Re: Elder Scrolls 5 Skyrim

**Wicks** · 11-24-2011, 05:25 PM

I support this message.

**Bernout** · 11-24-2011, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by MacLeod

Dearest Vulcan, could we have our own Skyrim Forum? It would make it a low easier to get all of these threads together.

All 2 of them?

Bernout

**Christophorus** · 11-30-2011, 12:00 AM

I dont know if you guys feel this way since you all have put much more time into RPGs than I have...

Does anyone know if I can replace all the low-end creatures (cave rats, etc) with more respectable monsters and even NPCs? I am planning to get the game soon but am really tired of fighting rats, flies, and crabs in RPGs nowadays.

Also, does Bethesda plan on OFFICIALLY allowing more RAM usage for the game? I'm kind of disappointed that this game has been console-ized, but I guess that means my decent PC (core i5-750 + HD6870) will last much longer than I anticipated.

Thank you!

**MacLeod** · 11-30-2011, 12:15 AM

Christophorus, sadly you will have to wait for a mod such as MMM for this as Bethesda moved away from their static creature, NPC, and item levels of Morrowind to a player-level dependent system. Now, the only way to fight higher-end creatures is to become a higher level yourself, unless you count bosses at the end of caves, and specific quest creatures.

**Vulcan** · 11-30-2011, 09:44 AM

This is great!

**UnDeaD** · 11-30-2011, 07:58 PM

That video is hilarious.

**Vulcan** · 11-30-2011, 09:39 PM

yeah i laughed for a while on that one lol

**MacLeod** · 12-01-2011, 05:08 PM

Patch Notes:

UPDATE 1.2 NOTES (all platforms unless specified)

Fixed crash on startup when audio is set to sample rate other than 44100Hz

Fixed issue where projectiles did not properly fade away

Fixed occasional issue where a guest would arrive to the player’s wedding dead

Dragon corpses now clean up properly

Fixed rare issue where dragons would not attack

Fixed rare NPC sleeping animation bug

Fixed rare issue with dead corpses being cleared up prematurely

Skeleton Key will now work properly if player has no lockpicks in their inventory

Fixed rare issue with renaming enchanted weapons and armor

Fixed rare issue with dragons not properly giving souls after death

ESC button can now be used to exit menus

Fixed occasional mouse sensitivity issues

General functionality fixes related to remapping buttons and controlsp

Steam Source

**UnDeaD** · 12-02-2011, 12:10 AM

Heard this patch caused all sorts of new problems, like Dragon's flying backwards!

**MacLeod** · 12-02-2011, 12:15 AM

Hahaha yea... this looks fun!

**Wicks** · 12-18-2011, 08:16 AM

**MacLeod** · 12-18-2011, 12:41 PM

It's a beautiful game with great optimization. It almost looks like Oblivion + QTP3 + Shaders, but with better meshes and models. The best part is almost anyone with a dual core or better computer can run it at high with a fantastic framerate.

**Wicks** · 12-18-2011, 01:02 PM

Macleod those shots were with some graphical mods that I picked up at Skyrim Nexus, though I agree stock is very nice.

I am currently running

Better females by Bella
Better sorting
Enhanced Distant Terrain
Improved NPC clothing - High Res
Enhanced Blood Textures
Nightingale Prime (Nightingale Armour Hi Res retexture pack)
No More Blocky Faces
Realistic Smoke and Embers
RWT - Realistic Water Textures
4GB Skyrim Patch
Skyrim HD - 2K Textures
Vurts Skyrim Overhaul
XCE - Xenius Character Enhancement

and still looking to add more.

If anyone is thinking of using mods I would highly recommend the Nexus Mod Manager which acts as a download manager and launcher. Just make sure you run the 4GB Large Address Aware patch and enter "skyrim4gb" on the last page of the setting tab in the command line space. This ensure the 4GB patch launches correctly. Otherwise you will tend to crash.

Mod Manager

http://www.skyrimnexus.com/content/modmanager/

Some good mods

http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/top/

**MacLeod** · 12-18-2011, 01:41 PM

Yes 4GB is an essential mod. I also like SkyUI and Enhanced Night Skyrim.

You can find information on many in progress mods (a lot of the main ones from Oblivion & Morrowind are being recreated) at the official forums as well; you mentioned using Vurt's mods, you should check out what he did for Morrowind, those were beautiful as well.

I find it interesting Nexus is making their own mod manager instead of a separate general Skyrim Mod Manager. They are probably trying to get more traffic to run planetelderscrolls out of business in the Skyrim field.

**Wicks** · 12-18-2011, 03:12 PM

Cool thanks for the extra info. A question for you Macleod.

I found an old copy of Elder Scroll III: Morrowind. GOTY Edition on my shelf, don't think I have ever installed it. Is it worth a go after I've done with Skyrim (if I ever tire of it lol). If so are there some must have mods bearing in mind its a few years old now and I do like my pretty textures lol. Any steer on that would be much appreciated.