This page is for the original release. For the Special Edition, see The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.
Key points
- A wide array of bugs have been fixed through the community patches. See Unofficial patches.
- Active modding community, more mods can be found here
- Due to the v-sync used as a frame limiter, disabling it or playing with a non ~60 Hz screen will result in the physics behaving incorrectly.[1]
General information
- Official forums
- Steam Community Discussions
- GeForce Tweak Guide
Availability
- All versions require Steam DRM.
- Owners of Skyrim and all DLC did receive The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition for free (limited time offer, ended on release date of Special Ed.)[2]
Version differences
- The Elder Scrolls Anthology includes Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim along with all the main expansions and DLC.
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Legendary Edition is a complete edition of Skyrim with all its DLC.
DLC and expansion packs
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| Dawnguard |
Available here. |
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| Dragonborn |
Available here. |
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| Hearthfire |
Available here. |
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| High Resolution Texture Pack |
Free. Available here. |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Enabling data files
Mods
- Before installing any mods, SKSE and either Nexus Mod Manager or Mod Organizer should be installed.
Unofficial patches
- Community-created patches which fix many issues which otherwise remain unresolved in the official patches, such as rendering issues and subtitle coding errors.
- Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch
- Powerful and easy to use mod manager with mod virtualization, in order to keep the installation folder clean.
- Features a configuration editor, the SKSE executable can also be set to be launched through the configurator.
- SkyUI is required by certain mods in order to tweak and configure them.
- Advanced user interface, optimized for keyboard and mouse usage while being highly customizable.
- Available as a Steam-based mod for ease-of-use.
- Required by most mods.
- Use the installation instructions from the preset if used
- Fixes issue when there is no more available video memory, a problem that occurs when using high resolution texture mods.
- Allows for significant graphical improvements, such as real-time reflections, image-based lighting, and volumetric sky rendering.
- Can force V-sync, frame limiter, and Borderless-Windowed mode.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
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Stores up to 200 MB of game saves online (maximum 1000 files). |
Video settings
Launcher advanced video settings.
In-game display settings.
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Fast Sync tweak
- Havok physics do not function correctly past 60 FPS,[1][3] Not only that, but for example Nvidia have added a FPS cap fail-safe to the game. Use NVIDIA Profile Inspector to disable FPS cap.
Input settings
In-game gameplay settings.
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Audio settings
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Mute on focus lost
Localizations
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VR support
Issues fixed
Ambient Occlusion Bleeding on NVIDIA graphics cards
- The official Ambient Occlusion flag
0x00000029 has bleeding issues.[4]
Blurry text
Stuttering on a laptop
- This fix only applies to laptops running on Windows 7.
Quiet audio
- Skyrim has multiple issues with Realtek HD boards.
Crash on startup
Slowdown and stutter in cities
Allow pressing Alt+F4 to close the game
Double cursor after Alt+Tab
Mouse not responding
- After playing Watch Dogs the mouse may become unresponsive.
Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
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9 |
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32-bit |
64-bit |
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Middleware
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| Physics |
Havok |
Physics are tied to frame rate. Going over 60 FPS will cause physics issues.[1] |
| Interface |
Scaleform |
3.3.92[5] |
| Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
1.99f |
Enabling shadows to be cast from trees and rocks
Continue rendering in the background
- Allows the game to be fully tweaked.
- Certain tweaks are unstable and may break the game.
System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
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XP, Vista, 7 |
Vista, 7 |
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Dual Core 2.0 GHz
| Quad Core Intel or AMD |
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2 GB |
4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
6 GB |
8 GB |
| Video card (GPU) |
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
| AMD Radeon 4890
Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
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.
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