Current Events > Currently playing Skyrim special edition on xbox one, any tips?

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i'm barely at da first part lol, escaping

i hope i have fun and not get overwhelmed with da massive size of dis world. Dis part alone already feels like a lot lol

what should I be taking when searching for things? like should i toss clothes dat are useless once i find better armor or keep and sell dem on some market? best weapons? should i use shield? or should i just figure everything out on my own and just have fun???
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you're just gonna end playing fifa tbh

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Idk all the best mods are only on PC

I recently built a 105 mod masterpiece for this game on Xbox

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SSJGrimReaper posted...

you're just gonna end playing fifa tbh

NO not dis week fuck dat.... i hope ._.

DarthAragorn posted...

Idk all the best mods are only on PC

i have it on PC as well >______>

but i kinda want to play it without mods first lol, to experience it all normal like and den choose mods on a later playthrough
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DarthAragorn posted...

Idk all the best mods are only on PC

SSJGrimReaper posted...

you're just gonna end playing fifa tbh

I got it tc mod it to have more balls

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BignutzisBack posted...

I recently built a 105 mod masterpiece for this game on Xbox

iunno what dat means

Smackems posted...

I got it tc mod it to have more balls

i hear skyrim has a few lewd mods
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get the mod that turns every npc into a cute redhead chick

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Pretty much, anything enchanted nets good prices - but yeah, just do whatever you want basically. Or look at the perk trees and see anything that seems interesting to you and find stuff for that.

I was doing dual maces since there's a pretty sweet perk for that

Usually if you bomb your game w/ mods some mods will conflict and it'll kapooey your game - find a list on here for a stable Xbox playthrough (someone had something sweet for the PS4 lists that made it look gorgeous)

Right after you leave Helgen (I think that's the tutorial area's name), you can go across the river and kill some old grandma witch and take over her enchantment altar in the basement. That's usually the first thing I do whenever I start. Companions you have with you consider entering that area trespassing though, lol.

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SSJGrimReaper posted...

get the mod that turns every npc into a cute redhead chick

daum dey have dat?

RedJackson posted...

Or look at the perk trees and see anything that seems interesting to you and find stuff for that.

whats dat

Shotgunnova posted...

Right after you leave Helgen (I think that's the tutorial area's name), you can go across the river and kill some old grandma witch and take over her enchantment altar in the basement. That's usually the first thing I do whenever I start. Companions you have with you consider entering that area trespassing though, lol.

oh i think i remember watching something like dat on a skyrim tutorial video i watched a few months ago lol >_>
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ok i'm out

da river is in front or....?

also when do i use badass magic
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ssj3vegeta posted...

whats dat

Menu dive straight into victory

The river I'm talking about is the same one you'll go by if you follow that other ragamuffin who escapes with you (he goes to the riverside town nearby). I forget what direction...but want to say NW or something.

As for magic, you can start using it immediately -- I think most mages have at least a few spells. You should be able to find some other spell in the tutorial when you go the torture room. The store in that riverfront town has some basic spells, too.

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i went looking for da river and dat dude went on without me lmao, i got lost a bit but found da path again

now i found dese stones and have to choose warrior, mage, or theif? can i change at any time?
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Best weapon and armor kind of depends on your desired playstyle.

Armor is broken into light (leather, scale, glass...) and heavy (iron, steel, Daedric...). Stealth is easier in light armor while heavy armor lets you take more punishment than light. I think there are cloth items (robes, hoods and stuff) that tend to have magic-based enchantments but I honestly never played that way so I can't remember.

With melee weapons you can dual wield, use a weapon and shield, or use a two-handed weapon. Using a shield obviously gives you more survivability while the other options do more damage. Like armor it depends on the playstyle that you enjoy. There are also magic staves that give you bonuses to spells and the like.

Whatever path you choose, the game isn't really too difficult, so you can't necessarily make a "wrong" choice, although it's a good idea to generally know how you want to level before spending points on perks in trees that you don't plan to develop, e.g. mess around with stealth in the beginning levels so you know whether you want to spend skills on it.

I will say that smithing and enchanting are the most powerful skills in the game - you can enchant some pretty insane bonuses onto your gear with some investment, and you can smith the best armor / weapons long before you'd find them in the world. If you plan to go into enchanting then save any gear with enchantments for disenchanting, as this gives you skill increases. But again, the game isn't difficult by any means, so don't worry about it if you don't like it or just can't be assed.

As far as loot goes, you will eventually become over-encumbered if you loot absolutely everything. If something's value is only a few gold, then it's probably fine to drop it. Leveling stamina will increase your equip load. As far as I know there's no reason to save things that you aren't using, unless they have enchantments that you want to disenchant, so feel free to sell your junk. I believe you get a house with unlimited storage early in the game, so if you find a special item that you don't want to sell but aren't using, you can stash it there.

Final random tip: open any books that you find. You don't have to actually read them, but some of them will give you skill increases simply by opening them.

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HOLY FUCK i crossed da fucking river and two mother fuckers came and attacked me lmao...i think i'ma die

what happens when you die on here
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You just load your last save

And you can pick a new standing stone at any time

ssj3vegeta posted...

HOLY FUCK i crossed da fucking river and two mother fuckers came and attacked me lmao...i think i'ma die

what happens when you die on here

You load your last save. Highly recommend using the quick save option often.

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ssj3vegeta posted...

i went looking for da river and dat dude went on without me lmao, i got lost a bit but found da path again

now i found dese stones and have to choose warrior, mage, or theif? can i change at any time?

yeyeye

I second what that guy said^ there's one super shield with magic ward against spells, but usually I dualed mace'd w/ the bone breaker perk - you eventually wind up being able to do everything

you can get the black star to recharge magic weapons at the Shrine of Azura + it's infinite so it never breaks after using

join a guild and follow their questline so you have a permanent enchanting/smelting (I usually picked the College of Winterhold) loot dump

Cheese_Crackers posted...

Best weapon and armor kind of depends on your desired playstyle.

Armor is broken into light (leather, scale, glass...) and heavy (iron, steel, Daedric...). Stealth is easier in light armor while heavy armor lets you take more punishment than light. I think there are cloth items (robes, hoods and stuff) that tend to have magic-based enchantments but I honestly never played that way so I can't remember.

With melee weapons you can dual wield, use a weapon and shield, or use a two-handed weapon. Using a shield obviously gives you more survivability while the other options do more damage. Like armor it depends on the playstyle that you enjoy. There are also magic staves that give you bonuses to spells and the like.

Whatever path you choose, the game isn't really too difficult, so you can't necessarily make a "wrong" choice, although it's a good idea to generally know how you want to level before spending points on perks in trees that you don't plan to develop, e.g. mess around with stealth in the beginning levels so you know whether you want to spend skills on it.

I will say that smithing and enchanting are the most powerful skills in the game - you can enchant some pretty insane bonuses onto your gear with some investment, and you can smith the best armor / weapons long before you'd find them in the world. If you plan to go into enchanting then save any gear with enchantments for disenchanting, as this gives you skill increases. But again, the game isn't difficult by any means, so don't worry about it if you don't like it or just can't be assed.

As far as loot goes, you will eventually become over-encumbered if you loot absolutely everything. If something's value is only a few gold, then it's probably fine to drop it. Leveling stamina will increase your equip load. As far as I know there's no reason to save things that you aren't using, unless they have enchantments that you want to disenchant, so feel free to sell your junk. I believe you get a house with unlimited storage early in the game, so if you find a special item that you don't want to sell but aren't using, you can stash it there.

Final random tip: open any books that you find. You don't have to actually read them, but some of them will give you skill increases simply by opening them.

thanks man
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DarthAragorn posted...

You just load your last save

And you can pick a new standing stone at any time

thanks
Cheese_Crackers posted...

You load your last save. Highly recommend using the quick save option often.

thanks will do

RedJackson posted...

yeyeye

I second what that guy said^ there's one super shield with magic ward against spells, but usually I dualed mace'd w/ the bone breaker perk - you eventually wind up being able to do everything

you can get the black star to recharge magic weapons at the Shrine of Azura + it's infinite so it never breaks after using

join a guild and follow their questline so you have a permanent enchanting/smelting (I usually picked the College of Winterhold) loot dump

i still don't know what kind of player i want to be, i like warrior but magic spells look like fun tbh

i HATE stealth and lotpicking and shit like dat, i hope i don't have to do dat often lol
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DarthAragorn posted...

Idk all the best mods are only on PC

wait is it dis sweet old lady living in a cabin???? but...i don't want to kill her ;(

well if i have too, i think her name is anise?
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what should i be storing in da house and what should i be keeping on me and what should i be selling
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Store crafting materials and stuff you can't break down yet

Also if it's not a house you own make sure it's a container that won't respawn

do i own anise's house now for good after i killed her or no?
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No, you have to buy or be given (via questlines) a house or other form of residence

There are some other locations with chests that don't respawn, but I don't know them myself

i don't think you own the house but i believe it counts as safe storage.

so you might as well own it.

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ssj3vegeta posted...

do i own anise's house now for good after i killed her or no?

You don't own it, but she and her familiar (?) won't respawn or anything. You can use it to sleep and I think there's even a skillbook laying around. You could probably use the basement for safe storage until you get/build a house, but you may want to look it up first (you don't want to store your stuff and have it despawn).

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Anise's cabin is safe storage. Even the cabinet upstairs

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taking a break from it for now, its pretty cool tbh

i'll have to look into all dese materials i need to create weapons and armor and potions and shit
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i didn't play a single minute of skyrim today ;(

i hope i play tomorrow, i don't want to slowly stop playing again
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gonna get any sexy mods that let you become a slave?

if not, just go stealth archer

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Rika_Furude posted...

gonna get any sexy mods that let you become a slave?

if not, just go stealth archer

i'll do dat later once i get to know skyrim better
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i hate when it gets dark lol, i really fucking do D:
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ssj3vegeta posted...

i hate when it gets dark lol, i really fucking do D:

Mods might help make that more interesting.. Very few games nail the nighttime of a game, usually **** is too dark or I'm missing out on gorgeous details (I mean, I think 2D games are still nice looking so take that with a grain of sea salt)

RedJackson posted...

Mods might help make that more interesting.. Very few games nail the nighttime of a game, usually **** is too dark or I'm missing out on gorgeous details (I mean, I think 2D games are still nice looking so take that with a grain of sea salt)

i meant its hella scary

i feel like i'm being stalked by something, i was just attacked by a wolf and some lady
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ssj3vegeta posted...

i meant its hella scary

i feel like i'm being stalked by something, i was just attacked by a wolf and some lady

Haha fer sure - all you end up hearing is that initial grunt and the slapping of them hitting your amor all of a sudden lol

What was the last thing you did :o

i'm just walking around, i just leveled up and chose to increase health...i think i just saw a giant too but i was too far away and didn't want to get closer cause i remember all dose gifs/videos of giants fucking up players lol
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Also, I'm an imperial race which I'm researching and apparently isn't da best one lol
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i think Breton or Orc is considered top race for OP shenanigans


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V-E-G-Y- posted...

Also, I'm an imperial race which I'm researching and apparently isn't da best one lol

Honestly race isn't too important. Don't worry about it unless you like min-maxing (wouldn't really recommend that for a first run anyway).

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Cheese_Crackers posted...

Honestly race isn't too important. Don't worry about it unless you like min-maxing (wouldn't really recommend that for a first run anyway).

Yeah, you basically become rounded up the more you play

Dats good to know

I want to be a badass archer warrior mage
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I kinda hate how all my characters moonlight at stealth archers. I usually go to Fort Dawnguard as early as possible and get a crossbow.

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explain the quests menu for me, is the little block shaded in ones i already done or ones dat are important or what
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IIRC, quests you've completed are in a separate section below the topmost stuff.

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ssj3vegeta posted...

i'll have to look into all dese materials i need to create weapons and armor and potions and shit

Alchemy ingredients show up with 4 effects, they're easy enough to pick out. Any kind of ore or ingot is a smithing ingredient, along with leather and stuff to make leather out of. Gemstones can also be used with smithing to make jewelry, and there's a spell to transmutate iron ore into silver and silver ore into gold.

Dragon bones and scales are also used for smithing, they make the best weapons and armour in the game.

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holy fuck i was just attacked by fucking skeletons in some hall of da dead room building, scared da shit outta me lol
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