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combatserver writes:
"The folks over at Dark Side of Gaming are reporting an interesting development in the game modding community--a recently released modification for the blockbuster game from Bethesda, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC version). A long-running issue with the game since release has been recurring CTDs (crashes to desktop) and infinite loading screens that often bring the game to a grinding halt after just a few minutes of play, especially when heavily modded. Bethesda has tried to resolve the issue with several patches, to no avail.
Sheson, a member of the Skyrim modding community, fixed Skyrim. According to many user reports--thousands, in fact--Sheson's relatively minor adjustment to memory allocation has solved the vast majority of stability issues. The improvements have increased game performance far beyond what anyone had expected. Players are now merging mods to get around the hard-coded cap of 256 mods that Skyrim can load at any given time, effectively packing more content into the game. The fix also allows for Skyrim to run on lower-end PCs, widening the market for a game that has already sold over 20 million copies.
Since Sheson's patch released, the fix has been repackaged by other community members as a mod for Skyrim to make it even more accessible. Skyrim players who use the script-extender SKSE will be pleased to hear that the patch will be included in the next build."
[ED Note: Bottom line -- Bethesda shouldn't be packaging poorly written and untested code for sale, then requiring gamers to pay to play as beta testers. Kudos to Sheson for his hard work and effort.]
(Score: 5, Insightful) by TWiTfan on Thursday February 20 2014, @03:33PM
As a mostly console gamer, one of the things I really wished is that more studios would allow mods on consoles games too. I'm really tempted to just hook my PC up to my TV and get a console-style controller for it just so I can play the mods. Does anyone know if the PC version of Skyrim will work with an Xbox/PS3 style PC controller?
And please, no proselytizing for mouse/keyboard. I'm not looking for yet another PC-vs.-Console pissing contest.
If real life were like D&D, my Charisma score would be a negative number
(Score: 4, Informative) by Cactus on Thursday February 20 2014, @03:57PM
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 20 2014, @08:08PM
Skyrim (the steam version, I'm not sure about standalone) supports the Xbox360 controller 'out-of-the-box'.
Sometimes when I fancy a break from mouse and keyboard Skyrim I'll use my PS3 controller and emulate a 360 controller.
The excellent 'Better DS3' program will make doing this a breeze if you've only a PS3 one.
Get it here: http://betterds3.ciebiera.net/ [ciebiera.net]
(Score: 1) by TWiTfan on Thursday February 20 2014, @09:40PM
Thanks for the info. I've done a little research on this today, and also heard good things about a program called "Xpadder" (for games that don't natively support controllers).
If real life were like D&D, my Charisma score would be a negative number
(Score: 3, Informative) by combatserver on Thursday February 20 2014, @10:29PM
For a XBox360 controller emulator, I used the following--after a few hours game-play, I discovered I prefer the keyboard/mouse combo.
https://code.google.com/p/x360ce/ [google.com]
I hope I can change this later...
(Score: 1) by ArghBlarg on Friday February 21 2014, @06:52PM
I can confirm it works just like the xbox360 once you buy a Microsoft controller for your Windows PC. In fact, I found the control remapping for keyboard/mouse quite buggy in Skyrim, so it was fortunate I already had a controller :). Just change to controller mode and forget the PC keyboard/mouse setup.