Anamacha Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I've been playing Skyrim 1.9.32 for about 140 hours and whereas I've noticed a few oddities here and there, there's been nothing really horrible. So I'm wondering if I install and the Unofficial Skyrim Patch, will it make my gameplay experience that much better, like will I say "geez, why did I not do this 120 hours ago?" or will it not really make that much of a difference? I've got the Nexus Mod Manager and I can fuss with my load order if I have to, I suppose ... but as the saying goes, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsarian Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 (edited) I've been playing Skyrim 1.9.32 for about 140 hours and whereas I've noticed a few oddities here and there, there's been nothing really horrible. So I'm wondering if I install and the Unofficial Skyrim Patch, will it make my gameplay experience that much better, like will I say "geez, why did I not do this 120 hours ago?" or will it not really make that much of a difference? I've got the Nexus Mod Manager and I can fuss with my load order if I have to, I suppose ... but as the saying goes, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Technically, you don't "need" it. However, it's definitely a must have mod. You would be amazed at how many bugs are still left in the vanilla game even after the numerous official patches. USP (unofficial skyrim patch) helps prevent save bloat, messed up quests targets, eventual CTD's with long-term play, and so much more. It won't hurt your game at all by installing it (by 'hurt, I mean conflict with anything else). It's a very clean mod, and extremely useful. It's not that large of a download, so go ahead and install it. It'll make your life a lot easier in the long run, and possibly more. -Elsarian Edit: The full changelog is here: http://www.iguanadons.net/Unofficial%20Skyrim%20Patch%20Version%20History.html Edited August 31, 2013 by Elsarian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treplos Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 ^ What he said, and it goes for all the Unofficial patches for the different DLCs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnout122812 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I have all the unofficial patches and couldn't imagine what the game would be like without them. I've played a glitched free Skyrim for over a year and half cause of those patches! I say, get em now! Don't wait!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdonin Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 The unofficial patches aren't for everyone. At least in my case, they actually cause problems rather than fix them. I would recommend trying them out, at the very least, but bear in mind there is a small chance they won't help with anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlassDeviant Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 They fix a lot of things, but they are also a source of some grief as they "fix" some things that are not really broken, basically saying "we have decided that there are some things that aren't really bugs but we think they should be different anyway and your only choice is to not use our mod if you don't like it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnout122812 Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 I do appreciate a lot of what the patches fix. But I do tend to scratch my head at some of the things that they fixed that didn't need to be. Like enchanting items. Why they messed with that is beyond me. But, eh. Depends on how much you can tolerate the changes I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anamacha Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 (edited) well, it fixed two things that I had kind of written off, but already deeply appreciate in less than an hour's play -- there appear to actually BE things in strongboxes now (I'd found maybe ten of them before with NEVER anything in them), and now when my Bound Bow kills an enemy and captures its soul, the capture soul animation plays, whereas before it did not. Sweet! So far it's a winner, if not a complete game-changer. How did they break/fix enchanting? Yes, I read the change notes, but nothing seems too egregiously bad in there. Edited September 1, 2013 by Anamacha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatcatcherOfKvatch Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 It's more good than bad. They over-nerfed the Fortify Restoration stacking exploit by making FR not work on items at all, but there's a mod that fixes that. They also removed hair item / head item stacking, which you could use to a variety of interesting effects including wearing 5 alchemy enhancement items at once. That I figure is a bug, as there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to Falmer helmets being among the most powerful items in the game. The Jagged Crown, maybe, but Falmer helmets? There's some other silly changes, like, "We didn't think ebony ore belonged in this mine so we moved it to that one," but silly as they are they don't really diminish or fundamentally alter the game so I don't much care. The bug fixes are very nice, so the patch is overall worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layarion Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 there is one thing that has me going back and forth on if I want them, they removed Archery from the Thief stone and added it to the Warrior stone. which leaves anyone trying to play stickily as a thief with no boosted xp in any weapons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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