Skyrim

[xer0s]

The quests are piling up!

Stu, I often find myself overloading my character too. A house is probably the best way to remedy our hoarding. A cheap house is just fine for storing shit and then selling it all later for a lump sum. I think you can buy a house in Whiterun for $5000.

Fuck me this game is good...

[Pauly]

Amazing game.

[xer0s]

The quests are piling up!

Stu, I often find myself overloading my character too. A house is probably the best way to remedy our hoarding. A cheap house is just fine for storing shit and then selling it all later for a lump sum. I think you can buy a house in Whiterun for $5000.

Fuck me this game is good...

Also, don't forget your companions can carry items for you...

[mjrpes]

So far my impression is quite positive. I'm enjoying the questing and gameplay a lot more than Oblivion. The graphics may not be super stellar on the PC but they are still very good and the expansive environments make up for any lack.

As a leftie the keybindings on PC are awkward since I don't use WASD. I think I will have to buy a xbox controller though it seems a little silly as I'll probably only use it with this game. Like I said before the PC release really was an afterthought for Bethesda, but at least they did a release for PC or else I wouldn't be playing this game (don't play enough games to justify buying a console).

[brisk]

http://donotargue.com/cfg-makers/skyrim/

For the PC users who want to turn everything on max (past the standard ultra settings), this will do the trick. Just make sure your PC has enough VRAM.

[Foo]

I think I will have to buy a xbox controller though it seems a little silly as I'll probably only use it with this game.

Worth it nowadays, just a sign of the times. Works seamlessly with Win7 and a lot of games will convert the UI prompts to show the controller buttons as soon as you pick it up.

Great for stuff like TrackMania, too.

[Tsakali]

I think you can buy a house in Whiterun for $5000.

fuck me! I don't have that kind of money, and from the looks of it I'll never do

are you fuckers thieving, pillaging and raping at every opportunity?
It seems that an honest day of work doesn't get you all that much, in this land.

[mjrpes]

after 4-5 hours of play I have $4000, mostly from selling weapons and enchanted armor.

[Tsakali]

hmm, looks like this enchanted stuff is the key. Granted, I've been putting all my cash into self improvement...all those 'lessons' don't come cheap!

Still, I must be doing something wrong....maybe I need to start asking for work around town.

[Tsakali]

oh and btw, what difficulty is everyone playing on? is there a meaningful difference in the modes, or something simple like" more damage taken, less damage given"?

I have switched to expert in mid game, from the initial lower setting.

[mrd]

As I recall, Oblivion was actually pretty fucking hard on the harder settings so I would assume that Skyrim is roughly the same. I think it's a bit more involved than just "more/less damage"...

BTW, if you want some cash, alchemy is again a good way... just steal some food (bucket method?) and go scouring for various plants in the fields and you can probably make a ton of potions just from those two sources. Sell 'em all off, get some money and boost your alchemy skills at the same time.

[xer0s]

Anyone know a good way to Jill someone silently? I'm trying to kill the old hag at the orphanage, but the children and the other woman always hears her scream when I kill her, even when she's sleeping...

[mrd]

Could put a spell/throw on a potion on the rest of the people around?

[mrd]

Downloaded this shite off Steam... my computer does not like this game... time for an upgrade I 'spose...

[brisk]

Today in Skyrim, I have met my first Daedra, who was an insane scottish mad bastard, with a penchant for pyschology. I have also joined the Dark Brotherhood, simply because their missions in Oblivion were by far the best. I still remember that house where you had to kill all the guests without them becoming suspicious of you

[xer0s]

I went ahead and killed the old bitch with all the children watching. Didn't seem to matter.

I feel like I'm spreading my skill points out too much instead of focusing on just a few attributes. I hope this doesn't come back to bite me. I guess I like a well rounded character. Any thoughts on this?

[scared?]

u sound like u like playing ur games like a moron...

[xer0s]

fuck u...

[tnf]

I went ahead and killed the old bitch with all the children watching. Didn't seem to matter.

I feel like I'm spreading my skill points out too much instead of focusing on just a few attributes. I hope this doesn't come back to bite me. I guess I like a well rounded character. Any thoughts on this?

I'm feeling that way too. In Oblivion I had a character that had maxed out every attribute pretty much. My character is an Imperial and I've followed the basic idea of the battle mage character in the guide book. Lets me kick ass in combat with ranged spells and good melee damage as well, but I also want to be able to pick pockets, sneak and pick locks as well.

[MKJ]

oh and btw, what difficulty is everyone playing on? is there a meaningful difference in the modes, or something simple like" more damage taken, less damage given"?

I have switched to expert in mid game, from the initial lower setting.

contrary to Oblivion, this game does not scale. So while it may seem easy at points, if you take the wrong turn you might end up way over your head.
the way it's supposed to be

[Eraser]

Apparently if you install to HDD on XBox 360 you're getting crappy textures:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digit ... n-xbox-360

Just a FYI for those playing it on XBox

[MKJ]

yea read about that. nice bug, which I totally get btw

the game checks it the file is in the cache (read: hdd), but not if the file is the uncompressed or compressed version.
so when its installed it sees the (compressed) files and decides it doesnt have to do anything anymore, ie uncompress.

[MKJ]

I went ahead and killed the old bitch with all the children watching. Didn't seem to matter.

I feel like I'm spreading my skill points out too much instead of focusing on just a few attributes. I hope this doesn't come back to bite me. I guess I like a well rounded character. Any thoughts on this?

I'm feeling that way too. In Oblivion I had a character that had maxed out every attribute pretty much. My character is an Imperial and I've followed the basic idea of the battle mage character in the guide book. Lets me kick ass in combat with ranged spells and good melee damage as well, but I also want to be able to pick pockets, sneak and pick locks as well.

sounds like you want the cake and eat it too

[brisk]

I went ahead and killed the old bitch with all the children watching. Didn't seem to matter.

Expect a surprise very soon...

[Don Carlos]