OpenTESArena VS OpenLara

Arena: Waiting on a playable release of OpenTESArena.

Here's the Arena remake project, which is not using Unity but is instead a complete reimplementation using C++: https://github.com/afritz1/OpenTESArena

Here’s a good source to read first. It’ll help you set up your first character so you don’t waste much time failing again and again. I also want to jump into Arena but I’ll wait for a wholesome OpenTESArena. The controls are of the previous century making it very tiresome to play. You could also see some playthroughs on YouTube. Imo it’s worth some time to play around a bit in Arena but if you plan to move on to Daggerfall, go straight to DaggerfallUnity. Cheers and have fun. (And say goodbye to friends…)

Your options are going to be very limited, especially since OpenTESArena has not even reached Beta state yet. But TES Arena Remapped let's you play with WASD controls (you'll want to rename the mapper file to your version of DOSBox).

Nonsense. It's definitely not. The last commit is from June 2022 (https://github.com/afritz1/OpenTESArena) and the Discord Channel active with the dev itself posting quite frequently.

I reckon that'll happen a few days after OpenTESArena gets mod support.

There is no such mod as of yet, but OpenTESArena is being developped and it might provide new options modders.

The Elder Scrolls: Arena has an experimental Linux client with no actual gameplay yet. The version on Steam is apparently the floppy version and is lacking some features, however it does run fine through Doxbox.

There is one, written in c++ https://github.com/afritz1/OpenTESArena

I didn't notice anything suspicious in his explanation of how the AI works, though he glosses over navigation. I assume he is using the OpenLara engine, in which case he easily has access to level geometry or other parts of the game at runtime that would normally be inaccessible. However when watching the AI play, I got the impression there was two much overlap between what the AI does and says. For example, based upon what I understand of the explanation of how the AI works, the part playing and the part talking are not interacting with each-other. Voice lines are simply generated based upon what is on screen and there is no true common intent behind the AI's actions and speech. This makes me suspect the entire video is simply a scripted imitation of AI.

You can try source engine ports like xash3d diii4a Serious Sam Freedoom OpenLara Quad Touch and Source Engine

It is, it’s the OpenLara engine, so it’s running native code rather than emulating the PSX version.

OpenLara

You can play it online here, the github link on the page also has a downloadable version that plays offline and works with the controller. http://xproger.info/projects/OpenLara/