The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Page 6

Bigsmooth · 11-12-2011, 10:38 AM

Having fun so far. Pretty cool to just float the river down to Whiterun. Haven't been close to getting killed yet though. Pretty easy to kick ass. You guys finding the same thing? Might've helped that I got an elf in that 1st city to become a follower by helping him trick some hot chick into hating some other schmuck. I had him follow me through the whole Gold Claw mission and he was taking fools out with his bow. Also, I paid him 300 for an archery mission, and was able to just take that 300 back from him since he's a follower!

tyketime · 11-12-2011, 11:15 AM

For those playing on XBOX, I just read that if you installed the game to your hard drive, the graphics are scaling down (not up as would be expected). Bethesda says a fix is in the works, but if you are just getting the game, you may want to play off the disc until then.

Bigsmooth · 11-12-2011, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by tyketime

For those playing on XBOX, I just read that if you installed the game to your hard drive, the graphics are scaling down (not up as would be expected). Bethesda says a fix is in the works, but if you are just getting the game, you may want to play off the disc until then.

Good to know, thanks. 1st thing I did was install it to hd.

SackAttack · 11-12-2011, 11:38 AM

I installed it to HD almost straight away because it is easily the noisiest 360 game I own in terms of what it puts the system through.

FWIW, what I read was that the issue was mostly involved with 'if you install Skyrim to the HD, but play other games in between sessions.' If you're just marathoning Skyrim, it shouldn't be a problem.

tyketime · 11-12-2011, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

FWIW, what I read was that the issue was mostly involved with 'if you install Skyrim to the HD, but play other games in between sessions.' If you're just marathoning Skyrim, it shouldn't be a problem.

Other games? Nonsense! Call of Duty what? Battlefield what?

BYU 14 · 11-12-2011, 11:51 AM

Dammit, PS 3 still not fixed.....Really want to get some time in this weekend!!

GrantDawg · 11-12-2011, 01:01 PM

Reporting from a slow, old, crippled man:

I had blast on this last night. Got through Black Claw, Riverrun, and even made it to "title level" (no more hints than that) in Whiterun. Going around collecting things is a blast! First game I ever played where the big strong hero takes 20 minutes off because he was catching butterflies.

Tried making some potions (mostly ended up with poisons), cooking (seems straight forward with a cooking pot), improved some armor and even made a piece. Tanned some leather, and made leather strips. All seems pretty straight forward and fun.

Combat wise, I am a sneaky archer. I love sneaking up and hitting someone unawares with the big multiplier. I thought using the bow was going to hard (and it somewhat is), but it is not nearly as hard as it could be. I am thinking of creating a "scout" or "spy" like build (focusing on sneak, archery, lockpicks, and one handed combat). I might dual wield (again simple enough), but I am still lost on what penalties there are for what, what bonuses, and etc. Like, how much of sneak penalty am I getting in heavy armor? Should I be trying to outfit myself in light armor? Will the bonuses I saw you can get in stealth mitigate needing to downgrade? Will the speed of two weapons make the armor bonus of a shield less important?

Another question if anyone knows, what happens to a horse you buy when you go into somewhere you can't use it (like a city or dungeon)? Will it just come back to you?

GrantDawg · 11-12-2011, 01:02 PM

Oh, and good God the carry limit sucks.

JonInMiddleGA · 11-12-2011, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Toddzilla

I'm more of a Civ, Portal, FM kinda guy. Would I like this game? I do play D&D every other Friday, so I've got that going for me, which is nice.Also, PC or PS3 version?Thanks!

My honest, albeit less than crystal clear, answer would be that it probably depends upon what you like about those games, as in what draws you to them.

If it's the ability to get yourself into the RP aspect of them, like with D&D, then it's probably just a matter of what you need for immersion. I play my Bethesda game characters very true to how I perceive the character, not just what's most expedient at the moment (drives my son crazy when I use that logic in Fallout) so that helps me a lot.

mckerney · 11-12-2011, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Oh, and good God the carry limit sucks.

player.modav carryweight XXX in the console if you want to carry more.

JonInMiddleGA · 11-12-2011, 01:40 PM

Little thing that drove me slightly crazy: I couldn't figure out how (on 360) to pick up items to move them around.

Googling finally found a description of all the controls & taught me that in Skyrim you press & hold the A button to "grab" an item. It's as though you were going to put the item in inventory but instead of just A button, grab is A & Hold.

Figured I'd share that in case I'm not the only person frustrated with it.

GrantDawg · 11-12-2011, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Little thing that drove me slightly crazy: I couldn't figure out how (on 360) to pick up items to move them around.

Googling finally found a description of all the controls & taught me that in Skyrim you press & hold the A button to "grab" an item. It's as though you were going to put the item in inventory but instead of just A button, grab is A & Hold.

Figured I'd share that in case I'm not the only person frustrated with it.

Thanks. Nice hint. I was wondering that myself.

GrantDawg · 11-12-2011, 01:43 PM

BTW, xbox controller is the only way to go on the PC for me. I can't use the mouse for long without pain, but I can use the controller just fine.

tyketime · 11-12-2011, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Little thing that drove me slightly crazy: I couldn't figure out how (on 360) to pick up items to move them around.

Googling finally found a description of all the controls & taught me that in Skyrim you press & hold the A button to "grab" an item. It's as though you were going to put the item in inventory but instead of just A button, grab is A & Hold.

Figured I'd share that in case I'm not the only person frustrated with it.

Hmmm. maybe that's the answer I'm looking for. I want to "try on" an item before buying from a trader. Specifically, I'd like to know whether some weapons are one or two handed. I guess it's not always obvious for me. I'll check that out. If not... does anyone else know how (short of always checking some wiki site)? Thanks!

JonInMiddleGA · 11-12-2011, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by GrantDawg

BTW, xbox controller is the only way to go on the PC for me. I can't use the mouse for long without pain, but I can use the controller just fine.

Excellent news.

I'm almost a little bit OCD about grabbing/moving/piling/rearrangement so that was making me really crazy. Plus I kind of enjoy flinging worthless crap around the room so this helps

tyketime · 11-12-2011, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by GrantDawg

BTW, xbox controller is the only way to go on the PC for me. I can't use the mouse for long without pain, but I can use the controller just fine.

So far, I completely agree. Using the controller is so much easier for me.

GrantDawg · 11-12-2011, 01:49 PM

Hey, anyone have a hint on alternative storage sites? Are there like banks and stuff? I know I can buy a house now (though I don't have the coin yet) and I imagine you can leave stuff there, but is there like a universal bank anywhere?

JonInMiddleGA · 11-12-2011, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by tyketime

Hmmm. maybe that's the answer I'm looking for. I want to "try on" an item before buying from a trader. Specifically, I'd like to know whether some weapons are one or two handed. I guess it's not always obvious for me. I'll check that out. If not... does anyone else know how (short of always checking some wiki site)? Thanks!

I don't think my trick will help you with that. I haven't noticed an on-screen designation for that off-hand, I usually just rely on memory for the differences. Big shit - broadwords, battle axes, etc - are 2-handers, smaller weapons are 1-handers.

JonInMiddleGA · 11-12-2011, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Hey, anyone have a hint on alternative storage sites? Are there like banks and stuff? I know I can buy a house now (though I don't have the coin yet) and I imagine you can leave stuff there, but is there like a universal bank anywhere?

Haven't seen anything like that, typically it's going to be houses (although I believe there were a couple of sidequests in Oblivion that gave you extra options). Just be sure to trust no container that you do not own, nearly all of them respawn.

I'm dealing with the same thing, focusing on getting the 5k needed for the first house (if I ever regain custody of the game from my son who's finally getting his first hands-on today).

GrantDawg · 11-12-2011, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Haven't seen anything like that, typically it's going to be houses (although I believe there were a couple of sidequests in Oblivion that gave you extra options). Just be sure to trust no container that you do not own, nearly all of them respawn.

I'm dealing with the same thing, focusing on getting the 5k needed for the first house (if I ever regain custody of the game from my son who's finally getting his first hands-on today).

Hehe. My kids are drooling over the game, but they aren't getting their hands on it. They have plenty of things to play. This one is mine!

JonInMiddleGA · 11-12-2011, 02:02 PM

Ouch. Just watched my son get completely stuck in the terrain inside a dungeon mid-combat (360). Glitched right into the middle of some sort of oversized root, had to revert to last auto-save.

A Bethesda trademark really.

GrantDawg · 11-12-2011, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Ouch. Just watched my son get completely stuck in the terrain inside a dungeon mid-combat (360). Glitched right into the middle of some sort of oversized root, had to revert to last auto-save.

A Bethesda trademark really.

I had that happen once as well (though at least not in combat). Sucks, but I am thankful for that auto-save.

JonInMiddleGA · 11-12-2011, 02:30 PM

Heh, got a chuckle out of seeing what's in a dragon's inventory.

JonInMiddleGA · 11-12-2011, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by brassmonkey32

Does the monster level scale down to your character level like Oblivion?

As I understand it, the monster leveling occurs with some creatures/situations/areas but not in others.

SackAttack · 11-12-2011, 03:32 PM

In the middle of an escort quest...here comes a dragon!

The escortee kind of lost his shit.

Also...anybody have any idea what I'm supposed to do with this metric assload of mammoth tusks?

JonInMiddleGA · 11-12-2011, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

Also...anybody have any idea what I'm supposed to do with this metric assload of mammoth tusks?

I know there's one sidequest that requires one, not sure about the rest of the metric quantity though.

SackAttack · 11-12-2011, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

I know there's one sidequest that requires one, not sure about the rest of the metric quantity though.

Yeah, that sidequest has already been taken care of. I found quite a few more in my next foray.

Thomkal · 11-12-2011, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Drake

If you're where I think you are, you're at the top of the waterfall and there's like a land bridge at the bottom with a draugh patrolling it?

(Yeah, I died three different ways trying to jump off the waterfall.)

There's a tunnel down to the bridge off to your right. Hard to see until you know it's there.

Nope that's not where I'm at, but thanks.

I'm in a smallish cavern where water runs down one side wall, forms a small stream through the center of the room, and runs through an iron bar gate. A draugh woke up when I came in, and there was a chest in the far end of the cavern. Haven't had the chance today to go back in the game yet to check on the help given to me in thread here.

GrantDawg · 11-12-2011, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Thomkal

Nope that's not where I'm at, but thanks.

I'm in a smallish cavern where water runs down one side wall, forms a small stream through the center of the room, and runs through an iron bar gate. A draugh woke up when I came in, and there was a chest in the far end of the cavern. Haven't had the chance today to go back in the game yet to check on the help given to me in thread here.

It is a tunnel to the right. It is hard to see. That is the place I got stuck in the environment trying to knock down the vines in the hole.

Thomkal · 11-12-2011, 04:23 PM

thanks tyke and detox for your help here-I've already pulled the chain next to the gate, and it opened. walked down the small passage with water running down the middle, but did not see what tyke described. Will look again when I get the chance to play again.

Thomkal · 11-12-2011, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by GrantDawg

It is a tunnel to the right. It is hard to see. That is the place I got stuck in the environment trying to knock down the vines in the hole.

Me too!

Because I figured I could just burn them down since I couldn't see any other way to go...

GrantDawg · 11-12-2011, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Thomkal

Me too!

Because I figured I could just burn them down since I couldn't see any other way to go...

Yeah, that is why I did it. But there is a tunnel to around on the right side. Found it just wandering around the cave.

Apathetic Lurker · 11-12-2011, 04:59 PM

Anyone using a PC with a AMD/ATI card? I heard there were problems with those

Scoobz0202 · 11-12-2011, 05:10 PM

I'm playing with a 6950 HD 2GB and having no issues. Only had 1, maybe 2, crash to desktops in my 15 hours of playing.

CrimsonFox · 11-12-2011, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Thomkal

Nope that's not where I'm at, but thanks.

I'm in a smallish cavern where water runs down one side wall, forms a small stream through the center of the room, and runs through an iron bar gate. A draugh woke up when I came in, and there was a chest in the far end of the cavern. Haven't had the chance today to go back in the game yet to check on the help given to me in thread here.

You are in a maze of twisty, little passages all alike.

Peregrine · 11-12-2011, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Apathetic Lurker

Anyone using a PC with a AMD/ATI card? I heard there were problems with those

I have one but it's been fine - I've had a handful of crashes but no major issues.

Peregrine · 11-12-2011, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Oh, and good God the carry limit sucks.

Personally I've found that it is annoying but it just means you have to go back to town from time to time. There are items that increase your carry limit thogh - I found some steel boots "of lifting" that added 20 or so to my carry limit.

Thomkal · 11-12-2011, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Apathetic Lurker

Anyone using a PC with a AMD/ATI card? I heard there were problems with those

5770 here no trouble yet-and on game recommended Ultra settings

Thomkal · 11-12-2011, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

You are in a maze of twisty, little passages all alike.

Is that some obscure video game reference?

Peregrine · 11-12-2011, 05:48 PM

Also, whoever was saying the game is too easy, I agree- I turned up the difficulty because as a heavy fighter at least, there are few things so far that are tough to kill.

hawk4669 · 11-12-2011, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Thomkal

Is that some obscure video game reference?

Zork? (It's been a looooong time)

CrimsonFox · 11-12-2011, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by hawk4669

Zork? (It's been a looooong time)

BINGO!

Thom it was like one of the first Text adventure games. I know this is a hard concept to grasp considering you are watching waterfalls and fire breathing dragons at the moment, but once upon a time, there were games without pictures.

EagleFan · 11-12-2011, 06:27 PM

Could you all please say "this game sucks, don't even waste your money on it"?

That woud take away any temptation.

TroyF · 11-12-2011, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by EagleFan

Could you all please say "this game sucks, don't even waste your money on it"?

That woud take away any temptation.

This game su. . .

Sorry, I can't do it. I just can't say it. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to raid that cavern over there. .

Izulde · 11-12-2011, 06:46 PM

Nevermind. Turns out I was in the wrong spot.

CrimsonFox · 11-12-2011, 06:57 PM

You're just not good enough for them.

Peregrine · 11-12-2011, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Izulde

I'm so pissed right now. I think the Darkbrotherhood join sequence is glitched in my game.

Face it, you're no Aventus Aretino,

Thomkal · 11-12-2011, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

BINGO!

Thom it was like one of the first Text adventure games. I know this is a hard concept to grasp considering you are watching waterfalls and fire breathing dragons at the moment, but once upon a time, there were games without pictures.

You're so funny when you are talking about things that never existed.

JonInMiddleGA · 11-12-2011, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Peregrine

Personally I've found that it is annoying but it just means you have to go back to town from time to time. There are items that increase your carry limit thogh - I found some steel boots "of lifting" that added 20 or so to my carry limit.

Haven't gotten that far in Skyrim obviously, but in Oblivion I had a full set of enchanted armor that added strength (and therefore load capacity) that was my mainstay.

Thomkal · 11-12-2011, 07:44 PM

Geesh found the tunnel easily this time-guess it helped knowing where it was located.

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11-12-2011, 01:40 PM	#261
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Little thing that drove me slightly crazy: I couldn't figure out how (on 360) to pick up items to move them around. Googling finally found a description of all the controls & taught me that in Skyrim you press & hold the A button to "grab" an item. It's as though you were going to put the item in inventory but instead of just A button, grab is A & Hold. Figured I'd share that in case I'm not the only person frustrated with it. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

11-12-2011, 02:02 PM	#271
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Ouch. Just watched my son get completely stuck in the terrain inside a dungeon mid-combat (360). Glitched right into the middle of some sort of oversized root, had to revert to last auto-save. A Bethesda trademark really. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

11-12-2011, 02:30 PM	#273
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Heh, got a chuckle out of seeing what's in a dragon's inventory. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

11-12-2011, 06:27 PM	#293
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Could you all please say "this game sucks, don't even waste your money on it"? That woud take away any temptation. __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

11-12-2011, 10:38 AM	#251
Bigsmooth College Prospect Join Date: Dec 2006	Having fun so far. Pretty cool to just float the river down to Whiterun. Haven't been close to getting killed yet though. Pretty easy to kick ass. You guys finding the same thing? Might've helped that I got an elf in that 1st city to become a follower by helping him trick some hot chick into hating some other schmuck. I had him follow me through the whole Gold Claw mission and he was taking fools out with his bow. Also, I paid him 300 for an archery mission, and was able to just take that 300 back from him since he's a follower!

11-12-2011, 11:15 AM	#252
tyketime College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003	For those playing on XBOX, I just read that if you installed the game to your hard drive, the graphics are scaling down (not up as would be expected). Bethesda says a fix is in the works, but if you are just getting the game, you may want to play off the disc until then.

11-12-2011, 11:38 AM	#254
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	I installed it to HD almost straight away because it is easily the noisiest 360 game I own in terms of what it puts the system through. FWIW, what I read was that the issue was mostly involved with 'if you install Skyrim to the HD, but play other games in between sessions.' If you're just marathoning Skyrim, it shouldn't be a problem.

11-12-2011, 11:51 AM	#256
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	Dammit, PS 3 still not fixed.....Really want to get some time in this weekend!!

11-12-2011, 01:01 PM	#257
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Reporting from a slow, old, crippled man: I had blast on this last night. Got through Black Claw, Riverrun, and even made it to "title level" (no more hints than that) in Whiterun. Going around collecting things is a blast! First game I ever played where the big strong hero takes 20 minutes off because he was catching butterflies. Tried making some potions (mostly ended up with poisons), cooking (seems straight forward with a cooking pot), improved some armor and even made a piece. Tanned some leather, and made leather strips. All seems pretty straight forward and fun. Combat wise, I am a sneaky archer. I love sneaking up and hitting someone unawares with the big multiplier. I thought using the bow was going to hard (and it somewhat is), but it is not nearly as hard as it could be. I am thinking of creating a "scout" or "spy" like build (focusing on sneak, archery, lockpicks, and one handed combat). I might dual wield (again simple enough), but I am still lost on what penalties there are for what, what bonuses, and etc. Like, how much of sneak penalty am I getting in heavy armor? Should I be trying to outfit myself in light armor? Will the bonuses I saw you can get in stealth mitigate needing to downgrade? Will the speed of two weapons make the armor bonus of a shield less important? Another question if anyone knows, what happens to a horse you buy when you go into somewhere you can't use it (like a city or dungeon)? Will it just come back to you?

11-12-2011, 01:02 PM	#258
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Oh, and good God the carry limit sucks.

11-12-2011, 01:43 PM	#263
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	BTW, xbox controller is the only way to go on the PC for me. I can't use the mouse for long without pain, but I can use the controller just fine.

11-12-2011, 01:49 PM	#267
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Hey, anyone have a hint on alternative storage sites? Are there like banks and stuff? I know I can buy a house now (though I don't have the coin yet) and I imagine you can leave stuff there, but is there like a universal bank anywhere?

11-12-2011, 03:32 PM	#275
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	In the middle of an escort quest...here comes a dragon! The escortee kind of lost his shit. Also...anybody have any idea what I'm supposed to do with this metric assload of mammoth tusks?

11-12-2011, 04:23 PM	#280
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	thanks tyke and detox for your help here-I've already pulled the chain next to the gate, and it opened. walked down the small passage with water running down the middle, but did not see what tyke described. Will look again when I get the chance to play again.

11-12-2011, 04:59 PM	#283
Apathetic Lurker College Prospect Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Buffalo,NY	Anyone using a PC with a AMD/ATI card? I heard there were problems with those

11-12-2011, 05:10 PM	#284
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	I'm playing with a 6950 HD 2GB and having no issues. Only had 1, maybe 2, crash to desktops in my 15 hours of playing.

11-12-2011, 05:48 PM	#290
Peregrine Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cary, NC	Also, whoever was saying the game is too easy, I agree- I turned up the difficulty because as a heavy fighter at least, there are few things so far that are tough to kill.

11-12-2011, 06:46 PM	#295
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Nevermind. Turns out I was in the wrong spot. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Last edited by Izulde : 11-12-2011 at 07:22 PM.

11-12-2011, 06:57 PM	#296
CrimsonFox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2009	You're just not good enough for them.

11-12-2011, 07:44 PM	#300
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	Geesh found the tunnel easily this time-guess it helped knowing where it was located.

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