The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall

This page contains notes for the game The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall.

z.cfg#

Used by Daggerfall, but not well-documented, z.cfg is loaded by Daggerfall and is used to gather info needed to run the game. It's pretty important for the game to run is what we're saying.

Option	Possible Values	Explanation
type	dfall_huge, dfall_medi, dfall_mini, dfall_mode	Installation type.
path	Unknown.	Path to the game's directory.
pathcd	Unknown.	Path to the CD.
fadecolor	Unknown. Set to 0 by default.	Unknown. Setting it above 0 can crash the game.
faction	Unknown.	Unknown.
facloop	Unknown.	Unknown.
custom	Unknown.	Unknown.
item	Unknown.	Unknown.
artifact	Unknown.	Unknown.
gender	Unknown.	Unknown. In demo versions, this was used to select your character's gender. Untested with the full versions.
editor	Unknown.	Only mentioned in the prototype demos's z.cfg file and it does not function there.
mapfile	Set to mapfile d by default. But can be set to mapfile m.	mapfile d places the player in a dungeon, but mapfile m can send the player to any exterior area.
fpu	0 or 1	Supposed to enable floating-point calculations, though this is very glitchy and can cause the game to slow down. This was covertly added in later versions of Daggerfall.
rendergame	0 or 1	Setting it to 1 renders the game, while setting it to 0 doesn't. Doesn't appear to be recognized in the final game, but is in the prototype demo versions.
renderscape	0 or 1	Setting it to 1 renders the landscape, while setting it to 0 doesn't. Doesn't appear to be recognized in the final game, but is in the prototype demo versions.
user	Unknown.	Unknown.
cheatmode	0 or 1	Setting it to 1 enables debugging keys. Works on 2.12 and newer only. There is a "CHEAT" option present in earlier versions, but doesn't work.
startMap	Unknown. Set to 179 by default.	Choose where the begin in the game.
region	Unknown. Set to 17 by default.	Chose the starting region of the game.
helmet	Unknown.	Unknown.
debug	Unknown.	Unknown. Can crash the game.
maxSpeed	Any integer greater than 0. Set to 200 by default.	How fast the player can go.
controls	Unknown.	Where the controls file is stored. The game freezes when trying to go into the game if this is not set.
blockStr	Unknown.	Unknown.
maps	Unknown. Set to mapsave.sav by default.	Unknown.
marker	Unknown.	Unknown.
seed	Unknown.	Unknown.
stereo	0, 1	0 is normal stereo, but 1 swaps the left and right audio channels.
objmemsize	Unknown.	Added in 1.03.179, this allows the player to set the amount of memory dedicated to game items. Possibly known as 'memory' in earlier versions.
TextureMemory	Unknown.	Added in 1.06.200, this sets memory aside for textures.
MagicRepair	0 or 1	Added in 1.06.200, this allows the player to repair magic items.
ps2fix	Unknown.	Unknown. Likely meant to be used for PS/2 mice or keyboards.
multiplayer	Unknown.	Only mentioned in the prototype demos's z.cfg file and it does not appear to function there.

Player Data Format#

Used by betaplyr.dat and viewplyr.dat.

ADDRESSES USED:

0x36 - Controls forward movement
0x37 - Controls reverse movement
0x38 - Turn left
0x39 - Slide left
0x3A - Turn right
0x3B - Slide right
0x3C - Float Up
0x3D - Float Down
0x3E - Jump
0x3F - Crouch
0x40 - Slide
0x41 - Run
0x42 - Rest
0x43 - Transport
0x44 - Steal Mode
0x45 - Grab Mode
0x46 - Info Mode
0x47 - Talk Mode
0x48 - Activate Center Object
0x49 - Activate Cursor
0x4A - Look Up
0x4B - Look Down
0x4C - Center View
0x4D - Look Around
0x4E - Logbook
0x4F - Notebook
0x50 - Automap
0x51 - Travel Map
0x52 - Cast Spell
0x53 - Recast Spell
0x54 - Abort Spell
0x55 - Use Magic Item
0x56 - Ready Weapon
0x57 - Swing Weapon
0x58 - Switch Hand
0x59 - Status
0x5A - Char Sheet
0x5B - Inventory

VALUES: All values here are 8-bit values for keys. Any other key combination will cause the game to glitch out weirdly or outright crash

0x00 - "%d out of %d identified" (Glitch string)
0x01 - ESC
0x02 - 1
0x03 - 2
0x04 - 3
0x05 - 4
0x06 - 5
0x07 - 6
0x08 - 7
0x09 - 8
0x0A - 9
0x0B - 0
0x0C - - (Minus sign)
0x0D - =
0x0E - Backspace
0x0F - Tab
0x10 - Q
0x11 - W
0x12 - E
0x13 - R
0x14 - T
0x15 - Y
0x16 - U
0x17 - I
0x18 - O
0x19 - P
0x1A - [
0x1B - ]
0x1C - Enter
0x1D - Control
0x1E - A
0x1F - S
0x20 - D
0x21 - F
0x22 - G
0x23 - H
0x24 - J
0x25 - K
0x26 - L
0x27 - ;
0x28 - '
0x29 - Graphic of an arrow pointing to the right
0x2A - Left Shift
0x2B - \
0x2C - Z
0x2D - X
0x2E - C
0x2F - V
0x30 - B
0x31 - N
0x32 - M
0x33 - ,
0x34 - .
0x35 - /
0x36 - Right Shift
0x37 - *
0x38 - Alt
0x39 - Space Bar
0x3A - Caps Lock
0x3B - F1
0x3C - F2
0x3D - F3
0x3E - F4
0x3F - F5
0x40 - F6
0x41 - F7
0x42 - F8
0x43 - F9
0x44 - F10
0x45 - Num Lock
0x46 - Scroll Lock
0x47 - Home
0x48 - Up Arrow
0x49 - Pg. Up
0x4A - - (Underscore?)
0x4B - Left Arrow
0x4C - 5 (?)
0x4D - Right Arrow
0x4E - Plus Key
0x4F - End
0x50 - Down Arrow
0x51 - Pg. Down
0x52 - Insert
0x53 - Delete
0xCA - 1st/Left Mouse Button
0xCB - 2nd/Right Mouse Button
0xCC - 3rd/Center Mouse Button