Arena talk:Arena

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Contents 1 Needs Updating 2 Quest? 3 Screenshots? 4 Out of Curiosity 5 Downloadable version

[edit] Needs Updating

I haven't really spent time recently on the Arena page and it shows. There's a number of things that need to be updated.

• Need a walkthrough (sort of one in the FAQ but a seperate document would be better)
• Some information in the Unofficial FAQ needs correction or updating
• Need a general review
• The Windows page needs work (or just link to the general Windows game page). There are a number of things recently that make Arena work better under Windows, like DosBox.

DaveH 21:11, 22 Feb 2005 (EST)

I Just gave all of Arena breadcrumb trails, but anther major thing that needs editing is the tables. They are still in basic HTML and have not been converted to UESP table style or even wiki-style yet. I can't be of too much help on the table thing though, I'm still learning scripting stuff. --Werdnanoslen 22:55, 8 September 2006 (EDT)

[edit] Quest?

I don't have Arena and probably never will, but is there a quest for this game? If so there should be some sort of quest guide here. --Werdnanoslen 22:58, 8 September 2006 (EDT)

Answere: Yes, apparently something about the a staff of chaos being split in 8 pieces would be my guess. But yes, this should have a walkthrough.

[edit] Screenshots?

Are there any screenshots from arena on uesp.net? It would be fun to se some pictures from the first TES game... --Viccce 13:54, 29 March 2007 (EDT)

I seem to remember asking about how to take screenshots of Arena, and me not knowing. I ~could~ take pictures by printscreening a picture of Arema when windowed. But it would be very low quality, and not out of the 1st dungeon.

I had some... But I think they got lost during my computer spring cleaning. Does anyone know where to find some good screenshots?--M1SSYF1V3 21:00, 28 March 2008 (EDT)

Yeah, I think there should be some. I came here looking for screenshots, and found not a screenshot section (like with DaggerFall).—Sam324 13:10, 26 April 2008 (EDT)

[edit] Out of Curiosity

Why can we not use the maps from here Mickyfitz13 12:45, 7 January 2008 (EST)

We prefer that UESP editors create content (articles, images, etc.) themselves for the site, rather than take content created by others. There are often legal (copyright) reasons why content can't be taken from elsewhere; there are always ethical (plagiarism) problems with taking advantage of work done by others. --Nephele^Talk 13:53, 7 January 2008 (EST)

A quote from the ReadMe, found within archive:

The source code is free. It is not copyright, copyleft, GNU, open source, etc.

It is free. Help yourself, have fun, sell it, I don't care. The only thing

you have to do if you actually use it is credit me with the original version.

(Oh, and if you're thinking that "open source" is somehow free, you're mistaken.

It is very much legally encumbered.)

Source code is also included. Atedos 06:57, 20 January 2008 (EST)

Ummm... and... ? What exactly is the relevance of this quote? The original question was about taking images from another site, and had nothing to do with using source code written by someone else. And the quote doesn't change the basic fact that UESP prefers to have editors create their own content. If the person who created the maps at the above site wants those maps to be available to UESP readers he/she is free to add them to our site. Otherwise, it seems to me that the person uploaded the images to another site out of a desire to improve that site, and I'd prefer to respect that intent. --Nephele^Talk 01:16, 22 January 2008 (EST)

Well, the link is leading to article with file archive in it, I thought that was the subject. =\\ Atedos 07:38, 22 January 2008 (EST)

[edit] Downloadable version

This game is downloadable from the official Eleder Scrolls website, and I'm just asking if it's worth downloading. Like, would it be great 'cause it's a classic, or would it be crap (I'm allowed to say that right?) 'cause it's old? 58.174.98.29 18:40, 14 January 2008 (EST)

I played it at a friend's house before. I, personally, love it! But, because I'm a total DoS Box newb, I can't get it running on my computer. Perhaps, if you want, you could check out some of the videos on youtube with Arena gameplay...

[Here's a quick search for a few videos!]

(Hopefully, that link works. If not, youtube search Elder Scrolls: Arena.) ^{—The preceding unsigned comment was added by M1SSYF1V3 (talk • contribs).}

I dunno, it's not too impressive graphic-wise if you're used to Morrowind and Oblivion. Even gets confusing some times. But you should go ahead and try it for yourself, I guess.—Sam324 13:18, 26 April 2008 (EDT)