Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

danthefan

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

im kinda the same way
i'm reasonably sure if I started it up again I'd enjoy it soon enough but watching that video I was just.. bored.

I'd actually play oblivion again before skyrim I think.
looks beautiful sure but once the newness has worn off it just isn't that great.

Imo the environments are by far the biggest thing it has going for it. The story doesn't exist really, the quests aren't especially interesting, the combat is boring. Great world though.

Adyx

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

im kinda the same way
i'm reasonably sure if I started it up again I'd enjoy it soon enough but watching that video I was just.. bored.

I'd actually play oblivion again before skyrim I think.
looks beautiful sure but once the newness has worn off it just isn't that great.

Yeah you say that now, but start playing Oblivion again and you'll be saying the same about that.

I recently started playing Oblivion again and I didn't go near the main quest at all. It's the only way I could face it. I played through Skyrim the same way and FO3 and NV. I look at the main quest in these games as a sort of push to get you out there exploring but the main meat of the game is the side quests and faction quests. All four games have no real story (at least one worth bothering with) but they do have an interesting backstory.

I've "finished" Skyrim 4 times and I'm still looking forward to the DLC. I don't mind waiting either because there's so many cool mods to try out.

pixelburp

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

im kinda the same way
i'm reasonably sure if I started it up again I'd enjoy it soon enough but watching that video I was just.. bored.

I'd actually play oblivion again before skyrim I think.
looks beautiful sure but once the newness has worn off it just isn't that great.

Well yes, I partially agree: the story and drama the trailer uses is fairly ho-hum, I doubt many people are stoked about the Mythic Dawn coming back, but Skyrim / Oblivion are experiences where the strength is in the journey, not the destination. I doubt I could name half a dozen characters from Skyrim, but the quests, and my personal stories around those quests? Oh boy, there's the enjoyment right there.

So this trailer has me excitement because my favorite sandbox of recent years has new toys to play around in it with

Sierra Oscar

Shiminay wrote: »

Yea, I wonder how long they'll make the rest of us wait for it?

I have been hearing a month! Absolutely ridiculous if that is the case!

klose

So theres 2 sides to the dlc pretty kick ass, so much happening in the trailer cant wait to hear more details!

Was hoping it would take place outside of skyrim but looks like we're staying put..

funky penguin

They might with the second DLC (ala Shivering Isles and Winter.....fell? helm? Lord I can't remember.....)

Adyx

Xbox players can get Dawnguard for free if they're accepted to test the beta. Info here.

klose

Yeah I applied for it yesterday, wouldnt mind getting in

Reamer Fanny

funky penguin wrote: »

They might with the second DLC (ala Shivering Isles and Winter.....fell? helm? Lord I can't remember.....)

It's Windhelm, Winterfell is from the Game of Thrones ; )

Zero-Cool

My girlfriend, who doesn't usually play games, just got the Platinum trophy in Skyrim. I had promised to take her out to a big fancy dinner if she got it, thinking she never would, so I think i was just platinum burnt!

GavRedKing

sheehy83 wrote: »

My girlfriend, who doesn't usually play games, just got the Platinum trophy in Skyrim. I had promised to take her out to a big fancy dinner if she got it, thinking she never would, so I think i was just platinum burnt!

I've to finsih the Thieves Guild - Return to Glory and I'll ahve got mine too, I just cant bring myself to doing the same things over and over, I keep putting it off.

Dave_The_Sheep

Bugger. I put too many mods onto my game and now none of my savegames will load. Can't even start a new game. Going to have to figure out which one caused the problem... urgh.

AnCapaillMor

They better hurry up with the dlc, i'm running out of quests. 160 hours now on 1 game.

Cillo rs200

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Bugger. I put too many mods onto my game and now none of my savegames will load. Can't even start a new game. Going to have to figure out which one caused the problem... urgh.

Dave if you have it on steam just erase them all and use the collections tab in the workshop. The mods in the collections are usually selected so they don't conflict, so there shouldn't be an issue. I had the same problem and that fixed it anyway!

Dave_The_Sheep

I have Steam. I also use the Nexus. Some of the mods there are better. But I see the point about the Steam Workshop. No-conflicts would be expected. Ah I'll give it a go.

noodler

I finally took this out of its plastic wrapper last night and installed it to the PS3.

As someone who loved Fallout 3 and NV but had a hard time getting into Oblivion I have to ask for some context now that I have started.

I chose to be an imperial at the start, if that matters.

Now I know we are in a province of the world (world called oblivion?) called Skyrim. There appears to be a war going on between the ruling forces and some rebels.

I have only just escaped execution and have been heading west butchering as I go - amazing how much prettier everything is compared to Oblivion I have to say.

Adyx

noodler wrote: »

I finally took this out of its plastic wrapper last night and installed it to the PS3.

As someone who loved Fallout 3 and NV but had a hard time getting into Oblivion I have to ask for some context now that I have started.

I chose to be an imperial at the start, if that matters.

Now I know we are in a province of the world (world called oblivion?) called Skyrim. There appears to be a war going on between the ruling forces and some rebels.

I have only just escaped execution and have been heading west butchering as I go - amazing how much prettier everything is compared to Oblivion I have to say.

Skyrim is a province of a continent called Tamriel which is basically one big empire. The empire is rulled from the Imperial City which is in another province called Cyrodiil (this where Oblivion took place). Tamriel itself is on a planet called Nirn. Oblivion is a different plane of existence and is home to the Daedra and the daedric princes who are basically demi-gods.

The war in Skyrim is between rebels who wish for Skyrim to leave the empire and the empire itself.

For a more complete backstory, you should visit the Elder Scrolls wiki or UESP. They may also be helpful in solving any bugs you might encounter.

klose

I think I heard your able to change your physical appearence through some guy in the thieves guild with the new dlc or maybe it was the most recent patch, its the small things like that that are cool.

Conor125

That would be very handy!

swiftblade

Wait. Since when can you fight on horse back? :eek: Played it today, and for once didn't have to get off my horse when those damn pesky wolves attacked. Or did I download a mod by accident?

ionapaul

swiftblade wrote: »

Wait. Since when can you fight on horse back? :eek: Played it today, and for once didn't have to get off my horse when those damn pesky wolves attacked. Or did I download a mod by accident?

I noticed a big update coming in for this yesterday when I fired it up - must be the latest patch!

I also subscribed to a good few graphical improvement mods yesterday (better water, lamps on bridges and in towns, loads of better textures, etc...) and the game looked even more stunning as a result. Coming up to 130 hours in and I'm still enjoying it, just starting the Civil War questline now - think I'm level 51 and 2/3rds of the way through the main quest, with the mages, thieves and dark brotherhood questlines complete.

Kiith

Patch 1.6 added mounted combat. Was released last week iirc.

balkieb2002

Kiith wrote: »

Patch 1.6 added mounted combat. Was released last week iirc.

I thought that was just a beta patch in Steam or has the full patch been released to everyone?

Shiminay

Full patch is out, yea. Mounted combat it ok, handy when it's something small like a wolf and one swing of an axe butchers it, but something bigger, you're as well off getting off the horse and fighting it properly.

swiftblade

Shiminay wrote: »

Full patch is out, yea. Mounted combat it ok, handy when it's something small like a wolf and one swing of an axe butchers it, but something bigger, you're as well off getting off the horse and fighting it properly.

I found it very handy for killing a troll at a low level. Just keep running around it, while firing arrows from horse back.

Shiminay

ah, arrows. Bless... I'm not a milk-drinker, I have a Skyforged Steel battle axe

swiftblade

Shiminay wrote: »

ah, arrows. Bless... I'm not a milk-drinker, I have a Skyforged Steel battle axe

There's actaully a mod you can download that lets you drink milk. I was tempted...:(

balkieb2002

So I'm a bit late to the party but I'm finally getting around to actually putting some proper time into this game.

What mod(s) would you recommend for first time play or should I just start with vanilla version and mod it as I go along?

Adyx

balkieb2002 wrote: »

So I'm a bit late to the party but I'm finally getting around to actually putting some proper time into this game.

What mod(s) would you recommend for first time play or should I just start with vanilla version and mod it as I go along?

SkyUI because you're playing on a PC not an Xbox and A Quality World Map. Maybe Ultimate Follower Overhaul too if you're using followers a lot. I don't know if they're all available through Steam - I got them on the Nexus.

Shiminay

Convenient Horses is great - you can store stuff in the horse, command it to stay or follow, jump off it quickly (drawing your weapon if there's an enemy near by) and if your horse is lost, you have a special horse call that brings it to you. You can also gather ingredients or have conversations without having to get off (although this can get annoying if you've a weapon equipped now that there's horseback combat as you use the mouse keys for it).