Arcanum unofficial patch: what parts?

[Mr Happy]

OK, I am playing Arcanum for the first time, and downloading the Unofficial patch, High quality townmaps from the same guy, and the high resolution patch. I have a few questions about the unofficial patch: is the "extra content" option good or is it just goofy? Is the "Townmap fixes" the same as the high quality town map patch? And, what the hell is "original Bedokaan model" or whatever and should I get it?

Also, any thing I should know as a first time player would be welcome.

Thank you.

 

[JarlFrank]

additonal content = restored content that existed in the databases but wasn't implemented in the game. Mostly inventory pics for weapons and stuff, some additional dialogue... none of it made by Drog, all of it existed already in the game files.

 

[Forest Dweller]

Also, any thing I should know as a first time player would be welcome.

Don't play as a gun-slinging techie with low charisma.

 

[Satori (original)]

Get the high quality sounds too!

 

[Dnny]

Also, any thing I should know as a first time player would be welcome.

Don't play as a gun-slinging techie with low charisma.

I would have said, don't make a gunslinger at all. Guns suck for the first half of the game and simply are not worth the pain. If you play a techie, put some points to make yourself a decent fighter and use buff potions and tech armors + weapons.

 

[Malakal]

Also, any thing I should know as a first time player would be welcome.

Thank you.

Play as a magic user. Get harm and desintegrate. Ignore boring combat.