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http://www.elderscrolls.com/forums/...php?showforum=4

new forums launched for tes 4 and apparently there is a count down going from 8, to 7, etc but no one knows why. i imagine lots of info will be released in the coming weeks(at least i hope so). so if you want to get on the hype train early and discuss the game before it's released you should visit the forums.

http://www.elderscrolls.com/splash/index_08.htm - when the dragon dies, the empire dies, eight
http://www.elderscrolls.com/splash/index_07.htm - where is the lost dragon's blood the empire's sire?, seven

both also have this -


which i think is an o. it has been thought for years that tes 4 would be called oblivion. lots of rumors about tes 4 long ago said it would be quite different than previous tes games. oblivion is also the realm or of daedra isn't it?

http://til.gamingsource.co.uk/dfboo..._oblivion.shtml
http://til.gamingsource.co.uk/cosmology.shtml - more oblivion info here look at 'what is space' and below.

well they have me interested...

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never heard of it.

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AWESOME! Off to read now!

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ZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz.... Nothing interesting. Bump when there is real info. But the game better be open-ended.

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those forums suck btw. everyone other post is like 'i need ridable mounts' or 'don't change anything it's already perfect!'. heh.

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never heard of it.


tes 3 = The Elder Scrolls III = Morrowind

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I refuse to get hyped up about another game, ever again. I will say, however, that I look forward to the evolution of the Elder Scrolls series.

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hopefully when the countdown ends(it's at 6 today) they'll release some info. i'm pretty interested because morrowind sold incredibly well(much more so than daggerfall i think) so they have a load of money which will probably let them make a much better and more complete game. they also have way less work to do, than they did with tes 3, as they likely can reuse lots of stuff since they are going to be working with an updated version of the same engine afaik. all the rumors about oblivion mentions wars, controlling battles, etc which is much different than any other tes game and could really effect gameplay dramatically. already the hints make it seem like they empire is going to collapse which hopefully means that the gameplay will be a little more involving than morrowind.

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Must be a countdown till some real info is released, indeed. I love the Elder Scrolls universe, actually an interesting world and setting .

The main thing, I hope TES4 will be just as open-ended as Morrowind and even more. What was missing for me from Morrowind was an option to "join the evil side" on the main quest.

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I just got tes1:arena from Bethesda, they give it away for free.

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They need to fix the character building system.

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.....or just balance the game so that it plays a bit harder, that might help make you care more about your character.
After i'm level 9/10, apart from the odd quest uber monster, i feel too indestructable.

They seemed to swing from one extreme with Daggerfall, where you were pretty feeble for a long time(unless you cheated), to Morrowind where i found myself getting a bit disinterested with the danger i might be facing. And somehow just cranking up the difficulty slider so the enemies had more hit points didn't quite resolve that problem for me, although it helped a fair bit.

I'm looking forward to the next installment - i've enjoyed the TES experience very much so far, its in my all time top ten

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CoT, again, Morrowind is very easy to mod, and there are tons of plugins to fix that particular problem, which I would agree is the biggest one in Morrowind. Once it's fixed, though, the game is much better!

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Alright, it seems that the game is indeed, drum roll please,

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

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CoT, again, Morrowind is very easy to mod, and there are tons of plugins to fix that particular problem, which I would agree is the biggest one in Morrowind. Once it's fixed, though, the game is much better!


ah yes but i'm one of the heathen that plays it on an xbox!!
And untill i get an uber pc i can only dream of all the modding goodness in most modern games

still my point is hopefully that in TES4 - they will just recognise that it wouldn't be a bad thing to make it slightly more challanging all the way through? - without needing to mod it

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Hmm, you don't need an uber-PC for it. A friend of mine runs it on a 500 MHz CPU with 256 MB RAM and I think a GF2 - granted, with some choppiness and long load times. Though if you run the game on a new PC, it's good . I even particularly noticed a good change after I upgraded my video card from a GF2MX@64MB to a FX card with 256 MB.

And about that challenge... right you are, would be better if a thing as simple as creature toughness increasing with your level can be in TES4 immediately. However, I'm not too worried as long as the game only has problems such as this which are easily fixed by mods. I'm more interested in game balance. I'd like them to make it so that the game can be reasonably tough if you use the possibilities that are present. As it is now, I have to restrict myself, for instance, from selling weapons and armor of downed enemies, to prevent myself from being too rich.

And you're missing a lot with the mods. There are amazing ones. Both ones that only change some gameplay things (tougher creatures with level-ups) and ones that add a lot (Nerevarine's Castle is my favorite).

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Morrowind is one of the greatest games ever. If they can build on it's great qualities - open gameplay, beautiful world, interesting story, background, etc. and fix it's weaknesses - I would prefer being able to travel faster using a "mount" instead of just teleporting across the map - and make the enemies more difficult as you level up, then this will be the greatest game released since, er, Morrowind.

I think there is also some multiplayer potential - I think it would be very feasible to have a Diablo-esque multiplayer, where up to, say, 4 players could join together to work on a quest together.

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Hmm, you don't need an uber-PC for it. A friend of mine runs it on a 500 MHz CPU with 256 MB RAM and I think a GF2 - granted, with some choppiness and long load times. Though if you run the game on a new PC, it's good . I even particularly noticed a good change after I upgraded my video card from a GF2MX@64MB to a FX card with 256 MB.


wowzers! 500mhz! i'm chugging on 166 pc wise, my quasi-pc(xbox) is 700 or so i think - so thats a comparitive uber pc

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And about that challenge... right you are, would be better if a thing as simple as creature toughness increasing with your level can be in TES4 immediately. However, I'm not too worried as long as the game only has problems such as this which are easily fixed by mods. I'm more interested in game balance. I'd like them to make it so that the game can be reasonably tough if you use the possibilities that are present. As it is now, I have to restrict myself, for instance, from selling weapons and armor of downed enemies, to prevent myself from being too rich.

And you're missing a lot with the mods. There are amazing ones. Both ones that only change some gameplay things (tougher creatures with level-ups) and ones that add a lot (Nerevarine's Castle is my favorite).


Yes i'm sure they are getting some good feedback on their forums for these kinda things, which in hindsight do seem kinda obvious in terms of game balance - i do the same as you, i anti-power play my char - he sticks to unmagical armour(usualy nordic mail) etc, just to make it a bit more challanging

And i've had a good look at all the modding stuff - just to depress myself of course some really excellent work done by the fans+modders

@Verto,

yeah i think TES has to be one of the best/absorbing and good value for money computer games/series out there

I also wouldn't mind seeing the return of the horse+cart as used in Daggerfall.
Not only was it fun, but it somehow just fits with game, in a world without cars people use pack animals to go adventuring/travelling and to store their stuff. All that jumping around with magic can make you dizzy

It also makes me feel like that bit in Lord of the Rings when Gandalf arrives to see the hobbits

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Morrowind is one of the greatest games ever. If they can build on it's great qualities - open gameplay, beautiful world, interesting story, background, etc. and fix it's weaknesses - I would prefer being able to travel faster using a "mount" instead of just teleporting across the map - and make the enemies more difficult as you level up, then this will be the greatest game released since, er, Morrowind.


Ahh, the beauty of mods! Fast travels in various ways, and more difficult enemies at levelling up are done . And yes, the attention to detail and background in Morrowind is fantastic x2.

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i do the same as you, i anti-power play my char - he sticks to unmagical armour(usualy nordic mail) etc, just to make it a bit more challanging


Yup... as a Civ-player, though, I'm used to using all opportunities to my best, so I power-played my first char as a true strategy gamer. At level 40, he was a god.

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wowzers! 500mhz! i'm chugging on 166 pc wise, my quasi-pc(xbox) is 700 or so i think - so thats a comparitive uber pc


Well, then you indeed are unlucky . Mind you, I think a 700 MHz still isn't enough to run Morrowind without slowdowns, am I right at that?

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Well, then you indeed are unlucky . Mind you, I think a 700 MHz still isn't enough to run Morrowind without slowdowns, am I right at that?


[looks at xbox sadly] - aye its certainly does get its momments of stickiness, even crashiness from time to time......and not a damn thing i can do about it

Still Morrowind has been one of my best xbox experiences so it mostly all good

Funnily enough when i got the GOTY edition both my girlfriend and me noticed it seemed to load those short little loads much more often than on the origonal Morrowind - thus increasing the odd momments of slow down/ choppiness.
I'm not sure why this happens? or why it would be allowed to happen?
Still just this game by itself made me go for the xbox - at £150 it was a hell of a lot cheaper than upgrading my pc

Lets offer a toast to TES4 - may it be as great as it can be

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I just visited their website and couldn't find any information on that. How do I get my free copy?

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I just visited their website and couldn't find any information on that. How do I get my free copy?


The way I did it was through the underdogs. They link to it.

Try this:

Arena

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Morrowind is one of the greatest games ever. If they can build on it's great qualities - open gameplay, beautiful world, interesting story, background, etc. and fix it's weaknesses - I would prefer being able to travel faster using a "mount" instead of just teleporting across the map - and make the enemies more difficult as you level up, then this will be the greatest game released since, er, Morrowind.


Ahh, the beauty of mods! Fast travels in various ways, and more difficult enemies at levelling up are done . And yes, the attention to detail and background in Morrowind is fantastic x2.


These are problems that should not be left to mods in future games.

And for Morrowind, I have a 1 Ghz processor, 512 MB RAM, and a 64MB video card, and I experience moments of lag and sluggish performance.

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I just visited their website and couldn't find any information on that. How do I get my free copy?


However, on my PC, the game is very choppy, it doesn't seem fast enough for DOSBox.



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morrowind ran well on my pc(750mhz, 128mb, gf1 ddr) with fps optimizier as long as i rebooted every hour or two. i think it had a memory leak as when the game first started it ran really well but the longer i played the slower it got. i think morrowind also needs a fast hard drive as it loads a lot. i noticed at least a 50% speedup in loading after i put a modern hard drive in my pc(replacing my 3 yr old one).

i'm not hyped about tes 4 but i'm optimistic and interested which is usually more than most games today. bethesda has also shown they learn from their mistakes somewhat. daggerfall was random and bland and morrowind did a pretty good job of fixing that. morrowind did overcompensate for daggerfall's maze dungeons as they went too far making them all small. the graphics should also be a significant jump as they are going up a few generations.

there are also so many ways tes 4 could go. if you think about it morrowind was part the sims, part rpg, and part exploration/adventure game. all they really need to do is balance the game, improve ai to levels seen in other games with good ai, add a few features, and don't screw anything else up.

i'd really like to see them flesh out guilds/politics along with economics. especially since in morrowind it just screamed for that given how the world was setup. really what tes 4 needs is some kind of gameplay which is reactive to your actions which you can toy with(or better yet be actually deep gameplay wise). it'd just be fun to play around in such a well realized world. it's like in eu2 where all those weird chain of events happen just because of one action. i love stuff like that.

what do you guys want to see?

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I got tired of the Burial Tombs one would come across. It was always the same - enter, descend down stairs to right, open cursed door with Telekinesis, kill skeletons and ancestral ghost, get crappy items.

They need more defined regions. In vanilla Morrowind, there wasn't that much variation. Hopefully TES4 will not require exp. packs to get snow, forests, desert, etc.

A better array of items, weapons and clothing would be nice - there seemed to be only a handful of different clothing styles, and hats were nonexistent.

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Anyone know of any mods for vanilla Morrowind, w/ no patches?

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