Tuesday, January 24th 2012
Skyrim PC beta patch 1.4 now on Steam
Today Shacknews is reporting a new beta patch available on Steam. This is what they had to say, "Covering its back and yours, Bethesda recommends that you only install the patch if you're affected by issues fixed in the patch, and that you backed up your saved games before installing the beta. If you're still ploughing ahead with it, here's what to do:
1. Log into Steam
2. Click on Steam in the upper menu
3. Select Settings
4. Under the Account tab, go to the Beta Participation section and select Change.
5. A drop down menu will appear. Select Skyrim Beta.
6. Select OK.
Steam will now restart. After Steam restarts, Skyrim will be updated to the Beta version currently available.
The beta patch adds an option for Skyrim's Steam Workshop, a portal which will allow mod makers to upload their creations directly to Steam, but the Workshop won't work it and the mod Creation Kit actually launch later this month."
A list of changes can be found here.
Source:
ShackNews
1. Log into Steam
2. Click on Steam in the upper menu
3. Select Settings
4. Under the Account tab, go to the Beta Participation section and select Change.
5. A drop down menu will appear. Select Skyrim Beta.
6. Select OK.
Steam will now restart. After Steam restarts, Skyrim will be updated to the Beta version currently available.
The beta patch adds an option for Skyrim's Steam Workshop, a portal which will allow mod makers to upload their creations directly to Steam, but the Workshop won't work it and the mod Creation Kit actually launch later this month."
A list of changes can be found here.
45 Comments on Skyrim PC beta patch 1.4 now on Steam
If you haven't played The Witcher 2... well, why haven't you? ...Or just bite the bullet and get Skyrim to see what all the fuss is about - it's pretty addictive despite it's shortcomings.
Frankly, I ran into one of Skyrim's bugged quest and I've shelved it until the appropriate patch. On the plus side that made me finally start Dark Messiah. Damn, it might also be a flawed game, but the combat in it is so much more responsive, fun, and blade-work looks way cooler.
In terms of the Skyrim game, I hope the memory optimisations etc involve the use of modern CPU features such as SSE etc, as mods like Skyboost using this stuff made the game run really better on all systems.
I'm probably gona go through the whole game again when this patch is official, since I havent really "finished" it with any second character.
OOh Dark Messiah i loved that game but they did not support that game at all.. If i remember right check in to computy patches for it as i think it got support that way like Vampire masquerade did.Story depth ?. Other wise from rushing it it out a few months early i have had loads of fun.
(now let's see if my game still works... )
Then again, I'm a VS game fan and an ex game journalist, so sue me. Skyrim manages to be fun despite all annoyances and will surely get modded to a degree that even I won't complain much.
Now in Markarth and Whiterun I always get above 45-50 fps at 2560x1440 with all my texture mods and with my old cpu! Niiice! :D
It's overrated.
You probably won't regret it.