DAmnable but Necessary Arx Editor

A few people have expressed the wish to try the original editor. This page explains how to build & run it using vanilla Arx Fatalis source.

Build

• Grab & extract original source from http://www.arkane-studios.com/uk/arx_downloads.php
  • D:\ArxFatalis_1.21_Sources\
• Open D:\ArxFatalis_1.21_Sources\Sources\Gaia.sln
• Change Danae.cpp line 427 to initialize FINAL_COMMERCIAL_GAME to 0
• Comment line 106 of HERMES_PAK.cpp
  • mode = LOAD_TRUEFILE_THEN_PACK;
• Grab unicows.dll from the original game installation and copy it under
  • D:\ArxFatalis_1.21_Sources\game\

Run

• First, you need to unpack all the assets. Use arxunpack from Arx Libertatis
  • arxunpak <pakfile> [<pakfile>...]
• Launch the game with the "editor" flag
  • D:\ArxFatalis_1.21_Sources\game\arx.exe editor
• Specify your data directory by clicking "Choose Dir"
  • This folder must contains your pak files, a misc/ folder with the .ttf fonts, and all the subdirectories with the extracted assets (EDITOR, GAME, LOCALISATION, etc.)
• Select a Level on the right
• Make sure "NO CHECKSUM" is enabled, otherwise you'll get a crash at startup
• Click "OK" at the bottom (NOT "Launch Game"!)