# 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:** 85
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1681 "2012-03-27T05:34:34Z")
[heh](http://www.lolbrary.com/post/14403/where-did-the-arrow-touch-you/) šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1682 "2012-03-31T19:34:10Z")
My copy of Skyrim updated to 1.5 yesterday. Iā€™ve opened the game today. No killcams for my bow and arrow. What? I was looking forward to that! It was one of the things I loved about Fallout 3. Anyone else with Skyrim for PC not seeing the killcam feature? ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1683 "2012-03-31T20:45:19Z")
Well, it still doesnā€™t happen on every hit. Iā€™ve gotten bow but not spells once, or maybe the other way around. Thereā€™s the Killcam mod on Steamworks which seemed awesome (lots of tweaking though). It has extra animations, killcam on non-last enemy, etc. Last I checked it wasnā€™t 1.5 compatible but maybe the updated. ---
**Author:** ![wonderlust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonderlust/32/7237_2.png) [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1684 "2012-04-01T21:52:35Z")
[Skyrim Electronic Dragon Shout Hoodie](http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/looflirpa/ee05/?pfm=AprilFools_homepage_Featured_10_ee05). Get them while they last! ---
**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:** [April 3, 2012, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1685 "2012-04-03T03:19:00Z")
One of the gaming sites I visit said that the first DLC will drop this month, no other details, but let the wild speculation begin. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1686 "2012-04-03T16:41:52Z")
Anybody know of a way to cancel the slow-mo kill animations? Itā€™s kind of cool a few times, but after a while it just disrupts the flow of combat (particularly when the slow-mo kill shot MISSES). ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1687 "2012-04-03T17:41:40Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Anybody know of a way to cancel the slow-mo kill animations? Itā€™s kind of cool a few times, but after a while it just disrupts the flow of combat (particularly when the slow-mo kill shot MISSES). They can miss? Never seen that. Anyway, [mod](http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=33). I think it can also be done through console codes or by editing the .ini, but I canā€™t find that info right now. If youā€™re on console, maybe SOL. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1688 "2012-04-13T02:47:32Z")
You can use console commands to remove the slow motion kill animations, donā€™t need to screw with a mod. I forget the command but itā€™s probably at [www.uesp.net](http://www.uesp.net). With that said, I think it would be really bad ass if I can replace the player characterā€™s voice clip for the unrelenting force shout and use the mid and high level draugr voice clip instead. The draugr just sound so much cooler when unleashing the shout upon me rather than the other way around. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1689 "2012-04-13T03:10:44Z")
Ha! Nevermind, thereā€™s already a mod for such a thing. šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1690 "2012-04-13T03:13:32Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > There shouldnā€™t be any issue to dual-enchanting a sword with multiple effects. I regularly enchant daggers with max Paralyze and max Banish (since those add the most value). Iā€™d try the enchantment using a minor stone and junk weapon and see if it takes ā€“ might be the modded weapon. Plus, if you stab a demon with it, it arrives in Oblivion paralyzed, and all the other daedra have 4 seconds to write ā€œLOSERā€ on its forehead with a Magic Marker. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2012, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1691 "2012-04-13T07:29:44Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > One of the gaming sites I visit said that the first DLC will drop this month, no other details, but let the wild speculation begin. For PC users itā€™ll be[late May at the earliest](http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/elder-scrolls-v/1222864p1.html) before we get anything, XBox gets it earlier. So meh. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2012, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1692 "2012-04-13T09:40:45Z")
Perfect, Iā€™ll be back from Afghanistan by then. Nothing is worse than trying not to read spoilers while waiting to get back to my games. If I have to wait, everyone has to wait. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1693 "2012-04-13T15:08:50Z")
I am completely addicted to this game. I actually got it back in December, but I got it along with Dragon Age 2, so I played the hell out of that one first. Then I got FF 13-2. Needless to say, this one is a thousand times more addictive than both of those, to the point that I wonder why I ever loved them so much in the first place. This is a game that ruins me for all other games. My character is level 26, an uber-archer and thief. Iā€™m working on the Thieves Guild quests right now, along with whatever other random crap I can do. My stealth is in the 70s, archery in the 60s, and smithing and alchemy in the high 40s. I havenā€™t even been to Falkreath, Dawnstar, or Winterhold yet, and my only visit to Markath was getting out of there after Sam Guevane got me drunk one night. There are whole huge chunks of the map that I have never even come close to seeing. Itā€™s amazing how immersive it is. Itā€™s like playing World of Warcraft without having to deal with all the annoying 13-year-olds. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1694 "2012-04-13T16:07:14Z")
Well, there ARE annoying 13-year-olds, but in Skyrim, you get to smack them, if youā€™re willing to accept the bounty. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1695 "2012-04-13T20:00:40Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > I am completely addicted to this game. I actually got it back in December, but I got it along with Dragon Age 2, so I played the hell out of that one first. Then I got FF 13-2. Needless to say, this one is a thousand times more addictive than both of those, to the point that I wonder why I ever loved them so much in the first place. This is a game that ruins me for all other games. > > My character is level 26, an uber-archer and thief. Iā€™m working on the Thieves Guild quests right now, along with whatever other random crap I can do. My stealth is in the 70s, archery in the 60s, and smithing and alchemy in the high 40s. I havenā€™t even been to Falkreath, Dawnstar, or Winterhold yet, and my only visit to Markath was getting out of there after Sam Guevane got me drunk one night. There are whole huge chunks of the map that I have never even come close to seeing. Itā€™s amazing how immersive it is. Itā€™s like playing World of Warcraft without having to deal with all the annoying 13-year-olds. Thatā€™s pretty much the character Iā€™ve played too, though Iā€™ve now had to start using melee weapons in order to keep leveling. Iā€™m around level 62 now. It still feels extremely odd to me to fight with swords or daggers, Iā€™m so conditioned to sneak around with my bow. Iā€™ve been all over the map many times, but there are still places Iā€™m discovering all over using the proximity icons once Iā€™ve fast-traveled somewhere. And like Felicia Day, I still open every urn and mine every chunk of ore. Some developer took the time to wander the map and place them, and by golly, Iā€™m going to interact with them. I donā€™t think Iā€™ll ever finish, and Iā€™m still cranky as all hell that I canā€™t acquire all of the achievements this time through thanks to selling off all of my thief armor before I knew that I needed to trade a piece in to the Riften fence. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2012, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1696 "2012-04-14T04:15:19Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Well, there ARE annoying 13-year-olds, but in Skyrim, you get to smack them, if youā€™re willing to accept the bounty. Thereā€™s a mod that lets you flat out kill them, just saying. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1697 "2012-04-14T12:00:34Z")
Can I kill the guy who preaches loudly and constantly in Whiterun? I already pickpocketed his house key and plan on cleaning him out, but I want him to go away permanently. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1698 "2012-04-14T13:04:44Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > Can I kill the guy who preaches loudly and constantly in Whiterun? I already pickpocketed his house key and plan on cleaning him out, but I want him to go away permanently. But heā€™s right: the end is nigh. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1699 "2012-04-17T17:57:56Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > Can I kill the guy who preaches loudly and constantly in Whiterun? I already pickpocketed his house key and plan on cleaning him out, but I want him to go away permanently. Maybe youā€™ve already seen [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE4uzGaQDQg), one of the earliest popular Skyrim videos? I settled with wrecking his house during the war. ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540/1700 "2012-04-17T19:40:08Z")
I got a new companion, took her back to Breezehome, and outfitted her. I gave her some stealth armor and Saviorā€™s Hide to wear. It was a rather skimpy outfit. My in-game wife said something like, ā€œDonā€™t even think about it!ā€ Hilarious! I thought I had seen just about everything, done everything. Iā€™m now doing the main quest and am exploring the largest, coolest dungeon yet. I still have not done anything with the Civil War and I got stuck on the Companions quests. This game continues to amaze and surprise. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540.md?page=84) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-post-release-thread/602540.md?page=86)