EDIT: I have decided to do Autumn Forest, thanks everyone!

Hey guys,

I was just wondering which of the two following forest biomes you guys like the most? Pine forest (The area around Riverwood, and Falkreath) or Autumn forest (The area around Riften, in The Rift). I'm trying to decide what to make part of my map. My land is devided into a lower part, and a higher 'shelf'. The lower part will aready be pine forest for sure, the upper part is what's in question. So should it be Autumn in one part, then Pine in the other, or entirely pine? (Making it one vast solid pine forest)

As I wander ingame I find a really beautiful area in one of them, and go "This is it, I'll certainly make it this one." only to find an equally breathtaking area in the other type of area... I honestly change my mind every day.

So, which one do you guys like more? (Justify vote with a post if you don't mind)

Pine forest: http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/614968789495131514/B89719C2A3D3BD2FC16FFEA59B12017BF35C2C47/
Autumn forest: http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/612717879340228851/C72F8AD834CEB01C943E346C12560AE32BC034C0/ http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/612717879340258459/BF618DE471B758EBD082E9D83741233E99142BB9/

Thanks,
Alexander J. Velicky

Hmmm, so far a strong lead for Autumn forest. O.o

Pine.

pine i love green stuff!

Love the little stream that flows through the Autumn forest.

I like the one with pauly shore........wait




Jk ilove hunting in the woods around riften, i think it reminds me of home in new england.

You know, I don't know how many others can connect on this level, but it reminded me of Ascalon in pre-searing Guild Wars... I played that game to death almost 6 years ago, and this reminds me of the beautiful Autumn forests. Skyrim is the first game that I have played with anything similiar. I almost may lean that way myself now that I think about it...

http://wiki.guildwars.com/images/5/55/Guild_Wars_Screenshot_060.jpg

My favorite area in the game, which is a series of waterfalls that runs northeast of Ivarstead, starts in Autumn forest and ends in pine forest so, both.

So overall it looks like you guys prefer the Autumn forest? I suppose that's the better choice. This way my land has both in it. Plus, there is already alot more Pine than Autumn in Skyrim.

I say autumn forest, but I am not allowed to vote in the poll for some reason.

Anyways, I don't wanna derail the thread, but this thread reminded me of how I am A BIT upset by how few unique biomes there are in this game. I know in terms of lore, Skyrim is supposed to all be a fairly snowy, tundra-like area, so there is not room for much difference. However, I really would have liked a bit of a more traditional temperate forest biome in the area bordering Cyrodiil and/or some very alien environment in the area bordering Morrowind. I just feel like Oblivion actually had more variety in this regard. There were the snowy regions, the beautiful temperate regions, and swampy regions, not to mention the total weirdness of the Shivering Isles environment (though it's unfair to count that against Skyrim as it was expansion pack stuff). Skyrim has different stuff, but the different areas are all very similar in that they all feel cold and desolate.

AHHHH I can't decide either was a good choice.

its not pine nore autmn but my favorite biome is the artic wastland the farthest north (past winterhold yknow where the glaciers and horkers are) :intergalactic:

Pine Forest, i love snowy places.

Okay, but which do you prefer out of those two? If you HAD to spend time in one, which would it be?


Well, not much of this map is going to be snowy, so it would be regular pine forest. However some outskirting areas will be snowy.

Autumn is my favorite season, so yeah.

Fall Forest.

Enough of that bloody pine crap where I live and especially where I jog every weekend and walk my dog.

Falkreath Hold has the nicest forests in my opinion. Although that's largely helped by the gloomy weather.

The wilderness around Falkreath is breathtakingly beautiful, and wins my vote without contest.

Autumn Forest; it's incredibly beautiful. The first time I entered those forests I knew I had found my favourite landscape in Skyrim.

I had this feeling of biwilderment as well. Though I had it in a few spots in pine forest too...

I voted Autumn Forest because it was most-liked out of the choices I had.

My favorite is swamp.

I like the Enderland and Nether biomes the best.

Autumn definitely, nice screenie of it btw.

I'm not asking which you like best, simply which you like more out of the two.


Thanks! I have another screen of the same spot facing the other direction. I may have to post that as well... It's one of the prettiest places in all of The Rift.

Alright well, I've decided it will be Autumn forest on account of 5 things:

1. There is already more Pine than Autumn areas in Skyrim.
2. Half of my land will already be Pine forest.
3. Autumn forest got more votes.
4. After some deep consideration, I think I like Autumn better.
5. All my friends at school said it should definitly be Autumn.

Thank you everyone for your input and votes! I knew I could count on you guys to help me figure it out.

Alexander J. Velicky

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