The Elder Scrolls Megathread XV: A Song of Ice and Draugr - Games

[QUOTE=minilandstan;41050685][img] http://filesmelt.com/dl/Remember_when_argonians_had_poison_resistance.jpg[/img] Let's play the game "name all the things wrong with this image"[/QUOTE] lol "Please, the poison's chill is getting me." ->"What's happened?"

What is happened?

[QUOTE=Del91;41053703]What is happened?[/QUOTE] What has happened?

[QUOTE=Medevilae;41046907]like, I'm not even a TSO fan but did you even watch that video [editline]15th June 2013[/editline] because 1st person MMO gameplay is like the antithesis of the bs you're spitting[/QUOTE] OH!! It has first person? Well nevermind then. Because, as everyone knows, that is the one feature that defines the ES series over anything else. No. Every time I call out this game someone yells "ITS FIRST PURSON!!" No, that's stupid and it's just as stupid when you say it now.

I feel quite sad because Skyrim Legendary Edition was released 2 days and I will be away from home for two weeks. On the other hand I will have some time to finish Oblivion's expansions because I bought them quite recently and never had a chance to finish them.

Picked up the Legendary release of Skyrim after putting away as soon as I finished my first character. It feels really good to play again. I'm doing a bit of RPing this playthrough and it's been really fun. Strictly thief/mage. Eat the flesh of my enemies. However, I'm pretty decent morally and therefore only murder those who attack me or rich stuck-up assholes who have good loot. Also, restraining from using easymode fast travel. I missed this game. Please note: I do include Imperials/Thalmor as enemies and will fuck them over every time I see them.

Is there any way to fix the shadows jittering in Skyrim? They look so fucking bad.

[QUOTE=war_man333;41054447]Is there any way to fix the shadows jittering in Skyrim? They look so fucking bad.[/QUOTE] There are ini tweaks you can do to make it less obvious, but no way to actually fix it as far as I know.

[QUOTE=war_man333;41054447]Is there any way to fix the shadows jittering in Skyrim? They look so fucking bad.[/QUOTE] I've honestly stopped noticing them after I started using ENB. I think the detailed shadows from it might fix the issue, or it could be my .ini settings, or it could be because I play at a reduced timescale (10 instead of 30). Either way, you can mitigate it to be negligible.

[QUOTE=Eva-1337;41051806]I was about to point it out, but the file name pretty much covers it.[/QUOTE] I know what is happened! A spell dropped their poison resistance and that argonian was poisoned

[QUOTE=rinoaff33;41055075]I've honestly stopped noticing them after I started using ENB. I think the detailed shadows from it might fix the issue, or it could be my .ini settings, or it could be because I play at a reduced timescale (10 instead of 30). Either way, you can mitigate it to be negligible.[/QUOTE] Which ini settings do you use? And the timescale thing, is that a mod or another ini tweak?

[QUOTE=war_man333;41055287]Which ini settings do you use? And the timescale thing, is that a mod or another ini tweak?[/QUOTE] The timescale is just an easy-to-change variable. I've been adjusting it since Oblivion (and also in Morrowind) with "set timescale to x" in the console. You can also make a quick mod file for it. Here are my .ini settings that pertain to shadows, excluding obvious ones like "bDrawShadows". No idea which ones actually affect the issue. Skyrim.ini: [quote][Display] fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0 fSunShadowUpdateTime=0 // it's probably this fSunUpdateThreshold=1 // and/or this iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048[/quote] SkyrimPrefs.ini: [quote][Display] iBlurDeferredShadowMask=3 fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000 fShadowDistance=4000.0000 iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=1024 iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048 iShadowSplitCount=2 fShadowLODStartFade=200.0000 iShadowMode=3 bShadowMaskZPrepass=0 iShadowMapResolution=2048 // why are there so many inputs to set shadow resolution? jeez fShadowBiasScale=0.2500 iShadowMaskQuarter=4 iShadowFilter=3 bDeferredShadows=1[/quote]

The two sun shadow values effect how frequently the ground shadows (from sun) change, and how "long" it takes to transit from the old position to the new one. You want it to be instant (fSunShadowUpdateTime=0) - then the shadow stripes don't shimmer/ripple while it changes. The other value doesn't really matter: personal preference for how often the shadows update position. The bias scale can change/reduce the shadow stripes but can screw up shadows at certain angles if it's too high. [editline]16th June 2013[/editline] Also if you reduce the (outdoor) shadow distance you'll get sharper shadows - the shadow map is stretched over the entire area.

[url]http://theskyrimblog.ning.com/group/character-building/forum/topics/character-build-the-voice[/url] This is your next character build.

[QUOTE=Rakmon;41057413][url]http://theskyrimblog.ning.com/group/character-building/forum/topics/character-build-the-voice[/url] This is your next character build.[/QUOTE] [img]http://api.ning.com/files/3jTl2qg9wX1eigyBkogBuH4g7AFQAqkHZ93HixMdlFdGkuOubXNCl4WPn5vS2z838rqZcONYniZ7DB4kOlcqeq7TnAgqpNGu/fmOnK.jpg[/img] This is the most intimidating Argonian character I've ever seen. I tried browsing the Nexus for mods that could achieve this but only found this [url=http://static.skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/images/27469-1-1355454827.jpg]thing..[/url] (nsfw)

[QUOTE=zeldar;41058145] I tried browsing the Nexus for mods that could achieve this but only found this [url=http://static.skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/images/27469-1-1355454827.jpg]thing..[/url] (nsfw)[/QUOTE] Dear god why

So I played ESO for a few hours before I left for my trip. It doesn't really feel like a MMO and it doesn't really feel like a TES game either. One thing I did really like is that the inventory works the same way that skyrim does with SkyUI installed. Almost exactly the same layout. To be honest it really wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be but it still isn't something to write home about. At least so far for this beta.

[QUOTE=StupidUsername67;41058321]So I played ESO for a few hours before I left for my trip. It doesn't really feel like a MMO and it doesn't really feel like a TES game either. One thing I did really like is that the inventory works the same way that skyrim does with SkyUI installed. Almost exactly the same layout. To be honest it really wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be but it still isn't something to write home about. At least so far for this beta.[/QUOTE] Nope, you're wrong. According to this thread, it has first person so it's the perfect emulation of Elder Scrolls gameplay. The most Elder Scrolls-like Elder Scrolls to date.

[QUOTE=zeldar;41058145][img]http://api.ning.com/files/3jTl2qg9wX1eigyBkogBuH4g7AFQAqkHZ93HixMdlFdGkuOubXNCl4WPn5vS2z838rqZcONYniZ7DB4kOlcqeq7TnAgqpNGu/fmOnK.jpg[/img] This is the most intimidating Argonian character I've ever seen. I tried browsing the Nexus for mods that could achieve this but only found this [url=http://static.skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/images/27469-1-1355454827.jpg]thing..[/url] (nsfw)[/QUOTE] You can do this Argonian completely with the Vanilla character creator. That's Ancient Nord Armor, Iron Gauntlets, Probably Ancient Nord Boots, Max body size, the spikiest hair option, spiky brow option, although I'm not sure what skin tone is being used in there.

[QUOTE=Excalibuurr;41059537]I want to know what vanilla Skyrim client you're using. The proportions of the body in the picture is nowhere near similar to a max weight Argonian in Skyrim.[/QUOTE] Racemenu allows you to alter the sheer size of body parts, height, head, biceps, forearms, and titties.

If I were to buy Dawnguard and install it after having all my mods installed would it break my mods?

[QUOTE=zeldar;41058145][img]http://api.ning.com/files/3jTl2qg9wX1eigyBkogBuH4g7AFQAqkHZ93HixMdlFdGkuOubXNCl4WPn5vS2z838rqZcONYniZ7DB4kOlcqeq7TnAgqpNGu/fmOnK.jpg[/img] This is the most intimidating Argonian character I've ever seen. I tried browsing the Nexus for mods that could achieve this but only found this [url=http://static.skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/images/27469-1-1355454827.jpg]thing..[/url] (nsfw)[/QUOTE] [url]http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/6239/[/url] [url]http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/7029/[/url]

[QUOTE=Nathan;41060761][url]http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/6239/[/url] [url]http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/7029/[/url][/QUOTE] [IMG]http://static.skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/images/7029-3-1327507870.jpg[/IMG] This was supposed to be Skyrim, not WoW...

[QUOTE=Gordonator;41060126]Racemenu allows you to alter the sheer size of body parts, height, head, biceps, forearms, and titties.[/QUOTE] Titties? I never saw that option. Which one is that

[QUOTE=Rakmon;41060888][IMG]http://static.skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/images/7029-3-1327507870.jpg[/IMG] This was supposed to be Skyrim, not WoW...[/QUOTE] We can make that [I]one[/I] Orc from the ES:O trailer. Big McTinyhead.

[QUOTE=redBadger;41060929]Titties? I never saw that option. Which one is that[/QUOTE] It is only if you have a body mod.

[QUOTE=Rakmon;41060888][IMG]http://static.skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/images/7029-3-1327507870.jpg[/IMG] This was supposed to be Skyrim, not WoW...[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://puu.sh/3hiq4.jpg[/IMG] [SUB]I'm supposed to be studying, fml[/SUB]

[QUOTE=redBadger;41060929]Titties? I never saw that option. Which one is that[/QUOTE] You can customize the titties individually.

[QUOTE=DrasarSalman;41061483]You can customize the titties individually.[/QUOTE] Right down to the nipple size.

[QUOTE=zeldar;41061722]Right down to the nipple size.[/QUOTE] I must have missed that option, unless that option is called "open texture in Photoshop".