[Chris Duncan]

Developers, I'd really like some clarification.

If I hadn't gone through with posting that, I would continue thinking my mind is just making up things that I thought I read, but never existed.

I read it too!! Damage control much?

Edit: I definitely remember reading it because I thought it odd that the giants could talk and would be friendly.

Conspiracy theory time. Who's guessing the devs will just ignore all of our posts about this?? Or maybe we will wake up, our posts will be gone and it will all be a bad dream

[Julie Ann]

Holy crap I'm not insane...

It was there...

And was this bit there earlier? I don't remember it:

"There are a wide variety of these random encounters," says design director Bruce Nesmith. "Many of them are things the player can interact with, some are not. You might save a priest who then tells you about a dungeon where there are people trapped that need saving. You might run across mammoth beset by a pack of wolves."

[Lavender Brown]

I think all the screens we are going to see in the hub are higher quality versions of the screens in the magazine.
A you can see, the new screenshot is just a expanted version of the screen in the magazine.

[Hussnein Amin]

I read it too guys and i still have the tab open but when going back through the cached pages I can't find it. It's driving me crazy cause even if they changed it should still be present in my cache. Some clarification is certainly needed. Did the artilce say lumbering giants hunting wholly mammoth or not.

[Janette Segura]

And was this bit there earlier? I don't remember it:

I'd swear it wasn't. That's exactly where I remember the previous references to be.

[Lynne Hinton]

I'm fairly certain I didn't type out that sentence. Not when I can copy-paste ; and when I do, I put it in quotes, which I did.

Oh I certainly believe you but see I didn't get a chance to read it before it was taken out.

Besides, there's a reference to hunters attacked by dragons that went bye-bye too, and that one has been discussed and seen.

WAIT! There was what?

Can you clarify what was in and then taken out? I'll add it as rumored to the list and to my dragon thread.

[SEXY QUEEN]

Man, you need to cut down on the ale

I don't drink alcohol.

But please, developers tell us why it was removed.

[Shelby McDonald]

Personally, I'd rather not see OPs drawing their own personal conclusions when the content is supposed to be purely informational. Even though you said "Probably has something to do with the crafting system as well", it only takes one person to misunderstand that this is not actual, factual information, but rather your own speculative prediction, to spark rumors that end only in disappointment and/or confusion.

[Dustin Brown]

I read it too!! Damage control much?

Edit: I definitely remember reading it because I thought it odd that the giants could talk and would be friendly.

Conspiracy theory time. Who's guessing the devs will just ignore all of our posts about this?? Or maybe we will wake up, our posts will be gone and it will all be a bad dream

So can you try to remember word for word what you read, or as close to it as possible?

I wonder if that means the next update will include it or...? A clue as to what the next update could be about. I like a good conspiracy

[CHangohh BOyy]

i like todays "technology behind skyrim" hub update and the previous "sounds of skyrim" hub update the same :thumbsup:

[Natasha Callaghan]

WAIT! There was what?

Can you clarify what was in and then taken out? I'll add it as rumored to the list and to my dragon thread.

Something about a random encounter of helping a group of giants trying to hunt a woolly mammoth and a group of soldiers getting attacked by dragons.

I also remember that the article said you could help the soldiers to fight off the dragons. That's obvious though.

[Natalie Harvey]

Personally, I'd rather not see OPs drawing their own personal conclusions when the content is supposed to be purely informational. Even though you said "Probably has something to do with the crafting system as well", it only takes one person to misunderstand that this is not actual, factual information, but rather your own speculative prediction, to spark rumors that end only in disappointment and/or confusion.

Duly noted :blush:

[Claudia Cook]

That's what i was asking the other person about... As it's bugging the heck out of me too.

Have you been reading other forums or write ups about Skyrim, somebody might have been spreading rumors perhaps?

It was most definitely there, did a quick search for the word "giant" and nothing. They removed it for some odd reason...

[Hayley O'Gara]

And was this bit there earlier? I don't remember it:

"There are a wide variety of these random encounters," says design director Bruce Nesmith. "Many of them are things the player can interact with, some are not. You might save a priest who then tells you about a dungeon where there are people trapped that need saving. You might run across mammoth beset by a pack of wolves."

Yes. I remember reading that and deciding whether or not i wanted to copy paste or reword it. I ended up just using the last sentence. It's still in my OP.

EDIT: That's still there. Is what your saying that was where the previous info was located?

I'd swear it wasn't. That's exactly where I remember the previous references to be.

[Aman Bhattal]

So can you try to remember word for word what you read, or as close to it as possible?

I wonder if that means the next update will include it or...? A clue as to what the next update could be about. I like a good conspiracy

I can't remember word for word. I don't remember things like that, I remember emotional responses more (does that make me a bit special??), hence why I remembered it because I thought it was odd. And I too saw the bit about a group of hunters getting attacked by a dragon.

Also "You might run across mammoth beset by a pack of wolves" has one of the only grammatical errors I can find in the article; indicating it was put in in a rush.

[Rachyroo]

I also remember that the article said you could help the soldiers to fight off the dragons. That's obvious though.

Yes. Ferisulven in the other thread said :

im looking forward to meeting a group of hunters getting owned by a dragon. ill sit down in the hillside, enjoy an apple & the view :no:

That's what I remember. I wasn't able to swear that it might have been in the GI, tho, not until MrTissueBox confirmed - mind a bit taken by Giants and Mammoths, I'm afraid.

[KU Fint]

I definitely think the updates keep getting better and better! And what a gorgeous screenshot too!! When is the next update commin? :drool:

[Sweets Sweets]

I can't remember word for word. I don't remember things like that, I remember emotional responses more (does that make me a bit special??), hence why I remembered it because I thought it was odd. And I too saw the bit about a group of hunters getting attacked by a dragon.

Also "You might run across mammoth beset by a pack of wolves" has one of the only grammatical errors I can find in the article; indicating it was put in in a rush.

Just incase people miss my post on the other page

EDIT: Ignore, it's on the same page now :shrug:

Edit2: it's gone again

[Katharine Newton]

Yes. I remember reading that and deciding whether or not i wanted to copy paste or reword it. I ended up just using the last sentence. It's still in my OP.

When did you read the article, though ? Cause I jumped on it as soon as it was posted it was up. You might have caught a later version.

[Love iz not]

I just got the magazine and looked over the screenshot of the wolves, if you look at the trees in that screenshot they have the same look as the ones found on the desktop of the last hub update.

[Sarah Knight]

Have you been reading other forums or write ups about Skyrim, somebody might have been spreading rumors perhaps?

Both the thing about giants and soldiers fighting dragons was definitely from the GI article. I didn't read any other page about Skyrim (except browsing the forums).

[Dan Wright]

I also love that they apparently tried to take some of the stuff from Daggerfall and bring it back. Who knows, maybe because the map sizes are so comparable?!

Keep dreaming. Keep dreaming...

Judging from the info we gleamed from the sections about trees and precipitation, much of the world is handcrafted (or fine-tuned by hand) once again. Which would make the map size much more comparable to Oblivion and Morrowind than to Daggerfall. That's not to say it won't be larger than Cyrodiil was, mind you!

[JD FROM HELL]

Any body else watch the Havok Behaviour technology video that the GI article linked to?

Gave me some higher hopes for Skyrim's animations, to say the least :yes:

[Kanaoka]

Also, why is there a dev lurking in this thread?

[Chloe Yarnall]

Great new update! It's fun to hear about all the technical bits going on behind the scenes. Be sure and check out the animation demo video Havok has on their site for the Behavior animation engine:
http://www.havok.com/index.php?page=havok-behavior

It's so fluid and really adds character. I hope the giants moves something like that big guy, he "feels" intimidating. They also mention that animation can be reused for characters with different bone structures...to me this instills some hope we get beast races with the crazy legs again! They have a great solution with the animation engine so all they would have to do is figure out a way to make the armor fit properly. (I think those were the two reasons for the change in Oblivion)

Glad we finally have a public screenshot to discuss! I can't believe they cropped the best part off in the magazine (that tower wow!). My guess is that this is what is mentioned in the magazine as one of the old Dwemer ruins carved into the mountains that was converted into a Nord town. We can't really judge if it's a still a current town or ruins based on that shot, the lack of NPCs is odd. Perhaps they disabled them for the shot for some reason.

The Radiant ai/story seems like a natural extension of what we have already seen. I like the fact they are adding randomness back into the game. Going back to Morrowind or Oblivion it's kind of depressing that I know exactly what is going to happen in every single quest lol! Perhaps I have played them both too much!

Overall great update, makes me want the game even more!