official The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[Hardcore Til I Die]

Skyrim should definitely trump BF3 for GOTY, no doubt.

It is simply amazing, i cannot get enough of it!

Does anybody know how to recharge magic weapons? especially on a regular basis? I have the Nightingale bow, and its out of charge and feels quite a lot less cool now :(

Same as in Oblivion, you need to use captured souls.

[trag3dy]

Skyrim should definitely trump BF3 for GOTY, no doubt.

It is simply amazing, i cannot get enough of it!

Does anybody know how to recharge magic weapons? especially on a regular basis? I have the Nightingale bow, and its out of charge and feels quite a lot less cool now :(

Soul stones. Petty, lesser, common, greater, grand, dark. You can find them all over the place in most dungeons and a few shops. There is a lady in Riften's castle (name escapes me at the moment) that sells them and you get an amusing conversation and a quest when you first talk to her, too.

[Reacon]

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[mattmatik]

Is there morality in this game? Just curious,

those of you that did the "In My Time of Need" side quest, what did you choose to do with Saadia? I ended up turning her over to Kematu for her treason.

[fusi0n]

This game is a lot of fun!

[Reacon]

Is there morality in this game? Just curious,

those of you that did the "In My Time of Need" side quest, what did you choose to do with Saadia? I ended up turning her over to Kematu for her treason.

AFAIK there is no karma system, nor should there be. There are no right choices. Only what you think is right.

For example, I thought that killing a priest to consume his flesh was right. They always say your first bite is the most memorable... I hunger for that bloody, succulent meat at the thought of it. Since, I have eaten many bandits and imperial soldiers. None of them quite compare to the rich taste of an Arkay worshiper.

[curme]

I just started playing a stealth character after trying a basher. There is something so satisfying about silent killing with a bow, especially in groups. My biggest problem is that I need to slow down. I rush through conversations and books. I need to relax my mind and get involved int the story!

[McCordRm]

Dude... I tremble to think how much time I've spent reading books. lol

But hey, someone took the time to write the stories, I might as well

take the time to actually read them.

[S00N3R FR3AK]

Ok is there a way I can tell for sure if Lydia is dead or not? I was running through a tomb and all the sudden she wasn't following me and some undead came up from behind. I couldn't find her body though(she has my dragon bones) and she is pretty freaking tough. I fast traveled to white run after I finished but she wasn't there. Unless I can find another companion quickly I might reload and lose a few hours if she is really gone.

Since I got her for becoming Thane can I get it again?

[Twiddle]

Dear god I love this game! Finished getting my smithing to 100 last night, and now the money is rolling in, up to 24,000G! Took about 4 hours, was not hard at all. Kind of actually felt underwhelming, but still awesome. I just finished crafting my Dragonscale armor about an hour ago, and went out and got a couple more scales for tempering it. I decided to go up the alchemy tree to get better Blacksmith potions, and also got a Blacksmith necklace that increases my items by 17%. Does anyone know what level alchemy has to be to combine 4-items? I don't want to invest to much into alchemy, perk wise just for smithing potions. I only got 32% potions right now, that I can make.

Last thing I need to find is a damn Daedra heart. Been looking forever for one.

Ok is there a way I can tell for sure if Lydia is dead or not? I was running through a tomb and all the sudden she wasn't following me and some undead came up from behind. I couldn't find her body though(she has my dragon bones) and she is pretty freaking tough. I fast traveled to white run after I finished but she wasn't there. Unless I can find another companion quickly I might reload and lose a few hours if she is really gone.

Since I got her for becoming Thane can I get it again?

If she isn't showing back up after quick travelling a couple times, she more than likely died. I try to always make sure she is with me through dungeons (she gets hung up a lot and slows me down, but I don't want to lose her.) I've lost her twice and had to reload. I really need to get her resist gear, because when fighting dragons, she gets stomped.

At Whiterun, in the bar, there is a lady sitting at the table straight from the entrance near the back, who will want to fist fight you. If you win she will become your companion. I used her for a little, until I got Lydia.

I don't think she lives your house like Lydia does though (considering Lydia is your housecarl.)

[Twiddle]

By far most epic defeat of a dragon yet just happened! Travelled to Morthal to visit the alchemy shop and a dragon came down to the village to attack. After a couple arrows and some guard help he landed on the bridge. I ran to him and started slashing when the game went into third person, he went to try and eat me and my character jumped ontop of his head, and with him thrashing about, I got to lay into him with my axes, and delivered the final blow with an ax into his face. Than I hopped off his head and claimed my reward. :laugh:

[mattmatik]

I just started playing a stealth character after trying a basher. There is something so satisfying about silent killing with a bow, especially in groups. My biggest problem is that I need to slow down. I rush through conversations and books. I need to relax my mind and get involved int the story!

Dude that is the one thing I promised myself before I started, that I would take my time and enjoy everything - especially the lore. I kick myself because I sped through Fallout 3.

So I am getting the books and reading them, I am not pushing the main quest along at all (STILL finding stuff to do in Whiterun), and I am not using horses or fast travel. Last one might be a bit much but I fast traveled a lot in FO3 and missed sooooo much.

My only thing now is keeping track of the story and all the surroundings. It's a lot of information. Anyone have a site for TES lore and, especially, regarding the provinces?

[ylcard]

Dude... I tremble to think how much time I've spent reading books. lol

But hey, someone took the time to write the stories, I might as well

take the time to actually read them.

Like half of them, if not most, are from Oblivion and might even be from their previous games.

They weren't written specifically for Skyrim.

[shakey]

Warning to all, before you go into Volunruud, be high level, because the boss is very tough and has a mage partner. Dragon word for Life Aura is in there though.

And note to self, disarming shout doesn't just make you put your weapon away. You throw that bitch on the ground! Easy way to lose a very good weapon :(

[Reacon]

Ok is there a way I can tell for sure if Lydia is dead or not? I was running through a tomb and all the sudden she wasn't following me and some undead came up from behind. I couldn't find her body though(she has my dragon bones) and she is pretty freaking tough. I fast traveled to white run after I finished but she wasn't there. Unless I can find another companion quickly I might reload and lose a few hours if she is really gone.

Since I got her for becoming Thane can I get it again?

She most likely is. Check either your house in Whiterun, or the Jarl's hall dinner table if you don't have the house yet. I, for one, could not possibly live without her, because she is my tank and storage lol.

If you become Thane of any of the other 4 main holds, you receive another housecarl.

Like half of them, if not most, are from Oblivion and might even be from their previous games.

They weren't written specifically for Skyrim.

A few of them pertaining to the events in Oblivion and before Skyrim are. Including some books by Cancelmo, a living scientist on the Dwemer.

[Hardcore Til I Die]

Warning to all, before you go into Volunruud, be high level, because the boss is very tough and has a mage partner. Dragon word for Life Aura is in there though.

And note to self, disarming shout doesn't just make you put your weapon away. You throw that bitch on the ground! Easy way to lose a very good weapon :(

I lost my ebony sword when doing the amulet of gauldmir or however it's spelt quest, the boss at the end disarmed me..I found it, but he did again and couldn't find it anywhere. Luckily I found that a fine skyforge steel sword is better anyway! :D

[McCordRm]

Here's a couple of screenshots since I've been playing with the SkyrinPref.INI file.

You can barely see the guy walking down the mountain with a torch in the distance,

the the building further away.

http://richardmccord.com/skyrim/01.jpg

Note how clear the water is. SO nice.

http://richardmccord.com/skyrim/02.jpg

[dnast]

Man, reading this stuff makes me feel even worse for not yet having the game, and I thought it was bad with the BF3 thread. Oh well, I'll still be following the thread, but I'll try not to look at so many spoiler tags from now on...

[idioot]

Noob question, but how do you use potions with negative effects(like vulnerability to magic) against enemies? Can't force them to drink it, can I? :laugh:

[TheLegendOfMart]

I think it applies the potion to your weapon

[Slugsie]

Two moments that have made me chuckle so far:

First one I was fighting a dragon on a town, guards and locals helping out. He was a tough bugger and it took a couple of moments, but we got him. Literally 2 seconds later (hadn't even got the dragon soul yet) a guard walks past me and says something like "You shouldn't be walking around with your weapon drawn, makes me uneasy". HELLO?!?!? I just saved your crummy town from a frikking DRAGON!

Second one, I'm doing a dungeon with my companion guy (Derkeethus). I'm a pretty good sneak and so I don't set off traps. He's not as good so he does. So I'm wandering around and realise he's not following me. I backtrack a bit and find he's stuck at a trap. It's one of those spiked gates that swings round and knocks you back. Every time he steps forward he hits the trap release and gets knocked back. Every time. Poor fella.

Loving this game, and very happy that my decidedly average PC (Core2 and nVidia 260) can play it at full res 1920x1200 high. I've knocked the settings down to 4x from 8x to get just a little more breathing room.

[idioot]

I think it applies the potion to your weapon

that makes sense :D thanks!

[psionicinversion]

my companion lydia didnt last long as the first place i went to with her i didnt realise i was actually hitting her instead of the other baddies and killed her lol. its ok though didnt need her anyway she was holding me back :D

[Bambii]

Reading all of this makes me want to leave work now and go and play till the early hours of the day...

[Telly]

So does anyone know what kind of skills I should be concentrating on as an archer type character? I guess Archery/Sneaking and Light Armour? I do find it very hard in fights as soon as they get up close (after 2 shots), I'm then kind of screwed and I just melt. I was thinking dual wield daggers, but I tried to bind them both to a key, but that didn't work, and now each one is on button 2,3... but they just override each other in my main hand... I have to go into my favourites and manually do it, annoying.

Ran into my first dragon outside (apart from the story line one), it melted me and my horse in 2 breathes, wasn't fun.... Speaking of my horse... is there anyway to counteract the steroids he was given when young? I jump off my horse to when being attacked, before I know anything he's killing the attacker giving me only one arrow hit before it's dead, doesn't help my leveling skills.

I do like the openness of the game, but sometimes I feel like I need a helping hand in where to go, which reminds me, how can I tell which is my main story line quest?