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[Malakai994]

I also turned the music off, while I like the music, it masks all of the environmental sounds I use to sneak around.

I want to know about a fight before I walk into it.

I want to hear the bear before it sees me.

Wolves are just loud and could probably make it through the music.

Bandits make a lot of noise if you have the music off.

You end up listening to a LOT of wind though as you wander about.

 

Give this a try, I've been using it the last week or so, its amazing what other sounds are out there without the constant wind blowing. http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=6069 Wind Begone by Baangus.

[Frederov]

I've been playing a low combat sneak thief for the last week and I've been surprised about how many caves seem to have the option of sneaking about/around foes. I still found I had to use sneak attacks sometimes with the bow though. I didn't touch the main quest until level 20 and that made the barrow place a lot tougher (ice trolls anyone?). Of course wearing no armor and sucking at combat at level 20 sure puts tactics back into the game :)

 

I also never play any game with music. Its an immersion breaker for me.

[nosisab]

Frequently pilgrimage the 7000 steps reading all those thingies on the way helps avoiding natural beasts attacking (or even fleeing) and learn to shout low is wonderful too (albeit for some reason I can't make up that whisper is one the louder shouts in my collection).