Daggerfall Explorer

This the second beta release of Daggerfall Explorer.

System Requirements for Daggerfall Explorer are as follows:

• DirectX 8.1
• Pentium II 400 or better
• 3D accelerator capable of rendering to a window (hardware T&L recommended)
• DirectX 8 compatible video drivers (WHQL-certified drivers recommended)
• Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP
• A complete installation of Daggerfall from the original CD

For detailed information, open the "Manual" shortcut under the "Daggerfall Explorer" program group on the Start Menu.

What's New In Beta2

• Remembers previous Arena2 path opened.
• Option to open Arena2 path in read-only mode.
• Support for indoor and outdoor building blocks from BLOCKS.BSA.
• Configurable region and weather texture appearance for outdoor areas.
• Support for solid colours from TEXTURE.000 and TEXTURE.001.
• Added support for RCI images files.
• Hardware T&L for supported adapters.
• Mouse wheel support in bitmap views.
• View interfaces rolled into "Object Mode" and "Camera Mode".
• Support for mouse look in Camera mode.
• Statistics view for underlying Alchemy engine.

Improvements In Beta2

• Bitmap views now wrap based on right-hand edge to eliminate clipped images at most zoom levels.
• 3D Object view now autocentres and autoscales object for better viewing.
• Rotation in 3D Object view is more intuitive.
• Selected pure faces have their vertices numbered and highlighted.
• Improved speed of Arena View node expansions.
• Increased overall efficiency and speed of content handling.
• More efficient and robust build of underlying Alchemy engine.

Bug Fixes In Beta2

• Texture alignment and scaling for 3D objects is now correct in all but rare cases.
• Corrected handling of some IMG files that would not load or were garbled.
• Fixed flickering texture animation caused by overlapped tooltips.