felizine Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Hi all So i'm trying to buy skyrim regular version (not legendary or special edition)Where can i buy it? and not from steam.Because i just checked they only sell special edition My reason to buy regular edition is,i saw in forum someone said regular version work better for modding Thanks before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboUK Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 It's still on Steam, they were sneaky and removed the listing, you'll find it here. http://store.steampowered.com/app/72850/The_Elder_Scrolls_V_Skyrim/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felizine Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 It's still on Steam, they were sneaky and removed the listing, you'll find it here. http://store.steampowered.com/app/72850/The_Elder_Scrolls_V_Skyrim/ Omg, Thanks you so much man :laugh: Wow, I never knew steam could be that low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted3082751User Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 (edited) except the majority of mods requires the dlc. so you may as well get the legendary edition instead. otherwise you would essentially need to buy all dlc individually meaning it will cost more in the long run, also legendary edition is literally oldrim (regular edition) only with all dlc, it will not work better or worse then oldrim, as its the exact same game only with all dlc by default. theirs no such thing as regular edition being better then legendary edition and especially not better then the special edition, 64bit is far superior to 32bit in every single way. and legendary edition and regular edition are literally the exact same game. Edited October 29, 2017 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felizine Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 Okay, but why nexus divide the mod section? old skyrim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/?skyrim special edition: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/? By the number it look like old skyrim have much bigger mod, and this is my reason to buy regular old skyrimI'm just concerned about mod compatibility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted3082751User Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 (edited) yea thats fine, but as said i am referring to legendary edition, in your op you said you don't want to buy the legendary edition because of said reasons, yet i mentioned its exact same game so what works on regular skyrim will definitely work on legendary edition thus you may as well buy legendary edition to not only save money, but you will be guranteed to be able to run every single mod that works on regular edition of skyrim, the majority of which requires the dlc. and skyrim special edition is in its own section because it technically is a new game, the entire engine is upgraded, so it could be classed as a new ip, even though it aint, but as far as mods are concerned the majority will not work due to the changes bethesda has made to the new engine. skyrim will obviously have much more mods, because for 1 regular edition has been out several years before special edition has been out and 2, a lot of mods require both SKSE and Sky UI MCM menu, mod authors that use these will not release incomplete or badly nerfed versions of their mods, until both SKSE and SKY UI MCM menu is completely ready for special edition. both of which are fairly new for special edition, and are not even in beta stage yet, they are literally for testing purposes. when skse is fully complete for special edition, it will in turn means special edition will be far superior to regular edition, and should encourage many more mods to be made on a far superior engine, i have noticed already that special edition handles mods far better then regular edition, again because of 64bit engine, far better memory management. and optimizations. for example, on my old setup, i tested Vurts flora overhaul, on regular edition it ran poorly, yet on the exact same system on special edition, it ran beautifully, and that is literally 1 example, other mods will definitely run much better on special edition. the issue however is the fact that as said SKSE is in its early stage for special edition, and many mods are missing for special edition, because the majority require skse. such as high heels system, mcm configuration, hdt physics etc etc. and not only that but bsa files have to be remade for special edition, and many mods that have custom meshes have to be remade as well. sooner or later you will end up getting the special edition if you truly like skyrim, as it is the future for skyrim, regular edition has a very poor unoptimized engine, and you will eventually run into many issues, (most of which would be eliminated on the special edition). and the reason is because the regular edition was made in the era of the xbox 360 and ps3, and as such is optimized for that primitive hardware. case in point, fallout 4 which uses the same engine as skyrim special edition, is far more stable then regular edition of skyirm. and special edition will have that same stability. the main issue oldrim and legendary edition has, is poor memory management, 64bit eliminates this poor memory management granting a far more stable skyrim. Edited October 29, 2017 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felizine Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 Ok thanks, now I understand about regular, legendary and special edition when skse is fully complete for special edition, it will in turn means special edition will be far superior to regular edition, and should encourage many more mods to be made on a far superior engine, i have noticed already that special edition handles mods far better then regular edition, again because of 64bit engine, far better memory management. and optimizations. sooner or later you will end up getting the special edition if you truly like skyrim, as it is the future for skyrim, regular edition has a very poor unoptimized engine, and you will eventually run into many issues, (most of which would be eliminated on the special edition). and the reason is because the regular edition was made in the era of the xbox 360 and ps3, and as such is optimized for that primitive hardware. case in point, fallout 4 which uses the same engine as skyrim special edition, is far more stable then regular edition of skyirm. and special edition will have that same stability. the main issue oldrim and legendary edition has, is poor memory management, 64bit eliminates this poor memory management granting a far more stable skyrim. Ok so skyrim special edition not only bring better graphic and 64 bit,it also have better memory management and optimization. You bring a good point here. I need to think more thoroughly,my reason to buy oldrim because they support many mod,I never think about the engine and stability of skyrim special edition. Thanks you so much for the input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted3082751User Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 (edited) you're very welcome :smile: i will have to say though that unfortunately certain mods will never make it to the special edition of skyrim since many authors have abandoned their mods, which means if they did not leave a free use policy, then people will simply not be allowed to port their mods to skyrim special edition, however when 1 door closes another door opens. Edited October 29, 2017 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazuya482 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Stick with Legendary Edition. The stability of Special Edition is overblown and if you have a beefy PC, the recent fall creators update did WONDERS for the original game. Special Edition also has bugs of its own and the threat of Creation club updates/mods crapping up your load order and even save. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeddBate Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 (edited) Also, (assuming you have Win 10) Microsoft is actually releasing incremental beta's of Win 10 with a DX9 fix. What that means (when it goes mainstream in an update) is that you will no longer be limited to only 4GB of memory usage in your DX 9, 32bit games (of which Skyrim LE is) for your graphics. This means less crashing due to memory running out due to a demanding mod load order in your game. So, as Kazuya482 says, if you have a beefy rig you'll get more out of the older Skyrim with less fussing over load order. OTOH, I've decided to move on over to SE myself for the following reasons:1. SE is more stable. I know there are those who disagree, but the responses here on the forums indicate that the vast majority of players are experiencing more stability with SE over LE with similar mod load orders.2. Creation Club WAS a huge issue for PC users when it first launched. (FO4 players got it up the rear big-time.) But Bethesda has rescinded some of the bad decisions they made. For example, mods are no longer pre-loaded onto your PC's drive, whether you want them or not. Console users are still stuck with this issue though. Also, additions to the CC will no longer always affect your update files (which is what can break some mods and script extenders.) This CAN sometimes still happen. But the recent work and quick responses by the SKSE team shows that these issues will often be fixed within a day. Remember, this is what also happened in the early days of Skyrim when the updates and bug fixes were coming several times a month.3. Speaking of SKSE, it is now in Alpha for SE. Many modders of popular mods have already posted updates to work with the current Alpha (for those who want to experiment) so that you can start using MCMs and the like again. I've decided that I'll wait for the stable beta to come out and then build a new mod list. However, for the time-being, LE does offer you a LOT more mods currently. This will change eventually (and not to far in the future with SKSE being developed.) tl;dr:SE is more stable and will eventually surpass LE in number of useful mods that LE has. CC issues are no longer that bad since Bethesda back-pedaled concerning PC users.LE has more useful mods right now and may soon be as stable as SE even with a heavy mod order thanks so the upcoming DX9 fix.If you decide on LE, be sure to get Dawnguard, Hearthfire and Dragonborn DLCs to get maximum access to available mods. Hope that helps with your decision. Edited because my grammar sucks worse than the last episode of Voyager. (Runs away yelling "Whoop! Whoop! Whoop! Whoop! Whoop!") Edited November 3, 2017 by LeddBate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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