They're automatically compared to what you're wearing. That screenshot doesn't show it because it was taken from before they added it. I'm not sure how often you'd need to compare two items that you aren't wearing so I don't know how much of a problem that is. I think it's an improvement, especially the 3D model viewer and how they're integrating that into the questing.

11/11/2011 1:39:42 PM

sounds like a complaint that results from a change in "the way it was done before"

11/11/2011 1:46:25 PM

http://www.lensoftruth.com/head2head-the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-screenshot-comparison/

Compares screenshots between 360 and PS3

(allegedly, I've never seen the site before and stumbled upon it)

11/11/2011 2:15:46 PM

Can't wait for some texture packs. Textures are pretty bad compared to some of the newer Oblivion texture mods.

http://www.gamefront.com/pc-gamers-complaining-about-skyrims-textures-ui-mouse-keyboard-support/

http://www.gamefront.com/5-skyrim-mods-we-hope-someone-makes/

[Edited on November 11, 2011 at 2:31 PM. Reason : s]

11/11/2011 2:26:55 PM

<shrug> I honestly am not noticing low res textures. Jaggies at the moment but I'm gonna fiddle around w/ AA tonight.

11/11/2011 2:46:55 PM

anyone found any good way to pick locks? it seems just blind luck to me

11/11/2011 2:47:14 PM

It's part luck. Rotate the lockpick to where you want to start then slowly turn the lock. If it shudders stop and move the lockpick. Repeat until it shudders less and less then not at all and the lock is open.

11/11/2011 2:53:52 PM

Definitely download the latest nvidia drivers released on Nov. 10th, drivers made a huge difference for my GTX 580 3GB.

11/11/2011 4:20:35 PM

The UI for this game is a step back and the control interface is very poorly done for the PC, feels like a cheap console port. I'm really surprised Bethesda would do something this bad.

The game itself is loads of fun though, gameplay and graphics are improvements on Oblivion. No drastic changes, but improvements never the less.

11/11/2011 4:39:44 PM

I don't have a problem with the UI. 1-8 hotkeyed, hit Q for favorites. Are you hotkeying and assigning favorites? I think the UI is slick.

11/11/2011 4:42:36 PM

Nevermind, this game has some targetting issues on the PC.

Have any of you had a corpse 'stick' to you after youve killed it? Making it difficult to deal with other enemies attacking you?

[Edited on November 11, 2011 at 6:37 PM. Reason : *]

11/11/2011 6:34:40 PM

im 4 hours in and its fucking awesome

i love the inventory in skyrim more than oblivion, but maybe that's just me.

i've barely touched the main storyline, just been doing some side stuff. just got out of the barrows, though. that was awesome.

11/11/2011 6:52:42 PM

I fucked with the physics for a bit and have found an animation "flying" bug.

Uploading it, it looks pretty silly.

[Edited on November 11, 2011 at 7:44 PM. Reason : -]

11/11/2011 7:43:03 PM

heh.

11/11/2011 8:21:13 PM

seeing great success as a "battlemage" type character.....a 1h weapon in one hand and a spell in the other.

i love that i can do whatever I want....wear heavy armor, use destro spells + 1h weapon and it is a valid play style

11/11/2011 8:32:57 PM

How to fly in skyrim, lol.

http://youtu.be/bBgJiHoPbKc

[Edited on November 11, 2011 at 9:08 PM. Reason : -]

11/11/2011 9:05:40 PM

^i discovered a different way to fly- you go fuck with a giant, and he smacks the shit out of you with his club, i literally flew over a mountain.

11/11/2011 11:26:08 PM

For real. Those giants are NOT to be fucked with. I can't wait until I level up to where I can take one on, but for now, they are to be avoided at all costs.

11/11/2011 11:32:32 PM

So while traveling I decided to shoot an arrow at a mammoth, see how much damage I would do. Bad idea. Thing came charging at me, I only managed to escape because it got caught on a tree.

11/12/2011 12:04:11 AM

Biggest thing I noticed about the game was the resolution (playing on PS3).

I had Oblivion for the 360 (non-HD) and then got it for the PS3 when I bought it (originally for use as a BD player). The graphics on the PS3 were WAY better than the 360.

This time it's opposite. And, while my TV normally displays 1080p, it switches to 720p (not 1080i) for Skyrim.

Yeah...I also got hit by a giant and went superman after. I saw another giant kick a wolf into the stratosphere.

Seriously, I tried to follow the wolf. It got lost in the clouds and NEVER came down.

But, I killed a Mammoth at lvl 6.

By myself.

With a bow.

11/12/2011 12:06:39 AM

Must not buy game until after grad applications are finished.
Must not buy game until after grad applications are finished.
Must not buy game until after grad applications are finished.

11/12/2011 12:17:49 AM

Where is the goddamn key to Fellglow Keep?

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Side note, first impressions are that the technical distractions can be overcome (with regard to user interface). I really wanted to hate it, but I just can't. The gameplay itself is too solid. The presentation is extremely unpolished, but the fundamentals are there.

[Edited on November 12, 2011 at 3:31 AM. Reason : ]

11/12/2011 3:09:31 AM

Was swimming in the lake yesterday, was near the bottom and what do I see? An Elk galloping underwater LOL

11/12/2011 7:46:51 AM

This game fucking rules..I'm on the 360

Quote :

" seeing great success as a "battlemage" type character.....a 1h weapon in one hand and a spell in the other. i love that i can do whatever I want....wear heavy armor, use destro spells + 1h weapon and it is a valid play style"

Same class here, haha. I started dual wielding a sword and a dagger but it didn't seem very effective, but then I figured out how to use magic on the off-hand . Now I generally use a shield offfhand since you can still block, but I play with magic a lot as well. I don't like how you can't block when dual wielding, or am I missing something?

I do love how you can effectively use arrows from the beginning of the game, unlike in Morrowind. Hunting rules btw

I'm curious how the game will differentiate between the armor levels because all I can see is that is really puts heavy armor forward. That is, seems like every noob will wear heavy armor because it gives the highest numbers.

I'm up to level 6 or 7 and have yet to start filling out any talent trees. I liked enchanting and alchemy in previous games, but seems like other talents can have much more powerful effects now. Almost want to go smithing because of the "heavy armor weighs nothing" perk but not sure how smithing would benefit me in the eantime.

11/12/2011 8:31:23 AM

Tank Mage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-LYEZJW9Ww&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

11/12/2011 8:50:14 AM

Damn dude, how are you doing so much damage with the mace? What level are you?

11/12/2011 9:02:03 AM

^^^i've always preferred the light armor, and there are some good benefits to it in this game. I like sneaking up on people and slitting their throats, and heavy armor is loud, plus i loot the hell out of everything, so i dont want to be wearing 75 pounds of armor, and once you start filling out the talent tree, light armor can still be very effective

[Edited on November 12, 2011 at 9:55 AM. Reason : and i just woke up...so time to start playing again]

11/12/2011 9:54:43 AM

Of course my internet just went out. So now I can't play this single player game that I purchased.

Steam absolutely blows. There is no excuse form its existence and there is no room for opinion. It's a fact that Ste is wrong in every way.

11/12/2011 11:06:50 AM

lol i inadvertently got in a situation where i had to kill both giants at level 1 almost immediately

i pissed one off thinking i could outrun him but he ran up the damn mountain to catch me. i jumped off a cliff to avoid him, turns out i jumped right into his zone but found some rocks to sneak behind, then i just sniped him and his buddy off from the rocks where they couldnt get me, took about 15 minutes but they gone

11/12/2011 11:21:04 AM

^^ noone made you buy it on steam.

This game has some issues on the PC.

Corpses have been 'sticking' to me after they die if im right on them
The game has just closed to desktop without even a windows 7 error (this may not be the game)
I got stuck in an infinite dialogue with the Alikir guy in the Winterrun dungeon. Tab would not exit and clicking anywhere on screen made him repeat his dialogue. I couldnt even esc to close or load.

Despite this, it is still fantastic and I would recommend to anyone. I am really liking the shield play dynamics, though being melee is certainly feeling more difficult than being a magic user.

I didn't see it mentioned, is this steam cloud enabled?

[Edited on November 12, 2011 at 11:49 AM. Reason : *]

11/12/2011 11:47:13 AM

Ive been having the crashing to windows without an error problem too as have a lot of people, seems the only solution at this point has been to run in in windows mode.

11/12/2011 11:53:49 AM

@ThePeter: He's probably using a silver mace: extra damage to the undead.

Smithing is a great money maker. I've made a ton of jewelry already from all the gems and ingots I've picked up in caves and dungeons.

My first character is a dark elf, so I've gone destruction magic--one handed--stealth--lockpick skills to start. I wonder how the Companions will react to me joining both the Thieves' Guild and the Dark Brotherhood?

11/12/2011 12:02:48 PM

^^^ I didn't. I got the disc but it still required a steam account to activate which is goddamn inexcusable. Oh well.

11/12/2011 12:19:25 PM

I'm playing a Wood Elf thief style. I'm really enjoying sneaking and shooting with my bow. Using some spells, but mainly use bow then 1 handed and sheild.

LOVE the crafting. Made all my own Leather armor (fine) and hide shield (fine) Alchemy is fun....became a werewolf last night, it is AWESOME

transform only once a day but get a permanent boost to your health and stamina (+100) I think I'll werewolf for a long while then heal myself and become a Vamp.

If you become a werewolf, you will encounter NPC's who will try and kill you, they are werewolf hunters. You can open side missions to kill the hunters with your werewolf brothers.

[Edited on November 12, 2011 at 1:18 PM. Reason : being hunted]

11/12/2011 1:14:37 PM

^Man this is the first I've heard of any of that. Fuck I'm never going to make it until the end of January to play this.

11/12/2011 1:54:40 PM

The Manliest Skyrim Task

http://youtu.be/cwZt-xANYCU

I wasn't using a Silver Mace, but had difficulty on Adept.

11/12/2011 2:02:20 PM

I'm just going to watch every youtube video you throw up for Skyrim haha.

11/12/2011 2:09:07 PM

Does anybody play this in 3rd person view? Also, how many dialogue options do NPCs have? I hate wading through tons of dialogue.

11/12/2011 2:19:47 PM

Quote :

"dark elf, so I've gone destruction magic--one handed--stealth--lockpick"

lol my exact character...gg

11/12/2011 5:16:54 PM

Quote :

"seeing great success as a "battlemage" type character.....a 1h weapon in one hand and a spell in the other."

Sounds like my character. This time I am a Brenton. Morrowind I was a altmer and Oblivion a Nord.

Is there any advantages to the different weapon types. For example why would I use a one-handed sword instead of a mace when the mace does more damage.

11/12/2011 5:36:09 PM

in ustengrav's depths there's a part i can't get into with a dead guy laying on something purple with a chest in the room, its all the way near the back where you learn the new word...anyone know what i'm talkinga bout? i want in!

11/12/2011 6:53:35 PM

Anyone done that "hangover" style quest? It's pretty funny but I'm gonna have to come back to it later I guess, I've got to get a goat away from a giant and it's kicking my ass every time.


While destruction and one handed is cool, it's not optimal. If you're a battlemage you've already got your weapon to do damage, you should focus on a magic that warriors can't replicate.

If you just like to throw fireballs while swinging a sword then it's all good but you aren't as effective as you could be.

11/12/2011 6:56:30 PM

The Skyrim Tank Mage, Version 2 (Now with more Fiber)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WKAT08iQbc

Watch in HD 1080P

11/12/2011 7:38:45 PM

I am jealous your game looks that nice.

However, my pure tank will take your mage tank's lunch money and make him go crying home to mommy.

11/12/2011 8:11:13 PM

So I figured out how to take out the giants

11/12/2011 8:14:12 PM

Alchemy just doesn't work for me. I've got a ton of ingredients and several recipes, but whenever I use the alchemy lab, the UI is completely blank. There's nothing to make, no ingredients listed on the side, etc. Kinda sucks.

Other than that, things are going just swimmingly.

11/12/2011 8:29:51 PM

Well I can't figure out enchanting. I got a frost enchant from breaking a weapon down but I cant get 'charge' to do it and I don't know where to go from there.

11/12/2011 8:44:16 PM

You have any filled soul gems?

11/12/2011 8:46:13 PM

You must ingest ingredients before can see their effect

11/12/2011 9:10:22 PM

You can only see the first effect by eating ingredients though, right?

11/12/2011 9:12:43 PM