mining and wood cutting : V - Skyrim

» Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:26 pm

He mentioned class based Guilds like pure Warrior/Mage/Thief, but I don't remember him saying class based jobs.

He did say Alchemy would be Stealth. Enchanting will obviously be Magic. No mention about where mining & woodcraft fit.

» Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:13 pm

It would be cool if you can get THIEVERY perks by running to the neighbor's woodpile and stealing wood.

» Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:12 pm

He did say Alchemy would be Stealth. Enchanting will obviously be Magic. No mention about where mining & woodcraft fit.

Mining and woodcutting aren't skills, they're diversions. The three skill based crafting systems are smithing/warrior, enchanting/mage, alchemy/stealth.

» Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:23 pm

He did say Alchemy would be Stealth. Enchanting will obviously be Magic. No mention about where mining & woodcraft fit.

Alchemy is Stealth? Does anyone know their reasoning behind this? Seems a little odd to me.

» Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:07 pm

You don't need proof to understand the fundamentals of game design. Trees don't grow back so the game won't let you chop every tree down.

I understand the fundimentals of game design fairly well, and I also understand that Bethesda doesn't have a legal or binding requirment that forces them to get on a bull horn and shout out every detail of each mechenic they are working on. Don't explain how a mechenic is going to work unless you have proof to confirm it's existence or absence.

» Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:59 pm

Alchemy is Stealth? Does anyone know their reasoning behind this? Seems a little odd to me.

Todd said it was even odder to have it under Magic.

» Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:00 pm

In the tralier we see npcs cutting logs then picking up the log to carry somewhere, just like that bosmer in carry logs in the village.

» Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:29 pm

Hopefully you can take the wood you chopped and sell it to various stores around Skyrim, maybe even use the wood you cut as firewood for your house! :smile:

» Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:44 pm

Can I shout fire on the wood? Need to set up camp? No problem.

» Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:24 pm

It would be cool if you could make your own spears and arrows out of the wood you cut.

» Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:08 pm

It would be cool if you could make your own spears and arrows out of the wood you cut.

I believe crafting is in, this could be an interesting addition.

» Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:54 pm

Oh cool I hope crafting is included. Im already looking forward to taking my Nord out into the forests for some good ol' fashioned wood-cutting.

» Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:41 pm

Oh cool I hope crafting is included. Im already looking forward to taking my Nord out into the forests for some good ol' fashioned wood-cutting.

Crafting/smithing is confirmed.

» Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:48 pm

Dont say mining and wood cutting, say mining and cutting wood, otherwise you sound like your playing runescape. Runescape is nothing compared to Skyrim, or even Arena.

» Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:33 pm

Didn't you read what I just said above?

This is not at all limited to game design or technlogy or anything. It has been done in other games. Fluently in real-time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtHjmYowv8Y

This

» Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:17 pm

Dont say mining and wood cutting, say mining and cutting wood, otherwise you sound like your playing runescape. Runescape is nothing compared to Skyrim, or even Arena.

Old habits die hard my friend.

<- 6 year vet of RS