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Skyrim High-Res Texture Pack Comparison

NowGamer: "We check out Bethesda's surprise high-res texture pack that came alongside the Skyrim Creation Kit: but is the improvement noticeable?"

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Feckles5207d ago

Er, no differnce. Apart from the axe.

fluffydelusions5207d ago

Yeah, it's a bit better but nothing like I was hoping to expect TBH.

ChrisW5206d ago

This is only a 1k texture improvement.

Skyrim HD (2k textures) on skyrim.nexusmods.com looks better, but it doesn't include NPCs or enemies.

Canary5207d ago

There are differences, but they're fairly minor. It's not a high-resolution texture pack so much as it is giving the vanilla PC game different (read: slightly better) textures than the console version.

Darkfocus5207d ago

it's actually a pretty big difference and looks a lot nicer in game(there's no more blatantly ugly textures) it's just that it's still the same textures their just less compressed.

ninjahunter5207d ago (Edited 5207d ago )

This texture pack has no effect on terrain, only effects items, objects characters and a few rocks and stuff. The stuff they did change i would say has textures comparable to crysis on pc.

IE mod texture packs almost never improve any of those things, so Im certain this texture pack was made to compliment texture modders.

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fastrez5207d ago

It makes the arrows in knees look much better.

Tomonobu Itagaki5207d ago (Edited 5207d ago )

Modders have done a way better job than this, pretty disappointing.

For people interested in increasing their Skyrim visual experience, I recommend:
- The Skyrim HD mod
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com...
- The Realistic Lighting mod
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com...
- The Realistic Water Textures mod
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com...
- The Skyrim Flora Overhaul mod
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com...
- The Skyrim Enhanced Shaders mod
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com...

Felinox5207d ago

I really think with the quality of some of these mods Bethesda should actively recruit the talent behind them.

Letros5207d ago

Yea, a waste of time for Bethesda, the modded textures are unreal in comparison.

iMpuTeD5207d ago

ill stick with the modding community lol

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Firezide Chat with Pete Hines

Pete Hines: “Truthfully, I still think Bethesda is just part of something that is not authentic and is not genuine. And that shouldn't be a surprise to you.”

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Skyrim Switch 2 Update Boosts Visuals, But Performance Falls Short

A new Skyrim Switch 2 update delivers major visual upgrades, surpassing some console settings, but locks the game to 30fps and introduces noticeable input lag.

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gigoran8152d ago

they can't get a 14 year old game to run smoothly?

jjb1981151d ago

That's ridiculous, lol. I'm waiting for the guy that says its too cpu-intensive for the Switch 2. This game is old af and has been released like 17 times.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s iconic bucket-head stealth was a complete surprise on launch

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim lead designer Bruce Nesmith explains that the game's bucket stealth was an unintended feature of the game.