286
- Levelling Inspiration by Cliffworms
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/183
- Town Descriptions And Details by imsobadatnicknames
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/169
- World Tooltips by jefetienne
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/158
- Convenient Quest Log by Macadaynu
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/189
- JayH's Random Little Quests by JayH2971
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/204
- Travel Options by Hazelnut
www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/122
Some of my custom mod settings built-in to the GOG Cut
- Darker dungeon and interior ambient lighting but brighter light sources for drama
- Less camera shake because headaches
- Smaller sun because it looked huge
- Less grass wobble which got a bit crazy
- Quieter default volume so your ears don't get blown out on launch
- Changed default keybinds to be more like modern games
To what extent does this change the game mechanics?
@@Turin_Inquisitor Hmm fundamentally it's the same, it's just preference changes really. The key difference from the original Daggerfall is that movement and looking around is like a modern game. Combat style is an option, by default it's set to like in Morrowind, click to attack, but on the main menu you can uncheck that box and it goes back to manual swings. There's a mod that elaborates travel mechanics. There's new quests and some new characters.
This is great! Thank you so much for sharing this video! I am personally happy that finally, TES2 Daggerfall Unity is available in one single piece on G.O.G. An absolute must-play for me. As always, your video brings tremendous motivation to get back to it and finally finish that dungeon!
@@GamerZakh Awesome, beautiful, *THANK YOU* !
@@AndriiShafetov Glad you like it! I put a lot of work and thinking into compiling this version to be the best it could be.
Thanks for this video, dude. I wish my father was still around so I could show it to him. We used to play this game, and moved on all the way to Skyrim. One of the last pics he sent me actually, was of a new character he had just made in Skyrim. He loved The Elder Scrolls series.
Tremendous! Your father was a man culture.
Respect
He sees because he's part of the collective consciousness of the universe now, he's not gone he's everywhere
My dad passed last year. Isn't it bittersweet how we wished we could go fishing play one more game with them. Sounds like you were a great son.
I love Premodded stuff. Just Download and play. So much great works to find in mods but lots of people just straight up stop bothering when they see pages of instructions / long turtorial videos on how to modd. Great Job GOG
Yeah I spent weeks tweaking the settings and preferences for these mods. Have to think a lot about what new players would want compared to what pros would prefer. It's one thing modding for yourself but I had to decide even what the default hotkeys would be. For example, do I make 'E' the interact button like modern games? Pros might hate that but new players would prefer it. I think it's all come together nicely though.
Yeah, it's why I only ever mod Skyrim with Wabbajack modlists nowadays, it's just quick and easy.
Great job. I discovered Dagerfall via the video with 1.000.000 views HOWEVER i decided to play when I discovered your download and play version in GOG. I didn't even had an account on that site
Congrats on your contribution to Dagger Fall Unity. Very well done! Dagger fall is an amazing, massive game. I had no idea how huge the game really is.
Thank you! I'm just glad so many people discovered the game from this.
This is super sick. Glad you and GoG got this together so I can actually make a simple Daggerfall recommendation instead of walking friends through modding daggerfall unity. Now PLEASE DO OPENMW GOG CUT!! PLEASE
I love the DFU devs and modders, they bring so much to this game. I played it three times since DFU released. Amazing job with GOG, I had no idea !
I just finished painstakingly going through moding this game a few months back with daggerfall unity. I even made a tutorial video based off what I learned. I still don't think I have all the mods sorted to work completely.
I'll be downloading this for sure. Appreciate the hard work!
Thanks! This was a tough one to make because for some reason Daggerfall modding has really picked up. Some mods included only released in the last month and some mods are broken on some settings so you gotta test them all carefully.
@@GamerZakh Thanks for the heads up.
One reason I stopped progress on the Daggerfall Unity build I have is because I couldn't keep up with the updates to mods and also the fact some I used worked and then they stopped working due to settings and conflicts with other mod updates.
It is very nice to already have it packaged up like this though. Ill definitely be refering any of my comment section to this video if they have issues with my tutorial.
It's almost like the "perfect" Daggerfall Unity build is just within reach and then updates happen 😆
Daggerfall was my first TES game, found as a demo in a gaming magazine in far far far 1996... and i never left Tamriel since then
I unfortunately missed it at the time, well I was like 7 when it released so I guess it was just rated too high for me haha. Started with Morrowind and since stepped back into Redguard and Daggerfall, both still amazing.
@@GamerZakh i was 17 at the time and oh boy what a game it was.
@@ghastous I can imagine getting into this in 96. It'd be crazy, there was nothing else like this until Minecraft maybe?
This was an amazing game back in the day. I wish I could have experienced this at that time. It wasn't tell 2006 and TES IV Oblivion that drawled me into pc gaming. I was trying to run it on a Dell 2400.....it was a slide show. Then looked into upgrading that system but the options where limited to say the least. So I ended up build my first full custom pc so I could experience the game and I've been building custom rigs ever since. Coming from the original NES with games like Swords and Serpents, and Castlevania II, I was awestruck with Oblivion. It was amazing seeing how far graphics had progressed. Great memories.
@@GamerZakhwell there was this rpg about pirates. Was awesome.
I think in english was called Sea Dogs.
Made in 2004, its a preatty forgotten gem.
There is a mod Being developed for about 20 years by now making it playeable today.
U really should try it.❤
The fact that you clearly are laughing out loud at your mix-ups in the first dungeon and then in the city Daggerfall are truly hilarious highlights and make this tutorial one of the best. Thanks for putting this together!!!
Glad you liked it! I do think it's important to leave these mistakes in because it's the kind of mistakes a lot of people would make anyway.
Legendary! Would be nice if GoG would release pre-modded versions of more games, like Oblivion, Fallout 3/New Vegas and Morrowind. Playing modded should not just be for us super nerds.
If they let me do the rest of the Bethesda lineup I will.
This would especially be great for Morrowind with some of the recommended overhauls going up to 300+ mods.
@@arvindhmani06 Yeah but it gets a lot more complicated because for paid games we can't just put mods on a paid product. It becomes a commercial thing, unless there's a way for GOG to have their own mod manager that integrates with a Nexus collection or something? There are ways to do it legally but it would take a lot more effort and resources which GOG would have to commit. As for this, it felt pretty much like a passion project from some enthusiastic GOG peeps, so we didn't have like the whole company at our disposal or anything like that.
@@GamerZakh No absolutely, it's a lot of time investment for potentially little in return considering total (or even partial) overhauls aren't for everybody. OpenMW has made things a lot easier for me personally - and again thank you for your guides on setting that up - but I'm waiting patiently for Skywind which promises to be the best way to experience Morrowind whenever it comes out.
I just saw this appear on GOG when i logged in today. Psyched to try it out. Thank you!
Have fun!
This is absolutely awesome. Thank you for putting in the effort I tried doing this myself a year back and I just found the experience overwhelming.
Yeah you gotta really be into modding Bethesda games to get it all put together right. Glad you like it!
Oh shit I was just looking at gog store page when i found this and saw "Thanks to the efforts of the GamerZakh, a gaming content creator with a love for classics, you can now enjoy a special GOG Cut of the Daggerfall Unity title." I immediately go to your youtube channel to check this haha
I'm glad you like it! I did put a lot of work into getting this right.
I remember playing the original Daggerfall when it first came out (no guessing my age!) and I loved it! Downloaded it using the link you recommended, and really excited to start playing. I have fond memories of playing Daggerfall whilst it was snowing outside my window, listening to Robert Miles first album whilst I played. :)
Still young! Have fun playing!
Same here. It was one of the first open world RPG games around. For all its quirks, it was awesome.
I really don't know how I'm so late to this vid. I just want to say thank you for making the video and your role in the GoG cut.
I was just telling my friend about Daggerfall, going to download and show it to him this weekend thanks to this.
Hey I'm glad you're liking it! Also remember the GOG version is just the easiest way to get into Daggerfall. All the mods have been updated and the Unity game itself too, so if you get into it feel free to manually update the mods too.
@@GamerZakh perfect, will do!
haven't even watch the vid yet just glad there's still legends out there.
I was 14 when Daggerfall came out, and I played it religiously for years. Funny thing is I don't remember it ever feeling weird and clunky. I had nothing to compare it with so I trotted along just fine. Booted the original up again today and boy... There sure has been progress in interfacing with games over the years that's for sure. Love this version to bits!
Awesome! I had actually taken inspiration and courage from your 2021 video to play Daggerfall Unity with lots of mods. Even though it might not appear to be a big deal finding and installing them, I think many will appreciate having everything working fresh out of GOG. Thanks for the great work!
Yeah there's a lot of people who just don't have the time to figure out how to mod. It's easy once you know but the first time modding is confusing for most people.
Seriously Bro, Very good work here!!!! Keep it up!
Thanks! I put a lot of work into getting this build right.
I must say it was a pleasant surprise to see this on GOG, click, and learn just what I was looking at. I've played Daggerfall quite a bit over the years, but have never been able to delve as deeply into it as I'd likely, mostly due to the jank and other issues listed in this video.
But a Unity version? Pre-modded? This is such a wonderful gift, thank you so much. 😭
Glad I could help! There's always some jank when it comes to Daggerfall haha, but this is a great place to start. If you get into it, mods have come a long way since this, so feel free to keep manually modding and updating from here.
Thanks for all the work. I saw this on my GOG startup page. Pretty much everything you said is how I felt when FORCING my self to get into it. Part III was my first step into Elder Scrolls and I feel part IV was the best for Its time. I watched your video right up untill you started a game. I'm going to install it and give it a go and keep some suprises new, using search and fast travel alot seem to be something I need to do. Well done and GL to everyone!
Yeah it's always hard getting into an earlier Elder Scrolls game. Takes some getting used to but have fun exploring!
Daggerfall was my introduction to Bethesda games. It was, like all Bethesda games, buggy as hell. This wasn't a bad thing though. It was charming in it's own way. I got the special edition. It came with a very impressive, cloth map along with some other stuff that I don't remember. Let me tell you. I absolutely loved this dam game. I am so greatfull to be able to revisit a better version of it all these years later for free on GOG. Not my first experience with role playing games but definitely one of my best. Thank you, thank you, thank you👍👍👍
I'm really glad you're liking it! Have fun playing it again!
What a treat. I feel like a baby boy on xmas
i only just started playing daggerfall for the very first time and these kind of mods have made me fall in love with this game. best game of 2022 by far for me
SAME HERE!
I've tried to play this game many times over the last 12 years but the controls put me off after a few hours. This is the first time I've made it as far as I have and i'm so immersed. The writing is awesome. Love this game.
I was always curious about Daggerfall ever since LGR reviewed it a long while back. When I saw the Unity build in Jwlar's retrospective I realise how far ahead of its time it was. But what held me back from the older games was always the min maxing and overwhelming customization options, and my need to "see everything" that it can offer. I can only imagine how mind blowing all of this was back in the 90s.
Thank you for the link to GoG cut, I grab it now!
Tried to get in to this game for years but this is the first time I've actually made it out of the first dungeon thanks to this video 😂, cheers man.
Glad I could help! I think many give up before making it out of the first dungeon, so I figured I should help with that part.
@@GamerZakh I resemble that remark.
Zakh, thanks so much for putting time, effort, and care into this remaster and your presentation in this video.
Thanks for helping put this together. I can't wait to start a new run - as soon as I finalize my build.
I was very happy when i found that GOG was releasing Daggerfall Unity. Great work man! i was surprised when i read your name in the game description! Thanks for the mod selection! one thing holding me from enjoying daggerfall unity was not knowing wich mod to use to enhance the experience.
I'm glad I could help! I'm kind of surprised to see my name there haha. Have fun playing!
One of my favourite old school series is Might and Magic 6/7/8. Daggerfall reminds me a lot about those games. You should check them out if you havent.
I got 2/3rds of the way thru 7 recently, then my fn hard drive failed. Would love to see a 'unity' type of remake of that engine because 6 thru 8 seem to use the same engine. But it isn't as popular as Daggerfall so Idk if one will ever be done. It's still fun to play even the original version. It feels pretty unique in a way in terms of mechanics as games aren't made that way anymore.
Good job! Morrowind is probably my favorite game of all time... I've spent a lot of time playing Arena in DOS, and loved it but have never been able to get the daggerfall executable to run.
THANK YOU!
Thanks! Have fun playing!
18:58 PS. Depending on the class choices you make before, the questions showed to you changes
20:50 IMO agility and speed are the most important stats at the start of the game (speed being the most important of the two, the game combat animation speed is unbearable without at least 75pts of speed), followed closely by strenght and intelligency (if you pretend to cast spells in this game, which you should do, considering how insanely usefull spells can be in this game). I recommend joining the mages guild as soon as you find one and go up its ranks till you unlock enchanting item service. Man oh man, you can turn your character into a godlike creature with some enchanting combos. I love how many freedom you have in this game. No bullshit limitations in the name of game balance. Do you want to be Invencible? You can.
You sound like the kind of guy you just enjoy a beer with.
The way you go back and laugh about the funny/silly stuff is just great. It's very true for daggerfall, that you just pause and enjoy the weird stuff :)
This is fantastic. Great job.
Side note - I found your channel when looking for a way to play Caesar 3 in widescreen. You've come a long way since!
Thank you for helping make Daggerfall playable in 2022! I wasn't able to even beat the first dungeon in vanilla and I am starting the main quest on Unity!
Glad we could help! It's such a tough game getting into it but once you get how some things work there's so much to it.
Thanks for putting this together -- very helpful!
Glad you like it!
This is so freaking awesome! Thanks so much! Daggerfall was one of the first PC games I ever bought and it's just so cool to be able to download everything from GOG already setup and modded. I was going to setup Daggerfall Unity a few weeks ago but didn't finish and now I don't have to go through all that!
cant wait to see what crazy stuff people do with this. You know someone is probably working n making it look like Skyrim, and probably filling the empty spaces with more stuff to explore, and dynamic weather systems etc, cuz modders are crazy
About to start my first game of daggerfall!! I have watched your videos and decided to go for it. I dont think I was alive when this game came out but its something different than playing skyrim 100 times over😂 wish me luck!
Have fun!
Absolutely beautiful work!
Am I crazy for liking the look of the original look better in some specific areas though? Not all of them, but some.
For example, at 3:49 (I can't get the hang of timestamping, sorry)
Not to diminish your beautiful work at all, it's an inspiration and I admire your dedication!
Thanks! People tend to start liking the pixelated look the more they play. I personally love pixels, but new players tend to be put off by them.
Thank you for getting me started with Daggerfall (And GOG Unity version)!
Glad I could help! Mods continue to progress, so if you keep playing feel free to download mod updates or new mods.
@@jankjason No one said GoG made it?
Great video, amazing how climbing makes such a difference; something most modern games don't have
Thanks, GOG! That's why we love you!! E3 2022 sucks!! but this is great news! :`)
I played Daggerfall Unity with mods last month (first playthrough since the 90s) and was really impressed. The coolest change to me was the view distance combined with the correct topography. Going to the village 1 pixel to the NW of Daggerfall and you could look back and see the entire city of Daggerfall in a valley in the distance. It made the world seem more connected than before.
Thank you for this. I bought Daggerfall on release day back in 1996 (still have it), and it was my first ever RPG experience. It kicked my butt so bad, and I had no idea what I was doing, so I gave up and shelved it forever...Until now. With your starter tips, I'm about to give it another go. This is exactly the kind of game I want to play. Then again, that's exactly what I said back in '96, but your tips have already given me knowledge I didn't have back then, so I am far more hopeful this time. The new GOG version looks fantastic, and I love to explore, and the atmosphere seems great, so i'm all excited. And who knows? Maybe this will get me to try some other RPGs, which is a genre I swore off after trying this game all those years ago. I have played a few FPS games with some RPG elements, but nothing hardcore since then. Thanks again!
Glad I could help! Yeah Daggerfall is way too rough starting out like this. Old RPGs tended to be based on D&D sessions which are like super unforgiving but I think it was forgotten that a lot of that kind of experience relied on having a human Dungeon Master who guided the whole experience. Once you go 'get' Daggerfall, it's a pretty interesting game to explore. Plus, the mods have gotten even better since the GOG release, so if you keep playing you can download more and update the mods you like.
When I first watched you play Daggerfall Unity a year or so ago, I thought that was a one-off and you were done with it and had moved on. The fact that you made another video on it brought a smile to my face. I will be checking out the remaster on GOG.
I love your references to the Morrowind final boss dialogue in the description LOL. I wonder if anyone else noticed.
It's my favourite line in all of Elder Scrolls haha, I'm sure at least some people caught it.
Bro I’m downloading this now and if it checks out. I’m gonna seriously put a photo of you on my wall to salute everyday.
This is perfect dude. Keep up the good work.
Thanks, I'm glad you like it!
ohhh so the lagging when getting close to a city is normal for everyone, thought it was just me lol anxiety gone. Thank you for putting this together.
Yeah things aren't perfect, if the lag is really bad you can try reducing terrain distance in the advanced options.
@@GamerZakh Everything is running perfectly with the terrain at 2, in a few years just like the buzz around Unity releasing a lot of people are going to remember that you made this accessible for the ".exe not responding" crowd. You are appreciated sir.
Thank you made it effortless and its tuff even for me a pc builder so download and install 100 mods I got this and 20 hours in and want to thank you from the bottom of me heart....
Shout out on Kotaku! Heck yeah! Gratz, GamerZach :)
Top drawer Zakh! A true legend tackling my favourite game series 😄
Nice to see a shout-out on GOG to you ;)
Nice! Downloaded Daggerfall two years ago and played it a while. I had a Heal/def "Paladin" Build wich said would be the best for starters. Also Illusion i think, for a teleport to dungeon entrance, for better loot storage. Was kind of fun, until I missed some dates and probably the Main quest diddnt work anymore. No matter what, it was funny to play. Already downloaded your Version, will try it out later. Big Thanks!
There are only a few quests that completely fail the main quest. If it had a time limit and you let it run, you might have failed the main quest. It's not that important though, you can still keep playing the game.
I would like to thank Bethesda for making Arena and Daggerfall freeware way back when, paving the way for GOG to be able to release/host this for free without worrying about lawsuits.
Thank you so much for your work and dedication.
Thank you so much for putting this together. After watching Zaric Zakharian play, I really wanted to give it a go. But I play games vanilla and will not mod them on my first playthrough. This sort of skirts around that though since it is technically a vanilla install for me because I'm not the one who modded it.
Brilliant. thank you.
DFU has received several updates since the GOG Cut was released and it's also the case of several mods that are part of it.
DFU is now at version 0.14.4 stable and offers several fixes and features that new mods make use of (like Daggerfall Enemy Expansion). thus the GOG Cut is lagging behind.
Are there are any plans to eventually update the GOG Cut?
The only way the GOG cut would be updated is if everyone gives approval, which is a lot of people. The purpose of the GOG cut isn't to be the best or most updated version though, it was to draw the general public's attention to its existence.
@@GamerZakh It certainly did its job of drawing the public to Daggerfall Unity's existence back then, but now that so much has been updated, what would be the reason to keep it available if it doesn't have the latest bug fixes for both Daggerfall Unity and the mods contained within the pack so players can get the most stable experience as possible?
@@cliffworms2990 You're asking the wrong person haha, that's GOG's decision. I might be able to answer that if I could see their stats. GOG is a business first, so unless it's bad business they'll keep it up I'm guessing.
Generally I see it like Morrowind Overhaul. It was horribly outdated but remained one of the most popular installers for almost a decade since its last update. I think some people still use it I think.
My first time watching this on a whim. Very interesting and very well presented. I usually prefer playing old games vanilla to get an authentic experience but this game is pretty dated and unusual so the mods may be pretty handy. Glad to know you had such an influence on the development of this version.
Elder Scrolls was never really my thing but I've only played Oblivion and Skyrim so the older titles might be more to my liking, especially from what I've heard from friends. Will check out your Morrowind videos for moding tips. Thanks! :)
Thank you! There are a lot of new mods too on Nexus since I made this video if you wanna check them out.
I always heard about how in-depth and vast Daggerfall is, but never looked into it, because of how ancient it was (I started TES with Morrowind). Now that I am seeing a somewhat remastered version, it does seem to hold up reasonably well and offer a ton of stuff that would really rock in a more modern RPG. Which of course brings us to that new project of the guys who worked on Daggerfall. "The Wayward Realms", I believe was its name, but yeah, now I have a lot of confidence that they could make one heck of a game today, if this is what they made in the bronze age of gaming. 🤔
Daggerfall is worth checking out, if you're up for it you should mod it manually as they've been updated since the GOG Cut but you can try it real quick with that. Really original Daggerfall is way rougher than this though, but still pretty amazing they made it in 1996. Can't guess if Wayward Realms will be good or bad, but it'll be really interesting either way.
please do a lets play of this it would be so awesome to watch!
I have always wanted to get through this game.
@@GamerZakh would be a super intresting watch that's for sure :)
incredible work thank you for your dedication and enthusiasm
I'm happy you like it!
Amazing video and amazing modification. Thank you so much for this.
Just wow! I can't even imagine how much work it took to convert the game to another game engine. Well done!
Biggest credit to Gavin Clayton! They're the one who heads the engine/Unity side of things and made modding possible.
I feel so old. I remeber beeing hyped for the game and buying it on release. It felt so new and fresh that time.
It's pretty fresh still for people who have never played it. I only first played this a few years ago and it was really interesting and new.
Slight correction: completing the main quest isn't impossible if you missed the timed quests. There are multiple paths to go down with different factions. Missing those timers just stops you from completing it with that faction.
Daggerfall is wonderful to play as a fantasy-life simulator. You can play any type of character you want. Live off thieving, doing deeds for the townfolk, doing services for the people as a member of a knightly order, there's so much. If you want a more hardcore experience that forces you to really get familiar with the game, downloading Travel Options, Basic Roads, Warm Ashes, and Climates and Calories truly lets the game shine.
Travel Options trades standard fast travel for something closer to an auto-run where you can pick a location then you'll start walking straight to it. You are able to fast-forward and increase the speed that time passes to make it a little less tedious while still giving you a sense of how big the world is. Basic Roads adds roads between cities and villages that are safer to travel on and make it less likely for you to be attacked while fast traveling. Warm Ashes adds a large variety of quests and events you can come across just by traveling to new places. And finally Climates and Calories does what one can guess. If it's cold, you have to wear warmer/more clothing and if it's warm, you have to wear lighter clothing (not too little or you'll start taking sun damage if you're in the desert). You also have to keep track of food (or just stock up on rations) and water. All these combined make you have to be careful while you're out questing. Make sure you have a safe route or are prepared the long journey and have usable equipment for any altercations while traveling recklessly.
I also like to add Hidden Map Locations so you truly have to discover for yourself what the Iliac Bay has in store for you
Does this includes Controller support you can use like a playstation and xbox controller? I'm 9 minutes in the vid. Looks pretty awesome Man. GG on making it. Something I need to spend hours to play. Bethesda should hire you bruh.
Well it's not like I made everything, a ton of people were involved with this. The DFU team for making the engine, all the individual modders, people at GOG. I'm the compiler/tastemaker haha. Daggerfall Unity does have controller support though yes! I haven't tested it myself though but it's there.
@@GamerZakh nice. Tell them that they should be proud for doing a very great job at this. gg
Wow. I have never thought something like this could happen. Your passion for gaming is legendary.
I'm glad you're liking it!
Always wanted to play Daggerfall and now I'm actually kinda forced into it! In a good way! What you've done is amazing, thank you.
Have fun playing!
Thanks! Great Introduction
I'm glad you found it useful!
Daggerfall is the Best Game! With Unity adds tons of Mods!
You and the DFU team are lords among men.
None of this would be possible without them.
GOG is so awesome! Thanks
Glad you like it!
I'm so thankfull for the work you and eveyone involved in the project did. I always wanted to get into the TES series, but I insist in playing them in their order but it is such a struggle. I just wished someone had done the same for Arena, I felt like the game hated me for being there the second it dropped me off.
Ahh, "Well met, stranger." still cracks me up ^ u^
Big thanks for your hard work!
Glad you like it!
Thank you. Looks to have fixed most of the annoyances that kept me from completing DF.
Although I played modern elder scrolls first, Morrowind is my favorite and I had played it in 2012
Most important part of those mods? Skeletons and other undead no longer shout at full volume no matter where they are in the dungeon. That's something that always made my ears bleed, you enter a dungeon and immediately you get sometimes multiple "OWEEEYAUGH" shouts from all the resident undead all the time.
Sound balance is definitely way better now. Also one of my most important changes was making the default volumes lower lol. The main menu music used to blast out your ears on launch.
The reason they scream like that is they're actually the unDad, and they want to know why you're slamming their doors.
Oooooo man you are my GOD. I was play all elder scrolls but if i was be +- 10 years old, was be here Daggerfall but game have so many bugs as always in all elder scrolls series but Daggerfall was be on top of the list with bugs. I dont finished this game but now..😉. I have now downloaded unity ver. and it was be in 43 years play this nice classic with better graphics and mods. Thank for you made me happy and for many hours adventure in future.
I'm glad you like it! Have fun playing!
What I want more than anything in a Daggerfall mod is one that makes the attack animations smooth. If I must make it myself, dang it maybe I will!
That would be awesome! It'd be a must have mod for sure because everyone would want that, whether people prefer the old pixel look or DREAM, smoother animations are always preferred. I can imagine it'd be a lot of work though with all the weapon types.
I just so happened to have downloaded daggerfall unity two days ago. You have such a lovely and relaxing speaking voice- i enjoyed your video. My gameplay hasn't been smooth. I've been dying to the first few bats over and over. I tried following character creation suggestions but i guess i need to try again. The timing between dying and the last save have been painfully long and its been very punishing to keep dying at the very beginning. I will try again wih some of these mods.
Excuse me, I have some friends I need to show this to and convince to play the greatest game ever. Now is the time!
I installed the dagger fall unity tools and game a while ago. But unfortunately I just never have the time to invest into it.
So seeing this, makes me happy.
Thank you for the Easy Button version. I saw a brief message flash at the top about an update available. In your opinion, should updates be done outside the GOG framework? Or ignore those updates and wait for any GOG/GamerZakh "curated" update?
You're free to update things beyond this, it's basically a normal install of Daggerfall Unity so no problem doing that. That update notice is for ReShade, which is packaged with the DREAM mod with custom settings, so figured it's safer to stick to that version even if it's not the latest version of ReShade available. If a mod or anything gets an update and you want to do it manually you can do it.
Missing a big one! Enemy hp bars! Yeah just set up the gog unity cut. Took some tweaking and still fine tuning even now mostly controller game pad keys...seems to lag in big cities. Gonna try turning down some settings
Also how in heck do ya tell time ?
This is how you truly make an open world game... As long as you have required "guidance", when needed. Which should include "auto saving", just before getting time-critical quests and a constant count-down reminder.
Fantastic release and its free, this is excellent.
Downloading this right now!
Have fun!
i just downloaded it and its really fun so far, i think i only played the Original for like a few minutes a few Years ago, Good job :)
looks amazing! :)
I'm glad I grew up on old school gaming so I can enjoy the classics I never played.
Yeah it's much easier to get into Daggerfall if you played other games from that time. If you started gaming with Skyrim, this looks like an abomination haha.
Oblivion was my first. Ive played every TES game but Oblivion, and I do have Daggerfall Unity. Ive been trying to get into it but I'm kinda trash at it lmao
@@MrBluman999 It's definitely not easy lol. Took me a while and a character creation guide to figure it out.
@@GamerZakh I might try again soon when I'm not busy.
watched your Morrowing series back in the day.
I've never played elder scrolls games other than Skyrim (very limited) but the shear scale and volume of this game just baffles me. I have to try this game out!
It's definitely a different experience! It's sort of like Skyrim plus launch day No Man's Sky haha, but still very impressive for 1996.
@@GamerZakh That's exactly what I was thinking to, for such an old game and such a massive scale. Must have been mindblowing at the time. Even now it still kinda is.
Yeah man great video and great voice
Thank you!
I read that the tweak "Small Dungeons for Sidequest" is basically mandatory to really enjoy the game and without they are a gigantic slog, but it seems it's still a hidden ini setting and not actually choosable in the settings. Can you guys patch that in maybe? That's a really important thing missing as it seems.
What is and isn't mandatory is like *really* subjective. This being a prepacked version, it's got to cater to as many people as possible. Even me switching interact to 'E' by default is going to annoy some people and it's important to not remove things for the packed version. Shrinking dungeons might be a good idea but it is cutting down on content, so I don't think it's a good one to have on by default. Having said that, you can mod this version and change settings like any other install of Daggerfall Unity if you want to.
It's a great game, I spent lots of time playing it and made to quite some levels but tbh I gave up on the main quest and just started my own career and collected items, even a house I think. I've been to beautifully designed palaces and places (remember this was 90s, this was beautiful) and the years later I learned of even some other fascinating locations like very tall mountain etc. - it's impossible to one man visit all those places during his/her life time playing just this game I think! :D
Awesome work!
Thanks!