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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition |OT| Winter is Here
- Thread starter Cornbread78
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popsicle_sundays
Member
What the fuck? I thought this unlocked at 8PM EST? My Xbox One version is a no go.
wesleyshark
Banned
Sarcasm? Or are you mental lol
Midnight EST it seems for consoles.
ComputerBlue
Member
WTF from a Helgen chest:
I hope you map this location for the rest of us.
sindbadthesailor
Member
Never finished my original save of Skyrim so I was kind of looking forward to this. Low settings are a disappointment though.
Add to that, character modules have this weird greyish moving splotches on them.
They're incredibly distracting.
Add to that, character modules have this weird greyish moving splotches on them.
They're incredibly distracting.
Just a heads up for people who may be new to the PC version of the game...a little trick if you want to skip that launcher window at startup...
Go into your Skyrim Steam installation directory and rename 'SkyrimSELauncher.exe' to 'SkyrimSELauncher.BAK' or simply cut and paste the exe to a remote directory elsewhere. After that take the 'SkyrimSE.exe' and rename it to 'SkyrimSELauncher.exe'
You can now start the game without that annoying ass configuration launcher window and right into the game itself.
Go into your Skyrim Steam installation directory and rename 'SkyrimSELauncher.exe' to 'SkyrimSELauncher.BAK' or simply cut and paste the exe to a remote directory elsewhere. After that take the 'SkyrimSE.exe' and rename it to 'SkyrimSELauncher.exe'
You can now start the game without that annoying ass configuration launcher window and right into the game itself.
Peterthumpa
Member
Wait, so I need to own all the DLC to have it for free? Only the vanilla game isn't enough?
If positive, can I still buy the DLC only to get it for free?
If positive, can I still buy the DLC only to get it for free?
I looted the same chest, it's not there on the PC version at least. Probably put it in there for lulz.
Vanilla game isn't enough because the special edition includes all the DLC. You have up until the end of tomorrow if you want to buy the DLC and you can still get it, although I don't really think I would consider it "free" at that point.
texhnolyze
Banned
People who own Skyrim + all DLC before the SE launch are eligible for the free upgrade. If you bought it after it's released, maybe you missed the deadline?
Or maybe just wait for several hours or a day. They've stated that they're delivering the free SE manually. It may take up to 36 hours.
c'mon guys, 'player.additem 0000000f "number" ' for Gold.
I know this game inside out.
'player.modav carryweight' OVER 9000!
Anyway, whoever said this version looks the same as vanilla Skyrim really needs to go back and install the old version. This is clearly a step up. Few hitches here and there but on my old 2gb 680 I'm at 60fps pretty much always. Even the grass density seems higher:
Just need some graphics mods like ENBs, lighting mods, HD textures, grass and trees etc.
ed: Oh yeah, Godrays at medium, everything else on high.
I know this game inside out.
'player.modav carryweight' OVER 9000!
Anyway, whoever said this version looks the same as vanilla Skyrim really needs to go back and install the old version. This is clearly a step up. Few hitches here and there but on my old 2gb 680 I'm at 60fps pretty much always. Even the grass density seems higher:
Just need some graphics mods like ENBs, lighting mods, HD textures, grass and trees etc.
ed: Oh yeah, Godrays at medium, everything else on high.
DoomOfShadow
Member
980Ti&i7-4790K here. Everything maxed out at 1440p, Had the same problem of fps dropping down to single digits and going back up again, check to see if it was mods causing the problem... It wasn't, I turned down god rays to see if that helped... It didn't, but, I enabled Borderless Windowed mode. Fixed it, now I have a smooth framerate. Hope that helps if anyone else has the same problem
DOWN
Banned
Go to Library on the PS4 home menu and under Purchased you should be able to select Skyrim and click Download
Mr_Appleby
Member
I bought the remaining dlc this morning (about 7.30am AU EST time), ~3 hours before unlock and the SE showed up in my library around an hour later. They have said though they if you buy all the DLC on the 28th it could be up to 36 hours before the SE appears for you.
F0rneus
Tears in the rain
gbpackers25
Member
Nope it's 30 fps. The pro version runs at Native 4k though
SuperLurker
Member
Seems to run OK maxed out at 4k with a single 1080. Indoors its a locked 60 but outside I've seen it drop as low at 50, I haven't really explored much outdoors though.
TheChewyWaffles
Member
Game is crashing on PC and games never ever crash for me. Two crashes now in 25 minutes of play.
mercenar1e
Member
they should have left the PC mods on steam workshop but now i have to shift through a bunch of mods tailored for the XB1 and PS4.
Spauldingxx
Member
Was never into RPGs, but bought Witcher 3 because of the killer reviews and I enjoyed it. Although I did lose I interest in the side quests and just finished the main story after the first area.
How would you guys say this compares to Witcher 3, I'm thinking of picking it up.
How would you guys say this compares to Witcher 3, I'm thinking of picking it up.
I'd say the sidequests are the meat of the game. If you like exploring/picking up quests/customizing your build then it's for you.
Lister
Banned
It doesn't compare at all.
They're both open world, and there's some time wasting stuff to do, but Skyrim is pretty empty and shallow compared to the Witcher 3. It's story also doesn't hold a candle, especially when it comes ot the piecemeal narratives that cna be found in most nooks and crannies of the Witcher3.
Skyrim's Combat while simplistic, might be more fun than the Witcher's though.
It's been a while.
ComputerBlue
Member
You know there are plenty of people who don't have access to console commands because they don't play on PC, right? lol.
The Dear Leader
Banned
Or ya know, people have different hardware setups that run the game differently and have different taste in the visuals of a game, doesn't mean they're "haters".
Witcher 3 is better in every way imo, although in this game you can play however you want: sneak, magic, melee and each has there own tiers within it. Your character is a blank canvas basically, unlike Geralt. Main story is worse, combat is worse and most of the quests are fetch quests.
The big thing with Skyrim is modding, that why they game is always in the top ~10 on Steam everyday. I think it's worth checking if you've never played it before.
Yeah it was a joke
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
You're kidding right?
You're kidding right?
Well the point is, it's only a small upgrade from vanilla PC - which can be modded. So for some poeple it's not worth playing at this time and I don't blame them for not wanting to drop their modded Skyrim.
It will only get better as more mods come out.
Rellik
Member
Use Nexus.
Ryzaki009
Member
You're kidding right?
I'm not beginning my next playthrough til Skyui and other mods are out. It's not really that surprising.
I'm too used to my model skyrim I forgot how bad the default faces look :X
The Dear Leader
Banned
This remaster looks pretty good for sure, but my memories of Skyrim are of a heavily modded version that looked gorgeous not a 720p blurry brown/grey mess that the console version where, so some people won't see as much of a difference in visual quality, it just depends on your perspective, doesn't make either wrong or right.
The Last Wizard
Member
I pray no one ever puts a gun to my head and makes me choose between Skyrim's and Witcher 3's combat.
SpartanN92
Banned
What resolution does the Xbone version run at?
I had my first glitch.
Can you see it?
How about now?
It's a fucking bird stuck in the tree!
Welcome to Skyrim bitch.
Yeah the default faces are trash, fucking hell. Even back then it was trash. At least in this one the default DoF kicks in and I get distracted.
Can you see it?
How about now?
It's a fucking bird stuck in the tree!
Welcome to Skyrim bitch.
Yeah the default faces are trash, fucking hell. Even back then it was trash. At least in this one the default DoF kicks in and I get distracted.
The differences between this and the original release didn't really hit me until I made it out of the starter cave and started heading to Riverwood. I LOVE how dense all of the spaces are now and the lighting and weather keep making me stop and just take in the scenery. I just got to Whiterun and saw the hi-res moon rising in the sky:
lol! I had the same thing happen! I keep hearing a weird sound and I tracked it down to a tree. When I looked into the tree, I saw the bird!
lol! I had the same thing happen! I keep hearing a weird sound and I tracked it down to a tree. When I looked into the tree, I saw the bird!
Got it preloaded at home, looking forward to jumping in after work. Never played the DLC so there's a lot left in there for me, and I played vanilla on lowest on some crappy laptop. Tried messing with mods for vanilla a few weeks back but couldn't get it working properly so was looking forward to a no-hassle solution for decent graphics. Hyped.
That's been there since 11/11/11
Yeah that bug has been around in vanilla Skyrim for years. I'm actually used to looking for it when you first cross the Riverwood bridge every time you start a new character.
I have the exact same bug in that tree. Amazing.
Some things never change...
Witcher 3 blows this out of the water in every way besides combat, but Skyrim has atmosphere/exploration that never gets old.