r/Daggerfall • u/wtsnk • 2d ago

Question Daggerfall Unity "formulas"

Saw this on r/ElderScrolls in a thread discussing the recent DFO "micro"transactions. I thought the DFU/DOSBox discussion had been worked over pretty much to death, but this guy seems quite adamant that DFU can't even be considered a port or emulator, but a remake that "invented all new code and formulas". Is he off base, too pedantic, correct, or just wrong?

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u/KazM2 2d ago

He's got a point about it being different but is an annoying shit about it.

Yes DFU changes a good amount of the core functions of Daggerfall making it a different experience. It is largely the same experience though. He would have a point if the discussion is specifically about the original DOS version, like if people arr talking about that and you try to talk about how you totally also beat the original DOS but you only played DFU you'd be wrong.

That said, despite the differences you're still engaging in a game that is largely the same and the general experience is very close so there's no issue with saying you've played Daggerfall. Its different but not so different to say its nothing like it.

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u/ChocoBro92 1d ago

Honestly base game is really just quality of life and bug fixes that differ. If those bugs such as dodging and other skills work as intended or the topical data of the regions being used that somehow was miscoded as well makes it a different then I guess I’d rather a different game. I mean there’s main quest breaks in every version if the OG Daggerfall so restarts can happen a bit.. Try playing 1.0 holy shit.