By John Walker on November 8th, 2011 at 5:30 pm.
Skyrim is out in three days! Three! Not three years, but days. One of us is playing it right now, but it’s not me. But Friday’s my day off, so while you’re all at work, I’ll be able to sit watching it download on Steam all day. Take THAT, suckers. But in the meantime, for all of us who cannot play it before it comes out, there’s at least a new trailer to pass the time.
It’s a trip around the world. Which isn’t a world, obviously. It’s a country at best. They’ve become confused. I, meanwhile, am confused how a line like,
“Skyrim needs the Empire as much as it needs…”
can not end in a joke.
08/11/2011 at 17:33 King Toko says:
Can’t wait to get married in it.
08/11/2011 at 18:23 Ultra Superior says:
I will steal all the flags from your map Imperial, your legate won’t be able to stop me.
In fact, these are the final hours of your life, ’cause I see you’ve got slightly better gauntlets than I do.
The age of cleptocracy has begun!
08/11/2011 at 18:57 Eddy9000 says:
The blue plates are nice, but the brown ones seem to last longer
08/11/2011 at 17:34 diebroken says:
I feel I might be sick on Friday… ;)
08/11/2011 at 17:54 Arrakiv says:
Why, I think I can already feel myself getting a bit of a cough already. Most unfortunate, that.
08/11/2011 at 19:22 Danarchist says:
Hehe I know where i work (Symantec) there are no more day off slots left on any of the support teams. One of the managers was asking what was up in our Friday meeting last week.
Pray to god nothing happens to your network on Friday, you’ll be talking to India ;)
09/11/2011 at 10:41 TheBigBookOfTerror says:
Coincidentally, my month long holiday just happened to fall around the release date. I wonder how that happened?
09/11/2011 at 10:51 Apples says:
I’m taking a lovely holiday to visit my parents week after next. What? Skyrim and Saints Row 3 somehow got preordered to their address? How did that happen, I wonder?
09/11/2011 at 16:44 Phantoon says:
Here in the US we have a holiday which conveniently is the same day as the Skyrim launch! Clearly this was planned by the Illuminati! So that we would learn how to defend ourselves against space dragons! SPACE DRAGONS!
08/11/2011 at 17:35 Duffin says:
A bit of wee just came out.
08/11/2011 at 19:31 torchedEARTH says:
Sex wee or normal?
08/11/2011 at 19:51 ThinkAndGrowWitcher says:
“Good to wee you”
09/11/2011 at 00:49 Syra says:
sex wee?
09/11/2011 at 15:18 TheCentralGovernment says:
Sex wee. Yes, thats a thing.
08/11/2011 at 17:36 Beelzebud says:
Just looks like Fallout with swords!
08/11/2011 at 17:38 Wizardry says:
Looks nothing like Fallout. It’s first person and 3D for a start.
08/11/2011 at 17:40 King Toko says:
You can change perspective.
08/11/2011 at 17:46 AlwaysRight says:
(It’s a running RPS joke)
08/11/2011 at 17:46 Metonymy says:
I know this makes me a bad person, but I wish this were Fallout 4. With so many low quality apocalypse games coming out, and really, I’m not going to name names, I’d prefer to see some more FO before the genre gets any more saturated.
I’ve always hated melee combat, and oblivion is almost unplayable without swinging a sword occasionally. I don’t see this one being any better in that respect.
Fortunately the modding doesn’t look like it will be too difficult.
08/11/2011 at 18:49 Donjo says:
Classic Wizardry.
08/11/2011 at 18:58 Spakkenkhrist says:
Quick Wizardry, you have to let them know the error of their ways!
08/11/2011 at 19:19 RandomGameR says:
Witcher 2 will be better.
08/11/2011 at 22:11 Mattressi says:
Mojang have really outdone themselves by the looks of this trailer!
09/11/2011 at 00:42 Pasperix says:
@Mattressi You have made my week! Or at least until Friday.
08/11/2011 at 17:39 JFS says:
So is this gonna be Oblivion with snow or what?
08/11/2011 at 18:16 MrMetlHed says:
I’m pretty sure that’d be the best review ever if it was the entire article: “Oblivion with snow.”
08/11/2011 at 18:25 Ultra Superior says:
There was snow in oblivion. There weren’t dragons though.
“So it’s oblivion with dragons, huh?”
Sounds like an ad. Uncool.
08/11/2011 at 19:03 DigitalSignalX says:
+1 Oblivion With Dragons™
08/11/2011 at 23:00 Vermintide says:
Oblivion: Bruma Revisited.
Also I never knew Jason Statham exists in the Elder Scrolls canon. This explains a few things.
08/11/2011 at 23:29 Boarnoah says:
BTW this is using the oblivion engine right? If so do you think it would work for the same PCs which can run oblivion? 0.O
09/11/2011 at 00:34 Kuroko says:
Oblivion with Swords
09/11/2011 at 13:48 Kryopsis says:
“BTW this is using the oblivion engine right?”
No, it isn’t. Bethesda has finally abandoned Gamebryo.
09/11/2011 at 13:51 aircool says:
It’s cold, wet and windy outside at this time of year (and for the next six months as well I expect). I wish they’d make a game somewhere nice and warm… and not so brown.
08/11/2011 at 17:41 The Hammer says:
That was a very, very impressive trailer. Restrained in tone, and projecting some gorgeous environments.
Oblivion was atmospheric in its environment and this surely will be too. I didn’t actually expect to see those set-pieces, so that was a nice surprise. The beheading, though a genre cliche, was very bleak.
And no dragons at all. Interesting that they emphasise other aspects of the world this close to release!
08/11/2011 at 19:20 Ultra Superior says:
There are at least two shots of a mild scene with the horse and the carriage.
There is one they fear….HORSEBORNE !
…and when the truth finally dawns, it dawns in HAY !
08/11/2011 at 21:08 skalpadda says:
“Interesting that they emphasise other aspects of the world this close to release!”
I was pleasantly surprised as well. Even happier that none of the voice acting was atrocious either.
09/11/2011 at 10:43 TheBigBookOfTerror says:
The aurora borealis shot is amazing. Finding that location (assuming it’s not a Skyrim-wide effect) is one of my immediate goals.
08/11/2011 at 17:41 James G says:
I’m probably going to regret looking forward to this one, but what the hell. Its going to be Monday before I get my hands on it though, as despite the pre-order I have a job interview and a stag (not my own) weekend in the way.
09/11/2011 at 16:58 Ultra Superior says:
Be careful. Lots of dragonborns will be hunting stags this weekend.
08/11/2011 at 17:43 aeromorte says:
11.11.11 free day on my university … yeah everybody gonna play skyrim!
08/11/2011 at 17:45 King Toko says:
Is anyone getting the collector’s edition with the Alduin statue?
08/11/2011 at 21:57 Brumisator says:
When I went to my local olde videogame shoppe, I told the shopkeeper I wanted to preorder Skyrim, just the regualr version, none of that special edition silliness.
He answered that they dind’t even order any of those overpriced pieces of crap for his store.
The we high-five’d and I rode away on a pink dragon.
09/11/2011 at 13:53 aircool says:
No way – that thing looks even worse than the horrible thing that comes with the SWTOR CE.
08/11/2011 at 17:45 sneetch says:
“Skyrim needs the Empire as much as it needs… chocolate forges”
They’re such teases, “If you are Dragon-born then…” also sounds like the set up for a joke that never came.
08/11/2011 at 17:51 thegooseking says:
“If you are dragonborn then I’m a mudcrab’s uncle” perhaps.
08/11/2011 at 18:12 Larkington says:
“If you are Dragon-born then…you are born from a dragon. A dragon’s vagina. A vaginal dragon-birth.”
08/11/2011 at 18:15 DeadPanda says:
“If you are dragon born, then that explains how your mother bakes scones in her vagina.”
Or something like that.
08/11/2011 at 18:16 Ultra Superior says:
If are Dragon-born then… kill your parents! And then, kill yourself!
08/11/2011 at 18:23 Larkington says:
@DeadPanda Hmm, your vagina joke was much better thought out. I just wanted to use it somehow.
Vagina: The birthplace of mankind.
08/11/2011 at 18:29 LennyLeonardo says:
If you are dragon-born, then… why aren’t you, like, you know, a dragon?
08/11/2011 at 18:32 Unaco says:
@Lenny
That way be spoilers!
08/11/2011 at 18:36 Kent says:
If you really are a Dragonborn, then you’re in the wrong game. (Clue: Google dragonborn pictures).
08/11/2011 at 18:59 Ultra Superior says:
@Kent
The dales of skyrim are icewind cold.
08/11/2011 at 19:25 Danarchist says:
Ah Skyrim and Vajayjay. My two favorite things. Too bad accessing one blocks access to the other.
09/11/2011 at 07:47 Reefpirate says:
I’m pretty sure mankind was born in the testes.
09/11/2011 at 08:52 Shadram says:
@Danarchist: There’ll be a mod to fix that. Probably the first mod to be released, actually, judging by Oblivion’s mod scene…
09/11/2011 at 10:01 Syra says:
@Danarchist : I can happily assure you that I shall be having both at the same time, there is yet hope for all.
08/11/2011 at 17:48 AlwaysRight says:
I’m usually so restrained and immune to hype, but I’m as giddy as a school girl about this.
08/11/2011 at 18:14 Ultra Superior says:
Silverware, prepare! Thou shalt be all mine!!!
08/11/2011 at 17:49 elfbarf says:
I’ve tried watching Occupy Cyrodiil a bit but the guy playing it is absolutely terrible.
08/11/2011 at 18:06 Jake says:
The graphics are great – especially the people’s faces. Lizard people are rubbish, the horses are chubby and the archers are not really pushing themselves if they shoot at targets from that far away. ‘Another bullseye!’ yes well done.
08/11/2011 at 18:06 Davie says:
Oh, this does look lovely. So much incidental detail where Oblivion missed it.
Also, did anyone else notice Jason Statham about a minute in?
08/11/2011 at 19:09 Ultra Superior says:
I noticed ‘uuge square-shaped piece of bacon on a plate in front of him.
What was the question again?
08/11/2011 at 21:37 Faceless says:
Thought the same thing.
Bloody proper uncanny, innit?
08/11/2011 at 18:12 kyrieee says:
I bet it will be another amazing world with bad story and forgettable characters.
08/11/2011 at 18:41 Ultra Superior says:
It’s your character that is meant to be deep and unforgettable. You also, are the sole author of the story.
You are given the amazing world, now roam free, spread your wings and carve the epos of your own journey into the rock…. of ages!
I’ve been visited by Todd Howard in my dreams.
08/11/2011 at 18:59 sinister agent says:
Authors need good characters. A lack of interesting NPCs is a Bad Thing, however free-roaming the world is.
08/11/2011 at 18:17 Ultra Superior says:
Skyrim needs the Empire as much as the dragon-born needs his silverware!
08/11/2011 at 19:59 Barnaby says:
You need either A) a job or B) some self-control.
08/11/2011 at 20:13 LockjawNightvision says:
Skyrim needs the empire as much as it needs seasons. Those imperial fancy-men think they’re so damned fancy with their fancy not-having-a-year-long-winter.
Skyrim needs the empire as much as it needs government-subsidized indoor heating. So, uh, maybe the empire’s not such a bad idea, is what I’m saying.
Skyrim needs the empire as much as it needs an additional dragon. Word among the plainfolk says hey’re already infinite!
Skyrim needs the empire as much as it needs another pointy helmet. Why I remember when I was a lad, we had two pointy helmets amongst seven brothers, and we thought we were lousy with pointy helmets! Now there are pointy helmets everywhere you look! And I bet you not one half of the people wearing them had to kill one of their own brothers for the privilege! What were we talking about again!?
Skyrim needs the empire as much as a troll needs endochondrial giantism. Or mitochondrial trollism.
Skyrim needs the empire as much as a goblin shaman needs another human skull necklace. You know he’s just going to wear it for a week before it goes in the storage trunk with his tattered robe, six cave mushrooms, two lockpicks and eight gold pieces.
08/11/2011 at 21:31 Knight117 says:
Yeah! What has the Empire ever done for us?
08/11/2011 at 21:44 Lacessit says:
Sewage, education and Dragon-control?
09/11/2011 at 10:04 Syra says:
They provide the sewage?
09/11/2011 at 10:21 sneetch says:
Yes! All you can eat! A candle in ever lamp, sewage in every bowl! That’s the Imperial promise!
08/11/2011 at 18:24 MythArcana says:
I understand this is a new engine, but the more clips I see, the more it still looks like GameBryo on an XBAWKS to me. Something is off with the lighting, but I can’t put my finger on it. Hopefully, this game won’t be a huge disappointment.
08/11/2011 at 18:29 Davie says:
Something’s always off with the lighting in Bethesda games. I finally realized why Fallout 3 looked so strange to me–because only characters cast shadows. A wall can be brightly lit by the sun even if there’s another building in the way, things like that.
That was my only graphical complaint in FO3–If they’ve fixed it in Skyrim it’ll be perfect.
08/11/2011 at 18:29 Ultra Superior says:
Large flat surfaces without grass. Disturbing.
Looks like demon souls almost.
BUT who cares ? Witcher is there for prettiness, Skyrim is there for thieving!
08/11/2011 at 18:43 jimmm25 says:
Judging by the lack of anti-aliasing and smooth camera movements, I would say that it is xbox footage, so if you noticed something wrong with the graphics, it probably wont be a problem when you play it on a PC.
08/11/2011 at 18:26 Bfox says:
Gonna be fun waiting for patches for a year..
08/11/2011 at 18:39 vecordae says:
I know how you feel. I bought Sword of the Stars ][ on pre-order and have learned my lesson.
08/11/2011 at 19:33 Urthman says:
Patches and mods.
This game is going to be utterly fantastic a year or two from now.
08/11/2011 at 18:35 Dana says:
1:20 – Donald Sumpter ?
08/11/2011 at 19:24 Davie says:
More Donald Sumpter, I say. He saved the 40k movie form being complete shite.
Although I do believe the voice actor in question is Christopher Plummer.
08/11/2011 at 19:30 iucounu says:
He’s my uncle. Don, not Christopher Plummer, that is.
PS: I’m almost positive that is him, by the way, but just ‘almost’. It’s odd how difficult it is to recognize people you know from a v/o sometimes.
08/11/2011 at 19:36 Ultra Superior says:
@Davie We must be the only people here who saw the 40K movie. Cheers!
I liked the voice acting a lot in that movie. Shame about the animation.
08/11/2011 at 20:09 vecordae says:
I have also seen it. I am not sure why as I have only read a handful of 40K books (the Ciaphas Cain books, Titanicus, and the thoroughly awful novelizations of the Dawn of War games). I remember enjoying the movie, but can’t remember much of the plot. What I remember most is the lack of helmets and the scripture-encrusted loin-banners.
08/11/2011 at 18:41 michal.lewtak says:
Is anyone else sincerely worried that the game will suffer from a FOV smaller than the beam of a flashlight, which the first person player model will be adjusted for, so even if you increase the FOV to proper values, the arms and weapons will be extremely outward-facing?
09/11/2011 at 08:13 MistaJah says:
You could fix both those things in FO3 with fairly simple ini tweaks.
09/11/2011 at 21:24 Fiatil says:
You’re pretty much assured that it will be 75 out of the box. But as has been said, it’s never been too hard to change that to something reasonable either.
08/11/2011 at 18:42 One Pigeon says:
I’m more worried about the guards training with their targets only two metres away. I think they took “wait till you can see the whites of their eyes” a little too literally.
08/11/2011 at 19:02 Ultra Superior says:
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOROFLOL
Spec-ops close quarters combat training. First flashbang spell, then these archers come in. They can also shoot more arrows at once to imitate the sawed-off shotgun effect.
08/11/2011 at 19:25 Davie says:
Superior, you made me laugh. Well done, I’m now imagining a Tamrielic SWAT team.
08/11/2011 at 19:44 Renfield says:
@ Ultra Superior:
You made me log in just to thank you for that mental image.
08/11/2011 at 18:45 fallingmagpie says:
1:10 – female character in armour that fully covers her shock!
08/11/2011 at 18:56 sinister agent says:
She’s making a mistake. As soon as she covers her sternum, her enemies will realise that it’s not invulnerable and start to hit her there.
08/11/2011 at 19:05 Ultra Superior says:
Kitchen is a dangerous place. ha ha
08/11/2011 at 18:47 MarloBrandon says:
The Witcher 2 is better.
08/11/2011 at 18:52 Ultra Superior says:
WITCHERS DON’T KILL DRAGONS!
Bethesda is just filling the dragonslayer niché left untouched by witchaahtoo.
08/11/2011 at 18:49 Knight117 says:
First thing’s first people….
Find a dragon. Die. Alot.
08/11/2011 at 19:05 Biscuitry says:
Skyrim’s going to have Alots in it? Nice! Why did no one tell me this sooner? Totally going to buy it now.
08/11/2011 at 20:19 IDtenT says:
I remember alot of fire being discussed.
08/11/2011 at 18:55 sinister agent says:
That was a pleasingly understated trailer.
Correct me if I’m an idiot, but those dialogue snippets made it sound like Skyrim kicking up a revolt against the empire. That makes the plot sound VERY interesting to me, for once.
08/11/2011 at 21:05 Inglourious Badger says:
A rebellion against the Empire, you say? I’ve not seen that before!
Being a tit aside, I’m excited too! I’m going to steal ALL the stuff in that trailer, and struggle to find someone who’ll buy it off me
08/11/2011 at 18:57 Vlupius says:
It is rumoured that in the Netherlands the game is already being sold via official channels. In fact, I know a friend who’s already playing Skyrim on the PS3.
08/11/2011 at 18:58 Stevostin says:
The game engine looks more and more retarded. Animations and characters are really good, thus, so at least it will be better than Oblivion on a major point. Mood seems OK and deeper thant Oblivion, although the “I desperately want to catch the LOTR fans attention” truism is a drawing identity a bit.
Still, no PC footage. I predict a sea of bugs and an ugly port. Although a Beth fan, I’ll wait for the cheap offers in a few month, unless there’s a huge surprise.
08/11/2011 at 19:03 Bungle says:
No one else has a problem with the awful lip syncing in this video? I played Oblivion and didn’t like it, and I honestly can’t tell why there is so much hype surrounding this game.
08/11/2011 at 19:25 Valdyr says:
Maybe because…a lot of people did like Oblivion, and are looking forward to another iteration of the series? Seriously, it’s not that hard to understand. I hate the Twilight books, but I don’t wonder why Twilight fans are excited for movies being made of them.
08/11/2011 at 19:06 DigitalSignalX says:
“One of us is playing it right now”
Does this mean PC review code has finally been released?
08/11/2011 at 23:02 DrazharLn says:
Yes
09/11/2011 at 00:24 Highstorm says:
I am
08/11/2011 at 19:08 DigitalSignalX says:
One of us is playing it right now
Does this mean PC review code has finally been released?”
08/11/2011 at 23:02 DrazharLn says:
No
09/11/2011 at 00:24 Highstorm says:
Confuse
09/11/2011 at 05:35 Gandhi says:
The Matrix is glitching again
08/11/2011 at 19:08 coldvvvave says:
1:49 – a texture pop up. Were they all drunk when they made this video or what?
08/11/2011 at 19:17 Ultra Superior says:
By ‘they’ you mean the marketing people who do this stuff ?
They’re not drunk, they’re marketing people.
Unplugged Xbox in their meeting room is the closest they get to gaming.
08/11/2011 at 19:11 Nim says:
Skyrim crashes on PCs on the 11.11.11.
08/11/2011 at 19:29 Valdyr says:
They’ve said there’s already a day 1 patch in the works (or possibly completed), but yeah, probably. I don’t believe them for a minute when they say this is a new engine. But I also know that even if it’s as crash-prone as Oblivion, I’ll still sink a few hundred hours into it the same as I did with that game.
08/11/2011 at 19:30 Ultra Superior says:
Bazinga!
08/11/2011 at 19:49 Rusty says:
Programs don’t crash PCs. People who buy Bethesda games on day 1 crash PCs.
Also, I am one of those people.
08/11/2011 at 19:27 Kleppy says:
God this looks so, so good. I will play this for many hours, and then… I will play it some more.
08/11/2011 at 19:27 Dozer says:
If I had £600… well I’d pay off some of my overdraft.
If I had another £600… I’d pay off more overdraft.
If I had yet another £600… I’d finish paying off my overdraft.
Then if I had £600, I’d buy a 21st-century PC and Skyrim.
Anyone got £2400 spare?
09/11/2011 at 05:36 Gandhi says:
One more coin and I can get a pair of shoes
08/11/2011 at 19:42 PitfireX says:
I dunno why people are excited for this… its the same thing as oblivion and fallout ><. I just dont understand why the NPC have to stare into my eyes like demons when i speak to them.
08/11/2011 at 20:15 vecordae says:
They stare because they know what you did, but aren’t given dialogue options to speak their full horror and disapproval. So, instead, they try to hate-slay you with their glassy, lifeless eyes.
08/11/2011 at 20:31 Pobblepop says:
You’ve met the wife then.
09/11/2011 at 02:34 Gwog says:
Excellent commenting, above.
08/11/2011 at 19:43 Tams80 says:
Not enough gesticulation!
08/11/2011 at 20:18 vecordae says:
I would pay up to seven euro-pound-dollars to see a “Skyrim: Gesticulations gone Wild” video hosted by a rap star or washed-up actor.
08/11/2011 at 19:47 CaptainVolcanoes says:
What happens if you mess the Dragon shouts up? like.. almost complete them but then make a horrible error?
FUS DO RA- *cough cough*
*Explodes*
Or how about backwards?
RAH DO FUS
*Everything comes hurtling towards you, giving you enough time to say “eep!” before being made into Dovakiin pancakes*
What happens if you pronounce it wrong in front of a dragon? Will he roll on to his back and laugh at you, mock you mecilessly and call you Goatborn instead?
I NEED THESE ANSWERS.
08/11/2011 at 20:30 Pobblepop says:
Yes and/or no.
08/11/2011 at 21:51 Salt says:
If you make an error in your dragon shouting before a dragon, they will force you write it out a hundred times on the walls of the palace.
Messing up halfway through your shout is actually in the game, I believe. Most shouts are increased in power by unlocking more words. So you initially just yell FUS at people and give them a rather impolite shove. As you learn to speak more words you’re able to do the longer shout for more power. I think you can choose how many words to use in a shout by holding the button for longer/shorter lengths of time.
08/11/2011 at 20:24 IDtenT says:
Far more interested in Amalur at this point in time.
08/11/2011 at 20:28 Pobblepop says:
It’s all going to end up with me running around in the forest collecting flowers so I can make wine and wondering if I should wear my green or brown hat for a date with a fair maiden with infeasibly large knockers.
08/11/2011 at 20:35 running fungus says:
Hilariously taking obvious pains to demonstrate they’ve hired more than a half dozen voice actors, by actually including townsfolk reciting boilerplate dialogue in the trailer. Love it.
08/11/2011 at 20:40 hungrytales says:
It doesn’t look better than Witcher 2, does it?
08/11/2011 at 21:03 vecordae says:
Depending on whom you ask, your newborn’s smiling face doesn’t look as good as The Witcher 2. Granted, your new born’s smiling face won’t be quite as meaningful for other people.
08/11/2011 at 21:15 Kleppy says:
Maybe not but it sure as shit will be more fun.
09/11/2011 at 09:39 Saiko Kila says:
While I generally like games by the company, and probably have spent with them more hours than with any other company modern titles (oblivion alone like 600 h, Morrowind and Fallouts not much worse) I must say, that PC-quality graphics (and general feel) isn’t their strong point. They always use ridiculously low res textures for example and they tend to mix different quality textures in one scene. Or really visible repeating pattern of textures (like on grass in the video). They are not really good with their own engine, it seems, and even newer games tend to keep console commands from older games, sometimes partially functional. Which tells something about cleanup practices, and possibility to retain old bugs. Or even re-emerging of old bugs, previously patched, like it was with FNV. Also, sometimes, after installing a mod, I wonder why hasn’t it been in place from the beginning.
From what I see in the trailers, graphics hasn’t been really improved, so yes, there are prettier games there.
08/11/2011 at 20:50 kirkbjerk says:
Based on the modding community legacy for this series, I would likely be better off purchasing a non-steam version of this game correct?
Steam and modding are not always friends I feel like. What are other peoples opinions? Will the steam version in regard to modding be ok?
08/11/2011 at 21:09 vecordae says:
Never had a problem modding a game that I had purchased through steam. The default installation directory is a bit different, but that seems to be it for me. Most heavily moddable games use the documents folder these days anyway.
08/11/2011 at 21:34 Unaco says:
Bethesda have said that they and Valve/Steam will be making sure that the Steam version (only version? It’s Steamworks) will work fine with mods. They’re having to do some things a little differently with how Steam validates files etc., but they said there should be no problems.
It won’t be a problem for the majority of mods… just some of the special ones, like the Script Extender, which changes the exe or similar.
08/11/2011 at 21:42 Sentient Waffle says:
Didn’t have modding problems with my Fallout:NV steam version, and despite what Bethesda says, its the same engine, so shouldn’t be a problem.
08/11/2011 at 21:43 Unaco says:
Here’s the Source for what I said above…
http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topic/1237552-good-news-for-skyrim-modders-mods-and-people-who-love-them/
09/11/2011 at 01:00 stupid_mcgee says:
Well, all versions of Fallout:NV are Steam versions. It’s a Steamworks title.
That aside, I haven’t had any problems modding the Steam versions of Oblivion or Fallout3. F3:NV (Steamworks) allows mods just fine and I don’t see why Skyrim would be any different.
Yes, some few games on Steam do have issues with modding, but most do not and can be modded just fine.
09/11/2011 at 01:17 Rusty says:
I would suspect this won’t be an issue. I had a bunch of mods for my non-Steam copy of Oblivion and they worked fine. When I replaced it with a Steam version, I was able to get the same mods working with only very minor difficulty – and I’m more-than-usually prone to technical difficulties.
09/11/2011 at 01:26 kirkbjerk says:
Great, thanks for the input!
08/11/2011 at 21:10 Lurklen says:
Ha! I wont be at work cause I don’t have a job! I’ll be at home penniless playing Skyrim. So I win, I’m a winner yay…
08/11/2011 at 21:26 Arglebargle says:
‘Skyrim needs the Empire as much as’…a Dragon needs a bicycle.
08/11/2011 at 21:59 Matzerath says:
Was I hallucinating, or did the first trailers look amazing, and since then there’s been a subtle decline in quality, until finally we have this recent trailer that now looks like a *slightly* improved version of their same damn engine?
09/11/2011 at 02:03 stupid_mcgee says:
I could be wrong, but I think the vast majority (if not actually all of it) has been XBox footage.
It’s pretty common to use “lower res” (aka: console) screens and videos instead of the high-end Ultra Max Hardcore ZOMGodrays PC footage. This way, when people plop the disc into their respective Game-O-Trons, it’ll look like the pics, instead of looking inferior (which would cause wailing and gnashing of teeth).
08/11/2011 at 23:51 Iskariot says:
If only for once I did not have to play the special hero from the prophecies everybody has been waiting for for ages that will save the world with the special powers he never knew he had etc. etc. etc.
09/11/2011 at 01:22 Pasperix says:
It makes the character relatable. The character is just an average schmuck who doesn’t know he’s special, just like you!
“Yer a dragonborn, ‘arry, and a thumpin’ good one I’d wager, once yer
trainedleveled up a bit, o’ course.”09/11/2011 at 01:24 Rusty says:
Ah, but that’s the thing: you don’t have to. You can just hare off into the forest/desert/Capital Wasteland and spend your time exploring and killing stuff and leave the world to itself. There are certainly things that Bethesda games can be criticized for, but they surely don’t railroad the player into a defined narrative. Don’t want to bother with dragons (/Oblivion Gates/Hoover Dam/your missing dad)? Just don’t; there are plenty of other ways to have fun.
09/11/2011 at 07:47 JackShandy says:
I’d love it if that were true, man, but I just saw a leaked video of the first 25 minutes, and every one of those minutes was a linear scripted tutorial sequence where your character embarks on an epic, prophecy-fulfilling quest.
The first 25 minutes of Morrowind featured me throwing the main quest in a ditch, running directly into the ocean and diving for pearls.
09/11/2011 at 00:45 beetle says:
@Larkington Setting up the the age-old conflict between the dragon-born and the Caesareans… I mean Imperials
09/11/2011 at 01:35 Tenorek says:
don’t know if anyone has mentioned it, or if it is newsworthy, but pre-loading has started. I’m doing it as we speak!
09/11/2011 at 01:37 Pow3rhouse14 says:
So from this quote… “But Friday’s my day off, so while you’re all at work, I’ll be able to sit watching it download on Steam all day.” Does that mean that Skyrim isn’t going to be up for Pre-Download? :(
09/11/2011 at 01:41 Pow3rhouse14 says:
So from this quote… “But Friday’s my day off, so while you’re all at work, I’ll be able to sit watching it download on Steam all day.” Does that mean Skyrim isn’t going to be up for Pre-Download? :(
09/11/2011 at 04:36 MultiVaC says:
No worries, as of right now it’s available for pre-loading :)
09/11/2011 at 02:35 Gwog says:
That song was beautiful. I hope all four disks of the s/t are of comparable quality.
I also hope Santa brings me a pony.
09/11/2011 at 07:10 Wolvaroo says:
Anyone know if Moonsugar and Skooma make an appearance in Skyrim? Because my first playthrough may be a drug addicted Khajiit kleptomaniac.
09/11/2011 at 09:28 Ultra Superior says:
I’m thinking white male, around 30… hmm, perhaps a fighter. Yes, I’ll join the fighter’s guild to spice things up – and I’ll go right on with the main quest, because world needs a’savin and I want to be a hero liked by all.
Naaaahhhh…
09/11/2011 at 08:09 BoZo says:
Obligatory TES video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fxVeAVl2I8
09/11/2011 at 10:36 UncleLou says:
Looks good enough, but I’ve really been spoiled by Red Dead Redemption (and the Euphoria engine in general) when it comes to animation/real-world physics. It’s so far ahead of the competition, it’s almost silly.
09/11/2011 at 10:37 Screamer says:
So…..are the horses fat or just big boned?
09/11/2011 at 13:31 Ultra Superior says:
HORSEBORN !
09/11/2011 at 12:55 Puzzle Sensei says:
It just so happens that there is no school on Thursday and Friday. I feel like the luckiest person in the world right now!
09/11/2011 at 19:45 SF Legend says:
@Lenny
Dragonness is recessive.
10/11/2011 at 08:35 rokenroleg says:
Prepare to have your mind blown. The Dragonbourne Identity.
10/11/2011 at 11:28 adonf says:
Skyrim needs the Empire as much as it needs a horse armour DLC ?