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I want to be home playing this.

If there was a 'Best Water Effects in a Video Game' Skyrim would win. I just stand on rocks in the river and watch it flow by!

Counting down the days till the semester finally ends and I can play skyrim without fear of failing classes...

So was this filmed in-game? Might seem like a dumb question, and it is, but I know a lot of Warcraft preview videos look nothing like the actual gameplay (at least on my dinky laptop)

styckx: fark Bethsoft. They released a patch that won't let you flip the 4gb aware switch without Steam flagging your copy as a tampered copy of the game. fark them.

Have they confirmed that was intentional? That's very, very, very unlike them to do.
Also, if Steam flags it as tampered, does that mean you can't play it?

Beerguy: WTH is a "4gb aware switch"?

For some reason, all Bethsoft games only make use of 2gb of ram max, no matter how much you have installed. There are ways to make the game 4gb 'aware' so that it uses all your ram. One is using a loader exe, another is using editing software to check a simple box to tweak the original exe.

/don't know the actual software details, just how to tamper with Bethesda games

styckx: Without it, the PC version has randomly farked textures and constant CTDs.

Some people have that problem. Not all. It's difficult to tell what percentage since only the people having the problem complain on forums, naturally.

For example, I'm not having the problem at all. But I can easily imagine others having it.

styckx: Beerguy: styckx: fark Bethsoft. They released a patch that won't let you flip the 4gb aware switch without Steam flagging your copy as a tampered copy of the game. fark them.

WTH is a "4gb aware switch"?

It allows the game to use more than 2gb of RAM.. Without it, the PC version has randomly farked textures and constant CTDs. Most developers just enable this in their binarys out of the gate. Bethsoft didn't, so the community patched it themselves (you can patch any game with it, it's just a file header parm) so the game is stable. Then Bethsoft's first patch for the PC locked the game to Steam, so if you patched your copy of the binary Steam basically flags your game as illegal and you can't run it.

There are launchers now that circumvent this but tons are pissed off because Bethsofts first patch was basically DRM locking the game to Steam.

Wow, that sounds like it would solve a lot of my issues with the game.
And cause a couple more.

Friggin' DRM

styckx: fark Bethsoft. They released a patch that won't let you flip the 4gb aware switch without Steam flagging your copy as a tampered copy of the game. fark them.

Then Bethsoft's first patch for the PC locked the game to Steam, so if you patched your copy of the binary Steam basically flags your game as illegal and you can't run it.

You can still delete the executable, let Steam restore the server-side version, then run the game right?

I mean, it's a shiat move altogether, but they aren't killing peoples' copies of the game altogether, I assume?

meehaw: Alright, help me out. What the fark is a "Skyrim" and why the fark should we care?

A very popular recent videogame.
Videogames are a very large component of geek culture and a rising technology industry.

It is nice animation, but it is not more beautiful than real life. It is 100% more fake though.

Seth'n'Spectrum:
For some reason, all Bethsoft games only make use of 2gb of ram max, no matter how much you have installed. There are ways to make the game 4gb 'aware' so that it uses all your ram. One is using a loader exe, another is using editing software to check a simple box to tweak the original exe.

/don't know the actual software details, just how to tamper with Bethesda games

If the game was actually exceeding 2GB it might matter. Can't recall an instance where Skyrim would even come close to that...even for me and I'm running at max settings with 4 custom 2048x2048 texture packs.

Contents Under Pressure: So was this filmed in-game? Might seem like a dumb question, and it is, but I know a lot of Warcraft preview videos look nothing like the actual gameplay (at least on my dinky laptop)

Yeah, that's in-game video. Even on my GeForce 260 the game looks and runs beautiful.

Contents Under Pressure: So was this filmed in-game? Might seem like a dumb question, and it is, but I know a lot of Warcraft preview videos look nothing like the actual gameplay (at least on my dinky laptop)

Yes. The game is fantastic looking.

scottydoesntknow: styckx: fark Bethsoft. They released a patch that won't let you flip the 4gb aware switch without Steam flagging your copy as a tampered copy of the game. fark them.

Can't you run the game straight from the .exe file and bypass Steam entirely? I remember reading about that somewhere.

That's what they changed. There was a tweaked .exe file as a fix that bypassed Steam, but the recent patch tied the .exe to Steam so that method doesn't work anymore.

The PS3 lag issue is really screwing the experience. First 25 hours I was thinking game of the year, now I'm thinking how can I get a refund. Aiming sucks in this game as well. Oh what I wouldn't do for a target lock system. I shouldn't be able to miss a person standing 6 inches in front of me. It's ok in first person view, but for some reason if you go to the third person view your shots don't fire to the center, they fire to the right. Super ghey and counter intuitive. If a target is dead center in front of me, my lighting bolts should connect.

Backstabbing and slitting throats is working great though.

styckx: Beerguy: styckx: fark Bethsoft. They released a patch that won't let you flip the 4gb aware switch without Steam flagging your copy as a tampered copy of the game. fark them.

WTH is a "4gb aware switch"?

It allows the game to use more than 2gb of RAM.. Without it, the PC version has randomly farked textures and constant CTDs. Most developers just enable this in their binarys out of the gate. Bethsoft didn't, so the community patched it themselves (you can patch any game with it, it's just a file header parm) so the game is stable. Then Bethsoft's first patch for the PC locked the game to Steam, so if you patched your copy of the binary Steam basically flags your game as illegal and you can't run it.

There are launchers now that circumvent this but tons are pissed off because Bethsofts first patch was basically DRM locking the game to Steam.

Yep, I noticed that. At first you could also just run the game from the executable on your harddrive. Now it loads Steam automatically, forcing you to be online to play. fark them.

YAY! New Skyrim thread!

So, just throwing this out there...but fark Meridia, and fark Krosis. What a bunch of dillholes.

So I assume this is gameplay from PC?

No way I would believe something that gorgeous can run on a 360 or PS3...

Skyrim is more epic in scope, and in may ways prettier, but the actual graphics in Witcher 2 are better

Seth'n'Spectrum: For some reason, all Bethsoft games only make use of 2gb of ram max, no matter how much you have installed.



/just bought oblivion on the $5 steam sale. so far, it's fun.
//skyrim looks great; call me when there's the cheap GOTY edition.

Best thing I've seen in Skyrim so far (new window)

the graphics are very impressive, not really a fan of that kinda game though too much time involved to play.

Having a blast. But I did manage to fark up a quest this morning. Blood on the ice. You're supposed to track down a jack-the-ripper type character in windhelm. It's a short side mission so no real spoilers involved.

I walk into town, start investigating, then go to talk to the Jarl's sidekick about it. Aaaaaand he gives me some stuff to do. Like go investigate the crime scene... that I already investigated and isn't there anymore. And track down some leads... that I already tracked down and can't re-track down. I haven't even been able to just "complete" the quest via console. The player.setstage command isn't helping. I'd be very grateful for any advice.

croesius: YAY! New Skyrim thread!

So, just throwing this out there...but fark Meridia, and fark Krosis. What a bunch of dillholes.

What's your problem with Meridia?

Need a Dispenser Here: Best thing I've seen in Skyrim so far (new window)

Hahaha, that is awesome. Even more so because I finally killed that stupid bastard last night because I got tired of listening to his ramblings everytime I ran past to use the enchanting altar in the jarl's hall.

/felt bad at first
//got over it.

Honest Bender: Having a blast. But I did manage to fark up a quest this morning. Blood on the ice. You're supposed to track down a jack-the-ripper type character in windhelm. It's a short side mission so no real spoilers involved.

I walk into town, start investigating, then go to talk to the Jarl's sidekick about it. Aaaaaand he gives me some stuff to do. Like go investigate the crime scene... that I already investigated and isn't there anymore. And track down some leads... that I already tracked down and can't re-track down. I haven't even been able to just "complete" the quest via console. The player.setstage command isn't helping. I'd be very grateful for any advice.

It's a very buggy, crappy quest.

Honest Bender: Having a blast. But I did manage to fark up a quest this morning. Blood on the ice. You're supposed to track down a jack-the-ripper type character in windhelm. It's a short side mission so no real spoilers involved.

I walk into town, start investigating, then go to talk to the Jarl's sidekick about it. Aaaaaand he gives me some stuff to do. Like go investigate the crime scene... that I already investigated and isn't there anymore. And track down some leads... that I already tracked down and can't re-track down. I haven't even been able to just "complete" the quest via console. The player.setstage command isn't helping. I'd be very grateful for any advice.

Follow the blood trail on the ground. It should lead to a house. Once you get there it will trigger the next stage of the quest.

Bender, did you follow the trail of blood out of the graveyard and find the house yet? There is a house in town where the blood leads with many secrets inside. Make sure to find the journal while you're there and that move things forward.

When I went up the 7000 steps I just kind of stopped at one point and watched the clouds go through the mountains in the distance.

I swear I stood there for about 2 mins until I snapped out of it and continued.

/its a beautiful game, Bethesda has really outdone themselves.

meehaw: Alright, help me out. What the fark is a "Skyrim" and why the fark should we care?

Question.....do you have some fat on you?

/needs a resist poison potion

Honest Bender: Having a blast. But I did manage to fark up a quest this morning. Blood on the ice. You're supposed to track down a jack-the-ripper type character in windhelm. It's a short side mission so no real spoilers involved.

I walk into town, start investigating, then go to talk to the Jarl's sidekick about it. Aaaaaand he gives me some stuff to do. Like go investigate the crime scene... that I already investigated and isn't there anymore. And track down some leads... that I already tracked down and can't re-track down. I haven't even been able to just "complete" the quest via console. The player.setstage command isn't helping. I'd be very grateful for any advice.

If the guard is still there, talk to him and tell him you've been sent to investigate. If not, try following the blood patches to a building, pick the lock and search inside.

meehaw: Alright, help me out. What the fark is a "Skyrim" and why the fark should we care?

It is the northernmost land in Tamriel, home of the Nord race.

Argus Prescott: Bender, did you follow the trail of blood out of the graveyard and find the house yet? There is a house in town where the blood leads with many secrets inside. Make sure to find the journal while you're there and that move things forward.

Maybe I need to be more explicit about the series of events.

*KINDA SORTA SPOILERS*

So I roll into town, and see the group of people in the graveyard around the dead body. I talk to the guard, talk to all the people, then follow the trail of blood. I break into the house, thoroughly investigate. Found the amulet, both journals, and the secret room. I follow the trial of clues about the amulet to the curiosity's house guy who tells me it's the mage's. Then I went and talked to the Jarl's assistant. He gave me the following quest points: examine the crime scene (nothing there anymore), get assistance from whatshisname (no dialog options about this), and follow up on the clues from the house (already did).

Between my being broke, and my being in the betas for both SW:TOR and Diablo 3... I live vicariously through threads like this. MOAR SKYRIM STORIES PLZ!

I was considering getting this for the PC over the xbox this time and I was wondering, do I need steam to run it? And can I play without an internet connection?

ConConHead: MOAR SKYRIM STORIES PLZ!

I saw a mudcrab once. Nasty little creatures.