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[HoonDing]

There were so many ways to break the game with magic in every single Elder Scrolls game. A mage could one shot everything after stacking Weakness to Elements and Weakness to Magic spells.

Illusion was also very overpowered with Frenzy and Dominate.

[AlanC9]

If you're hitting something with multiple spells before you do damage, does that actually count as a one-shot?

[naughty99]

Bryy_Miller wrote...

sympathy4saren wrote...

One thing is for certain....we are going to more than get our money's worth

This is such a subjective phrase that it should be outlawed.

It may be a subjective concept, but it's hard to argue with S4S when you compare objectively a game that costs $45 and provides 5 hours of entertainment value with a game that costs $60 and provides 500-1000 hours of entertainment value.

Modifié par naughty99, 05 juillet 2011 - 01:37 .

[Kaiser Arian XVII]

So where can I find information about Skyrim in details?
Is Wikia a good source?

[naughty99]

Garbage Master wrote...

So where can I find information about Skyrim in details?
Is Wikia a good source?

here is a good source

also, for Skyrim history

Pocket Guide, 1st edition

Pocket Guide, 3rd edition

More sources of info:

Link 1

Link 2

Link 3

Link 4

Modifié par naughty99, 05 juillet 2011 - 02:32 .

[GodWood]

The UESP are pretty good too

[AventuroLegendary]

GodWood wrote...

The UESP are pretty good too

I use the UESP for everything ES-related. It has the style of a wikia but includes all ES games.

[sympathy4saren]

I just saw a screenshot I hadn't seen before that was listed on the Elder Scrolls Wiki. It shows Dovakiin standing in a stream, the view from directly behind him, and Draugr coming toward him, also standing in the stream.

The water look incredible. It looks real....the best I've ever seen, and if you look at the Drauger's feet its making splash marks like it would in reality based on gravity and shifting volume. It looks like its probably moving swiftly, too.

Another thing is since its so close to the player character, you can see up close, again, the details of the body. It's incredible. I can't believe those are 360 graphics, it looks freaking better than the majority of pc graphics.

This Creation Engine, as they are calling it, must be pretty darn powerful.

***EDIT....I looked again....the player character is reaching for his sword....you can see the white of his knuckles from the grasping and veins of course....but it also looks like there is scarring from damage to his hand.

Astounding.......

Modifié par sympathy4saren, 05 juillet 2011 - 03:51 .

[AventuroLegendary]

sympathy4saren wrote...

I just saw a screenshot I hadn't seen before that was listed on the Elder Scrolls Wiki. It shows Dovakiin standing in a stream, the view from directly behind him, and Draugr coming toward him, also standing in the stream.

The water look incredible. It looks real....the best I've ever seen, and if you look at the Drauger's feet its making splash marks like it would in reality based on gravity and shifting volume. It looks like its probably moving swiftly, too.

Another thing is since its so close to the player character, you can see up close, again, the details of the body. It's incredible. I can't believe those are 360 graphics, it looks freaking better than the majority of pc graphics.

This Creation Engine, as they are calling it, must be pretty darn powerful.

***EDIT....I looked again....the player character is reaching for his sword....you can see the white of his knuckles from the grasping and veins of course....but it also looks like there is scarring from damage to his hand.

Astounding.......

They said they are going to be stretching the limits of the consoles' graphics. 

[naughty99]

New Skyrim Fan Q&A coming today - it will be posted...

HERE


About 2 months ago, the devs invited fans to submit their own questions for this Q&A, resulting in about 800 posts from fans, some of which including multiple questions.

Judging by the Oblivion Fan Q&A, this will probably be 100-200 questions, separated into a few different sections, with the first one being released today.

Probably something like this:

Oblivion Fan Interview I
Oblivion Fan Interview II
Oblivion Fan Interview III
Oblivion Fan Interview IV

Modifié par naughty99, 05 juillet 2011 - 06:41 .

[chunkyman]

Skyrim Fan Interview
Todd Howard, Game Director
Bruce Nesmith, Lead Designer
Matt Carofano, Lead Artist

1) Will the character be able to change into certain creature?
Todd: We’ve done various things like that in our previous games, and it’s something that we probably won’t be talking about specifically on this one. Don’t read anything into that, we just prefer to not discuss this one. We’d like to leave that an open question until the game is out.

2) What sorts of cosmetic options, like beards, tattoos, or body proportions, are available? Can we edit them later in the game?
Matt:
There is large amount of customization available for each race. You can choose from multiple hair styles, beards, scars, and face paint. Each race and gender has a light and heavy build and you can pick any level in between. We’ve completely redone our facial system, and we’re really excited to show off the results.

3) Is armor handled like in Oblivion (with each body part being welded together) or in Morrowind (with each body part separate)? Will you be able to wear both clothes and armor at the same time?
Matt: The armor system is very similar to Oblivion’s. The main difference is that the upper and lower body armors, the cuirass and greaves, have been combined into one piece. This helps create armor styles that have the look we needed for Skyrim. In most of the Nordic designs we created, the upper armor would completely cover the lower armor, making it unnecessary. We get much better visual results combining those pieces, and it renders a lot faster too, so we can put more people on screen, so that was an easy tradeoff for us. We can also make a lot more armors now, so the number and variation types are more than we’ve ever had.

4) Are the main and faction quests branching or linear? What about side quests?
Bruce: We’ve focused on telling one story well. There are decision points in all the quest lines that can change things, but overall it’s a single story. Because the side quests are smaller stories, they are more likely to have major branches. For example, you can decide to save or betray someone, which changes the whole end of the quest. Overall the quest structure in Skyrim is closer to Oblivion than Fallout 3, in that there are many more quests, but they have fewer branches.

5) Are loot and quest rewards level scaled, like in Oblivion? Will there be any powerful un-scaled items?
Bruce: We’re handling leveling stuff similar to how we did in Fallout 3, but with a few new twists that we hope players won’t even notice. The enemies and loot are based on the “encounter zone” you’re in, so it could be higher or lower level than your current level. We do have a new concept of epic or “special” loot that you can randomly find in many cases, regardless of the zone, and you will still get better stuff in the better zones with your level higher. Same goes for quest rewards. We try to make them appropriate for what you did. Sometimes that is random, sometimes that is a set item. There’s a lot of specific stuff that is very powerful, like the Daedric artifacts.

6) Will items present in Morrowind but not in Oblivion, such as spears, medium armor, and mark/recall spells, be making a return?
Todd: They are not in Skyrim for the same reasons we didn’t include them in Oblivion. I’ll address each one. First spears, the truth is we’d love to do them, but it becomes a priority and development time thing for us. We feel it’s better to spend our time right now making sure the gameplay for the other play styles is really solid. That includes sword, sword and shield, two-handed weapons, and bows. You can also add magic to that list. Getting those all working well together, while feeling different, is our priority.

As far as medium armor, that’s not a time or polish thing, it’s a design choice to focus on two armor types and making sure those feel different and the player appreciates them. We try to make your character move and feel different between light and heavy and having a 3rd one in the middle just muddies it up in how it plays, as well as visually. And even now, we still have to tweak those two armor types so they feel different, while remaining fun. Every time we slow down heavy armor more, it feels bad, but it’s the main way of balancing it. We’ve added other ways of balancing it that feel right—like different stamina drain rates when sprinting and such.

Mark and recall is one where it’s a lot of fun, but like levitation, was removed so we could design better gameplay spaces and scenarios. We were really limited in Morrowind because the player could recall or levitate out of many situations and break them. There was a lot of good gameplay and level design work that we just couldn’t do and now we can. Back then it seemed like many good ideas we had were shot down when another designer would say “oh yeah, I just levitate or recall away.” So we got rid of them.

7) Will we be able to have relationships with the NPCs, romantic or otherwise?
Bruce: Absolutely! You make friends with people by doing things for them. Friends in the game will treat you differently. Some of them will even agree to go with you into dungeons and on adventures. You can even get married. If you own a house, your spouse will move in with you.

8) Are there any new armor/weapon materials unique to Skyrim?
Matt: One of the most prized and rarest sets of armor is made from dragons. It can be forged in both a light and heavy variant. You’ll see a return of many armors from previous games, such as leather and steel, however these have been redesigned in the Nordic style.

9) Can we have some specifics about the PC version of the game? How will it's UI be different? Will there be a 64-bit executable?
Todd: 64-bit specific exe? Not at this time. As far as UI, it visually looks the same across the platforms, but the controls are entirely different. There’s also a lot of “power user” stuff we do with the keyboard from how favorites work, to quick saves, and more that is similar to what we’ve done before in that area. We’re packing a lot of info on the screen and the whole interface is much less ‘look at giant fonts!’ than, say, Oblivion. The PC version also gets higher res textures, larger render modes, and a bunch of other effects you can scale up if your machine is a beast. Last but most important, is the Creation Kit we’ll be releasing for the PC. Modding the game and making it your own is very important to us and our fans, so we’re going to keep doing whatever we can in that area.

10) How will enchanting work in Skyrim? Will we have to constantly refill our enchantments with soul gems like we did in Oblivion, or will it be more like Morrowind in which the weapons recovered after a certain resting period?
Bruce: The method in Oblivion worked really well, so we kept it. Magic weapons use charges and have to be refilled with soul gems. Magic armor is always on and doesn’t need to be recharged. Soul gems and their lore and usage are a staple of the Elder Scrolls.

We have revamped the enchanting system though. Enchanting is now a skill. The better your skill and perks, the better you are at creating enchanted items. You’ll be able to find enchanting stations all over the world, which will make it much more accessible.

There are some changes from Oblivion, including the effects you can use when creating items, as well as how you learn effects. You now learn enchanting effects by “breaking down” a magic item you find, as opposed to them coming from spells you know. This allows us to separate enchanting from the other magical skills better.

11) What are the differences between the races? I guess they'll have different skill bonuses, but will they also start with different perks or have different "hard-coded" attributes, such as different running speeds or maximum encumbrance, etc.?
Todd: They each start with some skills that are higher by default, but those aren’t hard to overcome with another race in a short time. They also have different starting spells and each has its own passive abilities, like before, as well as powers, like before. So Khajiit can see in the dark, Orcs have a berserk power, Redguards have Adrenaline Rush, and so forth. They work differently in the new system, but the flavor is the same. We kept all the racial movement speeds the same, that’s now a factor of what you’re wearing and have equipped. And starting max encumbrance is the same and is based on your Stamina attribute.

12) Is there any game content (story, quests) that might be locked for a character based on race/faction/politics allegiances/morality/choices? Or one can experience all the content in one single play?
Todd: We do have some stuff that gets locked out based on decisions you make. It’s wherever it felt natural. It wasn’t a goal that you could or couldn’t play everything with one character. The game’s honestly so big that we don’t think about it much.

13) To what extent will our racial / gender selection at the start of the game will affecting our gameplay? Are there relationships affected by these choices?
Bruce: Your race is very important. It’s more than just how you look. Each race has a bias toward certain types of characters. If you want play a wizard, it will be easier with a High Elf or a Breton. If you want to play a warrior, it will be easier with a Nord or a Redguard. However, just like in Oblivion, we don’t force you to follow that bias. If you want to be a Nord wizard, that’s completely viable.

Gender does not change any initial skills or abilities. There is nothing that men do better than women or vice versa in the game. Other characters will recognize your gender and address you properly. Some may have prejudices for or against a particular gender as a part of their character, but it won’t change what you can or can’t do.

14) Do you plan to include non lethal ways of defeating opponents??
Todd: Depends on what you mean by “defeat”. We have various stealthy ways of getting past people, and the various poisons and spells allow you to basically render enemies harmless to you, whether that is casting a calm or fear spell, knocking them down, or something else.

Oh, and we now have tavern brawls that are non-lethal! I love those.

15) Will boss fights involve interesting mechanics involved as opposed to just more health and hits harder?
Todd: We have many new combat behaviors in our AI that makes fights with certain enemies very dynamic and interesting. It matters what the enemy can do. Dragons, for example, can do lot of things from multiple shouts, bombing runs, picking guys up, and more. An enemy that has a sword and shield, a bow, magic spells, and potions will use all of those things, and those fights are the most interesting. But we also design some combat encounters where the player simply may get mobbed by more simple enemies, and those have a different pace and strategy.

16) Do companions have skill and perk trees we can train?
Bruce: No, you only manage your own. Though companions often have certain perks so they behave different or better.

17) Is the culture in Skyrim strictly Nordic, or are there places (like Cheydinhal in Cyrodiil) that show influence from other cultures nearby, like architecture, religion, etc?
Matt: While there are pockets of other races in the game, we focused on the Nordic culture and their regional differences. The architecture between cities is dramatically different and reflects how the Nords live in that area.

18) So, the dragons are big and powerful. Did you include some destructible environment so they could leave marks and scars everywhere they attack? Can they demolish buildings, break trees, start avalanches, burn houses, things like this that emphasize their power?
Todd: They do leave marks and scars everywhere, but as far as destroying buildings and such, it’s rare. It does happen, but not a lot. Systemically destroying our spaces is something we have not found a good way to handle yet, because it’s so dynamic. We’re dealing with places that we have NPCs living, and providing quests and other game services. It’s something we avoid in every game unless we can specifically wipe it off the map, like Megaton.

19) Will there be any difference between the animation sets of male and female as well as human-like and 'beast' characters?
Matt: The animation system is completely new and dramatically improved. You will notice huge difference from previous games. There are differences between male and female animations, and even beast races have some specific animations.

20) Will any sort of karma system be incorporated like there was in Fallout, or will it be the Fame/Infamy system of Oblivion?
Bruce: We don’t provide a numeric score that you can track, but the game knows if you’ve been naughty or nice. We felt that a number really didn’t do your fame justice. Characters in the world will acknowledge the specific things you have done rather than just a generalized reputation. If you are a criminal, they’ll know that too. But if you pay your debt to society, all is forgiven.

21) Will crafting (weapons, armor) be effected by the tools you use as well as the ingredients used in the crafting? Such as the hammers and clippers, mastery level of the weapons and your level? Basically, will I be able to produce a more powerful, or even unique, weapon if I use a master hammer or clipper as opposed to novice?
Bruce: The blacksmith’s shop includes a forge, a grindstone, and a smithing bench. You can improve your weapons at the grindstone. The higher your skill, the more you can improve them, and the more damage they’ll do. Same thing for armor with the smithing bench, only the armor rating gets better. The forge is actually used to create new weapons and armor from raw materials.

22) Will your character have a voice? So that you can hear yourself having a conversation with other people?
Todd: You do have a voice, but you only here it in grunts and shouts. So we have recorded for each race and sex you can play, all the different combat grunts, as well as the dragon language shouts.

23) Obviously every character is "Dragonborn", but not every character will be playing the same way. The question is: Will dragon shouts support all types of characters? Are there long ranged shouts? Some kind of stealthy "shout"?
Todd: Yes, the shouts support all character types. We’re not ready to talk about the other shouts yet, but soon enough.

24) Are there going to be places where you can use nature to your advantage? Like make a trap out of a falling tree or climb a tree to stealth attack an enemy?
Todd: Yes and no. You can’t make things, but our environment is so dense, you’re almost always using the natural terrain to get an advantage, especially with stealth.

25) Will you be able to carry on after the main story?
Todd: Yes, absolutely.

[ErichHartmann]

7) Will we be able to have relationships with the NPCs, romantic or otherwise?
Bruce: Absolutely! You make friends with people by doing things for them. Friends in the game will treat you differently. Some of them will even agree to go with you into dungeons and on adventures. You can even get married. If you own a house, your spouse will move in with you.

LOL, I know what I'm doing first.

[SOLID_EVEREST]

ErichHartmann wrote...

7) Will we be able to have relationships with the NPCs, romantic or otherwise?
Bruce: Absolutely! You make friends with people by doing things for them. Friends in the game will treat you differently. Some of them will even agree to go with you into dungeons and on adventures. You can even get married. If you own a house, your spouse will move in with you.

LOL, I know what I'm doing first.

Don't get too excited; remember it's Bethesda. We will get lucky this time if these possible companions will get more than 5 to 10 lines of dialogue like Fallout: 3. I'm not expecting Planescape: Torment romance level, but I hope we get something better than Fable. I just hope these characters will have personality like in New Vegas. I hope Obsidian taught Bethesda a thing or two, but the development was probably way before New Vegas.

[ErichHartmann]

I'm sure relationships will be more fluff than meaningful interaction. I do think it's a nice feature to have in sandbox RPGs for expanding roleplaying options.

[Captain Crash]

Thanks Chunky!! Cant get enough Skyrim info. This is great!!

[naughty99]

Marriage...that's a huge departure from previous TES games!

Interesting!

[HoonDing]

I hope this marriage thingie only applies to recruitable followers and/or distinct NPCs and not to random Jack/Sarah in the streets.

Anyway, the furry/scaly crowd will be eating their hearts out.

Modifié par virumor, 05 juillet 2011 - 07:43 .

[sympathy4saren]

Yes, new info!!!!

-Heavy/Light Armor: This decision is rational and I understand why there is no medium. IMO they are right when they say medium armor would muddle the variation they are trying to achieve.

-Relationships: Initially a rumor from IMO an unvarified source, relationships are confirmed!! Romantic and general friendships. It's neat how a "friend" will be able to accompany you into dungeons and what not (giving spells like Heal Other more significance). It'll also be neat to be able to get married. Hopefully a spouse will not only provide companionship, but provide potential perks such as having a full pantry full of food after an alloted amount of time, etc. This will be a different dynamic to be sure.

-Choices in Story: It makes me very happy that endings will be different and certain things inaccessible based off of choice. CHOICES WILL HAVE CONSEQUENCES. Hopefully these will be more well written and emotionally engaging than in the past. I like this part a lot.

-Enchanting/Crafting: I like how Enchanting is a skill, specifically now that we already know Smithing is a skill. It looks as if we can break down items into their component parts, as this will theoretically create a massive mathematical diversity in customization. It looks as if the grindstone is going to sharpen weapons, which also infers over time we are going to have to go sharpen our weapons if we want them to be useful instead of simply using repair hammers carried in Inventory or stored away at houses until we need them, of course using them then from Inventory (Disintegrate Weapon spells should have more impact). Enchanting and Smithing are going to be lots of fun. Building from scratch from raw materials? Sweetness!!! Hope more details of cooking and farming come soon. And Soul Gems are indeed an Elder Scrolls staple.

-Dragon Armor: I hope we can loot dragons after we kill them to get necessary raw materials, and maybe even have multiple sets depending on which type of dragon we slay. That's just a guess...how its implemented remains to be seen. But nice!!! Hopefully its the most powerful armor in the game....outside armor from Daedra. Which leads me into this....

-Daedric Artifacts: Hinted at being extremely powerful. Daedric Artifacts should be the most powerful items in the game, IMO. They are of Daedra origin and come from the Realm of Oblivion...they should IMO be the most powerful. And hardest to obtain.

-Dragons: We can shout at dragons. I almost forgot that they will shout spells at us, too. Nice reminder

-Races: I guessed each race and male and female would have their own voice for combat, its nice getting confirmation on that.

-Tavern Brawls: Really? Non-lethal tavern brawls? Awesomeness!!! Just because you can, right Bethesda? No cheating for me either....if someone wants to go fist to fist I'm not gonna sissy out and pull out a weapon or cast a spell. I'll dust knuckles fairly :. Unless, of course, they pull out a steel dagger or something out at me.

They'd then proceed to get a combination fireball spell to the face!!!

Lots of good new information. Little over four months yet!!!!

[Captain Crash]

naughty99 wrote...

Marriage...that's a huge departure from previous TES games!

Interesting!

I know!   Now im going to be looking at each NPC as im playing and deciding if I should marry them or invite them to my wedding 

  

[Eliamor]

chunkyman wrote...

2) What sorts of cosmetic options, like beards, tattoos, or body proportions, are available? Can we edit them later in the game?
Matt:
There is large amount of customization available for each race. You can choose from multiple hair styles, beards, scars, and face paint. Each race and gender has a light and heavy build and you can pick any level in between. We’ve completely redone our facial system, and we’re really excited to show off the results.

Seems like the first evening or so with Skyrim will be spent entirely in the character creator for me. Too much choices! 

[AventuroLegendary]

Wow, I was beaten to it. Relationships have been improved and marriages have been announced. I sure hope there are some important characters you can marry in this game and not some drunken prostitute from Bloodstone. I don't know anything about children, though.

[naughty99]

Looking forward to my wife visiting me while I'm in jail to bring me a lockpick

[chunkyman]

naughty99 wrote...

Looking forward to my wife visiting me while I'm in jail to bring me a lockpick

And just think, you can even do that in Skyrim! 

[naughty99]

chunkyman wrote...

naughty99 wrote...

Looking forward to my wife visiting me while I'm in jail to bring me a lockpick

And just think, you can even do that in Skyrim! 

HAHAHAHA!

Yeah, thank goodness the warden here at Anglola allows us to join Match.com

[sympathy4saren]

"When you are in jail, there is a small chance that you can increase your Security or Sneak skill"