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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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Revision as of 20:09, 15 March 2013 by Ndavidow (talk | contribs) (concision and order, some fixes)

Template:Infobox The Elder Scrolls (series)

Key points

Major bugs and performance issues have been fixed with official patches.
Extensive modding community.
Steam required.
Steam updates.

General information

Bethesda Forums, Skyrim
Steam Community, Skyrim
Reddit, Skyrim
Tweakguides/Geforce, Skyrim
WSGF, Skyrim

Availability

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

Improvements

Patches

The Unofficial Skyrim Patch, third-party, fixes most officially unresolved bugs.

Utilities

Skyrim Character Editor, third-party, manages custom characters.

Modifications

Some mods are incompatible with other similar mods. Read about compatibility before installing multiple mods.
BOSS, third-party pre-launcher. Resolves some mod incompatibilities.
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.
Wrye Bash, third-party mod manager. Resolves some mod incompatibilities and opens game settings for edits.
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

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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.

Tweak rendering distance

Instructions

Enable shadows for trees and rocks

Instructions

Game Data

Save game location

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

Save game cloud syncing

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Video settings

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Field of view (FoV)

Instructions

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Instructions

Vertical synchronization (V-sync)

Instructions

Removing screen tearing and Smoothing mouse movements

Instructions

Input settings

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Mouse acceleration

Instructions

Issues Fixed

Apply the mod Shadow Striping Fix to mend a problem with Skyrim's default shadows.
Instructions

Blurry Text/Font

Instructions

Using a non-standard screen resolution

Instructions

Game stutters when playing on a laptop

Instructions

Quiet audio

Instructions

System requirements

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


References