Oh, you didn't know? : V

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:55 am

I've read posts before where members have talked about basic functions and features of the game that they did not discover until many hours into Skyrim. Many people have said that they didn't know you could rotate the characters and items on the loading screens, others talked about not being aware that you can pick up items and move them around (a feature that's been in since Morrowind if I remember correctly).

I'm wondering, what other features did you guys (and gals) not discover until you had logged many hours in the game. Perhaps this thread will also be helpful in allowing others to discover new features.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 7:11 pm

Sheathing allows me to not waste an arrow or spell. I wish that tip had come up earlier.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 6:28 pm

Sprinting xD

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 2:26 pm

I did'nt know staff making existed till my third character. Still never made one. Because I cannot be bothered to look for items and recipes.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 11:29 am

I did'nt know staff making existed till my third character. Still never made one. Because I cannot be bothered to look for items and recipes.

I didn't know this existed either. I'll have to look into it.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:38 pm

If you look at the maps in the legion and stormcloak HQ's, it will update your in game map with the locations.

» Sat Jun 23, 2012 1:03 am

Sheathing allows me to not waste an arrow or spell. I wish that tip had come up earlier.

Ha. No doubt. My next-door neighbor told me about this one. And I introduced him to The Elder Scrolls series. I've saved many arrows with this.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:35 pm

A freind of mine didnt know fast travel existed in Oblivion until after he hade finished it twice xD.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 7:46 pm

Sprint button working for horses for me. :facepalm:

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:44 pm

I didn't know how to apply a poison to a weapon mostly because I never tried though and just heard about it. When I wanted to try I just sat in front of my screen with the poison highlighted but not selected. I thought I would drink it like a potion if I selected it

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 7:36 pm

I did'nt know staff making existed till my third character. Still never made one. Because I cannot be bothered to look for items and recipes.

It does? I had no idea

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 11:23 pm

If you look at the maps in the legion and stormcloak HQ's, it will update your in game map with the locations.

I wondered if those maps had some sort of significance. I've never really looked at them that closely.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 4:09 pm

You can block with a 2H sword! And some perks work for it too!

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 4:25 pm

I did'nt know staff making existed till my third character. Still never made one. Because I cannot be bothered to look for items and recipes.

around 650 hours in the game and i discovered this right now.

where can you do this?

» Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:32 am

A freind of mine didnt know fast travel existed in Oblivion until after he hade finished it twice xD.

Ha. I love that one. Fast travel shouldn't exist anyway.

» Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:41 am

around 650 hours in the game and i discovered this right now.

where can you do this?

Im guessing he means from the Atronach Forge or hes just trolling.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:18 pm

See this thread

http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1362983-things-you-wish-you-knew-when-you-started-skyrim-that-you-know-now/

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 3:59 pm

Manually mining ore by swinging a pick axe at an ore vein. I literally had been playing Skyrim for a month before I realized that. I still never use it but it's cool to know all the same.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 8:37 pm

I wondered if those maps had some sort of significance. I've never really looked at them that closely.

Just focus the reticule on the flags and your map will update.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 11:00 pm

Manually mining ore by swinging a pick axe at an ore vein. I literally had been playing Skyrim for a month before I realized that. I still never use it but it's cool to know all the same.

If you use the Dual Flurry and two Picks, you get ore real fast.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 6:32 pm

Aww! From the title I was expecting a Family Guy joke.

» Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:14 am

If you use the Dual Flurry and two Picks, you get ore real fast.

Hmm... Totally hadn't considered that. Would be be funny to see some NPC's mine using that method though.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 11:53 am

If you follow foxes long enough they lead you to wherever you want to go.

» Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:18 am

I figured out those maps with forts on them quite quickly. However, I kept clicking on each fort over and over and over because it kept saying that it had been added to the map, and I kept thinking it was just one fort I had forgotten. That's probably 10 minutes of my life I'll never get back.

» Sat Jun 23, 2012 1:26 am

If you use the Dual Flurry and two Picks, you get ore real fast.

Well, there we go. I never knew that. I always just clicked A and watched the animation nine times. I wish there was a spell to mine ore.