They can be as simple as necessary but they shouldn't be so much larger than the rendered geometry as the collision geometry is in some places
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim |OT2| Team Edward's Revenge
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They can be as simple as necessary but they shouldn't be so much larger than the rendered geometry as the collision geometry is in some places
Phonomezer
Banned
Nothing a mace to the head won't fix.
Deified Data
Banned
But that bed is "Owned" and-
Sigh. Okay. *shuffles off to dusty closet room to sleep on the floor, as lydia owns the bed*
Okay, but there is no way to see White-Gold Tower. If the map were fully rotateable, it could be seen. So...
Dammit. I need a house with safe containers. I need it now... obtaining Honeyside requires ridiculous amount of fetch quest that require rare materials. I don't want Breezehome as i'm not even starting the main quest properly anytime soon. Windhelm house requires choosing a side in the civil war and i'm not ready to do that. Solitude house costs way too much at the moment. Besides, haven't visited the whole place yet...
Bu...but, her bed says 'owned' and yours doesn't!
I wonder what would happen if you sleep in that owned bed? Will she call the guards? For sleeping in your own house?Also, can you kill her? Because there are 3 people in Whiterun that I want to kill...
1) Lydia.
2) The two mercenaries, soldiers, whatever redguard guys near the entrance.
Seriously, I think one day I will just go and try to kill them. But first I wanna kill Lydia or at least have her stay outside the house.
stufte
Member
Bu...but, her bed says 'owned' and yours doesn't!
Also, can you kill her? Because there are 3 people in Whiterun that I want to kill...
1) Lydia.
2) The two mercenaries, soldiers, whatever redguard guys near the entrance.
Seriously, I think one day I will just go and try to kill them. But first I wanna kill Lydia or at least have her stay outside the house.
if you're gonna kill lydia, at least have a giant kill her so her body can go flying.
There's a perk that'll boost swing speed while dual wielding by 35% overall, and then the power attacks (which are either 3- or 4-hit combos) get a boost in damage from the dual-wield side of the One Handed tree. I've been noticing the swing speed increases and no doubt it'll be hugely powerful once you unlock Elemental Fury, but I've been bored by it because you basically spam each weapon until things die with no real regard for blocking or distance or anything like that.
Deified Data
Banned
That never works. She just lands far, far away and recuperates. You'll get a message a few days later saying she got tired of waiting and left.
So it's dependent on the perk? Okay, that explains things. Thanks.
Additional question: is DB Sanctuary safe to store items by the way? Also, what's the difference beetween Shrouded Hand wraps (one handed weapon sneak attack bonus) and Shrouded Gloves (Backstab bonus)?
Grinchy
Banned
lol as a mage, these college quests are some of the earliest ones I'm doing. I didn't know if every dungeon was this long or not. I was in the Labyrinthian for so fucking long before I decided I had to just turn it off and take a break. I had just done the Dwemer one too.
These dungones are loooooooooong
I want them dead too. I never followed them to see where they do. Are they there at night?
Are those dungeons doable as a weak mage? (ie, using normal weapons, bows, etc..).
Yeah, they're there ALL THE TIME. At any given hour, just standing there. Ugh... Every time I enter I have to hear them talk :/
Deified Data
Banned
I think they're bugged. I've never seen them leave that spot.
Don't they go to Rorikstead after you talk to them?
I wish Scimitars were better weapons too, incidentally.
The first affects all one handed weapons so it'll boost sneak damage from stuff like swords and axes. The second only affects daggers, I think.
The problem with that Dwemer ruin really isn't the length, I like large dungeons. The problem is that it's more corridoor-y than Final Fantasy XIII, and has no puzzles or other interesting variation. The dungeon gameplay in Skyrim is generally great, but it makes you realize just how much better they could have done with the layouts.
WorstUsernameEver
Member
Level 31, and I found it to be disappointingly easy. Should have done it sooner so there would be some kind of thrill.
Ah, i see. Thanks.
Ive never seen them leave. I even did the quest that theyre semi-involved in but theyre just chillin there. I might murder them and go to jail just for the hell of it just to get rid of them.
Deified Data
Banned
The same, I didn't muster the courage to try until I was so strong that it was no longer a challenge. It's funnest to try when they can still one-shot you, IMO.
Philthy
Member
This is true, which I guess is why I liked it, and what I was expecting. Your character basically becomes a meat grinder that most enemies have no defense for. Before this, I was circle strafing with a 1H axe, while my other hand shot flames or ice or what have you. It worked, and you had to pay attention sometimes.
Pretty happy with the play styles the game is offering to be honest.
I can't find any perk that lets you cast spells for free? Is all my points in mana a waste then?
You can enchant your gear to make certain schools of spells free to cast, or nearly free.
And no, points in mana aren't a waste unless you exclusively cast that school or two you chose to enchant for.
High level Enchanters don't pay for spells is a better way to put it, really. You can use Enchants to reduce the casting cost of an entire school of magic to 0%. With the 100 Enchanting perk, you can do this to two schools. Magicka is still nice to have for those other schools but I don't find myself casting those ones all that often, honestly.
So I bought skyrim this past sunday. I knew what oblivion was but never really played it. I like the concept of the game and how much their was to do so I figured I would pick up skyrim. so far the game is pretty amazing. I have spent a majority of my time around whiterun and just exploring the map. I started the main story but stopped at the greybeards. Im about 15 hours in and really feel like I havnt even started. Not really sure about all the crafting and whatnot but starting to understand. for now im doing small quests and just getting used to things. so far I have encountered 5 dragons, usually when I discover a place for the first time a dragon will appear. ill let it kill all the bandits and then ill finish it off. last night I decided I wanted to take a journey out to riften so I bought a horse and set out. it was a long journey and I did die along the way but it was really incredible for a videogame. really happy with the purchase of this game. I was debating to get AC but I wanted something new. It just blows my mind with how much there is to do and endless places to travel to.
Grinchy
Banned
I only really use Dest and Conj so far for offense, playing on expert. Labyrinthian has been a relatively tough area. I basically take 2 hits from anything and I'm dead so I have to use my companion (who just died) and summons.
I could be wrong, but I'd assume that you'd have an easier time if you can do good bow damage and melee damage. Once I'm out of MP, I'm pretty screwed. If you have a companion who can tank a little bit you should be ok. There were a couple really hard fights for me.
Deified Data
Banned
My first giant kill was around level 7, it was pretty rough, but I eventually found a nice big rock that I could circle around continuously to keep a safe distance away while blasting the giant with my puny spells.
catotheyounger
Member
I discovered a few days ago that I can bump an enemy with my raised shield, interrupting their attack animation. Completely changes the combat! Equipped with a 50% fire resistant Legendary shield and Legendary Nightingale sword w/ life steak, I am a flawless victory dragon killing machine.
Honestly it's pretty easy if you have Impact and you have something somewhat beefy like a Frost Atronach.
Vyse The Legend
Member
It's an Elders Scrolls tradition at this point to make the mage quest line the dullest, lamest one in the game.
Deified Data
Banned
Enchant iron daggers with petty souls indefinitely. Cheesy, but effective.
TheContact
Member
I was fighting a giant and Lydai got SMASHED by a giant and Lydia went flying way up in the air. I proceeded to kill the giant, then a few seconded later Lydia fell almost right on top of the giant's corpse. She got back up and seemed ok =p
Yeah I did the quest, and they left for a bit, but then later came back and had no dialog options. I got sick of them, so I just murdered then. I found a spot where I could snipe them with my bow while hidden, was able to kill both without alerting any guards. There bodies now lie in the water beneath the bridge they were standing on.
Buy the ever loving shit out of every pre-filled Petty, Lesser, and Common (Greater and Grand if you don't care about the gold spent) Soul Gem and then Enchant Iron Daggers or some cheaply made Smithing item with some Enchant. Go through what Enchants you have and see what gives you the highest value and keep Enchanting things with that.
Alternatively, get the Black Star (Daedric quest reward) and make a weapon that casts Soul Trap on hit. Kill a Human enemy and then immediately use their Soul to recharge your weapon. Repeat.
Also, in case you didn't know, use the Disenchant option at the Enchanting table to get new Enchants.
Actually, it's hard to level enchanting slowly enough so that it doesn't feel like cheating! (you gain levels extremely quickly by just enchanting random loot with weak soul gems)
I wouldn't really call it an exploit, per se, but yeah, it's really, really cheesy. Coupled with Impact, it pretty much makes a Destruction Mage a stun machine that cares not about what it's trying to kill. Alright, sure, they may take a few more hits to kill than if you went Smithing and made epic weapons but they can't do a damn thing to you while you stunlock them forever.
freenudemacusers
Member
hah all this enchant stuff makes me want to do this and munchkin my character out. I want to be a god of destruction and conjuration.
Treemonkeys
Member
I got
and it seems pretty broken, one shotting blood dragons is fun though.
Mehrune's Razor
freenudemacusers
Member
I never got it to do that for me. I must be unlucky.
Deified Data
Banned
All things said, it can be nice to feel that powerful. Enchanting is definitely the quintessential skill of Skyrim. Wonder if they'll ever nerf it.
Amibguous Cad
Member
I killed a giant at level 20 recently. Got my frost atronarch to tank and made him stagger with dual casted firebolts. Went down relatively easily. Tried it on another giant, but then his mammoth started attacking me and i couldn't get away. Though I did get confirmation that yes, giants can still one-shot me at this level.
Any mages out there know how to level up illusion well? It doesn't seem like there are many bread and butter combat spells to use frm the tree. I know I'm going to want invisibility spells once I start the thieves guild quests... maybe I'll just buy training from the mage's guild.
Any mages out there know how to level up illusion well? It doesn't seem like there are many bread and butter combat spells to use frm the tree. I know I'm going to want invisibility spells once I start the thieves guild quests... maybe I'll just buy training from the mage's guild.
Treemonkeys
Member
Seems like it procs every other mob for me, and then if I have a difficult fight and die/reload it will likely proc on the 2nd try making that fight really easy. I'm playing on master difficulty and I hope the game still has some challenge left, I can already one shot pretty much anything if I get a sneak attack even without that weapon.
Cast Muffle.