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[Sordid]

Wait, Slaughter fish are actually in the game? Because when I first started out I was scared to death of going in the water because of them, but realized there weren't actually any. Guess I just haven't been swimming in the ocean enough to encounter them.

Yeah, they removed that. Not that you do all that much diving, but still.

Wait, Slaughter fish are actually in the game? Because when I first started out I was scared to death of going in the water because of them, but realized there weren't actually any. Guess I just haven't been swimming in the ocean enough to encounter them.

Yeah, they are. Though most of them seem to be mounted on walls.

[Shadowlord]

Psh, this is Skyrim, not Half-Life 2.

[Microcline]

I find it odd how much Bethesda neglected the underwater segments, given that the Nords are based on a culture with a heavy tradition of seafaring fishermen and merchants.  It seems stranger still with Bethesda's declaration of shooting for "epic reality".  The ocean is far more "epic" and "real" than fighting the same goddamn dragon twenty times.  Morrowind's aquatic environments were a step in the right direction; they were full of hungry wildlife covered with teeth and natural armor but also served as a source of alchemy ingredients, sunken treasure, and unhindered travel routes.

With Skyrim, I was expecting something suitably "epic" with sunken treasure guarded by fantastic sea monsters.  When I first saw the northern ocean, I was scared to enter, remembering my first experiences with Morrowind's aquatic environments.  Then I found out that there was nothing in the water and that most of it was barely knee-deep.  You're supposed to look at how they textured the surface, but not go in it.

tl;dr: The aquatic environments in Skyrim are shallow and superfluous

[Rose]

tl;dr: The aquatic environments in Skyrim are shallow and superfluous

Very funny.

[Trapezohedron]

tl;dr: The aquatic environments in Skyrim are shallow and superfluous

Very funny.

Intentional pun?

I think not.

[scriver]

tl;dr: The aquatic environments in Skyrim are shallow and superfluous

Unless they're in a dungeon. Then there's always "hey, something is down there!" Maybe it was supposed to make for better hidden loot, but since they can't have a knee-deep bond without "hiding" a chest down there, it gets pretty predictable. The one's where you actually have to go swimming underwater through tunnels still excite me though, even though I know you're probably going to be able to swim to the loot and back before you start dying, I still get all stressed up by the breath countdown. And no, I refuse to use water breathing potions. That would spoil the fun.

[Raddish]

I have so many soul gems...  I wish I could use some of them to enchant some arrows, it would finally be a use for these thigns that just burn a hole in my carrying ability.  Say like a petty soul lets you enchant a handful of arrows with a basic magic damage or something, that would be fun and would make me want to pick up soul gems.

[Azkanan]

Spoiler: Sunken Ship (click to show/hide)

There's a sunken ship in the north sea, relatively deep down... I found it off the coast of a little island whilst on a Mage's quest to a hermit out there. I believe it's just to the west.

I was an Argonian, so I took my time looking around. Won't ruin it much more for you, though.

Does anyone else alt-tab out of the game, then back in again to improve performance? I saw a random post somewhere about someone doing it and I'll say this- Best Performance Tweak(haha) Ever. Doing this stabilizes and nearly triples my frame rate.

No problem .

Sometimes I'll enter a room and my FPS suddenly goes to 1fps. The FUCK? So I alt tab, problem fixed. >_<

[Ivefan]

I have so many soul gems...  I wish I could use some of them to enchant some arrows, it would finally be a use for these thigns that just burn a hole in my carrying ability.  Say like a petty soul lets you enchant a handful of arrows with a basic magic damage or something, that would be fun and would make me want to pick up soul gems.

Unless you have more money than you need. make/find crappy weapons and enchant them using anything lesser than greater stones

[KatalDT]

I have so many soul gems...  I wish I could use some of them to enchant some arrows, it would finally be a use for these thigns that just burn a hole in my carrying ability.  Say like a petty soul lets you enchant a handful of arrows with a basic magic damage or something, that would be fun and would make me want to pick up soul gems.

Unless you have more money than you need. make/find crappy weapons and enchant them using anything lesser than greater stones

Yep... an iron dagger enchanted with something from a petty gem can sell for 200-600 I've found. It's actually worth it to buy cheap weapons (like iron) early on and do that, or just buy iron ingots/leather strips, make the daggers, enchant them, and sell them. I got rich as hell doing that - currently sitting at ~55k and haven't bothered to loot anything that doesn't have at least a 40:1 value:weight ratio in like 15 levels.

[Rose]

Speaking of value:weight ratio, there's a mod that shows that, and you can sort by it.

[Astral]

I love some of the little things they add into the game.

Ever tried sneaking up to a Forsworn Briarheart? You can pickpocket the Briarheart, instantly killing him.

[Neyvn]

Does anyone else alt-tab out of the game, then back in again to improve performance? I saw a random post somewhere about someone doing it and I'll say this- Best Performance Tweak(haha) Ever. Doing this stabilizes and nearly triples my frame rate.

No problem .

Sometimes I'll enter a room and my FPS suddenly goes to 1fps. The FUCK? So I alt tab, problem fixed. >_<

Alt-Tabbing cause my screen to go Window like (has the frame), remain blackscreen, plays music, and cursor doesn't work when put anywhere near it. Lasts indefinitely... Pretty much screws my game over if I accidentally Alt-Tab when trying to Shift-Tab so I can check the forums and shit via Steams Webbrowser ability...

[scriver]

I need to alt-tab it twice to get back into the game when I have alt-tab'd out of it.

[Rose]

Yup, pretty much.

Though I play windowed a lot which doesn't do that.