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[Skyrim] & [The Elder Scrolls] Skyrim's second update may bork the game! Be wary!

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  • SurikoSuriko AustraliaRegistered User regular
    I find it incredibly ironic that Bethesda managed to make an Elder Scrolls game with relatively few bugs, then breaks the hell out of it by releasing a patch. It's like we're dealing with Bizarro Bethesda instead of Normal Bethesda.

    They're making up for lost time.

  • milk ducksmilk ducks High Mucky Muck Big Tits TownRegistered User regular
    edited December 2011
    Yeah, this game is awesome.

    milk ducks on
  • BradicusMaximusBradicusMaximus Pssssssssyyyyyyyy duckRegistered User regular
    So what exactly did this patch fuck up? I have steam set to auto update but I haven't noticed anything gamebreaking thus far.

  • expendableexpendable Silly Goose Registered User regular
    So what exactly did this patch fuck up? I have steam set to auto update but I haven't noticed anything gamebreaking thus far.

    Dragons fly backwards. Magic resistances don't apply anymore. Some people can't get the game to launch at all.

    I've also heard the patch got yanked, so maybe you didn't get it?

    Djiem wrote: »
    Lokiamis wrote: »
    So the servers suddenly decide to cramp up during the last six percent.
    Man, the Director will really go out of his way to be a dick to L4D players.
    Steam
  • Regina FongRegina Fong Allons-y, Alonso Registered User regular
    Well, Diplomatic Immunity didn't go as planned.

    There is something about the outdoor Thalmor guards, they all have perfect stealth detection, they even see through invisibility. The instant I went outside I was aggroed by everything, even guards standing on the outside of the compound who I'm pretty sure aren't even really supposed to be part of the 'encounter'. Very frustrating. I tried multiple re-loads and finally gave up and just cheesed my way through by abusing calm spells and murdering them one at a time.

  • BradicusMaximusBradicusMaximus Pssssssssyyyyyyyy duckRegistered User regular
    expendable wrote:
    So what exactly did this patch fuck up? I have steam set to auto update but I haven't noticed anything gamebreaking thus far.

    Dragons fly backwards.

    You misunderstood me sir. I asked what fucked up? Thats just plain awesome.

  • BradicusMaximusBradicusMaximus Pssssssssyyyyyyyy duckRegistered User regular
    But in all seriousness, that is pretty messed up. I already had major gripes with the way dragons flew. This is just taking it to a whole new level.

  • expendableexpendable Silly Goose Registered User regular
    expendable wrote:
    So what exactly did this patch fuck up? I have steam set to auto update but I haven't noticed anything gamebreaking thus far.

    Dragons fly backwards.

    You misunderstood me sir. I asked what fucked up? Thats just plain awesome.

    I have a theory that they might look like rocket ships or jets or missiles or something when breathing fire while swooping past, but like I said, my game doesn't launch.

    Djiem wrote: »
    Lokiamis wrote: »
    So the servers suddenly decide to cramp up during the last six percent.
    Man, the Director will really go out of his way to be a dick to L4D players.
    Steam
  • Regina FongRegina Fong Allons-y, Alonso Registered User regular
    expendable wrote:
    So what exactly did this patch fuck up? I have steam set to auto update but I haven't noticed anything gamebreaking thus far.

    Dragons fly backwards.

    You misunderstood me sir. I asked what fucked up? Thats just plain awesome.

    They also sometimes just circle overhead forever and never do anything else. And I'm talking scripted dragon fights, not random ones. Ones where they are supposed to fucking fight you.

    Maddening.

  • BradicusMaximusBradicusMaximus Pssssssssyyyyyyyy duckRegistered User regular
    expendable wrote:
    So what exactly did this patch fuck up? I have steam set to auto update but I haven't noticed anything gamebreaking thus far.

    Dragons fly backwards.

    You misunderstood me sir. I asked what fucked up? Thats just plain awesome.

    They also sometimes just circle overhead forever and never do anything else. And I'm talking scripted dragon fights, not random ones. Ones where they are supposed to fucking fight you.

    Maddening.

    Its just their way of saying "Ha, I can fly and you can't! Suck on that!"

  • HavelockHavelock Registered User regular
    edited December 2011
    expendable wrote:
    So what exactly did this patch fuck up? I have steam set to auto update but I haven't noticed anything gamebreaking thus far.

    Dragons fly backwards.

    You misunderstood me sir. I asked what fucked up? Thats just plain awesome.

    They also sometimes just circle overhead forever and never do anything else. And I'm talking scripted dragon fights, not random ones. Ones where they are supposed to fucking fight you.

    Maddening.

    Odd. I've had that happen only with the random ones. I've literally climbed to the top of a mountain peak and Shouted at a Dragon when it flies into range with unrelenting fury and fire and it still wouldn't go after me. It just buzzed me a couple of times and then sauntered off.

    Havelock on
  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    edited December 2011
    Well, Diplomatic Immunity didn't go as planned.

    There is something about the outdoor Thalmor guards, they all have perfect stealth detection, they even see through invisibility. The instant I went outside I was aggroed by everything, even guards standing on the outside of the compound who I'm pretty sure aren't even really supposed to be part of the 'encounter'. Very frustrating. I tried multiple re-loads and finally gave up and just cheesed my way through by abusing calm spells and murdering them one at a time.

    It is possible to disguise yourself if you bring in Hooded Thalmor Robes, with the effectiveness varying based on your race. There are robes in the kitchen that are supposed to accomplish this but they are glitched, I think that's why the guards in that quest are extra aggressive.

    -Tal on
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  • UrQuanLord88UrQuanLord88 Registered User regular
    edited December 2011
    The patch made my y-axis sensitivity go way up. WOW GJ BETHESTA Y U NO HIRE BETTER PROGRAMMERS HUH? WASTE OF MY HARDEARNED 60 USD. Also, I have a quest to go back to the Jarl of Riften but she doesn't have any new dialog. NOW I CAN'T 100% PERFECT COMPELTE >:[

    In all honesty, I think I'll take this time to just manage my inventory and only continue the main quest when the next patch drops.

    Oh and re-read Vinland Saga to get my Nord fix

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  • SeguerSeguer of the Void Sydney, AustraliaRegistered User regular
    -Tal wrote:
    Well, Diplomatic Immunity didn't go as planned.

    There is something about the outdoor Thalmor guards, they all have perfect stealth detection, they even see through invisibility. The instant I went outside I was aggroed by everything, even guards standing on the outside of the compound who I'm pretty sure aren't even really supposed to be part of the 'encounter'. Very frustrating. I tried multiple re-loads and finally gave up and just cheesed my way through by abusing calm spells and murdering them one at a time.

    It is possible to disguise yourself if you bring in Hooded Thalmor Robes, with the effectiveness varying based on your race. There are robes in the kitchen that are supposed to accomplish this but they are glitched, I think that's why the guards in that quest are extra aggressive.
    The Hooded ones worked for me long enough for the guy to go "No matter what, don't leave your post!"

    Then he summoned a fucking Atronarch and started attacking me.

  • RedDawnRedDawn Registered User regular
    Yeah, I just ran across the courtyard. They got pissed, but once I made it in the door it didn't matter.

  • FoomyFoomy Registered User regular
    Seguer wrote:
    -Tal wrote:
    Well, Diplomatic Immunity didn't go as planned.

    There is something about the outdoor Thalmor guards, they all have perfect stealth detection, they even see through invisibility. The instant I went outside I was aggroed by everything, even guards standing on the outside of the compound who I'm pretty sure aren't even really supposed to be part of the 'encounter'. Very frustrating. I tried multiple re-loads and finally gave up and just cheesed my way through by abusing calm spells and murdering them one at a time.

    It is possible to disguise yourself if you bring in Hooded Thalmor Robes, with the effectiveness varying based on your race. There are robes in the kitchen that are supposed to accomplish this but they are glitched, I think that's why the guards in that quest are extra aggressive.
    The Hooded ones worked for me long enough for the guy to go "No matter what, don't leave your post!"

    Then he summoned a fucking Atronarch and started attacking me.
    Really? never knew about the guards being extra-agressive. I just stealth'd around them and stabbed them in the back. But than I did have 85 stealth, +stealth ring/necklace, fully perked out stealth tree, and the ebony mail. I could stealth stab them in the face.

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  • NEO|PhyteNEO|Phyte They follow the stars, bound together. Strands in a braid till the end.Registered User regular
    So has http://skyrimpatchnotes.com/ been posted yet?

    It was that somehow, from within the derelict-horror, they had learned a way to see inside an ugly, broken thing... And take away its pain.
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  • DecoyDecoy Registered User regular
    Damn you, quest crippling bug!!

    Forsworn quest glitch halted my progress. Not exactly sure how to finish it now. At least it's just a side quest.

  • Forever ZefiroForever Zefiro cloaked in the midnight glory of an event horizonRegistered User regular
    edited December 2011
    Hey so I just ran into a bug where I saved, then put points into the Archery perk that slows down time when you zoom in

    so I zoomed in, time slowed down, neat, but I didn't actually want to spend the points yet so I hit Esc and reloaded

    game loaded up, started running around and time was permanently 50% slower

    until I pulled out my bow and zoomed again and it was all fine

    also, somewhat related, if you are overweight and walking slow, pull out your bow and draw an arrow and hold it, you walk a bit faster

    not much, but at least it's faster

    Forever Zefiro on
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  • Gaming-FreakGaming-Freak Registered User regular
    I just made a character that looks like Nathaniel How from Dragon Age: Awakening. HA!

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  • SyrionusSyrionus Registered User regular
    Oh and re-read Vinland Saga to get my Nord fix

    Wait...was this released in english? I have only seen it in Japanese. The plot intrigued me but I don't read or speak Japanese.

  • Renegade WolfRenegade Wolf Registered User regular
    NEO|Phyte wrote:
    So has http://skyrimpatchnotes.com/ been posted yet?

    ahahahaha

  • Forever ZefiroForever Zefiro cloaked in the midnight glory of an event horizonRegistered User regular
    Oh hey also, Imperial Legion faction
    so I joined the Legion, and it comes time to protect Whiterun from the Stormcloak scums
    so I slaughter them and then I get a Misc Quest to talk to the Jarl, so I go up to Balgruuf and just get his normal spiel, there's no special dialogue, but it completes the quest

    wat ?

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  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    So hey what the fuck

    I had this set to not update which I guess now means "Go ahead and break the fuck out of my game, Steam"

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  • SarksusSarksus ATTACK AND DETHRONE GODRegistered User regular
    Oh hey also, Imperial Legion faction
    so I joined the Legion, and it comes time to protect Whiterun from the Stormcloak scums
    so I slaughter them and then I get a Misc Quest to talk to the Jarl, so I go up to Balgruuf and just get his normal spiel, there's no special dialogue, but it completes the quest

    wat ?
    You mean right after you kill them and you go to hear his speech? The game wants you to hear his speech. That's it.

  • override367override367 ALL minions Registered User regular
    edited December 2011
    - Uninstalling Fallout: New Vegas removes many files that are required by Skyrim to run.
    - Fixed loud noises erroneously activating equipped Shout powers when playing with a Kinect camera attached.

    Oh god these seem like the kind of bugs a Bethesda patch would actually produce, Im laughing so hard at that list

    override367 on
  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    - Uninstalling Fallout: New Vegas removes many files that are required by Skyrim to run.
    - Fixed loud noises erroneously activating equipped Shout powers when playing with a Kinect camera attached.

    Oh god these seem like the kind of bugs a Bethesda patch would actually produce, Im laughing so hard at that list

    That's part of the genius, because it's so believable.

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  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    - Made the hidden Daedric Right Pauldron slightly less hidden.

    Wasn't this an actual thing that happened in a Morrowind patch?

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  • Banzai5150Banzai5150 Registered User regular
    - Uninstalling Fallout: New Vegas removes many files that are required by Skyrim to run.
    - Fixed loud noises erroneously activating equipped Shout powers when playing with a Kinect camera attached.

    Oh god these seem like the kind of bugs a Bethesda patch would actually produce, Im laughing so hard at that list

    I'm so slow, didn't realize that if you refreshed you got a different set of notes each time. Very funny stuff.

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  • Ninja Snarl PNinja Snarl P My helmet is my burden. Ninja Snarl: Gone, but not forgotten.Registered User regular
    You know, my thief is really starting to have second doubts about whether or not the daedra are really evil or if they just got a bad rap from jealous people.

    The first daedra he comes across?
    Drunken binge across Skyrim involving a goat, a marriage, and a hagwitch. No, I have no idea what went with what. As reward? A kickass dremora-summoning staff and a thank-you for the entertainment.

    The second daedra?
    Total nutso who has me use a magic staff to "fix" a crazy dead emperor by using a magic staff to turn stuff into stuff. My reward? A staff which alternates between lightning, fire, ice, turning people into chickens, summoning mudcrabs, and summoning dremoras. Awesome.

    So far, it's been awesome daedra 2, crappy ones nil. I'm just praying that the second staff works on dragons.

  • FreiFrei A French Prometheus Unbound DeadwoodRegistered User regular
    You're in for a treat if you don't think most of them are really malicious and evil.

    Are you the magic man?
  • AntihippyAntihippy Registered User regular
    Syrionus wrote:
    Oh and re-read Vinland Saga to get my Nord fix

    Wait...was this released in english? I have only seen it in Japanese. The plot intrigued me but I don't read or speak Japanese.

    http://www.mangafox.com/manga/vinland_saga/

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  • SurikoSuriko AustraliaRegistered User regular
    You know, my thief is really starting to have second doubts about whether or not the daedra are really evil or if they just got a bad rap from jealous people.

    The first daedra he comes across?
    Drunken binge across Skyrim involving a goat, a marriage, and a hagwitch. No, I have no idea what went with what. As reward? A kickass dremora-summoning staff and a thank-you for the entertainment.

    The second daedra?
    Total nutso who has me use a magic staff to "fix" a crazy dead emperor by using a magic staff to turn stuff into stuff. My reward? A staff which alternates between lightning, fire, ice, turning people into chickens, summoning mudcrabs, and summoning dremoras. Awesome.

    So far, it's been awesome daedra 2, crappy ones nil. I'm just praying that the second staff works on dragons.

    It
    Doesn't. :(

  • Forever ZefiroForever Zefiro cloaked in the midnight glory of an event horizonRegistered User regular
    Sarksus wrote:
    Oh hey also, Imperial Legion faction
    so I joined the Legion, and it comes time to protect Whiterun from the Stormcloak scums
    so I slaughter them and then I get a Misc Quest to talk to the Jarl, so I go up to Balgruuf and just get his normal spiel, there's no special dialogue, but it completes the quest

    wat ?
    You mean right after you kill them and you go to hear his speech? The game wants you to hear his speech. That's it.

    Yeah

    I listened to it

    still had the quest until I actually went up and spoke to him

    I guess it's a bug? But I did reload and this time I waited until he got back to his throne, then spoke to him and he said something like, "Thanks for what you've done to help me out, I'd be honored if you decided to live in my town."

    which I already own the house sooo

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  • Forever ZefiroForever Zefiro cloaked in the midnight glory of an event horizonRegistered User regular
    Oh man my favorite so far:
    - Fixed a bug that made human children too good at tag.

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  • Ratsult2Ratsult2 Registered User regular
    Looks like the Skyrim Script Extender fixes the no resistance bug... if you use 4gb launcher, you need to make sure you have the latest version.
    http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topic/1288179-wipz-skyrim-script-extender-skse/

  • MegaPureiboiMegaPureiboi Registered User regular
    I love this:
    - Fixed incorrect caption in ambient dialogue in the Drunken Huntsman; the player should now correctly be referred to as a "jive-ass motherfucker" instead of "friend".

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  • piLpiL Registered User regular
    The patch made my y-axis sensitivity go way up. WOW GJ BETHESTA Y U NO HIRE BETTER PROGRAMMERS HUH? WASTE OF MY HARDEARNED 60 USD. Also, I have a quest to go back to the Jarl of Riften but she doesn't have any new dialog. NOW I CAN'T 100% PERFECT COMPELTE >:[

    In all honesty, I think I'll take this time to just manage my inventory and only continue the main quest when the next patch drops.

    Oh and re-read Vinland Saga to get my Nord fix

    Can't tell if this is a joke post.

  • override367override367 ALL minions Registered User regular
    - If a fight with a standard Dragon lasts for more than 1000 in-game years, the dragon will now correctly change into an Elder Dragon.

    Oh lawdy

  • SagrothSagroth Registered User regular
    It's fair for me to be annoyed about this, right? I really, really wanted them to fix that Theives Guild bug. Now apparently there are like 0 quest bug fixes and the patch actually worsens things for some people. I still love the game, but man this is irksome.

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