Difference between revisions of "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim"

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The Elder Scrolls: Arena	1994
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall	1996
An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire	1997
The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard	1998
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind	2002
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion	2006
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	2011
The Elder Scrolls Online	2014
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition	2016
The Elder Scrolls: Legends	2017
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR	2018
The Elder Scrolls: Blades	TBA
The Elder Scrolls VI	TBA

Key points

Extensive modding community, including Steam Workshop integration.

Minor bugs not fixed officially, but fixed by third-party.

General information

Bethesda Forums, Skyrim

Steam Community, Skyrim

Reddit, Skyrim

Tweakguides/Geforce, Skyrim

WSGF, Skyrim

Availability

Template:Availability Table

All versions require Steam, including both retail and digital distribution.

Improvements

Unofficial patches

Unofficial Skyrim Patch

Unofficial Dawnguard Patch

Unofficial Hearthfire Patch

Unofficial Dragonborn Patch

Utilities

TES5Edit - Used for merging patches and cleaning plugins and master files

Modifications

Some mods are incompatible with other similar mods. Read about compatibility before installing multiple mods.

Steam Workshop, Skyrim; official host included with Skyrim. Subscribed mods are automatically installed and updated (.

Nexus Mods, Skyrim; third-party host. Maintains Nexus Mod Manager and/or mod files for manual installation.

SKSE, third-party code. Required by many mods. Enables advanced scripting capabilities.

SkyUI, advanced menu interface. Optimized for keyboard and mouse control, supports advanced sorting, search, scaling. Requires SKSE.

Categorized Favorites Menu, advanced "favorites" interface. Optimized for keyboard and mouse control, supports hotkey slots, sets, sorting, uses full screen. Requires SKSE.

Stones of Berenziah Quest Markers

BOSS, third-party pre-launcher. Resolves some mod incompatibilities.

Wrye Bash, third-party mod manager. Resolves some mod incompatibilities and opens game settings for edits.

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Enable multi-CPU

Follow this link and its instructions. Do not touch ANY files located in the steam folder, use only the Skyrim.ini and SkyrimPrefs.ini (or Skyim SkyrimPrefs if ".ini" is lacking) located in %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Skyrim\ unless told otherwise by a mod author.

Game data

Save game location

Template:Game Location Table

You can import/export saved games from/to XBOX360 by following this guide.

Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Instructions

Instructions

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Instructions

Removing screen tearing and smoothing mouse movements

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input Settings

Mouse acceleration

Instructions

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Issues fixed

General troubleshooting

Instructions

Blurry text/font

Instructions

Game stutters when playing on a laptop

Instructions

Quiet audio

Instructions

Crash on launcher or starting game

Instructions

Stuttering in first person

Instructions

Other information

Tweak rendering distance

Instructions

Enable shadows for trees and rocks

Instructions

Setting bDrawLandShadows=1 may greatly increase the amount of shadow striping on the ground, even with mods such as Realistic Lighting Overhaul.

System requirements

Template:System Requirements

Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication.

References

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 '''Key points'''
-{{++}} Major bugs and performance issues fixed by official patches.
 {{++}} Extensive [[#Modifications|modding community]], including Steam Workshop integration.
-{{--}} Minor bugs not fixed officially, but fixed by third-party.
+{{++}} Minor bugs not fixed officially, but fixed by third-party.
 '''General information'''
@@ Line 20: / Line 19: @@
 {{mm}} [http://www.geforce.com/Optimize/Guides/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-tweak-guide Tweakguides/Geforce, Skyrim]
 {{mm}} [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/elder-scrolls-v-skyrim/en WSGF, Skyrim]
-<!-- Wikia and UESP are not particularly useful links for PCGW purposes
-{{mm}} [http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_Wiki/Portal/Skyrim Wikia, Skyrim]
-{{mm}} [http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Skyrim UESP, Skyrim; a TES Fan Wiki]-->
 ==Availability==
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 ==Improvements==
 ===Unofficial patches===
 {{ii}} [http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/19 Unofficial Skyrim Patch]
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 {{ii}} [http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/1840 Wrye Bash], third-party mod manager. Resolves some mod incompatibilities and opens game settings for edits.
-===Skip Intro===
+===Skip intro videos===
 {{Fixbox|1=
 {{Fixbox/fix|Skip intro logos|ref=<ref>http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=11</ref>}}
@@ Line 66: / Line 61: @@
 [http://itcprosolutions.com/skyrimguides/tweak_guide.htm#multicpu Follow this link and its instructions.] Do not touch ''ANY'' files located in the steam folder, use only the Skyrim.ini and SkyrimPrefs.ini (or Skyim SkyrimPrefs if ".ini" is lacking) located in <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Skyrim\</code> unless told otherwise by a mod author.
-===Tweak rendering distance===
-{{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Tweaking uGrids|ref=<ref>http://www.geforce.com/Optimize/Guides/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-tweak-guide</ref>}}
-{{--}} '''Changing the values in this tweak may corrupt your save files, cause performance issues, or make your game client unstable, even on high end systems.'''
-{{ii}} Back up your save files before applying the following tweak.
-# Go to <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Skyrim\</code>
-# Open '''Skyrim.ini'''. Navigate to the '''[General]''' section.
-# Add the following line at the end of the section: <pre>uGridsToLoad=#</pre>
-# Save the file.
-{{ii}} Change '''#''' to an odd number greater than 5 (7, 9, 11, ...). The default, stable value is 5.
-{{ii}} High values increase full-resolution rendering distance. Low values do the opposite.
-'''If you find your game to be unstable then you can revert uGrids back to its default settings.'''
-# Start Skyrim and load your save file.
-# Alt-tab from your game and open <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Skyrim\Skyrim.ini</code>.
-# Set <code>uGridsToLoad=5</code> and <code>uExterior Cell Buffer=36</code> and save.
-# Alt-tab back to Skyrim and open the console with <code>`</code> and type in <code>refreshini</code>.
-# Save your game.
-}}
-===Enable shadows for trees and rocks===
-{{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Self-shadowing tweak|ref=<ref>http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2227329</ref>}}
-# Go to <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Skyrim\</code>
-# Open '''SkyrimPrefs.ini'''. Navigate to the '''[Display]''' section.
-# Change the entry <code>bDrawLandShadows=0</code> to <code>bDrawLandShadows=1</code>.
-# Change the entry <code>bTreesReceiveShadows=0</code> to <code>bTreesReceiveShadows=1</code>.
-# Save the file.
-}}
-{{--}} Setting bDrawLandShadows=1 may greatly increase the amount of shadow striping on the ground, even with mods such as Realistic Lighting Overhaul.
 ==Game data==
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 }}
-===Removing screen tearing and Smoothing mouse movements===
+===Removing screen tearing and smoothing mouse movements===
 {{Fixbox|1=
 {{Fixbox/fix|Removing screen tearing and Smoothing mouse movements}}
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 |closed captions             =unknown
 |closed captions notes       =
-|mute on focus lost          =unknown
+|mute on focus lost          =true
 |mute on focus lost notes    =
 |eax support                 =
@@ Line 263: / Line 226: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
+===General troubleshooting===
 {{Fixbox|1=
 {{Fixbox/fix|Fixing crashes}}
@@ Line 275: / Line 239: @@
 }}
-===Blurry Text/Font===
+===Blurry text/font===
 {{Fixbox|1=
 # Using either Catalyst Control Center or Nvidia Control Panel
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 }}
-===Using a non-standard screen resolution===
-{{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Using a custom resolution.|ref=<ref>http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20120118080040AAZVDZb</ref>}}
-# Go to <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Skyrim\</code>
-# Open '''SkyrimPrefs.ini'''. Navigate to the '''[Display]''' section.
-# Find the following values: <pre>iSize H= iSize W=</pre>
-# Change <code>iSize H=</code> to your desired vertical resolution. (e.g., <code>iSize H=1080</code>).
-# Change <code>iSize W=</code> to your desired horizontal resolution (e.g., <code>iSize W=1920</code>).
-# Save the file.
-}}
 ===Game stutters when playing on a laptop===
@@ Line 316: / Line 271: @@
 }}
-===Crash on Launcher or Crash when Starting Skyrim===
+===Crash on launcher or starting game===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Crash on Launcher or Crash when Starting Skyrim}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Delete SkyrimPrefs.ini}}
 # Navigate to your <code>Steamapps\common\skyrim</code> and open the Skyrim folder in there.
 # The file you're looking for is called <code>SkyrimPrefs.ini</code>. delete it and this should be fixed.
@@ Line 332: / Line 287: @@
 # Edit <code>antilag.cfg</code> and set the framerate cap to 59 or 60
 }}
+==Other information==
+===Tweak rendering distance===
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Tweaking uGrids|ref=<ref>http://www.geforce.com/Optimize/Guides/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-tweak-guide</ref>}}
+{{--}} '''Changing the values in this tweak may corrupt your save files, cause performance issues, or make your game client unstable, even on high end systems.'''
+{{ii}} Back up your save files before applying the following tweak.
+# Go to <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Skyrim\</code>
+# Open '''Skyrim.ini'''. Navigate to the '''[General]''' section.
+# Add the following line at the end of the section: <pre>uGridsToLoad=#</pre>
+# Save the file.
+{{ii}} Change '''#''' to an odd number greater than 5 (7, 9, 11, ...). The default, stable value is 5.
+{{ii}} High values increase full-resolution rendering distance. Low values do the opposite.
+'''If you find your game to be unstable then you can revert uGrids back to its default settings.'''
+# Start Skyrim and load your save file.
+# Alt-tab from your game and open <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Skyrim\Skyrim.ini</code>.
+# Set <code>uGridsToLoad=5</code> and <code>uExterior Cell Buffer=36</code> and save.
+# Alt-tab back to Skyrim and open the console with <code>`</code> and type in <code>refreshini</code>.
+# Save your game.
+}}
+===Enable shadows for trees and rocks===
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Self-shadowing tweak|ref=<ref>http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2227329</ref>}}
+# Go to <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Skyrim\</code>
+# Open '''SkyrimPrefs.ini'''. Navigate to the '''[Display]''' section.
+# Change the entry <code>bDrawLandShadows=0</code> to <code>bDrawLandShadows=1</code>.
+# Change the entry <code>bTreesReceiveShadows=0</code> to <code>bTreesReceiveShadows=1</code>.
+# Save the file.
+}}
+{{--}} Setting bDrawLandShadows=1 may greatly increase the amount of shadow striping on the ground, even with mods such as Realistic Lighting Overhaul.
 ==System requirements==