Elder Scrolls V: What We Know

What we know:

-It is being worked on (for how long is unknown, but likely at least 8-10 months or more)

-It's 'penciled' in for a 2010 release

-Will come out for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC (but not Wii)

Best educated guesses:

-It will likely take place in Skyrim or Summerset Isle

-It will likely use the Obivilion/Fallout 3 engine with a few additional tweaks (developing a whole new engine for this generation would simply take too long)

-If the Elder Scrolls V team started immediately after Fallout 3 don't expect ES: V until November 2010 at the earliest (the Fallout 3 DLC developers are a different team)

The offensive spells need to be reworked... they were kind of boring (graphically).

I want gunpowder pistols and muskets, a more 17th or 18th century kinda feel would make me very happy i'm just over the whole medieval thing though.

[QUOTE="gow117"]I also want to know if the game is going to give us a better challenge, i was kinda disappointed in that area but still i love it. btw, a morrowind remake would give me a big smile :D but thats not happening, but cant wait for it though.Srbanator

not really, it looks pretty close in screens, but not in motion, plus the animation and audio is no where near oblivion even with all kinds of mods, believe me, I spent 4 hours monday modding morrowind with all kinds of crap, and I want to see Elder Scrolls V have better combat, more actual role playing, etc

[QUOTE="Srbanator"][QUOTE="gow117"]I also want to know if the game is going to give us a better challenge, i was kinda disappointed in that area but still i love it. btw, a morrowind remake would give me a big smile :D but thats not happening, but cant wait for it though.bachilders

not really, it looks pretty close in screens, but not in motion, plus the animation and audio is no where near oblivion even with all kinds of mods, believe me, I spent 4 hours monday modding morrowind with all kinds of crap, and I want to see Elder Scrolls V have better combat, more actual role playing, etc

EDIT: And yeah, I've only ever seen it in pictures. Never had the patience to search for texture and graphics mods and try to make them all work. Any chance you could point out like a pack that I could download that just has everything I need?

I heared a rumour that it is going to be an MMO, but im not sure.

I heared a rumour that it is going to be an MMO, but im not sure.

DmadFearmonger

What we know:

-It is being worked on (for how long is unknown, but likely at least 8-10 months or more)

-It's 'penciled' in for a 2010 release

-Will come out for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC (but not Wii)

Best educated guesses:

-It will likely take place in Skyrim or Summerset Isle

-It will likely use the Obivilion/Fallout 3 engine with a few additional tweaks (developing a whole new engine for this generation would simply take too long)

-If the Elder Scrolls V team started immediately after Fallout 3 don't expect ES: V until November 2010 at the earliest (the Fallout 3 DLC developers are a different team)

KC_Hokie

what's your source? just curiousjrabbit99

They better bring back the cool alteration abilities from Morrowind, i wanna be able to jump a mile again:)

They better bring back the cool alteration abilities from Morrowind, i wanna be able to jump a mile again:)

DG_Addict

I'm willing to bet Elder Scrolls V will be called Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and the early release date will be the fourth quarter of 2010 (late October or November). This is just an educated guess based on what I've read, patents Bethesda has taken out, and the tentative release dates for the last three full Bethesda games.

where are your sources? Bethesda only makes one elder scrolls game per generation. don't expect another for a long, LONG time.

I want gunpowder pistols and muskets, a more 17th or 18th century kinda feel would make me very happy i'm just over the whole medieval thing though.

Prince-Noctis

where are your sources? Bethesda only makes one elder scrolls game per generation. don't expect another for a long, LONG time.

LeGoofyGoober

where are your sources? Bethesda only makes one elder scrolls game per generation. don't expect another for a long, LONG time.

LeGoofyGoober

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where are your sources? Bethesda only makes one elder scrolls game per generation. don't expect another for a long, LONG time.

UT_Wrestler

[QUOTE="LeGoofyGoober"]

where are your sources? Bethesda only makes one elder scrolls game per generation. don't expect another for a long, LONG time.

KC_Hokie

very true, but whoever expects ESV by 010' is clearly delusional

LeGoofyGoober

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very true, but whoever expects ESV by 010' is clearly delusional

KC_Hokie

like i said, making these games takes year. we don't even have an official announcement. a year is barely enough time to create enough concept art of enemies, creatures, landscapes, etc. if i'm not mistaken, ESlV took about 4 - 5 years to develop.LeGoofyGoober

there is no official announcement. not even a scrap of concept art.LeGoofyGoober

[QUOTE="UT_Wrestler"][QUOTE="LeGoofyGoober"]

where are your sources? Bethesda only makes one elder scrolls game per generation. don't expect another for a long, LONG time.

LeGoofyGoober

[QUOTE="LeGoofyGoober"]like i said, making these games takes year. we don't even have an official announcement. a year is barely enough time to create enough concept art of enemies, creatures, landscapes, etc. if i'm not mistaken, ESlV took about 4 - 5 years to develop.KC_Hokie

All I know is that I want dragons and the only place, according to the lore, where they still exist is the continent of Akavir. Plus Akavir would provide gamers with four new races to choose from.RAMRODtheMASTER

I agree, dragons would be a welcome addition to the game. Still deep in ESIV and lovin' it!!:D

it would basically be oblivion with prettier graphics. do not want. but i see your point, and it is a fair one. however, as much as i loved oblivion and fallout, i want a new gameplay engine. a more realistic one. they could tweak it though just like so many devs tweak the U3 engine. still, creating the actual world takes quite some time.LeGoofyGoober

[QUOTE="LeGoofyGoober"]it would basically be oblivion with prettier graphics. do not want. but i see your point, and it is a fair one. however, as much as i loved oblivion and fallout, i want a new gameplay engine. a more realistic one. they could tweak it though just like so many devs tweak the U3 engine. still, creating the actual world takes quite some time.KC_Hokie

Here are some trademarks ZeniMax Media Inc. (Bethesda's parent company) have taken out on the name "Skyrim": go to http://www.uspto.gov/ then go to trademarks, search TM database, new user form search (basic), and then search the term "skrim".

The first three are owned be ZeniMax (Bethesda):

IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Providing online computer games; providing online computer game programs offered via handheld computers, wireless telephones and mobile and wireless devices

Word Mark

SKYRIM

IC 035. US 100 101 102. G & S: Computerized electronic on-line store and ordering services featuring general merchandise, clothing, computer software, video games, printed materials, DVD's, video cassettes, trading cards, statues, watches, jewelry, sunglasses, bags, wireless game software, wireless entertainment software and entertainment software for mobile devices

Live/Dead Indicator

LIVE

I suspect with several likely expansions like Fallout 3's five... Elder Scrolls V will be closer to Morrowind than Oblivion in terms of being bigger and more interactive. Skyrim should also be a more interesting province, like Morrowind, and not so stereotypical for a medieval looking game. KC_Hokie

Bleh, that's what I hated about morrowind. The giant mushrooms really turned me off from the game. I much prefer Oblivion's medieval/roman style.Srbanator

Besides, I expect Skyrim to look like Bruma.Srbanator

[QUOTE="Srbanator"]Besides, I expect Skyrim to look like Bruma.KC_Hokie

Going to put in a few hours of Oblivion tonight.;)

I've always thought that they always created a new engine for each Elder Scrolls game?..

I've always thought that they always created a new engine for each Elder Scrolls game?..

En_Sabah_Nur

many hinters in conversation including in most places. so you defo cannot have an educated guess on location. also Bethesda might be working on fallout 4 as their actual dev have 2 IPs. so could be 2013, but they've boosted their staff.

many hinters in conversation including in most places. so you defo cannot have an educated guess on location. also Bethesda might be working on fallout 4 as their actual dev have 2 IPs. so could be 2013, but they've boosted their staff.

BenBenBen93

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many hinters in conversation including in most places. so you defo cannot have an educated guess on location. also Bethesda might be working on fallout 4 as their actual dev have 2 IPs. so could be 2013, but they've boosted their staff.

A long time ago someone leaked some information that it was definitely in Skyrim and there even screenshots of large snow covered mountains with castles and the like and the quality of them looked like Oblivion on steroids. It was a around a year ago or something and I can't remember where I saw it.RAMRODtheMASTER