Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura

french version 1.0.7.0

company: Troika Games (www.troikagames.com) /
         Sierra On-Line (www.sierra.com)

homesite: www.troikagames.com/arcanum.htm

This patch adds several new features.
First, a fullscreen view was added by popular demand. In order to 
use it, you must begin the game with the switch "-fullscreen". The 
easiest way to do this is to modify your desktop shortcut for 
Arcanum (right-click on the short cut and select Properties, then 
edit the Target line to include the -fullscreen option). When the 
game begins, you will have a regular game interface, but pressing 
F10 will toggle the fullscreen interface on and off. Note that 
fullscreen mode requires more memory and more processor time, so 
this option is only recommended for faster machines. If you choose 
not to use this mode, remove the -fullscreen option to return to 
optimum preformance. Uninstallation of Arcanum currently doesn't 
remove the Fullscreen icon from your Start Menu.  If you wish to get 
rid of this after uninstalling Arcanum, follow these steps:

							
Open up My Computer and go to your C drive.
Open the Windows folder and click "Show Files".
Open the Start Menu folder and double click the Programs icon.
Double Click Sierra and then select the Arcanum icon.
Delete this icon.

Second, inventory interfaces had a right-click action added to them. 
During bartering, right-clicking on one of your items will sell it, 
and right-clicking on one of the merchant's items will buy it. 
During looting, right-clicking on one of the container items will 
loot it, and right-clicking on an item in your inventory will send 
it to the container. During stealing, right-clicking on an item in 
the target's inventory will make you try to steal it, and 
right-clicking on an item in your inventory will make you try to 
plant it in the target's inventory. Finally, right-clicking on an 
item in your personal inventory interface will attempt to use that 
item on yourself (ie. right-clicking on a heal potion will make your 
character drink it).

Third, we are now allowing followers to attempt to pick locks 
without having to possess a set of lockpicks (but a set will improve 
his chances). This feature allows the player to use the group's sole 
set of lockpicks to attempt to pick a lock, and if the follower has 
a better chance to succeed, he will take over the lockpicking 
attempt.

Finally, we changed the perceived values when examining items. If 
the player examines a WIELDED item on another character, then the 
description of that item uses the other character's Magick-Tech 
Aptitude, rather than the player's Magick-Tech aptitude. This means 
any value affected by aptitude, such as weight or speed, will appear 
with their value for the wielding character. This change only 
affects wielded items; looking at the item in the other character's 
inventory (such as during bartering or stealing) will still examine 
the item with the player's aptitude.

Several new keyboard shortcuts were added:
E
ends your turn-based combat round
K
Skill UI toggle
M
Magic spell UI toggle
Home
Centers the screen on your character

This patch also fixes several bugs:
- several crash bugs were fixed
- a slow-down was fixed on video cards with large amounts of memory 
(greater than 32 MB) that occurred when the art cache was full
- several dialogs were fixed to prevent endless loops, infinite 
money supplies, or incorrect responses (like smart characters 
getting lines for dumb ones)
- critical hits were being calculated incorrectly for characters 
with a Melee skill of less than 3
- NPC alignment could fluctuate abruptly for no apparent reason (but 
there was a reason, and we fixed it)
- some NPC's started with the wrong faction or alignment, and they 
have been corrected
