Q about Highelf ability +50 magica

Post » Fri Jun 01, 2012 3:17 pm

On my level 1 Altmer when I check his magica it is 100; the same as my other level 1 characters.
I thought the Altmer was supposed to have + 50 magica...so therefore 150 at level 1....or not?
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Harry Leon
 
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Post » Fri Jun 01, 2012 12:45 pm

They are, according to the UESP wiki. Are you out of the tutorial area? Do you have any diseases?
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Baylea Isaacs
 
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Post » Fri Jun 01, 2012 7:24 am

Have you tried exiting the game and reloading? Sometimes the magic effects don't appear, especially if you've used showracemenu.
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Post » Fri Jun 01, 2012 5:45 am

Have you tried exiting the game and reloading? Sometimes the magic effects don't appear, especially if you've used showracemenu.

reloading makes no difference.
I have used showracemenu...!
Maybe that is it.

Q...if I use showracemenu on a character does it mess up the stats & abilities?
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Post » Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:31 pm



Q...if I use showracemenu on a character does it mess up the stats & abilities?
Yes, but for me they always return after reloading. You have to completely exit the game to desktop first.
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Post » Fri Jun 01, 2012 10:31 am

So I checked an earlier save on my Altmer and right enough the extra 50 magica is there in the keep...!
So it was using the showracemenu console command that screwed it up.
Looks like that's one console command not to use!
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Post » Fri Jun 01, 2012 6:25 pm

Sorted. :)

If you're looking for extra magicka quick, as an unrelated tip, go for the Atronach Stone. Altmer + Atronach = 200 magicka at level 1, with 50% spell absorption. :)
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Post » Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:48 pm

You're right....sort of!
When I reloaded the save it was still at 100...so I saved and quit again and restarted and loaded the last save hey-presto it was 150!
Weird!
Thanks for your help.
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