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Added skip to Windows game assets path copying if user's Steam library is in the default location.
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This is an in-progress modern open-source engine for the 1994 DOS game [*The Elder Scrolls: Arena*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls:_Arena) by Bethesda Softworks. The goal is to eventually replicate all aspects of the original game with a clean-room approach while quality-of-life changes are made along the way. Details on Arena's inner-workings can be found in the [wiki](https://github.com/afritz1/OpenTESArena/wiki). No game assets are distributed.
This is an in-progress modern open-source engine for the 1994 DOS game [*The Elder Scrolls: Arena*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls:_Arena) by Bethesda Softworks. The goal is to replicate all aspects of the original game with a clean-room approach while making quality-of-life changes along the way. Details on Arena's inner-workings can be found in the [wiki](https://github.com/afritz1/OpenTESArena/wiki). No game assets are distributed.

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<summary>Windows</summary>

#### Download [*The Elder Scrolls: Arena* on Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1812290/The_Elder_Scrolls_Arena/)
- Alternate downloads: [GOG](https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_elder_scrolls_arena), [Bethesda website](https://cdnstatic.bethsoft.com/elderscrolls.com/assets/files/tes/extras/Arena106Setup.zip)

#### Download OpenTESArena
1. [Get latest Windows build](https://github.com/afritz1/OpenTESArena/releases)
1. Extract the `.zip`

#### Copy game assets path
1. In your Steam library, right click *The Elder Scrolls: Arena* then select Manage -> Browse local files
1. Open `ARENA` folder then highlight and copy the current directory path with Ctrl+C
1. In the OpenTESArena folder, open `options/options-default.txt` and paste the game directory after `ArenaPath=`
- Example: `ArenaPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Elder Scrolls Arena\ARENA`
#### Copy game assets path (skip if Steam library is default `C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\`)
1. In your Steam library, right-click *The Elder Scrolls: Arena* then select Manage -> Browse local files
1. Open `ARENA` folder then highlight the current directory path and copy with Ctrl+C
1. Back in the OpenTESArena release folder, open `options/options-default.txt` and paste the game directory after `ArenaPaths=`
- Example: `ArenaPaths=C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Elder Scrolls Arena\ARENA`

#### Run `OpenTESArena.exe`

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sudo apt-get install wget unzip rar
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#### Download *The Elder Scrolls: Arena*
#### Download *The Elder Scrolls: Arena* from Bethesda website
```bash
wget https://cdnstatic.bethsoft.com/elderscrolls.com/assets/files/tes/extras/Arena106Setup.zip
```
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### Running OpenTESArena
- Verify that the `data` and `options` folders are in the same folder as the executable. If not, then copy them from the project's root folder (this should be fixed in the future with a post-build command)
- Make sure that `MidiConfig` and `ArenaPath` in the options file point to valid locations on your computer (i.e., `data/eawpats/timidity.cfg` and `data/ARENA` respectively)
- Make sure that `MidiConfig` and `ArenaPaths` in the options file point to valid locations on your computer (i.e., `data/eawpats/timidity.cfg` and `data/ARENA` respectively)
Other guides:
- [Building with Visual Studio (Windows)](docs/setup_windows.md)
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