The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim may be a decade and a half old, but Bethesda is still supporting the latest of the many ports of the game. For PC and console owners of the Skyrim Special Edition, a new update will be accessible later today focused on Creations and mods.
According to Bethesda, this update “will increase console mod storage limits,” allowing them to build a larger collection of mods to easily create games that have been more extensively modified. Additionally, general “Creations improvements” are listed in the patch announcement, though what exactly these improvements will be is unclear. They could simply be visual improvements to the Creations menu, bug squashing, or behind-the-scenes adjustments players never even notice. However, some players are fearful about this update, and it’s not hard to understand why.
Why Are Skyrim Players Concerned About Its New Update?
Gamers need simply think back to how previous Skyrim patches went down to understand the modding community’s concerns. Numerous Skyrim updates have completely broken players’ mods, ruining setups and forcing re-downloads and frustrating trial and error processes to fix the issues. Aside from messing with load orders, there’s always a fear that updates will cause issues for the mods themselves, forcing players to stop using them until creators can update their work and sort out any potential problems.
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To avoid issues, Bethesda has stressed to players that they should log in to their save games if said saves have gone unused for a while. For players who have loaded into their modded Skyrim game in recent weeks, there should be no issues caused by the patch, assuming all goes well. Barring rare circumstances, the studio believes load orders should not be affected, which is excellent news assuming the update goes as smoothly as intended.
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Bethesda shared a similar warning ahead of Fallout 4’s recent patch, a game that has also had its share of disruptive updates that frustrate the modding community. That warning was essentially the same: login to old saves if you haven’t used them recently, while those who play consistently can relax. And, fortunately for players, the Fallout 4 patch that aimed to improve the stability of Creations went smoothly compared to other Bethesda updates. With this Skyrim update being in the same vain, it’s likely that it too will be entirely beneficial.
With The Elder Scrolls 6’s title still being teased and no release date in sight, it’s crucial that Skyrim still run as smoothly as possible. For several more months and potentially a few more years, it’s poised to remain in the spotlight.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 81/100 Critics Rec: 83%
- Released
- November 11, 2011
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Use of Alcohol
- Developer(s)
- Bethesda Game Studios
- Publisher(s)
- Bethesda Softworks
