I don't know the technical details, but it's a pretty game. Personally I think the best modders' texture packs are prettier, but Fallout 4 has amazing draw distances and comparatively little noticeable pop-in. Up close, though, its textures sometimes look low res.So, how many of you guys have Fallout 4? How is that game technically? 64-bit and DX11 correct? Did they finally upgrade to AVX or even SSE, or are they still on FPU-hardware era X87?
It will be a nice update for those who never modded their Skyrim to look like that (or similar to it). I'll definitely give that update a try, but I'll do it with Mod Manager, I wouldn't have another choice otherwise (since I do have a 'vanilla' non-modded Skyrim profile). However, if for some reason that update conflicts with almost any mods I've installed I'll have to pass (but I highly doubt that game-play related mods would conflict). But yeah, if some people around still never played Skyrim at all, or if they did but never bothered with modding (or graphics-related modding) then that's going to be a good opportunity to jump in.
I don't know the technical details, but it's a pretty game. Personally I think the best modders' texture packs are prettier, but Fallout 4 has amazing draw distances and comparatively little noticeable pop-in. Up close, though, its textures sometimes look low res.
VR support would have been the candle on the icing. But with the mods and texture packs I have, it already chugs at 30fps. I suspect it will also break some mods.
Doesn't anyone else think they should have just remastered Morrowind instead? Either way, they really need to do a completely new engine or maybe make use of Tech 6, I'm sure they could modify it to support an open world.
Its a whole another software program in your steam library. Mods usable for Skyrim Special Edition will probably have to be specifically made for it.
I agree. It's very immersion-breaking to top a mountain, look down into a sweeping valley, start down the other side, and then have huge buildings suddenly spring into existence - blocking things you could see just a moment ago.I guess I dont remember how Skyrim is vanilla, but even modded wise, draw distances and pop-in are some of the biggest problems for me, with the quality of textures being less important, as many of them are sufficient. And more or less in all games, I always go for more draw distance over more graphical quality.
I guess I dont remember how Skyrim is vanilla, but even modded wise, draw distances and pop-in are some of the biggest problems for me, with the quality of textures being less important, as many of them are sufficient. And more or less in all games, I always go for more draw distance over more graphical quality.
Seems like a total waste of resources for an old game that already has a mountain of mods that make it look a lot better than it did. Why not put that into a new IP instead of an old title.
This is all speculation, but I'm guessing it's work or research they had to put into the next Elder Scrolls anyway, or possibly one of the coders' pet projects. If they found it could easily be applied to the older game then why not? Put a few months of spit polish on it and push it out the door. Practically free money if it boosts sales on the older game and drums up even a little additional interest in the sequel.
They have said that most mods will work with it but not all. Meaning many mods will need to be updated to work with the special edition. I just read that today.
Meh, im sure this is a really nice "upgrade" for console kiddies, but on the PC version mods have fixed everything that was wrong with the game. Hopefully its better than I thought, but im imagining this being another case of Metro 2033 vs Metro 2033 redux, which was entirely useless and added basically nothing new of value to the game.
http://www.pcgamer.com/existing-sky...st-fully-compatible-with-the-special-edition/
Something about needing a 64bit script extender. If a mod requires that then it won't work immediately.
I'd prefer more expansion packs for Skyrim rather than a make-over.
I'd prefer more expansion packs for Skyrim rather than a make-over.
I'd prefer TESVI
not sure why people care about this in the pc gaming section, xbone/ps4 i can understand.
not sure why people care about this in the pc gaming section, xbone/ps4 i can understand.
Considering this update is probably more important for PC players than console players, I have to disagree.
How is is more important for PC players?
Xbox One and PS4 players don't have Skyrim at all, and console players are finally getting Skyrim with mods. How is it more important for PC players?
This update is least important on the PC. The reason people are so interested in it is that it's Skyrim and many of the posters here have spent hundreds of hours in it already and this update has the potential to drive them toward another 100. The main question is whether the update will surpass vanilla+mods.
The PS4/XB1 are the main reason the update is even happening; therefore, PC is of least importance. The fact that Bethesda is offering it for free for all who purchased the game+expansions should highlight that. They are planning on the vast majority of income to come from console gamers.
I think its great thread fodder though. I'm excited about it.