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I Use UFO and My Home is your Home to place "followers" into two categories which are Companions and Followers which determine their roles in my game. As Companions, I use those as additional guards and patrols around my homes whether hearthfire ones or downloaded ones since they don't really have much of a personality that makes them stand out and are kind of more eye candy. As for Followers, I really enjoy the ones that have their own personaiities such as Thorald, Inigo, Vilja and Sofia which i can interact with; they add so much immersion when travelling together with all their chatter that makes them stand out by making me feel like they're really are a part "our" world of adventure. I don't use any of them as pack mules but do outfit them appropriately for their purpose.

Thank you both for your answers, I think i'll go order the EVGA one which the code number is 04G-P4-3776-KR. Newegg charges way less than the site I was looking at.

Wow! And i was just typing up a question on that exact video card i think? Does that card run cooler as advertised? I think overheating was what caused the death of my GTX 590.

What about this video card? EVGA Geforce GTX 770 Classified AXC Cooler 4GB GDDR5 7010mhz 1185mhz HDMI DP 2xDVI SLI It's expensive at around $550.00 before taxes but i would like to run everything like ENBs, high rezz textures, Climates of Tameriel, Frostfall, SKSE related mods, etc. Before my 590 GTX died, i heard the videocard whinning which didn't sound good at all and all i had on it was 2k textures, an ENB and Climates of Tameriel; It seems like 770 GTX is the way to go, i feel more comfortable with a name i'm familiar with like Asus, EVGA, Nvidia, etc. I don't mind spending a bit extra as long as i can get to enjoy playing games i love! (heavily modded of course!)

I've taken my computer into the shop today and they suggested ordering the Zoltec Geforce 760 GTX 4gb DDR5 ram video card, but I don't see it in the videocard specification list. :*( Is this a good card, bad card, dunno card? I already miss playing skyrim!!! :*( Does any one know? I would need to order the new card like tomorrow. :*( I'm upset, my Geforce 590 GTX card was just over two years old too....

It might have been brought up in the past about both DLCs Dawnguard and Dragonborn; however, i'll ask for people's opinions since I am currently contemplating whether if they are worth the download? I've been pretty much playing the base game with Hearthfire for awhile now; while it's still great as a base game, I've been thinking about expanding it. The reason I haven't installed Dawnguard or Dragonborn in the past is the fact that I've seen videos of Dawnguard creatures roam the land and potentially kill off NPCs which may or may not be involved in some quests. So, I'm just wondering what opinions the more experienced players think about the two DLCs before I install one, both or neither; whether if it's worthwhile or not and the reasoning behind their decision for the installation?

@ Anya29 : Thank you! That fixed the problem with the shine off the body! :smile: @ Camaro 69 327 : Sorry, It's my first attempt at trying a ENB, so i'm not sure what MO is? :sweat: @ BlackRoseOfThorn : I've been trying to use "Project ENB" as the one that is sort of suggested for "Climates of Tameriel", I guess i'll try it again and hope i got it right this time. :ohdear:

I have a Nvidia GTX580 videocard with a dedicated 1.5gb DDR5 video ram on it running on a Intel I7 quad core 3.4ghz processor and 24gb memory., the motherboard is an Asus. Anyhoo! :smile: With all the hype about ENBs in general and how it makes the game looks all that much more nicer; I've been trying to find a ENB to try out and to be honest, I've only tried out one of the popular ones which didn't turn out very well for me, now I'm wondering if it's my machine or if it's something I'm doing wrong? My question/s is/are: - Is my machine in general good enough to run a ENB without too much of a performance loss? - Is there a minimum videocard requirement to run a ENB, it just seems like most ENBs don't really have a recommendation limit for what videocards should be used? - Does both Antialising and Ansiotropic Filtering need to be turned off in the Skyrim options for ENBs to work properly and do I need to go into the videocard settings itself to change that side as well? Last time I've tried the ENB, I've got this opaque greyish haze along the bottom 80% of my monitor which I couldn't see anything outdoors except for the greyish polluted sky :laugh: while indoors, it felt more like a dreamstate where everything looked hazy. Ugh! off topic, is there a way to get rid of the plastic skin look whenever I stand under a shadow, my body looks like it's been dipped in transparent liquid latex which is why i've been thinking the use of a ENB might fix it. :pinch: Thanks in advance for answers and suggestions! :smile:

Yes, I've tried that and it only seems to remove the ability to change into the werewolf form; it doesn't seem to cure you fully when you need proper rest or stop the NPCs from the commenting.

I've searched the spoilers forum for this issue and haven't seen one, so i'm not sure if it's just only me when it comes down to the Companion questline in ridding myself of the werewolf form (tired of being commented of being a wet dog or having fur grow out of my ears). Anyways, I've cured Kodlak, Vilkas and Farkas of their wolf spirits but can't cure my own for some reason; also there is still 5 Glenmoril Witch heads in my inventory which is making me wonder if it's a bug? The fountain just won't activate for my own cure and I've been back several times to Ysgramor's tomb at different times with no luck. Is there a way to remove the Curse/Blessing outside of activating the fountain?.... outside of becoming a vampire :laugh: I just want to be a regular dragon hunting Breton!

If you have the Bandolier and Pouches mod installed; there is a black leather recipe which requires: 1 Leather 1 Frostbite spider venom You create the black leather using the forge under miscellaneous.

I'm in agreement with IsharaMeradin about not purposely grinding away just to develop those skills you want asap; it's the quickest way to wear down your enjoyment of the game is when you treat it like a job, just play it for the enjoyment and admiration that is Skyrim. The character you are developing has almost the same skill tree sets i'm going along currently with alchemy included that helps in enchanting your own equipment. Take advantage of buying into training each time you gain a level when you can afford to; also any skills that develop faster than what you want like "Speech craft"; roll it over into legendary.

Forgot to add that during the initial install and game play, two things i noticed and just checked. There was a error notice that i have more than one Skyrimpref.ini running last night; i just looked after watching a how to video for project ENB today and found out I have one in my User Document Library save folder and the one in my Skyrim game folder. Also, last night, i already had a d3dx9_42.dll in the Skyrim folder while the installation asked for the ENB d3dx9.dll to be put in. These added to my confusion on how to use the ENB. Am i suppose to only have one Skyrimpref.ini and which one is it? Do i delete the one in the document library and not the one in the Skyrim folder or do i keep and make the line changes to both? Do i delete the d3dx9_42 or keep that while i put the d3dx9.dll in the same area?

Sooo, i feel like a idiot trying to understand ENBs and how to install one which didn't work out well for me and admit i'll need a lot of help with it. I'm running a I7 computer with 24gb of ram and a Nvidia 580 GTX 1.5gb video card which i thought might be good enough. I've tried running Project ENB last night winding up as a epic fail causing me to track down all the components before the game was playable again. I got this pollution like haze over 3/4 of the screen when it did run and nothing looked like the screenshots; so any suggestions on what ENB would be easy to use/install would be appreciated. The plastic skins looks fugly when my character goes underneath shadows.

A NPC follower or a Follower mod like UFO, EFF, etc? For followers, if it's not the vanilla follower like Lydia,J'zargo, etc; then it's pretty much any follower download off the Nexus that looks interesting like Inigo, Thorald Grey-Maine, Vilja, Ceriwind, etc. If it's a follower mod that lets you change their outfits, weapons and command them to do this and that; it'll be based on personal choice of play. I use "UFO" and "My Home is your Home" for reasons that UFO is a simple and basic follower mod that has a high endorsement rating; My home is your home is a mod that allows you to relocate any follower currently following you from their base home like say Breylnne from the College of Winterhold to live my home located in Whiterun with Lydia. I hope this helps?

Hee hee, define "typical fed character"? On that note, I would think that is based on people's own personal preferences to how they prefer to deal with such bosses. For myself, I wear a ton of high level fire, frost, magic, poison and shock resistance items as i find or make them (helpful, especially if the items are double enchanted ones) then top off with health regeneration items. Once, you've hit 100% resistance to any spell attack; it's pretty much comes down to clubbing each other over the head with a stick. In my case, archery is my preferred weapon of choice so location is extremely important to me as well as my level of sneaking.

She must've moved if she was back there, as she's normally standing by or leaning on Farengar's desk when you return with the stone. I don't recall if Delphine was standing by/leaning on the main office desk, just that one time that i've found her in the back room which i've assume is where she always is.

Farengar makes the most sense to me as the person sending "Letters from a Friend" since he was given the dragon stone which tells of the ancient dragon burial sites and possibly the sites of the word walls; he realized that you were the dragonborn after what happened at the first encounter at the whiterun watch tower as the rumours spread around that you've absorbed the dragon's soul; if he studied the dragon lore half as much as Esbern did. Whiterun is the most travelled place by the dragonborn, so it wouldn't be hard for a court wizard to figure out through the town's rumour mill where dragonborn came back from with all that loot to sell off at War-maiden's or Belethor's Shop and what travel patterns the dragonborn has. Now the arguement could be used that dragonborn in later levels don't always go back to Whiterun where Farengar lives and works, but remember this that Farengar is most likely a graduate from the College of Winterhold and Toldir said on many occassions that the "College looks after it's own, no matter what" which means that Farengar has connections with every court wizard in every major city and some minor ones too to pass along any messages post haste if neccessary. Again, if he knew half as much as Esbern, it makes me wonder if Farengar is actually Esbern's understudy or replacement if Esbern was no more in one way or the other; this make me think he does have some sort of connection to the Blades or a Blade in hiding. He certainly does hold a extreme sense of curiosity towards dragons On a side note, I'm not sure if anyone encountered this before, but in one of my very very earlier replays, after i've given Farengar the dragonstone, I "think" i've checked around the two back rooms soon after and the one to the left (with the desk?) had Delphine hiding in it or a NPC with a hood covering her face, but the name Delphine was hovering over it's head. This tends to lead me to believe that Farengar did hand over the dragonstone to Delphine after it's retrieval. And at the same time, how is it that Delphine knew you were the dragonborn (to be tested and confirmed via the Jurgen Windcaller's quest) if she was in Riverwood inn unless she wasn't but was at dragon's reach during the time of the first dragon attack.

There is several heart touching moments for me mainly because i'm sentimental: Major Moments: Quest: Laid to Rest - With the ghost Helgi being the most touching. A child who could be eternally scared and tired if not helped. In the end, she thanks the hero/heroine in a peaceful happy way saying that her mother is calling before disappearing forever. Quest: A Love Beyond Death - With Lu-ah, Fjori and Holgeir. To help Fjori and Holgeir, you have to defeat/kill Lu-ah only to go into the back room where Lu-ah lived alone; on the table in front of her bed is a letter from the imperial military informing her of her husband's death and a single flower in a gem holder which made me look around her room and she had her husband's uniform on the shelf. I left only taking items from the main chest and left behind what i thought she held most dearly in life. Quest: Blood on the Ice - With Calixto. It had to be done, to save lives, but he certainly was a life's tragedy from losing someone he cared so much for just like Lu-ah. Adopting Children: Sofie and Lucia - Without any multiple adoption mods used, these two to me are the most deserving to be adopted from my experience so far, one begs for money to buy food and such; the other sells flowers in a cold city (flowers dont really grow well in arctic weather). They both don't appear to actually have a home to go to like the orphanage or a family that semi take in or feed them. Lucia often goes into the Whiterun tavern to live out the night and i'm not really sure where Sophie actually lives at during the night. Animal Companions: Meeko for sure, i love animals and cant bear to see one suffer like Meeko would being by itself loyal to a dead master. ( i can't find Meeko's shack yet again, argh!) Minor moments Any quest that have a potential follower stay at the site of the quest alone like Illia from Repentence, Erandur from Waking Nightmare, Goldir from Hillgrim's <sp?> Tomb, Arenea from the Black Star. I make them Stewards at my Hearthfire homes or have them live there as additional security :yes:

Thanks for the advice! All the input got me to think about all the mods that is related to followers and it was my own fault for "Not" noticing that the newest version of UFO is pretty much stand alone and doesn't require the UFO Hearthfire patch of which i've removed. When i started up the current game after removing that patch; Rayya, Gregor and Valdimir all acted properly and left my service to return home when i dismissed them. :wallbash: Again, thank you all for your input, It was simplier than i thought and you guys helped me think it through with your advice! :thumbsup:

Hmmm, the only mod i could imagine that may affect it could be the "Sincar Barrens" rest areas mod since they are scattered all around the world of Skyrim. I'll uninstall that mod to see if that fixes it, thank you for the insight :smile: [editted] Okay, so i've removed the Sincar Barrens mod and it was not impacting the Northwind Mine which now makes me wonder what else it could be since i dont really have any other mods that much closer and could interfere in that area. I guess i'll be rock climbing from now, Northwind Mine contains iron ore i think and that is plentiful in skyrim. :laugh:

Thank you for your reply Georgiegril :smile: I am using the hearthfire patch for UFO and i was incorrect that all my housecarls was affected; it appears to be the housecarls related to hearthfire like Rayya etc. The base housecarls like Lydia are not affected as far as i can tell. I have used BOSS to get the load order, however i am unfamiliar with TES5edit and afraid i would mess up. :sweat: UFO was never removed but updated whenever i see a newer version and the current game is a new one (guilty of trying out new mods) :woot:

Does anyone else have issues with this mine? The Graybeards sent me to look for this Word Wall by going through the Northwind Mine to reach the peak. I can see the Mine name when i'm standing in front of the mine doors however it won't let me enter the mine when i click on the doors. I've managed to reach the word wall after founding a spot on the other side which i could climb the rock facing that comes to a overhang over the dragon perched there (perfect sniping position); it's annoying that the mine wont let me in and wondered if anyone else has the same experience.

Hi Everyone, not sure if this is a technical issue or if it's a mod related issue. :confused: All/any of my housecarls won't leave my service after I check up on their stats or change their outfits so i'm wondering if it might be one of the compatibility mods that could be causing it or not. I had to reload to a earlier save prior to asking them to follow me. Using "setfollowercount" to 0 didn't help It's weird since i have never had issues with the housecarls before until this game. I have Inigo and Thorald Gray-Mane with the Vanyan compatibity mod installed Inigo is v.1_1b Thorald is v1.2 (which is finally working for me :teehee: ) Vanyan Follower Compatibility mod v.0.6.6b I'm using UFO for it's ease of simplicity to use and Hearthfire is installed, no other DLCs. Thanks in advance!

I found that by downloading the newest Nexus Mod Manager and installing it over the old one helped. However you need to log onto the Skyrim Nexus first and then log onto the newer version of the Nexus Mod Manager afterwards that it works at least for me. Maybe try that?