This quote made me laugh.
So there are Steel and Dwarven crossbows (just like Morrowind), and Enhanced versions of each. Even when I tried adding dwarven smithing, it seemed like the E. Steel one was better, or at least one a few points weaker, while being 5+ “weight units” lighter.
I’m enjoying Dawnguard, and I’m absolutely loving Soul Tear. Best shout ever. My soul gems have never been as full.
Zombie blast!
Oh, I haven’t verified, and the two Wikis aren’t helpful, but those “Soul Fissures” just refill one gem? I can’t go through them fast enough, then! Is it a random gem?
As I have Skyrim for PS3, I have not and at this point I may never. The lack of any information regarding the release or the reasons that they aren’t “satisfied with the performance” as it was put a month ago is getting frustrating. I wouldn’t even mind the new DLC being released before I can get the previous one if I knew why I was waiting or how long I’ll be waiting.
I had some major glitches with New Vegas for Xbox. Now there’s this with Skyrim. The next time Bethesda gets my money, it will likely be when I buy their next game when it hits the $20 rack and is loaded with all the expansions.
I’ve started Dawnguard, but haven’t done much of the main story in it yet. I’ve mostly been using it to craft dragonbone weapons, though I finished “Lost to the Ages”, which was a pretty good arc. (I went with the Crown, but it’s just going to sit on display, because my crafted helm is more useful to me than an extra Stone.)
In the weirdness department, I found a new toy last night when I inadvertently combined a dragon skeleton and a fireball. The result was a spectacular ragdoll that sent the skeleton pinwheeling off the mountain, flying through the air until it vanished in the distance. I gave chase and found it lying on a road, then entertained myself by blasting it along and seeing where I could make it land. Getting it though forested areas was tricky, and I thought I had lost it when its pelvis somehow got wrapped around a tree trunk, but I eventually landed it in someone’s cabbage patch and declared, “Goal!”
I haven’t fireballed a draconic skeleton before, so I don’t know if that much ragdoll is “normal”, or if it was the result of the slightly peculiar way I killed the dragon. Either way, I found it hilarious.
I don’t know if it’s related, but I’ve noticed that a fair number of dead bodies have acted “weightless” when picked up since I got Dawnguard. I can pick them up and move them easily like they were something small like a book. If the same effect applies to some dragon skeletons that might explain what you saw.
I ran into one problem last night that I suspect may have been Dawnguard-related. When I tried to read the Elder Scroll at the Throat of the World, it just went into the “reading” mode with none of the Elder Scroll effects, and nothing happened. Since Dawnguard renames the Scroll and has Scroll-related scripting, I suspect that was what confused it. I eventually used the console to skip to the next stage. (Yay for PC gaming, I guess.)
This two minute video made me laugh. Arthur M. Gameological III appraises the value of a Wabbajack a la PBS’s Antique Roadshow.
There’s a pretty loud 10 second ad for Borderlands 2 prior to the clip, so turn down your speakers before clicking.
Wabbajack, Wabbajack, Wabbajack.
Wabbajack.
Wabbajack, Wabbajack.
Alright, I’ve scoured the game related forums to no avail, maybe you guys know something. I am trying to buy Expert-level skill books. I have 75+ in Conjuration and Illusion, but these guys won’t sell anything new to me. I already finished the Restoration Master quest. Other places suggest: waiting (waited long within and without the College) or killing the mages then reloading. First didn’t work, and for the second, they’re marked essential. I can’t figure out how to turn that state off; I can’t click them in console and neither BaseID nor RedID from the wikis works.
Hearthfire is out on Steam, for PC gamers.
So… who’s going to be the first to get it?
Not sure whether to spoilerbox, but just in case. Nothing plot, obviously:
I got it. You need TONS of stuff. New ingredients include sawn logs, clay, and quarried rock. Those three are mined by your new home. I just watched a show and graded papers while my character hacked away for several hours. You can also buy straw, glass (not the armor kind), etc. You will need start start stockpiling hundreds if not thousands of iron ingots/ore, and smaller amounts of steel, corundum, quicksilver, etc.
[spoiler]Three locations for homes, I think you can get all three. You build a small house, then add on a bigger part and can convert the small one into a foyer. You can add three wings, and pick from 9 upgrades (so you can theoretically get all, spread across three houses). Each location has at least one unique upgrade like an apiary.
Good? Depends on how much you like building busywork. It’s pretty fun for now, only $5 anyway. Other cool features, you can build a garden outside, as well as a greenhouse is one of the upgrades. You can plant many picked plants and fungi, and make a replenishing source. It doesn’t let you plant the yellow flowers from Dawnguard, though. I haven’t figured out if the stables or animal pen has a use.[/spoiler]
I installed Hearthfire and nothing obvious happened. Okay, fine… maybe it needs another patch or something. So I go on with my quest which happens to be the quest to trap a dragon at Dragonsreach. I summon the dragon and he appears and is pooping fire all over everyone’s head.
At that exact moment, just as I’m busting out my gear a courier comes up to me to tell me all about the plucky little orphans I should consider adopting. I couldn’t even hear him over the screaming of guards and the roar of huge gouts of fire filling the inside of the castle.
Those couriers sure are dedicated!
I think you can get the homes if you go to the Jarl of Falkreath, Hjaalmarch, and the other one. They have to like/Thane you first.
The orphans, you can either get at the Minimum-Security Orphanarium or wandering around places like Whiterun.
The kitchen is kind of cool. You can make lots of unique foods. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem many are that good, either the usual “heal 10 HP and 10 stamina” crap, or the “fortify x” which would be nice if it lasted more than 60 goddamn seconds. I’ll keep my Homecooked Meals and Elsweyr Fondues, thanks. Psychotropic for your health!
I got a courier who brought me an important inheritance! It seems […] has died and gifted me […]! Bug, obviously. But aside, I hate how they run up to you and give you “item(s)”. Then you have to sort through your inventory. I am a packrat who carries everything that is 0 “pounds.” Which explains why I had approximately 1000 loose cigarettes on my person at all times in the new Fallouts. Also, in Oblivion, there was a guy who tries to take revenge. He accosted me about 3 levels deep in a dungeon. His revenge would’ve been glorious if I hadn’t slaughtered him.
I also just had a quest from Dawnguard to kill an incognito “totally not a vampire” emissary in Whiterun. When I was about to get near, one of the random spawning Nightlord Vampires pops out and prepares to kill the other vampire for me. Thanks, saved me worrying about bounty.
"Grelod: “What do mean ‘minimum security’? I’ll have you know that I -”
<WHOOSH-THUNK>
Dovahkiin: “It’s minimum security now, lady.”
I just got started playing Skyrim, and I want to play my first go-through as close to a morally upright character as I can in this game. I know that you can choose either the Stormcloaks or the Imperial Legion to side with in the civil war. My question is, which side did you choose, and why? Did you not pick a side at all? Any thoughts on this dilemma would be appreciated.
I don’t want to spoil the Stormcloak/Empire quest, so I’ll just say this: it is possible to change sides up to a certain point if you feel you have joined the wrong side. That point is fairly far along the quest, so if you learn something about the side you chose that gives you pause, you can switch sides. I think you will enjoy the game more if you discover that quest by yourself.
Stormcloaks have some moral/political superiority, but the practical inferiority and big flaws (quasi-racist cult of personality)
Empire is stagnant, politically crippled, and believes they have a right to the territory, like the Roman Empire.
I other words, choose one or the other. Doesn’t matter in the long run. As far as Jarls go, IMHO the Empire has a slight advantage in theirs not being as crazy, with one or two exceptions.
madmonk: spoilerbox it or something? The only part I can think of is fairly early, before you’re 100% committed.
It’s been a while since I played, but IIRC, you don’t have to choose until you retrieve the crown from a dungeon. At that point, you can bring the crown to either side
Yeah, that’s the one I was thinking of, and it’s possible. It’s not far in though, only the second quest for either faction.