But magic is, of course, very scientifically sound.

Of course magic it is scientifically sound; regular magic, radiation magic, flying lightning polar bear...its all scientifically sound! Why must you doubt science? :stare:

But yeah, the lights would be really cool if they could pull it off. I'm still stunned they did such a good job with the night sky and the stars in oblivion, I don't see why they couldn't prove us all wrong and do a fantastic job with it.

Let's not go their for everybody's sake lol


but scientifically they do make sense lol.


and apparently I can't get anything straight today the pictures my uncle sent me I could post but they can be done.


I could probably pull of the effect with light wave and I think I've seen then done somewhere too....BESIDES....it's a next gen game o.O

I hope they can pull it off. Its one of the few things that can make people stare in awe these days, and implemented well, could be great for adding atmosphere.

...what? No, I assure you that it is not a post-industrial revolution by-product. It is caused by charged particles carried by the solar wind interacting with Earth's magnetic field. They can be observed on other planets, where I am sure there are no industrial species. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_%28astronomy%29

I am not 100% on the geography of Nirn, but Skyrim could be far enough north (or perhaps just the northern coastal areas) to have them displayed. Aurora's can be seen almost anywhere, depending on how active the Sun is, and considering the Sun in the TES universe is just a huge rip in the membrane of their universe, it's possible that Aurora's could be more common further south than on Earth. It is a fantasy world after all.

See the thing is a lot of us are not fortunate (right place, right time, can to go the right place, be there the right time, the dough to get there, etc.) enough to experience that. A lot of us are not fortune to experience a lot of the things we do in video games and see in video games. To try and place an aurora borealis in a video game to make it look as real as it can possibly get is something that is good and even if it's not as good as seeing the real thing, at least some people who will never be able to see it in their lifetime will at least feel some kind of 'magic' while playing this game. It's kind of like me playing flight simulators for example. I don't got the dough to get my pilot's license and I do know how to fly airplanes (and I have flown duel-seaters with licensed pilots) and I can fly a jet fighter, but really can't do that stuff (flying a jet fighter). So the simulations are usually the closet thing I can get to having a real experience when I'm not around an airport.

Me, I would like to see it. If it bothers you then hey, I mean you seen it in real life. That's a cool story and all, but I want to see it. Hell even seeing a rainbow in a game is kinda cool to me. lol

I had just finished watching the Bethesda podcast when I started a video on Aurora Borealis, and the podcast started the music at the end, and it was in sync with the aurora luckily, so right at the end when it started the "For the king!..." dramatic part it showed a huge massive swirl of aurora and it just... looked really cool.

That explains why it featured so heavily in Inuit and Norse cosmology.

As far as location, A) Nirn's aurorae could be magical, just like the phases of the moons; B) a stronger magnetic field or more active sun would be sufficient to cause aurorae further south.

Living in northern Norway, just north of the arctic circle and in a relatively small city without too much light pollution, I see the northern lights pretty often. It's a pretty cool sight, and I would like to see them in the game. Considering the amazing sky in the Shivering Isles I would think there's a possibilty they might add it. Might be static though, but I could live with that.

I think summer is right. If they can capture them properly then I think it will be good. If not, they have to make them look authentic.

I'm not sure of the science between throwing fireballs from our hands either, so to that affect i say yes we need this

I'd still go back to what I said. Hell I mean video games captured a lot of things right I'd like to see it.

Just so you guys know ... this is Tamriel, not the top of the world. Atmore might have something similar to Aurora Borealis but I doubt Skyrim would

That said, I can see the devs doing something similar just for the wow/awesome factor.