There will certainly be less excuse for stuff breaking in game.

I still don't see mods coming to the consoles though. They've got policies that limit the amount of downloads (patches/DLC) each game can have.

But do casual console gamers actually need that?

The business model for the consoles is to sell the hardware at a loss, and make the money on the software (games). Free content hurts the bottom line, so they try and prevent it. However, if they could make an income from the transfer of mods from PC to console, they might go for it. Right now, it looks like mods would displace sales of other games, so they don't like it.

My understanding is that every game developer has to pay Microsoft/Sony to release every patch on their respective networks. So I am sure MicroSony would want to be paid for every mod they allow to be distributed on their networks as well. Which is of course completely in opposition to the free sharing of content that is the cornerstone of modding.

I'm not really talking about mods. I'm talking about the ability to make simple CK tweaks. Slow the timescale down. Make bandits friendly to my bandit character. That sort of thing.

From what I understand, a mod is an entire package of CK commands? What if the gamer just wants to make a few very simple tweaks, which are garnered as 'safe' to do, in the sense that these tweaks are guaranteed not to break the system?



Yes. Yes.



Ugh. Aren't they rich enough already? ...How depressing.

So I just used the Kinect for Skyrim...

Hubby had bought the kinect a while back and I had the hardest time figuring it out before. I guess he figured it out because when I went to freeze some ice wolves, the bumper wasn't working. I noticed the little icon up top and push down the bumper, say "Iiz" and let go. It worked. COOL.

Yeah, and the little light on the sound sensor has be green, not red. If it's red, it's not positioned right.

Also: what I do is I have the sensor thingie positioned right next to my bed. I game in bed. Anyways, since it's no more than 3 feet away from me, this helps it "hear" me, so I don't have to shout! ...the commands are all interchangable too, which means if you run out of (let's say) spell commands, it's possible to assign some unused weapon commands for spells.

I like it. It's like having roughly 50 extra hotkeys, only these extra hotkeys are voice-commanded.

I have to use the most deadpan voice to use it, though XD. If I get excited and say "ICE FORM! AUGH! ICEFORMICEFORMICEFORM" it won't work XD I have to calm myself and say "Ice form."

Yup yup yup. You have to speak calmly and evenly, even as a giant ice troll is lumbering towards you. Start getting excited and the ( ? ) symbol pops up over and over

XD

Anyone else find "LUcky Lorenze" yet? Pinned underneath his house with his shrine to Dibella and a copy of The Lusty Argonian Maid? Near the Abandoned Prison?

Huh. This is ringing a bell. I am not sure. There's probably a bunch of things I've discovered in this game, but have not reported in this thread.

Nice find. I'll have to look for this.

Yep. Lucky Lorenze experienced too much wood.

I guess that was some morning...

-coughs and spews tea-

Good god y'all XD

I found some high elf Mage in morvunskar named Naris the wicked. He was ranting on about burning bodies or something like that, lol. I didn't really get to hear him say anything else because then he saw me and turned hostile

Man...this is ringing a bell with me. I'm not remembering whether or not I've come across this one or not.

Edit: lol I just said something very similar the other day 6 posts above. XD



This post has been edited by Renee Gade IV: Apr 12 2013, 03:45 PM

Have I told y'all yet about how in mid convo, my husband goes "Unrelenting force!" AMD it exited out of the dialogue and Kayla goes "FUS!"

THEN later after all the high fives from my idiot friend, I'm in Solstheim and my friend goes "Ice form!" AND I FROZE FOUR PEOPLE.

I turned off the Kinect lol

Trolling at its finest

I'd the kiceckt fun?

Aww. Well ya gave it a shot, Miss Hollow. ....I am (still) the only one who uses voice commands around here!

Now excuse me while I get back with Uber Kness, my first game that'll have dragons. It'll be fun to learn finally be able to use some dragon shouts.