Wonder if it will be Red Dead style where you actually travel in the carriage or if it is just Fast Travel you pay for? I don't have anything against using fast travel so I don't really have a stake in it one way or the other, but it would be cool if it is more than just Fast Travel you pay for.



We've been promised a Unicorn now!! :teehee:

Nice reading, thank you for posting :tops:
The paid (he didn't say paid, I just assumed) transport by carriage is great, now I'm waiting for the boats confirmation.

Based of the fact that he didn't answer neither the unicorn nor the levitation questions straight on, it's a safe bet (of 300 dollars) that both are in :thumbsup: . And the carriage and DX11 info is finally gonna put some blazing topics to rest.

The much more substancial relief is that he stated that you can fast-travel ONLY to places you've been to before. Which is just the right way to do it IMO.

Who said it was an automated process? I don't know to be honest. Not really why you said that in what sounded like a crazy, generalizing (or uninformed) rant to my reply.
It has absolutely nothing to do with what I said (that it would make an incredible difference, which it would no matter what).

Wow bravo Bethesda BRAVO!!! I am super excited now. One of the most surprisingly good news I could have ever expected is seeing DX11 support! I love how Todd was humble enough to admit they wouldn't utilize all of the new powers DX11 affords them, but they are going to support it nonetheless. Can you imagine the mods that will be possible now for Skyrim on PC?! This is going to be absolutely amazing! :celebration: :celebration: :celebration:

Also carriages as an alternative to fast travel?! I don't know how to say thank you enough for considering this option (except by buying and supporting your decisions :biggrin: )

Bravo guys, this is some of the best news I have heard

so an NPC is going to stand there while someone tries to kill you then just resume the conversation after the fight like everything is ok? No thanks.

Good read.

Now it may be just me but http://pc.ign.com/dor/objects/93395/elder-scrolls-v/images/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-20110330052314715.html looks like http://pc.ign.com/dor/objects/93395/elder-scrolls-v/images/elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-20110211094610642.html, only shirtless? And our trailer nord looks like he has both on? Is that even possible, or am I just seeing things?

I really hope there aren't too many dragons. He said while walking three attacked him at once and recognised that that's too much. But he recognised it because obviously that's difficult (by my understanding). For me, the issue is that that would make the dragons mundane and svck all of the excitement out of the encounters. I get that they're not rare, but I don't want to see one flying around or attacking me every 100 steps.

I hope dragons don't become some sort of really powerful cliff racer. Would look kinda cool, but that would wear off when you can't get anywhere without being pestered by one.

:celebration: :celebration: :celebration: woohoo

Great news.


I suspect the carriage system maybe similar to the stagecoach in Red Dear Revolver or the train in GTA IV, meaning the player can enjoy the ride in real time and possibly see the world around them as they travel. It would be great if this was the case instead of instant fast travel.

I also remember seeing somewhere that they were fans of RDR and had some inspiration from it.

I thought Todd was pretty hilarious at the end!

Thats it, I'm sold. This game is gonna be the best.

And I'm looking at this interview with Oblivion(what was advertised vs what we got) in mind.

Unlike some of you, who are focusing on whether or not Mechanics of a previous title are in or out, I'm looking at the game on its own, not how it stands with the rest of the series.

That would be deadly cool, travel in real time and get off whenever you want, being attacked by bandits, etc...
I salute the DX11 support, this is indeed excellent news! :rock: :wave: :rock: :wave:

Just had to say it. It's called Red Dead Redemption, lol

But yeah, I do hope we can ride in real time and the possibility to press a button and instantly "fast travel" to the destination. Perhaps a chance of bandits to ambush during the ride as well?

Yeah Red Dead Redemption had the same thing. You could travel in a carriage and talk to others who were riding it with you (often times just the driver). It was very immersive and I enjoyed it.

If Skyrim has something similar that would be more icing on the cake, so to speak

Agreed, would be pretty cool. Even being able to jump off whenever you want, so you can hitch a ride and then jump off when you are near a ruin or something you want to explore if you don't want to go the whole trip.

Levitation confirmed as DLC for $400!!!!

In all seriousness though, we had some interesting reveals:

- Carriages (awesome)
- DX11 support (awesome)
- More armor sets than Oblivion (awesome)

Red Dead Redemption was the sequel to Red Dead Revolver.

LOL! Didn't know that. Had absolutely zero idea. Thanks for telling me
I thought Red Dead Redemption was the first...

It has more to do with budget for art asset creation I suspect. They will look similar because they are using the same models and such for each version, with the exception of textures saved at a higher resolution for the PC version. It would inflate the art budget to have to create or re-create extra stuff for the PC version.

My bad guys, your right! in my excitement at the thought of sitting in a carriage, I timewarped to the time before redemption

I think I speak for many on the PC that we are far from disappointed Skyrim won't utilize all of the new tech that DX11 affords the game, but rather are content that it at least supports the technology. That way modders will have more 'desk room' to create, and in the future perhaps there will be some graphics DLC for Skyrim? I have never heard of a game that did that, released better quality graphics later for a reasonable price but maybe it would work. I know I'd pay for it

Just some thoughts

Doesn't a carriage seem a little out of place though? I'd expect something more like a simple horse drawn cart or something. Just hop in with the sacks of flour and bales of hay and off we go. Meh, maybe I'm over thinking it. Probably won't use it much anyway. :tongue:

because you're like THEY'RE NOT USING IT BECAUSE IT WILL MAKE CONSOLES SELL LESS COPIES which is [censored].

yeah it would make a difference and yeah the game would totally benefit from it, but the effort required to make that difference http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey simply isn't worth the trouble, especially when you consider that the game's been in development for five years and there are a [censored]load of meshes that they'd have to tessellate. it has nothing to do with CONSOLES - it has to do with DX11 being the minority, DX11 being around for a little over a year, and the game being set to be released on all three platforms within seven months.