First you need to read this:
The Newbie's Pictorial Guide To DOSBox

The problem with the missing \ can be solved to putting the mount command in the autoexec section of your dosbox.conf file.

ok i just read the whole stuff, thks
i switched to qwerty keyboard and got my ' / '
😉
i also have suceeded to go from the Z: invite to the C:\> one 😀

i used the help command but not sure what to do now,
the manual says to do :
cd arena [enter]
then arena106.exe [enter] in my case...

but i've got a pb for the CD command does not work anymore,
neither CHDIR
cd arena or chdir arena produces an error : 'unable to change to arena'

Reading the DOSBox guides would prove useful to you. Also, a little understanding about how ms-dos commands work would benefit you. 😎

alt 142
alt 92
are handy to know as well 😀

1. Create a directory for your game, e.g. "C:\DOSBox stuff\Arena".
2. Start DOSBox.
3. In DOSBox, mount up DOSBox's drive C: and D:
   
   Z:>mount C "C:\DOSBox stuff\Arena"
   Z:>mount D "C:\path\to\your\unpacked\download\of\arena" -t cdrom
4. Install the game from D: to C:
   
   Z:>D:
   D:>install
   
   (or "setup", or whatever the command to start the installation is called. Check your Manual/Installation Guide for Arena for the exact command to use)
5. Configure sound, configure graphics, ...
   
   (when you configure sound and are asked about stuff like IO/IRQ/DMA/High DMA addresses, please verify that you use the same values as listed in "%ProgramFiles%\DOSBox-0.63\dosbox.conf")
6. Start game.
   
   D:>C:
   C:>dir
   C:>cd arena
   C:>dir
   C:>arena106
   
   (or "run", or "play" or whatever the command to start the game is called. Check your Manual/Installation Guide for Arena for the exact command to use)

http://www.elderscrolls.com/tenth_anniv/Arena106%20Setup.pdf

* Puzzled * All I get is a blank screen?

I downloaded the game, unpacked it, and (contrary the setup document provided by Qbix) mounted up the unpack directory as C: in DOSBox, and ran the INSTALL.EXE from DOSBox.

Note: Do not use the INSTALL'er to actually install the game. Only use INSTALL.EXE to verify/change the sound/music setup. This will update SOUND.CFG and re-create the ARENA.BAT with the appropriate command line arguments.

Next I ran ARENA.BAT, the DOSBox screen goes blank/black - and then NOTHING!?!

Re-configured with no sound/no music. Did not help.
Tried full and dynamic core. No change.

In summary: I can not get it to work. Any takers?

Update: Searched the forum (which I should have done first - doh!) and used DOSBox 0.61 instead. Works!!!

Ehh 🙁 Now it stopped working??

Time for reboot??

sorry , what did u mean in 3. unpacked stuff of arena, i got only an arena106.exe is this ziped or sthg?

(i 'm the 1 who posted the above msg, don't know why it says 'guest' , thus could not edit it)

when i mount c :
z:\>mount c:\JeuxDosBox\Arena106
it answers directory c:\JeuxDosBox\Arena106 does not exist
(same thing with Arena)

i did it before though, can't remember how exactly
it also said cd command ko ( ? )

when i did
mount d:\c:\JeuxDosBox\Arena
it says "Usage Mount Drive-Letter Local-Directory
so a mount c c:\windows mounts windows directory as the c: drive in dos box"
look like information only, did it do it or not ?
then d: [enter]
makes a "Drive D does not exist! "
(... :'( )

*edit* after a restart i realized i've got an arena file in c:\ so a part of it worked, can't figure out when 😀
is there a way i can paste in dos box? , ctrl+v does not work

I should mention Bethesda released Arena as freeware: http://www.elderscrolls.com/tenth_anniv/tenth_anniv.htm

I know I got the CD-ROM version working under DOSBox, which is pretty much the same thing AFAIK. It was a bit taxing on my computer though, running a fine line between choppy graphics (due to less cycles than the game wanted) and full CPU usage (due to more cycles than my CPU could handle). Can't remember whether it was on my old Athlon XP 2600+ or my new 3200+.

I do not know why DOSBox 0.61 suddenly refused to run Arena 1.06, and the reboot did not solve it either.

Anyway, Arena 1.06 seems to work consistenly with 0.60, sometimes with 0.61, and never(?) with 0.62, 0.63 nor with a CVS build from April 10.

As I said in the previous post, I downloaded the self-extracting SFX RAR file Arena106.exe containing "The Elder Scrolls: Arena v1.06", ran it, and extracted the content into an Arena game directory (I:\Downloads\Arena\Unpacked-1.06).

The extraction process created an extra directory named "ARENA" so I ended up with the following directory structure:

1I:\Downloads\Arena\Unpacked-1.06
2I:> dir ARENA /w
3
4 Contents of I:\Downloads\Arena\Unpacked-1.06\ARENA
5
6Spellsg.01     Spellsg.08     Spellsg.02     Spellsg.03     Spellsg.04     Spellsg.07
7Spellsg.06     Spellsg.65     Spellsg.09     Spellsg.05     SCROLL03.IMG   CHARSPEL.IMG
8Arrows.cif     Crystal3.inf   README.BAT     INSTALL.EXE    A.EXE          Read.me
9CONFIG.CPY     BOOTEXEC.CPY   CHARFNT.DAT    FONT_C.DAT     FONT_A.DAT     FONT_B.DAT
10ULTRAMID.EXE   ARIAXMID.ADV   SBFM.ADV       ARIADIG.ADV    GENMIDI.ADV    GM2.BNK
11SAMPLE.AD      DAYTIME.COL    SBP1FM.ADV     NAMECHNK.DAT   MT2.BNK        CITYTXT
12WATERANI.RCI   MT1.BNK        GM1.BNK        SPELLMKR.TXT   STARTGAM.MNU   40181409.MIF
13CHARSHT.COL    ARTFACT2.DAT   FONT_S.DAT     GUARD.DAT      FOG.TXT        41418704.MIF
1442068779.MIF   FOG.LGT        CLASSES.DAT    EQUIP.DAT      MAPBTNS.MNU    42110737.MIF
15END02.FLC      42026882.MIF   TEMPLATE.DAT   SELLING.DAT    39950681.MIF   42488253.MIF
1640852494.MIF   41229981.MIF   40642738.MIF   ULTRAMID.INI   40370128.MIF   41649375.MIF
1740516921.MIF   42194658.MIF   JAGTEMP.DAT    TAVERN.DAT     SBDIG.ADV      ROGUE.CEL
18JAGRSHLD.FLC   TEENYFNT.DAT   SCROLL.FLC     PASOPL.ADV     SBPDIG.ADV     GF1MIDI.ADV
19ALGDIG.ADV     MT32MPU.ADV    SBP2FM.ADV     PASFM.ADV      ARTFACT1.DAT   CHARSPEL.DAT
20STATES.65      FONT_D.DAT     NORMAL.LGT     CITYINTR       LAVAANI.RCI    WARRIOR.CEL
21NAMES2.DAT     PAL.COL        DUNGEON.TXT    FONT4.DAT      MUGUILD.DAT    GF1DIGI.ADV
22MAGE.CEL       ADLIBG.ADV     VISION.FLC     CHAOSVSN.FLC   PASDIG.ADV     QUESTION.TXT
23JAGAR.FLC      MORPH.FLC      END01.FLC      SPPARTS.RCI    2651.GLD       GLOBAL.BSA
24CITYDATA.65    DREARY.COL     JAGARDTH.FLC   WARHAFT.FLC    KING.FLC       ARENAFNT.DAT
25TAMRIEL.MNU    LOG.65         POINTER1.DAT   START.MIF      DISKS.BAK      EXTRA
26SPELLS.65      SPELLS.LST     39699021.MIF   WINGAME.XFM    TITLE.IMG      IMPPAL.MIF
27IMPPAL4.INF    IMPPAL1.INF    IMPPAL3.INF    IMPPAL2.INF    RANDOM1.MIF    HELP.TXT
2839300577.MIF   VILPAL3.MIF    README.TXT     BS5.MIF        AUTOMAP.00     CITYDATA.00
29LOG.00         SPELLS.00      SPELLSG.00     STATES.00      NAMES.DAT      WILD001.00
30WILD002.00     WILD003.00     WILD004.00     mouse.exe      [Docs]         NO_LABEL
31ARENA.BAT      SOUND.CFG      DATA_NTF.64    [..]           [.]
32             152 files         21.531.730 bytes
33               3 folder(s)    546.697.216 bytes free

To top it of, I created a dosbox.conf to mount the directoy and provide a little info on how to get it going:

1[autoexec]
2@       echo off
3
4        mount C "I:\Downloads\Arena\Unpacked-1.06\ARENA"
5
6        C:
7
8        echo.
9        echo +==================================+
10        echo ! Type INSTALL to configure sound. !
11        echo ! Type ARENA to play.              !
12        echo +==================================+

As it says, run INSTALL, configure the sound/music for Sound Blaster 16, and exit the installer (do not try to install the game!).

Next, type ARENA and play!

hmm try selecting regular soundblaster for sound.

after a good night of sleep (very impt 😀 )

IT WORKED !!! :p)

i did :
mount c c:\arena
it did mount it :=)
arena command works and install too to config sound and music, left by default

then i added a command at the end of dos box :
mount c c:\JeuxDosBox
c:

so that i begin Dos Box with a C: invite
but my new pb is :

Arena [enter] now says illegal command

+ mount c c:\arena makes a 'drive c already mounted with c:\JeuxDosBox', here is normal i know
what to play now, shall i go inside tha arena directory?
DIR works but cd arena doe not, neither arena alone

ooookkkkaayy....

When you did a "Mount c c:\Arena", I'm assuming that the ARENA directory was on your host C: drive?

When you did a "Mount c c:\JeuxDosBox", this JeuxDosBox (Geesh, long ass thing to type), is on your c:\ drive too?

Most people create either a C:\DosBox directory or a C:\Games directory and then put all of their games in that.

In your case

HOST SYSTEM

C:\DosBox\Arena

DosBox

Mount c c:\Dosbox

Then DIR ARENA to see the ARENA directory
and cd ARENA to enter the ARENA directory.

It seems like you may be better off with a DosBox FrontEnd like D-FEND. I don't use frontends so I can't help ya there but there purpose is to make things easier for those who don't know the command line very well.

yep everything asked for was on C: , i rename my directory DosBox 😀 and put Arena into it
i did what u said :
in Dos box Mount c c:\Dosbox

Then DIR ARENA to see the ARENA directory
and cd ARENA to enter the ARENA directory.
then arena
it WORKS 😀 plus sound too !! thanks A LOT

what's the full screen option again ? i read it, somwhere here, but can't find it anymore
where do i find tips on the game, i've been killed by the 1st goblin 😳

alt+return

ok, it does work now
though i still need to find how t o fight gobelins 😀

i tried another one : alone in the dark
it works too , i ran a go.bat file (kindof an intro to the game? )but then it stops...
**edit** then took the 0.63 DOS BOX instead of .61 and its much better : sound, game plays OK now 😉

though a stupid strange dog kills me... kindof immediatly 😀

still a pb with little big adventure 2 :
mounted c:\
mounted d ...-t cdrom
but the lba2 asks for a cdrom ... didn' i just mount it ?

Qbix wrote:

hmm try selecting regular soundblaster for sound.

I just finish a session where I tried to select sb1, sb2, sbpro1, ..... instead of sb16, but the result is the same: 0.60 is like Old Faithful - works like a charm every time. 0.61 worked once, and then stopped. 0.62/0.63 never worked.

manchette wrote:

still a pb with little big adventure 2

Little Big Adventure 1&2 - DOSBox Guide 😉