Game: Skyrim

[Animeniax]

Is that the trick to make your wife switch outfits? Did you learn about that somewhere?

[Buffalobiian]

Is that the trick to make your wife switch outfits? Did you learn about that somewhere?

I used my level100 pickpocket to take and give her outfits, but still had to use the console to make her wear it instead of just her underwear. I stripped the tavern clothes off the chick in Markath and the maid clothes off some old lady in Whiterun. (If the redguard maid from the Whiterun bar was still around I would have gone for her instead).

[Kraco]

I tried the marriage thing with the assistant from Hag's Cure (in Markath), but after I noticed the only talk options with your wife were to ask for money and order her to the kitchen (and ask what she has got for sale), I thought it's too stupid and loaded a save game from before the whole affair.

Now it's back to hearing only the housecarl ask me if I'm lost when I enter my own home...

While I like the Solitude home otherwise, it has some serious flaws like far too few containers. Also, Solitude in general sucks as a city as it has no smelter. I'm certainly looking forward to seeing some decent home mods.

[Buffalobiian]

I got married, and went to the barrels in whiterun where I left all my ultimate gear planning to migratie it all to my new home and life.

They were gone. All of it. Whoever was clearing it out was kind enough to leave the Blade of Woe, but they took the dragon armour, NightingGale, a pair of 115pts damage daedric daggers .. and all sorts of other goodies.


This is a test of love.

Ysolda. Or my life's works and plunders.







(As in, I have to reload and remarry, but it sounds more dramatic)

[Ryllharu]

I tried the marriage thing with the assistant from Hag's Cure (in Markath), but after I noticed the only talk options with your wife were to ask for money and order her to the kitchen (and ask what she has got for sale), I thought it's too stupid and loaded a save game from before the whole affair.

Muiri is sadly, well known for being horribly bugged. Even with the console, it is barely fixable. It is a real shame, because she's one of the best looking in the game!

But yeah, there's not many options even when it is working correctly. Fable was a bit better in this regard.

[Animeniax]

I'd say get married young or not at all. The gold and free healing meal would come in handy early in your quests... later on not so much.

[Buffalobiian]

I'd say get married young or not at all. The gold and free healing meal would come in handy early in your quests... later on not so much.

I'll agree with the getting married young part. 100 gold means nothing when I can buy and outfit the solitude out without so much as a dent in my case reserve. Likewise with going home everyday to get the meal and some.. umm, lover's comfort xD

(The Japanese version should so include a bathroom so they can include that gag..)

It sucks that the whole "see the world before you make your decisions" mentality gets to us while we're gaming, only to find that our character has developed so much during that process that the decisions don't matter anymore.

I went back to check out Muiri (who was walking around at night with no clothes no less), but her face-paint confirms that Ysolda is the choice for me. I think I"ll go home and show her the Foresworn armour I got just for her..

[Animeniax]

I liked the sheerness of the Nightingale armor on female companions, more than the skimpiness of the junglewear or austerity of normal clothing.

[Buffalobiian]

I liked the sheerness of the Nightingale armor on female companions, more than the skimpiness of the junglewear or austerity of normal clothing.

I like the nightingale armour too, but the cape ruins the shapeliness from the back. I may have said this before, but Miner's clothing is is both a casual and revealing fit. It also has the benefit of wearing tight pants instead of a flowing skirt.

[Animeniax]

My wife Sylgja is a miner, so she wears that shirt. I'm not big on the pants but her womanliness is awesomely evident in that shirt.

I feel kind of bad burning myself out on this game too fast. Now while people are still playing it or just getting into it and making mods, I'm not into it as much anymore.

[Penner]

Anyone else still playing this?

I've made tons of characters but never really "clicked" with any of them so i just kept starting over after a while, until this one which i would consider my "main".

Lvl 42 with Heavy Armor, Two-Handed, Archery and Blocking (Only the right side of the tree and Quick Reflexes since they're the only block perks that work with two-handers)

Only 2 points in Smithing to be able to upgrade magical weapons.

Now, i've taken most of the useful stuff in each of those trees and i have like 5 unspent perk points to put somewhere... might put a few in Stealth or Pickpocketing.. hmm

[Buffalobiian]

Anyone else still playing this?

I've made tons of characters but never really "clicked" with any of them so i just kept starting over after a while, until this one which i would consider my "main".

Lvl 42 with Heavy Armor, Two-Handed, Archery and Blocking (Only the right side of the tree and Quick Reflexes since they're the only block perks that work with two-handers)

Only 2 points in Smithing to be able to upgrade magical weapons.

Now, i've taken most of the useful stuff in each of those trees and i have like 5 unspent perk points to put somewhere... might put a few in Stealth or Pickpocketing.. hmm

If you REALLY don't need the extra perks, save them up. I found myself farming useless skills (2Hand, block, heavy armour) later on in the game just so I can unlock more perks for other trees (enchantment and smithing mainly).

The game's on haitus at the moment while I try to get my real life in order first.. (well mainly catching up on anime, sleep and cleaning when I say that, heh)

[Ryllharu]

I beat the game once, and while it is fun...TES universe doesn't grab me the same way the Fallout one does. I'm at 183 hours according to steam, but I don't think I'll make it to 500 like I did with both FO3 and NV each. I'm kinda worn out. On one hand, I really love the natural progression, but after a while, all the characters become good at everything, so it feels a little meaningless.

It would be nice if race or the various guild standings mattered more than a few isolated lines here or there.

I'm just waiting for the Creation Kit mods to start coming out. Then I'll play it casually for a year or so.

[Penner]

You don't get any more perks after level 50 or 51 right? But the actual max level is 81 or something?

[Buffalobiian]

You get perks for each level you gain. Max is level 81. Levelling is harder after lvl50.

[Penner]

Really? I could swear i've read that you kept leveling after 50 but you didnt get any perks from it... if you do keep getting perks thats awesome

[Buffalobiian]

Really? I could swear i've read that you kept leveling after 50 but you didnt get any perks from it... if you do keep getting perks thats awesome

Really. I'm lvl61 or something

[Animeniax]

Yeah you keep getting perks with each level. I'd say leveling is easy until you reach 60, at which point it's excruciatingly slow to level, so save some perks if you don't need them earlier as you may find you want to develop a particular skill during this time.

[Kraco]

I'm nearing 60 and levelling is slow enough already. Although on the other hand I guess I haven't been farming any skills anymore at all. With all the most used skills at 100 or very near it, what's going to level you quickly anyway unless you purposefully train particular skills?

I have played through all the main quests and there are possibly only left some stray town quests that I haven't noticed. I have also scouted the world very thorougly already. It's kind of boring to do anything in Skyrim at this point. Things will change once the creation kit is out and mods start to appear in earnest.

The Smithing perk tree is quite flawed, because, like Bill noted, the heavy armour route is fully perked better for both light and heavy armour users. Both routes give dragon armours but the heavy route gives better weapons. I wasted quite a few points to have Smithing fully perked.

[Penner]

I only got the upgrade magical weapons smithing perk since theres really no need for me to make anything, i just use what i find and buy and upgrade it the best i can without the extra perk bonuses, and the game is still really easy... and i've played on Master Difficulty since char creation screen at the beginning.

I still die on rare occasions when several 'highlevel' mage-type enemies come at once, or when im just not paying enough attention and get sloppy :P

Overall i'm a little disappointed with the difficulty levels, i mean they have 5(?) levels of it, so i expected the highest one to be more challenging.

I imagine if i perk'd up Enchanting and filled out the smithing tree, it would just be ridiculously easy >_>