Elder Scrolls SKYRIM

[DakAttack]

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PS > Can't wait for the (GE)CK to be released. Gotta poke on Dak some more. <_<

I'm right there with you. I see myself spending many weekends waist deep in it all, and it's still scheduled for release sometime this month.

[Raydeus]

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No, I'm pretty sure that would end with me simply Fus Roh Dah-ing everything into submission. Seriously, I wouldn't need spells or even a weapon if I had that.

So far I've only really dabbled in smithing to get rid of animal pelts and ingots I pick up in my travels. Enchanting however, that's where it's at since I'm playing a mage. Last night I put together a ring that increases mana regen by 22%. I thought that was pretty sweet, and then I realized I still have mana problems even with that. So yeah, I don't think I'll be abandoning enchanting. Besides, it just makes sense for my mage character to be enchanting stuff.

Maybe at first you'll just blow everyone away, but it's not as overpowered as it sounds, at least not for me. Enchantments are kinda overpowered for melee if you stack too many though, but I guess it probably wont affect mage gear much, considering most enchantments are just Magika regen and spell cost reduction.

Still, some melee weapons can get seriously broken through smithing. <_<;

[Mezlo]

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Enchanting however, that's where it's at since I'm playing a mage. Last night I put together a ring that increases mana regen by 22%.

How do you enchant stuff? I havent gotten into blacksmithing or any kind of craft really. I come across alchemy sets more than anything, and when i do come across blacksmithing, i dnot have the stuff needed to skill up...

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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Really, what I'd like to see added to the game is critical hit animations for archery. Folks using axes get to lop people's head, knives and swords slit throats and I've stabbed a wolf in the head and kicked it in the throat, but nothing for archery.

The only time I really even get some satisfaction out of a shot is where it lands or if it paralyzes someone on death in a certain animation. Its always fun when an arrow lands in an enemy's mouth.

I want some more moments where the physics play into the bow at least, maybe nail someone to a post with an arrow or something.

[cidbahamut]

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How do you enchant stuff? I havent gotten into blacksmithing or any kind of craft really. I come across alchemy sets more than anything, and when i do come across blacksmithing, i dnot have the stuff needed to skill up...

You need to find an Arcane Enchanter (basically enchanting equivalent of the smithing forge) and disenchant some magic equipment to learn enchantments. Then you can use soul gems(with souls in them) to attach enchantments to a piece of equipment.

There's an arcane enchanter in Dragonsreach in the court wizard's room. Shouldn't be too hard to get started.

[Raydeus]

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Really, what I'd like to see added to the game is critical hit animations for archery. Folks using axes get to lop people's head, knives and swords slit throats and I've stabbed a wolf in the head and kicked it in the throat, but nothing for archery.

The only time I really even get some satisfaction out of a shot is where it lands or if it paralyzes someone on death in a certain animation. Its always fun when an arrow lands in an enemy's mouth.

I want some more moments where the physicals play into the bow at least, maybe nail someone to a post with an arrow or something.

This sounds like a nice Archery mod.

Have you met Angi btw? I wish all skill trainers were like her.

And she is probably one of the few women I think would be nice to marry, but sadly you can't.

[Mezlo]

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Then you can use soul gems(with souls in them) to attach enchantments to a piece of equipment.

I have soul gems, but i dont think I have filled any of them with souls. I just recently got a spell that will capture a soul in a soul gem if i canst it right after i kill them. Is that what you need to do to fill soul gems? Is that the only way to fill suol gems? I've killed dragons, am i supposed to cast that spell right after i kill them to capture their soul? Because I've killed 4 i think and dont think I've done anything to "capture their soul." But, after i kill them it does look like absorb them....

[cidbahamut]

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Nah, you cast that spell on the enemy before they die. It gives you a 60 second window to kill them, during which they'll glow slightly purple. You'll know it's worked when you kill them and there's a big crash of thunder and all sorts of light flowing out of their dead body as their soul becomes trapped in the gem.

[Mezlo]

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Cool. Do you do it on any enemy? Better on certain enemies? Which? IS this what you need to do to capture dragon souls too?

[Raydeus]

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Let me share a little recipe of mine with you.

Ingredients:
Akiviri katana
Grand Soul gem (filled)
Soul Trap Enchantment
Shock Damage Enchantment

Name: Ramirez's Katana.

[cidbahamut]

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Dragon Souls are automatic and you use them to unlock shouts. THey're an entirely separate mechanic.

Mostly you'll want to cast it on critters and monsters. There's certain types of soul gems that can absorb the souls of people, but they don't show up too often so I'd stick to monsters/animals for now. You'll eventually come across weapons enchanted with the same property as the spell so you'll be able to just enchant a weapon to do the soul trapping for you so you won't have to even bother with the spell if you don't want to.

[cidbahamut]

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Well it happened again. I lost momentum and started a new character. I finished the college quest line and it just felt like such a downer. Even more than the Companions quest line. It left me feeling like I needed to wash my hands of the whole affair and depart the college for good, but I didn't really feel like roaming any more random dungeons on my mage, and certainly not in those new duds that are going to be a constant reminder of that quest line.

So instead I rolled a fresh Khajit thiefy type character. So far it's been reminiscent of my original warrior character. There's really no getting around how absurdly useful a shield is, even when it doesn't quite fit the aesthetic I'd like to maintain. Then again, that aesthetic went out the window the moment I found a helmet to put on my head and cover up those awesome ears and earrings.

I haven't quite got the hang of sneaking up on things to stab them for massive damage and I find myself falling back into old habits of sniping from afar. I'm hoping with enough sneak perks that problem will resolve itself. That or I'll have to end up dabbling in Illusion magic to get that invisibility spell. It's gonna be interesting to see how I can manage to keep the combat aspect of thief from falling into the old patterns of my warrior. I'm debating taking a stab at dual-wielding, but it seems far too risky to me.

Pick-pocketing at the start seems kind of rough. So far I've only managed to get away with stealing lock-picks, keys and the occasional crust of bread. It's not easy being fuzzy.

[Mezlo]

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Well it happened again. I lost momentum and started a new character. I finished the college quest line and it just felt like such a downer. Even more than the Companions quest line. It left me feeling like I needed to wash my hands of the whole affair and depart the college for good, but I didn't really feel like roaming any more random dungeons on my mage, and certainly not in those new duds that are going to be a constant reminder of that quest line.

I'm doing this quest now if you're talking about doing quests at the college of magic. I haven't finished it yet, I just collected the books and am getting ready to go back and trade them in, but wow! I'm now wondering what so bad that you quit the mage job, LOL!

Oh, the sword that saps mana, not that you need it anymore i guess, lol, is the Orkish Sword of Harrowing. Not sure how I got it, but that, along with my Necromancer robes, that regen MP 75% faster, and I think i have a head piece and ring that make destruction magic cost 10-15% less, I rarley run out of mp and when i do, the sword does the trick.

Question again though on absorbsing souls. So last night i started fighting an enemy, i equiped the soul absorb spell, i shot it off and a purple dot shoots out, i killed the mob but i didn't see anything happen. I'm not sure the little purple thing that shot hot hit the mob though, is it an actual ranged attack that needs to hit the mob the the soul absorbtion to take place?

On another note, i did run across that setup needed to disenchant items, and i disenchanted some robes and rings. It destroys the item though, so then I began thinking is it really worth it? The cool thing is, it seems that once you've learned certain enchantments the items to disenchant are greyed out, meaning you've already learned that enchantment. That's cool because it keeps you from destroying items for naught. The only option I remember seeing at that area though is to disenchant. What do you have to do, or where do you have to go to be able to enchant current items?

Again, thanks!

[Raydeus]

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If it's a piece of gear you are currently using it's only worth it if you can Enchant something stronger, if not then just look for weaker versions of the item you can disenchant later on.

At first it may seem like some enchantments are rare, but once you start leveling up you'll get more and more disposable items with good enchantments.

[cidbahamut]

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It's not that it was bad, it just kinda put me in a bad mood and I needed to take an extended break from playing that character.

I actually managed to find that enchantment while doing some dungeon crawling, but I didn't get a chance to put it to use yet. It also doesn't help too much against certain boss types that you want to stay the hell away from because they'll wreck you if you get too close. What spells are you primarily making use of? I can't seem to keep my mana pool up during extended fights at all. It's always empty and I'm waiting on just enough to fire off the next firebolt, or enough to get some healing in.

Or maybe I just leveled enchanting too quickly and now the game's kicking me in the face for having an artificially inflated character level.

Yeah, that spell actually has to hit the enemy. The hit detection is pretty sketchy since the spell doesn't show a visible projectile, so it's entirely possible you missed the enemy entirely. Other possibilities include not having an empty soul gem, or only having soul gems that aren't big enough to absorb the soul(tougher enemies have higher quality souls that can only be stored in stuff like grand soul gems).

At the arcane enchanter there should be options below Disenchant. Basically you pick an item, an enchantment and a soul gem to power it, then you hit...I think it's "R" on PC to craft the item. Not all enchantments can go on all types of items though, so if you don't know many you might just not have the right combination on hand to do any enchanting. I'm not sure though, I've never really had the issue of not having the full enchanting options listed.