Thread:Deathstalker666/@comment-1496755-20161101184239/@comment-1496755-20161103213241

Hmmm, well, I set cycles to "auto" and it usually does the trick (and if it doesn't - set it to a value above 250,000). Quake runs pretty smooth on 1024x768 (in fact, it sometimes becomes ridiculously fast on 320x200). I recommend restarting DOSBox after the new default resolution is set from the menu, to eliminate any residual lag after the switch. This only applies to my new PC, of course. Back on my old laptop, anything higher than 320x200 caused lag. And that was not surprising, considering its old and weak hardware.

Oh, I think I've heard of those. They were pretty bad maps too... no wonder Blizzard was unhappy about this being associated with their megahit title.

Daggerfall - I think I am making some progress. Or am I?

After the exciting events from last time, I finally made it to the castle. I was allowed in, even though I'm a shady character that consorts with creepy people wearing black robes. I went straight to the head honchos and talked to the King (I was raised in a patriarchal setting, you see).

The King gacve me some quest, but I suspect it was a generic "noble quest" thing - I had to deliver something to someone in a random town. Then this someone sent me to another town to deliver something else to someone else. The only challenge was the tight time limit, but I managed the delivery work without any trouble and got some gold from the King.

Decided to try the Queen next - she looks pretty nice for a sprite. And she gave mesomething more unusual, which makes me think it could be related to the main quest. She asked me to go to some distant castle to check up on... some old lady (with a time limit of 150 days - pretty generous of her). An epic quest worthy of a great hero like me :D

I suppose you have been to the castle in question and know that it is a ghastly maze. And even worse - a maze with levers and barriers that are opened by them. Uuuughhhhhh... Anyway, I managed to find my way through this mess and found the old lady (couldn't mistake her - she looks like an ugly hag). Talked to her and she gave me some vague nonsense. She didn't say anything else, so I backtracked, left the castle, and returned to the Queen that gave me the quest. She was glad that the old hag was still alive and rewarded me with some magic ring (haven't identified it yet).

Around this time, I noticed a new letter in my inventory (I didn't get a notification for it). It was from some lady in Wayrest and she claims she knows something about the mysterious lost letter of Uriel Septim (that crook!). So I'm going to Wayrest next... but that will be tomorrow because grandma's castle maze was pretty exhausting.

So yeah - I believe I have made some progress, though the big picture is still pretty vague (I can't imagine how that old hag could be important to my mission, but maybe it will be revealed later). Backup saves were made, of course...