Skyrim

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thatguy11

640 posts

123 months

Wednesday 24th January 2018
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IMO Skyrim is made infinitely better with mods, especially given that modders have arguably done a better and more thorough job with elements of the game than Bethesda did.

FourWheelDrift

88,516 posts

284 months

Thursday 25th January 2018
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anonymous-user

54 months

Saturday 27th January 2018
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If you're on PS4 try the Dark Isle mod - Jesus wept! Uncompromising I think is the word I'm looking for.

4x4Tyke

6,506 posts

132 months

Sunday 11th February 2018
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I started playing this from christmas on PS4 when I got a bit fed up GTS and its really getting hooked. I've loaded up some of the improved homes mod this morning one for the lakeview homestead and the breezehome and honeyside homes.

Need a good stand alone mod for improving the butcher's hideout Hjerim is pretty rubbish for storage, so if anybody can suggest any other mods that would be great. I'm probably going to use the extended skyrim and people mods from a new start next time, so addition mods only not overhauls.


Radiowave

14 posts

74 months

Monday 12th February 2018
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This is one of my most anticipated games of all time. Oblivion is one of my favourite games, I spent hundreds of hours playing it and I didn't even do any story missions

Einion Yrth

19,575 posts

244 months

Monday 12th February 2018
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Radiowave said:
This is one of my most anticipated games of all time. Oblivion is one of my favourite games, I spent hundreds of hours playing it and I didn't even do any story missions
Was, surely - it was released in 2011.

jhfozzy

1,345 posts

190 months

Wednesday 14th February 2018
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Einion Yrth said:
Radiowave said:
This is one of my most anticipated games of all time. Oblivion is one of my favourite games, I spent hundreds of hours playing it and I didn't even do any story missions
Was, surely - it was released in 2011.
He may be waiting until it hits the £1 aisle in CEX?

FourWheelDrift

88,516 posts

284 months

Wednesday 25th April 2018
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More locations still being made for Skyrim.

Beyond Skyrim: Three Kingdoms. Including High Rock and Hammerfell and islands in Iliac Bay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJU_pSTbFoI

Zod

35,295 posts

258 months

Thursday 26th April 2018
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Radiowave said:
This is one of my most anticipated games of all time. Oblivion is one of my favourite games, I spent hundreds of hours playing it and I didn't even do any story missions
No need to keep anticipating it; it's been out for seven years!

FourWheelDrift

88,516 posts

284 months

Thursday 3rd May 2018
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NSFW (bit sweary) Skyrim VR review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1n2rqNf04I

ajprice

27,477 posts

196 months

Wednesday 13th June 2018
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Skyrim for Alexa. Yes, it really is a thing. https://www.digitaltrends.com/home/how-to-play-sky...

Cotty

39,539 posts

284 months

Monday 17th September 2018
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Dawnbreaker made in real life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE2qvUnQalw

FourWheelDrift

88,516 posts

284 months

Wednesday 19th September 2018
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I'll take one, needs to have the crystal giving off light though.

Now SKSE64 and all the other important bits are out for Skyrim Special Edition I've just reinstalled it along with Ultimate Deadly Encounters - https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mod... and many of the old favourites. Advised to activate UDE (via the MCM) after you have arrived in Riverwood, or after you have levelled up a bit as it can be a bit too much early on.

All in preparation for TESVI in 2021 (probably) so getting in practice early.

3sixty

2,963 posts

199 months

Friday 21st September 2018
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I know I am very very late to the party. But I just bought Skyrim after rekindling my RPG love following some retro Dragon Age play - I fell into FPS and MOBAs over the past years....

I'm just started out and swinging my sword and have seen the magic section so currently playing with some spells. I noticed on the last few pages (I didnt read all 200+) there is a lot of mods for making the game look nicer, does anyone have any suggestions or is there a list somewhere in this thread that someone can point me to?

I'm not up for modding parts of the game yet, I want to complete the base game - but to make it look nicer would be a bonus. I've seen some of the screenshots and videos online and it looks amazing with mods

Steven_RW

1,729 posts

202 months

Friday 21st September 2018
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Which version of the game did you buy (remastered or regular?).

What system is it for?

I played through around 400 hours on Ps3 with zero mods and had a great time.

I played another 100 hours on Ps4 remastered, couple of basic mods that you can select from the list. Enjoyed it all again.

I also bought the original version on pc when I picked up a pc Dec-17. Added tonnes of mods and it looked great and had some extra depth but wasn't necessarily much better. Just a bit different.

Reality is all are fun and you can enjoy them all in any guise.

If you have the re-mastered version it isn't dying for mods, as it looks quite nice already. It doesn't need messing with so you could just get on with playing the game.

If you bought the original version for PC then without doubt it benefits from the HD textures. Their are ratings for the mods for the PC and you can choose them that way.

RW

deckster

9,630 posts

255 months

Friday 21st September 2018
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3sixty said:
I know I am very very late to the party. But I just bought Skyrim after rekindling my RPG love following some retro Dragon Age play - I fell into FPS and MOBAs over the past years....

I'm just started out and swinging my sword and have seen the magic section so currently playing with some spells. I noticed on the last few pages (I didnt read all 200+) there is a lot of mods for making the game look nicer, does anyone have any suggestions or is there a list somewhere in this thread that someone can point me to?

I'm not up for modding parts of the game yet, I want to complete the base game - but to make it look nicer would be a bonus. I've seen some of the screenshots and videos online and it looks amazing with mods
Honestly...modding is a black hole from which you will, probably, never recover. There's so much out there that you will spend more time trying out mods, working out what clashes with what, taking them off, deciding you like this ENB or that weather mod and then changing your mind, than you will playing the game.

However, there are a couple which are absolutely essential. I'm making the presumption that you're using Skyrim SE on the PC, but all of these have equivalents in the original version as well. No idea about console versions though, sorry.

1) The Unofficial Patch. Don't even think about playing without it https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mod...
2) SkyUI. The out-of-box UI sucks enormously. This makes it suck a whole lot less. https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mod...

For a first playthrough, that's enough to get you going although personally I wouldn't also be without:

That's where I'd stop - and specifically I would specifically stay away from the graphical mods, as they are so much a matter of personal taste that you'll just spend days and weeks tweaking things without actually playing the game - and of course SkyrimSE makes a lot of the quality-focussed mods redundant. Also avoid the gameplay mods, as they can radically change the way the game plays (duh) and you need to experience it in the raw, so to speak, before you can really understand what does and doesn't work for you.

The main thing though is to get stuck in and actually play the thing. As above it's so easy to get sucked into applying and reapplying mods that you can easily stop playing the game, so the best strategy really is just to not even start.

Cotty

39,539 posts

284 months

Friday 21st September 2018
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Steven_RW said:

I played through around 400 hours on Ps3 with zero mods and had a great time.
Similar to me 300 hours on Xbox360 with zero mods. I have bought the "Legendary Edition Classics (XBOX 360)" as I wanted the DLC's mainly as I wanted Hearthfire so I could build my own house.

Also the Official Strategy Guide is worthwhile
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1908674032/ref...

chunder27

2,309 posts

208 months

Friday 21st September 2018
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I put well over 300 hours into the original.

And to be honest was rather miffed when they released the new remaster and was offered not even a discount.

Ouwld love to play it again, but the cost does not justify it, kind of like COD MW, I find it incredulous really.

But thousands of idiots paid up, s guess, what it will happen more and more and more.

FourWheelDrift

88,516 posts

284 months

Friday 21st September 2018
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Skyrim Special Edition was free to PC users on Steam if they already have the original game and the DLC.

Shadow R1

3,800 posts

176 months

Friday 21st September 2018
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Only version i'm missing is Skyrim VR.

Just thinking £27 (when on offer) is still to much.