New player to Skyrim for the PC : V

» Mon Jul 16, 2012 3:25 am

Hi all,

Thought I'd make a quick post to say hello to the community here!

I decided to finally give the game a try after reading so much positive stuff about it! I've a long history of playing MMORPG's but decided to take a break from them and try a single player game. I wanted to play something in the same style but move away from the online side of things for awhile.

I'm currently downloading the game from Steam and have just noticed there's a HD DLC pack which can be downloaded. Have many players downloaded that too?

Thanks!

» Mon Jul 16, 2012 3:51 am

HD DLC pack is supposed to improve textures, but I don't notice anything, and some people have reported bugs, but it is free, so you may as well download it and see if it works.

However, if you want to improve graphics, check out mods at http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/

you will need to make an account then download the nexus mod manager, but the improve graphics mods here are better than the HD pack

» Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:00 am

And since you are new, here's a fishy stick

http://images.uesp.net/c/c4/Fishystick.jpg

» Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:15 am

Thanks for that.

Think I will give the HD pack a go seeing as its free and thanks for the link. I will take a look at the website. :smile:

Oh and thanks for the fishy stick!

» Sun Jul 15, 2012 8:12 pm

I didn't see any improvements with the HD texture pack, I think it improved the small things that aren't that noticeable in the first place.

» Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:17 pm

Tip:

Role-Play.

» Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:48 am

I didn't see any improvements with the HD texture pack, I think it improved the small things that aren't that noticeable in the first place.

Ah ok

Well I'm going to give it a whirl and see how it goes. I'm also liking the idea of the Steam Workshop they offer there. Loads of nice mods on there to choose from!

» Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:14 pm

Ah ok

Well I'm going to give it a whirl and see how it goes. I'm also liking the idea of the Steam Workshop they offer there. Loads of nice mods on there to choose from!

Don't forget , this:

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/607

» Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:54 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EN8oeXFZWs

There are a lot of videos of YouTube dedicated to mods out there, this guy seems to cover most of the worthwhile ones out there

» Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:45 pm

Don't forget , this:

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/607

This mod made my game crash, my computer couldn't handle it

» Mon Jul 16, 2012 5:14 am

Ah ok

Well I'm going to give it a whirl and see how it goes. I'm also liking the idea of the Steam Workshop they offer there. Loads of nice mods on there to choose from!

Stay away from mods and the CK! Once you step in, there's no turning back :lol:

Another good source of mods is also http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/

» Mon Jul 16, 2012 12:47 am

Think I might start by finding my feet in the game first before I pile a load of mods onto it lol!

» Sun Jul 15, 2012 8:22 pm

Think I might start by finding my feet in the game first before I pile a load of mods onto it lol!

Well that's a good thing to do..

» Mon Jul 16, 2012 2:13 am

Stay away from mods and the CK! Once you step in, there's no turning back :lol:

Another good source of mods is also http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/

There really is no turning back. I started using mods with Morrowind, and... Yeah. I'll just be looking for ONE mod, and then five babies come out of that mod. Turns out, they want to come with me.

» Sun Jul 15, 2012 8:02 pm

There really is no turning back. I started using mods with Morrowind, and... Yeah. I'll just be looking for ONE mod, and then five babies come out of that mod. Turns out, they want to come with me.

Im in the exactly same place as you.
I stopped playing just for wait for a mod! Is terrible.

» Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:39 pm

I agree with people saying that once you start using mods, you'll never go back, however for the first playthrough I suggest playing without mods. Also, you have to be a little careful when using mods, they might cause instabilities and crashes.

» Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:53 am

So, have all you guys played a lot of the Elder series? I've played a bit of Oblivion in the past but that's all really.

» Mon Jul 16, 2012 7:26 am

So, have all you guys played a lot of the Elder series? I've played a bit of Oblivion in the past but that's all really.

I played Oblivion for 4 months , fully !
Like 6-7 hours each day

» Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:08 am

So, have all you guys played a lot of the Elder series? I've played a bit of Oblivion in the past but that's all really.

I have played all the main series games. Started with Oblivion, but prefer Daggerfall, Morrowind, and Skyrim.

» Sun Jul 15, 2012 8:21 pm

Think I might start by finding my feet in the game first before I pile a load of mods onto it lol!

Yeah, I love mods, but I try to always play the "normal" game first. One, to see it in it's original form. And two - so I know what I might want to change with mods.

» Sun Jul 15, 2012 11:41 pm

Most of the mods I use are crafting ones. I love to make stuff only if I am using mods to add more stuff into the game.

I should try making a Scar character... BE PREPARED!

» Sun Jul 15, 2012 8:27 pm

So, have all you guys played a lot of the Elder series? I've played a bit of Oblivion in the past but that's all really.

Most of the people here have been playing since morrowind. I started with Oblivion myself, I was too young to appreciate morrowind when it came out

» Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:24 am

Most of the people here have been playing since morrowind. I started with Oblivion myself, I was too young to appreciate morrowind when it came out

Morrowind came out when I was too young, as well. Sadly... I also didn't own an Xbox or PC that could play it. I had a PS2.

» Mon Jul 16, 2012 2:22 am

I've been playing the game for a couple of hours now. It looks amazing on the pc I'm running in my signature. Really nice detail

» Sun Jul 15, 2012 11:47 pm

The HD texture pack is free and you can turn it on or off at will before launching Skyrim. It does make the game look slightly better but at the cost of performance as expected. I personally do not use the official HD texture pack because there are some graphical problems with it such as missing textures.