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Is it just me or are the shadows not that great in this game? Shadows can make a game look great but I just feel the shadows are a bit blocky in this game even on highest settings and with tweaks they're still not perfect. Is this something to do with the game engine or do you think someone could bring out a simple mod to make them look a lot better?

Don't get me wrong, I love the game and I really like the graphics with or without addons/mods. I think the game looks great on the eye, but I've just always noticed the shadows since day one not being as good as I've seen in other games. But then again maybe with this game having such a big world they had to make it sort of, not perfection, just look good on the eye, if you know what I mean. Maybe they had to compromise, and if so, then so be it, because it still works, the tree shadows since I added the ini tweaks look great, the shadows I dont like are the ones on the floor, in town/cities.
 
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hibernian1875 said:
Depends on if you have the arcane smithing perk. If you do then it doesn't matter which order; if not you can always improve your weapons first then enchant and save a perk point for something else.
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Does that work? I thought if you enchanted a improve weapon without the perk it just removed the improvement?
 
SkScotchegg said:
Is it just me or are the shadows not that great in this game? Shadows can make a game look great but I just feel the shadows are a bit blocky in this game even on highest settings and with tweaks they're still not perfect. Is this something to do with the game engine or do you think someone could bring out a simple mod to make them look a lot better?

Don't get me wrong, I love the game and I really like the graphics with or without addons/mods. I think the game looks great on the eye, but I've just always noticed the shadows since day one not being as good as I've seen in other games. But then again maybe with this game having such a big world they had to make it sort of, not perfection, just look good on the eye, if you know what I mean. Maybe they had to compromise, and if so, then so be it, because it still works, the tree shadows since I added the ini tweaks look great, the shadows I dont like are the ones on the floor, in town/cities.
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The shadows are bugged if you set them to ultra, you need to do some ini fixes to make them look right.

It's found here: http://nerdtrek.com/skyrim-jagged-shadows-fix/

Before you change anything, go into the game options and set shadows to medium, then start/load a game then save it and quit.

The text on the left is your skyremprefs.ini found in 'My Documents' section. Find yours and adjust to match.

If you don't see a line in yours, add it.
 
MooMoo444 said:
The shadows are bugged if you set them to ultra, you need to do some ini fixes to make them look right.

It's found here: http://nerdtrek.com/skyrim-jagged-shadows-fix/

Before you change anything, go into the game options and set shadows to medium, then start/load a game then save it and quit.

The text on the left is your skyremprefs.ini found in 'My Documents' section. Find yours and adjust to match.

If you don't see a line in yours, add it.
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Cheers mate, I'll try that now because mine are still jagged.
 
As I am about to start playing for the first time, what are the basic tips DO/DO NOTS to the game?

I have seen a few people pass comment that they wish they hadn't gone 100% smithing as it makes the game too easy?

Best class/race to start?

Thanks
 
I'm doing the main quest line and I'm up to "Diplomatic Immunity" and I have to give the guy everything I need to "Infiltrate a Thalmor embassy party", and I havent bought a house yet, I'm level 25, should I buy a house and dump all my inventory in the house before continuing the quest and giving the guy what I need to take with me?

Do I need to give him all my primary armour that I usually wear, and my bow? And then he gives me it back later? And if I dont dump all my inventory in a house will I lose all the items I have if I continue the quest?

Thanks in advance.
 
Greebo said:
As I am about to start playing for the first time, what are the basic tips DO/DO NOTS to the game?

I have seen a few people pass comment that they wish they hadn't gone 100% smithing as it makes the game too easy?

Best class/race to start?

Thanks
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I liked crafting my own armour and I liked enchanting it all, but I haven't maxed out enchanting or blacksmithing, just gone to about level 50 on both and I'm currently level 25 and I didnt start crafting until I was probably level 15.

I think you shouldn't rush into it and dont waste your money at low levels, play the game and learn which aspects you enjoy first and do crafting later after level 10 at least.

Also I thought alchemy was a total waste of time and I can never be bothered to use potions, I'd made like 100 hundred potions I just vendored them all. The only ones I use is restore health and restore magika, thats it.

Also I'd advise you not to spend points in perks until your higher level and you know what you enjoy. Because you could put loads of points into 2h weapons and heavy armor and then later regret it, or put loads of points into destruction spells and regret that later also.
 
Greebo said:
As I am about to start playing for the first time, what are the basic tips DO/DO NOTS to the game?

I have seen a few people pass comment that they wish they hadn't gone 100% smithing as it makes the game too easy?

Best class/race to start?

Thanks
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You can just up the difficulty if you max out smithing. The Daedric armor is the coolest looking imo, which is why i wanted to max out smithing to get it. It has gone too easy though, so i'm going to up the difficulty next time i play.
 
SkScotchegg said:
Also I thought alchemy was a total waste of time and I can never be bothered to use potions, I'd made like 100 hundred potions I just vendored them all. The only ones I use is restore health and restore magika, thats it.
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Yeah it is a bit pointless. There are a few potions about that come in handy, like the strength and smithing. I don't think you can make these though, which is a shame. I haven't made hardly any potions as you can just find them everywhere anyway.
 
SkScotchegg said:
I'm doing the main quest line and I'm up to "Diplomatic Immunity" and I have to give the guy everything I need to "Infiltrate a Thalmor embassy party", and I havent bought a house yet, I'm level 25, should I buy a house and dump all my inventory in the house before continuing the quest and giving the guy what I need to take with me?

Do I need to give him all my primary armour that I usually wear, and my bow? And then he gives me it back later? And if I dont dump all my inventory in a house will I lose all the items I have if I continue the quest?

Thanks in advance.
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Whatever you give him he will then give you part way through the quest.

I couldn't see the point really, I kept loads of stuff in my inventory and nobody stopped me or anything.
 
Greebo said:
DO/DO NOTS to the game?
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- I have heard smithing + enchanting is overpowered when you max them. A bit of enchanting and smithing here and there is fine but I would recommend you don't just power level them.

- Don't store stuff in random houses. You get opportunities to buy houses and affiliation with some guilds will provide storage. Use that.

Best class/race to start?
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Whichever you enjoy playing the most. Nothing is really underpowered as such. However I believe there's an issue with magic not scaling very well at the higher levels.
 
SkScotchegg said:
Do I need to give him all my primary armour that I usually wear, and my bow? And then he gives me it back later? And if I dont dump all my inventory in a house will I lose all the items I have if I continue the quest?

Thanks in advance.
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i didnt give him anything and got on fine, the only difficult bit is the courtyard but just run to the next building for that.
you do lose everything though but the first room you enter in the quest has armour/weapons.

Imploughing through the main quest now, even found the minecraft axe.
I wish the 'wall' area (for those that have done the main quest) was an actual living city - that would be so cool.
Dragons are so easy now, takes about 30 seconds to kill one.
 
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God the bow gets absolutely ridiculous at higher levels. Particularly when you get the enhanced critical chances, stagger and time slowing perks. I've got it to about level 82 and I just destroy everything. There is no creature in the world (giants and dragons included) that I cannot murder with the bow without ever really struggling.

Anything walking on two feet gets knocked back every other shot and gets a critical hit almost as often. I came accross my first Elder Dragon last night and literally stood in the open while it iced me (I'm a nord) and just butchered it with arrows. I probably need to go up to whatever max difficulty is because this is silly. I'm level 32 but am nowhere near end game yet in terms of missions.

I wound up finding archery game breakingly powerful and have started using sword and shield for a while. It's a bit frustrating by comparison since I seem to miss my power hits quite regularly, but at least it presents a decent challenge.
 
Energizer Bunny said:
God the bow gets absolutely ridiculous at higher levels. Particularly when you get the enhanced critical chances, stagger and time slowing perks. I've got it to about level 82 and I just destroy everything. There is no creature in the world (giants and dragons included) that I cannot murder with the bow without ever really struggling.

Anything walking on two feet gets knocked back every other shot and gets a critical hit almost as often. I came accross my first Elder Dragon last night and literally stood in the open while it iced me (I'm a nord) and just butchered it with arrows. I probably need to go up to whatever max difficulty is because this is silly. I'm level 32 but am nowhere near end game yet in terms of missions.

I wound up finding archery game breakingly powerful and have started using sword and shield for a while. It's a bit frustrating by comparison since I seem to miss my power hits quite regularly, but at least it presents a decent challenge.
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Hmms Im about lvl 34 and I find my duel wielding weapons are slightly more powerful than bow I have. I do have +55% more one handed damage but I also have around +60% bow dmg (bow at 84lvl, one handed at about 70).
 
Playing with sword and board now, trying not to do too many quests each playthrough so new chars are still fun.

Shield seems pretty good but stamina runs out quickly at low levels.
 
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