Author Topic: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim ~|OT|~ (Read 131610 times)

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1501 on:** June 26, 2014, 05:26:02 PM »

Quote from: The Business on June 26, 2014, 04:53:05 PM

Everytime I see PC videos of this game it makes me want to buy a PC. I've been saying this for years now, though.

It's running pretty damn well on my old machine, so it wouldn't be hard to make a temporary budget rig for it (and other shit).

I'm curious how Battlefield 4 would work on my computer...not really interested in playing it, I just wanna see how it runs

Rufus · « **Reply #1502 on:** June 26, 2014, 05:33:50 PM »

The Core 2 Duo will hamper you massively in that game. Even Battlefield 3 was made for more than 2 cores.

Himu · « **Reply #1503 on:** June 26, 2014, 06:35:49 PM »

I have a core2duo and can run Skyrim on high.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1504 on:** June 27, 2014, 12:43:09 PM »

Well I just discovered perks last night. Had like 7 points laying around. No wonder my damage was so low lol.

celebrated by killing some wolves.

Fifstar · « **Reply #1505 on:** June 27, 2014, 01:00:32 PM »

Quote from: Formerly Known As Himuro on June 26, 2014, 10:51:06 AM

Quote from: Fifstar on June 26, 2014, 03:41:20 AM
Good damn the faces in this game are ugly

I understand this complaint for Oblivion and Morrowind, but not Skyrim.

I wanted to play an elf and they look like their faces are carved out of wood.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1506 on:** June 27, 2014, 01:03:05 PM »

Oh? This is how elves look in my copy of Skyrim:

Maybe you got the wrong version by mistake.

Fifstar · « **Reply #1507 on:** June 27, 2014, 01:09:18 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on June 27, 2014, 01:03:05 PM

Oh? This is how elves look in my copy of Skyrim:

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Maybe you got the wrong version by mistake.

I knew I should have bought the Team Ninja DLC!

Himu · « **Reply #1508 on:** June 27, 2014, 02:13:49 PM »

With the correct sliders you can make a nice looking elf.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1509 on:** June 27, 2014, 02:14:16 PM »

Yup, the elves look quite grounded in Skyrim. I'm tired of the "high class elf" fantasy tropes. Can't help but chuckle whenever I see that one elf motherfucker cutting wood. By fantasy stereotype standards it's like seeing a Jew working at Gamestop

Positive Touch · « **Reply #1510 on:** June 27, 2014, 02:45:01 PM »

depends on how much you hate lockpicking

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1511 on:** June 27, 2014, 05:50:34 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on June 27, 2014, 02:14:16 PM

Yup, the elves look quite grounded in Skyrim. I'm tired of the "high class elf" fantasy tropes. Can't help but chuckle whenever I see that one elf motherfucker cutting wood. By fantasy stereotype standards it's like seeing a Jew working at Gamestop

The Witcher series takes this even further, in that dwarves and elves are basically Mexicans and black people.

Boogie · « **Reply #1512 on:** June 29, 2014, 04:48:54 PM »

Quote from: The Business on June 27, 2014, 02:39:15 PM

Quote from: The Business on June 26, 2014, 08:34:10 PM
I got the skeleton key. Should I keep it or finish the quest?

Any consensus on this?

I finished the quest. Never really had any issues with having enough lockpicks on hand to feel the need to keep the skeleton key.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1513 on:** June 29, 2014, 05:29:20 PM »

If a companion dies is it dead forever? I was in this cave earlier today and basically let Lydia tank for me, since she's such a dumbass, and in the process she got owned by some fire mages or some shit. I wound up quitting, didn't save, since I had to pick up some food. But if I had saved, she would be dead for good?

Positive Touch · « **Reply #1514 on:** June 29, 2014, 05:30:41 PM »

yup dead forever. lydia in my game ate it while battling a hagraven $:-\$

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1515 on:** June 29, 2014, 05:36:33 PM »

kk. I think I'll get her some better equipment. Can't fix stupid though, ie standing in fire and the other dumb shit she does. Not to mention getting me killed. I triggered a trap one time that dropped fire onto what seemed like a track of gasoline. So I tried to get off the track by going back into a tunnel, but she was in the mouth of it blocking my path. So I got burned to death.

Combat feels worse against magic enemies. I'm waiting for attacks while they hammer me nonstop with long lasting magic attacks. I can dodge that shit if I'm in a nice environment with cover, but in the wide open? Nope.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1516 on:** June 30, 2014, 08:44:25 AM »

Combat becomes a lot easier (and fun) when I remember to use my shouts. It's sort of like having the ability to kick enemies like in Dark Messiah of Might and Magic. Not as effective but it still helps combat feel like it has some variety, and you don't need to pause the game to swap it in/out.

I've kind of just been wandering around, doing various stuff from my quest journal. Tonight I'll try to find some new towns/quests.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1517 on:** July 01, 2014, 02:41:43 PM »

Quote from: The Business on July 01, 2014, 02:16:24 PM

Just checked my (third) save and I'm 110 hours in and have only completed half of the major quest lines. Level 45.

crazy, very interesting.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #1518 on:** July 01, 2014, 03:00:11 PM »

lolz i put in 250 hours and only finished three of the questlines. i'll go back... someday

Himu · « **Reply #1519 on:** July 01, 2014, 03:02:30 PM »

100 hours and I've never done the story beyond going to the mountain to meet the beard dudes

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1520 on:** July 04, 2014, 11:59:29 AM »

I keep forgetting Lydia is following me, then I try to do some stealth shit and she fucks it up

Himu · « **Reply #1521 on:** July 04, 2014, 12:03:10 PM »

Tell her to wait

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #1522 on:** July 05, 2014, 05:06:10 PM »

Tell her to fuck off home and never talk to her again

Fifstar · « **Reply #1523 on:** July 05, 2014, 05:46:30 PM »

Game crashed on me three times in the last 20 minutes (and not once in the 6 hours before), is that common or are there some dumb fixes for it (a la editing some ini files)?

Himu · « **Reply #1524 on:** July 05, 2014, 06:10:37 PM »

I don't like Lydia. She's too damn mean when I ask her to carry stuff. I prefer the badass viking chick you have a fist fight with in the pub in Riverrun.

huckleberry · « **Reply #1525 on:** July 05, 2014, 06:40:31 PM »

Roggi Knot-Beard for life. Lydia is hateful.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #1526 on:** July 05, 2014, 08:56:20 PM »

the latter

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1527 on:** July 05, 2014, 10:38:44 PM »

Brehs I joined the Companions. Dunno, just listening to them wax poetic about shit made this play in my head, and I just had to join.

Does this mean I can't join the thieves now?

Himu · « **Reply #1528 on:** July 05, 2014, 10:44:01 PM »

You can join thieves, companions, assassins all in one game. Shit doesn't matter. Which IMO is a weakness of the game. But some would consider it a strength.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1529 on:** July 05, 2014, 10:49:09 PM »

I could see it as both. Given how vast the world is, it makes sense that someone could join various groups without them knowing; it's not like they can check your ID or something. However if you could join the Imperials and the Stormcloaks that would be kinda dumb; I'd imagine both sides keep close tabs on each other.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1530 on:** July 07, 2014, 01:56:24 PM »

I was just about to ask a similar question. Does NPC dialogue change as the story progresses? I've noticed a few general changes, like after I killed a dragon, but does this extend further? Also are there holidays? I always liked how cities in WoW would change holiday to holiday, and you'd get season specific quests or games.

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #1531 on:** July 07, 2014, 02:11:44 PM »

You're not playing an MMO. No there are not holidays outside of some lore stuff (ie not celebrated by towns)

There are some dialogue changes, but not too extensive. When major quest things happen you'll hear them mentioned, but your personal exploits won't become news

bork · « **Reply #1532 on:** July 07, 2014, 02:22:03 PM »

Started playing this now that I have a PC capable of running the game with all settings maxxed out at 1920x1080P. Any recommended mods? I installed some stuff to make the character models/faces better, more sexay ladeez with catwalk animation/more risque clothes/etc. and installed Tropical Skyrim, which is awesome, but am looking for more stuff to enhance the game.

Wanted to do the same with Fallout but 3 won't load (I'm assuming it's a GFWL issue) and New Vegas doesn't have a lot of the cooler mods.

Fifstar · « **Reply #1533 on:** July 07, 2014, 03:34:21 PM »

Really like that this game doesn't depress me as Fallout 3 does. In theory, I love the scenario of Fallout, but Skyrims beatiful world makes it a much better game to play to relax.

Fifstar · « **Reply #1534 on:** July 10, 2014, 04:49:19 PM »

I believe I'm turning into a Vampire, anything I can do about that?

Fifstar · « **Reply #1535 on:** July 10, 2014, 06:29:27 PM »

Seems I am already a Vampire. And now I have to fill a soul stone?! Seems like I need something to trap souls, but I don't have anything that could do that?

chronovore · « **Reply #1536 on:** July 11, 2014, 01:21:51 AM »

Quote from: The Business on July 10, 2014, 05:28:40 PM

Quote from: Fifstar on July 10, 2014, 04:49:19 PM
I believe I'm turning into a Vampire, anything I can do about that?
Drink a cure disease potion or get blessed by one of the gods at a shrine.

Or turn. #YOLO

Or #YODO as the case may be.

drew · « **Reply #1537 on:** July 11, 2014, 02:13:17 AM »

You Only Dracula Once?

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #1538 on:** July 11, 2014, 11:24:35 PM »

Dragonborn is a pretty cool addition. Haven't done a lot of it though, got mixed up in some other quests, gonna get Azura's star. Destruction magic in one and Staff of Magnus in the other is an awesome combo for against mage types, but I keep using up souls

bork · « **Reply #1539 on:** July 12, 2014, 11:06:20 AM »

Is it possible that some of the mods I've tried have crashed the game because I wasn't running the Script Extender, even if their descriptions don't mention that you need it?

Does it work if I load up all the mods in the Nexus Manager, quit that, then start the game from the Script Extender?

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1540 on:** August 07, 2014, 12:53:12 PM »

Brehs I caught feelings over dying to a dwarf in a robot suit over and over so I stopped playing for awhile

I'll take my L

Played last night. I said fuck it and decided to focus on other quests so I can buff up and do the dwarf robot later. Went to Faulkreth and the blacksmith gave me a quest to find his dog. So I went searching for him and the DOG gave me a quest. The fuckery brehs.

While following the DOG I ran into some Imperial soldiers acting like the NYPD. They told me to give em 100 gold or get murked. Usually I just give them my dough since I'm trying to be peaceful but nah. I had the DOG with me and figured he'd help so I said nah I won't pay shit. So the fight started and the DOG left me.

Brehs I tried running away and wound up breaking into some dude's house at night, and he got mad and attacked me so I had to murk him.

Left his house and killed the Imperial soldiers when I realized they were beating up on Lydia.

Then I wound up in a graveyard a bit later and met up with a dude catching feelings over a necromancer fucking with his family members' remains in a crypt. Went down there and killed skeletons and eventually the necromancer. Then we left the crypt, and just as I was saying goodbye to the guy a fucking ice dragon descended and started attacking us.

Killed the dragon tho

Fifstar · « **Reply #1541 on:** August 07, 2014, 02:21:10 PM »

You should try and see if you can find that dog again or restart the mission somehow. That was the coolest quest in my first 30 hours of play.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1542 on:** August 07, 2014, 07:24:42 PM »

Quote from: Fifstar on August 07, 2014, 02:21:10 PM

You should try and see if you can find that dog again or restart the mission somehow. That was the coolest quest in my first 30 hours of play.

He's just outside of the crypt, at least I think so. Every now and then I'd see him running/stopping.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1543 on:** August 10, 2014, 05:20:53 PM »

A group of Imperial soldiers randomly attacked me today. I guess word of my anti-Imperial fuckery has spread.

Figured out how enchanting works so I've been fucking around with it. I can definitely see how it can get OP.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1544 on:** August 10, 2014, 09:16:43 PM »

Brehs I must be taking a hygiene L, everybody keeps telling me I look sick.

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smh @ me accidentily spoiling myself earlier today while trying to remember where an NPC was. Found out the Companions are werewolves, so I guess that's why I look sick.

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Rufus · « **Reply #1545 on:** August 10, 2014, 09:34:09 PM »

Sicknesses show up under magic effects. Always good to carry a couple cure disease potions with you.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1546 on:** August 10, 2014, 09:54:05 PM »

Quote from: Rufus on August 10, 2014, 09:34:09 PM

Sicknesses show up under magic effects. Always good to carry a couple cure disease potions with you.

Ah, I assumed it was quest related.

Rufus · « **Reply #1547 on:** August 11, 2014, 10:00:39 AM »

I haven't done

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the Companion stuff yet, so there might be some sort of induction ceremony.

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If you have Dawnguard installed vampires will randomly attack at night (Step out of a tavern at night, bam, vampires. It's kinda stupid), you can contract vampirism that way. Rats will sometimes infect you with something as well.

Himu · « **Reply #1548 on:** August 11, 2014, 11:29:51 AM »

Go to a shrine and your curse will be lifted. An example would be the shrine of talos next to the annoying doom sayer in white run.

Fifstar · « **Reply #1549 on:** August 11, 2014, 12:43:38 PM »

The quest with the dog has you fighting some vampires, so you might have been infected there.

Also vampirism doesn't get cured by the shrines.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1550 on:** August 11, 2014, 01:41:31 PM »

That vampire den was badass, although I didn't die once in there. The dog and the god sound a lot like Aeolus from The Odyssey

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #1551 on:** October 25, 2014, 08:08:54 PM »

Never actually beat Dragonborn or Dawnguard. Started up Skyrim to do that. Realized I had totally forgotten how to play and what was in my inventory and such. Deleted everything and just started a new game from scratch.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1552 on:** December 12, 2014, 10:02:54 AM »

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No release date, though.

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Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1553 on:** February 04, 2015, 04:10:42 PM »

Morrowind was one of the first games that really sucked me in and kept me playing for hours a day over the course of weeks. It's hard to go back to it now in its current form, but I will definitely download this mod when it become available.

Hearing that update soundtrack is giving me chills, for real.

Edit: Oh snap, GassyMexican is doing the voice for Molag Bal!

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #1554 on:** February 04, 2015, 06:05:49 PM »

fuck me that looks good

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Author Topic: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim ~|OT|~ (Read 131610 times)