Bethesda Softworks will next week release an "incremental update" for the PC version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, with console versions to follow, that fixes issues introduced in the patch it released earlier this week.
Version 1.2 fixed problems on all platforms - texture scaling on Xbox 360, framerate issues on PS3 and freezes on PC - but also introduced a few of its own. Chief among those was the breaking of the resistance mechanic, through which players and NPCs can limit the damage taken from certain attacks. Dragons also flew backwards.
A post on the Bethesda blog reads: "We'll be releasing an incremental update next week. We anticipate it will be up on PC first, and then hit PS3 and Xbox 360 later in the week. Among other things, the update will fix issues like magic resistance not calculating properly and the rare, amazing backwards flying dragon."
The publisher promises more frequent updates from January onwards, typically hitting PC before consoles due to platform holder certification procedures, and admits it has "realised that with the millions of people playing Skyrim, we need to treat our updates with greater care.
"If we get too aggressive trying to fix a minor issue, we run a risk of breaking something larger in a game like this."
Skyrim has performed much better on store shelves than it has in the disc tray: seven million copies were shipped to retailers for launch, with more than half of that figure sold in its first 48 hours on sale.
Source: Bethesda
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3They've made one of the biggest and best games of all time, let's all chill out and accept there will be a few issues, issues they will fix quickly. Great game, I can see it taking up my gaming time for the next 6 months at least, and I'm not even a big Fantasy / RPG fan.
They havnt actually patched the game yet but theyre already patching the patch? I think this headlines not quite right.
I actually havnt had any problems with Skyrim that are any worse than any other game on the market. I think half the problems are being blown out by the likes of IGN who are like the tabloid news of gaming and aim to cause a stir. Admittedly theres a few bugs but its not as bad as some publications have made out. The worst cases seem to be very sporadic and overall it seems from all the people who I know playing the game that theyve not had any problems other than the occasional arrow or bit of ice being stuck on their character for longer period than normal.
Being one of those people who didnt really like Elder Scrolls much before and after the messy Fall Out New Vegas and the failure of Brink I wasnt expecting much from Skyrim at all but its actually proven already to be one of my favourite all time games.
Love the game, but it is absolutely FULL of bugs. Just like EVERY Bethesda game.
I know its a huge complicated game, but is it right that their games are often unplayable for months after due to a terrent of Bugs?