The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim announced

Michaeljcox24 · 14 Sep 2012 at 15:04

and then when you're done with that, a good ENB overlay. By far the largest improvement graphically, almost a different game. If you need any help setting it up, message back.

robj20 · 15 Sep 2012 at 12:28

Im currently using the HD textures off Steam, are there any better ones on Nexus?

I have the realistic lighting, footprints, travellers and sky UI installed so far.

Michaeljcox24 · 15 Sep 2012 at 13:59

If you're using Skyrim HD, then that's about as good as it gets. Personally, I would use COT over RL, but it's up to you mate.

NoUserName · 15 Sep 2012 at 20:04

Skyrim

Im curentley deciding what games to get and one got any comments about skyrim?

Scythian · 15 Sep 2012 at 20:11

Plenty in the official skyrim thread i'm sure

Personally I'd say if you like that genre then definately get it, brilliant game with lots to do, then on top of that there are a plethora of mods which add even more.

SlyReaper · 15 Sep 2012 at 20:13

Scythian said:
Plenty in the official skyrim thread i'm sure

The trouble with threadnaughts like that is that anything you say gets drowned out in the noise and nobody replies to you. At least there's the chance of some replies if you make your own thread.

In answer to the OP: yes, Skyrim is brilliant and you should get it.

NoUserName · 15 Sep 2012 at 20:48

i think this will be one off the games i get i was flipping between GTA and skyrim just cant decide looks like a coin toss lol!

pingwing · 15 Sep 2012 at 20:56

Just get Skyrim, its like a game where you go out side and do stuff, but then realise 3 weeks in real life have passed and you haven't been out side to do stuff because Skyrim is just a lot of fun!

Alz_D · 15 Sep 2012 at 20:58

Skyrim would be my choice by a country mile. Really engaging game. I have 80 hours logged and have just picked up Dawn guard. This should keep it interesting for even longer. GTA not so much. Depends on what you like though. Saints row 3 is also very GTA like. I enjoyed this more than GTA. Unless you have a very crude sense of humor it may not appeal though.

topdog@OC · 16 Sep 2012 at 03:51

I'll say this about Skyrim, there's no fear of getting your money's worth.

Some games can be accused of having barely 20-40 hours of game play. This one, you can play it for 10x that long and still only have partial coverage of the content within it at best (not necessarily the main story, but all the side ventures and quests, various guild progressions, and general dungeon / dragon romps, definitely).

Haven't played an Elder Scrolls more than about an hour prior to Skyrim (though I hear the recent ones before it were highly compelling for their time too), but loved and completed this one.

carlazai · 16 Sep 2012 at 11:55

It does go for a long time though i do feel the combat can get a little repetitive,

subbytna · 17 Sep 2012 at 08:31

pingwing said:
Just get Skyrim, its like a game where you go out side and do stuff, but then realise 3 weeks in real life have passed and you haven't been out side to do stuff because Skyrim is just a lot of fun!

Ha, I went to play last tuesday at 8am...thought I'd better go get some lunch and looked at the clock ....5.23pm FML lol....

Amraam · 18 Sep 2012 at 20:12

So I haven't played this game in ages. I go to load up my save, and I'm like "geez that's fugly!". All my mods have uninstalled. The games has update to 1.7, and NMM has no data for all the mods for some reason. Should I just reinstall them all and hope for the best, or am I looking at a porked game?

Michaeljcox24 · 18 Sep 2012 at 20:17

porked?

or borked?

Amraam · 18 Sep 2012 at 20:31

You choose

Michaeljcox24 · 18 Sep 2012 at 20:45

Well. Worth trying reinstalling mods, but imo you'll be lucky if the save aint porked.

Amraam · 18 Sep 2012 at 20:46

Looks like it, none of the mods are showing in game. Gonna recreate the ini files and see how it goes.

EDIT: No luck. Oh well, it's "only" a 50 hour game lost lol. Can't remember where I was up to anyway.

So back to level 1 mage we go. What mods are the cool kids using these days?

Michaeljcox24 · 18 Sep 2012 at 21:17

The classics still stand, but the big ones at the moment are player head tracking, climates of tamriel (with seasons of skyrim ENB), and better vampires.

Dawnguard is good, not as bad as some make out, and hearthfire is coming out soon so designing a new character with different traits might be a blessing in disguise.

Amraam · 18 Sep 2012 at 21:50

Michaeljcox24 said:
The classics still stand, but the big ones at the moment are player head tracking, climates of tamriel (with seasons of skyrim ENB), and better vampires.

Dawnguard is good, not as bad as some make out, and hearthfire is coming out soon so designing a new character with different traits might be a blessing in disguise.

player head tracking looks cool, but I only every use third person when running between objectives and taking pretty screenshots

CoT looks awesome, I'll have to get that too. Does it have built in DoF? I can't see it referenced in the description?

Oooh good point, I haven't bought Dawnguard. It didn't appeal to me as I'm sick of the whole vampire fad lol.

Michaeljcox24 · 19 Sep 2012 at 05:12

No, it doesn't have built in DoF, that's where the seasons of Skyrim ENB comes into play. Not to bright at all, no over saturation.

Yeah I know what you mean about Dawnguard but if your sick of vampires, then all the more reason to join them.