The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Thread

[06_footy]

So who here is a fan of this awesome role playing game series? Thought it was appropriate that we have a thread to discuss any cheats or upcoming add-on that may ensue. It's slated to be out on 11-11-11.


The Elder Scrolls Official Site (http://www.elderscrolls.com/skyrim/)

[HiddenCharacter]

In for this. I am currently replaying Oblivion to reminisce. Gonna get it for Xbox but not looking forward to the damn lag.

[whats_a_sr20]

dude i wanted to make a tread long ago but there already is one about games and didn't wanna hear people bitching but i cant wait loved morrowind and ablivion cant wait to slay dragons..this games deserves its own tread...:)

[Quail]

Never been this excited about a game release before!

[06_footy]

Never been this excited about a game release before!

I haven't been this excited since Fallout: New Vegas.

[exitspeed]

I was going to get it, but Zelda is coming out about the same time. Only time for one game of that caliber in my life and Link wins that battle with me.

[Flexin]

I have been waiting for this game for what feels like for ever, the new engine, new AI system, everything is going to be more than what we all hoped for

[HyperTek]

get the pc version.. i still play oblivion from time to time, community mods make the game really stand out over the years, though oblivion wasn't coded for multi core processors, it kind of lags on alot of systems when heavily modified.

[415mm]

Went to GameStop to pay off my preorder on this and the computer couldn't find it because it was so long ago. Found my old reciept, went back to GameStop and it was because my preorder was from may. Lol. End result ive been waitin on this for a while.

[kenS14]

im getting it even tho i wont have time to play it

[atutt]

I haven't been this excited since Fallout: New Vegas.

Same. Then I dl'd all the new Vegas dlc yesterday.
Can't wait for the new fallout though.

[Outlaw13]

haha. i preordered this game in july i still have my reciept. Cant wait for the game of the year eddition with extra stuff, you know elder scrolls always gets game of the year.

[Magical Trevor]

I sometimes catch myself humming the morrowind theme from time to time. I will have skyrim.

[HyperTek]

hopefully the modding community gets huge lol

[lawrenceyang]

its coming...pc or ps3 ?

[theronin]

god i can't wait. the countless hours i put into Morrowind and Oblivion...

[Quail]

Think I'll get this for my Xbox and the PC (when it gets cheaper). Nothing beats chilling on the sofa and wasting an evening exploring. Saying that, the modibility of the PC version will definitely keep me hooked until the next installment!

[06_footy]

^I'll have to get a PC because doing it on my laptop. It was slow as hell and lagged. Same thing happen for Left for Dead too. More than likely I'll get it for the Xbox.

[lucky_brett]

I'll be gettin it on PS3, I played Morrowind and Oblivion on XBox. Just think the graphics on PS3 are better. Definitly can't wait to be a battle mage. Ready for mixing it up with how you dual your weapons. Glad the characters look decent compared to melted wax faces lol.

[whats_a_sr20]

yeah almost here......and if you guys find some secret weapon locations etc you should posted here.

[EjMalernee]

I just watched the demos, it blew my mind. I can not wait the 11th is almost here.

[whats_a_sr20]

just in case you guys wanna see i have leaked gemaplay not mine tho and i haven't watch it all only seen it it was real and it is i didn't want spoilers haha.

skyrim leaked gameplay part 1 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj35OJB7KVA)

[EjMalernee]

^^^ there is a demo on the The official website. Its under media.

[whats_a_sr20]

^^^ yeah but the demo does not show you how the game really starts or how you reate a character etc.

[Flexin]

just in case you guys wanna see i have leaked gemaplay not mine tho and i haven't watch it all only seen it it was real and it is i didn't want spoilers haha.

skyrim leaked gameplay part 1 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj35OJB7KVA)

link is dead, and I was excited too..

[whats_a_sr20]

i can send you another one ^

SKYRIM salad and cheesh - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YKUFp3bQ60)

[emericanz]

i pre-ordered it lol

[rc1honda]

I was going to get it, but Zelda is coming out about the same time. Only time for one game of that caliber in my life and Link wins that battle with me.

Link is a pansy fairy who has saved Zelda numerous times and never got any ass.

The Hero in Skyrim is a fire breathing, dragon slaying assassin who can rape and pillage at will and the womenz throw their panties at them.

You fuckin better make time.

[exitspeed]

Link is a pansy fairy who has saved Zelda numerous times and never got any ass.

The Hero in Skyrim is a fire breathing, dragon slaying assassin who can rape and pillage at will and the womenz throw their panties at them.

You fuckin better make time.

That's one way to look at it. lol

I'll stick with Link. He has character.

[whats_a_sr20]

40 min of new gameplay...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=iv&src_vid=3JA2TkDwG_k&annotation_id=annotation_794925&v=o4Xw3tKs83s

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Gameplay | Part 2 of 3 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JA2TkDwG_k)

[Future240]

Just ordered mine! MW3 and Skyrim in the same week. F.M.Wallet

[travisty_]

I'm moving my reservation from MW3 over to this tomorrow, I have to have this.

[Flexin]

Anyone else staying till 12?

[whats_a_sr20]

^ what for?

[zo0d]

Been playing this game since last friday. All I can say is....

Skyrim: The Game of Games.

[HyperTek]

Been playing this game since last friday. All I can say is....

Skyrim: The Game of Games.

x360? i saw that one on torrent sites

[HyperTek]

Been playing this game since last friday. All I can say is....

Skyrim: The Game of Games.

torrent? tisk tisk

[Phate]

Welp, you can download this on Steam. Just cant play until Midnight on Thursday.

[Flexin]

^ what for?

Gamestop release

[whats_a_sr20]

^^ oh ofcourse.....I am at least.

[exitspeed]

IGN gave it a 9.5.

[theronin]

this game will cause me to lose TREMENDOUS amounts of sleep. lol my gf is already preparing for the release, sleeping pills, n a blackoutface mask. rofl

[scuba_steve91]

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/9947/20111111011303415.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/257/20111111011303415.jpg/)

Got my copy. Sweet.

[theronin]

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/9947/20111111011303415.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/257/20111111011303415.jpg/)

Got my copy. Sweet.

u lucky bitch. i had to seriously talk myself out of going and getting it at midnight.....

[tabasco122]

had it preloaded 9:00pm, got it for free via a work accomodation.

[Flexin]

got mine at 12 lastnight, It was a pretty fun atmosphere everyone was cool to talk to

[HyperTek]

everything i read, pc gamers say it should be up for GOTY. I read that older PCs should still be able to play it pretty decently too..

Skyrim mods Skyrim Nexus - Skyrim Mods and community (http://www.skyrimnexus.com/)

[lawrenceyang]

i love this game

[theronin]

omg! just got home from work with my copy! rolling a "cigar" and gonna start the [email protected]#@!

[HyperTek]

lmao too funny
rt5aUdijAN8

[cc4usmc]

Anyone in Blackreach yet? I hate it down here!

[lawrenceyang]

fuhhhh ive been side questing so damn much -_____-

[BOROSUN]

I'm on the greybeard final test. I was half asleep, I don't even remember how I end up there.


anyone having problems with the voice going off?

[EjMalernee]

I keep getting side tracked with misc. missions, there are so many.

This game = eric

[Future240]

I have been playing this for hours. So....many.... Side quests......

[cc4usmc]

Just maxed Smithing and I'm disappointed with the Dragon armor stats being lower than the Daedric. And I guess there aren't Dragonbone weapons =/

[lawrenceyang]

Just maxed Smithing and I'm disappointed with the Dragon armor stats being lower than the Daedric. And I guess there aren't Dragonbone weapons =/

whats a good way to max smithing ? im at around 50 right now =p

*i just fought one of the dragon priests and am getting my ass whooped right now -_____-

[cc4usmc]

whats a good way to max smithing ? im at around 50 right now

I crafted tons of cheap items, Iron Daggers and Leather Bracers. Once you clear Blackreach and that area, go around and pick up all the Dwarven stuff that you can smelt, make the dwarf bars and craft as many of the cheapest dwarf stuff you can. I chose the bow, which I also upgraded to sell for more gold.

Just found this, figured I'd share it with you guys. There's also the second word for Whirlwind Sprint at the same location.

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[lawrenceyang]

I crafted tons of cheap items, Iron Daggers and Leather Bracers. Once you clear Blackreach and that area, go around and pick up all the Dwarven stuff that you can smelt, make the dwarf bars and craft as many of the cheapest dwarf stuff you can. I chose the bow, which I also upgraded to sell for more gold.

Just found this, figured I'd share it with you guys. There's also the second word for Whirlwind Sprint at the same location.

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/4736/photo2slj.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/811/photo2slj.jpg/)

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damn nice ! i have the wooden mask (which i read you need to find the last of the nine dragon masks) but i got raped by one of the dragon priests that starts with an H...need a better partner to help me out

[Future240]

How do yall play? I am a high elf and mostly using destruction magic but I am starting to use a bow now, long distance sneak bow attack. I think I'm like a 47 in destruction right now. Ice and lighting dual wield ftw.

[lawrenceyang]

How do yall play? I am a high elf and mostly using destruction magic but I am starting to use a bow now, long distance sneak bow attack. I think I'm like a 47 in destruction right now. Ice and lighting dual wield ftw.

mainly sword and shield, lvl 63 one handed and like 42 block ? i dabble with novice destruction magic to lvl, same with archery and sneaking :3

[LoneStarSilvia]

Just copped this, any strong advice for someone just starting off?

I think I restarted Fallout 3 a few times because I wasn't satisfied with some early decisions I made.

[irax]

The UI system makes this game almost not worth it to get for the PC. I don't know how the save data works for the PS3/360, but how it works for the PC is pretty much bullshit. This is a game you are going to go through multiple times, with different characters, but yet all the save data goes into one big folder with no organization. Character save files would of almost made up for the UI system.

The fact that this game scores 9/10 in most review sites is just retarded. Honestly this game is more of a humble 7.5/10. Its mostly the Fallout 3 style gameplay that is holding it back for me. I would rate it lower if it didn't look really good, and tell a good story. If the story wasn't interesting I wouldn't even bother.

[tgd89]

There's a save manager mod somewhere I think, and the UI's fine in my opinion; oblivion's was a mess. Besides the quick kill thing, the gameplay seems more cleaned up, everything is there but less clunky.

[LoneStarSilvia]

I'm only about 4 hours in and totally hooked, would still be on it if the wife didn't kick me off. Killed my first dragon!

[HyperTek]

irax, purely this game deserves a high rating compared to COD MW3 which is the same shit as the older games/and that game menu is simplistic as hell/shitty outdated lol.

You get used to it.. I always press F5 every now and than to quick save.

Want to change your characters appearance? open up console ~ , and type "show racemenu" or "show race menu" whichever one it was. Though I don't remember if finishing changes will delete your stats (in oblivion, I would just make the changes, and instead of clicking done, id open up console than tab to menu, save, than load up that save, this avoids the stat delete while changing the character).

Wait til the modding community blows up, oblivion is still pretty cool after mods
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoFJ6zO8nHg

[nismoracingsx]

ahhh, so sick of being in this army training, got to play it a little on the 13th though.
wood elf, mostly bow + sneak, lots of 1 shot kills.
can't wait till i go on some leave during december :D

[cc4usmc]

Anyone get the book that raises your main stats by 5 each? I hope there are more like it. Anyway, found another Shout location.

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[Magical Trevor]

LvL 10 Nord, dual wielding steel axes.... So many critical hits... Love this game

[LoneStarSilvia]

Hmmm, maybe I should try dual wielding axes sometime. Right now rocking either fire/frost in the lefty and an axe in the right has been working well for me.

I just enrolled in the Winterhold college, hoping my magicka gets nice boost and score some nice weaponry later on.

[zo0d]

I usually dual wield one handed weapons. Right now I have a sword that absorbs 10 stamina and 10 HP per hit and an axe that absorbs 15 magika per hit. Nice.

Tip: I would encourage all of you to find a companion to travel with you. Not so much for their support in battle, but to carry your loot. Those dragon scales/bones really add on the weight.

[cc4usmc]

Why is it that you guys decide to go magicka+one hand? Seems like it'd make more sense to go one or the other, that way you're not having to split your points between different areas.

[LoneStarSilvia]

Good idea. What're dragon scales and bones good for anyways?

[LoneStarSilvia]

Why is it that you guys decide to go magicka+one hand? Seems like it'd make more sense to go one or the other, that way you're not having to split your points between different areas.


My magicka by itself isn't very strong yet, so I use that for a mid-range attack to soften their defense (fire makes the enemy more take more physical damage), then when they come close I continue the magicka barrage and smash 'em with an axe.

[zo0d]

They are used to forge dragon armor. You need to have Smithing at 100 though.

It looks badass!

An easy way to get Smithing to 100 is to buy/find as much leather strips and iron ignants as you can and build iron daggers. It only requires one of each. If you decide to buy all of it, it ends up costing you about 6-8k.

[LoneStarSilvia]

Noob question, where do you do smithing at? Haven't come accross that yet.

[lawrenceyang]

Noob question, where do you do smithing at? Haven't come accross that yet.

its at any weapons shop outside

[Future240]

Why is it that you guys decide to go magicka+one hand? Seems like it'd make more sense to go one or the other, that way you're not having to split your points between different areas.

It's not really splitting unless you are counting the perks. I use double hand magic mostly but sometimes its nice to be able to block and attack and use the sword while the magic recharges.

[irax]

In case anyone missed it for the glorious PC master race, if you have more than 2gb of ram that is.
If you play Skyrim and have more than 2gb of RAM, read-me. - UO Community Forum (http://forums.unitedoperations.net/index.php/topic/9764-if-you-play-skyrim-and-have-more-than-2gb-of-ram-read-me/)


yes GLORIOUS PC Master race! Who the fuck only has 2gb anyways? Run 16 because racecar!

[theronin]

fire in off hand and whatever good 1hander you can find decimates humanoids n animals. this game has taken over my life. i already have 3 alt chars in mind to re-roll once i get really deep into this char.

[lawrenceyang]

greybeards or blades !?

[cc4usmc]

Just completed the main quest-line last night and I'm really disappointed with the ending.

[HyperTek]

edit nevermind!

[Future240]

Just completed the main quest-line last night and I'm really disappointed with the ending.

Thankfully I wont be doing that for some time. I am like 10 hours into the game and I havent even returned the dragonreach stone to that guy yet.

[BOROSUN]

anyone have a sweet hp potion ingredient they like to share?

all i know is to make wheat+ blisterwort.

[HyperTek]

use restoration magic instead =)

[Future240]

use restoration magic instead =)

Dual casting healing heals me up quite quickly.

[zo0d]

Alchemy (Skyrim) - The Elder Scrolls Wiki (http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Alchemy_(Skyrim))

[Razi]

An easy way to get Smithing to 100 is to buy/find as much leather strips and iron ignants as you can and build iron daggers. It only requires one of each. If you decide to buy all of it, it ends up costing you about 6-8k.
Do this plus enchant the daggers with cheap soulgems.
You'll level up really quickly, and you can sell those daggers for over 400 each.

[cc4usmc]

use restoration magic instead =)

Resto is nice but I hate having to switch back and forth during combat. I'm still looking for a better healing spell too, all I have is healing and fast healing.

Do this plus enchant the daggers with cheap soulgems.
You'll level up really quickly, and you can sell those daggers for over 400 each.

Yep. Buy up every single empty petty soul gem you find on vendors, and obviously pick up all the ones you can. I have like 40+ gems in my inventory that I'm saving to enchant items with just to sell. Shame it's going to be a pain to sell it all. I noticed the other night that for some reason, my grand and black soul gems were being filled with low level souls. Lame.

Anyone know any tricks to leveling speech? I'm at the point where the trainer wants 1800g for just one level.

[Future240]

Resto is nice but I hate having to switch back and forth during combat. I'm still looking for a better healing spell too, all I have is healing and fast healing.


I have not run across any better healing spell yet either, the best I manage to do is dual cast healing. Seems to work pretty fast. Switching is a pain though, especially in the thick of battle when it messes up and you end up punching instead of casting.

[lawrenceyang]

i just accidently gave the elder scroll to the orc book store guy at the college of winterhelm. how bad did i just fuck up

[Future240]

Can't you just buy it back?

[lawrenceyang]

negative on that. i might just have to eradicate the orcs from skyrim as retribution

[zo0d]

Anyone know any tricks to leveling speech? I'm at the point where the trainer wants 1800g for just one level.

Head over to the Briar Meadery in Riftin. Speak to the dark elf at the counter. Start talking to him about Maven and persuade him to tell you what he really thinks of her. You can keep asking him the same question over and over. Leveled up from 20 to 100 in about 30min.

Watched an ep. of Southpark while I mashed the A button, lol.

[cc4usmc]

I have not run across any better healing spell yet either, the best I manage to do is dual cast healing.

I read somewhere about a greater healing, not sure if it exists though.

Head over to the Briar Meadery in Riftin.

Love you.

[lawrenceyang]

took 33 hours to beat. end bosses were so easy (on expert)

[cc4usmc]

lol

Parents name child after (http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/parents-name-child-skyrim-character-195904653.html)

[Future240]

Head over to the Briar Meadery in Riftin. Speak to the dark elf at the counter. Start talking to him about Maven and persuade him to tell you what he really thinks of her. You can keep asking him the same question over and over. Leveled up from 20 to 100 in about 30min.

Watched an ep. of Southpark while I mashed the A button, lol.

Fuck yea. I'm doing this tomorrow after work.

lol

Parents name child after (http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/parents-name-child-skyrim-character-195904653.html)
:picardfp: His parents need their asses kicked.

[irax]

lol

Parents name child after (http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/parents-name-child-skyrim-character-195904653.html)


:picardfp: His parents need their asses kicked.

pfffft beats being named after a car, an alcohol, a band, a movie character and getting NOTHING for it.

[graffkid732]

lol

Parents name child after (http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/parents-name-child-skyrim-character-195904653.html)

Whatttt. That's insane. All for some free video games. Cheap bastards.

[Future240]

Anyone else run into the companion quest glitch yet?

[HyperTek]

Whatttt. That's insane. All for some free video games. Cheap bastards.

They should have did it for EA, games come out all the time for them lol... Bethsedia not soo much.. id even say bethsedia games dont even have the smoothest gameplay lol, the name of this baby reminds me of that bitch who was just in the horse, probably some redneck family who religiously follows video games lol

[BOROSUN]

where you figt vilkas or something like that? he kept attacking me even after the test, until you give the shield to aela. all they do is watch you fight and you can build your skills attacks of him.

[Future240]

where you figt vilkas or something like that? he kept attacking me even after the test, until you give the shield to aela. all they do is watch you fight and you can build your skills attacks of him.

Naw this is a later quest where the quest won't start.

LINK HAS SPOILERS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT DONE COMPANIONS QUEST

http://m.gamefaqs.com/boards/615803-the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim/61042124

[ILoveMyRHS13]

I bought this game on a whim tonight not sure if I would like it or not.

Let's just say I put 5 hours into it already; fuck.

[HyperTek]

some mods
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[HyperTek]

more interesting mods
SKYRIM ENHANCED SHADERS at Skyrim Nexus - Skyrim Mods and community (http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=822)
Improved rock and mountain textures - 4096x4096 at Skyrim Nexus - Skyrim Mods and community (http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=849)
HD Furniture and barrels final __ hi-res texture replacer at Skyrim Nexus - Skyrim Mods and community (http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=238)

[BOROSUN]

My skyrim has been randomly crashing. I guess a lot has experience the same symptom.

Where's the update on the crashing?

[Future240]

This is why I wish my PC wasn't a pile of crap.

[amdnivram]

Got it for pc, 15 hours into it already, im thinking of getting it for console so can just play there. Just have a feeling that it'llbe easier to transition between weapons in battle.

[lawrenceyang]

Got it for pc, 15 hours into it already, im thinking of getting it for console so can just play there. Just have a feeling that it'llbe easier to transition between weapons in battle.

dont do it, no mods for console + lower res

[atom]

My PC loads scenes in what seems like less than half the time of the xbox version. That alone makes it the version to get IMO. Console load times on this game suck so bad, can't imagine playing like that.

Anyways, I'm super into this game right now. Been playing it for about an hour or so a days since I got it, which is a lot for me. Some thing I noticed:

Enchanting/Smithing are still overpowered. They are too easy to level and pretty much make the game a breeze. Not quite as broken as enchanting was in Oblivion, but spells are still pretty much second fiddle.

I miss the clothing from oblivion. The enchanting mechanics in Skyrim mean you pretty much have to wear armor where in Oblivion you could wear clothing enchanted with elemental shields and still get to a decent armor level.

All in all though I'm diggin this game.

[irax]

Got it for pc, 15 hours into it already, im thinking of getting it for console so can just play there. Just have a feeling that it'llbe easier to transition between weapons in battle.

no dude, its EXACTLY the same. If you don't believe me just hook up an xbox 360 controller to your pc. BOOM PC = Console.... The UI system does not work well with a keyboard and mouse, but if you use the 360 controller it works as well as intended.

[HyperTek]

i hooked my PC up to our 55" for a bit and it was exactly like console.. since its limited to 1080p and it still looked better, and like everyone says you could use a xbox controller if thats what you like.

gonna try this mod, this is how the menus should have been
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[Future240]

no dude, its EXACTLY the same. If you don't believe me just hook up an xbox 360 controller to your pc. BOOM PC = Console.... The UI system does not work well with a keyboard and mouse, but if you use the 360 controller it works as well as intended.

Dammit I should have gotten this for PC.:duh:

[Walperstyle]

but how does this compare to Ultima Underworld????
Ultima Underworld - Gameplay - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpuTbxkaZ94)
http://www.abandonia.com/files/games/193/Ultima%20Underworld%20-%20The%20Stygian%20Abyss_1.png
http://sqlfool.com/blogImages/20090220/Ultima-Underworld.jpg

[amdnivram]

^ that ui looks better. Yeah, im going to get an adapter and a xbox 360 controller lol

[irax]

^ that ui looks better. Yeah, im going to get an adapter and a xbox 360 controller lol
adapter for what? wired controller just plugs right in

Hyper... it doesn't even run 1080p on the consoles

[amdnivram]

adapter for what? wired controller just plugs right in

Hyper... it doesn't even run 1080p on the consoles

since i have done this yet, but i have had mediocre results with the ps3 controller since it tries to use the sixaxis. I would be able to just bind the keys myself right?

[BOROSUN]

ps3 just got the first patch.

xbox and pc on the 30th.

[Future240]

Here is an article on 1up along with what it is supposed to fix. I am mad that the companions quest bug is not listed.

Skyrim Patch Now Out on PS3; 360 and PC Following Soon (http://www.1up.com/news/skyrim-patch-now-out-ps3-36-pc-follow-soon)

Improved occasional performance issues resulting from long term play (PlayStation 3)
Fixed issue where textures would not properly upgrade when installed to drive (Xbox 360)
Fixed crash on startup when audio is set to sample rate other than 44100Hz (PC)
Fixed issue where projectiles did not properly fade away
Fixed occasional issue where a guest would arrive to the player?s wedding dead
Dragon corpses now clean up properly
Fixed rare issue where dragons would not attack
Fixed rare NPC sleeping animation bug
Fixed rare issue with dead corpses being cleared up prematurely
Skeleton Key will now work properly if player has no lockpicks in their inventory
Fixed rare issue with renaming enchanted weapons and armor
Fixed rare issue with dragons not properly giving souls after death
ESC button can now be used to exit menus (PC)
Fixed occasional mouse sensitivity issues (PC)
General functionality fixes related to remapping buttons and controls (PC)

As far as DLC goes. Live users are going to get theirs first like with C.O.D.
http://www.1up.com/news/skyrim-dlc-xbox-36-month-early

[BOROSUN]

today , i fought a bugged dragon. i couldn't hurt it except for icespikes. also i couldn't obsorb the its power.

[Phate]

^^ Awesome on the ESC key fix. Been bugging the FUCK out of me.

[irax]

since i have done this yet, but i have had mediocre results with the ps3 controller since it tries to use the sixaxis. I would be able to just bind the keys myself right?

the keys are pre-bound to what they are on the console but you can change it if you would so desire.

[amdnivram]

the keys are pre-bound to what they are on the console but you can change it if you would so desire.

oh thats great then, this is what i was hoping for.

[aoshi1]

Is the Book of Daedra glitch patched on the PS3?

[Flexin]

Anyone know of any other unique items they have found and want to share? i.e. Volsung w/ its location?

[LoneStarSilvia]

2 good patches for me. The game on PS3 ran super slow after long playing sessions. Plus dragon corpses now being cleaned up, FINALLY! I had 3, count 3 of their full skeletons inside the courtyard of the College of Winterhelm.

[HyperTek]

I was hoping it was possible to raise dragon corpse into a zombie, and maybe a mod to allow zombie to live longer lmao.. though that would overpower the game lol

[greddy2die]

Head over to the Briar Meadery in Riftin. Speak to the dark elf at the counter. Start talking to him about Maven and persuade him to tell you what he really thinks of her. You can keep asking him the same question over and over. Leveled up from 20 to 100 in about 30min.

Watched an ep. of Southpark while I mashed the A button, lol.

Oh man, thanks so much for the info, I did this last night and leveled up my speech to 100. Got bored really fast but worth it.

[Walperstyle]

have had this game 2 days now, worth it. ...even though my sack full of dragon bones went missing in my house. I wanted those!

ps, yeah I bought a house. Just like real life, ballin.

[Magical Trevor]

I've got 3 houses, like a BOSS!

[Flexin]

i got the house in whiterun for free.
bigger BO$$

[ILoveMyRHS13]

Head over to the Briar Meadery in Riftin. Speak to the dark elf at the counter. Start talking to him about Maven and persuade him to tell you what he really thinks of her. You can keep asking him the same question over and over. Leveled up from 20 to 100 in about 30min.

Watched an ep. of Southpark while I mashed the A button, lol.
Did they fix this in the patch? It won't work for me. :(

[Future240]

^^^Dammit I hope not, I just updated the patch this morning and haven't played yet.

[greddy2die]

Did they fix this in the patch? It won't work for me. :(

I dont believe the patch fixed it because I did it after the patch.

[Quail]

i got the house in whiterun for free.
bigger BO$$

How?

I own the Whiterun house, and currently saving up for the Solitude house. Have about 23 or the 25K needed!

[lawrenceyang]

Did they fix this in the patch? It won't work for me. :(

same =p. anyone on pc know how to install mods on skyrim not on steam ?

[ILoveMyRHS13]

Did they fix this in the patch? It won't work for me. :(
I just tried it today and got to 100 so it still works. You have to have talked to him before hand.

[Flexin]

How?

I own the Whiterun house, and currently saving up for the Solitude house. Have about 23 or the 25K needed!

find the guy you buy it from in his room wake him up ask him to buy it, quickly exit put all of your money in his dresser he gives you the key then take your money back

[Future240]

Just did the speech glitch. Went from a 24 to 100 in about 45 mins. Also went up eight levels.

[theronin]

anyone got 100 in enchanting yet? im at 96 but dying to hear how the dual enchants work.

[dahveed]

Lvl 90 in two handed... I need a better greatsword! Only doing 84dmg... Key

[BOROSUN]

that's low get some 2hander enchantment buffs. + legendary.

[dahveed]

Where do I get enchantments and shit? LOL. And what's legendary

[Future240]

^ you make the enchantments by finding and destroying enchanted items. You need soul gems.

[cc4usmc]

Where do I get enchantments and shit? LOL. And what's legendary

Legendary is the quality of the weapon. You improve the quality via Blacksmithing

[demonspeed]

Just seen a giant and a ice dragon go at it lol! Giant beat the crap out of the dragon, looked at me, turned around and walked off O_O

[theronin]

fun way to get uber high dmg weapons. Enchant a pair of gloves, a necklace, a ring, and a robe with +smithing. put said clothes on, upgrade whatever is ur main weapon to have insane dmg.


oh, and i got 100 in enchanting, sucks you can't put 2 of the same enchant on 1 item though. looks like my dream of +320% bow damage will remain just out of my grasp.

i hope you all know the ez way to cheese both smithing and enchanting to 100. if ya don't just lemme know and ill drop some knowledge on you.

[atom]

Using 29% smithing/alchemy gear makes the game so boring though. Even on hardest difficulty you never die. I purposely don't use that gear anymore cuz killing everything in 2-3 hits sucks away all the fun.

I'm not even gonna get into the fortify restoration glitch, so game breaking.

[BOROSUN]

same with dual weld no echantment with wind/air shout.

[EhrikETFG]

what other items have a enchantment on them to improve smithing? like the forgemaster's fingers but i already did that quest.. =\

anyone know?

[Future240]

I haven't smithed a thing. I have been tried to get my alchemy up. The only weapon I use is a bow. Long Distance sniper sneak shots ftw.

I have so much play time into this game with so little of the main quest done. I so far have managed to run the dragonstone to the wizard with the hard on for dragons. Thats it for the main quest.

[EhrikETFG]

I haven't smithed a thing. I have been tried to get my alchemy up. The only weapon I use is a bow. Long Distance sniper sneak shots ftw.

I have so much play time into this game with so little of the main quest done. I so far have managed to run the dragonstone to the wizard with the hard on for dragons. Thats it for the main quest.

I smith -everything-. Full daedric armor is the jam!

[LoneStarSilvia]

^What he said.

With dual Daedric axes, one enchanted with fire, the other with life drain. Slayin fools. I would like to try the opposite of my power smashing character with a powerful mage type, but man I don't want to start all over.

[theronin]

I haven't smithed a thing. I have been tried to get my alchemy up. The only weapon I use is a bow. Long Distance sniper sneak shots ftw.

I have so much play time into this game with so little of the main quest done. I so far have managed to run the dragonstone to the wizard with the hard on for dragons. Thats it for the main quest.

i also am a sneak attack archer.

[Future240]

^What he said.

With dual Daedric axes, one enchanted with fire, the other with life drain. Slayin fools. I would like to try the opposite of my power smashing character with a powerful mage type, but man I don't want to start all over.

I am the opposite. I am a powerful mage. I want to start over and be a battle ax wielding tank, buuuuut that will be much later.

[LoneStarSilvia]

I am the opposite. I am a powerful mage. I want to start over and be a battle ax wielding tank, buuuuut that will be much later.


How is that?

I also do a little mage-ing on the side before the bigger fights. Conjure Flame Atronarch before we throw down.

[demonspeed]

I just wanna be a beast...unlimited power in dual weld and one hand weapons, slight magic mastery, and knockin dragons off in 2 hits lol! Basically i wanna be Kenpachi in the Skyrim world haha

[Future240]

How is that?

I also do a little mage-ing on the side before the bigger fights. Conjure Flame Atronarch before we throw down.

It can be difficult in the beginning when you don't have much magic. Since I don't have a shield I have to dodge attacks, plus side though is I can hit enemies from far. I have literally had to circle around an object like a table to regain mana before I could finish an enemy off.

Once you get the powerful spells you can clear an entire room pretty quickly. Chain lighting will jump from person to person, so dual casting it usually hits with enough force to kill most opponents on the spot and other standing beside.

Ice Spear is another good. Shit will impale people and even after their dead they will have a big ass spike sticking out of them.

[LoneStarSilvia]

My follower, this chick who prays at Azura's Shrine is a powerful ass mage and she dual wields chain lighting and ice spikes, she's a damn beast and best follower yet. She sends bodies flying with that lighting, it's pretty awesome.

[Flexin]

My follower, this chick who prays at Azura's Shrine is a powerful ass mage and she dual wields chain lighting and ice spikes, she's a damn beast and best follower yet. She sends bodies flying with that lighting, it's pretty awesome.

By Azura By Azura By Azura!! You're the grand champion!

[demonspeed]

How did you get her?

[LoneStarSilvia]

How did you get her?

Talk to her, complete her quest. It was a bit tough for me....



SIDE-QUEST SPOILERS.


























You'll be transported inside Azura's Star, which is some kind of soul gem, in which you'll fight 3 or 4, I can't remember, powerful Daedric mages, then their boss which is also a powerful mage.

They were a handful when they all ganged up on me, but I managed to seperate them and take them down 1 by 1. This is the single best quest to get those rare Daedric hearts to upgrade your Daedric armor. After completing her quest, you have the option to ask her to follow you.

[demonspeed]

Haha, time to go find this chick...if i cant beat them with sheer power then ill just go werewolf status and kill em like that...wish me luck haha

[LoneStarSilvia]

Good luck, carry a bunch of powerful healing potions before you go werewolf.

She's in the mountains southeast of Dawnstar, you can't miss it, she's at the base of a HUGE statue. There's also a dragon shrine pretty nearby.

[demonspeed]

What weapon or weapons are you using and what level are you at? Im at level 19 and im using the wuurath(the legendary axe?) And the dawnbreaker (LOVE that sword against the dead...explosion blue flame bonus ftw!)

[demonspeed]

And armor...i need better armor. All i have is the thiefs armor lol

[LoneStarSilvia]

If I remember right, it was all legendary dragon armor, and dual legendary daedric axes, I needed their hearts to complete the rest of the daedric armor and upgrade it to legendary. One axe was enchanted with fire, the other sucked out health.

Oh and you need stamina potions if you're going to do power attacks, they'll suck away your stamina with a quickness.

[demonspeed]

I usually lay off the power attacks when im in battle. I use the whirlwind slash shout to speed up my attacks and im usually good. I need to get my axe enchanted but i dont know how lol! Alchemy sucks for me lol

[Future240]

I haven't fought a dragon yet. Sidequests ftw. I have learned like 6 shoutpowrers just can't use them.

[Quail]

My follower, this chick who prays at Azura's Shrine is a powerful ass mage and she dual wields chain lighting and ice spikes, she's a damn beast and best follower yet. She sends bodies flying with that lighting, it's pretty awesome.

In an attempt to get Azura's Star, I've just embarked on that quest. Good to know I'll get a badass follower too.

You reckon the quest is doable at level 22 (stealth)?

[theronin]

In an attempt to get Azura's Star, I've just embarked on that quest. Good to know I'll get a badass follower too.

You reckon the quest is doable at level 22 (stealth)?

the quests autoadjust to how powerful your char is. so yes do azura's asap. get the Black Star as it can hold Human souls and the regular azuras star cannot.

but yes i agree with others who have overenchanted and over smithed their stuff. the game is too easy right now. ill probably reroll an all out dmg mage next time.

we should turn this thread into a gear brag thread. id love to show off my babies.

[Quail]

Did the quest and it wasn't too bad. I'm a stealth character with modest weaponry, so it took me a few attempts. Once I'd figured out my strategy the Dremora dudes went down quite easy with my bow.

I dediced to opt out of getting the badass follower, and got the black star instead. As above, much more useful when killing bandits, etc.

[theronin]

Did the quest and it wasn't too bad. I'm a stealth character with modest weaponry, so it took me a few attempts. Once I'd figured out my strategy the Dremora dudes went down quite easy with my bow.

I dediced to opt out of getting the badass follower, and got the black star instead. As above, much more useful when killing bandits, etc.

;) welcome to the dark side. it was quite easy crossing over... wasn't it?

[demonspeed]

I FINALLY got that chick...but i feel like a dumbass for not doing this earlier so imma tell you wat i did. So when you go inside the star, you have a lil dialogue with the guy youre supposed to kill. The EASIEST way to kill him is to cancel the dialogue and run up to him and smash the shit out of him whiles hes still talking! You ONLY have to kill him and not the other guys!! I kicked myself in the ass for not trying that earlier

[LoneStarSilvia]

Lol fail, I never thought of that. Needed their hearts though.

Btw, I never paid attention to how you fill soul gems, can someone fill me in?

[theronin]

Lol fail, I never thought of that. Needed their hearts though.

Btw, I never paid attention to how you fill soul gems, can someone fill me in?

cast soul trap on them, or have it enchanted to a weapon, if you have an empty gem the soul will automatically fill it.

i just enchanted soul trap 1 sec on target on my main weapon. fills gems uber fast and has a TON of charges.

[demonspeed]

As dumb as this is about to sound, is there a way to adjust the screen size? Some of the screens i cant see the bottoms of (lvl up screen, enchanting) and some screens work fine (map screen)

[BOROSUN]

I think the best enchantment is paralyze. It also bumps the cost of the weapon way higher.

[Flexin]

can you guys give me a crash course at enchanting? it is not my strong suit

[Quail]

Find enchanted weapon.
Go to enchating table.
Disenchant weapon (learn enchantment, but destroy's weapon).
Choose weapon you want to enchant.
Choose filled soul gem you want to use (the larger the soul, the stronger the enchantment).
Choose the duration/power of the enchantment (less power = more uses before recharge, more power = less uses before recharge).
Create.
Kill.

[SochBAT]

I can only enchant weaker enchantments on my gear, even when I use Greater/Grand soul gems.

PS. How the fuck do I fill those bitches up? Fight harder creatures? I usually take on Giants and Mammoths and kite the hell out of em and right before they die, I switch to my SoulTrap weapons, but it still gives me petty soul. WTF!

[demonspeed]

In case nobody else knows about this, the badass chick from azura CAN die-__-+ she fucking died when i was getting the elder scroll...fucking bullshit! Is there a revive magic or potion or something?

[LoneStarSilvia]

All followers die if they get hit by yourself or the enemy once their health goes to zero when they kneel down.

[BOROSUN]

yep , that's why quicksave is your friend.

[demonspeed]

FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU!!! Hopefully it didnt overwrite

[atom]

I can only enchant weaker enchantments on my gear, even when I use Greater/Grand soul gems.

PS. How the fuck do I fill those bitches up? Fight harder creatures? I usually take on Giants and Mammoths and kite the hell out of em and right before they die, I switch to my SoulTrap weapons, but it still gives me petty soul. WTF!

Enchantment strength is also based on your enchanting skill level so if it's low then using a good gem still ends up with a weak enchantment.

I don't know what you're doing wrong with the 2nd part. Mammoths should give grand souls and giants give greater souls IIRC. Yeah, mammoths have bigger souls than the giants LOL.

[Future240]

^Are you playing on an HD screen?

[fliprayzin240sx]

So aites, i gave in and bought the game. So what the hell should I start with as a character?

[scuba_steve91]

So aites, i gave in and bought the game. So what the hell should I start with as a character?

Depends on your own personal preference. There are many possibilities and outcomes you could have character wise.

Playing as Warrior\Thief\Mage are the three typical choices, just gotta figure out which one you like playing as the most.

Personally I like sneaking around and stabbing people behind the back for a nice critical damage bonus, and often times killing them with one slash.

[Future240]

I would say a red guard warrior is an easy start.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Went with the Redguard and just completed the stupid Golden Claw side quest. Didnt realize the muffo died at the swinging spiked wall. I couldnt figure out for a bit where the hell the damn claw was.

[fliprayzin240sx]

K, I got a question. Flying dragons out of Whiterun, how the hell do you start a fight with them. This is the 2rd flying one I've encountered after the first at the watch tower (so 3rd dragon). The 2nd one was flying around and decided to fight a giant. This 3rd one is just flying around, tried to initiate a fight by trying to hit it with an arrow but ofcourse thats almost impossible when I'm so low. Any pointers?

[Nachtmensch]

I had one yesterday that wouldn't land near Falkreath. I saved with it in the sky near me, then just reloaded my save file. I got it to land (or at least hover) and took it down with lightning bolt dual cast (with a stun effect)

First time at the college in Winterhold I ran into one in the courtyard. Only noticed it because other mages started to attack it.

[BOROSUN]

here's how to dragon slay the easy way..

go to falkreath and find the blacksmith around 8. he will ask you to find him a dog that has been wondering near the town. you will meet barbas the dog... i call him the dragon slayer because he aggros the dragons and doesnt die. keep him till your strong enough on your own.

oh yeah the boss dragon wont fight. he just flies around waking up other dragons.

[lawrenceyang]

here's how to dragon slay the easy way..

go to falkreath and find the blacksmith around 8. he will ask you to find him a dog that has been wondering near the town. you will meet barbas the dog... i call him the dragon slayer because he aggros the dragons and doesnt die. keep him till your strong enough on your own.

oh yeah the boss dragon wont fight. he just flies around waking up other dragons.

unless youre on master dragons are cake

[LoneStarSilvia]

Once you guys learn Dragonrend, dragons are easy peasy. Only the mean ass ancient dragons pose a challenge.

[06_footy]

Im a female nord, completed all the guilds and main quest. Found out u could marry an gave it a twist. So now im married to a female that u originally help when u first start the game.

[Future240]

So I guess after you kill the first one they just pop up whenever? I have killed like 4 now.

[cc4usmc]

So I guess after you kill the first one they just pop up whenever? I have killed like 4 now.

I'm not positive, but I think there are generic Dragons that will pop up randomly and then there are Dragons that are named and can be found only at their 'grave' or whatever you want to call it. I haven't been on in a while but I think I have at least 8 souls that are unused lol.

[lawrenceyang]

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[LoneStarSilvia]

Yes after slaying the first dragon, there's only 3 dragons crucial to the storyline that have actual names. The rest hang out at dragon burial sites or shout shrines. The rest usually show up when you fast travel somewhere.

[Future240]

I'm not positive, but I think there are generic Dragons that will pop up randomly and then there are Dragons that are named and can be found only at their 'grave' or whatever you want to call it. I haven't been on in a while but I think I have at least 8 souls that are unused lol.

I think I am killing the random ones. I haven't seen any named ones yet.

[theronin]

so am i the only one who has NEVER used a companion?

[Future240]

^^^^I havent either. I kill on my own.

[LoneStarSilvia]

To hell with that, sometimes when you're in the lower stages, they help out even if they're not dealing direct damage. Just them being the enemies distraction is all I really ask for. Especially when an ancient dragon comes flying in, those guys still give me a run for my money. I had a lot of problems with the Falmer when I was lower level too.

[theronin]

To hell with that, sometimes when you're in the lower stages, they help out even if they're not dealing direct damage. Just them being the enemies distraction is all I really ask for. Especially when an ancient dragon comes flying in, those guys still give me a run for my money. I had a lot of problems with the Falmer when I was lower level too.

well maybe i should rephrase then. with my archer i have never used a companion. i guess i could see how in the early levels a magic based char would need a companion.

[EdgarGMH]

i mostly use the companion as a mule lol.

[LoneStarSilvia]

well maybe i should rephrase then. with my archer i have never used a companion. i guess i could see how in the early levels a magic based char would need a companion.



Even worse, I was battling it out with dual axes. I really want to try a long range character, but man I don't want to start over.

[ReaperBJJ]

Finally got Skyrim last night, I replicated my 8 year long Morrowind character, Dark Elf Battle Mage. Heavy Armor, Mages hood, greatsword and projectile shock spells. I've killed the first dragon and just walked my way up to the Winterhold College.

Whats the fastest way to level up smithing? I want to get my way up to daedric quick, I'm only crafting steel right now but can't find a solid source of corundum ore to make ingots.

[Future240]

I didn't start the dragon stuff till level 29 so I guess that's why. A few ice spikes and chain lighting and it's a wrap.

[atom]

Leveling up smithing is based only on the number of items you smith so just craft a ton of the cheapest items. Usually it's leather bracers but if you want to level enchanting at the same time smith iron daggers and buy filled petty soul gems to enchant them. You get more money back from selling enchanted weapons versus selling enchanted armor.

[06_footy]

I didn't start the dragon stuff till level 29 so I guess that's why. A few ice spikes and chain lighting and it's a wrap.

I didnt start the dragon stuff till like level 18. My nord has mgical dragon priest mask for 100% magic regeneration. A deadric bound battleaxe from quest via the deadric prince Mog'ul or whatever his name is. And full armor from nightengale. My two handed attack is 82.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Damn, I must be doing something wrong. I'm about lvl 21 right now, building a hacker/archer type Redguard and feels like I'm going backwards. Seems like having a harder time killing people for some reason. I got jumped by a bunch of mercenaries at Maven's lodge outside Riften.

Any pointers on weapons to use or things to level up to help me out? I'm using elven bow and elven sword for most of my offense. Armor wise, rocking the wolves armor I got from Skjor.

[atom]

Are you upgrading your weapon's damage at the grindstone thing? Gotta do that. Once you get to around level 20 or so base weapons don't really do enough.

[fliprayzin240sx]

i mostly use the companion as a mule lol.

Are you upgrading your weapon's damage at the grindstone thing? Gotta do that. Once you get to around level 20 or so base weapons don't really do enough.

Yah, I got the armors and weapons upgraded from base. Just cant remember off the top of my head how many levels up. I think I can upgrade weapons up to superior level.

[ReaperBJJ]

2 days of play time in so far, lvl 15 with orcish greatsword, full exquisite dwemer minus the head. Just got the black star, so I'm dabbling in enchanting now. So far the dragons I've ran into haven't really been all that hard to kill even on master, I have way more trouble with sabre cats and trolls.

Are there any constant shock spells similar to spark that have a bit more range on them? Going pure battlemage without a bow is kind of a pain since I can't take out enemy archers until I'm semi close to shock them and by that time it's just as easy to sprint in and bash their head in with my greatsword.

[rc1honda]

Yeah you have to up your smithing level. Make iron daggers and then enchant and sell them to level your enchanting too. Then make daedic weapons and armor or dragon armor.

You can buy iron ignots form any blacksmith. Buy the lot and some leather strips and just make a tom of daggers. Then go and enchant them, sell them rinse and repeat.

Word to the wise if you use the banish enchantment you can sell the daggers for a lot of gold.

My base daedric sword does like 240 base damage with another 116 damage in enchantments. Pretty much one shots everything but Ancient dragons.

As far as shock spells you need to up your destruction to 100 then go to the mages college and talk to faralda. She can give you a quest to obtain the master level spells. After you finish that quest you can buy the master shock spell. It is pretty awesome.

[BOROSUN]

i saw troll destroy a dragon then pound the shit out of that troll.

that was all before i took a arrow to the knee.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Yeah you have to up your smithing level. Make iron daggers and then enchant and sell them to level your enchanting too. Then make daedic weapons and armor or dragon armor.

You can buy iron ignots form any blacksmith. Buy the lot and some leather strips and just make a tom of daggers. Then go and enchant them, sell them rinse and repeat.

Word to the wise if you use the banish enchantment you can sell the daggers for a lot of gold.

My base daedric sword does like 240 base damage with another 116 damage in enchantments. Pretty much one shots everything but Ancient dragons.

As far as shock spells you need to up your destruction to 100 then go to the mages college and talk to faralda. She can give you a quest to obtain the master level spells. After you finish that quest you can buy the master shock spell. It is pretty awesome.

So the whole dagger enchantment then sell them deal is how you got yourself to level up your smithing? I'll try that tomorrow...

[rc1honda]

So the whole dagger enchantment then sell them deal is how you got yourself to level up your smithing? I'll try that tomorrow...

Yeah pretty much. I made a few things and a about a level 15 when i started. It took me awhile because I got bored with it. But, after about level 50 smithing you can craft some pretty serious shit.

Take every enchanted thing you find in the world, weapons, armor and other gear and disenchant it at the Arcane Enchanter. Learn the effects of the gear and then you can use souls gems to enchant your own gear.

It's good to either lean the soul trap spell or craft a soul trap weapon. I think the weapons are easier for gathering souls enough to level enchanting. You can buy soul gems at the Mages college.

This is all a tedious process so if your patient you do it all in one gaming session or you can do it over a few gaming session.

I liked do all my work at in whiterun due to their being 2 blacksmiths and a Arcane Enchanter in Dragonreach.

Word to the wise you might not want to power level smithing or enchanting untill you already are kinda powerful. By the time smithing and enchanting are leveled to 100 your player level will be somewhere in the 30's or higher. That means enemies you encounter will be pretty powerful.

Also then you have the perk trees. For enchanting I put maxed out perks in the first spot, then went straight up the middle.

For smthing i got the one in the center to improve magic items then i went all the way around to the right if the tree. But, looking back it would of cost less perks if i went through the light armor side of the tree to get to the Craft daedric and dragon items.

Now i used one handed mostly and my one handed stuff is really strong. Also with the last enchating perk you can put 2 enchatments on 1 item.
The way i have it now i can perform and destruction or restoration spell for 0 magicka.

Leveling enchanting and smithing will pretty much make you a beast of done right so becareful you don't wanna the game to get boring.

[atom]

If you go left on the smithing tree (light armor) you can't loop back to daedric after getting dragon armor. So you're stuck with glass weapons as top.

You don't really need to power level smithing, but I recommend power leveling enchanting. Especially if you're playing on the hardest difficulty. Enchanting is really really strong. Use the trainer at the mage school and just pickpocket him to get your money back.

[Future240]

Some leveling tricks I found


However, without any pickpocket perks, this only works up to skill level 30 or so. The highest you can go with this "exploit" is level 76. Even with a full complement of pickpocketing perks (Light Fingers 5/5: +100% chance to pickpocket, Night Thief: +25% chance to pickpocket if NPC is asleep, Cut Purse: +50% chance to steal gold), 100 pickpocket, and Thieves Guild armor (+15% pickpocket), and the NPC sleeping, it is usually impossible (0% chance) to pickpocket back the nearly 4k in gold it costs to train skill level 77. You can attempt to use the Unrelenting Force shout to knock down the trainer, and then pickpocket them while they are getting back up (even though the menu still displays 0% chance.) However you should quicksave first as sometimes (though not often) this causes NPCs to attack you.
On the other hand you can put a Paralysis Poison to the NPC's inventory and then steal gold, and it won't attack you.
Also, only 5 skill points may be trained at a trainer per level across all skills. At higher levels, 5 skill increases may not even get you 1/4 of the way through a level. The remaining 10 or 15 skill increases you need to level must still be earned normally. Thus, the spending of 7 perk points in pickpocketing has a fairly shallow return when compared to doing a dungeon crawl or two (at higher levels) for the 25k+ gold you need for 5 training points. Dungeons respawn, but those 7 perk points are forever wasted unless you will otherwise use pickpocket.
[edit]Trainer Followers
There are several trainers who are also permanent followers. In this case, you can have them follow you, ask them to train, and then ask them to trade and take your gold back.
Notably, there are 5 trainers (4 expert: Archery, Block, One-handed, Two-handed, 1 master: Heavy Armor) in the Companions HQ (Jorrvaskr) in Whiterun who will all be your followers after you complete the companion quest line, some of them even earlier. Faendal in Riverwood will also be your follower if you complete his quest in his favor, and he is a common Archery trainer.
[edit]Oghma Infinium
Once you have obtained the Oghma Infinium and have not already used it to gain knowledge (because it normally disappears when you do so), follow these steps to easily gain levels in the 18 Skills:
Activate an empty book shelf to access the book shelf menu.
Find the Oghma Infinium in your inventory, and open it.
Choose any path (The Path of Might to level Combat skills, The Path of Shadow to level Stealth skills, or The Path of Magic to level Magic skills).
Store the Oghma Infinium on the bookshelf.
Leave the book shelf menu.
Activate the Oghma Infinium on the book shelf.
Select (Do Not Read).
Take the book off the shelf
Repeat the above until you are satisfied with the amount of levels you have gained.[1]
Alternate method:
Find an open chest that is not claimed. Cupboards and even pots will work. Open the container Find the book in your inventory and read it, choosing a path. Close the book and store it. Close the container, then open it immediately. Take the Oghma Infinium back out. Repeat.
This have been fixed in the patch 1.3.5.0 (PS3, Xbox 360 checking)
PS3 1.03 Patch Put the book on the shelf exit the menu Then angle the so you can take the book and open bookshelf on one shot repeatedly hit x until your back in bookshelf menu then the path menu should pop up choose and repeat
[edit]Out Of Balance
When you activate the focal points with the Tuning Gloves, you are given a god-like magicka recovery bonus that lets you cast and recover instantly. This can be used to spam expensive spells over and over to gain levels, if given the appropriate circumstance.
[edit]Skill Self-Training

[edit]One- / Two-Handed
On completion of one of the Dark Brotherhood quests, you will get a horse named Shadowmere given to you. Corner or ride horse next to a wall, dismount and beat the hell out of him. He won't fight back and has amazingly high HP and HP Regeneration so your chances of killing him are very slim. To make sure you don't kill him, use an iron weapon of your choice, whether it be one handed or two handed, blunt or blade. You will level up very quickly depending on the level you're at.
[edit]Block / Armor
Have a shield in one hand and Fast Healing in the other and find a decent enemy to beat your shield and or armor while healing. Also helps your Restoration skill.
Enchanting armor and clothing with the Regenerate Health effect and fighting low-level enemies can result in a situation where you regenerate health faster than they deal damage. This allows you to simply leave the game running and come back later, although progression may be slow.
[edit]Heavy Armor
With all perks achievable at 80(unconfirmed without perks) skeever don't even hurt you with a full daedric legendary set. Leveling while sleeping irl etc...
[edit]Smithing
Create Iron Daggers multiple times. All you need are Iron Ingots and Leather Strips. Moves Smithing level up quite quickly if Daggers are made in large quantities. If you are worried about the loss of gold this entails, Leather Bracers can be sold for close to the price of the parts of making them and will give you the same increase in Skill XP as Iron Daggers. 3 pieces of leather have a base cost of 30 (10 each) and can make 2 Leather Bracers for a base cost of 50 (25 each), at low levels of speech you will still lose 3 to 4 gold per bracer, but this is better than the near 20 gold for iron daggers.
Embershard Mine, near Riverwood, and Halted Stream Camp, near Whiterun, are good early-game places to get a lot of Iron Ore. Hides from deer/elk, wolves, bears, etc provide plenty of free leather. Do not buy leather strips, buy leather and break it down yourself.
[edit]Alteration
Use telekinesis and find an object to telekinesis on helps level up alteration fast.
Use "Detect Life" spell in the busiest part of town to level up alteration fast. Eg the market place of Whiterun
Use any Oak/Stoneskin whenever you're in battle. Early on, you'll get a level every time you cast.
[edit]Conjuration
Casting Soul Trap on your own horse will count towards leveling up Conjuration, and the horse will not react at all.
Alternatively, Summon anything stronger than a Familiar, and kill with Bound Swords. When the Summon goes hostile, it counts your Summon and your Bound Sword for your Conjuration skill. Doesn't eat the magicka of Soul Trap, but of course comes with its own hazards.
[edit]Restoration
1. Raise Zombie on any corpse.
2. Cast Turn Lesser Undead, two handed if you can (not combined, it's too expensive, and thus too slow) against the zombie no more than three times.
3. Wait a bit for your mana to recharge or whatever, just wait a little.
Repeat until zombie falls. If the zombie gets a fourth hit, it'll run away making him harder to hit and your magicka will recover a lot slower. Modify to taste (stronger Turn Undead, stronger Reanimate so zombie lasts longer, etc.)
Alternatively, find any constant damage (like fire columns) and continuously heal. A lot slower than the above, but possibly easier to manage.
[edit]Illusion
Casting muffle on yourself repeatedly will level up your Illusion even if there are no enemies around. This method is a bit expensive in magicka.
Cast Courage with both hands on any follower, a seated Jarl, a sleeping person, a static guard, a horse in a stable, anything that doesn't move. Courage is considered friendly aid, so NPCs won't bother with it, and it's cheap, so you are able to cast it more often without waiting for recharge. Just don't cast it on cowardly wildlife...
[edit]Alchemy
Experience granted by creating a potion during alchemy is proportional to the value of the potion created. Fortify carry weight is one of the most valuable potions that can be created, and at lower levels of alchemy, grants an entire level to the skill. When the potion is combined with fortify health (Giant's toe, River betty and Wheat or Giant's Toe, Creep cluster and Wheat) for example whilst wearing equipment enchanted with a 100% bonus towards alchemy, and appropriate perks, crafting this single potion amounts to enough experience to level from 45 -> 46 alchemy. Other potions which are similarly valuable include potions of invisibility, paralysis, and slow.
[edit]Sneak
Find a corner of an inn where you can sneak undetected and paperweight the controller. As you level up, you will probably want/need to move closer to the innkeeper or other character to level up more efficiently.
Alternatively, you can sneak attack any of the Greybeards with the difficulty set to master so they regenerate health faster than you can deal it. This is very effective when they are kneeling in the long hallway.
Stealth-killing 'sleeping' Draugr (you can tell the type, you can't loot them, and often wear armor), or simply sneaking past them, is also a very quick way to level Sneak.
[edit]Speech
Go to Riften and enter the Black-Briar Meadery. Find Ungrien (generally behind the counter) and ask him to "Tell me about Maven Black-Briar." Keep pressing the continue button (A on x360). You should level up every 3 or 4 times you ask him this as you have to "Persuade" him.
However, you will need a minimum skill level of 25 in Speech before using the "Persuade" option, otherwise it will not work. If you do not have a minimum skill level of 25 and you happen to have some spare gold, pay him 77 gold to spill the information, it will still increase your speech until skill level 25 so you can do it for free.
[edit]Achievements


Skyrim:Leveling - UESPWiki (http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Leveling)

[cc4usmc]

If you go left on the smithing tree (light armor) you can't loop back to daedric after getting dragon armor. So you're stuck with glass weapons as top..

Pretty sure you have to start learning in the other direction. So whatever the lowest heavy armor is you need to learn, so on and so forth till you get to Daedric.

[SochBAT]

I made a Khajiit assassin because I love pussy.

Sneak, powerstrike + 15X multiplier. I slaughtered an entire room of Conjured Spirits and that Necromancer without one seeing me. Pretty fly for a cat.

[theronin]

to level up smithing fast: Buy nothing buy iron ingots and leather straps, iron daggers only take 1 of each.

to level up enchanting fast: buy every empty and full soul gem you find. take all those iron daggers you made, and use everything BUT grand soul gems with grand souls in them. enchant the daggers with absorb magica or something, whatever you found sells for the most. wash rinse repeat.

once you get pretty proficient in enchanting, enchant your main killing weapon with 1 sec soul trap... depending on your skill you will have like 500-1000 charges. now everytime you kill something you will fill one of those empty gems you found. then use them to enchant those cheap daggers you made, sell the daggers for like 300g and do it again.

only use grand soul gems to enchant things you will use. do not use them for shit you are gonna sell just to skill up.

if you are feeling real pro, enchant some clothes with +smithing to them iirc you can do a ring, chest, hands, necklace. now everytime you go to upgrade the weapons and armor YOU use all the time it will be (legendary) (epic) status.

what you are ultimately going for in enchanting is the ability to put 2 enchantments on 1 item. so sexy.

be warned tho. using these tricks will make the game almost too easy.

if ya got any questions about this stuff feel free to pm me. i love to nerd out on shit like this and love to help.

-logan

[Future240]

I would do more of that, but I just love magic so much. I rarely use a weapon. Conjure frost atronarch then just peg away with expert spells. Im a 92 in destruction. I can't wait till I can summon daedra, but I'm only a 62 in conjure.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Yah, I've been doing the dagger trick. But like stated before, the best thing to enchant them with is Banish. For every dagger you enchant with Banish, you can sell them for atleast 1100 gold. You make 22-30 of them and I'm rich beeeeeeaaaach!!!

Did a couple of the glitches and got 100 speech, block and sneak.

[s13hatch92]

skyrim:second life.
Ill buy it loll

[Future240]

Skyrim has taken over my life lol. Honestly I sometimes think of my time as time in between play time between skyrim.

[SRTFerg]

Skyrim has taken over my life lol. Honestly I sometimes think of my time as time in between play time between skyrim.

I hear you there man. Its bad when you wake up in the morning before work and are like, "only 9 more hours until I can come back home and slay some dragons". Lastnight I was focusing on upping my Illusion level as well as my Smithing and Enchanting. Went from level 10 to 25 in about an hour or two.

[06_footy]

Been making some serious coin off of the marriage perk? Wait about couple weeks in the game. You'll be making some serious coin.

[atom]

It's ok, but selling banish enchanted daggers is way easy to make tons of money.

Easy way to get tons of petty soul gems:

1. Go to someone that sells soul gems like the guy in Dragonsreach and buy all his filled petty/lesser soul gems.
2. Quicksave
3. Attack him until he's hostile (shown as red dot on the HUD) or dead
4. Load your quicksave and his inventory should be reset

Repeat until you get all the gems you need. Only takes a few minutes to get 40-50 petty/lesser soul gems. Do the same trick to a weapon vendor to find a banish enchanted weapon to disenchant. Selling banish enchanted daggers this way = 10k+ gold in 15 minutes.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Shit, is it a bad thing that I'm level 49 already and its only been a week and a half? That crappy part is that I havent really been doing anything. I've pretty much just kept going back and forth between whiterun and riften. I'm supposed to go to Solitude or winterhold and still have not cuz I want to try to get most of the misc stuff done in the first 2 towns.

Been running around with dual weapons. Ebony sword with paralysis and eboy axe with soul traps to fill up my gems.

[ReaperBJJ]

I'm up to level 30 and I only got it christmas eve. I just finished the Hail Sithis quest for the DB and I have crafted full epic Daedric armor and greatsword. I'm trying to up my enchanting so I can make an absorb health/soul trap enchantment for my greatsword. I make banish iron daggers to train so I now have ridiculous gold, something like 60k. I'm not sure what to do next, probably finish the companions stuff or a little bit more on the main quest.

[Future240]

I am 31 I think. I only level magic up so I grow slow. All my magic is above 50. Will post stats when I get home.

[cc4usmc]

I haven't touched Skyrim since BF3 was released =/

[Future240]

Vort 43 High Elf
Destructuon 95
Restoration 58
Alteration 100
Enchanting 48
Smithing 18
Heavy armor 15
Block 17
Two handed 17
One Handed 41
Archery 37
Light armor 54
Sneak 67
Lock pick 36
Pickpocket 17
Speech 100
Alchemy 21
Illusion 60
Conjuration 73

[turbobrick]

So after 180 hours, my friend finally beat this game and lent it to me. I guess I should prepare to have no life.


Also, lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bifmj1O3D24

[Walperstyle]

I doubt he's done every quest. He probably just defeated the main bad dragon dude. Thats easy.

[Walperstyle]

Been making some serious coin off of the marriage perk? Wait about couple weeks in the game. You'll be making some serious coin.


Dude, thats chump change if you just do quests, and search every URN you find, or learn to lockpick. I'm 90 lockpick. I have a bankroll of 150,000, and lots of magic items stocked up that I can't sell because the merchants run out of money too easy.

[Future240]

150,000? I thought I was doing good at 28k.

[ReaperBJJ]

I would have gotten the 100k achievement if I would just stop spending thousands at a time buying stuff that I can easily go find in a random bandit cave. I hover around 80k. Is it just me or does it blow to fight mages and vampires? I usually mow through most things but when I get turned into an ice spike pin cushion I go down fast. I'm seriously thinking about making a new set of daedric armor just so I can enchant it with resist frost.

[BOROSUN]

pc high res pack is out. dl'ing it now.

[Nicelyphe]

For easy money if need be, just complete the theives guild and do the side missions. Each side mission fetches like 400-600 gold and takes 5 mins

[DreamN]

Finally dling this game. Need to see what all the fuss is about.

[Flexin]

Finally dling this game. Need to see what all the fuss is about.

spoiler alert the end is a rather disappointing end to GOTY :(

[DreamN]

that's fine by me. i'm not much of a gamer anyways.