New patch?

[Deleted1308005User]

Not sure if this right thread for this, however, Skyrim started to DL 1,5gb patch, any info related to this?

[AxlRocks]

I just seen it too (and flipped out because I figured Steam was screwing up at first and just draining my internet speed for nothing, it's happened before lol) and Googled it a bit then checked my downloading folder for Steam and found out it's an update for the Bethesda high res pack. I posted about it in the thread about low res DB textures, since I assume these must be high res textures for it.

[daventry]

Oh come on 1.5 GB, I just got into Solstheim and now i must wait till Tomorrow for the Download to be Completed so i can play again, man i Hate these Secondary Internet Services (Steam and Windows Live) Why cant i Continue Playing while the Patch is Downloading.

 

Does this mean these Mods wont be necessary nomore.

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/8236

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/14719

Edited February 6, 2013 by daventry

[Echoside]

It seems to have a HighResTexturePack3.esp... High Res Dragonborn/Dawnguard Textures maybe? With fixes for the first two?

 

http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/863/hr3.png

[AxlRocks]

It seems to have a HighResTexturePack3.esp... High Res Dragonborn/Dawnguard Textures maybe? With fixes for the first two?

 

SNIP

 

I'm thinking they may have fixed the originals as well, but they're also very different sizes when compared to the originals

 

1.87GB for Pack 1 V1 ---vs--- 1.52GB for Pack 1 V2

 

1.17GB for Pack 2 V1 ---vs--- 1.74GB for Pack 2 V2

 

TOTAL: 3.05GB for V1 ---vs--- 3.27GB for V2

 

Quite an increase, but I'm keeping the originals backed up just in case they missed something in these new fixed(?) packs. You never know, since there were those few mistakes in the original. Probably less likely, but if DG got an update too that'd be cool.

 

EDIT: It is DG too, and HF! Along with DB of course, here: Link

Edited February 6, 2013 by AxlRocks

[Echoside]

Oh come on 1.5 GB, I just got into Solstheim and now i must wait till Tomorrow for the Download to be Completed so i can play again, man i Hate these Secondary Internet Services (Steam and Windows Live) Why cant i Continue Playing while the Patch is Downloading.

 

Does this mean these Mods wont be necessary nomore.

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/8236

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/14719

 

You do know that if you use the SKSE loader you can play Skyrim without getting the download?

 

@AxlRocks: Good catch man. Pretty awesome of Bethesda to pop out HighRes texture a day after Dragonborn's release.

Edited February 6, 2013 by Echoside

[daventry]

Really, so i can Continue my Game while the Update is Downloading, since i have SKSE :D

[Echoside]

Really, so i can Continue my Game while the Update is Downloading, since i have SKSE :D

 

You should but you might want to disable the High Res Texture pack if you have on since this will probably override the one you got.

[Deleted3897072User]

I'm seeing HiResTexturePacks changing from 2 to 3 as well. A 1.5 GB download without warning ? That's three days of my Internet quota gone phht. :facepalm: I wish they had announced it in advance, so I could have made suitable arrangements (like - turn off updating). Oh well, maybe it will improve the look of the game marginally. If my hardware can handle it. If not, I have backups of the old versions.

 

I don't think it's related to DawnGuard or any of the other DLC's - I don't have them, just vanilla Skyrim.

 

</grumble>

Edited February 6, 2013 by OldMansBeard

[Echoside]

@OldMansBeard

Use the SKSE loader and you can play even with the update downloading. Just don't have the High Res Texture packs on.

 

Linkage:

http://www.bethblog.com/2013/02/06/skyrim-hd-texture-pack-update-on-steam/

"In a continued effort to support our PC fanbase, we’ve released a Steam update to Skyrim’s (free) HD Texture Pack. In addition to high resolution textures in the main game, the update adds improved textures for Dawnguard, Hearthfire, and the newly-released Dragonborn."