Fixes loads of bugs, inconsistencies, and discrepancies. Restores, adds, changes, and improves some content for a more logical execution and appearance.
Now better and improved, plus fully inclusive, with HQ maps, HQ music, high resolution patch, official DLCs, restored prerelease content, and other game improving mods.
Found on Terra-Arcanum.org. Developed by Drog Black Tooth.
Visit it for more details, detailed changelog, FAQ, feedback, and updates. Also, the author has the donation button on the page, so make sure to give them some coins, so they could introduce more improvements to this patch in future.
Works with Steam/GOG/retail releases of Arcanum patched to the latest official v1.0.7.4.
To install, launch the installer and point to Arcanum's (clean) installation directory, and then launch the game as usual.
Starting a new game is obligatory.
So great!
I had no idea this was still being worked on. Not sure how much has changed with recent versions, but this patch was basically essential to my enjoyment when I played this game probably a decade ago.
Edit: I just looked it up on the Terra Arcanum site and think this was the patch that came out about 3 years ago. Still didn't know this was seeing updates even at that point, but unsure if it's still being worked on to this day. In any case, it's likely still highly recommended.
It's not being worked on now. Drog was going to create "hard mode" and was apparently almost ready to release, but now has disappeared for almost 3 years at this point.