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[PC] Free - The Elder Scrolls: Arena, The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory @ Microsoft Store

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[PC] Free - The Elder Scrolls: Arena, The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory @ Microsoft Store
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slipkord on 19/08/2022 - 08:09 xbox.com (2068 clicks)
Last edited 09/09/2022 - 10:31

The first and second entries in Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls videogame series, as well as Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, have all been made available for free to download and play as of August 18th 2022, via the Microsoft Store (sources: Kotaku, Bethesda)

Instructions for Microsoft Store

  • Sign in using your existing Microsoft account (which has to have an associated Xbox Profile) … or sign-up/register with a new account for free, and then sign-in.
  • On the specific game page, click the 'GET Free' button, click 'GET' on the resulting popup window.
  • The next popup should display: "Success! Thank you for your purchase. This product is now available to you."
  • The button that was previously labelled 'GET Free' should change to 'INSTALL TO: You own this', click this button.
  • A popup should appear saying: "Install this content with the Xbox app", click 'LAUNCH' button. NOTE: Requires Windows 10 or higher, and the Xbox app to play.

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  • King Steuart on 19/08/2022 - 08:13
    +2

    Surprised I didn't have these on my account. Probably do on steam. Thanks

    • CodeExplode on 19/08/2022 - 11:23
      +3

      GoG recently gave away the version of Daggerfall in a new engine and packaged with something like 100 modernization mods chosen by GamerZakh (who is a fairly small but awesome youtuber who does reviews and guides to older strategy games).

  • craving on 19/08/2022 - 08:31
    +2

    This reminds me of Eye Of The Beholder, the best RPG game I have ever played, yongs ago.

    • WhyAmICommenting on 19/08/2022 - 08:47

      Remember they had that cash prize for the first person to find all the secret items?

      • WhyAmICommenting on 19/08/2022 - 08:56
        +1

        “From February till October 1991, SSI started up a contest "Beholder Bonus", which required players to find a bonus feature (easter egg) in each level of the game, indicated by an onscreen message. The first 50 PC players and 50 Amiga players to discover all 12 features would win $100 worth of prizes.”

        My naïve primary school self thought it was a single prize and I remember it as much more money for some reason.

        • trainingwheelz on 21/08/2022 - 00:02
          +2

          My brother and I won a Dungeons and Dragons bag full of old school D&D games like Curse of the Azure Bonds and that one where you fly around on dragons for being one of the first to complete Eye of the Beholder. Good memories!

          • slipkord on 21/08/2022 - 10:04
            +1

            @trainingwheelz: You and your brother were one of the winners of that Beholder Bonus contest?! (or was it for a different competition?)

            Do you recall the specific games that came in your prize bag, apart from Curse of the Azure Bonds ? :)

            And I'm taking an educated guess here, the 'fly around on dragons' game you are describing might be … DragonStrike ?

            • trainingwheelz on 25/08/2022 - 17:01
              +1

              @slipkord: Yes, that's it - Dragonstrike! I think the others were Pool of Radiance and Hillsfar, but it's been so long it's hard to remember. I reckon my brother may still have the bag lying around somewhere. It was black with red writing I think.

          • WhyAmICommenting on 22/08/2022 - 00:25

            @trainingwheelz: How old were you? I was maybe 12 then and couldn’t get all the level bonuses. I did finish it, but not sure if that was later.

            • trainingwheelz on 25/08/2022 - 17:03
              +2

              @WhyAmICommenting: 1991 I was in grade 11 so I was either 15 or 16.
              I still remember the cheat code for Doom that you typed into the console for god mode….spispopd - weird how some things stick in your memory.

              I used to play a lot of old school games like Police Quest, Tapper, The Ancient Art of War and Karateka on the old Apple IIe computer.

    • slipkord on 19/08/2022 - 12:56
      +3

      If you ever get the urge to replay EotB 1 and/or 2 using DOSBox, there's a pretty neat auto-mapper utility called The All-Seeing Eye (ASE for short) that is free to download and use. Website link

      The All-Seeing Eye is an automapper for the English MS-DOS-versions of the first two EOB games, meant to be used with DOSBox on a Windows PC. It shows a real-time updated dungeon map on a separate window. The map is revealed as you explore. If you have a second display, you can play the game fullscreen and have the map window on the second display.

  • bennobee on 19/08/2022 - 09:39
    +1

    Thanks OP

  • Daz91 on 19/08/2022 - 11:10
    +4

    The largest game world ever created, thereby making this the greatest value video game giveaway of all time

    • Light in Water on 19/08/2022 - 16:51

      No Man's Sky would like a word about size

  • Thaal Sinestro on 19/08/2022 - 12:27
    +1

    This is a good place to start if you want to improve the graphics of the ancient Daggerfall: https://www.nexusmods.com/daggerfallunity/mods/5

    What I most wish for is an official engine level remaster of Morrowind. There is OpenMW but it doesn't support the script extender. The original engine doesn't handle world complexity adding mods very well, with massive FPS drops.

    • slipkord on 19/08/2022 - 13:15

      The chances of getting an official remaster of Morrowind does seem slim for the moment, from what I recall reading online, e.g. Bethesda currently focused on Starfield, then Elder Scrolls 6, then Fallout 5 after that (which is a few years away).

  • Frunk on 19/08/2022 - 13:05
    +1

    Anyone know a way to view my Microsoft/Xbox games library on browser without using their app?

  • Radiskull on 21/08/2022 - 03:49

    What is the difference in these and the F2P versions on Steam (besides which store they come from)?

    Bethesda's own site links directly to the Steam links.

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1812290/The_Elder_Scrolls…
    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1812390/The_Elder_Scrolls…

  • slipkord on 09/09/2022 - 10:38

    Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory was also quietly released on the Microsoft Store on the same day as The Elder Scrolls: Arena, and The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall … so I have updated the deal post's details accordingly.

    Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory – Official Dedicated Server Update (Sep 7th, 2022

    We’re excited to announce that we’ve deployed official dedicated servers for Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. Though the community has hosted – and continues to host – servers with a variety of mods and custom maps that we highly recommend, we also understand that many players are looking for a more nostalgic experience.

    So, starting now, you’ll be able to find official servers running the vanilla Enemy Territory Campaign ruleset, with all six original maps and no mods! We’ve set up servers across multiple territories to better ensure players from around the world can play with relatively low ping.

    Here are the specific notes regarding this update:

    • Official servers will be named: “id Software Official Vanilla Server – (Region)”
    • Four official servers deployed.
    • One official server per region.
    • Regions supported include:
    • US: Texas
    • EU: Netherlands
    • AU: Canberra
    • UK: London

    All official servers run the “Campaign” game mode by default. Official servers maintain the following settings:

    • Server MOTD: Official & Vanilla Servers hosted by id Software. Enjoy! These servers are unmoderated. For issues, help.bethesda.net
    • Game Type: Campaign
    • Maximum Players: 16 (8v8)
    • Friendly Fire: Yes
    • Punkbuster: No
    • Anti-Lag: Yes
    • Max Lives: Off
    • Weapon Restriction: Off

    We’re also pleased to announce the game’s release on the Microsoft Store, complete with dedicated server support as well. So, if you’re a vet looking to relive launch day or a newcomer curious what the fuss is all about, it’s a good day to venture into Enemy Territory.

  • slipkord on 04/01/2024 - 07:21
    Get the up-to-date Daggerfall Unity (v1.0 released December 31st, 2023)

    Daggerfall Unity is an open source recreation of Daggerfall in the Unity engine created by Daggerfall Workshop.

    Experience the adventure and intrigue of Daggerfall with all of its original charm along with hundreds of fixes, quality of life enhancements, and extensive mod support.

    Daggerfall Unity requires a free copy of DOS Daggerfall to run. This provides all necessary game assets such as textures, 3D models, and sound effects.

    You can get a free copy of DOS Daggerfall from Microsoft / Xbox Store and a free copy of Daggerfall Unity from the Releases page. Then simply unzip the latest version of Daggerfall Unity to its own folder and point it to the DOS version. Daggerfall Unity will take care of everything else.

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