The Elder Scrolls XIV: Good? Bad? I'm the one with the Thu'um!

[Keltest]

I don't know about tilesets, but I miss the variety of traps Oblivion had. Part of that is that so many of the dungeons are Draugr infested tombs but if they were going to have so many of those they could have dreamed up a few more traps for them. Ditto for the monsters - did 90% of the monsters have to be Draugr? Couldn't they have mixed it up a little?

I would have loved to see the Draugr go about their day. Theyre supposed to take care of the crypts and stuff, right?

[The Jack]

I don't know about tilesets, but I miss the variety of traps Oblivion had. Part of that is that so many of the dungeons are Draugr infested tombs but if they were going to have so many of those they could have dreamed up a few more traps for them. Ditto for the monsters - did 90% of the monsters have to be Draugr? Couldn't they have mixed it up a little?

As deadly as the Dwarven traps were, I have to draw my conclusion that their entire race was retarded, and probably disappeared because of it.

[factotum]

Actually, it makes sense. These things are supposed to be temples and other similar functions. That means you want easy access to the depths, if you know how to trigger the secret door to open. It also would serve as an emergency bolt hole if anything living in it actually cared to get out.

That would be fine, if there was some way the player could find to open the shortcut door from the "outside", but there isn't--every single one is only openable by a lever located on the dungeon depths side. I can see why they did it, since having to walk all the way out of some of the longer dungeons would be a pain, but they could at least have made it so the doors weren't all exactly the same shape and mechanism, no matter what type or age of dungeon they're attached to!

[Eldan]

As deadly as the Dwarven traps were, I have to draw my conclusion that their entire race was retarded, and probably disappeared because of it.

They pretty much were. At least according to Kirkbride, it seems they pretty much distilled the essence of anti-creation down into robot form, and then stopped existing because of it. I mean, what did they think would happen?

[halfeye]

every single one is only openable by a lever located on the dungeon depths side.

Or a wooden bar. That is unsmashable from the other side.

On the whole it's more fun than walking all the way back you came, but it does feel cheesey.

[Resileaf]

Looks like we're approaching page 50. Should think up the title of the next thread!
Too bad we don't yet know where the next game will take place, or we could have had something to do with it. Failing that, what can we have? If something from a recent conversation: "All previous threads are canon"?

[Triaxx]

The Elder Scrolls XV: This is my Thu'um Stick.

There are many Blades, but ours hasn't released

[LibraryOgre]

Or a wooden bar. That is unsmashable from the other side.

Oh, I hate that. I can beat up dragons, set a pile of magical ice on fire, and shout in such a way that a fully armored troll flies 30 feet, but I am defeated by a wooden door.

[Resileaf]

Oh, I hate that. I can beat up dragons, set a pile of magical ice on fire, and shout in such a way that a fully armored troll flies 30 feet, but I am defeated by a wooden door.

So, insurmountable waist-height fence, we meet again.

[factotum]

Oh, I hate that. I can beat up dragons, set a pile of magical ice on fire, and shout in such a way that a fully armored troll flies 30 feet, but I am defeated by a wooden door.

At least it isn't like Fallout 3, where some unpickable locked doors were so badly broken that your character could have climbed into the room through the hole--but you still couldn't get past them without that key!

[Caelestion]

The Elder Scrolls XV: Seen Any Elves?

The Elder Scrolls XV: I Have A Cunning CHIM!


(I essentially pronounce that as "keem" or "cheem", using the -ch in loch.)

[The_Jackal]

The Elder Scrolls XV: This is my Thu'um Stick.

This.
Is.
AWESOME. Seconded.

[Balmas]

The Elder Scrolls XV: This is my Thu'um Stick.

Thirded, fourthed, and fifthed.

[Triaxx]

Glad you like it, since I've been waiting 35 and a half pages to post it.

[The Jack]

Looks like we're approaching page 50. Should think up the title of the next thread!
Too bad we don't yet know where the next game will take place, or we could have had something to do with it. Failing that, what can we have? If something from a recent conversation: "All previous threads are canon"?

It'll be high rock.
Maybe a splash of hammerfell.

Current bethesda dont have the balls to do anything else.

[Silverraptor]

Hey guys. I'm having trouble with my latest Skyrim game. Nexus mod manager broke and vortex is not working on my computer at all, so I ended up playing unmodded skyrim. It's working well so far, but I can't get the Children's Bedroom in Breezehome. I talk to the home decorator, Children's bedroom is listed as [...] and it takes 250 gold from my inventory but doesn't give me the bedroom. Since I can rely on the unofficial patches, is there any way you guys know if I can manually add the children's bedroom or how to fix it so I can purchase it in my playthrough?

[Celestia]

Hey guys. I'm having trouble with my latest Skyrim game. Nexus mod manager broke and vortex is not working on my computer at all, so I ended up playing unmodded skyrim. It's working well so far, but I can't get the Children's Bedroom in Breezehome. I talk to the home decorator, Children's bedroom is listed as [...] and it takes 250 gold from my inventory but doesn't give me the bedroom. Since I can rely on the unofficial patches, is there any way you guys know if I can manually add the children's bedroom or how to fix it so I can purchase it in my playthrough?

UESP lists it as a known bug, but the only fix it offers is installing the unofficial patch.

[Silverraptor]

UESP lists it as a known bug, but the only fix it offers is installing the unofficial patch.

*Sigh* And I can't do that since Mexus mod manager and vortex are not working on my computer.

[The_Jackal]

*Sigh* And I can't do that since Mexus mod manager and vortex are not working on my computer.

You could always work around by moving to another holdfast with a nicer house. Every other Holdfast has 100% less Nazeem and 100% fewer Battle-borns.

[Kareeah_Indaga]

You could always work around by moving to another holdfast with a nicer house. Every other Holdfast has 100% less Nazeem and 100% fewer Battle-borns.

I'm still a little surprised Nazeem doesn't get a visit from the Dark Brotherhood.

[veti]

Since I can rely on the unofficial patches, is there any way you guys know if I can manually add the children's bedroom or how to fix it so I can purchase it in my playthrough?

*Untested answer, save before attempting*.

If you have stored anything in the children's bedroom/alchemy lab area, take it out first. No telling what might happen to it.

Then: close doors, go outside the house, and enter the following console commands:

prid e4ef9
disable
prid xx004274
enable

... where 'xx' is the position of Hearthfires in your load order, expressed as a hex number. (Base game is 00. Hearthfires is probably 03?)

This assumes you haven't previously installed the alchemy lab. If you have, then follow the same procedure but replace the first line with:

prid e4ec8

This should install the room in your house. I don't know if there's anything else you need to do before you can invite a kid to move in, but if this works it should be worth a try.

[Keltest]

I'm still a little surprised Nazeem doesn't get a visit from the Dark Brotherhood.

He does in my playthroughs. That their payment doesn't come in the form of coin is absolute coincidence, im sure.

[Triaxx]

@Silverraptor: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspec...tion/mods/6194

That's Mod Organizer for SE. Might be worth a shot to restore a proper gaming experience.

[halfeye]

I reinstalled Skyrim, and now when I turn away from an NPC their speech volume goes way down, I really, really like it, but somehow it doesn't feel like a total fix, because most of the time they shouldn't be talking at you at all, even if they do shut up now.

[Triaxx]

I have a mod called To Your Face, available for both versions that means NPC's won't greet you unless you're looking in their direction.

[Kareeah_Indaga]

I have a mod called To Your Face, available for both versions that means NPC's won't greet you unless you're looking in their direction.

I got one called 'Silence is Golden' but I don't know if it was ported over to SE.

[Triaxx]

According to the author it Silence is Golden should work, but they recommend: Silence of Skyrim instead.

If you're not hearing NPC's when they turn away, your game might be set for surround sound.

[Silverraptor]

*Untested answer, save before attempting*.

If you have stored anything in the children's bedroom/alchemy lab area, take it out first. No telling what might happen to it.

Then: close doors, go outside the house, and enter the following console commands:

prid e4ef9
disable
prid xx004274
enable

... where 'xx' is the position of Hearthfires in your load order, expressed as a hex number. (Base game is 00. Hearthfires is probably 03?)

This assumes you haven't previously installed the alchemy lab. If you have, then follow the same procedure but replace the first line with:

prid e4ec8

This should install the room in your house. I don't know if there's anything else you need to do before you can invite a kid to move in, but if this works it should be worth a try.

Tried this, didn't work. It says that item parameter cannot be found.

[veti]

Tried this, didn't work. It says that item parameter cannot be found.

OK, that means the reference is wrong. I just tried it myself and it worked, so... the likeliest answer is that Hearthfire has an unexpected position in your load order for some reason.

Go find Lucia, open the console again and click on her. The first two digits of her ID are the same as the first two digits of the bedroom ID you need to install.

Unfortunately, I couldn't adopt her after installing the bedroom this way. But if you've legit bought the room from the steward, it may still work for you.

[Triaxx]

Manual install of the Unofficial patch is quite literally just extract to data folder. It's all in a couple files so you can just drop it in place without a mod manager.