New Skyrim Patch Will Fix "Long-Term Play" Problems
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I'm surprised. My PS3 copy is running almost intirely perfectly, save for a half dozen times where it's frozen itself for a few seconds, then played normaly, and one glitchy mountain texture, I haven't had an issue.
Hope they give word on a patch to fix the armor rating of Dragonplate armor though. Highest tier heavy armor, and all of the pieces are weaker than their (second highest tier) Daedric couterparts.
Hope they give word on a patch to fix the armor rating of Dragonplate armor though. Highest tier heavy armor, and all of the pieces are weaker than their (second highest tier) Daedric couterparts.
I haven't gotten it yet but Ill probably pick it up soon enough. Good to hear they are going to do a big proper fix in a timely manner to route out the worst of the problems then a lot of small fixes spread thin.
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I want them to bring back the arrow glitch in oblivion where you could make hilarious amounts of items buy screwing with the bow.
Fun fact: the 360 crashes when you try and fill the feed bag, a low class restaurant in the imperial city, with water melons after filling the first floor
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I want them to bring back the arrow glitch in oblivion where you could make hilarious amounts of items buy screwing with the bow.
Fun fact: the 360 crashes when you try and fill the feed bag, a low class restaurant in the imperial city, with water melons after filling the first floor
Mike Kayatta said:New Skyrim Patch Will Fix "Long-Term Play" Problems
Bethesda claims that help is on the way to the thousands affected by severe Skyrim gameplay issues on the Xbox 360 and PS3.
While it's clear that many, but often hysterical [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/114236-Skyrim-is-Bethesdas-Biggest-Game-Ever]) bugs. Even though the company was quick to promise near-future solutions, that doesn't mean anything to the gamer who's suffering thorough terrible textures and play lag until these problems are actually fixed. Well, according to Bethesda, they have been, and we'll all be enjoying something closer to the intended Skyrim experience beginning November 28th.
The two largest problems being widely reported are texture scaling issues on Xbox and the PS3's terrible, snowballing lag. 360 users who installed the game have reportedly been bombarded with textures that scale down, but not back up again. Basically, that translates into some pretty grisly images for a game designed to be aesthetically consistent and immersive. PS3 users haven't shared the same glitch, but instead have been experiencing frightfully choppy lag, which in some cases can make the game damn near unplayable. According to Bethesda, the issue plagues gamers when their collective game saves reach a certain data threshold.
No matter which console you chose to play Skyrim on, I think we can all agree that nothing takes you out of a meticulously crafted game world faster than suddenly seeing a tree that looks like it belongs in Minecraft, or trying to skewer a stuttering group of Skeevers teleporting around a cave at your face.
A full detailed list has yet to be announced, but Bethesda PR man Pete Hines has confirmed that at the very least, this patch will definitely address "long-term play on PS3," referring to the fact that the longer one plays, the worse the lag gets. He's also assured players that while the patch will be major, no save games or created characters will be affected.
As someone affected by the PS3 glitch, I'll admit: It really sucks to be enjoying a game and suddenly get slammed with major performance issues. Still, most people seem to be enjoying the game nonetheless. At times like these, perhaps it's best to just be patient, and take a moment to appreciate that we game in an age where developers can remotely fix large problems like this at all.
Source: Eurogamer [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-21-skyrim-patch-due-week-beginning-28th-november]
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Well they never fixed the problem of all long game Fallout 3 Games crashing so I won't hold my breath for yet another "promised" fix.
Having the same issue you mate, something that seems to have solved it for me (So far anyway) is to launch the game direct from the .exe file and not to go through Steam and or the game launcher.That One Six said:
I have no idea how this works or why, but seems to help.
Also to the note of the overheating, its not happening. I rigged up a second monitor to have MSI Kombustor on to see my temps and I (borrowed) a temperature probe from my dad's work to see what my PSU's temperature was and everything was normal. CPU and GFX card peaked at about 60'C and I run a fairly hot card until I crank my fans up.
The Witcher 2 by comparason made my PC sound like a freaking airliner taking off when I did crank the fans up to keep the card cool. Yet the game didn't crash once or force a hard shutdown. (70'C on my card makes me flinch)
Thank god. I've been trying to work around the dead bodies glitch for marriage... turns out I've killed too many people to circumvent it.
T.T Oh Skyrim, what have I become?
T.T Oh Skyrim, what have I become?
Thanks. Every person that says they have the same problem makes me feel a bit better. XD I'll try doing that, thanks.Dahaka27 said:
Unfortunately, the NewEgg reviews of my PSU have worried me...
"Cons: Where to begin? Random black screen hard crashes at minor load on the system confused me and the computer techs I consulted. Tested every components, monitored temperature, and checked the PSU voltages. Turns out this PSU is similar to a heart with a left ventricle valve defect. You could survive with it, but if you do any more strenuous than a power walk you collapse. Same thing here, boots up fine, runs older games fine mostly still randomly crashes, any new games (such as Skyrim) will crash your system and cause BIOs damage requiring reboot sequence repair. Anything that can stress your system even moderately will cause random black screen hard crash."
"Lasted 8 months, now it's crashing when I play Skyrim at random times. I've concluded that power loss is the result, this IS my problem."
The first one is mildly scary, the second, not as much.
Hah! That's why you get in on the PC, noobs! All hail the PC master race!
Yes, I'm just kidding. I own a Wii and a PS3, too.
Yes, I'm just kidding. I own a Wii and a PS3, too.
For 360 users, here's a radical idea. Uninstall the game. Play off the disk for all of 17 days, how hard is that, really. The loading times aren't really that noticeable unless you're unlucky enough to be casting on the border between two zones, but otherwise it's fine. You can deal until the patch drops.
The difference in stability for me has been night and day. The new engine on my PC runs for 12 hours+ without even a hint of crashing.Satsuki666 said:
New Vegas finds out I hinted at a smile and drops.
I love both games but I dream of New Vegas on a more stable engine.
I actually had this game-breaking bug on the PS3.
I bought the game and after updating to v.2.00 it didn't start up. "New Game" would just show a quick glimpse of the default trailer dragonborn dying and then threw me out to the main menu.
I actually fixed it by uninstalling and when I reinstalled I ignored the 2.00 patch and it started OK.
Downloaded the 2.00 after saving, and it's OK now.
I bought the game and after updating to v.2.00 it didn't start up. "New Game" would just show a quick glimpse of the default trailer dragonborn dying and then threw me out to the main menu.
I actually fixed it by uninstalling and when I reinstalled I ignored the 2.00 patch and it started OK.
Downloaded the 2.00 after saving, and it's OK now.
As a PC gamer, I am personally loving the fact that the game is consistent with textures, performance and I can fix any game-breaking bugs. However, I am not loving the random (but, admittedly, incredibly smooth) crashes to desktop.
Ha! That's actually a great way of putting it. The crashes are some of the best I've seen. Completely clean, back to desk top. No hanging threads and alt+tabbing to task manager to end this baby. Just a nice clean crash.MurderousToaster said:
Also, I've taken to quit the game by opening the console and typing qqq. That's much faster than enter the silly menu system the made. Why, oh, why does Esc open my journal?
