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Skyrimstill has a few unusual bugs that add to the experience rather than take away from it, as one player discovered using Destruction magic on a Daedric scroll in the Dawnstar museum will turn it into a bucket. With the sole exception ofFallout 76’s disastrous state at launch, Bethesda has always been given the benefit of the doubt when it came to technical issues. The primary reason for this is that the Creation Engine, more often than not, has some truly bizarre yet harmless bugs that occur in normal gameplay.
Not even the latest Bethesda release is immune to Creation Engine’s bugs, as aStarfieldglitch can make New Atlantis disappear, and then permanently tether itself to a player’s ship. While some players find these types of bugs immersion-breaking, the modding community has thankfully been successful in fixing the issues that the developers never got around to addressing. Community Patches forFallout 4andSkyrimare a permanent fixture on any mod list, and it looks likeStarfieldwill follow that tradition as well.
However, the bug that MashMaTaters encountered in Dawnstar not only beggars belief, but it could be argued that the game is better off for it. It’s no secret thatDawnstar inSkyrimharbors a museum dedicated to the Mythic Dawn, the cultist worshipers of Mehrunes Dagon, and one of the primary antagonists ofOblivion. In addition to being the starting point in the quest to obtain Mehrunes' Razor, the Dawnstar Museum hosts a few miscellaneous Daedric artifacts in display boxes, one among them being a tattered page of the Mysterium Xarxes. Not only did MashMaTaters lockpick the display into opening, but they proceeded to cast Flames on the ancient scroll.
As seen in the video posted on theSkyrimsubreddit, the outcome wasn’t what one might have expected. Instead of turning into an explosion (and thus knocking the Dragonborn back), the scroll transformed into a bucket instead. The reason behind this is due to the code calling for the wrong reference ID, though given the nature of Daedric Princes (especially Sheogorath’s fondness for pranks), one might even say that a bucket is just as immersive as an explosion in this case.
WhileSkyrimis over 12 years old, the game still endures as Bethesda’s most popular game. Not only are veteran players often happy to start another playthrough, butStarfieldhas no doubt brought new fans to the franchise that defined the Bethesda sandbox. Though it remains to be seenhow Bethesda will developThe Elder Scrolls 6in the wake ofStarfield’s lessons, quirky bugs will almost certainly be a part of its DNA.
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Skyrim is a beloved game for a reason. There is so much to do in the game, and with the new anniversary updates, even veteran players will have a fresh experience if they haven’t played it in a few years. The modding community around the game is beyond active with some fans even using Skyrim’s foundations to rebuild previous entries into the Elder Scrolls series.Winner of more than 200 Game of the Year Awards, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition brings the epic fantasy to life in stunning detail. The Special Edition includes the critically acclaimed game and add-ons with all-new features like remastered art and effects, volumetric god rays, dynamic depth of field, screen-space reflections, and more.Skyrim Special Edition also brings the power of Bethesda Game Studios Creations to PC and consoles. New quests, environments, characters, dialogue, armor, weapons and more – with Creations, there are no limits to what you may experience.
