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Revision as of 22:43, 1 August 2014
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Developers | |
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Bethesda Game Studios | |
Publishers | |
Bethesda Softworks | |
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Creation | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 11, 2011 |
Key points
- Extensive modding community, including Steam Workshop integration.
- Minor bugs not fixed officially, but fixed by third-party patches.
- Physics/timing glitches above 60 FPS. Enable vsync or limit frame rate (high refresh monitors must limit FPS).
- Graphics glitches on Nvidia SLI. Disable SLI.
- Official patch causes lip sync glitches; character's mouths move inconsistently with speech. No fix available.
General information
Availability
- All versions require Steam.
Version differences
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Legendary Edition is a complete edition with all DLC.
- The Elder Scrolls Anthology includes Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim together with all expansions and DLC.
- The Elder Scrolls Anthology includes a single Steam key that unlocks Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim.[1]
Essential improvements
Unofficial patches
- Unofficial Skyrim Patch
- Unofficial High Resolution Patch
- Unofficial Dawnguard Patch
- Unofficial Hearthfire Patch
- Unofficial Dragonborn Patch
Utilities
- TES5Edit - Used for merging patches and cleaning plugins and master files
- LOOT (successor of 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.
- Mod Organizer, powerful mod manager with mod virtualization to keep the installation folder clean.
- Skyrim Configurator, A GUI configuration file editor for Skyrim.
Modifications
- Some mods are incompatible\need to overwrite 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.
- Skyrim G.E.M.S.; third-party host. Attempts to maintain a collection of lesser-known gameplay-enhancing mods.
- 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.
Skip intro videos
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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 located in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Skyrim\
unless told otherwise by a mod author.
Remove screen tearing and smoothing mouse movements
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
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Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/72850/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
Template:Game data/row
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/72850/pfx/[Note 1] |
- You can import/export saved games from/to the Xbox 360 version by following this guide.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Enable shadows for trees and rocks
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- Setting bDrawLandShadows=1 may greatly increase the amount of shadow striping on the ground, even with mods such as Realistic Lighting Overhaul.
Tweak rendering distance
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Field of view (FOV)
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Borderless fullscreen windowed
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Input settings
Mouse acceleration
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Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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Czech | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Turkish |
Issues fixed
General troubleshooting
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Blurry text/font
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Game stutters when playing on a laptop
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Quiet audio
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Crash on launcher or starting game
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Stuttering in first person
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Media keys not working
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Mouse not responding
- After playing Watch Dogs, the game may become unresponsive to your mouse.[2][3]
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Other information
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Dual Core 2.0 GHz | Quad-core Intel or AMD |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 6 GB | 8 GB |
Video card (GPU) | 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 AMD Radeon 4890 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/72850/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (72850) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
Categories:
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