# The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim post-release thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 10, 2011, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540 "2011-11-10T22:09:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 68
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1341 "2012-01-10T18:34:57Z")
> [@echo6160](#): > > Press alt. Or whatever you have your “sprint” bound to. They have a stamina limit though, unfortunately it isn’t visible to you. They’ll just stop sprinting after a while when they get tired. But it’s WAY faster than running on foot. I’m aware of the horse sprint. It still doesn’t seem to be that fast. ---
**Author:** ![Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pine_Fresh_Scent)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1342 "2012-01-10T18:40:33Z")
In Red Dead Redemption you could skip the animal skinning animation and pick flowers by standing over the animal or plant on horseback and hitting the skin/pick button. I wonder if that’s propertiery and the reason it didn’t show up in this game. Oh well. It’s easier to climb mountains on horseback. Handy for exploring. Most of the time I follow the switchback trails when my objective is at high elevation, but sometimes it’s easier to just ride straight to the top. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1343 "2012-01-10T18:58:31Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > Not for me it doesn’t. The potion allows me to fast travel, but wears off when I get there. I think that’s what he’s saying - a 15 second strength potion will “last” long enough to let you fast travel to your location, even if the location would take more than 15 seconds to travel to normally. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1344 "2012-01-10T19:12:12Z")
I finally completed the long and treacherous road from Whiterun to Riften. Along the way I stumbled into a cave with two trolls. I used my sneak skills to silently back out of that one. Unfortunately, Faendal’s three hitmen were waiting outside. It’s cool though, we’re friends again. I have since bought a few things from him and he never mentioned the incident. I tried taking a shortcut but ran into a big bear. My daggers were no match for it so I had him chase me towards two hunters. The bear killed the hunters but was weakened enough for me to finish him off. Not only did I get some nice leather from the bear, I got some stuff from the two hunters’ corpses as well. After that ordeal, I was nearing Riften but I ran into a sabercat, three wolves and a bear. All at the same time. With some clever use of the terrain and my amateurish bow skills, I managed to slowly pick away at them. I’m finally in with the thieves guild! ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1345 "2012-01-10T19:29:43Z")
You know there’s a cart out front of Whiterun that will take you directly to any of the major cities, even if you’ve never been there before, right? ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1346 "2012-01-10T19:47:01Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > What!? C’mon **Kobal2** , stop bring a lazy-ass. Not being able to fight from horseback is stupid. Not being able to pick _canis root_ from horseback actually, y’know, makes sense :p. Alchemists have to be ready to get down on their knees with one or more of [these](http://www.finegardening.com/pages/g00078.asp) and get their hands dirty. _sigh_ I know… I wish I could be like other alchemists in the world and get some clueless berk to bring me 20 Lunar Moth wings and 20 vamp dusts for 50 gold. ---
**Author:** ![Lochdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1347 "2012-01-10T20:34:05Z")
So after much debate (and time on this message board) I’ve decided to go with the Stormcloaks. Reasons? Well I started my Skyrim adventure with the Imperials trying to behead me. Then they shot a lowly thief in the back as he tried to run away. Takes a bit to forget that. Really though it’s the Thalmor. What pushed me over the edge was while I was romping around in Markath I came across their religious police. And that’s all they are, religious police. They heard about some Talos worship and sent in the jack booted thugs. So I say, as bad as the Stormcloaks may be, there much better than a weak, crumbling empire controlled by the bigoted Thalmor. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1348 "2012-01-10T20:36:07Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > You know there’s a cart out front of Whiterun that will take you directly to any of the major cities, even if you’ve never been there before, right? That’s no fun. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1349 "2012-01-10T22:23:37Z")
Yeah, I’ve never used that service; happening across random encounters & wandering down side roads is too interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2012, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1350 "2012-01-11T00:32:19Z")
> [@Lochdale](#): > > So after much debate (and time on this message board) I’ve decided to go with the Stormcloaks. > > Reasons? > > Well I started my Skyrim adventure with the Imperials trying to behead me. Then they shot a lowly thief in the back as he tried to run away. Takes a bit to forget that. > > Really though it’s the Thalmor. What pushed me over the edge was while I was romping around in Markath I came across their religious police. And that’s all they are, religious police. They heard about some Talos worship and sent in the jack booted thugs. > > So I say, as bad as the Stormcloaks may be, there much better than a weak, crumbling empire controlled by the bigoted Thalmor. Welcome, Brother! I came across a book in the game that described the Stormcloaks’ position in terms that made me respect them. They have no particular deep-rooted philosophical problem with the Empire. They don’t necessarily consider the Empire to be their enemies, but they know that in order to resist and openly defy the Thalmore, the Empire had to go. They hate the Thalmore, and they’ll push anyone standing between them and the Thalmore out of the way. I can respect that. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1351 "2012-01-11T03:50:27Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > I think that’s what he’s saying - a 15 second strength potion will “last” long enough to let you fast travel to your location, even if the location would take more than 15 seconds to travel to normally. Yes, that 🙂 I live in the house in Whiterun so I am plopped right outside my door basically. > [@tr0psn4j](#): > > I finally completed the long and treacherous road from Whiterun to Riften. I did the walk from Whiterun to Winterhold. At night. I was a pure mage around level 8 or 9. I literally sighed with relief when I saw my first Winterhold guard and knew I was near the city limits. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2012, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1352 "2012-01-11T04:23:28Z")
The “fast travel doesn’t count towards duration” quirk also allows a less practical but more amusing method of carting along a bunch of extra stuff. First, you load up a corpse with what you want to take. Then you animate the body and fast travel; when you arrive there’s an _“Arrgh!”_ and there will be a little pile of ash with your stuff in it next to you. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2012, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1353 "2012-01-11T09:46:22Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > So I finally decided to buy a horse last night. I give the guy 1,000 gp he hands me the keys to my horse, I turn around and a dragon lands in the stables and pretty much focuses all his attention on killing my horse befoe I can kill the dragon. I owned the thing for like thirty seconds. I burning my horse. Save up and get a new horse. They’re quite strong so load up flames in one hand and healing hands in the other and go to town on your horse. He won’t run away and you get to level up destruction really quickly. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2012, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1354 "2012-01-11T09:58:45Z")
What are the mods you are using, if any? Currently, I am using - SkyUI (better sorting and selection of items) - Map with Roads - Enhanced Skyrim Shaders - Val’s Crafting Meltdown (break items into their core components) ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2012, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1355 "2012-01-11T13:53:46Z")
Is it my imagination, or did they incorporate some elements of popular Oblivion mods in vanilla Skyrim? I don’t recall Oblivion having the reanimate corpse spell, but I know it was in Oscuro’s Oblivion Overhaul. Also, the fact that when you pick a plant it changes in appearance was an Oblivion mod, IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2012, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1356 "2012-01-11T14:02:46Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > Is it my imagination, or did they incorporate some elements of popular Oblivion mods in vanilla Skyrim? I don’t recall Oblivion having the reanimate corpse spell, but I know it was in Oscuro’s Oblivion Overhaul. Also, the fact that when you pick a plant it changes in appearance was an Oblivion mod, IIRC. I commented somewhere way upthread on the same thing. And you are right about the plants. ---
**Author:** ![Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pine_Fresh_Scent)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1357 "2012-01-11T14:49:51Z")
I noticed that windows are illuminated at night in vanilla Skyrim. Saw that in a Oblivion mod and liked it. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2012, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1358 "2012-01-11T14:59:32Z")
I am really enjoying this game, more than I enjoyed Oblivion, but I hope that their next location is a little more unique. In Morrowind, you could live in a giant crab shell and public transportation was riding a giant walking insect. In one of the books about Blackmarsh they describe moving around the country by allowing yourself to be digested by giant worms and then cutting yourself out when you get to your stop. Skyrim and Oblivion are a little too generic Tolkienesque fantasy world for my tastes (Oblivion moreso than Skyrim). ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1359 "2012-01-11T17:18:51Z")
> [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](#): > > What are the mods you are using, if any? > > Currently, I am using > > - SkyUI (better sorting and selection of items) > - Map with Roads > - Enhanced Skyrim Shaders > - Val’s Crafting Meltdown (break items into their core components) I’d recommend [Categorized Favorites Menu](http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=4862) to complement the SkyUI mod. It really makes the favourites menu a lot more useful. I also recommend the [TESV Acceleration Layer](http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=4387)mod for a noticeable performance boost. The game is a lot smoother on my PC now. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1360 "2012-01-11T17:20:12Z")
Is anyone using the Thu’uMic voice recognition mod? It lets you use shouts by speaking the name of the shout. I haven’t tried it yet, but it seems reasonable. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540.md?page=67) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540.md?page=69)