Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[AUChase]

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I'll be getting my first taste of Skyrim, soon.

I've mentioned it in another thread, but GS messed up and gave me the Xbox bundle with the Skyrim voucher..

[MizzouBravesFan]

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Getting the itch again...been wanting to play this for a few days now, haven't played since I traded my 360 back in the summer.

PS3 be damned, think I'm gonna go pick it up today.

[goh]

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http://kotaku.com/5961994/what-skyri...0-mods-at-once

[thedudedominick]

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http://kotaku.com/5961994/what-skyri...0-mods-at-once

I bet I could show those screenshots to my family at thanksgiving and 90 percent of them would ask me if I went on vacation there, or where it was having no idea it was a video game.

[jmood88]

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http://kotaku.com/5961994/what-skyri...0-mods-at-once

How do people think this looks good?

The Skyrim I'm running looks loads better than this.

This is a horrible enb preset overloaded with bloom and DoF, not to mention the lighting in many shots looks absolutely hideous.

Seriously, if anyone is looking for a proper lighting mod, try RCRN([skyrim.nexusmods.com]). It's beautiful, perfectly balanced colors, HDR and non-overwhelming DoF. Bloom is out of the picture totally so the game isn't shiny and blurry, it's crisp and clear.

These screenshots are just plain ugly, I don't understand why so many people love enb.

Just in case anyone forgot that we were on the internet. People will complain about anything.

[thedudedominick]

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Just in case anyone forgot that we were on the internet. People will complain about anything.

I saw that comment and just laughed. Some people out there are just never satisfied with something, unless they are the only ones who like it or are the first ones to like that.

[goh]

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That looks really good as well: http://www.skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/180

Though in fairness I think you could keep going and get it looking even better.

[MrChainsaw]

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I refuse to believe this game can be made to look prettier than that dude's screenshots.

Yet somehow, it probably can.

Those shots are almost offensive to the senses. Good lord.

[Cod]

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Is Dawnguard worth picking up even if I don't care about being a vampire lord? Its 50% off on Steam for another day and I'm still on the fence about it.

[LambertandHam]

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Is Dawnguard worth picking up even if I don't care about being a vampire lord? Its 50% off on Steam for another day and I'm still on the fence about it.

Only real negative I really had about Dawnguard was(slight DLC spoilers)

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vampires will spawn in the holds as random ecounters, randomly killing non-essential townspeople

[Cod]

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Only real negative I really had about Dawnguard was(slight DLC spoilers)

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vampires will spawn in the holds as random ecounters, randomly killing non-essential townspeople

Thanks for the input. I don't really see that as a negative because it seems "realistic" in a sense.

[Mike3207]

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Is there a bug involved with the counter that counts how many days you are a werewolf? I've been cured, yet it still keeps counting days I'm a werewolf. I'm still wearing the Wolf Armor, not sure if that makes a difference-it's very lightweight for heavy armor.

[Herky]

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Over a year later and I am still in awe of this game. Can't wait for the new DLC to be released even though I am nowhere near finished with the main quests.

[Lordcledus]

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Thanks for the input. I don't really see that as a negative because it seems "realistic" in a sense.

You might think differently when you start entering towns and every shop keeper is dead and they don't ever get replaced.

[Solidice]

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Level 33 right now. haven't done much on the main quest line, or dawnguard story line. I may start on dawnguard soon though.

mostly just ran around doing a few misc quests, did most of the thieves guild quest(stopped after I acquired a specific item that is useful with lockpicking), finished the main part of the Dark Brotherhood quest line. killed a ridiculous amount of dragons(way too easy, need to install the mod that makes dragons harder to kill). wearing light armor and using both a bow and 1-handed sword for combat.

my gear in spoiler, though not really spoiling anything.

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full set of Ancient Shrouded Armor, using a mod that changes the look of the dark brotherhood armor/clothing sets.
Aetherial Crown - allows me to use 2 guardian stones effects at once. currently using The Steed and The Lover. it can also be wore with the Ancient Shrouded Armor Cowl, one reason I chose to use the Ancient Shrouded Armor over the Nighingale Armor. before getting this I used the Volsung mask, still carry it around if I need to swim under water for long periods though as it gives water breathing.

Nightingale Sword
Nightingale Bow
using a ring that gives bonus to 1-handed attacks, I think it was +20%, but not sure without looking in the game again.
I think I'm still carrying the Amulet of Mara, that lessens the cost of restoration spells. I got it early on and pretty much always wore it. restoration spells are about the only ones I use currently. I'll probably enchant a necklace to reduce all spell types eventually though.

also have a mod that allows you to wear cloaks(you can craft them or find them, NPCs wear them as well). I'm wearing a black one at the moment. it doesn't have an armor rating, but can be enchanted, mine currently is not though.

I did build a house using Heartfire DLC. chose the Lakeview manor, which is close to the guardian stones you see at the start of the game. apparently some of my followers and housecarls I've met go there to hang out, which I guess is good as it gets attacked by bandits and giants from time to time.