Will all of Skyrim be snow? : V

» Thu Sep 30, 2010 11:55 pm

Will Skyrim be all snow? About what percent of the land will be grass like Oblivion? Just curious..

» Thu Sep 30, 2010 5:21 pm

Will Skyrim be all snow? About what percent of the land will be grass like Oblivion? Just curious..

27.11% grass and steppe.
36.89% rock.
The rest, snow and ice.

:nerd:

» Fri Oct 01, 2010 8:30 am

27.11% grass and steppe.
36.89% rock.
The rest, snow and ice.

:nerd:

Source?

» Fri Oct 01, 2010 1:08 am

There were some screenshots showing some environments that weren't snowy, and if you look at a Skyrim map you'll find a large part of it is in fact snowless.

» Fri Oct 01, 2010 1:56 am

This topic has been done 1000 x times before on this forum -__-

» Thu Sep 30, 2010 11:59 pm

Lol, we don't really have percentages.

Don't worry it'll be interesting enough, there are a ton of different environment types. Check one of the threads about the map of Skyrim that was shown in a GI video.

» Thu Sep 30, 2010 4:39 pm

The GI print article had plenty of outdoor screens that weren't all snow. No need to worry.

» Fri Oct 01, 2010 2:29 am

Source?

A few days ago I made a ring of invisibility and sneaked into their head quarter and calculated this percentage from the map on Todd's office room.

:)

Naah, just kidding, Esbern just gave me the percentage.

» Thu Sep 30, 2010 5:29 pm

Skyrim has alot of conditions its just snow takes up atleast 50% of it and then its 25% Forests and 25% other

» Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:33 am

Skyrim has alot of conditions its just snow takes up atleast 50% of it and then its 25% Forests and 25% other

This, pretty much. There's a thread around here somewhere with forum-made maps based on information out right now, and they seem fairly accurate.

» Thu Sep 30, 2010 11:45 pm

No, as the Devs has told us Skyrim will be diverse. There will be tundra, mountains, snow, ice etc. In total eight different types of climate/nature.

» Fri Oct 01, 2010 1:36 am

Yes, all of skyrim will be snow. Just a big white blanket. The only buildings there are igloos.

» Fri Oct 01, 2010 7:26 am

Look at this map:
http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/2858/skyrimmap.png

Pine Forest = top left
Tundra Marsh = top middle
Snowy = top right
Volcanic Tundra = middle right
Fall Forest = bottom right
Pine Forest = bottom left
The Reach = middle left
Tundra = middle

» Fri Oct 01, 2010 6:23 am

No if you can get your hands on the GI magazine read it.

» Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:48 pm

Look at this map:
http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/2858/skyrimmap.png

Pine Forest = top left
Tundra Marsh = top middle
Snowy = top right
Volcanic Tundra = middle right
Fall Forest = bottom right
Pine Forest = bottom left
The Reach = middle left
Tundra = middle

ufff...after seeing the Skyrim map...can't wait to begin exploring!

» Thu Sep 30, 2010 10:01 pm

I made a map of the terrain in skyrim.
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/8140/terrainn.jpg

» Fri Oct 01, 2010 10:35 am

I don't know why people automatically think snow when they think of skyrim. I think of mountains. Sure, snowy mountains, but its going to be the first elder scrolls games where mountains are done right, judging by the screenshots.

» Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:39 am

Personally I hope that there are seasons so the amount of snow cover could vary during the year.

» Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:29 pm

Personally I hope that there are seasons so the amount of snow cover could vary during the year.

Seems unlikely, given that there's a perpetual "fall forest".

» Fri Oct 01, 2010 8:26 am

Skyrim will be environmentally like Canada. Forests, Tundra, grass lands, Mountain ranges, every thing but sandy deserts.

» Fri Oct 01, 2010 2:32 am

Skyrim will be environmentally like Canada. Forests, Tundra, grass lands, Mountain ranges, every thing but sandy deserts.

Well, not everything. There probably won't be any tropical rainforests.

» Fri Oct 01, 2010 2:10 am

Here I was thinking it was just going to be snow, thank goodness.

» Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:44 am

Well, not everything. There probably won't be any tropical rainforests.

Let me rephrase that: Everything from a temperate climatic zone.