Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Vargulf · 12-07-2012 1:18pm

Sometimes Skyrim looks like a PS1 game on my Xbox. Its weird running through a forest and see one tree with its textures not loaded properly.

quarryman · 12-07-2012 4:16pm

calex71 wrote: »

playing this again on and off all week again for the Dawnguard DLC.

I already gave my opinion on the DLC, I loved this game so much when it came out and put over 100 hours into it but really after a 6 month break and playing other games in the genre Skyrim is just unbearable for me now.

I really don't know how I was able to over look the horrific inventory system and load times on the console version the first time around

I'm at a stage now where I need to fast travel quite a bit for various things, and it's excruciating when you travel wait for it to load , immediately enter a door , wait some more , conversation, exit door , wait for it to load again , fast travel , load ............................... sorry just needed to vent

THANK you.

The load times for the game are the reason I haven't played it in a month. I sit down to the console and think "Do I really want to go through the multiple loading screens again".

I actually have it on PC too but can't do couch + PC.

Richy06 · 12-07-2012 4:41pm

Turn off the various autosaves and just save it yourself periodically. It cuts down on load times massively!

quarryman · 12-07-2012 7:21pm

Nice one, I'll try that thanks.

quarryman · 12-07-2012 9:56pm

Ok here's my stats for load times before/after deleting saved games.

I had 150 saved games, deleted it down to just 4.

Loading a save (into Riverwood) from the menu after starting the game:
Before deleting the saved games: 59 seconds
After deleting the saved games: 54 seconds

Fast travel to Riften stables:
Before deleting the saved games: 40 seconds
After deleting the saved games: 34 seconds

Enter Riften:
Before deleting the saved games: 27 seconds
After deleting the saved games: 22 seconds

So about a 5 second improvement across the board. Not great tbh.

Loaded up Oblivion to compare:

Loading a save from the main menu: 19 seconds
Fast travel to anywhere: 15 seconds

So I thought Oblivion had long load times when I first played it, but they're nothing compared to Skyrim!

Pity, the loading really ruins Skyrim for me and limits how long more I plan to play it for.

Varied · 12-07-2012 10:18pm

The music in this game is just epic, i could listen to it all day.

wnolan1992 · 12-07-2012 10:20pm

quarryman wrote: »

Ok here's my stats for load times before/after deleting saved games.

I had 150 saved games, deleted it down to just 4.

Loading a save (into Riverwood) from the menu after starting the game:
Before deleting the saved games: 59 seconds
After deleting the saved games: 54 seconds

Fast travel to Riften stables:
Before deleting the saved games: 40 seconds
After deleting the saved games: 34 seconds

Enter Riften:
Before deleting the saved games: 27 seconds
After deleting the saved games: 22 seconds

So about a 5 second improvement across the board. Not great tbh.

Loaded up Oblivion to compare:

Loading a save from the main menu: 19 seconds
Fast travel to anywhere: 15 seconds

So I thought Oblivion had long load times when I first played it, but they're nothing compared to Skyrim!

Pity, the loading really ruins Skyrim for me and limits how long more I plan to play it for.

What are you playing on? I'm playing on 360 and fast travelling takes <10seconds IIRC, even less for entering/exiting houses etc.

quarryman · 12-07-2012 10:41pm

wnolan1992 wrote: »

What are you playing on? I'm playing on 360 and fast travelling takes <10seconds IIRC, even less for entering/exiting houses etc.

Xbox 360.

Fast travel is less than 10 seconds for you, are you sure about that?

Can you time it exactly? Time how long it takes to fast travel to Riften stables to compare to my results.

wnolan1992 · 12-07-2012 10:45pm

quarryman wrote: »

Xbox 360.

Fast travel is less than 10 seconds for you, are you sure about that?

Can you time it exactly? Time how long it takes to fast travel to Riften stables to compare to my results.

Haven't gone to Riften yet. Still messing around in Whiterun 40+hours in with the Companions. Maybe mine are faster because I haven't progressed as far as you?

Patsy fyre · 12-07-2012 11:12pm

quarryman wrote: »

Ok here's my stats for load times before/after deleting saved games.

I had 150 saved games, deleted it down to just 4.

Loading a save (into Riverwood) from the menu after starting the game:
Before deleting the saved games: 59 seconds
After deleting the saved games: 54 seconds

Fast travel to Riften stables:
Before deleting the saved games: 40 seconds
After deleting the saved games: 34 seconds

Enter Riften:
Before deleting the saved games: 27 seconds
After deleting the saved games: 22 seconds

So about a 5 second improvement across the board. Not great tbh.

Loaded up Oblivion to compare:

Loading a save from the main menu: 19 seconds
Fast travel to anywhere: 15 seconds

So I thought Oblivion had long load times when I first played it, but they're nothing compared to Skyrim!

Pity, the loading really ruins Skyrim for me and limits how long more I plan to play it for.

These load times are crazy, load times are slow, but more like 10 seconds as opposed 40 seconds.

Are you using on external hard drive ?

quarryman · 13-07-2012 6:13am

Patsy fyre wrote: »

These load times are crazy, load times are slow, but more like 10 seconds as opposed 40 seconds.

Are you using on external hard drive ?

As above, i'm on the Xbox 360, no external hard drive.

TerrorFirmer · 13-07-2012 10:32am

Mines the same. Takes forever to load from the menu, close to a minute, and definitely much longer than 10 to fast travel within the game.

Richy06 · 13-07-2012 11:36am

Ah, well I'm on PS3 and just stopping the autosaves halved my load times, be it fast travelling or entering/exiting.

DeSelby83 · 13-07-2012 11:42am

This may seem very obvious but it came to mind,do you have it installed to your harddrive on the xbox? Not sure if same applies to ps3

wnolan1992 · 13-07-2012 2:21pm

quarryman wrote: »

As above, i'm on the Xbox 360, no external hard drive.

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Mines the same. Takes forever to load from the menu, close to a minute, and definitely much longer than 10 to fast travel within the game.

DeSelby83 wrote: »

This may seem very obvious but it came to mind,do you have it installed to your harddrive on the xbox? Not sure if same applies to ps3

I do have mine installed, but even before that, the load times were no where near as bad as quarryman's.

I don't think it should, but would it make a difference that I'm using the Slim 360?

Eggy Baby! · 13-07-2012 10:00pm

So I thought Oblivion had long load times when I first played it, but they're nothing compared to Skyrim!

Pity, the loading really ruins Skyrim for me and limits how long more I plan to play it for.

You see the Skyrim load times feel shorter for me because all I do is spin the model around and it keeps me occupied lol

N64 · 13-07-2012 10:46pm

Any news on the PC version yet?

quarryman · 13-07-2012 11:06pm

wnolan1992 wrote: »

I do have mine installed, but even before that, the load times were no where near as bad as quarryman's.

I don't think it should, but would it make a difference that I'm using the Slim 360?

I'm using a slim Xbox 360 too and the game is installed to the HDD.

wnolan1992 · 13-07-2012 11:09pm

quarryman wrote: »

I'm using a slim Xbox 360 too and the game is installed to the HDD.

Turns out they're a bit longer than I originally thought.

Loading from the main menu: 23 seconds
Exiting a house or town (i.e. loading a large area): 22 seconds
Entering a house (i.e. loading a small area): Anywhere from 5-15seconds

jammstarr · 13-07-2012 11:24pm

I'm after getting hooked on playing this again.

JTER · 14-07-2012 10:29am

Eggy Baby! wrote: »

You see the Skyrim load times feel shorter for me because all I do is spin the model around and it keeps me occupied lol

Had no idea u could do that! Once these exams are done Il settle back into it Hardcore style mod with permadeath should make it interesting.

johnmcdnl · 14-07-2012 8:56pm

Eggy Baby! wrote: »

You see the Skyrim load times feel shorter for me because all I do is spin the model around and it keeps me occupied lol

When I got the game first I used to rotate the analogue stick around in time with them - though I was great so I did :pac:

then realised it was me that was doing the rotating

noodler · 16-07-2012 4:14pm

Just finishing up the Thieves Guild quests:

It was all great up until the Mercer betrayal but Jesus Christ, since then it has fcuking dragged. Being sent to far corners of Skyrim for stupid fetch quests, this stupid nightingale bull**** and now this hellhole of a Demver dungeon with traps and mechanised machines.

Will be delighted when its finished.

viclemronny · 16-07-2012 4:30pm

noodler wrote: »

Just finishing up the Thieves Guild quests:

Yeah, that "Restore the Thieves Guild to its Former Glory" one was awful alright. It was just filler and I don't know why, the game is massive as it is. It's just utterly pointless. I ended up just sitting down for a couple of sessions and begrudgingly doing it but it just wasn't enjoyable at all.

noodler · 17-07-2012 1:00pm

viclemronny wrote: »

Yeah, that "Restore the Thieves Guild to its Former Glory" one was awful alright. It was just filler and I don't know why, the game is massive as it is. It's just utterly pointless. I ended up just sitting down for a couple of sessions and begrudgingly doing it but it just wasn't enjoyable at all.

Glad it wasn't just me!

I wish my house in Whiterun had armour and weapon tables as well as a couple of more chests (so I can have one for weapons/armour/ one for jewellry etc etc).

Are properties in other holds a better bet in this regard?

Inventory really is a pain in these games.

Shiminay · 17-07-2012 1:46pm

What format are you playing on? I added in a whole new property via a Mod called Deus Mons which is really quite something, but you need to be playing it on PC obviously.

noodler · 17-07-2012 1:54pm

Shiminay wrote: »

What format are you playing on? I added in a whole new property via a Mod called Deus Mons which is really quite something, but you need to be playing it on PC obviously.

PS3....sad-face!

I have pumped about 22 of my 25 levels so far into stamina and I still have to track back to Breezehome after every single dungeon.

wnolan1992 · 17-07-2012 1:55pm

noodler wrote: »

Glad it wasn't just me!

I wish my house in Whiterun had armour and weapon tables as well as a couple of more chests (so I can have one for weapons/armour/ one for jewellry etc etc).

Are properties in other holds a better bet in this regard?

Inventory really is a pain in these games.

When I read about "decorating your house", I was really excited. I thought you'd be able to move tables around, have a room full of chests and bookshelves. Very disappointed I was when I bought Breezehome.

I'm fast running out of space for books. And I've taken to storing my armour in a bedside table! :pac:

noodler · 17-07-2012 1:59pm

wnolan1992 wrote: »

When I read about "decorating your house", I was really excited. I thought you'd be able to move tables around, have a room full of chests and bookshelves. Very disappointed I was when I bought Breezehome.

I'm fast running out of space for books. And I've taken to storing my armour in a bedside table! :pac:

I have all my books in the shelf, all my jewelry in that (Lydia's) bedside table and everything else in the main chest but its just amazing that 4 years after Oblivion they haven't realiseds what a pain it is. In a game with load times like this they really sahould be doing all they can to cut down on the timewasting.

BTW - about Jewellry, is there a time when you should sell something? I smith the jewellry the most and so have plentry of different types, am I right in saying I should sell any crowns and Tiaras I make because they can't be used any further in the smithing process? (i.e. they are in their final form).

PS: My spelling is poor in these speed posts - apologies.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 17-07-2012 2:02pm

you can enchant them to level your enchanting or just to make more money

wnolan1992 · 17-07-2012 2:07pm

I can never bring myself to sell anything. I sold a few necklaces and excess armour yesterday, and now I feel lonely after it. The price I got from Belathor was also pretty dismal (obvs I didn't sell armour to him).

I'm the worst hoarder ever. I've like six sets of Fur Armour, about 50 baskets, loads of clothes and potions that I've no intention of ever using. It's all just stuffed in a cupboard in Whiterun. :pac:

J. Marston · 17-07-2012 3:02pm

noodler wrote: »

Just finishing up the Thieves Guild quests:
It was all great up until the Mercer betrayal but Jesus Christ, since then it has fcuking dragged. Being sent to far corners of Skyrim for stupid fetch quests, this stupid nightingale bull**** and now this hellhole of a Demver dungeon with traps and mechanised machines.

Will be delighted when its finished.

The Nightingale armour is probably the coolest looking armour in the game though.

Shiminay · 17-07-2012 5:56pm

I have started to sell everything I get now, have complete collections of most armour types I've run into on Manequins in Deus Mons, don't really care about the other houses, but if I happen to be passing by, I'll throw a set on a dummy if I've got one cause I really don't need the money from selling it.

Sierra Oscar · 17-07-2012 8:45pm

wnolan1992 wrote: »

I can never bring myself to sell anything. I sold a few necklaces and excess armour yesterday, and now I feel lonely after it. The price I got from Belathor was also pretty dismal (obvs I didn't sell armour to him).

I'm the worst hoarder ever. I've like six sets of Fur Armour, about 50 baskets, loads of clothes and potions that I've no intention of ever using. It's all just stuffed in a cupboard in Whiterun. :pac:

I am an awful hoarder - I like to have one of every game item in my Whiterun house.

viclemronny · 18-07-2012 9:58am

J. Marston wrote: »

The Nightingale armour is probably the coolest looking armour in the game though.

Ancient shrouded armor from just after finishing the Dark Brotherhood questline is very slick also.

Fenian Army · 18-07-2012 1:04pm

GUys I always play as a sneaky archer in these games, did so many hours in Oblivion and tbh I'm bored with it, I've tried changing to a warrior with big **** off 2 handers but inevitably I go back to the bow and arrow.

Anyone else like this? Any tips on how to break out of the comfort zone

funky penguin · 18-07-2012 1:29pm

I remember starting Oblivion thinking 'right....I'm always a sneaky assassin in Morrowind, so I'm going to try a 'beef-headed warrior Nord'.

Cue the suggestion in the sewers that I'm an assassin.....

Lesson: Don't try to change yourself, you're beautiful as you are! :pac:

OR!

Try being a mage, it's completely different and yet still gives you ranged possibilities!

Handsome Bob · 18-07-2012 9:57pm

Have only played Oblivion and Skyrim and in both I've been heavy on the magic. Though one thing that helps me change it up is getting my hands on powerful weapons, if I come across a bow or blade that does crazy damage, then it makes it easier not using destruction spells all the time.

Having said that though I've recently mastered destruction, and got my hands on the lightning storm spell....needless to say, I'm back using the magic. :pac:

Fenian Army · 19-07-2012 11:49am

i love being a necromancer in Diablo two, is there much in the way of reanimating the dead? I was always dissappointed that despite all the necros in oblivion you couldn't be one, skeletons were summoned, not brought back to life

wnolan1992 · 19-07-2012 11:58am

Fenian Army wrote: »

i love being a necromancer in Diablo two, is there much in the way of reanimating the dead? I was always dissappointed that despite all the necros in oblivion you couldn't be one, skeletons were summoned, not brought back to life

From a review I saw of the Dawnguard DLC, you can raise the dead to fight alongside you when you're a vampire.

Mr. K · 19-07-2012 12:10pm

wnolan1992 wrote: »

From a review I saw of the Dawnguard DLC, you can raise the dead to fight alongside you when you're a vampire.

You can indeed, that's one of the Vampire Lord powers. You can only raise one dead person at a time though, so no undead armies!

hypermuse · 19-07-2012 4:42pm

Fenian Army wrote: »

i love being a necromancer in Diablo two, is there much in the way of reanimating the dead? I was always dissappointed that despite all the necros in oblivion you couldn't be one, skeletons were summoned, not brought back to life

You can reanimate dead corpses to fight for you in skyrim using the conjuration skill set..

Once you kill an enemy you can bring him back to life to fight for you until he dies/time limit expires.

The more powerful the dead enemy the more skilled you must be to reanimate it.

I believe the spell "Dead Thrall" is the most powerful reanimation spell you can get, reanimates a human to fight for you permanently (till it gets killed obviously)..

Fenian Army · 19-07-2012 5:08pm

Been doing a bit of reading...

If I become a vampire and use the vampire spell to reanimate someone dead, then use a conjuration spell to reanimate another, and have the dead thrall spell can I have three minions? Then use the ritual stone for even more?

Started a new game anyway and am going to simply refuse to pick up any weapons, relying on spells instead.

What are the kill cams like with spells?

jate3d9u1qxmwc · 19-07-2012 7:39pm

Fenian Army wrote: »

Been doing a bit of reading...

If I become a vampire and use the vampire spell to reanimate someone dead, then use a conjuration spell to reanimate another, and have the dead thrall spell can I have three minions? Then use the ritual stone for even more?

Started a new game anyway and am going to simply refuse to pick up any weapons, relying on spells instead.

What are the kill cams like with spells?

They aren't bad but not as cool as bow or weapon damage

N64 · 20-07-2012 2:38am

Doesn't look like Dawnguard is being released on July 26th I am afraid. Developers/bethesda like to give a few weeks notice before there games/dlc are released :mad:

Fenian Army · 20-07-2012 3:22pm

Whats Brelyna Maryon from the college like as a follower?

Fenian Army · 20-07-2012 4:19pm

Apparently not, she just got herself killed by running in front of me when I was casting lightening bolt... stupid mare

wnolan1992 · 21-07-2012 3:41pm

Made the mistake of wandering in to a Falmer cave last night...

Made it to some Elven Ruins

only to be attacked by a friggin' Gas Powered Centurian(that's what the wiki says it was). Insta-death.

Got Lydia killed in an earlier part of that cave as well and had to reload.

Eggy Baby! · 25-07-2012 7:32pm

Started a new game today- I am now a Khajiit. Long live Kitty the Dovahkiin!

I love those sultry Khajiit accents: "May your roadss lead you to warm sandss"

N64 · 27-07-2012 2:12am

http://www.examiner.com/article/uncertain-time-frame-for-dawnguard-on-ps3-and-pc

crap, and I was hoping to finish this before the end of the Summer. You just lost yourself a loyal fan Bethesda for selling out to M$.

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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