The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim [ Page 4 ]

A few Skyrim news bits I thought were worth sharing. Looks

A few Skyrim news bits I thought were worth sharing. Looks like Bethesda is starting to move its 1.7 update patch through the works. It will be released on XBox 360, PS3 and Steam and contains a few notable bits including stability fixes, general optimizations, bug fixes and updates the the dragon shouts via Kinect.

Also looks like later this week Bethesda will be talking about the release date for Dawnguard on PS3 and Steam. Looks like the XBox 360 exclusive lockout window is over and my guess is they will talk about it when they show next week at Quakecon. Well, not entirely my guess a few have speculated about it.

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Just started Skyrim. An hour in and I am enjoying the

Just started Skyrim. An hour in and I am enjoying the game(the shot above is from my current location in the game looking at a sweet mountain). Taking it slow. Following people, listening to them and getting all the story I can. After the initial Dragon attack I had to pick one of the guys to follow. Didn't know who was who so I picked the guy with long hair. After a dungeon crawl we emerged from the dungeon and I followed him to Riverwood village where we met his sister. He is part of the resistance to the Empire. I like the sound of joining them but I really don't know much about the war save Ulrich is their leader and they want Nordic freedom in Skyrim.

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Travis Admin wrote on 07/20/2012 at 01:13pm

I advise you to really hear both sides of the story before choosing to side with Ulfric or not. I will tell you that, while I certainly see both sides of the argument, I have never been able to make myself side with Ulfric. The first time you get to Windhelm, go to the darker corners of the town and talk to people about Ulfric and the Stormcloaks.

I fully expect to have a long, in-depth conversation about Empire vs. Stormcloaks on here when you get far enough :)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/20/2012 at 02:26pm

I will thanks! Cool that the game allows you to decide. Everyone I met so far supports the Stormcloaks so it will be interesting to see another side.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 07/20/2012 at 04:44pm

IF YOU CALL YOURSELF A NORD THERE IS NO OTHER SIDE!!!!!!11111111111

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 07/20/2012 at 04:44pm

What race did you pick?

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/20/2012 at 04:59pm

Breton

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 07/20/2012 at 05:53pm

Cool.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/20/2012 at 06:30pm

Fun so far. I started as an Argonian once and people seemed pretty prejudiced to me. Figured Breton would be neutral?

Travis Admin wrote on 07/21/2012 at 01:09pm

They kinda are if you're argonian. Even more if you're Khajit. Most nords (who are the most plentiful race in Skyrim) hate you if you're any kind of elf, especially dark elf.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/21/2012 at 04:42pm

Ah. Bigotry in Skyrim! What character did you roll?

Travis Admin wrote on 07/22/2012 at 03:39am

Which time? :)

I did an Imperial first (got called "milk drinker" a lot... not sure why that's an insult). Second time I rolled argonian, and I love it. I'm thinking of being a kitty next.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/22/2012 at 04:27am

Fun. Milk drinker? Maybe because they are cow herders?

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 07/22/2012 at 07:25pm

I think Milk Drinker is referring to you still needing to suckle from your mother. I'm a Redguard and get mostly indifference from people.

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A few quick Steam Workshop mods to get you started in

http://cdn.steamcommunity.com/public/images/sharedfiles/Skyrim_Background.jpg

A few quick Steam Workshop mods to get you started in Skyrim

I'm assuming some of you are playing Skyrim for the first time now, since it was half-off for the Steam Summer Sale. (How over budget are you all, by the way?)

While TES Nexus is still the best place to get mods, Steam Workshop makes it so easy to automatically download them and install them.

If you're in the market for a new house, there are plenty to choose from. My personal favorite is a Dwemer Airship called the Asteria. This player house is beautifully done, very detailed, and has plenty of storage space. My only qualm is the lack of usable bookshelves, but everything else makes up for it. ... Read All

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/16/2012 at 05:04am

Awesome, gonna start my game soon! Do you recommend a texture pack?

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 07/16/2012 at 04:51pm

As an almost purely console gamer, the thought of mods is completely foreign to me. Are they allowable changes to the game? I love Skyrim, but have been kinda jealous of all the mods I've seen for the PC version.

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/16/2012 at 04:59pm

Basically whatever people can think of they do. My only desire is they dot ruin any main or side story quests and are purely additive. So far, they seem to be in that realm or at least the ones I've seen.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 07/16/2012 at 05:49pm

But that doesn't "void your warranty" or anything like that?

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 07/16/2012 at 06:30pm

Not at all. Bethesda provides the tools people use to make mods. It's encouraged.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 07/16/2012 at 06:30pm

Think of it like free DLC, created by the players.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 07/16/2012 at 07:12pm

Dude, that's rad. Someday I might need to buy a decent computer.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 07/16/2012 at 08:35pm

One other thing to note, at least with Bethesda games, using mods and/or console commands does not disable achievements.

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/16/2012 at 08:43pm

Oh good. I mean the game is a pretty large sandbox if they put too many rails on it it wouldn't be as cool. Good it's as opened up as it is. Can't wait to fusrodah a Rabbit!

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 07/16/2012 at 10:24pm

Just be careful when attacking chickens. Seriously.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 07/16/2012 at 10:32pm

We all learned that lesson in Link's Awakening ;-)

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/16/2012 at 10:40pm

Thanks for the tip. They swarm I take it?

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 07/16/2012 at 10:48pm

No, that was just a joke. Go ahead and attack!

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 07/16/2012 at 11:51pm

Chickens don't swarm, but it's like they're marked as townsfolk or something, because everyone gets pissed and comes after you.

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/17/2012 at 12:25am

Oh, ok thanks! I don't typically play a game the first time breaking laws and stuff. I played Fallout 3 and got the best Karma.

Kind of want to do it again and blow up Megaton though.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 07/17/2012 at 05:22pm

I'm definitely getting this when I can afford a better PC. Maybe my Christmas list this year will just be a bunch of computer parts. :)

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 07/17/2012 at 10:10pm

What's the record so far for post with the most comments? Cause this one has a bunch :)

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/17/2012 at 11:59pm

Wow, I don't know, Ill run a query and see.

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/18/2012 at 12:06am

This is now the post with the most comments seconded by this: http://cheerfulghost.com/Tungsten/posts/169

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 07/18/2012 at 03:14am

Jon, just FYI, there's no real Karma system in Skyrim. You have a record of your highest bounties in all the different holds, but no fame/infamy like in Oblivion. People will remember your deeds though.

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/18/2012 at 06:06am

Good to know. Wonder how I'm going to play it? Though I did hear you can't pick a good or bad side because there really isn't one?

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 07/18/2012 at 07:42am

Exactly. You'll see (:

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 07/19/2012 at 03:42am

You can be clearly evil or clearly good, but there's a conflict that you pick a side on that isn't 100% clear. I won't spoil it, but I will tell you that I've gotten into days-long arguments on reddit about which one is the "right" one. :)

How do we rank now? Most comments yet? :)

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/19/2012 at 04:33am

The day I checked it was the number one conversation. So yeah, now its the number onedest deluxe!

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/20/2012 at 06:20am

Ok yeah wow apparently killing a chicken is a massive crime. I had to go to Whiterun, talk to a guard, pay a fine and then the villagers stopped hating me.

Killing a hunter? Fine? A chicken? YOU FIEND!

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Awesome video interview with Todd Howard on Skyrims new

Awesome video interview with Todd Howard on Skyrim's new expansion Dawnguard.

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/06/bethesdas-todd-howard-on-dawnguard-the-future-of-skyrim-and-s/

The release is June 26th but you can sign up for the XBox 360 beta now. I wasn't too interested in being a Vampire but Howard dropped that it will be taylored to people that want to play as a Vampire or a Vampire Hunter. Awesome! He also mentioned that some future DLC will be free as well because the game did so well.

Are you going to get Dawnguard? If you haven't played Skyrim yet will you? I have yet to pick it up and can't decide if I should get it on PS3 or PC.

Turns out I beat Skyrim a couple months ago! Ive been

Turns out I "beat" Skyrim a couple months ago! I've been playing side quests, and the story didn't feel like it was progressing anymore, so I googled "Skyrim Main Quest" to see where I was, I found out that it's already "over" lol. I'm still enjoying it, but kinda disappointed that that's all there is... totally looking forward to Dawnguard now! Just applied to get the Beta!

Skyrim! Im sorry sorry Ive been neglecting you! But Ive

Skyrim! I'm sorry sorry I've been neglecting you! But I've more than made up for it this weekend so far.

I had gotten to what I thought was a lull in the game, and work/life got crazy busy, so I took a couple months off from gaming, but man, I picked it right back up Friday night and into Saturday morning!

This game just keeps getting better! Tons of story lines going on right now. I actually felt bad today because I'm an assassin (along with so many other things lol) and I was sent to kill this old guy. He knew I was coming, so he just turned around and let me kill him... so after I killed him I killed the guy who paid me to kill him ;)

jdodson Admin wrote on 05/28/2012 at 04:48pm

Skyrim: "I forgive you Adym. Remember unlike happiness, I will always be here!"

Travis Admin wrote on 05/28/2012 at 06:07pm

That wasn't just some old guy, but I understand your lack of spoilers :) That questline was one of my favorites.

AdamPFarnsworth Post Author wrote on 05/28/2012 at 07:47pm

I think it's my favorite too!

jdodson Admin wrote on 05/28/2012 at 09:50pm

Any sense of how far you are from beating Skyrim?

AdamPFarnsworth Post Author wrote on 05/28/2012 at 10:27pm

Honestly, I have no idea. I'm not sure what the "end" of the game would be!

AdamPFarnsworth Post Author wrote on 05/28/2012 at 10:27pm

but I have unlocked 41 of 50 Xbox trophies, so I suppose I'm getting closer.

jdodson Admin wrote on 05/28/2012 at 11:07pm

Gotta collect EM' all!

Travis Admin wrote on 05/29/2012 at 01:22pm

You never finish an Elder Scrolls game, you just stop playing when it's finished with you.

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I would totally get the Skyrim gameboy version. Gameboy

I would totally get the Skyrim gameboy version. Gameboy might limit the size of the world.

Be interesting to see The Elder Scrolls in a mobile context.

Going to jam a few Elder Scrolls morsels into this

http://cdnstatic.bethsoft.com/bethblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Dawnguard.jpg

Going to jam a few Elder Scrolls morsels into this post.

Bethesda just dropped the name of the new DLC for Skyrim called Dawnguard. From the Bethesda blog "Coming this summer to Xbox 360. More details at E3.." Kind of wish DLC like this wouldn't drop only on the XBox but that is often the way of things. Looks like we will find out more about this exclusive XBox DLC at E3.

In other elder scrolls news it looks like Morrowind turned 10 today and to celebrate Morrowind and Oblivion are half off on Steam this week. Awesome.

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http://www.bethblog.com/2012/05/01/dawnguard/
http://www.bethblog.com/2012/05/01/happy-10th-anniversary-morrowind/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/22320/

Tungsten wrote on 05/02/2012 at 11:01am

I'm tempted on the Morrowind. It was my favorite of the series (never played the first two, so I can't really talk), and with the mod's you can run now it looks pretty nice.

For those of you who haven't played it, it's a lot like Skyrim or Oblivion... but wierder and less balanced.

Travis Admin wrote on 05/02/2012 at 08:19pm

Just an FYI about the DLC-- it is almost definitely timed-exclusive. Everything Bethesda has released since Oblivion has had timed-exclusive DLC on the 360, but it always makes its way to the PC and PS3 soon enough.

It's a really crappy practice though. I guess it's hard to argue with the bags of money Microsoft gives them for that temporary exclusivity though. To be honest, it's why I always buy Bethesda games (at least the first time around-- I own Oblivion on all three platforms now) on the 360. I know I'm supporting the practice and am part of the problem because of that, but that extra month with the DLC is all too tempting.

Tungsten wrote on 05/02/2012 at 11:15pm

Eh, with a game like Skyrim (single player, lots of time to waste, mods galore) I'm not chomping a the bit for DLC. Now, I'll probably get it, but if I'll probably wait until its on Steam Sale no matter when it comes out.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/03/2012 at 01:05am

I dislike exclusive content either direction. I agree that Skyrim comes packed to the gills with already existing content, its just lame everyone but XBox misses out on it.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/03/2012 at 06:00am

Well at least for a little bit anyway.

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A video of the Staff of Efflorescence, a part of the Skyrim

"A video of the Staff of Efflorescence, a part of the Skyrim mod Plant Trees. The staff allows you to "paint" flowers anywhere in Skyrim, immediately having a calming effect on the population. Enemies will cease attempting to destroy you in order to smell the flowers."

Too bad you can't paint flowers on people.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=22325&searchtext=

Tungsten wrote on 04/21/2012 at 02:32pm

Very cool. That's one of the more interesting mods I've ever seen. I might have to check that out.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/21/2012 at 04:17pm

Next up: Butterfly Cannon!

Tungsten wrote on 04/22/2012 at 12:30am

Not quite as inventive, but incredibly game changing, I've been running the multiple followers mod. It's like I'm the leader of a gang, and it feels a little more like an old school RPG. I give basic orders, heal, and equip each person. It has completely changed the way I play the game.

For a game that you can put hundreds of hours into initially, the ability to mod it completely puts it over the top value wise.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/22/2012 at 12:49am

Right, wonder if I should roll PC instead of PS3 for that reason!

Tungsten wrote on 04/22/2012 at 08:08pm

I would, especially with some of the issues that they've been having on PS3.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/22/2012 at 09:53pm

Right, I just may do that.

Tungsten wrote on 04/22/2012 at 11:06pm

It does depend on your rig, but if you could run Oblivion really well, then you should be okay here.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/22/2012 at 11:11pm

I have a fairly new slick computer. Everything seems to run well on it. Rage is beautiful.

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Playing through the game, and doing a lot of side quests,

Playing through the game, and doing a lot of side quests, the game almost felt *too* big to do what I really wanted it to: a full scale war.

Now things have happened, and the war is in motion!

(Trying to not give any spoilers!)