[Megathread] Skyrim Discussion

[Demidov]

I keep getting the collision noise indoors for no reason. Creepy as hell.

[fizzbob]

Yes, that is the one.

And honestly, I simply don't understand how people can say that mods make the game 1000% more contentrich- most of them simply adds better game mechanics/graphics, but I simply can't find any gameplay additions.

man what the hell do you think a game is? mechanics and graphics are about 2/3 of what makes an RPG, you left out the thousands of hours of custom stories and if not for a dialogue bug you'd see more quests than there are.

not sure what you're expecting but hours and hours of free content that is limited by the modders imagination is exactly what makes bethesda games better. if you're getting your shit from the steam workshop, that's problem one, the best shit there is ripped off from the guys who put up on skyrim nexus. you tel me what you're looking for and i'll tell you where to find it. you want an addon where you fuck hookers in the inns? they made one. you want one where you can look like MLP and staby shit? they got one. mods will be created for the next 5 years for skyrim.

---------- Post added 2012-11-15 at 06:12 PM ----------

Does anyone else have problems when playing Skyrim above 60 fps? I have no idea whats causing it but when I let it be at 120, weird things start happening. Pots and pans start flying and making the collision noise indoors. Sometimes I get a weird submerging underwater and out of the water flicker. Chickens and other animals just die for no good reason etc.

After limiting it to 60 max, the problems seem to have disappeared but its a lot less smooth than it was before..

known bug, don't play at 120fps

---------- Post added 2012-11-15 at 06:14 PM ----------

It does and it makes me sad modders haven't looked into making it smoother and just making combat a lot more interesting.

then take an hour to learn how to create your own mods with all these free tools and do it. you people who don't create mods, DO bitch about it and run quality modders off (like the guy who made WIS) hold us all back

if you can't make it, you really don't have a right to bitch about nobody else making it. stop being lazy and learn how, you'll be amazed how simple this stuff can be and how many people are willing to help you with the stuff that isn't so simple (papyrus scripting)

[Flaks]

I LOVE mods and really appreciate the work modders put into them and know that I would be hard pressed to make anything bordering on passable in comparison to the stuff I'm using on Skyrim right now.

It just surprises me that something so big as the combat system outside of perks seems to have gone largely unnoticed by moders and mod users alike.

[Myobi]

For graphical issues like shadows and under water stuff the thing that worked for me was either updating drivers or uninstalling the latest ones.

Makes sense, yet, huge problem for me. I'm using a Qosmio x300, nvidia & toshiba gave up on the model 2 years ago... therefore no updates, since the most recent ones ain't compatible.

( http://pt.computers.toshiba-europe.c...jsp?service=PT )

Edited:

What happens if I kill Ulfric and Elisif ?

[Mcstunner]

elisif is essential, so she can't be killed.

something i've just recently discovered, the masque of clavicus vile looks awesome with the royal vampire armor! but only on a male :/

tempted to make a male character now >.<

[Myobi]

Really? Aw. That means I can't just nuke both sides ? =( sniffles.

[Jevlin]

Hey, Myobi. What type of shadow issues do you have? Is it the flickering or are they jumping, are they pixelated or maybe all three?

[Mcstunner]

Really? Aw. That means I can't just nuke both sides ? =( sniffles.

you can by using console commands to make her normal, but that's the only way :/

[Jevlin]

This should do the trick for you + give you a few extra fps
I'm assuming you fiddled with config files before so I'll just point you in the right direction.

First file that we want to edit is Skyrim.ini. Add or edit these two lines under [Display].

fSunShadowUpdateTime=0.10
fSunUpdateThreshold=1.0

This will solve the jumping/glitchy shadows.


Now we want smoother, less pixelated shadows. To do that, go into Skyrimprefs.ini. Add or edit the following lines under [Display].

iBlurDeferredShadowMask=3
fInteriorShadowDistance=1000.0000
fShadowDistance=2000.0000
iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=4096
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=4096
iShadowMaskQuarter=2


Make sure that all "ShadowMapResolution" lines are edited to a value of "4096", there are more than 2 lines defining the shadow resolution.
The only thing you have to keep in mind is that after the config files are edited, never go into the games options tab and change anything.
For no apparent reason at all this causes the values to jump back to default and you once again have the blocky no good for nothing shadows.

Edit: I can see you went offline, but fuck it, spent a few precious minutes writing this beforehand so better post it :>

[ita]

known bug, don't play at 120fps

That sucks..

Does it still happen with 90 or 100 fps? And if not, is there a way to limit it for Skyrim? Now I just set it on half the supported rate for Skyrim on Nvidia settings.

[Myobi]

you can by using console commands to make her normal, but that's the only way :/

That's a no no to me, only use such thing when game breaking bugs happen =P

Hey, Myobi. What type of shadow issues do you have? Is it the flickering or are they jumping, are they pixelated or maybe all three?

It's a huge mix of that, yeah. I just tried to remove them all.... kind of fail'd.

This should do the trick for you + give you a few extra fps
I'm assuming you fiddled with config files before so I'll just point you in the right direction.

First file that we want to edit is Skyrim.ini. Add or edit these two lines under [Display].

fSunShadowUpdateTime=0.10
fSunUpdateThreshold=1.0

This will solve the jumping/glitchy shadows.


Now we want smoother, less pixelated shadows. To do that, go into Skyrimprefs.ini. Add or edit the following lines under [Display].

iBlurDeferredShadowMask=3
fInteriorShadowDistance=1000.0000
fShadowDistance=2000.0000
iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=4096
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=4096
iShadowMaskQuarter=2


Make sure that all "ShadowMapResolution" lines are edited to a value of "4096", there are more than 2 lines defining the shadow resolution.
The only thing you have to keep in mind is that after the config files are edited, never go into the games options tab and change anything.
For no apparent reason at all this causes the values to jump back to default and you once again have the blocky no good for nothing shadows.

Edit: I can see you went offline, but fuck it, spent a few precious minutes writing this beforehand so better post it :>

Will give it a shot. Thanks.

[Valenhil]

I installed SkyRe, but 2 things in combat are ruining it for me:
1-Walking cancels the attack animation
2-Enemy damage always comes at the start of the animation rather than when it's supposed to, making blocking by reflex impossible.
This is not how it's supposed to work, is it?

[Istaril]

I installed SkyRe, but 2 things in combat are ruining it for me:
1-Walking cancels the attack animation
2-Enemy damage always comes at the start of the animation rather than when it's supposed to, making blocking by reflex impossible.
This is not how it's supposed to work, is it?

Nope, sounds like bugs.

[Valenhil]

Nope, sounds like bugs.

I figure it's clashing with other mods, but I don't know what I should be looking for here.

[Migey]

I have the bug where underwater I can't see anything; the screen goes greenish grey until I come to the surface. Unfortunately I am not able to download anything for awhile so is there a non-mod way to fix this?

Also, does Riften really have any decent quests apart from the Thieves Guild? Only been there a tiny bit but so far the amount of interesting quests there (minus Thieves Guild) seems pretty underwhelming compared to the other 4 major cities.

[Cyclone Jack]

I figure it's clashing with other mods, but I don't know what I should be looking for here.

Have you tried using BOSS (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/6) to sort out any issues?

[Valenhil]

Have you tried using BOSS (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/6) to sort out any issues?

Doesn't show anything wrong on combat. Also, I have verified that not only the damage doesn't match the animation, sometimes it repeats. I keep getting killed because the dude with a warhammer attacked 3 times in one swing.

[Cyclone Jack]

I would say you have conflicting mods, or you could even have a bad load order on your mods. If BOSS doesn't show you any issues, then I would go to the page for each of your mods to see if they have any known issues with other mods.

[Istaril]

Doesn't show anything wrong on combat. Also, I have verified that not only the damage doesn't match the animation, sometimes it repeats. I keep getting killed because the dude with a warhammer attacked 3 times in one swing.

Post you mod list here, I'll see if I can figure out what isn't compatible.

[Valenhil]

Post you mod list here, I'll see if I can figure out what isn't compatible.

Started a new game, working fine. Which is bizarre, since the game that had the problems was new, too.
It might have something to do with switching off Deadly Combat and activating SkyRe.