SKYRIM!

[Grayeagle]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmXq6myv4Dw&feature=youtu.be

ya .. I am way hooked
Sorry about the other thread .. I did a search and saw this one was dated a bit ..figure Skuzzy would hate it if I brought this thread back ..
..but since I am not the only one .. if the you tube link works it's a low-res taste of what it's like in Skyrim.
It looks *much* better with a decent video card than it does on you tube

-GE aka Frank

[MarineUS]

Every time I hear her sing I get chills.

[Grayeagle]

Cenye, Enchantress, across the valley from Whiterun.
Just hangin out ..chillin.

Frank aka GE

[APDrone]

Welcome to the addiction, GE.

Don't ask me how many hours I've logged.. please..

[titanic3]

Welcome to the addiction, GE.

Don't ask me how many hours I've logged.. please..

122 hours and counting. With only 1 character....so far.   

[ImADot]

122 hours and counting. With only 1 character....so far.  

My first character lasted around 300 hours. Now I'm playing a Hunter/Gatherer and am not going to do any quests - just walking around, hunting, trading, and surviving. Using some mods that require eating good food, sleeping and staying warm. I also highly recommend the mod "Project Reality - Climates of Tamriel" (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/17802) which adds great lighting (ENB-like without the frame rate hit) and tons of weather systems and environmental enhancements.

Shameless plug: try my first-ever mod "NoobEx Constellation Outlines" (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/19754). It adds outlines to the constellations in the sky and adds a book to your player's inventory.  


My current character, looking out in the late afternoon as a thunderstorm gathers


Sample sunrise with CoT mod mentioned above


Sample sunset


My mod

[Grayeagle]

Yassir .. I started and deleted a dozen or so characters ... one as far up as lvl 20.

Just researchin what does what and finding out that some mods *will* get me the blue screen of death crash no less.
Bag of holding, convenient horses, scenic carriage rides .. seems like anything requiring SKSE
..brings on random crashes 3-4 times in 8hrs play.

Might be a Win XP thing, or might be my video card is gettin dated .. time for upgrade!
Been ogling the GeForce latest toys .. they would fix my wagon

Now and then I just get taken away by a moment in game ..
..drawin down on a bull moose Elk with a stunning rack with my bow and arrow,
..perfect shot at what looked like 50yds landed just behind shoulder, right where I was hoping, dropped him like a stone.

I use FOV 55 ..as that is the average eyeball field of view,
..according to Eyeballs, an eye surgeon that I met long ago in AW.
..typed into the command line (tilde key on my keyboard brings it up)
..makes it look very much 'real'
None o' this wide angle fish-eye game view for me thx.


And ya .. the climate mod you listed was one of the first, right after Pure Waters and scaleable magic
(my flame and spark spell still do pretty good past lvl 20) ...
..I turned alla dogs into German Shepherds ..cause that's how I roll ..f'rinstance
..runnin 37 mods (was up to over 50 mods when game just got too frustrating to play)
.. only one crash to desktop in 12hrs last coupla days

Jest too much fun

GE aka Frank

[Paladin3]

Any of you guys run mods on the PC? I have found a whole new game!

[titanic3]

Yup, lots of great mods out there. Steam's workshop is super convenient.

Dance of Death is a must have, lets you adjust the kill moves settings as much as you want.
Bloodier Combat is as cool, name speaks for itself.
Armored Horses makes you feel that more awesome when you go for a ride.
Skyrim's Weather, name speak for itself.

Those are probably some of the best mods out there. I have tons more, total of 40 so far and they all make the game awesome.

[MarineUS]

http://techland.time.com/2012/03/01/the-20-best-skyrim-mods-so-far/#sounds-of-skyrim

http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/01/17/the-25-best-skyrim-mods/

[titanic3]

Yup, check out the top rated ones weekly. I usually download at least one every week. So glad I bought it for PC.

[BiPoLaR]

My roommate plays this silly game. He is so addicted. He comes home from work and goes straight to playing. I dont see him until he makes food or uses the restroom. He got all excited the other day because he can "make dragon armor" now.

[Grayeagle]

The stench of burning Dragon hangs in cool night air, flames crackling nearby from his scorching attacks during the fight.
Looks like the Watchtower fared poorly.
It was a good fight, we lost only two men .. brave or foolhardy,
they stood in the dragon fire and fought face to face with the monster until they died.

I use resilient dragons ..they are tougher and can killyas ..makes winning the fight that much sweeter.
I also use more dragon loot.
Among many other tweaks
Up to over 50 mods now ..just steering clear of any that require SKSE, seems my machine does not play well with that.

-GE aka Frank

[ink]

I enjoy running around with duel Bearded Damascus axe's I made...or of course the Damascus Batwinged Axe...

[Grayeagle]

'One day in Whiterun ..'

Just a good all around tank in handmade Steel Plate, boosted to Exquisite using blacksmith skills.
Fun to let a dagger wielder just wack on it for awhile boosting heavy armor skill ..then send them to Sovignar in a single blow.

-Frank aka GE