Skyrim Update Live (1.5)

http://www.bethblog.com/2012/03/15/new-features-highlight-1-5-update/

UPDATE 1.5 (all platforms unless noted)

NEW FEATURES
• New cinematic kill cameras for projectile weapons and spells
• New kill moves and animations for melee weapons
• Shadows on grass available (PC)
• Smithing skill increases now factor in the created item's value
• Improved visual transition when going underwater
• Improved distance LOD transition for snowy landscapes

BUG FIXES
• General crash fixes and memory optimizations
• Fixed issue with Deflect Arrows perk not calculating properly
• In "A Cornered Rat," the death of certain NPCs no longer blocks progression
• Fixed issue where Farkas would not give Companion's quests properly
• Fixed crash when loading saves that rely on data that is no longer being loaded
• Followers sneak properly when player is sneaking
• Fixed issue with weapon racks not working properly in Proudspire Manor
• Arrows and other projectiles that were stuck in objects in the world now clean up properly
• Fixed issue where "Rescue Mission" was preventing "Taking Care of Business" from starting properly
• Fixed issue where certain NPCs would fail to become Thieves Guild fences
• Fixed issue in "Diplomatic Immunity" where killing all the guards in the Thalmor Embassy before starting the quest would break progress
• In "Hard Answers," picking up the dwarven museum key after completing the quest, no longer restarts the quest
Killing Viola before or after "Blood on the Ice" no longer blocks progression
• Fixed issue where Calixto would fail to die properly in "Blood on the Ice"
• In "Waking Nightmare" fixed occasional issue where Erandur would stop pathing properly
• Fixed issue where letters and notes with random encounters would appear blank
• Fixed rare issue where dialogue and shouts would improperly play
• Lydia will now offer marriage option after player purchases Breezehome in Whiterun
• Fixed issue where if player manually mined ore in Cidhna Mine, jail time would not be served
• Fixed rare issue with skills not increasing properly
• Fixed issue where the Headsman's Axe did not gain proper buff from Barbarian perk
• In "A Night to Remember" it is no longer possible to kill Ysolda, Ennis or Senna before starting the quest
• Fixed issue with the ebony dagger having a weapon speed that was too slow
• Fixed issue with "The Wolf Queen Awakened" where backing out of a conversation with Styrr too soon would block progress
• The third level of the Limbsplitter perk now properly improves all battle axes
• Fixed a rare issue where Sanguine Rose would not work properly
• In "Tending the Flames" King Olaf's Verse will no longer disappear from explosions

And here is the youtube video showing some of the new animations.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6A7ZJq9GclI

Update Size = 225 MB

"New cinematic kill cameras for projectile weapons and spells"

Nice, that was one of the first things that bothered me when playing Skyrim. I just started a new character and added some mods. I don't have a new enough computer to worry about graphic mods so I have the quick start mod, the much nicer ui and a wizard's house. My hot female redguard cleric will be on and poppin today. Skyrim is a scary game, it eats time like none other.

Wonder what shadows on grass will be like compared to screen space ambient occlusion. I'm guessng it'll be lower quality. Then again SSAO is heavy on hardware but it applies to everything, not just grass.

I think id rather wait for the full release, rather than the betaChris_53

I think id rather wait for the full release, rather than the betaChris_53

I think id rather wait for the full release, rather than the betaChris_53

This is the full releae.... just got released on steam an hour ago..

Beta was for the other week... full version will download on steam next time you are on steam.

New cinematic kill cameras for projectile weapons and spellskozzy1234

Perhaps now it won't get stuck at almost every loading screen!

[QUOTE="kozzy1234"]New cinematic kill cameras for projectile weapons and spellsubergosu

hehe nice :)

I like that Magic and Arrows now have a kill cam type thing

I rarely play a caster class. I played stealth and I don't like it as much as a 2H/1H+shield or an archer. Archer is great fun though. The killcams will be nice to see with it.

Thanks for the heads-up on this. :)

It's good to see they've dealt with some of the key issues. I honestly would not expect them to try and fix every bug - so fixing game crashes and broken quests should always be a priority.

I think id rather wait for the full release, rather than the betaChris_53

[QUOTE="Chris_53"]I think id rather wait for the full release, rather than the betakozzy1234

This is the full releae.... just got released on steam an hour ago..

Beta was for the other week... full version will download on steam next time you are on steam.

[QUOTE="Chris_53"]I think id rather wait for the full release, rather than the betaLox_Cropek

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[QUOTE="Chris_53"]I think id rather wait for the full release, rather than the betaChris_53

Read the thread title better next time to not be confused....

"Skyrim Update LIVE (1.5)"

Live means that its live and you can download it from steam.

The link was posted so you could see the videos and more info.

Read the thread title better next time to not be confused....

"Skyrim Update LIVE (1.5)"

Live means that its live and you can download it from steam.

The link was posted so you could see the videos and more info.

kozzy1234

Read the thread title better next time to not be confused....

"Skyrim Update LIVE (1.5)"

Live means that its live and you can download it from steam.

The link was posted so you could see the videos and more info.

kozzy1234

Awesome. It's good to see that they're still updating the game.