SKYRIM - Let's talk about the upcoming Elder Scrolls game...

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 15:12

Malabelm wrote:

Already got it. This is more fun. But they're different games.

Real mens games aren't about fun.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 15:17

Dark souls.

Incidentally has anyone mentioned that dark souls is excellent.

Dark Metamorphosis

Rodafowa · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 16:05

GovernmentYard wrote:

Recepie or it didn't happen!

You will need:

40 Smithing
2 Smithing perks
30 Enchanting
1 Enchanting perk
Sneak 50
Assassin's Blade perk
2 Refined Moonstone
1 Quicksilver Ingot
1 Iron Ingot
3 Leather Strips
1 soul gem (filled)
Miscellaneous magic weapon inflicting flame damage (to taste)

Combine the leather, quicksilver, iron and one of your moonstones on a pre-heated blacksmith's forge. Stir gently and hit with a fucking big hammer until the mixture thickens to form an Elven Dagger - this will do a base of 9 damage + 2 points for each of the "base" one-handed perks you've taken (For me, that's a single perk and 11 damage. And "of course, they're all base one-handed perks by the time I'm finished with them"). Take your Elven Smithing perk and fold the other moonstone into the dagger using a grindstone to give yourself an Exquisite Elven Dagger. In my case, this does 18 damage.

Transfer the weapon to a well-dusted enchanter's table. Take your choice of flame weapon and vigorously disenchant to separate the Flame Damage enchantment from the big hole in your inventory where a magic sword used to be. Finally, coat the dagger with a generous portion of 12 damage's worth of flame enchantment and top with a filled soul gem. Serve with the Sneak Perk "Assassin's Blade" which allows you to sneak attack with daggers for 15x damage and will briefly delight your extremely surprised dinner guests. Bon appetit!

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Gngh. I resolutely decided that I shouldn't be sneaky, thinking I may save that for another playthrough. Now I'm regretting it. Maybe I'll grind sneak for a bit, but I'm rubbish at it. I suspect I'll have to

1) ditch Trusty Packhorse Lydia
2) remove all my armour

...and I'm dubious about these too. I like my partial Elven armour with its various buff enchantments.

Rodafowa · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 16:37

You don't want to hear about my sneak-attack-from-half-a-mile-away-for-135-damage Exquisite Elven Bow of Frost, then?

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

1) ditch Trusty Packhorse Lydia

Could you really ditch her ?

(RPS story on one persons experiences with Lydia)

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/11 ... dia-death/

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

I used a flame shield spell, she caught fire, attacked me, and I ran her through. I guess it just wasn't meant to be.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 18:27

Interesting post on the Skyrim boards for people wanting to max shit out.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Dimrill wrote:

Interesting post on the Skyrim boards for people wanting to max shit out.

Lulz:

Quote:

Once you are this buffed, your hardest problem will be not accidentally killing your hireling.

Ooh, this is sneaky:

Quote:

1. Once you have max perks and 100 in each skill...
2. Enchant fortify alchemy helm, ring, gloves + necklace. The buff should be +25 on each for + 100 total.
3. Put on the gear and make 4 fortify enchant potions (+ 27ish?)
4. Use those potions to make better fortify alchemy gear. Note... You have to be quick because you only have 30 seconds per potion.
5. Use that gear to make better fortify enchanting potions...
6. Keep repeating 4 - 5 until you can make fortify alchemy + 29 on each piece (116 total)
7. Use 4 +32 enchanting pots to create fortify smithing rings, neck, gloves and chest.
8. Make some fortify smithing potions (+130% with your alchemy gear)
9. Craft daedric armor, shield and weapon.
10. Put on your smithing gear, drink the potion (130 + 116 = +246% to smithing), then improve your weapons.
11. Make about 10 enchanting potions (+32)
12. Enchant a ring gloves and neck with fortify heavy armor and fortify one handed. I believe the number was 29 for armor 47% for weapon? Not in front of computer.
13. Enchant health / heavy armor to chest.
14. Enchant one handed / stamina to boots.
15. Enchant helm with whatever you want... (archery... Magic?)

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 18:35

Also anyone who experiences physical pain in leaving behind loot in dungeons because you can't carry any more: dump everything into an skellington ribcage and carry it in front of you. Old Oblivion trick still works in this.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

There's some impressive nerd maths in there.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Dimrill wrote:

Also anyone who experiences physical pain in leaving behind loot in dungeons because you can't carry any more: dump everything into an skellington ribcage and carry it in front of you. Old Oblivion trick still works in this.

OOOOOH

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 18:44

A true Champion of Cyrodiil makes multiple journeys.

Malc74 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 18:51

zaphod79 wrote:

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

1) ditch Trusty Packhorse Lydia

Could you really ditch her ?

(RPS story on one persons experiences with Lydia)

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/11 ... dia-death/

The video of Lydia's fight with the gate is brilliant!

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Zardoz wrote:

A true Champion of Cyrodiil makes multiple journeys.

HEH.

Indeed. That said, I'll still be using Dimmers's skellington trick when I get this on 4th December. As I'm not a Champion of Cyrodiil.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 18:54

Multiple journeys means more time for the Nirnroot to grow back too.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Zardoz wrote:

Multiple journeys means more time for the Nirnroot to grow back too.

What's this nirnroot stuff about? I never got past the first gate in Oblivion, as my PC was too shit for it and I gave up.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 18:57

Nirnroot was a rare ingredient for alchemy in Oblivion. In this it's everywhere, glows and goes "WOM! WOM! WOM!" when you're near it.

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

Here, Mr Dimrill. What have you been filling your house with this time round?

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

In Dark Souls, only the stuff you have equipped counts towards encumbrance. Buy Dark Souls.

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

Do you drag around a trolley bag like a pensioner in Dark Souls?

AN ADVENTURER IS YOU!

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Wullie wrote:

Here, Mr Dimrill. What have you been filling your house with this time round?

It's entirely due to Dimrill's twittering that I have arranged a couple of tasteful troll skulls around Breezehome.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

Wullie wrote:

Do you drag around a trolley bag like a made out of bits of a pensioner in Dark Souls?

FTFY

(or carry it in front of you in their ribcage)

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 19:03

I have 32 troll skulls littering the place now. I used to have cheese stacked up in columns around the living room too, but I used to come home and find my housecarl/wife had walked into them and they were scattered everywhere.

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

http://i.imgur.com/yZulN.jpg

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

I used to have a cheese & wine cellar in Oblivion among other totally pointless shit that looked kinda nice

I'm getting the itch to buy this now, even though I have no time or moneys

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

WTB wrote:

http://i.imgur.com/yZulN.jpg

Oh. My. Gawd.

Wullie wrote:

I'm getting the itch to buy this now, even though I have no time or moneys

No money is no problem, as this'll be the last game you buy for many months[1]. No time, however, is a far bigger problem, as it'll eat your life.

[1] So glad I didn't bother with Uncharted 3 now. I wish I'd given Batman a miss too.

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

Aye, I spunked hours/days/weeks into Oblivion. That's what's giving me the itch ?:|

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 19:21

A true Champion of Cyrodiil plays Dark Souls.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

WTB wrote:

In Dark Souls, only the stuff you have equipped counts towards encumbrance. Buy Dark Souls.

Bizarrely I think this is one of the most profound changes Dark Souls makes. The equip load stat really, really works well. Especially due to poise.

Basically if you are wear/wielding less then 25% of your equipment limit you are lightning fast and above 50% you can't even roll. BUT heavy armour means you are protected as shit, and generally gives you poise. Which means you can't be staggered out of your slow heavy attacks.

Bethesda just need to thieve guild the fuck out of dark souls.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 22:31

By the way, Xbox players trying to collect all 24 Stones of Barenziah would do well to collect the one in the Thalmor Embassy while doing the main-plot quest there. Otherwise you'll larks trying to glitch your way back in there like I had to. PC players can just cheat, of course.

flis · **Joined:** 26th May, 2008 **Posts:** 3333

Dimrill wrote:

By the way, Xbox players trying to collect all 24 Stones of Barenziah would do well to collect the one in the Thalmor Embassy while doing the main-plot quest there. Otherwise you'll larks trying to glitch your way back in there like I had to. PC players can just cheat, of course.

Is it...is it....Is....IS IT DIMRILL!!!??!?

*asplodes*

kalmar · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 22:34

WTF!????

myp · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 22:38

Dimrill · **Posted:** Tue Nov 22, 2011 0:32

"I see you are wearing an amulet."
"I am."
"Are you interested in getting married?"
"Yes."
"I will meet you at the temple."
Priest: "Congratulations, you are married"
"Now we are married."
"Yes."

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Dimrill wrote:

By the way, Xbox players trying to collect all 24 Stones of Barenziah would do well to collect the one in the Thalmor Embassy while doing the main-plot quest there. Otherwise you'll larks trying to glitch your way back in there like I had to. PC players can just cheat, of course.

Ooh, ta. Is that the only one that's a one-time deal?

Dimrill · **Posted:** Tue Nov 22, 2011 1:10

Dimrill · **Posted:** Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:25

If you've not already got there, Blackreach is literally awesome. In the proper context of the word. Another 1/4 of the size of the main Skyrim map right there.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:35

*rubs eyes*

He.... he's still here... in a kind of Twitter way.

*rubs pants*

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38666

Ssh... don't jinx it.

myp · **Posted:** Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:39

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

http://kotaku.com/5861752/skyrim-contai ... d-cyrodiil

Quote:

An intrepid Elder Scrolls player, curious as to why the game stopped him at the border between Skyrim and Morrowind (the playable landmass of the third game in the series), engaged noclip mode and decided to look beyond. What he claims he found was...the entire continent of Tamriel.

The whole damn thing.

He took snaps along the way, recording landmarks such as the volcano Vvardenfell and the Imperial City in Cyrodiil (centre of the fourth Elder Scrolls game), and while they're of reduced scale and greatly reduced texture quality (they're basically just lightly-textured blobs of landscape), he says they're there in the game, every time you load it up.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Tue Nov 22, 2011 14:55

Reminds me of the community led project of Tamriel Re-Built that people were working on when Oblivion was released.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Holy fuck!

myp · **Posted:** Tue Nov 22, 2011 15:16

That's brilliant, but makes me think 'DLC' for some reason.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Nov 22, 2011 15:16

Your face reminds me of the community led project.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Zardoz wrote:

Your face reminds me of the community led project.

Your face reminds me of when these jokes were funny. Because it's old.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Nov 22, 2011 15:26

Oh, well I'll stop then.

myp · **Posted:** Tue Nov 22, 2011 15:28

Zardoz wrote:

Oh, well I'll stop then.

Yes, please stop your face.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Nov 22, 2011 15:30

Shush now. He doesn't like it.

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