Its the Dark Age.

Cast away from the surface of the Earth by the disappearance of the sun, Mankind lived hidden underground in the Fortress of Arx. Humans only have magic left to survive against Ratmen, Dragons and starvation... But a much greater danger is hovering above the world of Arx Fatalis. Lurking in the eternal darkness of the mines, it feeds off the innocent souls of the city. It is not a monster. It is not human. It is pure evil. The adventure has just started, and soon, the fate of Arx, will be in your hands.

Arx Fatalis is a medieval heroic fantasy first person role playing game which places the accent on immersion, storyline, exploration and innovative magic system.

Dive into the universe of Arx Arx Fatalis is an RPG that thrusts the player into an extremely complex fantastic world. Arx Fatalis combines a rich storyline with impressive medieval settings. The easy to use interface results in maximum interaction. The player is in an intense immersion state where he can feel how each one of his actions affects the surrounding world. The goal of the game is to reduce to nothing the cult of Akbaa, God of destruction and Chaos, and thus, prevent him from returning to the physical world. If the player fails, the demon will crush Arx under its rule of blood and terror.

The player, assuming the role of potential hero, fights in a large underground fortress, with wood clubs, swords, lances. and many magic artifacts, against the threat of multiple underground creatures (Goblins, Trolls, Ratmen and other vicious creatures.) Skill and sharp reflexes is need for this path.

But rough power is not always the best road to victory. Every quest has at least 1 or 2 non violent options. You may use stealth and cunning to progress, keeping an eye out for details is crucial to succeed this way. The hero may also use the new "screen magic" to advance. By using the mouse, magic runes have to be drawn and combined on screen in order to create powerful spells that will protect the player or give him the strength to defeat his enemies and to complete his quest. Experimentation is crucial to succeed in this path.

In addition to the fight against demons and monsters, there is also a practically infinite number of interactions with the creatures and objects in the fortress, which enable the player to regain his memory, solve enigmas, and fulfill quests. By accumulating experience points, the player is able to train him any way they want.

Dare to enter the world of Arx Fatalis. Explore the underground cities, secret temples, ancient mine tunnels, discover forgotten civilizations and dominate the magic of Arx Fatalis...

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The first big update.

Almost finished the main changes to the textures, but many will still have to adjust the chromakey or transparency, glow, etc.

In addition to this, I looked at how the light would look. For testing, I added several light sources to different places.

I removed the nasty reflections from the textures and now they don't glow. I'll add screenshots with BEFORE and AFTER in a small tunnel. It took quite a long time, because I didn't understand how to edit all the materials.

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PsyWarVeteran
PsyWarVeteran - - 2,112 comments

One of the best RPGs ever made. For the genre it's a bit compact in scope and size but whenever something you think is possible turns out to be possible that feeling of accomplishment you get is unmatched.

Light a fire, grab a fish, put it near it and watch it cook. Use flour to make dough, add a bit of wine, cook it and watch the enemy with the upset belly run to the bathroom, it's all great stuff.

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kaptenkabelsatan
kaptenkabelsatan - - 19 comments

There is a game in production called Monomyth that is inspired by and very similar looking to Arx Fatalis, it looks like we will finally get a spiritual successor to one of the greatest games ever made --- Trailer and other links with info below:
Youtube.com
Moddb.com
Store.steampowered.com

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M4rked1
M4rked1 - - 900 comments

Here are delicious cakes majesty me slip zem under ze door!

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TheUnbeholden
TheUnbeholden - - 3,631 comments

its a beauty among RPG's

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Eagle12687
Eagle12687 - - 33 comments

Finally and open-source rpg! There are many open-source fps. But very few open-source REAL rpgs.

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kuadziw
kuadziw - - 302 comments

That's great news. Finally I can give this game a go! on my current machine. Kool!

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Major-Krieger
Major-Krieger - - 3 comments

I nearly cried tears of joy after reading the news.

Finally I can play that wonderful game again.

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KnightofEquulei
KnightofEquulei - - 2,015 comments

BTW guys, I created a quick video showing the basics of Arx. The video covers: casting spells, cooking food, combat and inventory. It ends with my character getting drunk in a tavern and causing trouble. It'll be uploaded soon...

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Computica
Computica - - 692 comments

It'd be nice if we can upload downloads and not just mods...

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Pennypacker
Pennypacker - - 262 comments

Sweet :)
Can't wait to see what new and old modders alike will come up with!

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