Retroid Eggyhead • 1y ago • 100%

The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall for RP2+ and up.

This configuration & installation guide was made for the Retroid Pocket 2+, but it works fine on the 3 and up as well. The game runs in 4:3, so there will be black bars for wider screens, but it's still cool to run the original game on a handheld.

Note: you can do this all from your Retroid.

Prerequisite

Install the paid version of Magic Dosbox to your Retroid device. (Controls build into the configuration file won't be possible on the free version.)
Download a copy of Daggerfall, which is now freeware.
Download this configuration file & installation guide created and supplied by u/sad_girl_eve on reddit. (The configuration file also includes the tutorial that I had used to install Daggerfall on my device, but I'll rewrite it here if it is useful for you.)
Finally, be aware of whether you use the "Xbox" or "Retro" controller style on your retroid. It is found under System Settings > Handheld Settings > Input > Controller Style.

Preparation

On your device, under /storage/emulated/0/ (or "home" in some file managers) you need to create a folder titled "dosg". This is necessary for the configuration file to work.
Extract the contents of DFInstall.zip (the Daggerfall installation file) into the "dosg" folder.
Move the "soundfonts" folder from u/sad_girl_eve's configuration folder download into "dosg" as well.

Your "dosg" folder should now have 3 items: "DAGGER", "DFCD", and "soundfonts".

Set up the profiles on Magic Dosbox

Open Magic DosBox, (make sure the android navigation bar is not present) and tap the "+" button to the left
Select "import profile", then navigate to u/sad_girl_eve's configuration file download.
If your Retroid's controller style is set to "Retro", choose the "Retroid Layout folder. If it is set to "Xbox", choose the XBOX Layout folder.
Select "Daggerfall.mgc" and click the check mark to import the profile.
Repeat steps 1 ~ 4, but this time select "install.mgc".

Installation

In Magic Dosbox, launch the "install" profile you imported. (You can navigate the menu using the D-pad and confirm with the B button.)
Select these options:

"CONTINUE, I agree to the terms."
"Install the game to your hard drive"
"Change the install size"
"Huge installation"
"Yes, this installation size is fine"
"Yes, I want to install the game here"
"Go ahead and install the game"

When the installation completes, select "Yes" to configure the sound card.

Soundcard Configuration

When you arrive at the sound card configuration screen, press the X button on your retroid.
A red button titled "Sound" should appear on the screen. Tap it. u/sad_girl_eve's profile magic will auto-configure the sound card for you.
When the sound card is configured, select "OK" and then "OK one more time.

Daggerfall Update

You should be brought to a dos promo asking to install an update. If not...

Open Magic Dosbox and launch the "install" profile again.
Select "Continue, I agree to the term."
Select "Quit this program" and you should see the update prompt.

Press the Y button on your retroid for each prompt.
Close the Magic Dosbox app after the update is installed.
Next, take the "Z.cfg" file from u/sad_girl_eve's configuration folder and move it into /storage/emulated/0/dosg/DAGGER/, then confirm to replace the original.
Move "BETAPLYR.dat" from the configuration folder and move it into /storage/emulated/0/dosg/DAGGER/ARENA2/, then confirm to replace

Congratulations. Installation is now complete and your can launch the game by selecting the "Daggerfall" profile in Magic Dosbox.

Rundown of the controls

Physical buttons

X - Jump
Y - Ready Weapon / Search Function in World Map
B - acts as the "enter" key, used to interact with the world and menus
A - Inventory
Left stick - Moves
Right stick - Camera control / mouse cursor / swings weapon
R1 - Brings up the On-screen Hotkeys (this can only be closed by selcting a hotkey)
R2 - Attack (press this and move the right stick to swing your weapon)
L1 - Sneak (needs to be held)
L2 - Run
D-pad up and down - Float up and down when levatating or swimming
D-pad left - Crouch (only used to get through small gaps)
D-pad right - Spell menu
Start - Pause / Esc
Select - Rest

Touch screen

Tapping the status bars will bring up your character status.
Double tapping the status bars will bring up your character sheet.
Tapping the compass will bring up your automap.
Double tapping the compass will bring up the world map.
Tapping the upper left corner during gameplay of the screen will autosave to the first save slot. (This only works if point-to-click mouse controls are enabled)

Note for widescreen devices: some of these tap spots might not actually be in the exact locations indicated, but further to each side. Try to imagine where those tap spots would be if the image on the screen were stretched out to the edges instead of 4:3.

Hotkeys

Pressing R1 will bring up the on-screen hotkeys, pressing any of the hotkeys will close the hotkey interface.

Log - logbook
Switch - switches between right and left hands
Grab / Steal / Info - switches interaction mode
Foot / horse / cart / ship - switches tranportation mode
Mouse - switches between mouse navigation modes
Keyboard - brings up the keyboard, and can also close it
Cheat - opens the cheat menu (only contains the dungeon warp cheat, and can only be used if enabled in the "z.cfg" config file)
Journal - in-app notes
Magic items - opens the magic items menu

Inventory menu controls

Pressing A will open the inventory and remove the status bar, autosave, and compass hotkeys. 2 new hotkeys will appear in the top right corner of the screen. These can be used to scroll through the inventory as tapping the actual scroll buttons in the game is difficult since they're so small.
Pressing "start" will close the inventory its 2 hotkeys, and will restore normal touch controls.

And that's it. Feel free to adjust sensitivity levels in the game to your liking. Good luck, as this game is BRUTAL if you don't know what you're doing.

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