I'm at level 3 now and I need to swim, but it isn't working. I know that you need to push the go up/down buttons to swim, but they aren't working. My guy just kind of bobs on the surface, or rockets across it really fast. If I can't swim, then i can't beat the game, so any ideas of what to do?

I've even just tried overencumbering my self to the point that the game warns me that I'm carrying too much to float...but I still do.

In Daggerfall, I believe you press Page Up and Page Down to swim or levitate. Try that.

Is there any chance that your keyboard has a modifier key for Page up/Page down that toggles, and maybe it is stuck on the wrong setting? For example, my laptop has a numeric keypad that also doubles as other functions, such as Home, Page Up etc. Which way they work depends on the state of the NumLock key.

Also, if you have more than one page up/page down on your keyboard, you might try the other one (numeric pad vs standalone on many keyboards).

Lastly, are you using any software anything that remaps keys or changes the keyboard layout through software? Most old DOS programs only work with the key scan codes (what the key has printed on it) and likely will not be interpreted correctly with software remapping

If you haven't remapped swimming then it should be Page Up/Page Down - beside the Insert/Home/End keys. However if you have a non QWERTY keyboard it could cause issues. I would recommend if you're having issues remapping the keys - I always do it to Q/Z myself.

Probably should've mentioned that I've been trying remapped keys and nothings worked. I started with page up/down, then moved to other buttons with no difference. My movement in this game has been kinda weird, what with the fact that sometimes when I'm moving straight, my character will start veering to the right or left.

Also, when I say I move faster while bobbing on the water, I mean ultra fast. I move forward at about 10x walking speed on the water. Backwards and side movements are normal, but forward speed on the water is super fast.

I will admit that have cheated my stats up...but when I used a save editor to bring them back down, the same problems persisted, so I don't think it's that.

Well, I somehow managed to skip past (jumped over at gate) the swimming section, so I did just beat level 3. Don't know if there will be any other swimming sections ahead though. Probably will.

Were you ever able to get it to work? I have the same problem as you.

Edit: Lowering Dosbox cycles with Ctrl-F11 fixes the problem. When you are done swimming, simply return them to the original number.