Just a suggestion, but why not use an Xbox controller? They make windows compatible versions.
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Just a suggestion, but why not use an Xbox controller? They make windows compatible versions.
I'm using it on the computer I built last summer with a 6870 (1 GB). There is a definite performance hit for me, even without any other mods installed. It's not unplayable, but definitely not smooth.
However, I have tweaked my ini settings quite a bit for higher graphics so I'm sure that is greatly affecting my fps.
If you don't mind a >3 GB download, then I'd recommend giving it a try. The new textures don't look perfect, but they are much nicer than before.
Have you thought about adding a 2nd 6870? They're cheap at the moment and it would give you a great performance boost. I'm running Skyrim on OC'd Xfired 6850's and it screams with every HD mod from the Nexus I can find.
I've definitely considered it, but after a little testing I found that by turning multisampling down from 8x to 2x doubled my fps. So, problem solved for now, and I have to really look hard to notice the difference.
A lot of talk regarding the Skyrim Creation Kit online. Anyone messing with it?
http://pc.ign.com/articles/121/1218140p1.html
I don't know if this was done with the CK or other, but HOLY ****:
http://youtu.be/M2DshotexMU
http://pc.ign.com/articles/121/1218140p1.html
I don't know if this was done with the CK or other, but HOLY ****:
http://youtu.be/M2DshotexMU
Just got done playing my first Session of Skyrim on my iMac. Didnt try running it at Ultra but was nice and smooth on High and looked sick. Great game so far 
I've set up my G13 and along with my Razr Naga gaming mouse I now have many buttons that can all be reached without looking. Since I'm a spell sword type character with conjuring as my main attack, I need to cycle between at least three spells (conjure something to fight for me, an attack spell, and a heal spell). Ideally I would also sometimes throw on a protection spell. At the same time, I have to be attacking with my sword. This can all be done with the 8 hotkeys they give us. However, mixing in any potions is a pain and basically I just go into the item menu, get to the potion list, find my various potions and drink them. It is basically a time out for the fight. Same thing if I want to poison my sword.
Yep, -5 for Bethesda. They should have allowed for more flexibility in pulling up these kinds of items.
tried it. The graphic is better now with more details. But the game loading time is much longer now...
I've only gotten frustrated one time in Skyrim and that is regarding marriage. What a joke. You get married based on zero relationship, possibly doing the person a favor, then when you speak to them, first thing they ask is "Are you interested in me?" You say "yes", get married, and after wards your spouse has literally nothing to say to you and absolutely no spousal interaction to speak of, not even chores! Why did they even bother? I would have liked some dialog, or even a spouse quest chain! I mean it's still a good game, but this is a disappointment. If you want to read more, see my Skyrim Journal on this subject.
I mean it's still a good game, but this is a disappointment. If you want to read more, see my Skyrim Journal on this subject.I've only gotten frustrated one time in Skyrim and that is regarding marriage. What a joke. You get married based on zero relationship, possibly doing the person a favor, then when you speak to them, first thing they ask is "Are you interested in me?" You say "yes", get married, and after wards your spouse has literally nothing to say to you and absolutely no spousal interaction to speak of, not even chores! Why did they even bother? I would have liked some dialog, or even a spouse quest chain!
Maramal the priest of Mara: "Typically, love in Skyrim is as earnest as the people who live here. Life is hard and short, so there is little room for long courtships."
No short courtships either. "Hey stranger, I have money and standing. I spend all my time wandering Skyrim. Every so often I'll come home for a meal. Wanna get hitched??"
No short courtships either. "Hey stranger, I have money and standing. I spend all my time wandering Skyrim. Every so often I'll come home for a meal. Wanna get hitched??"
Meal and bed. That "Lover's Comfort" is very special.
Anyone running into issues with Skyrim hard freezes/crashes? After I've played 124 hours, this is what I'm seeing now every so often, just enough to be annoying. I'm giving the 1.4 beta patch (that just came out in mid March) a shot. Beta patch participation is turned on in Steam under Steam>Settings>Account. And I believe if you decide to go back to the pre-beta patch, turning off beta participation makes the game reload the version prior to any beta patch.
Interesting enough it seems that I remember this kind of issue for some players with Oblivion.
Interesting enough it seems that I remember this kind of issue for some players with Oblivion.
No problems for me. I'm actually impressed how rock-solid Skyrim runs on my Mac Pro - even with dozens of mods installed. New Vegas used to crash quite often after I installed a couple of mods, but I can't rememder Skyrim ever crashing.
Anyone here tried the Zombie Apocalypse mod? I have and it's great fun, it creates 6,000 zombies that roam Skyrim attacking anything on sight. These things are everywhere.
It also makes Zombie Slayers that roam around and try to take down the zombies, along with Town Defenders. One bug I have noticed is that the Zombie Slayers tend to end up fighting the Town Defenders.
It also makes Zombie Slayers that roam around and try to take down the zombies, along with Town Defenders. One bug I have noticed is that the Zombie Slayers tend to end up fighting the Town Defenders.
It's in the console commands, find the Item ID for Daedric Arrows, and the command for spawning items.
I've already completed the game twice so I thought I'd have a run-through where I tried out all sorts of cheats.
Leads on Skyrimg Console/Cheats can be found in the MacRumors Skyrim Quick & Dirty Guide.
That is a great guide. I noticed "fAutosaveEveryXMins=15.0000" in it. If I set this, will the game auto save every 15mins no matter what I do? Or it still only auto saves the game when I open the character menu?