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[Addai]

LegendaryAvenger wrote...
If an Elven Dominion rose and suddenly gained control of the empire you've been serving for years, would you allow that? By the way you're describing the Empire, they seem to be a bunch of sissies that WANT to be lapdogs in anyone's play so that they will abandon their beloved traditions.

Well, they are allowing it.  They are lapdogs.  It's no accident the Thalmor embassy is near Solitude.  The Empire is cooperating with them and even writing propaganda against Talos for them.  I realize it was a result of the treaty, but I'd like to hear people's theories as to how the Empire is supposed to build a defense against the Dominion when they've got Thalmors crawling around everywhere and are stuck doing their bidding.  I keep hearing that the only way the Dominion can be defeated is if the empire stays together, but a) this didn't work the last time, and it can't work when the Thalmor have the run of the place.

[Sidney]

LegendaryAvenger wrote...
I've noticed that overall, the enemies are smarter. Whenever I try to climb a spot they can't reach, they run out of my sight.

I think you are seeing things that aren't there. Enemies will try and close on you and that results on them running "away" if you are on a ledge but they're just trying to find a path up they're not withdrawing out of LoF the way you think. you can watch your allies do the same thing if you are being fired at from a ridge line. you'll wonder where they are and then *blammo* they're up on the ridge. Archers even tend to close on me when there is no good reason to do so.

Dragons also don't appear to have any coherent approach. I'm a pure ranged mage so getting up close and personal would help but they always circle through the Atronarch and my  AAA fire before landing on a roof to keep taking a beating.

[AventuroLegendary]

Addai67 wrote...

LegendaryAvenger wrote...
If an Elven Dominion rose and suddenly gained control of the empire you've been serving for years, would you allow that? By the way you're describing the Empire, they seem to be a bunch of sissies that WANT to be lapdogs in anyone's play so that they will abandon their beloved traditions.

Well, they are allowing it.  They are lapdogs.  It's no accident the Thalmor embassy is near Solitude.  The Empire is cooperating with them and even writing propaganda against Talos for them.  I realize it was a result of the treaty, but I'd like to hear people's theories as to how the Empire is supposed to build a defense against the Dominion when they've got Thalmors crawling around everywhere and are stuck doing their bidding.  I keep hearing that the only way the Dominion can be defeated is if the empire stays together, but a) this didn't work the last time, and it can't work when the Thalmor have the run of the place.

The Empire is currently at gun point, or rather, at sword point with Thalmor encroachment. The Concordate wasn't "Hey Imperials, let's form an agreement because we are equals and we shouldn't be fighting:)" it was "Alright Imperials, you may have repelled us but you knew that you couldn't stop us. Therefore, we offered mercy through the form of a treaty and completely allowed it so that we don't already come in and pwn your weakened asses and conquer Tamriel with what's left of your Empire."
As you can imagine, the Thalmor running the mill of their structure complicates the Empire's plans for retaliation. The reason why the Empire initially "Lost" the great war (The Dominion got the better end of the cease-fire), is because it recovered slower than the Thalmor and Alinor (Summerset Isle) did after the Imperial crisis. 

[AventuroLegendary]

Sidney wrote...

LegendaryAvenger wrote...
I've noticed that overall, the enemies are smarter. Whenever I try to climb a spot they can't reach, they run out of my sight.

I think you are seeing things that aren't there. Enemies will try and close on you and that results on them running "away" if you are on a ledge but they're just trying to find a path up they're not withdrawing out of LoF the way you think. you can watch your allies do the same thing if you are being fired at from a ridge line. you'll wonder where they are and then *blammo* they're up on the ridge. Archers even tend to close on me when there is no good reason to do so.

Dragons also don't appear to have any coherent approach. I'm a pure ranged mage so getting up close and personal would help but they always circle through the Atronarch and my  AAA fire before landing on a roof to keep taking a beating.

Well, I most certainly didn't say they were perfect, it's just that they aren't suicidal and dumb like in Oblivion/Morrowind.

[Sidney]

LegendaryAvenger wrote...
Well, I most certainly didn't say they were perfect, it's just that they aren't suicidal and dumb like in Oblivion/Morrowind.

They're the same to me. Their only goal is to close on you and they do it by brute frontal attacks. Even in groups I've seen no indication of tactics. I've seen enemies on battlements, inside a fort leave the walls and chase me down into a field where they are a nice easy target - mages, archers and melee characters alike. They consistently rush into a fatal funnel from their rooms into a hallway where runes, fireballs and chain lighning do bad things or a lone sword and board type can fend off superior numbers one at a time.

Enemy and companion AI might be the weaknest technical aspect of Skyrim.

[Eustacia]

Sidney wrote...

LegendaryAvenger wrote...
I've noticed that overall, the enemies are smarter. Whenever I try to climb a spot they can't reach, they run out of my sight.

I think you are seeing things that aren't there. Enemies will try and close on you and that results on them running "away" if you are on a ledge but they're just trying to find a path up they're not withdrawing out of LoF the way you think. you can watch your allies do the same thing if you are being fired at from a ridge line. you'll wonder where they are and then *blammo* they're up on the ridge. Archers even tend to close on me when there is no good reason to do so.

Dragons also don't appear to have any coherent approach. I'm a pure ranged mage so getting up close and personal would help but they always circle through the Atronarch and my  AAA fire before landing on a roof to keep taking a beating.

I find the AI has it's glorious momments. In a game like this it's not going to be perfect by far. The NPC's are what I have a problem with. They attack Dragons when they should be running.

Modifié par Eustacia, 27 novembre 2011 - 03:37 .

[DragonRageGT]

Possible fix for the Markath Bounty Bug that someone might trigger way after successfully finishing the Escape of Cidar Mines quest.

See, I had done the quest and it was alright after I escaped the Prison Mines. But long long after that, in some small village, I cleared some Mines from Blood Silver Mercenaries and a Markarth guard came to arrest me. I submitted and it entered the loop. I escaped conversation then and the guard was calm. But when I reached Markarth again, even near it, all guards would come with the arrest dialogue and loop it.

I had to sneak/invisible into the Shrine of Talos, the quest guards were there and attacked me, I left, the other guards engaged in the conversation and I chose "Pay the Bounty" ... all normal Markarth Guards were reseted to neutral faction against me. I am a Thane of Markarth alright but I chose to pay. Then I entered the Shine again and the quest guards were still there and attacked me. I left, they followed. The other guards remained neutral. So I entered the Shrine again, chopped off a pair of heards of those stubborn arses and it is all cleared!

After 190 hours and level 55 I would be really pissed if I could not find a way to clear the problem without resorting to console commands! Anyway, thanks to the tips I found searching the net I fixed it! =)

[Addai]

Yes, I innocently went into the Shrine of Talos after completing the Madanach quest and the arrest guards were still there. I've just avoided it since then.

[Sigma Tauri]

Addai67 wrote...
I realize it was a result of the treaty, but I'd like to hear people's theories as to how the Empire is supposed to build a defense against the Dominion when they've got Thalmors crawling around everywhere and are stuck doing their bidding.

To be honest, the only way for the Empire to survive is if the gods allow it.

The current age is reminescent of the Interregnum and the Imperial Simulacrum. Without a Mandate of Heaven, the Empire tends to  crumble. That's why the Thalmor hates Talos worship. They hate the idea of another Tiber Septim being reformed to bind their souls to Mundus and even worse subjugate them into humiliation.

[HoonDing]

Immortal NPCs that give me mouth but cannot be killed because they're important to the story are starting to bother me.

Delphine and Irilith have been on my list since the beginning.

[Addai]

monkeycamoran wrote...

Addai67 wrote...
I realize it was a result of the treaty, but I'd like to hear people's theories as to how the Empire is supposed to build a defense against the Dominion when they've got Thalmors crawling around everywhere and are stuck doing their bidding.

To be honest, the only way for the Empire to survive is if the gods allow it.

The current age is reminescent of the Interregnum and the Imperial Simulacrum. Without a Mandate of Heaven, the Empire tends to  crumble. That's why the Thalmor hates Talos worship. They hate the idea of another Tiber Septim being reformed to bind their souls to Mundus and even worse subjugate them into humiliation.

What a delightful thing that would be!

I'll say this, at least there are competent and clear-headed people on both sides, so that you actually have a choice.  Unlike that other game with dragons in it. 

[DragonRageGT]

jollyorigins wrote...

Nevermind, I fixed it. Werewolves fix everything.

Not quite. I saw Louis Letrush being anihilated near Markarth by some bounty hunter sent from Riften and he still has his duplets in Whiterun. I doubt even a Werewolf can fix that! =/



(Old pic but the same as it is now, even after Maven has sent her killer to finish him and he did!)

[Aggie Punbot]

I've got a quest active that says you can keep getting work from the Companions, but every time I talk to any of them they just give me jobs I've already completed. Rumor has it that Farkas and/or Vilkas will also request a way for them to be cured of their curse, but I'm just not getting these to trigger. Could anyone kindly point me to somewhere that could help me debug this questline?

[Yrkoon]

ReallyRue wrote...

That's one amazing horse. It can even go toe-to-toe with a dragon. And horses don't even have toes!

Neither do Dragons

Shadowmere can go hoof to claw with dragons.

[DragonRageGT]

I need some help deciding what to do now. At level 55 I have 6 perk points to spend and no idea, or rather too many ideas what to spend them with. I could:
- Complete the Smithing tree (unnecessary but might be cool for RP reasons - 4 perks left there)
- Spend 1 on Enchanting Recharging blow (unnecessary since I have some 200 lbs of filled gems)
- Spend all on Blocking perks (lvl 75 skill and I have 2/5 blocking efficiency and it's enough but might work)
- Spend all on Alchemy (level 49 skill with no perks. I'd craft only healing and regen magicka/stamina pots but I have zillions of those too)
- Spend all on Restoration (level 65 skill with no perks and I do use lots of Healing and Healing Hands - perhaps doubling its efficiency would do me good later on?)

I'm likely to gain a few more levels but I'm going back to using all my main gear so no more Sneaking and Light Armor, although I'm likely to still need using the Bow sometimes (lvl 60 skill) and I will probably reach 100 on Lockpicking (lvl 91 now with no perks)

I'd love to hear some suggestions, please?

[naughty99]

I would suggest trying out some of the blocking perks.

I started out playing a stealthy dual wield thief character, but I tried blocking just for kicks and it is actually a lot of fun.

Of late I find myself approaching enemies stealthed and taking out as many as I can with one-shot dagger backstabs, then when my cover is blown I have been using blocking a lot more, especially when fighting enemies that use magic or shouts, as a good bash interrupts them.

Modifié par naughty99, 27 novembre 2011 - 06:47 .

[adneate]

Addai67 wrote...
I realize it was a result of the treaty, but I'd like to hear people's theories as to how the Empire is supposed to build a defense against the Dominion when they've got Thalmors crawling around everywhere and are stuck doing their bidding.

As an avid Total War player I've been in that position in campaigns myself, where a rival attacks at the worst time or when you're not prepared and you've got to give up a lot even after fighting them off just to get peace. It's all about buying yourself some breathing room, to rebuild and reorganize what you have at your disposal. The Empire might have had a better time if it wasn't A) Weakened from just reforming it's Imperial Government and Subject to a Surprise Attack in which it lost much of it's territory to drawn manpower and financial resources from.

The Empire lost half of Hammerfell and Cyrodil during the opening stages of the war and it had to be saved by fresh resources and troops coming down from Skyrim and High Rock. The Imperial City was largely recpatured by Fresh Nord Legions after the Imperial ones where almost totally wiped out in the retreat, while Hammerfell's Legions were similiarily decimated after a long retreat through the deserts of Hammerfell and had to be propped up with fresh High Rock troops. Just not having the crippling handicap of losing a massive chunk of land and trained battle ready soldiers at the outset is a big advantage.

Which gives the opprotunity to fight the war in Thalmor territory and have their infrastructure destroyed by the fighting instead of just the Empire's. Ultimately the combined forces of Cyrodil, High Rock and Skyrim have a greater chance to knock the Thalmor back than an Empire that suffered a military disaster in Skyrim and now has two estranged Provinces on it's borders. One bitter and distrustful the other actively hostile.

[naughty99]

LiveLoveThaneKrios wrote...

@RageGT
Well what sign did you pick?
If your going too use 2 perks at the same time, besides saving them, I'd say
Mage: 2 perk:Alchemy & Restoration.1 perk: Restoration.
Thief: 2 perk: Enchantment & Smithing.
Warrior: Restoration&Blocking. 1 Perk: Blocking.

Thats what I usually do on my perking, base it on my sign, and then do the perks that fit that sign. And then fill up everything else later.

But its all up too you!

It depends on your playing style, but during this playthrough the most helpful standing stones for my thief character have been The Shadow at low levels (great to have an emergency exit strategy with once daily invisibility) and at higher levels The Lord (25% magic resist, 50pts physical damage resist).

I felt that my skills and character level were already progressing quite quickly, perhaps too quickly, even without using the Mage/Thief/Warrior stones.

virumor wrote...

Immortal NPCs that give me mouth but cannot be killed because they're important to the story are starting to bother me.

Delphine and Irilith have been on my list since the beginning.

I hear you. I was really upset when I found that the drunk guy in Windhelm who calls all the Dunmer "greyskin maggots" is immortal. I tried to assassinate him.

Modifié par naughty99, 27 novembre 2011 - 06:54 .

[Addai]

@adneate:  You're still just saying the same thing- that they had to do it- not how you're going to coordinate such a regrouping effort when the enemy's spies are everywhere. All of this presupposes that you've got Imperials who actually have the cajones to try.

It's also ironic that it was the Nords who saved the Empire, and in return they hand over a central part of Nord culture in their treaty.  As Galmar says when you tell him "Nords have always been in the Empire"- "not this Empire."

Modifié par Addai67, 27 novembre 2011 - 06:54 .