Steam updating PC Version : V

» Wed Dec 07, 2011 5:58 pm

My Steam has started updating Skyrim now!

EDIT : Not a very big update as it happens, 18MB and no details as yet about what was updated

» Wed Dec 07, 2011 5:04 pm

I was just checking here to see if there were any details and found nothing.

TESV.exe is the only thing that was changed.

» Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:50 pm

just saw the notification 5 seconds ago...

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:41 am

Okay at first I was like "meh", but now mine did too. 18 mb patch. DUN DUN DUN! THE MYSTERY DEEPENS!

» Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:55 pm

I saw it too, hopefully lots of little bug fixes

» Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:50 pm

Hmm, I haven't had an update yet.

» Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:14 pm

OMG! what does it do!?

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 6:36 am

Yes, I just got an 18.6 mb update. I don't see any notes on Steam; wonder what it is.

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 2:38 am

Mine just updated as well. Came here to find any info on what has been fixed/updated.

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:41 am

Patch Notes

Fixed angle of grass
Tweaked hue of tree trunks

» Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:18 pm

At first I wondered if it was a download of the Kit, but looking in the tools menu it isn't there and I don't think that would download automatically anyway, the New Vegas GECK didn't and needs to be installed seperately so not sure what this update did

» Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:29 pm

Just downloaded it. I hope it fixes some performance drops *crosses fingers*

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 1:33 am

By the Size, I think only the EXE was updated.

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 5:01 am

Oh. I just posted about this in the PC hardware/software forum.

File version says 1.1.21.0. What was it before? Also, the main exe (TESV.exe) says it was updated today in the file properties.

» Wed Dec 07, 2011 6:57 pm

Nah, I'm sure Todd Howard just reminded himself to push the Awesome Shadows button this time.

» Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:08 pm

This is a bit frustration, what happened to the 'update history' that came with Steam games?

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 3:52 am

An expansion? Horse Armor? ELSWEYR!?

» Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:56 pm

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Update Released
Product Update - Valve

Updates to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

- Updated the localization files.

» Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:07 pm

This is a bit frustration, what happened to the 'update history' that came with Steam games?

They never usually have any real update info if the game isn't a Valve game.

» Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:02 pm

I doubt it's anything earth-shattering. It's probably only fixing a few minor issues that were quickly identified and easily fixed (or one major issue). One of the few good things about Steam is that a game can be incrementally patched with little fixes here and there, rather than players having to wait weeks for one big patch.

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 4:42 am

Ooh! Seeing the Steam pop-up made me exited for a moment. Then I realized this couldn't be the highly anticipated 2nd patch...

Patch Notes

Fixed angle of grass
Tweaked hue of tree trunks

Hmmm.

» Wed Dec 07, 2011 6:00 pm

Patch Notes

Fixed angle of grass
Tweaked hue of tree trunks

Thank god, that grass was pissing me off.

» Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:09 pm

Phew! I thought something was wrong when I got the message it was finished downloading - been playing it since it came out - glad to know I'm not alone in this boat. Well met brave adventurers of Skyrim!

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 5:48 am

From what I've gathered it has something to do with being able to play Skyrim without going through Steam, something they have apparently corrected now.
I have no idea if that's true or not.

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 7:06 am

From what I've gathered it has something to do with being able to play Skyrim without going through Steam, something they have apparently corrected now.

Yep. No more 4gb patch or anything else. Gives the usual steam 'encrypted' error if you patch it, and try to play.

4gb patched post-"updated" exe
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