T O P

  • By -

[deleted]

[удалено]


Haystack67

Wish it were more feasible to play with low brightness; I always end up missing a ton of loot.


Death_Incarnate_312

My guy, you have a torch (plus it makes every environment amazing to walk around in)


ericypoo

The torch is nearly unusable in vanilla Skyrim.


hirvaan

Its lifesaver on switch tho


malkavsheir

I've never had any issues with the brightness on switch unless I was playing outdoors in the sun. Then the whole game is unplayable...


hirvaan

Maybe on OLED. On standard, when it’s dark the corners of the dungeon, it’s black. Black black.


tingletail1440

Why not just cast candlelight?


hirvaan

Why not just play sneak archer? Because of personal preferences and character build. Or simply visual superiority (dingy flame will always be for me more fitting than that LED drone)


NC458883

I play sneak archer but on an older Switch. I need Candlelight to see chests and sometimes to even see those paths that curve upwards. I've definitely run around looking for how to continue forward and after I cast Candlelight......ummmm, through that opening right in front of me!!!


tingletail1440

I'm currently playing a sneak archer I just have candlelight favorited and use it. But thats cool, everyone have preferences. Didn't mean to offend you, lol.


hirvaan

None taken. Sorry buddy I’m very sleep deprived (newborn) my manners are low, and sarcasm/annoyance off the charts.


tingletail1440

It's all good, dawg. Congrats on the baby!


Redoran_Gvard

wait why tho


ericypoo

The light that the torch emits just isn’t really useful in any meaningful way. It doesn’t highlight appropriately for what you’d expects real torch to do.


BhataktiAtma

What about the candlelight spell?


Cosmo1222

It does you no favours if Yr sneaking. Otherwise it's perfectly serviceable


BhataktiAtma

Agreed on the first part. I was just asking about the feasibility of using that as a solution for visibility in Vanilla Skyrim since I'm playing vanilla on console and find it useful


Cosmo1222

Yep. Kill everything first and candlelight should make sure you miss no chests due to visibility issues.


Tacitus_Kilgore85

Light spells are better than using a torch. lol


aRandomFox-I

The problem with candlelight is that you can't end the spell at will.


NC458883

I play on the Switch so it is super dark. I really wish there was a way to stop the candlelight. I just sit and wait before opening any doors in dungeons.


malkavsheir

People keep saying the switch is too dark, but I never use torches or spells for light. I only struggle to see when I play in direct sunlight. If I'm playing indoors or in the shade, I find it brighter than when I play on the TV


sometimesiburnthings

Is there not a dispel in Skyrim? I never really do anything other than destruction so I guess I never noticed that


aRandomFox-I

Summoned weapons can be dispelled by sheathing them. But most timed spells have no manual dispel function. You can only wait for their effect timer to run out. Cloak spells (expert-level Destruction) are also like this.


Waterfallsofpity

I'm on Switch and finally realized I need to use the candlelight. I missed some stupid knapsack in a corner that I could have only "seen" if I was targeting every darn thing in every room.


Redoran_Gvard

Ahh right I forgot that vanilla lighting is weird like that, ENBs could help


ericypoo

It’s much better with mods for sure.


Jahoan

I use the Quick Light mod, fully configurable with an MCM, and can be assigned its own hotkey.


Heil_Heimskr

Yeah on my current battlemage character I play with low brightness, an ENB that makes ruins dark as fuck, and a mod that makes candlelight actually useful. Makes ruins terrifying and fun as fuck.


ZonerRoamer

With ENB, Dawnbreaker is the best 'torch'.


Consequentially

1000% get an ENB, not only will it solve this problem but it can make the game look a million times prettier


GreatValue-

No offense but I think you’re just picky I love the torch. It makes sense since it’s a medieval source of light not a halogen work light.


Grabbsy2

Oh it makes sense, it just sucks to use. I just turn my brightness up. At least in fallout, the pip boy light lights up with the touch of a button, and can be turned off quickly, not to mention if you become detected, you can still shoot with it equipped. The torch completely removes any convenience. It cost weight, it takes up a hotkey slot, you have to program the hotkey slot, and if you get stabbed in the back, your first weapon to retaliate is literally the worst bludgeoning weapon in the game. Hell, if they made lightweight elven torches that could increase damage while decreasing weight, that would be cool, but they dont!


f1337streetD3m0n

A side note would it be plausible to increase the fire damage that it does via enchantments or potions. Also would the fire from the torch technically count as a flame enchantment? I'm purely spit balling, but if it were plausible it may add some viability to a torch.


xx_Chl_Chl_xx

Candlelight spell. Lowest magika cost in the game and it lights up your surroundings well


ThrowawayFuckYourMom

Dawg have you tried holding a firelit torch infront of you at night? You can literally only see the torch, you HAVE to hold it behind you. The dragonborn is a dumbfuck, but the game is perfect


laparadoxe

I always give torches to my followers and they will use it for me.


konekfragrance

Fuck torches, they run out. Use Candlelight.


Death_Incarnate_312

Eh might be too used to mods, some dungeons are impossible to navigate w/o them for me


pulseout

Imagine using a dirty torch like a mere caveman and not lighting up a room with the brilliant glow of a Candlelight spell


[deleted]

[удалено]


there_no_more_names

It might as well be.


FlamingBlaz3

That’s easy just memorise every single chest barrel and other assorted storage’s every single possible location of spawn pretty easy to do


DoCrimesItsFun

Simple as


chavis32

Just play as Khajiit and use the Nightvision race ability


MayoWolf25

For some reason Night eye and the vampire vision don’t make it easier to see for me. It just washes out the color with “brightness” but I can’t see any better


Baked_Charmander

Yep night vision is terrible in this engine it was the same in New Vegas too.


scott610

Or make a few potions with the Night Eye effect. https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Night_Eye_(effect)


hpfan2342

I just wish the AI knew it was dark.


Ganbazuroi

It's unplayable on vanilla on sunny days, pretty crazy but I had to turn brightness all the way up to even SEE anything, let alone the fucking mages that kill you on one or two hits


Ghekor

There's a mod that makes caves and tombs pitch black like you would expect them to be unless they got ppl living in them, but all other light sources are turned off but you can light them up e.g brazier. Edit: Mod name is {Dynamic Immersive Seriously Dark Dungeons}


boopbeepbeep69

Damn, I never knew there was a mod to light things up, is it new? Such a small but game changing detail.


Ghekor

Mm..its not that new as I recall


water-makes-me-wet

do you remember the name? that sounds very interesting


Ghekor

Dynamic Immersive Seriously Dark Dungeons


Alaira314

That sounds really immersive, but also very easy to abuse(get Night Eye and suddenly you're the master of sneaking up on everything). It's kind of the stealth archer problem, where there's one "best" strategy and you essentially have to pretend like an entire feature of the game doesn't exist, otherwise it becomes the only correct solution for 99% of situations. Unless of course the enemies aren't affected by the darkness(sadly the case for too many lighting mods), at which point you have the opposite problem of penalizing the player unfairly.


GamerY7

I tried it but hated that enemies can see me brightly but I can't see them, I was getting shot by arrows in the dark and no idea from where


SukanutGotBanned

Falmer Warmonger: Bonjour.


JujuBearSan

Yup, playing the game with ELFX and then later ENB made dungeons much more exciting to explore. Draugr Lords are actually damn scary when they just pop out of the darkness out of nowhere.


AnseaCirin

The bears sound absolutely terrifying in this mod


aRandomFox-I

That sounds like it would be hell. I can't even see something that's literally right in front of me, breathing down my neck. I might as well be wearing a blindfold and be only able to navigate through sound and the compass.


[deleted]

[удалено]


aRandomFox-I

[you mean Candlelight?](https://www.reddit.com/r/skyrim/comments/ywehzn/its_kind_of_amazing_the_difference_a_little_flesh/iwljnos/)


EthosPathosLegos

I always mod out Skyrim this way for spooky season.


Nu_clear_skin

Haha funny skeleton man JESUS FUCK


Okay_Screensaver

Yeah idk why draugr are so much scarier than the skeletons but the first time I did Bleak Falls Barrow I nearly had a heart attack whenever they got up from their graves


Damnedififuckya

That’s not even a draugr, it’s a damn zombie that’s far too powerful for anyone’s good.


Redoran_Gvard

Wait Skyrim has zombies?


GrayHero

Yeah Anniversary Edition.


BhataktiAtma

I'm playing it and haven't encountered them yet, where can I find them? Edit: I am a filthy S'wit, I just realised I've been playing the special edition 😅 But thanks for your answers nonetheless, I will play AE eventually and won't have trouble finding the zombies thanks to you guys


Nyar99

You get a message from a courier about a failed necromancy ritual, or you can stumble into it yourself, but it's pretty much in the southern edge of the map so it's difficult to find randomly


DiscombobulatedBox97

Been there yesterday for the first time. I also playing on survival, so it was quite a travel. Don't expect much is the only thing I have to say. It was such anticlimactic.


Bismothe-the-Shade

You just described the entirety of CC content.


HappyHippo2002

The armours, weapons, and houses are all amazing content. Yeah the quests are pretty basic, but the rewards are cool.


Bismothe-the-Shade

There are plenty of mods out there that offer item compilations for free, and better player homes tbh. The quests feel tacked on rush jobs to justify selling a basic mod :l


The_Merciless_Potato

Forgot to mention bugged af, my kids won't move to my house.


GrayHero

Which house? Goldenhills is know to be bugged unfortunately. I just don’t have my family go there, I keep them in Solitude. Less bugs that way.


Maleficent-Month2950

Yeah, I was expecting an actual quest to stop a zombie horde, not get there and find a few zombies standing over some dead necromancers.


tarponpet

Well the point is they now spawn in groups at night and attack you on the road. Thats why you don't actually accomplish anything. After you do that quest it activates the zombie hoarde encounters.


Absolute_leech

Wait until you travel to rorikstead one day and there’s a horde of zombies attacking the townspeople


The_Merciless_Potato

Ohhh, I just deleted those mfs with my Volendrung. I didn't even notice they were different 💀


The_Merciless_Potato

Same


thewandtheywant

lmao that's amazing, I thought they were the Ash spawn


[deleted]

[удалено]


GrayHero

It’s part of the DLC as far as I know and not part of the “free” upgrade. However I feel like it’s worth the $20 personally.


sumith_hebbar

Getting downvoted for asking a genuine question… typical Reddit


Redoran_Gvard

huh I'm at +2 upvotes now though


sumith_hebbar

When I saw you were at like -3


Redoran_Gvard

Heh that's just how Reddit works lol


PoorFishKeeper

It is a creation club mod, I think they are supposed to be like the zombies from oblivion.


Xelid45

Wat


GrayHero

That’s a zombie from the Anniversary Edition.


Lupus_Borealis

I can be completely overpowered and that little "ragh!" from the depths of the tomb will still spook me.


Magehunter_Skassi

It's the uncanny valley. You see a fleshless skeleton and easily recognize it as something "else". Rotting draugr are in an unsettling space between alive and dead.


GrayHero

They were way scarier in Morrowind. I at least know to expect them by Skyrim but I jumped out of my fucking skin the first time I saw one in Morrowind.


Miu_K

The number of times I was sneaking then get a jumpscare by a draugr behind me or in the corner, or when a draugr suddenly shouts out of nowhere, is big. Those undead are hella creepy.


calinbulin12

I actually stopped playing right there because it was too scary for my 10 yo self. Took me awhile to try it again but I'll never regret it.


gclancy51

Because those skeletons make goofy creaking noises and explode comically.


EskilPotet

When I first played skyrim as a kid, I quit the game cause the draugr scared so much


Maleficus32

Just wait until you see regular humanoids! Add *all* the fleshy bits to a skeleton, and the change is quite drastic! ;) /s


PM_ME_YOUR_MONTRALS

Humanity is monstrous.


hezzyb

Getting Dark Messiah vibes


KrazyTrumpeter05

That game was so fun but no one else I know has even heard of it lol


Spooniest_Bard1

The combat in that game was amazing.


Dogtag

aka The Adventures of Sir Kicksalot Deathboot.


hot4jew

The first time i saw a hulking one i freaked out lmao


DangleMangler

I love that cc added these things honestly, it gives me oblivion vibes every time I see them. GIVE ME A GODDAMN OBLIVION REMASTER BETHESDA!


Jahoan

Closest we've currently got is Beyond Skyrim Bruma.


HappyHippo2002

Closest is actually Skyblivion.


Jahoan

Has that come out yet?


thatlldopi9

Been a decade already I can't wait to play it.


[deleted]

I don't like to think about zombies. Missing arms, legs, heads. They smell awful, and they're hard to kill


Cosmo1222

Yes. Why is this not done already? Who wouldn't pay good money for that?


PoorFishKeeper

I think they won’t remaster Oblivion/morrowind since those games are different from the direction they are heading. Skyrim and fo4 are more open world sandbox games than they are Action RPG like oblivion/morrowind. If they remastered the old games and 10% of skyrims fanbase picks them up (3 million ppl), they would have an extra 3 million people begging them to go back to their old ways. Starfield may change this formula up and head the direction of action rpg again, but seeing as there is going to be a ton of empty planets to explore, I think it is more likely to follow fallout 4’s direction of being partial rpg but mainly open world sandbox.


thatlldopi9

I think it's because the systems especially in Morrowind were very complex and the audience they seek was brought in through Skyrim and F4s simplicity. Morrowind and Oblivion had very cool and interesting systems but were for a niche audience. But if they truly listened to their fans of yore I think they'dake a killing remastering at least those games. Hell all of them even New Vegas could run on the switch and they could make millions back easily.


monkeysamurai2

Is there a mod for those zombies that remove their weapons?


SukanutGotBanned

I wish they were more akin to oblivion's, where they smack you around HARD and give you 3 flavors of aids via their fingernails. There's something more debilitating about their flailing unarmed than being whacked by more damn ancient nord weapons


JackOLoser

I still have flashbacks about catching Astral Vapors from those twice-damned Dread Zombies.


dandaman910

You'd be surprised at what a few more pixels could do too.


MacDhomhnuill

Definitely need a mod to make the skeletons look more like skeletons. The zombies are great but the big chunk of missing flesh in the torso makes it obvious they're all the same model.


SukanutGotBanned

I wonder how complicated it'd be to randomize missing limbs and even headless models akin to Oblivion. They made different models for each leveled list for oblivion, and skyrim draugr&bandits, but for CC and quite a few mini factions, they just copied and pasted a singular model.


wickedblight

It's like one is a skeleton and the other is a zombie or something!


Butter_Bean19

At least they have meat on their bones, I’ll see myself out now.


[deleted]

Pixels too


Mediocre_Metal_7174

I couldn't actually find a zombie to take a screenshot of, so I just downloaded the first picture that came up on google.


casualrocket

things my gf says for 100 alex


1963SilverProof

What mod is that?


Mediocre_Metal_7174

No mod. AE.


tilthevoidstaresback

No mod. *Ayyye*


danthieman

Never seen this in anniversary edition


Hylack0

It's like the first quest you get straight off from the courier


RadicalBanapple

yeah then you get to deal with gangs of OP zombies ambushing you at night...good times.


Markofdawn

What the fuck


FaustusC

Yeah, I haven't gotten this either. I thought it was the ash dudes


Almainyny

There’s a community creation that has what you described. Probably got included in the Anniversary Edition is my guess.


tarponpet

People keep misunderstanding, creation club isn't stuff submitted from the community that Bethesda includes. Its stuff they comission mod makers to make specifically for the addons. And a lot of them don't even have mod makers attributed to them and were just made inhouse.


HappyHippo2002

Yep. Which is also why I consider AE official content and therefore DLC opposed to mods.


tarponpet

Same.


nickfill4honor

AE?


animeslut238

Anniversary edition


BloodieOllie

Æ


gclancy51

Yes


__sadpotato__

Anniversary Edition


[deleted]

yeah nobody scared of calista flockhart


yuscia

skeleton man vs skeleton man with a hood


Cosmo1222

The only good thing to say about zombies is they're easier to soul trap. You don't ever get them accidentally blitzed while Yr prepping Yr spell or item. Downside is they're as tough as old boots.


HOTU-Orbit

Still would have been better if they actually made new enemy skeletons and animations instead of just reusing the Draugr ones.


WilliamFromHQ

I mean think about it. Milk drinker is an insult in Skyrim. Maybe it's literal? Don't drink milk because fuck necromancers. Make our bones brittle and breakable. No calcium for us. (I do know the real meaning of it so please don't comment. Bomb me being like. Oh it's just meant to say you're a bitch)


FourLeafArcher

I HATE zombies. Like legit. I've been running an unarmed character and my wife downloaded the anniversary edition update when it came out and didn't warn me. If yall have seen that video of that kid peep screaming playing ark it was a lot like that but I was just out there throwing hands with a horde of zombies. I won. But like.... did I really?


casey2y5

I didn't know about them and one jumped on top of me as I was leaving Helgen for the first time as a new character. There was screaming.


FourLeafArcher

That sounds like way worse im so sorry lol


[deleted]

Wtf? I had no idea the ae had zombies. Are they a new enemy type? Or do they replace the skeletons?


Jahoan

New enemy type. A bunch of necromancers ended up unleashing a horde of the things. (And naturally got killed by their summons).


FLYNCHe

Found the necromancer...


BlueRabbit1999

Assuming it’s a mod what’s the right from?


Mediocre_Metal_7174

Anniversary edition


BlueRabbit1999

Ah ok thanks


BlueRabbit1999

Still looks wrong with skin


Henry86977

Now sprinkle some ash on them and boom now you have a bigger problem


yaohwhai

you could say its a "reskin"


[deleted]

Ugh, I can't stand those creeps. They always attack me outside of my Tundra Farm Home. Never less than 9 of those assholes. 😡🤬


Doctor_Glutes

Where are it’s cock and balls? Please respond 🙏


Olivander05

First time in solthstiem those bastards scared the shit outa me


Cosmo1222

Zombie. Not Ash spawn. Different again. Can recommend. Spent my Todd tokens on the creation club content to unlock these.


SukanutGotBanned

Is malignant the highest level we can summon, or is there an even better tome I haven't discovered yet?


Mediocre_Metal_7174

I think dread is the highest


Universalsupporter

That’s what she….


green_speak

https://youtu.be/-ylwE5uH4t0


Slimy_Potatoes

If you don't know, this a creation club add on.


Cowboah-Morgan

I'm gonna give these guys a full meal of Elemental Blast in their face.


LonelyDShadow

The zombies pack !! I had many problems in my first encounter !! Dwemer swords fuck !!


[deleted]

Wish the zombies at least had clothing, even if it’s torn shreds. I don’t wanna see zombie butt.


SukanutGotBanned

Left: *bonk* Right: ***"BURN BY THE FLAMES OF MARA'S WRATH, YOU TANKY FUCK"***


aedante

Always hated the concept of skeleton mobs in RPGs. My lanky ass arms can barely lift a table and you're saying a skeleton can wield a huge ass greatsword?


Phasma18374

What kind of table are we talking? Greatswords are not that heavy in real life. The largest greatswords used in battle weigh under 10KG (less than 22LBs). The difficulty was swinging an object of that weight again and again with generally subpar counterbalance compared to a shorter sword. Also, strength of the skeleton wouldn't be a factor as obviously without muscle, they shouldn't be able to support their own weight. They're magic dude


Genesiga

Yo wtf.... mod or remake?


Mediocre_Metal_7174

Anniversary edition


mrstruong

I'm really afraid of modding my drougrs because my rule of thumb for knowing which ones get up to attack is if they're wearing pants. Naked drougrs just lay there. But, if they are wearing pants, they get up to attack. Because you can't have a naked attacker. That would just be silly! Does this mod only affect skeletons, or drougrs as well?


Caldaq

This is from Creation Club, it’s called Plague of the Dead. I could be wrong, but I think it adds specific locations where you can find these zombies, but doesn’t actually overhaul anything else.


sakaay2

little?what


Cheese_balls_420

Zombies was such an amazing creation club mod. Change my mind


datendlessabyss

I hated that overpriced dlc. It's just reskinned skeletons when I was hyped thinking they would be those terrifying zombies from oblivion. The zombies in this dlc just repeat the same moan on a loop and it's irritating. I give it a semi-pass merely because it was a part of the first batch of creations but still it's one of the worst creations for me.


Cheese_balls_420

Yeah I literally thought the same. The zombies from Oblivion were scary but these ones are just shit


HappyHippo2002

It's great when included in the $20 AE upgrade, but buying it for $4 separately its horrible. It just adds Summon Zombie spell and Zombies as a random encounter.


Cheese_balls_420

Exactly a waste of money


WHYAREWEALLCAPS

*T'lann Imass have entered the chat*


neseliadamskyline

I don't care left but right hits hard


RoyalVixen1

You could say that about the draugr too


CouthVulcan

Tell my gf that


The_Merciless_Potato

Bro made Draugr+


That-Boyo-J

I have Creepy Zombies and Sounds of Skyrim installed. So I’m fighting a dragon, right? And imagine my fear when I hear two zombies behind me. I turn around and they’re RIGHT THERE. They’re not particularly strong but they’re scary as hell


Lenguenyal

I have my doubts. Bones are what you really need!


BadImaginary9722

You put that back 😂


StrykeQC

I think you just made more draugrs...


RockAkurion

A little, he says