Elder Scrolls V : Skyrim ! {lulz?^^}

[Luffy]

Lol. When you shoot somebody in sneak mode, they look around for a few seconds and say "I must be seeing things" while the arrow is still stuck to their head. These kind of things happen in bethesda's games :P

[The_wand_mirror]

Yeah, i guess.

I just encountered a misc task where you have to kill a giant but the marker points to a goat XD

[Luffy]

Wtf? :D
Which version are you playing on?

[Tleno]

Epic. So then kill a goat. Should work too.

Oh and I foiled that texture pack, so I can play Skyrim again! Woohooo! I'm back in action baby!

[The_wand_mirror]

Wtf? :D
Which version are you playing on?

I believe it's 1.4 something and i got it from the bar/innkeeper at falkreath.

[RED BARON]

Luffy yes, thats the best part with those games sometimes.. Hearing them say: I know I can trust you archmage (or something along those lines), moments after blasting a huge ass ice spike trough there body - I would also trust myself if I was that guy :thumbs_up:

I just encountered a misc task where you have to kill a giant but the marker points to a goat XD

Are you sure its not just because the giant wandered of and left his goat to tend his cheese? :grin:

[The_wand_mirror]

Are you sure its not just because the giant wandered of and left his goat to tend his cheese? :grin:

Maybe, but i have a theory where the goat migth've eaten the giant. But it involves einsteins relativity theory and all that...

[Bernkastel]

You're most likely on the quest A Night to Remember, yes? The giant should be lurking somewhere near. Oh, what unfortunate events will come.

[RED BARON]

Maybe, but i have a theory where the goat migth've eaten the giant. But it involves einsteins relativity theory and all that...

I would consider it more likely that the goat made cheese of the giant then :wink:

[Luffy]

I would consider it more likely that the goat made cheese of the giant then :wink:

I think all of that should be Sheogorath's work, no other possibilities

[RED BARON]

I think all of that should be Sheogorath's work, no other possibilities

Well considering that one meets him and kinda of becomes his agent it would make perfect sense or not :grin: Would love if I had the random effect of turning people to giant cheese with the wabbajack :thumbs_up:

[Luffy]

Would love if I had the random effect of turning people to giant cheese with the wabbajack :thumbs_up:

Fortunately, that's totally moddable! (y)

[clockwork2]

Not that it wouldn't be fun, but that would eventually get old. And if you eat the cheese then your a cannibal. Cause your eating HUMAN CHEESE.

[Deolrin]

You can already become an actual cannibal anyway. :P

[clockwork2]

Errr, do you mean vampirism?

[Deolrin]

No. Check Markarth.

[Luffy]

Errr, do you mean vampirism?

when will you start playing already dude? :P

[RED BARON]

You can already become an actual cannibal anyway. :P

Hmm well in reality your more of a ancient dead dude eater, which I wonder if it can be considered a true cannibal. Though yea, one gets to eat a little fresh in the start.

Actually the werewolf also kinda eats people eh :grin:

[Deolrin]

Hmm well in reality your more of a ancient dead dude eater, which I wonder if it can be considered a true cannibal. Though yea, one gets to eat a little fresh in the start.

Wrong.
You have the option to Feast whenever you loot. You will sometimes meet some of your 'friends' on the road, and they will offer you to 'take the first bite' from their 'food', because they are just about to eat. And aren't you supposed to sacrifice the Priest of Arkay? Don't you eat some human flesh then?

[RED BARON]

Wrong.
You have the option to Feast whenever you loot. You will sometimes meet some of your 'friends' on the road, and they will offer you to 'take the first bite' from their 'food', because they are just about to eat. And aren't you supposed to sacrifice the Priest of Arkay? Don't you eat some human flesh then?

I was trying to say much without spoiling :grin: Seems like I managed to make myself completely unclear instead. The intention was that whenever you loot only covers those dead guys (humans and undead) (The rings description, unless they changed it since last I played), but the fresh part I mentioned was in regards of exactly those you mention :wink: But one gets to eat mostly undead, at least I did. I know.. An odd way of saying it.

However upon reading further I notice that its bugged so one can also eat from ghosts and ice wraiths for instance... :eek:

[Luffy]

However upon reading further I notice that its bugged so one can also eat from ghosts and ice wraiths for instance... :eek:

Actually it might be good dessert out of them.

[RED BARON]

Actually it might be good dessert out of them.

Ice and cream eh? :thumbs_up:

[gorillabull]

its nice map man

[Deolrin]

This is a map (http://www.trainweb.org/eritrean/scrapbook/where/maps/map.jpg). This is Skyrim (http://gamernation.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Title.jpg).
This is a map of Skyrim. (http://images.wikia.com/elderscrolls/images/b/b7/SkyrimMap.jpg)

Please do not confuse these two.

[The_wand_mirror]

this (http://static.computertotaal.nl/thumbnails/150x150/d/1/d12489a9a34347d73ef472556d3a9076.png) is also a map and this is a sky rim (http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvbejzmTtC1qi44r2.jpg).
So please don't confuse this with everything everywhere.

[RED BARON]

This is a map (http://www.trainweb.org/eritrean/scrapbook/where/maps/map.jpg). This is Skyrim (http://gamernation.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Title.jpg).
This is a map of Skyrim. (http://images.wikia.com/elderscrolls/images/b/b7/SkyrimMap.jpg)

Please do not confuse these two.

Damn you made me laugh :thumbs_up:

[Geazergimli2]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SE5owAIPmk

Man i sure hope they put ALL of this in an upcoming DLC, i still dislike xbox getting the first DLC 30 days before the ps3 and pc (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/26/skyrim-dlc-packs-heading-to-xbox-360-first/) but i guess if you have a 360 then lucky you :(

[RED BARON]

Yea, saw that quite some time ago - Its awesome. When I am done with mass effect it will be Skyrim once again :smile:

[Luffy]

I know that one, some of the ideas are really good, but the other ones are bad, I hope that they choose well.

[The_wand_mirror]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SE5owAIPmk

Man i sure hope they put ALL of this in an upcoming DLC, i still dislike xbox getting the first DLC 30 days before the ps3 and pc (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/26/skyrim-dlc-packs-heading-to-xbox-360-first/) but i guess if you have a 360 then lucky you :(

Oh goooood, so after they finished it and after i played it for 150 hours they actually decided to make the game a lot more fun and came up with things that should've been in the actual end product. Great.

[HFR]

Horse armor DLC, anyone?

[RED BARON]

Horse armor DLC, anyone?

As in that you know its part of the mod talked about in that clip, or as in you want it? Because then its there :grin:

Guess the first option :thumbs_up: And agree. Though Giant mud-crab is also win.

[HFR]

As in that you know its part of the mod talked about in that clip, or as in you want it? Because then its there :grin:

Guess the first option :thumbs_up: And agree. Though Giant mud-crab is also win.

More likely an example of fail DLC. I'm not a fan of DLCs at all, but I never bought one (hehe) so I always stood kinda neutral about them. But that horse armor, damn that thing was hideous.

[Deolrin]

Horse armor was the first DLC Bethesda ever made, for Oblivion, and it was absolutely shitty. They were just experimenting with DLC, according to them. Basically, it only let you have like... Steel, Elven and one other type of armor on your horse, and it was pretty much useless, and they still charged like $10 for it, so it's infamous for being shitty. :P

[Luffy]

Still, some players are crazy about that DLC for some reason. And that thing didn't even gave armor rating or anything to horses, it just gave some weird hp bonus. Really, one useless DLC that is. Oh, and that "Fall of The Space Core" and "Real Carriages" too.

[Deolrin]

*sigh*

Fall of the Space Core is not a DLC, it's a mod made by Valve.
No idea what "Real Carriages" is.
Horse armor is a shitty DLC because it's the first they've ever made, cut them some slack.
They promised that Skyrim DLC will be full of content, much like Shivering Isles for Oblivion.

Does that solve everything?

[RED BARON]

More likely an example of fail DLC. I'm not a fan of DLCs at all, but I never bought one (hehe) so I always stood kinda neutral about them. But that horse armor, damn that thing was hideous.

I was talking the mods that doesn't cost anything.. but oh well..

Looking forward to that as well Deolrin, though I dunno how much they can add of new stuff with all the mods already being made and since there last expansion/dlc stuff for oblivion was also just mods being sold :grin: I loved shivering isles more than the original game itself.

[Luffy]

*sigh*

Fall of the Space Core is not a DLC, it's a mod made by Valve.
No idea what "Real Carriages" is.
Horse armor is a shitty DLC because it's the first they've ever made, cut them some slack.
They promised that Skyrim DLC will be full of content, much like Shivering Isles for Oblivion.

Does that solve everything?

Look at UESPwiki for the official plug-ins so far, confirmed by Bethesda. Horse armor is still a useless idea.
And I just hope that they make something lore-friendly as a DLC.

[clockwork2]

A butler, why get a living one? when you can get a undead one which will live forever! and not need pay!

[Luffy]

I might post a screenshot of my super-uber enchanted top-quality stuff soon, which I crafted every bits of them myself, with huge efforts (except the circlets which are not craftable)

[RED BARON]

Missing my skyboost - seems like my computer has issues with the game without it for some reason..

I might post a screenshot of my super-uber enchanted top-quality stuff soon, which I crafted every bits of them myself, with huge efforts (except the circlets which are not craftable)

Unless you get the mod :grin:

[Geazergimli2]

For the next Elder Scroll's game, I'm really hoping it will be about the Red Guard, it would be amazing fighting off desert nomads, and the alikir (donno if i spelled that right), maybe fight some sand worms, and all sorts of crazy beasts, while surviving through a sandstorm!

[Luffy]

I would actually love that as a Skyrim expansion, but not as the next game.

[RED BARON]

maybe fight some sand worms!

Now that would be awesome indeed! :thumbs_up:

[Luffy]

The upcoming DLC has been announced; Dawnguard. There's not much information about it right now, but it will be released this summer.
There is a rumor that Dawnguard might feature something about vampires, and also something about the legendary Snow Prince. And crossbows.. My estimation is that it might also feature Solstheim as well.

[RED BARON]

I hope the skyboost for this version will be out before that.

And I am going to have a slight fear of the crossbows... sounds like it could be potentially very overpowered.

Give me another insane island :thumbs_up:

[Luffy]

C'mon, who cares about skyboost, important thing is, there's the whole damn official DLC upcoming! There should be tons of similar fan-made mods like skyboost already, so even if it doesn't get fixed, some other stuff comes out, so don't worry.
I think crossbows are really unnecessary too. Like, who would need them anyway, while there are good old bow and arrow already? I wouldn't care using crossbow even if it gets released. And I would be really pissed off if it happens to be way stronger than casual bows in any way. I would be so angry that I would look for a mod that deletes crossbows from the entire game, that's how unnecessary crossbows are, I think :D
I wonder if all those rumors about DLC would become true though.

[Deolrin]

I'm pretty sure that the vast majority of the community wants crossbows. Crossbows are vastly different from bows; They reload slowly, they have bolts(which deal tons of damage), and hand crossbows could even be one-handed(with a shield in the other hand). Besides, everyone wants more types of weapons, and hopefully more skills\perks to go with them. I guess everyone wants all of the weapon variety from Morrowind, and I am inclined to agree. At least give us spears and crossbows!

Because honestly, screw bows. Bows are lame. Crossbows FTW.

[Geazergimli2]

I hope they release polearms with that DLC, lucky for xbox 360 users to have this DLC 30 days earlier than pc/ps3 users =\

[Luffy]

Screw crossbows. A real marksman uses a bow and arrow, draws the bow with his own arm muscles and shoots the target with his own skills. Crossbows would only make the game unbalanced. Screw slow loading, high damaging crossbows. I would only go with the spears or polearms, but even then a second one handed weapon type would had to be released for the balance again. But well, it's not even so hard to add one handed clubs in the game, so I would be ok with spears.
But screw crossbows! And I don't care if majority wants crossbows, majority is wrong! SCREW MAJORITY SCREW CROSSBOWS!!!1111 :p

[indomitable1319]

Crossbows kick ass.
Let's see a Dwarven Sphere Centurion fire one of his magic crossbow bolts at you. :xxd:
They really hurt even if you have high armor, but if you have lots of magic resistance, they barely hurt; either from equipment or from Alteration perks.

[Deolrin]

Whatever you say, Luffy, I still hope for some Thalmor bastards who are too weak to handle a bow to be shootin' at me with their damned dwemer crossbows.

...And I sure as hell want the ability to kill them and take their 1337 l00t.

[RED BARON]

Whatever you say, Luffy, I still hope for some Thalmor bastards who are too weak to handle a bow to be shootin' at me with their damned dwemer crossbows.

They are going to slaughter my followers even more then :smile:

[Kanadaj]

l0l, since this topic appeared, I cleared the game twice and even got tired of it xD But it's still active... wow...

[Luffy]

Can't be helped if it's a game like Skyrim :3 Also, Elder Scrolls Online is coming too.

[Geazergimli2]

Elder Scrolls Online is coming too.

Source? :D that would be aweome

[Luffy]

http://www.uesp.net/

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/05/07/the-challenge-of-elder-scrolls-online-an-interview-with-the-creative-director.aspx

[RED BARON]

l0l, since this topic appeared, I cleared the game twice and even got tired of it xD But it's still active... wow...

Well, I still haven't finished main quest once.. and I only have 180 hours playtime.. Haven't played for weeks, due to work and study.

[Luffy]

Well, I have spent shit-ton of hours but I didn't finish it yet as well. I was too busy immortalizing the dragonborn. At last, I created the gear that makes spells doesn't consume magicka at all. 3 pieces for each school.

You know, normally the game doesn't reward spell-caster types well enough right? But when you do that, you become even more OP than a full skill points melee fighter.

[RED BARON]

At last, I created the gear that makes spells doesn't consume magicka at all. 3 pieces for each school.

A lot of enhancing I guess? Combined with potions to improve smithing and enhancing?

[Luffy]

A lot of enhancing I guess? Combined with potions to improve smithing and enhancing?

If you mean "enchanting" by enhancing, yes. A lot of enchanting and alchemy, and minor smithing.

[NightElf125]

I've pretty much just started recently, game is awesome. However when I travel to a quest location there is always a mountain or something blocking my way and I can't seem to find a way around or over to get to where I need to go, annoying! I'm probably just impatient but I only have so much time to play and explore.

[Luffy]

Skyrim is a mountainous area, you'll be fine when you find out the main roads. You should take help from the map, it's easier to figure out which way to take, because the awesome 3d map shows the physical geography too.

[RED BARON]

If you mean "enchanting" by enhancing, yes. A lot of enchanting and alchemy, and minor smithing.

I did :grin: Me being down with the fly apparently directly affect my spelling as well.

[Luffy]

I can see, lawl.

[Brambleclaw]

Got back into it, but finding it kinda irritating i built a melee character when as soon as i Don bow my dmg out put goes up by a factor of 10 and now i dont even take dmg when assassinating peeps. Oh well yey bows. Also whats up with the bugs spot. Randomly killing all the dragons with 0 Dmg due to hiding behind rocks. You can do the same thing with alot of dungeons.

And AI bugging a bit. Was in the discovery of Thalmore quest where you sneak into the party. At the exit the frost troll just stood there while i shot it with arrows. It could see me but didnt bother attacking o.O

And yey COC command for quick travel to unfound regions

[RED BARON]

And AI bugging a bit. Was in the discovery of Thalmore quest where you sneak into the party. At the exit the frost troll just stood there while i shot it with arrows. It could see me but didnt bother attacking o.O


I had a dragon that did that.. it was just sitting on a cliff peak without doing anything. (It did look awesome when I was almost done killing).

[Luffy]

Now Skyrim allows player to mounted combat melee and ranged with the new patch!

[Geazergimli2]

In case you guys haven't seen it already... :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3PjBSicSVqI

[88WaRCraFT3]

Already saw it but... thanks anyway. It's freaking amazing, and as much as i understood it's gonna be around 10 euros.

[Luffy]

Vampires :/ I knew it. Well, that sucks, but whatever, probably there will be tons of cooler stuff.

[The_wand_mirror]

Why aren't they sparkling? :(

[indomitable1319]

Why aren't they sparkling? :(

:ogre_icwydt:
They should sparkle. :(

Anyway, I'm quite excited about the crossbows. :D

[RED BARON]

In case you guys haven't seen it already... :D


Thanks, hadn't - been too busy with study. And yea, I can accept improved vampires. :smile:

[marko9]

Actualy Dawnguard is prety good, crossbows and new armors nice improvement took me 4 days to complete both campaings, and ****SPOILER**** snow elves nice story :)

[RED BARON]

Sad thing is that it breaks mods... according to what I've heard.

[Darkgamma]

I felt it on my own skin =S

[RED BARON]

I felt it on my own skin =S

Yep, and before thats solved or the mods updated to fix it or something like it. I won't waste money on it :wink: Even more so because I haven't finished main quest yet (even with the huge amount of hours I poured into it so far).

[sonofjay]

Crossbows is actually a nice addition,

[Deolrin]

Yeah. I'm currently running around with a regular, but improved and enchanted crossbow. I'm waiting until I get the super-awesome enchanted Dawnguard Axe, Shield, and Enhanced Dwemer Crossbow before I go to Solitude, grab my potion of blacksmithing +50% and improve the shit out of all of them to become the ultimate vampire hunter. :D

[Luffy]

So, what do you think of this DLC everyone? Well, I am not quite sure if you ask me. It had like, only 3-4 hours of gameplay in it, and some parts (like going back and forth between wayshrines to collect water) were really bald.

Also, I think Werewolf and Vampire Lord forms are just more benefitful for low-level characters. I don't think any Werewolf or Vampire Lord guy could ever surpass a warrior with some OP gear, so it really doesn't come very handy if you've got a super daedric armor with restoration-glitched enchantments, because obviously you will see that you are far more powerful in your regular form rather than Vampire Lord or Werewolf forms then. Also, I've never witnessed a Vampire Lord defeating an Ancient Dragon in head-on one vs. one combat.
I call this the downside of attributes removal.

I hope that I could find some mod that modifies lycanthropy values according to player skills. That would be better, I guess..

[Deolrin]

super daedric armor with restoration-glitched enchantments

I try to avoid that altogether.
Since I'm already level 60 and maxed out all of my most important skills(light armor, stealth, one-handed, archery, etc), I mostly play for fun. Ravaging a bandit camp in Werewolf form is fun. So no, I don't mind it. :D

[Gilles]

Please post a thread in the computer forum for a response on your build. Not trying to be rude, just don't want to derail this thread.

Thanks!

[The_wand_mirror]

Haha i spent multiple 4 hours modding this game to hell with all kinds of graphics stuff and whatever only to find out multiple times that it didn't work and two times i found out that it was something very stupid and then i deinstalled it again now i have it finally modded and stable not crashing or interfering with any other mod. The folder is 18 GB, although i believe i had it alot bigger last time. Only problem is now that i've already played it without all these things once for 150 hours or so and now i kind of realize it doesn't really make the game that much different but im not going to throw away hours of downloading and copy paste work again so... lol

[RED BARON]

Haha i spent multiple 4 hours modding this game to hell with all kinds of graphics stuff and whatever only to find out multiple times that it didn't work and two times i found out that it was something very stupid and then i deinstalled it again -snip-

Hehe, I found one that made all snowflakes in the game have 5 times the texture size... most comments was that it had completely fucked skyrim frame rate when they installed it.

Myself I stick to food and furniture improvements and a small updated, but same size landscape texture change. (and a ton of mods not for graphical appearance).

[OffGraphic]

Necropost!800pxWatch the trailer for Dragonborn, the next official game add-on for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Dragonborn will be available for download for 1600 Microsoft Points on Xbox LIVE on December 4.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRmdXDH9b1s
http://www.bethblog.com/2012/11/05/watch-the-dragonborn-trailer/800pxDo I need one?

[OffGraphic]

More news: http://bethsoft.com/en-gb/news/dragonborn-now-available-on-xbox-live

[Marshmalo]

Wow looks great! I will definitely be getting this, though I still haven't finished the good side of the Dawn Guard expansion yet.

[xorkatoss]

hmm Skyrim came out on 2011 and still didn't try it(mostly because my pc couldn't handle it back then)...do you guys think it's worth trying it now that I have a gaming pc??

[Deolrin]

Yes.

[marko9]

hmm Skyrim came out on 2011 and still didn't try it(mostly because my pc couldn't handle it back then)...do you guys think it's worth trying it now that I have a gaming pc??

You must try it dude, its an awesome game and plus with the up coming DLC coming out soon It will be even better... And stay on PC :)

[trolman]

>Unable to play Oblivion and Skyrim
>play complete Morrowind with expansion
>megauberlag in the "new" areas added in Bloodmoon
>havent played over 3 months becasue of the lag
>know how awesome and heavy Skyrim is
>see people here and in other places bitch about how the graphics and new content suck even with extreme user customizations
>mfw
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/members/158487-albums5564-picture65064.gif

[RED BARON]

hmm Skyrim came out on 2011 and still didn't try it(mostly because my pc couldn't handle it back then)...do you guys think it's worth trying it now that I have a gaming pc??

Lets put it like this:
http://drnikkiblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/12556-one-does-not-simply-beat-skyrim1.jpg

Or for references:
http://www.troll.me/images/conspiracy-keanu/what-if-arrow-to-the-knee-jokes-are-irrelevant-to-skyrim-but-are-to-troll-people-who-dont-play-it-thumb.jpg
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maa9nxuiQO1rnt3obo1_500.jpg

But what it all comes down to is a splendid game you'll enjoy playing for a long time, even more if you take the time to install some of the great mods out there.

[marko9]

For those playing the game I would suggest how to enhance your game exp. by adding some mods if you are a person like me... I love immersion and exploration so these are the mods I would suggest:

- SkyUI (Better user interface - you need this)
- Guard Dialogue Overhaul ( guard's don't seem to use all dialogue options, and this is the fix ;)
- Convenient Horses ( yea they become convenient )
- Frostfall ( add more survival to the game without braking the actual gameplay ... the best )
- SkyRe ( Or Skyrim Redone, is a mod that changes the way Skyrim perks and sistems work from the core, also making it much more difficult )
- Pure Waters ( water is ugly in Skyrim so this makes it awesome )
- Immersive Armors and Weapons ( gues what it is )
- Wet and Cold ( mod that adds more immersion to the game )

And many more... you can find them all on Skyrim Nexus and use your combination's... also If you have any sugestions please tell me :)

[RED BARON]

Uh thanks for the guard one :smile: Perfect - When I've gone through my list I could perhaps recommend something in return. Need to get back to that game.

[marko9]

Uh thanks for the guard one :smile: Perfect - When I've gone through my list I could perhaps recommend something in return. Need to get back to that game.

Yea get a new char read for the new DLC ;)

[RED BARON]

Yea get a new char read for the new DLC ;)

Well - With my 240+ hours I still haven't finished main storyline with my first char :grin:

[xorkatoss]

Yes.
You must try it dude, its an awesome game and plus with the up coming DLC coming out soon It will be even better... And stay on PC :)
alright ill give it a try, thnx!

[RED BARON]

alright ill give it a try, thnx!

Have fun - And take your time to look around the world - Its worth it, not just for the rewards - but also for the whole scenario. Maybe you can also find the minecraft easter-egg :grin:

[marko9]

Have fun - And take your time to look around the world - Its worth it, not just for the rewards - but also for the whole scenario. Maybe you can also find the minecraft easter-egg :grin:


What is the region where you found that easter egg dude, hahahaha I laughed so hard when I saw your comment... you know what dont tell me I will find it myself ;)

[RED BARON]

What is the region where you found that easter egg dude, hahahaha I laughed so hard when I saw your comment... you know what dont tell me I will find it myself ;)

Minor hint then: Its related to minecraft and well.. stone :grin:

[marko9]

Ahh you mean the Notched Pickaxe, I just realized that by finding out who created minecraft in the first place ;)

Thanks for the hint tho bro ;)

[RED BARON]

Ahh you mean the Notched Pickaxe, I just realized that by finding out who created minecraft in the first place ;)

Thanks for the hint tho bro ;)

Ah you either found it or searched the net eh? :grin: I enchanted and upgraded it as smith to be a quite effective weapon :cool:

[xorkatoss]

Ahh you mean the Notched Pickaxe, I just realized that by finding out who created minecraft in the first place ;)
Markus "Notch" Persson :)

but why they made a minecraft easter egg? I don't understand it >_<

[marko9]

I actually had a character on 56th level and your hint helped allot so I started looking at my inventory trying to find something and Just then I realized (well my brother did but...) so yea Its quite a nice thing ;)

[RED BARON]

I actually had a character on 56th level and your hint helped allot so I started looking at my inventory trying to find something and Just then I realized (well my brother did but...) so yea Its quite a nice thing ;)

Ah okay :smile: Guess you can't remember where you found it then? Its quite a distance up in the highest mountain - So you must be one who explorer a bit, like I would assume all player who truly enjoy RPG's. :thumbs_up:

but why they made a minecraft easter egg? I don't understand it >_<

Because those who make computer games also enjoy playing computer games :wink: And among the many easter-eggs they apparently figured a minecraft one would be neat.

[marko9]

Ah okay :smile: Guess you can't remember where you found it then? Its quite a distance up in the highest mountain - So you must be one who explorer a bit, like I would assume all player who truly enjoy RPG's. :thumbs_up:



Because those who make computer games also enjoy playing computer games :wink: And among the many easter-eggs they apparently figured a minecraft one would be neat.


I play TES not just for its awesome gameplay and story but also for exploration, that I think really takes a nice place in games like these... I mean really sometimes you're happy to find a god damn snowbarry ;)

I found the Pickaxe at the Top of High Hrothgar ( Throat of the World ) where you find Paarthunax the Greybeard leader ;)

[RED BARON]

I found the Pickaxe at the Top of High Hrothgar ( Throat of the World ) where you find Paarthunax the Greybeard leader ;)

Yea :grin: Though we should warn people now, just in case.

[marko9]

Yeaa... they should discover the unmached beauty and great stuff you can find in The Elder Scrolls...

[RED BARON]

Pre-order of new DLC is out :smile: 5th Feb hurry up :smile: (Except that I would have to decide if I should just quickly finish my 200 hour+ char or start a new one... damn thats a tough choice).

[marko9]

Start a new one, I did so, and now i'm lvl15. Dragonborn will be fun ;)

[RED BARON]

Start a new one, I did so, and now i'm lvl15. Dragonborn will be fun ;)

Well the tough choice is I usually do everything possible in the game with every char I play - I get every special item and do every quest so it takes its time. And I haven't even allied with Stormcloak or Empire yet with the current one.

[marko9]

Well the tough choice is I usually do everything possible in the game with every char I play - I get every special item and do every quest so it takes its time. And I haven't even allied with Stormcloak or Empire yet with the current one.

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You should make a warrior type of char, and finish the Companions quest line and Whiterun side quest's as well as the main story line until you need to go to the Thalmor Embassy. That got me to like 31 level without the companions being completed, but I play on Master with SkyRe (Its pretty fu**** Hard). I think that SkyRe might not be compatible with Dragonborn so that is the only thing that bothers me right now, but It will eventually get patched.
I am now close to finding that last peace of Wuuthrad so I gues I will be like level 34-35 before Dragonborn :)

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[Gilles]

SkyRe is a necessity for me to play now. It's basically how the game should have been made originally.

I keep feeling the temptation to open Skyrim, but I still haven't in a long time. I wish they would have simply added the ability to play with small groups of people instead of making another damn MMO.

[marko9]

SkyRe is a necessity for me to play now. It's basically how the game should have been made originally.

I keep feeling the temptation to open Skyrim, but I still haven't in a long time. I wish they would have simply added the ability to play with small groups of people instead of making another damn MMO.

Do not worry they will continue to make SP games (Bethesda) while the Zenimax Online Studios will produce ESO with completely different setting... I still think you are right you should be able to play with 3-4 friends at least, that would be cool ;)

[Deolrin]

Ever since I got my new graphic card(which isn't that great: NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti), my FPS is usually at 50-60, but occasionally I get the most terrifying FPS drops to like 10-20 FPS or so(usually inside caves with lots of fog, or when I'm in combat), so that just makes me unwilling to play. :(
I think that the lags may be caused by my processor, which is an ancient Pentium Dual Core. I don't have any texture or graphic mods installed either.

[The_wand_mirror]

You havent put shadows on ultra by any chance because that also affects my performance.

[Deolrin]

I have indeed. Would you recommend High or Medium instead, then?

[Gilles]

Your processor should be fine. My old E8400 (duel core) ran it on high settings with an ATI HD4850. If I remember correctly. Lowering shadows should help a lot.

[Deolrin]

Looks like it worked perfectly well. Awesome. :D Lowering it to High reduced most lag issues, though I'll still have to play more to be sure. ^^

[PROXY]

Lol, playing on Ultra works better for me then on high, which causes massive lag.

[RED BARON]

I like thats its singleplayer, though a CoOp wouldn't hurt if done well.

[marko9]

I like thats its singleplayer, though a CoOp wouldn't hurt if done well.

Indeed ;)

[Edhel-dur]

Hi.

I'm afraid that if I start to play Skyrim I will loose all contact with real-life and civilization.

What do!?

[RED BARON]

Hi.

I'm afraid that if I start to play Skyrim I will loose all contact with real-life and civilization.

What do!?

Don't worry you won't. I started playing again I can still vaguely recall the odd woman that sometimes knock on my door to say that dinner is ready.

Where the dinner is located however is another question, I can't seem to find that marker on my map.

[Codric]

Skyrim *sigh* I love that game so much.

[Wazzz]

yeah, skyrim's not bad if you're looking for something to pass the time until a decent game gets released

[GhostThruster]

skyrim is not bad if ur blind and deaf and fingerless

[RED BARON]

Just randomly stumbled upon the very effective archer trainer, just a shame I already had no need for her :smile:

[Deolrin]

Which one?

[RED BARON]

Which one?

Believe her name was Angi - The one in the hut way up in a mountain that trains for free, and doesn't have a skill level for training.

[marko9]

Believe her name was Angi - The one in the hut way up in a mountain that trains for free, and doesn't have a skill level for training.
Do you mean the one at the top of one of the mountains, with training dummies and stuff for marksmanship (archery-vanilla)... She is quite a good trainer...

[RED BARON]

Worked with a 3D model and some study stuff - And some minecraft and spent time wasting cash :smile:

Do you mean the one at the top of one of the mountains, with training dummies and stuff for marksmanship (archery-vanilla)... She is quite a good trainer...

Yep :smile: Just a shame I already had what I need in it. But still was quite fun. Though its not really dummies, but more of very tiny target shields.

[takakenji]

why r ppl still playing skyrim

[RED BARON]

why r ppl still playing skyrim

Because there is still more to play :wink:

[RiotZ]

why r ppl still playing skyrim

I thought the same thing...

Don't get me wrong, Skyrim's not bad, but it's no Oblivion.

[RED BARON]

I thought the same thing...

Don't get me wrong, Skyrim's not bad, but it's no Oblivion.

Nah, the more correct thing would be to say that its not Shivering Isles - Damn I love Shogarth, and too little of him in Skyrim. But yea, its a tough match between those two - in many ways guilds were better done in oblivion - in some cases rewards. However main story more for Skyrim and some folks. Tough call really - I miss more secret entrances :smile:

[Deolrin]

I dunno. Skyrim is a lot more entertaining than Oblivion to me. In Oblivion, the landscape was always the same, and always boring. In Skyrim, most of the game is found outside of dungeons and cities. The world is beautiful, and incredibly fun to explore.

[RED BARON]

I dunno. Skyrim is a lot more entertaining than Oblivion to me. In Oblivion, the landscape was always the same, and always boring. In Skyrim, most of the game is found outside of dungeons and cities. The world is beautiful, and incredibly fun to explore.

Yep, that might be why Shivering Isles was so great for me, much fun to explore and crazy at the same time. If that could be put into Skyrim it would be awesome to behold. And agreed, the world is better and so with many items. But some quests was better done in Oblivion/Shivering. (I am not counting The Nine.. waste). I also miss the arena :grin:

[Edhel-dur]

Well, picked up Skyrim. Managed to reach Riftan Town.. or how it's called, and have about 4 shouts unlocked. Have been using Lydia as a mule.

Currently I am a using a 1h sword, a shield, heavy armor. Thinking of going for Dragon Armor smithing, placed 1 point in Smithing... and not exactly sure if I should go for any magic. I would rather not, because I like my brute/medieval like warrior, dunno if the content is doable without ranged attacks tho... as the latest Dragon I killed was a bit of a struggle, him not being in meele range and all.

Edit: Another problem I have is that I don't have enough Stamina to carry stuff, my (and Lydia's) bags are mostly heavy due to dragon claws, skulls and whatnot. MISC stuff basically, I assume they are useful in Dragon Armor forging? Or they are just to be sold for a nice 250-500g a piece?

[Deolrin]

Don't worry about being melee-only. Dragons land often, and you could always give a bow to your follower, or just use a follower who knows magic spells. As for using Lydia, well, I'd definitely recommend a different follower. There are plenty of characters who are much more in-depth, and will comment much more often about stuff than Lydia. For example, you could hire a mercenary named Erik from Rorikstead - he is a very friendly chap, and he's actually a tribute to an avid Elder Scrolls fan who had cancer, and sadly, passed away before Skyrim was released.
You could also try Erandur, a Dunmer from Dawnstar. Check inside the inn. I don't really want to spoil much about him.
Serana, follower added by the Dawnguard DLC(if you have it) is also a great choice.

And about carry weight. You could try some mods, or you could try raising your stamina, or enchanting your gear\finding enchanted gear with the Fortify Carry Weight enchantment. This (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/16438) is a great mod that greatly enhances a character's appearance, and helps solve the carry weight problem in a lore friendly way. :)

[RED BARON]

Also should be said, you will prefer to have Daedric Armor than dragon, as its better - Though if I were you I get a good armor mod with a decent leather armor or heavy armor, if you dislike looking somewhat like a demon instead of a "hero" :grin:

I can recommend:
Leather Armor (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/31673)

Sneaky Armor (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/5696)

My personal preference (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/24342)

Some a little more "evil" (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/24814)

I have a ton of others, but there are a few recommendations as to armors. But you'll likely find your own preference.

[Edhel-dur]

Well, I feel cheated, I mean I trusted you guys, and look now... woke up, and the first thing that comes to mind... Skyrim.

Well Lydia died, resurrected her to get my Misc back... she had none. So I will just solo through content for now. Have to agree, Lydia was rather boring, no real comments. When I got out of jail, I hoped she'd comment about my behavior... nothing, she was as dull as any side-kick from 1990's.I found Erik, convinced his father to let him become an adventurer, hope he won't take an arrow to the knee :grin:

Interesting mod Deolrin, thanks.

Well, I shouldn't get into many graphical mods, since I play on an old PC, everything on LOW, and after 4h of gameplay I need to refresh the cache because the controls get less precise.

[Deolrin]

This (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/3863) is one mod that you should definitely have, though. Shouldn't affect your performance at all. Be sure to read the installation instructions.

[RED BARON]

Well, I shouldn't get into many graphical mods, since I play on an old PC, everything on LOW, and after 4h of gameplay I need to refresh the cache because the controls get less precise.

Oh (Those are armors btw, should not effect performance if it runs okay on low), but to improve it you should also get TesEdit (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/25859/) (Cleans it, removes stutterings so forth).

Also a must to get before you play much (Only install those you got DLC for):
All the u-patches:
Skyrim (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/19)
Hearthfire (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/25127)
DawnGuard (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/23491)
DragonBorn (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/31083/)

Also Highly recommend getting Nexus mod installer, makes things so much easier.

I figure you won't need this, but just in case:
TexturePack Patch (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/31255/)

For some not high performance improvements:
Footprints (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/22745)
Smarter AI (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/18436)
In case you go range - this really is a nice one (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/11941)
Better Guard Speech (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/23390)
If third-person user - Fix camera (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/22182)
Smart Villagers - Dragons (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/23906)

In case of DawnGuard:
Smart Villagers - Vampires (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/28235/)

For a little more power:
Shouts (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/17010)

Graphic Improvement - With minor Impact:
Better looking armors (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/24909)

Have Fun :thumbs_up:

Oh and in case of dying followers:
Essential Followers (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/472)

[marko9]

Here are some awesome mods that I cant play the game without:

SkyRe - Skyrim Redone (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/9286)

Quality World Map (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/4929)

Immersive Armors (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/19733)

Wet and Cold (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/27563)

Frostfall - Hypothermia and Survival (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/11163)

Winter is Coming - Cloaks (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/13486)

XCE (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/2356)

Guard Dialogue Overhaul (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/23390)

That is not all of course, I have more mods that you have already posted here but these are the most important, SkyUI of course and many more are also In my load order :)

[Edhel-dur]

Okay, so went with Elven + Scaled & Plated smithing.

Ran into problems with how heavy the Scaled & Plated armor is. I guess I will install that mod you guys suggested. I know I can use console, but I feel that would take the fun away.

Also I keep getting temped by evil gods to do their bidding. Kind of annoying since my stance is of a generic hero.

Edit: The Armor Pack is awesome, but when you are playing everything on LOW and suddenly your armor looks better than the rest of the game, that doesn't really fit. Prolly when I get a better PC sometime this year, will install all them sweet sweet mods. Anyway, thanks guys! :)

[Deolrin]

Wouldn't call Daedric princes "evil gods". Not some of 'em, anyway. Generic heroes commonly look for their artifacts in the TES lore, so I think it's fine. :P
And uh, you could find the Steed standing stone(in the far, cold north of Skyrim, near Winterhold, I think), which reduces any weight from your worn armor(though both the Light Armor and Heavy Armor trees have a perk for that), increases your carry weight and reduces movement speed penalty for wearing heavy armor.

[Edhel-dur]

Yeah but the perk is so far. :(

[RED BARON]

Yeah but the perk is so far. :(

Find something with very little damage output, find a cheap channel health spell, and just stand still for a few hours :grin:).

Honestly thats how I trained my light armor (When I went from Heavy to light, as besides the stagger meant little to me at this point). (I did also have a fairly good health regeneration).


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[Deolrin]

Find something with very little damage output, find a cheap channel health spell, and just stand still for a few hours ).


Cheating. Please don't do that. Takes away all the fun.
Plus, getting to 100 in your main skills is incredibly easy. I'm a sneaky dagger\archer type character, and still managed to get 100 in Block, Two-Handed, Light Armor and Heavy Armor rather easily.

[Wazzz]

it's not cheating, persay, it's grinding
and incredibly boring

cheating would be copying that book that boosts the stats a kajillion times so that you reach level 81

[RED BARON]

Cheating. Please don't do that. Takes away all the fun.
Plus, getting to 100 in your main skills is incredibly easy. I'm a sneaky dagger\archer type character, and still managed to get 100 in Block, Two-Handed, Light Armor and Heavy Armor rather easily.

I do believe you missed my point entirely... I was making a joke and referring to what I did when I after 260 hours+ of gameplay changed from Heavy Armor to light armor due to cosmetics, but wanted to avoid the weight at that point..and as someone else say: Its grinding, not cheating :wink:

Besides Grinding is part of skyrim - Want to get smithing? Good luck getting that purely by smithing what you need.. Same goes for potions and so forth. And yes, I have trained just about any stat to about 100 by using it, but still I "grinded" for both smithing, enchanting, magics and so on. You appear to have no clue how long for instance it takes to get restoration up (When one use it only for healing), even with attempts to grind it, I am still only at 67 for that one. With the mechanic of gaining skills at it is, there is a large part of grinding intertwined with the gameplay and as such you will also have grinded, though you might not consider it such - For instance purely by going with the main story, can you honestly say you got dagger, archer, block, two handed and so forth without killing other enemies than those you meet during that story? (Yes hunting foxes, wolves and so forth with a bow is grinding, since that is how you increase that skill - thats how skyrim is made, same as getting hit on the armor is how that increases) Just the fact that you have both light and heavy indicates a level of grinding as you have made a change in armor to get it. Same does an archer/sneaky that gets 100 in block (Or you might just indicate your bad at it :grin:). Anyway point being that by just going around killing or lets say in case of a warewolf eating, you are grinding - Calling it cheating is just a major fail.

[marko9]

I do believe you missed my point entirely... I was making a joke and referring to what I did when I after 260 hours+ of gameplay changed from Heavy Armor to light armor due to cosmetics, but wanted to avoid the weight at that point..and as someone else say: Its grinding, not cheating :wink:

Besides Grinding is part of skyrim - Want to get smithing? Good luck getting that purely by smithing what you need.. Same goes for potions and so forth. And yes, I have trained just about any stat to about 100 by using it, but still I "grinded" for both smithing, enchanting, magics and so on. You appear to have no clue how long for instance it takes to get restoration up (When one use it only for healing), even with attempts to grind it, I am still only at 67 for that one. With the mechanic of gaining skills at it is, there is a large part of grinding intertwined with the gameplay and as such you will also have grinded, though you might not consider it such - For instance purely by going with the main story, can you honestly say you got dagger, archer, block, two handed and so forth without killing other enemies than those you meet during that story? (Yes hunting foxes, wolves and so forth with a bow is grinding, since that is how you increase that skill - thats how skyrim is made, same as getting hit on the armor is how that increases) Just the fact that you have both light and heavy indicates a level of grinding as you have made a change in armor to get it. Same does an archer/sneaky that gets 100 in block (Or you might just indicate your bad at it :grin:). Anyway point being that by just going around killing or lets say in case of a warewolf eating, you are grinding - Calling it cheating is just a major fail.

Use SkyRe it allows for a greater level cap, and skill trees go up to level 300. Its awesome and much more balanced... there is no stuff like Drinding.

[Edhel-dur]

I really don't feel like I'm grinding. I just play as things happen. I got Elven smithing, really wanted the elven sword, but I couldn't get refined moonstone... no worries really... two levels later.. i bought it from a vendor, got to be a really happy Breton woman. Human armor, Elven sword... LOTR style!

I just think I am not used with these types of RPGs, since I didn't ever had the chance to play Neverwinter, Baldur's Gate, Icewin Dale, etc. When I had tho, I felt the graphics were too bad, and I lacked patience. The only similar RPG I played before would be KOTOR I & II.

Anyway, I don't feel like there is any grinding in Skyrim, it's not like you are stuck and have to grind to get to a point. I am semi-stuck now in certain cities, with the questing... so I just went to a different one.

[Deolrin]

Besides Grinding is part of skyrim - Want to get smithing? Good luck getting that purely by smithing what you need.. Same goes for potions and so forth.

I have over 600 hours total on all of my characters, and this is literally the only instance where I "grinded". This was before the Smithing patch, mind you. I would collect every piece of leather and hide I find, kill every wolf, bear and fox, and when my adventures take me to a town, I would craft a bunch of Hide Bracers. Leveled me up pretty fast to 100.
I never really liked alchemy. It's just... Confusing. I basically feel like I have no idea what I'm doing, and 90% of the time, the potions I create will be useless. Really, the only potions I use on a regular basis are Blacksmithing potions and Healing potions. I do, however, use some poisons when fighting powerful enemies, especially during lower levels.

Anyway, Red Baron. My point is that I never really got out of the way to level things up. I switched to Imperial Heavy Armor during the Imperial Legion quests, upgraded it to Legendary through smithing, enchanted it to be awesome, found a secret\hidden\unique closed Imperial 'cavalry' helmet(looks like the ones in Oblivion) inside the East Empire Company warehouse outside of Solitude, improved\enchanted it as well, and from then on I just did quests in that armor. Didn't notice much of a change, because I hit the armor cap with both of my sets, thanks to smithing.

[RED BARON]

Use SkyRe it allows for a greater level cap, and skill trees go up to level 300. Its awesome and much more balanced... there is no stuff like Drinding.

Yea, I have that one as well :smile:


Anyway, Red Baron. My point is that I never really got out of the way to level things up. I switched to Imperial Heavy Armor during the Imperial Legion quests, upgraded it to Legendary through smithing, enchanted it to be awesome, found a secret\hidden\unique closed Imperial 'cavalry' helmet(looks like the ones in Oblivion) inside the East Empire Company warehouse outside of Solitude, improved\enchanted it as well, and from then on I just did quests in that armor. Didn't notice much of a change, because I hit the armor cap with both of my sets, thanks to smithing.

Yep, but thats somewhat in relation to what I meant - doing all the exploration and such is in a way "grinding", though I do not consider it such either - And I would likely have gone the same had I picked a side (Sounds like you been playing it over and over from new, some times - while I should mention that mine is still my first char - I am basically exploring everything, so for me certain things have come down to "grinding" as I don't increase them doing my normal play - Armor: I am a conjure/archer and never gets hit, restoration: I don't have a follower, pickpocket: not a thief, block: No weapons and so forth). Sound nice with the helmet - Though I personally prefer to appear less armored due to the talking with people appear more real to me that way. Might chance should I get around to actually complete the main story at some point. And yea, alchemy is odd and I basically just used it and got it for two purposes: Blacksmith potion and enchanting potion - I tend to find all the healing I need and rarely get around to create cure poison when I need it - I have had a use for it once for a carry potion - But I did look it up to see what the ingredients were. As for confusion I find it somewhat easy, 4 effects which is known by either use or eating it - combining two ingredients with the same effect creates the potion with that effect, add a third for additional effect - Such as increased duration.

Anyone got a good mod with lots of hidden ways?

[Edhel-dur]

I just realized Heavy Armor doesn't work with Dragonforge Armor. I still want to go for Dragonforge though, my question is if it's stronger than a daedric armor with heavy armor buffs.

[RED BARON]

I just realized Heavy Armor doesn't work with Dragonforge Armor. I still want to go for Dragonforge though, my question is if it's stronger than a daedric armor with heavy armor buffs.

No, it isn't to my knowledge. Besides the deadric is also a heavy armor + in my opinion the vanilla dragon armor is pretty damn ugly.

[Edhel-dur]

@Deolrin, I actually managed to understand Alchemy.

So what you have to do first is decide what kind of potion you want to make. Let's say you want to make Restore Health potion, but you don't know how to, or which ingredients to use. Well you need to harvest ingredients and eat them to show their properties. When you find two ingredients which both have Restore Health as a property, than you go the Alchemist Table, use those two ingredients and there you have it, a potion.

Basically ingredients have different properties and when you want to make a potion you just need to match the ingredients based on properties.

[Deolrin]

Yes, that's the basics, Edhel-dur. :P
But every ingredient has four possible effects. And you can simply mix three ingredients with unknown effects, and if any of the effects 'overlap', or exist in two or more ingredients, you will create a potion and permanently discover those effects. The only problem is: How do you level it? Do you just keep discovering effects and make random potions? Do you try to make the most expensive potions(those give you the most experience)? Do you only make useful potions? I don't understand. :(

[RED BARON]

The only problem is: How do you level it? Do you just keep discovering effects and make random potions? Do you try to make the most expensive potions(those give you the most experience)? Do you only make useful potions? I don't understand. :(

Leveling it is simple - The more potions you make (no matter the type), the more you level - Using items to increase alchemy effectiveness helps (For me it also appears that using more rare ingredients gives more experience). Not sure if thats what your asking though.

[marko9]

Leveling it is simple - The more potions you make (no matter the type), the more you level - Using items to increase alchemy effectiveness helps (For me it also appears that using more rare ingredients gives more experience). Not sure if thats what your asking though.

Correct but that is because you use SkyRe, if not Alchemy is more like a grinding perk tree... but SkyRe gives you more options with it :D

[Deolrin]

Stop bringing up that SkyRe mod. It completely breaks any sort of immersion that Bethesda created. It adds a shitton of stupid, ugly items(like Daedric armor recolors into golden\white colors), etc.

[RED BARON]

Correct but that is because you use SkyRe, if not Alchemy is more like a grinding perk tree... but SkyRe gives you more options with it :D

I checked and realized that what I had wasn't skyRe - Guess thats why this makes no sense to me - Also now that I have actually checked what skyRe is - I would likely not install nor recommend it.

[Edhel-dur]

You can continue eating until you discover all the 4 properties. When I want to get healing potions done, I just match two ingredients. My alchemy is low tho so...

[marko9]

I checked and realized that what I had wasn't skyRe - Guess thats why this makes no sense to me - Also now that I have actually checked what skyRe is - I would likely not install nor recommend it.

Why not dude?

[Deolrin]

You can continue eating until you discover all the 4 properties. When I want to get healing potions done, I just match two ingredients. My alchemy is low tho so...

No you can't. You have to get perks for that, in the Alchemy table.
And you can mix up to three ingredients together, though I don't think that 3 ingredients with only the "Restore Health" effect in common are more powerful than 2 ingredients.

[RED BARON]

Why not dude?

"blow up bandit camps with explosives"

"disguise as a Forsworn" -> Why?

"It is also strongly advised to start a new game. Do not attempt to apply this mod to an old char - it will mess everything up. The older the char, the bigger the damage caused. Characters created with SkyRe can NOT roll back to vanilla, so backing up savegames is advised (as always)." -> I am still playing my original char - Hence no odd mods before that :smile: Then maybe.

"The goofy "Fists of Steel" has been removed; all unarmed perks are in "Light Weaponry"" -> I Disagree with the thoughts about Heavy armor

But well main point is that it changes so much that I would not use it nor recommend it for a first time play through, for a second less serious one, I'll be willing to both recommend and give it a try. However we're recommending for a new player. :wink:

No you can't. You have to get perks for that, in the Alchemy table.
And you can mix up to three ingredients together, though I don't think that 3 ingredients with only the "Restore Health" effect in common are more powerful than 2 ingredients.

Yep, and also tried with the additional ingredient with no effect, so as said before I believe the third needs to have an effect that boost the effect of the others - while not being the same effect.

[Edhel-dur]

No you can't. You have to get perks for that, in the Alchemy table.
And you can mix up to three ingredients together, though I don't think that 3 ingredients with only the "Restore Health" effect in common are more powerful than 2 ingredients.

Oh, right. Well my Alchemy is still 26 and I feel like it should have been higher for how many potions I crafted.

Anyway really like the choice system in this game. There are no Good/Evil points, and most of the time the choice you make isn't through dialogue but through your actions.

[Edhel-dur]

So I feel dumb for saying this, but I have at last learned how to transfer my items from the personal inventory to a stash or chest. Now I have no more weight problems as I just stash everything in one place. It's in the Companion HQ. I hope no one steals anything from there.

I've also got the perk for Heavy Armor to not slow me anymore, feels a difference in combat as I can avoid power attacks better, when I'm out of Stamina and I can't block.

So I've only just started doing the Thieves Guild questline, and so I want to start using Bows as my weapon, but apparently I suck at using them effectively. What strategies do you guys recommend.

[marko9]

So I feel dumb for saying this, but I have at last learned how to transfer my items from the personal inventory to a stash or chest. Now I have no more weight problems as I just stash everything in one place. It's in the Companion HQ. I hope no one steals anything from there.

I've also got the perk for Heavy Armor to not slow me anymore, feels a difference in combat as I can avoid power attacks better, when I'm out of Stamina and I can't block.

So I've only just started doing the Thieves Guild questline, and so I want to start using Bows as my weapon, but apparently I suck at using them effectively. What strategies do you guys recommend.

You should combine bows with stealth, that Is the combination I play with, also use poisons on Arrows (Especially if you play on Master) and use Light Armor... sneak just does not go well with heavy armor, as well as bows ;)

[Deolrin]

So I feel dumb for saying this, but I have at last learned how to transfer my items from the personal inventory to a stash or chest. Now I have no more weight problems as I just stash everything in one place. It's in the Companion HQ. I hope no one steals anything from there.


Horrible idea. Most containers reset. You need to buy a house in order to have safe containers. I suggest you go back to that chest and take everything back.

[RED BARON]

Horrible idea. Most containers reset. You need to buy a house in order to have safe containers. I suggest you go back to that chest and take everything back.

They might be safe for it, otherwise get the General Storage mod (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/18340) to ensure no matter what mod or update you apply you'll never risk losing stored items. (Have happened with a Skyrim patch and can apply to certain mods changing areas and/or when updating those). And it autosorts your items :smile:

Otherwise I find the magic academy after completing its main quest a good safe place to store stuff.

[Edhel-dur]

Yep, damn Companions stole everything from my Chest. How dare they nose in into the Harbinger's Chambers.

Anyway, have a House in Riften, stashed everything there.

Now, I am level 37ish or so. I am stuck at about 65 smithing. I run on the latest patch so just spamming Iron Daggers doesn't help me. I am interested I guess in a Glass Sword I guess, as I hope it deals more damage than my Elven Sword. However my main goal is still Dragonforge Armor, so any tips on how to get lv 100?

[RED BARON]

Now, I am level 37ish or so. I am stuck at about 65 smithing. I run on the latest patch so just spamming Iron Daggers doesn't help me. I am interested I guess in a Glass Sword I guess, as I hope it deals more damage than my Elven Sword. However my main goal is still Dragonforge Armor, so any tips on how to get lv 100?

I believe I already mentioned it, but find some Dwemer locations and get all those Dwemer ingots - There is usually a ton of them.

Stash as many as possible and start creating Dwemer bows - They are cheap yet give decent skill upgrades.

[Edhel-dur]

So I have to research Dwarven smithing? Hmm okay.

[RED BARON]

So I have to research Dwarven smithing? Hmm okay.

Actually I should make the note, that if you have the heartfire dlc, you'll likely also get a lot of smithing from that, given the many nails, locks and hinges one have to create. And those use iron.

[Edhel-dur]

I heard the next patch is in beta. Besides all the bug fixing it seems that when we will reach 100 in one skill, we have the option to go 'legendary', meaning it resets back to 15... although if it resets to 15.. won't we loose the benefits of that skill tree?

[RED BARON]

I heard the next patch is in beta. Besides all the bug fixing it seems that when we will reach 100 in one skill, we have the option to go 'legendary', meaning it resets back to 15... although if it resets to 15.. won't we loose the benefits of that skill tree?

Hope not, wouldn't really see that point in doing that :eekani: (Speaking of bugs, I assume you have added the unofficial patches right?)

[Edhel-dur]

Well it seems they are doing this for two reasons. The first reason is so you can keep on leveling even after you reached the 100 cap. The second reason I think it serves as a respecc. Like you understand that you don't want certain perks because they don't work how you imagined it. Or maybe they just want you easily re-specialize from Warrior to Thief. Eitherway sounds wierd. Though it will also come with a new difficulty.

Yes actually I have added the unofficial patches and the optimization for performances mod.

Edit: I also added some immersion and UI enhancing mods. Also character skin and mesh improvements, mostly for the face. Tried to install better hairs but they look to good compared to everything else. Also Immersion Armors mod doesn't install for me, I think it has something to do with my hardware.

However for some odd reason I still have some FPS drops when I go into the Red Flagon. I noticed it happens everytime when there is shining rocks/textures in caves. Any ideas on how to fix that?

Oh, I also can play with textures on Medium now since I got the optimization for performance mod.

[RED BARON]

However for some odd reason I still have some FPS drops when I go into the Red Flagon. I noticed it happens everytime when there is shining rocks/textures in caves. Any ideas on how to fix that?

Oh, I also can play with textures on Medium now since I got the optimization for performance mod.

Nice :smile: As for the red flagon (I assume you meant the ragged flagon) I would propose to look at the two mods I posted a link to earlier, in regards to cleaning the files and hiding things from view not visible anyway - Both increase performance without risk.

Links:

Texture Optimizer (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/12801)(be a bit careful with this - Read carefully)

TES5Edit (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/25859/)to clean your save (safe)

Try updating the texture or the area for that region (if area remove stuff from chests first):

For instance is it just the entrance that does it - mayhap another (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/15395/?tab=3&navtag=%2Fajax%2Fmodimages%2F%3Fuser%3D0%26id%3D15395) will help?

Or do a little reduction on textures, while still keeping them nice:
Redux (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/10239)

Or removing fog (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/736)might help, though also ruin some immersion

This have been said to solve lag issues for some: Window Mode (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/4)

As an alternative to those commands to remove shadows, I recommend:
Performance Improvement (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/10789) - This works quite great if you have a low grade performance - Though I myself am not using it, I have tested it on a low end setup.

According to some an FPS limiter mod (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/34)can help, though I dunno if it will make any difference and be careful with it - Alternatively you can use nvidea's manager or MSI afterburner.

Just for kicks some mods I found and want to add myself:

Sword of Woe replacer (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/33018/) - More unique appearance

Red Eagle Sword replacer (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/32930/) - Make them have their own look

And make the easter-egg (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/10126/?tab=3&navtag=%2Fajax%2Fmodimages%2F%3Fuser%3D0%26id%3D10126) look more worthy

Oh for fun try this:

Tropical (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/33017/)or Minecraft (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/19104/?tab=3&navtag=%2Fajax%2Fmodimages%2F%3Fuser%3D0%26id%3D19104)

Anyway Good luck with it. :thumbs_up:

[Edhel-dur]

I've checked your earlier posts already and hadn't found anything related to performance increase.

Texture Optimizer & TES5Edit - will check into those.

Redux - looks good, will test it, altho it's for people with 1gb Video Ram, I'm on 512.

I will keep the fog.

I don't want to add any weapon mods just yet, maybe I will for my second run. I checked that Tropical mod earlier today, sounds good but, maybe on the second run.

Edit: Ragged Flagon FPS drop fixed by Colorful Lights - No Shadows - More FPS mod.

Do I need to High Resolution Pack for Redux to work?

[RED BARON]

I've checked your earlier posts already and hadn't found anything related to performance increase.

Texture Optimizer & TES5Edit - will check into those.

Edit: Ragged Flagon FPS drop fixed by Colorful Lights - No Shadows - More FPS mod.

Do I need to High Resolution Pack for Redux to work?

Doubt it, they are just textures and as such doesn't require anything else. If you have the unofficial texture pack patch I would recommend getting that, but as your not running with high quality texture pack from them I see no need.

Glad to hear it fixed it :smile: As said its a very nice mod for low end specs.

I might have miss remembered posting them, but I reposted most of them except one, I check and see if I can find it.
Found it, though dunno if you already have it, but its: Skyrim Project (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/32505)

Also another one I can't recall if I recommended: Glowing ore
(http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/19269)

Very useful, just use the less glow so it still looks "real".

[Edhel-dur]

The Optimization Mod was the first one I got. It's really amazing. I had problems with running the game on Medium, I had to be on Low, however with that Mod + a few other small tweaks I can enjoy the game on Medium settings, which you really notice the difference.

Yeah I like Glowing Ore, altho I'm okay with just buying and selling stuff in order to advance in smithing.

I've seen a mod but I didn't save it at the time, maybe you know it, it removes the glow from the character skin. The skin just looks haloish and I dislike that.

[RED BARON]

I've seen a mod but I didn't save it at the time, maybe you know it, it removes the glow from the character skin. The skin just looks haloish and I dislike that.

I would assume it could be this one, if you have that problem:
Skin Glow Removal (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/29791)

Well other than that, I know that some character glow is controlled by this command which you could set to 0 in the init file:

iBlurDeferredShadowMask to 0

It effects the shadow as well, but can be made up for my adjusting those as well (its only how hard the shadows appear).

Shadow commands:
iShadowMapResolution=4096,
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=4096
iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=4096

(Be aware that this high might not be what you want, just suggestion)

The glow (if I am thinking about the same one as you) is not a problem all have though.

[Edhel-dur]

Yes, thanks, that's the one.

Playing Skyrim, I have to think that TESO won't be as great. I mean, Skyrim is good without mods, but it's great with mods. Especially on the performance and optimization side. I mean Blizzard has a long history of great optimization on their games, that's one of the reasons why WoW was such a great MMO. So I have to wonder, in an MMO where performance and optimization is pretty much a key part of the game, how well will they do? Also bug fixing.

[RED BARON]

Glad to hear it and yea I am doubtful about that as well.

[Edhel-dur]

Well, finished most of the main storylines. Lv 49 now.

Have to say, the Dragonborn quest series ending feels light to say the least. Was also expecting better scripted fights with Alduin, and also, after doing so many quests, getting my skills up... you receive a one-shot-wonder-ability shout which makes him feel weaker and erases all your training.

[RED BARON]

Well, finished most of the main storylines. Lv 49 now.

Have to say, the Dragonborn quest series ending feels light to say the least. Was also expecting better scripted fights with Alduin, and also, after doing so many quests, getting my skills up... you receive a one-shot-wonder-ability shout which makes him feel weaker and erases all your training.

huh? The only thing the shout does is make him mortal and force dragons to ground? Or are you talking about something other than dragon rend? If you feel its weak, then just go with: Deadly Dragons (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/3829)

If your referring to the Dragonborn dlc quest then I haven't tried it yet :smile:

[Edhel-dur]

I disagree with you here. The game is supposed to be good stand-alone. Addons are there to customize and go from good to great.

The problem is, as you enter the final stage of the Dragonborn quests which in-game are reguarded as the main storyline along side the Civil War, nothing unique happens, and it's all brain dead.

I had to use my brain to kill normal dragons, as a close combat character, I had to make them come on the ground. Alduin wouldn't tho, he was just flying around, so I had to use Dragonrend. Okay, but once he is on the ground, he was 3-6 hits dead. He is the main character you want to slay. And he died in 3-6 hits, without anything spectacular coming from him. He barely did any damage to me.

After he dies, you aren't rewarded with much. You are in Valhalla, you see some characters who you encountered earlier, and you can't have any kind of deep interaction with them. I meet Ysgrimmar and he doesn't notice I am using his shield. I meet Koldrak and he doesn't ask anything about the guild, or comment about me as the Guild Master.

The Thieves Guild ending was amazing. You become an agent of Nocturne, you make a pact with her, you are given a full set of thief items (swords, bow, full armor), you become the leader of the Guild, you are given a new daily power to use. Sure, the last fight wasn't that good, but he was just a mortal, a human. And killing him you also need to find a way out and than luck comes into play and saves you. It's dynamic.

The Dragonborn ending isn't dynamic. I had more trouble with regular dragons than with Alduin. I don't feel great that I killed Alduin. It felt like I used all my strength to crush a bug. Dragonrend could have had a longer cooldown, Alduin could have had more health, scripted stuff could have happen especially since the fight was in Valhalla. I mean he feasts on the dead, yet he never releases them to attack you? And the path to Sovengard, is really dull. I really expected a unique looking, with more interesting creatures and puzzles dungeon. Not same old, same old. I mean, on my way to defeat the 'great evil', I see 'same old, same old' areas and mechanics? All they did was spawn a lot of undeads with helmets which takes 3 attacks to kill.

Just that, it really felt immersive breaking, or maybe as not as immersive as other quest chains.

Edit: Still the game overall is great.

[RED BARON]

I disagree with you here. The game is supposed to be good stand-alone. Addons are there to customize and go from good to great.

The problem is, as you enter the final stage of the Dragonborn quests which in-game are reguarded as the main storyline along side the Civil War, nothing unique happens, and it's all brain dead.

I had to use my brain to kill normal dragons, as a close combat character, I had to make them come on the ground. Alduin wouldn't tho, he was just flying around, so I had to use Dragonrend. Okay, but once he is on the ground, he was 3-6 hits dead. He is the main character you want to slay. And he died in 3-6 hits, without anything spectacular coming from him. He barely did any damage to me.

After he dies, you aren't rewarded with much. You are in Valhalla, you see some characters who you encountered earlier, and you can't have any kind of deep interaction with them. I meet Ysgrimmar and he doesn't notice I am using his shield. I meet Koldrak and he doesn't ask anything about the guild, or comment about me as the Guild Master.

The Thieves Guild ending was amazing. You become an agent of Nocturne, you make a pact with her, you are given a full set of thief items (swords, bow, full armor), you become the leader of the Guild, you are given a new daily power to use. Sure, the last fight wasn't that good, but he was just a mortal, a human. And killing him you also need to find a way out and than luck comes into play and saves you. It's dynamic.

The Dragonborn ending isn't dynamic. I had more trouble with regular dragons than with Alduin. I don't feel great that I killed Alduin. It felt like I used all my strength to crush a bug. Dragonrend could have had a longer cooldown, Alduin could have had more health, scripted stuff could have happen especially since the fight was in Valhalla. I mean he feasts on the dead, yet he never releases them to attack you? And the path to Sovengard, is really dull. I really expected a unique looking, with more interesting creatures and puzzles dungeon. Not same old, same old. I mean, on my way to defeat the 'great evil', I see 'same old, same old' areas and mechanics? All they did was spawn a lot of undeads with helmets which takes 3 attacks to kill.

Just that, it really felt immersive breaking, or maybe as not as immersive as other quest chains.

Edit: Still the game overall is great.

Ahh, well thats why :smile: I haven't come to that part yet - I have only acquired the dragon rend, I have yet to complete the main story go to Valhalla, kill him play any of Dawnguard other than random vampire spawn and do any dragonborn dlc stuff :smile: Been way too busy completing every single other side-quest and finding every location. If its as you say, which I don't doubt - then I would/will feel equally disappointed. I have already seen some examples of that in the game, and having the ending like that is typical - reminds about my disappointment in the Oblivion ending (something the shivering Isles ending fixed, by being so awesome :grin:). So if they have done that again, meh hope the dlc ending make up for it to some degree.
But well, that is one of the prime reasons I have for going into game creation, so at least I can take comfort in the fact that it is still something thats lacking even in great games. :xxd:

[Edhel-dur]

I did a lot of main and side quests too. Just that I wanted to save some for my second character who will be a thief. I will also add more mods for my second run, make it more realistic. But that will happen when I get a new PC. Haven't done much of Dawnguard tbh, might do on second run. Assassin-Thief-Vampire-Dark Elf incoming I suppose.

[Deolrin]

In case you make an assassin, I suggest you try out Illusion magic. It's really fun to frenzy people and make them fight eachother, or go invisible for a stealthy kill, or stab someone, calm them down and then stab them in the back again. :D

[Edhel-dur]

I've been snooping around Lighting Mods.

Which one do you use, or you think is best and why?

[Deolrin]

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/30450
Simple, realistic, doesn't destroy my performance. I love the mid-day lighting conditions outside, but I don't really like the uber-dark caves.

[Edhel-dur]

And with what other mods do you pair it with? Like Lanterns of Skyrim for example.

[Deolrin]

Lanterns of Skyrim. :P

[Edhel-dur]

Well, I don't want to sound picky, but I am not that keen on visual perception when lighting and colors are involved.

Could anyone give their opinions on this mod http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/1875

I'm asking because I don't 'see' the differences between this and RLO. But I know that RLO is still incomplete.

[RED BARON]

Well, I don't want to sound picky, but I am not that keen on visual perception when lighting and colors are involved.

Could anyone give their opinions on this mod http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/1875


Haven't tried it myself, but looks better than the other.

[Deolrin]

I don't know for sure, but wouldn't that mod affect performance? I can't see anything about that in the description.

[RED BARON]

I don't know for sure, but wouldn't that mod affect performance? I can't see anything about that in the description.

I am judging from their reference to a booster mod that it does affect performance, though if I read correctly on the booster comments - using the booster seems to allow to some more extensive mods (like it) to run without a hinge.

[Edhel-dur]

Okay, so I've tested that mod. I don't like it because the night has a purple haze, and the indoors have a green haze. It's anything but realistic. During the day it's all good, but otherwise, not realistic at all.

It does decrease performance. I haven't tried their booster mod, mostly because I don't have CPU to spare.

So currently I am back on using Climates of Tamriel.

Thanks for your answers guys.

[Deolrin]

Waait, what about Realistic Lighting Overhaul? Did you try that one?

[Edhel-dur]

Yeah I did, I knew about it for a while, I just feel that it's too far from being complete. I really like it, but first I want to let them polish it a little more.

Also I'm still on my first run, continuing on my warrior. I didn't upgrade my PC yet, and I want to save RLO for my second run later this year. Thanks for answers though. :)

[RED BARON]

Okay, so I've tested that mod. I don't like it because the night has a purple haze, and the indoors have a green haze. It's anything but realistic. During the day it's all good, but otherwise, not realistic at all.

It does decrease performance. I haven't tried their booster mod, mostly because I don't have CPU to spare.

So currently I am back on using Climates of Tamriel.

Thanks for your answers guys.

Nice, thanks for testing it :smile: Also I believe the booster mod states it helps even without the CPU to spare, though I also saw comments in regards to other types of booster mods might conflict with it.

[Edhel-dur]

I'm sorry but this is hilarious. (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/34678/)

[RED BARON]

I'm sorry but this is hilarious. (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/34678/)

Haha, though also terrible in some way. :xxd:

[Edhel-dur]

What boosters are you guys running or recommending?

[Deolrin]

Yeah I did, I knew about it for a while, I just feel that it's too far from being complete. I really like it, but first I want to let them polish it a little more.


Huh. Well, I feel that it's complete enough. :V
I don't think they'll be updating it, to be honest.

[RED BARON]

What boosters are you guys running or recommending?

I believe I already recommended those I use :smile: One of them fixed a problem of yours But if I find others I'll make sure to tell you.

[Edhel-dur]

Huh. Well, I feel that it's complete enough. :V
I don't think they'll be updating it, to be honest.

They stated they want to. It's not just about being completed, I want my second run to be completely different, and it get's harder, hoarding mods or the best mods from the first run. :)

I believe I already recommended those I use :smile: One of them fixed a problem of yours But if I find others I'll make sure to tell you.

Checked your post, couldn't find any boosters. Found different optimizers but no boosters.

[RED BARON]

Checked your post, couldn't find any boosters. Found different optimizers but no boosters.

Was those I was referring to, since I consider them boosters as they boost the game performance, whether by optimizing the game or optimizing graphic-card reaction came to one for me :smile: However I did have one real booster that really was a kick, but it never got updated for the new stuff. I'll tell if I find a good booster, other than the ones your already aware of.

[Edhel-dur]

So, I have finally given a try to HIALGOBOOST mod - http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/15123#content

Comments:
It's pretty good actually, especially when fighting, although it might be slow at start of the game. What bothers tho, is that in the top-right corner there is a franchise icon which pops up when you use this booster, breaks immersion really. Otherwise it's a good booster.

Edit: So, because my current PC can't handle Skyrim with all the glory of the mods I want to have, and because I am hooked on playing The Elder Scrolls, I actually installed Morrowind + Expansions and found nice mods which work with it. Might sound weird, but I am pleased the music is similar.

[RED BARON]

Edit: So, because my current PC can't handle Skyrim with all the glory of the mods I want to have, and because I am hooked on playing The Elder Scrolls, I actually installed Morrowind + Expansions and found nice mods which work with it. Might sound weird, but I am pleased the music is similar.

Franchise icon sounds horrible :eekani: What a shame.

Also yea - to my knowledge you can at the very least get morrowind to look pretty damn awesome.

[marko9]

No more DLC's guys... what do you think about this?

[Wazzz]

i think now they can finally start working on another installment to the elder scrolls series

i think they should set one in 'elsewhere', maybe, although i don't know if the LORE COUDL HANDLE TAHT Y'KNOW??

[RED BARON]

No more DLC's guys... what do you think about this?

Not worried at all, we got the mods.

[Edhel-dur]

Mods OP.

Probably they will work on a new Fallout.

Anyway, mods will continue to enrich Skyrim over and over again. Afaik there are several projects which involve creation of new areas and quests.

[marko9]

i think now they can finally start working on another installment to the elder scrolls series

i think they should set one in 'elsewhere', maybe, although i don't know if the LORE COUDL HANDLE TAHT Y'KNOW??

Nahh, I think that as well...

I would like if they put the next ES in Hammerfell, with deserts and sh** after snow and sh**...

But there is a new Teaser about their new game, idk what it is but I think its a new Wolfenstein game... I really loved the first game, hope they make it as good. (If it is Wolfenstein)

[Gilles]

I didn't buy any of the DLC. So... *shrug*

[Edhel-dur]

I didn't buy any of the DLC. So... *shrug*

Dawnguard and Hearthfire aren't much.

I mean, why get Hearthfire, when you can have THIS (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/34834/).

I haven't tried Dragonborn though. However I checked the wiki, and most of the items they add are kind of ugly for my tastes. I guess it's nice for more questing.

[RED BARON]

I haven't tried Dragonborn though. However I checked the wiki, and most of the items they add are kind of ugly for my tastes. I guess it's nice for more questing.

Well I have it installed, though I haven't tried anything related to it - But my friend praised it quite a lot.

Also for the house mod I installed before heartfire was even made - actually I am considering if they stole the idea from it :grin:) - but its basically awesome.

Build you own home (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/18480)

[Edhel-dur]

So, because I am hooked to Skyrim, as in I couldn't get into Morrowind and still wanted to play a TES game, I have created my second character (based on an old character of mine, she had a story here on THW, and believe it or not I didn't knew who Alleria was in wc2 when I created this character) in Skyrim...

Alleria Silverleaf, a Bosmer. She arrived in Skyrim as an outlaw and joined the Bandit Clan at Valtheim Tower. This clan operated on the road between Whiterun and Riften. They preyed on merchants and travellers.

However, with the Civil War starting, travelers are few, and those who travel are better guarded. Coin was getting scarce. Eventually there was less coin on the road than hands to take it. So Alleria decided to kill everyone, take all the valuables, and head west to Whiterun.

Altho what fortune awaits a Bosmer outlaw, in the Nord country of Skyrim remains to be seen... rumors are, The Thieves Guild is recruiting...

Using heap of mods, mostly for realistic immersion. Found out they actually don't kill my current PC, as they are just text and small content. Amongst them is Frostfall, Wet and Cold, Better Quests, Interesting NPCs (<- awesome level over 9000), Skyrim Unleashed, DUEL, Live Another Life, Immersive Patrols, iHud. Still using Climates of Tamriel as my lighting mod for now.

My only rules are that I never fast travel, and I don't use quest markers, unless there is no hint in the quest description about the general area of where should I go. I still use carriages tho, but only between major cities. Sadly Scenic Carriages doesn't work for me.

Also I play in First Person now for like 90% of the game. Skyrim now feels much more enjoyable and interesting.

[marko9]

I have a great armor suggestion mod for you guys... here http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/35094/

[Edhel-dur]

This looks awesome, will keep an eye on it.

[RED BARON]

Using heap of mods, mostly for realistic immersion. Found out they actually don't kill my current PC, as they are just text and small content. Amongst them is Frostfall, Wet and Cold, Better Quests, Interesting NPCs (<- awesome level over 9000), Skyrim Unleashed, DUEL, Live Another Life, Immersive Patrols, iHud. Still using Climates of Tamriel as my lighting mod for now.

Also I play in First Person now for like 90% of the game. Skyrim now feels much more enjoyable and interesting.

Yea, I might check up on a few of those I don't use myself already :smile:

I have a great armor suggestion mod for you guys... here http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/35094/

Yea, I've seen it - But it doesn't fit the image of my female char, hence I leave it for the day I need a wild berserker char :thumbs_up:

[DESTROYER123]

Skyrim is an epic game.
I love it (even though it has some major bugs).

[RED BARON]

Skyrim is an epic game.
I love it (even though it has some major bugs).

Yep, get as many bug fixes as you can get your hand on.

[marko9]

Skyrim is an epic game.
I love it (even though it has some major bugs).

Use unofficial skyrim patch ;)

[trolman]

so since i got a new computer, i started playing skyrim, pritty satisfied but i feel some of the game content is needlessly simplified

[The_wand_mirror]

I reinstalled this again and started pasting skins like a madman again and im at 21gb now lol xD

I can just about run it.

[RED BARON]

so since i got a new computer, i started playing skyrim, pritty satisfied but i feel some of the game content is needlessly simplified

Then make it unsimplified with mods :wink:

[trolman]

But im confused as to what to get...

[The_wand_mirror]

Yeah there are a lot of mods for this game, reminds me why i quit trying to get it right. I wanted to add so many things that werent compatible that it was just starting to be a chore even getting it to work.

[RED BARON]

But im confused as to what to get...

Well, personally I spent a day finding stuff, and then only added a few things others recommended at a later point, to avoid exactly that issue Wand mentions dealing with: too much to do, so to speak. :wink:

[marko9]

But im confused as to what to get...

It is up to you really, If you feel like changing the game you will find mods easy. But some mods are really needed like SkyUI, Unofficial Skyrim patch etc.

Now If you want some armor mods you can look back in this thread, we mentioned allot of them... I would recommend Aesir Armor and Immersive armors... now since I am someone who likes immersion I would use SkyRe (but that changes the game significatelly) and FrostFall and Realistic needs etc.

Cant name all of them but there are allot of awesome mods on the nexus.

[Kanadaj]

Yea there are some must-have mods on nexus. I'd list a few that I install every time I feel like playing Skyrim:
-SkyUI
-Unofficial Skyrim patch
-Dragon bundle(WARNING: using all at the same time is only recommended for veterans):
*Deadly Dragons
Optional: Deadly Dragons Armory
*Dragons Diversified
*Dragon Combar Overhaul

-A Quality World Map
-Total Overhauls (only one - I miss things from the vanilla game and these mods virtually fill the void and fix many balance problems.):
*T3nd0s Skyrim Redone
OR
*ACE
OR
*Requiem

-Alternate Start
-Better Females

Plus there are many that I add based on how I feel like :)

[Wazzz]

why am i suspecting some of the more risque mods are in the list of those you add based on how you 'feel' like?

old wazzz knows what you been doing in game and you don't need sanguine to put you up to it nosiree hephephep

[Deolrin]

Most of those are legit, Wazzz. I use 'em all except for the "dragons bundle" and the total overhauls. And better females.

[Kanadaj]

Meh I usually only use one or max two of those dragon mods, only both 3 when I'M playing something awfully powerful, like redguard conjurer with SkyRe - that can literally kill 20 vanila dragons all alone (infinite summon count for 2 minutes once a day, with 10s or longer cast time... But against a dragon I have time for that + infinite mana for same time once a day, both draining your life slowly, but pots handle that well enough).

One dragon enhancement mod is necessary if you ask me, since the base ones are pretty easy with any class. With an assassin, you just 1-hit them (overhauls stop this crazy sneak behaviour btw), with an archer they are just a few shots and with a mage it's even easier than with ranger. I guess it's the hardest for warrior type characters, but once you get it down it's food.

In contrast, the most fun I've ever had with a dragon was when I found a Deadly Dragons dracolich that killed every NPC around and resurrected them as his minions :3 Took me a lot of time to clean the field, and had to load a few times because I got myself cornered. Also used WARZONES mod at that time, and the dragon found himself a nice little war zone with like 40 NPCs to kill and turn into undead. I didn't understand at first why did the empire and the rebel soldiers not attack each other, then, after killing a few, and seeing how they ignored the dragon, did I only realise that the dragon's breath itself was what turned them, after killing them. And it's kinda hard with an assassin on an open field with sunlight, swarming zombies and a circling dragon overhead :D

Since vanila Skyrim has not enough content and is too simple for me I always use an overhaul, since they really mix things up and add many features.

And yea, the how I feel like mods are like the one where you can build your own city (dunno the name right now), or magic mods (not Midas, I don't like that one). I also usually DL SkyMoMod (Skyrim Monster Mod) as an optional mod - it adds great variety to what you can fight against, and they are pretty unique.

[trolman]

...cant i just teach Lydia to ride a horse aswell?

[Deolrin]

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/14950/?
Now you can.

[RED BARON]

And yea, the how I feel like mods are like the one where you can build your own city (dunno the name right now), or magic mods (not Midas, I don't like that one). I also usually DL SkyMoMod (Skyrim Monster Mod) as an optional mod - it adds great variety to what you can fight against, and they are pretty unique.

Perhaps I should check out the monster mod, and do tell if your discover the name of the city builder one, perhaps its one I haven't checked out (I really want them, but tend to avoid them due to the problems I often find that they cause).

[Kanadaj]

Found it, it's name is Tundra Defense:
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/22330/?

Also, most of the mods worth taking a look at can be found here:
http://www.skyrimgems.com/new.html

[takakenji]

Yea there are some must-have mods on nexus. I'd list a few that I install every time I feel like playing Skyrim:
-SkyUI
-Unofficial Skyrim patch
-Dragon bundle(WARNING: using all at the same time is only recommended for veterans):
*Deadly Dragons
Optional: Deadly Dragons Armory
*Dragons Diversified
*Dragon Combar Overhaul

-A Quality World Map
-Total Overhauls (only one - I miss things from the vanilla game and these mods virtually fill the void and fix many balance problems.):
*T3nd0s Skyrim Redone
OR
*ACE
OR
*Requiem

-Alternate Start
-Better Females

Plus there are many that I add based on how I feel like :)

better females wtf

[Kanadaj]

It's a mod that makes those ugly pigs look like females...

[takakenji]

iv come to slay dragons not stare at chicks

[Kanadaj]

Well it's totally up to you, it's just that they hurt my eyes ^^ maybe better males are nice too, never tried it though. These mods make humans look like humans, not some weird things that just came out of an in-game cartoon. IMO the original models and textures don't really fit the level of graphics.

[Wazzz]

'better females' mod probably goes great with 'nude textures'

but don't take my word for it, ask kanadaj ;)