Arcanum High Resolution Patch

howareyou32 · Apprentice Joined: 11 May 2009 Posts: 11

thanks guys. that is great help.

i found out that will not allow us to move that far even though we can see there. oh well what a bummer.

Charonte · Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:10 am Post subject:

Thanks for the mod, Drog.

I can confirm that for the most part it works in Linux under Wine with the -no3d -doublebuffer arguments. Scrolling seems 'jumpy' but that may be more of a symptom of the engine.

Also, small bug when using the default scrolldist at at least 1280x1024, occasionally the vertical direction (it may also be horizontal, hasn't occurred yet) will 'lock', not allowing you to scroll further up without first scrolling horizontally. It might be related to the character going offscreen, not sure.

Again, sorry if this has been reported before, just mentioning the problems I've had.

TheAuldGrump · Untrained Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 1

I just wanted to say how glad I am to see that this site is still here, and that so much work is still being done for Arcanum. Still one of my all time favorite games, and my favorite CRPG.

Thanks to you all, and a gulper of grog.

The Auld Grump

Rupert Pupkin · Untrained Joined: 31 Oct 2009 Posts: 1

Just to let you know how much I appreciate this mod, thank you!
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Bullet · Untrained Joined: 03 Nov 2009 Posts: 3

i cant get the download..is there perhaps another link.. it just tells me The requested URL /highres.html was not found..

please help..
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Charonte · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:59 pm Post subject:

Bullet · Untrained Joined: 03 Nov 2009 Posts: 3

Demorion · Untrained Joined: 21 Nov 2009 Posts: 1

Hi

While installing 'arcanum_highres_HighRes1.1a' met a problem with size 18 dialog fonts. It sais 'not found'. What does this mean? Can you help me to solve the problem? Thank you.

stubbie · Untrained Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Posts: 1

Sorry to resurrect an old thread but.....

is there anyway this mod can be used with a nocd or something similar so I don't always have to use my cd to play the game.
Because the mod changes the exe file my old nocd wont work.

I am using the mod with my retail version of the game and it works great but I always try to run my games using a nocd hack.

Please don't attack me for asking this question. I have a legit version of the game that I bought. But like every other game that I buy retail (as opposed to downloaded versions like Steam) I like to not have to bother with using the cd.

thanks for any non flaming responses

rroyo · Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:41 pm Post subject:

Welcome to the forum, stubbie!

I'd suggest downloading the UAP and swiping the nocd exe from it.
Although the high-rez patch should be compatable with any version, Drog did tweak the exe a bit, so maybe that'll help.
On second thought - you really should use the entire UAP. It really, really improves the game.
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Arbiter · Untrained Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Posts: 1 Location: Finland

The link isn't working for me, anyone got a mirror?

-arb

rroyo · Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:42 am Post subject:

Welcome to the forum, Arbiter!

You can find it in the downloads section/Arcanum/High Resolution Patch.
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Archea47 · Master Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 117 Location: stateside

Thanks Drog!

I finally got a new computer and excited to play through again with something that can more than keep up with Avernum. I'm glad I stopped by TA and saw your patch

kelticpete · Apprentice Joined: 24 Apr 2010 Posts: 24

when I move the arrow to the map icon to scroll the map for travel, it only goes down and right (south and east)

not sure why i have this bug and others have not.

firebringer · Untrained Joined: 04 May 2010 Posts: 6

Hey guys I posted this question in teh hints and tips thread but maybe it applies here moreso.

Like the poster above, I can't get teh no-cd uap arcanum.exe and teh 1.1a hi-res patch to work together. If I copy the uap patched .exe over the hi-res patch'ed .exe I lose the hi-res stuff and if I use the 1.1a hi-res patch'ed arcanum.exe I lose the no-cd functionality and who knows what other functionality from teh UAP.

How do people get them to work together? It seems both the UAP and the hi-res patch copy new versions of the arcanum .exe into the /arcanum folder.....so no one version has both sets of fixes!

Me am confused!!!!

Thanks in advance...

magikot · Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 5:25 am Post subject:

Firebringer do a fresh install of everything in this order:

Arcanum -> 1.0.7.4 official patch -> UAP -> High-Res Patch.

Should work fine, if not then you have a corrupted patch somewhere.
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firebringer · Untrained Joined: 04 May 2010 Posts: 6

Ok I did get both the UAP and the hi-res patch to coexist successfully. I had to go to GoG.com and buy the DRM-less version....not a bad investment for just 6$ ! Then I just did the full install, the official patch install, the UAP, then hi-res patch install, and everything is running like gangbusters.

Thanks!

Mscook · Untrained Joined: 07 Jun 2010 Posts: 3 Location: MD

hey guys. Really looking forward to some of these mods but the hi. res def caught my eye. However im getting 404 error when i try to access it. Does anyone have an alt link or the ability to upload it?thanks in advance!

NVM I found it.

DarkFool · Nemesis of the Ancients Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3134

Works for me. Try again, maybe?
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Pixote · Untrained Joined: 08 Jun 2010 Posts: 2

I will have to say that this patch helped revitalized my desire to play Arcanum gain…sadly I gave up on the game after my initial play when it was first released. After almost ten years my friend gave me a new copy of the game, and being a Fallout fan - BlackIsle - Troika and general RPG admirer, I wanted to give Arcanum another try. The thing about great games is that they very patient - and always wait for your return, and I have thoroughly enjoyed playing it.

Mscook · Untrained Joined: 07 Jun 2010 Posts: 3 Location: MD

/sigh
well i the patch (from a different site) and now it isn't working so i either didn't install it right or i didn't get the patch at all. it would be great to have since im playing on a 42' screen. does anyone have suggestions on the install so i can look at that. i will be looking for another Dl of it.

Charonte · Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 1:02 am Post subject:

Have you got the latest official patch/unofficial patch installed?

Which OS? If it's Vista or 7 have you tried disabling UAC in the control panel?

What, exactly, is happening when you run the .bat script in the Arcanum folder?

DarkFool · Nemesis of the Ancients Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3134

If it's Vista or 7, hit up the thread about making it run in Vista.

Also, what order did you install things in? That's rather important...
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William Blake · Untrained Joined: 22 Jul 2010 Posts: 6

Is it normal that the performance isnt as good as without the high res mod?
Im playing with 1280 x 800 (16:10) and theres a noticeable lag when selling stuff.
My system specs are more then recommended (dual core, 4gig RAm, 1Gig graphic..)

Im running Win7 64bit Prof

Drog Alt · Expert Joined: 30 Jun 2010 Posts: 94 Location: PRC, SH

Have you tried using the -no3d and/or -doublebuffer command line options? See the readme file for more info.
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