Containers showing as empty : V - Skyrim

» Mon May 14, 2012 10:33 am

Gameplay > Immersion

Thank you Bethesda.

» Mon May 14, 2012 6:40 pm

There's a rumour floating around that containers (barrels, chests, sacks, drawers. crates, etc) will show as empty if they have nothing in them, before you've even looked inside. Anyone know if this is true?

It's not a major deal I guess, but it seems like a bit of a strange design choice. I mean, how would the character know that the container was empty before looking inside?

( thought it better to post this in the spoilers forum rather than the general discussion, as i'm not sure whether these rumours have arisen from people playing the game illegally or whether it's taken from some article / hands-on preview )

I have seen streams where this is the case. It is a bit of an immersion breaker, but it seems to be limited to things that are not locked. As in things like barrels and such that are easily looked in. A chest that is locked however will not display this.

I don't really mind it too much. I always hated opening something only to find nothing in it. Now I can just skip them.

» Mon May 14, 2012 9:21 pm

if true i like it... sure it breaks immersion but it save me time.

» Mon May 14, 2012 9:24 am

What does this empty sign look like in fallout? Does the word "empty" just appear when you look at the crate, or is there an icon (i.e. the red hand for stealing) that's supposed to represent an empty container when you scroll over it?

When you hover over the container, it says "Open container [EMPTY]" at the bottom of the screen.

» Mon May 14, 2012 9:20 pm

I like this. It never bothered me in OB, but after playing Fallout and going back to Oblivion, I'm glad that this is in.

» Mon May 14, 2012 11:00 am

When you hover over the container, it says "Open container [EMPTY]" at the bottom of the screen.

Oh, i'm fine with that O.o

i was thinking you could see through the chests and Barrels through a distance.
doesn't really break immersion for me at all if it's just that