Look To The Skies! Skyrim Patch Incoming.

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Lee Bradley

The wait is over. A sizeable patch is due to hit Skyrim tomorrow. Titled Update 1.2, it looks to fix a bunch of the RPG's reported issues.

Perhaps the most notable fix tackles the texture problems some players have experienced when the game is installed to the hard drive. According to Bethesda, Update 1.2 should clear that right up. Good stuff.

Speaking on the official blog, Bethesda also noted, "After releasing the 1.2 update, we will continue to monitor forums, blogs, etc. for issues you are reporting, and we will keep you updated on further updates to improve your gameplay experience."

Full patch notes below

  • Fixed issue where textures would not properly upgrade when installed to drive
  • Fixed issue where projectiles did not properly fade away
  • Fixed occasional issue where a guest would arrive to the player's wedding dead
  • Dragon corpses now clean up properly
  • Fixed rare issue where dragons would not attack
  • Fixed rare NPC sleeping animation bug
  • Fixed rare issue with dead corpses being cleared up prematurely
  • Skeleton Key will now work properly if player has no lockpicks in their inventory
  • Fixed rare issue with renaming enchanted weapons and armor
  • Fixed rare issue with dragons not properly giving souls after death
Comments
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  • Sweet, Ill Be Honest Ive Had It Installed From Day One And The Grapthics Are Amazing, God Knows What They Will Be Like After This Lol
  • Awesome stuff! Loving this game alot!
  • I wish i had the imagination for this game
  • Nice list...cant say ive encountered any of these except for the occasional dragon not attacking. But i do have one strange glitch...sometimes when i fast travel to the dark brotherhood sanctuary a dead naked hunter shows up there with me in various strange poses...first off it was a guy then it changed to a woman...now theres two women and last time i was there they were almost lying on top of each other.
  • glad this is coming now because yesterday I got screwed out of dragon souls 4 or 5 times because it wouldn't allow me to absorb them, and it pissed me off to the point were I just didn't want to play the game anymore and shut it off.
  • Fixed issue where game freezes 20 minutes into dungeon (where player hasn't saved)? Nope. I'm finding myself saving way more than I like because this has happened a few times to me now. Kill enemy save, heal up save, kill enemy save...
  • I thought this patch was gonna take a longer time. That's cool that they're on top of these issues.
  • Haha I hadn't heard of the dead wedding guests. That's hilarious
  • @ 4 and thats a bad thing why? lol
  • @ are you sure thasts not your fantasy your seeing :-) guest would arrive to the player's wedding dead funny as fook
  • Finally getting this game today, almost perfect timing. And now that I've said that I'll have every single bug this patch fixes hit me just because I had to go and jinx myself. =P
  • @4 that was sorry
  • •Fixed occasional issue where a guest would arrive to the player's wedding dead guess you can't blame the testers for missing that one....lmao
  • Dont Patch The Dragon Not Attacking! Lol. Ancient Dragons Are Bastards!
  • Hopefully some of the quests will be fixed next (or are already fixed with this patch). I can't continue the thieves guild because I apparently waited to long to do a quest (trinity restored) and now the characters for the quest don't show up.
  • The only thing I need fixed are the guards in Markearth. I can't do a thing there because the guards will pursue me and will not take me to jail or let me pay my bounty.
  • I hope they dont patch the ogmha infinium(think thats how you spell it) glitch!
  • @17 - I fail to see how a few graphical glitches make the game unplayable, your obviously talking out of your ass. If your going to slate a gaming company, might want to choose one that actually is lazy, like Activision or EA, your trolling under the wrong bridge im afraid. OT: Sweet, now my hands and gauntlets hopefully wont look blurry.
  • The wedding bug is hilarious.
  • @21 - Yeah of course, i got to level 25 in the first few minutes. That makes sense. Get over yourself you prick.
  • Oh my god, seems like they didn´t fix the achievement bug for the "master criminal" cheevo in german, italian, spanish version of the game. I will test it this evening.
  • MY FLAME WAR SENSES ARE TINGLING.
  • i like my "Morokei Mask + arch mages outfit = NO HEAD" problem/glitch :)
  • Nice, I gotta wait for Xmas to play this, so glad this kinda thing will be fixed by then :)
  • This isn't the place for your arguing. Okay so too bad this patch didn't fix any of the issues I've found, I've had none of these bugs with the game except the minor graphical error which is easily fixed by not installing the game. Its a well known fact that a game of this caliber can't be released bug free. Well it may be possible but would you want to wait another 2 months or so after 11-11-11 for that? Naw. Hoping for a HUGE update for the game to fix as many things as possible.
  • "Fixed occasional issue where a guest would arrive to the player's wedding dead." Man, I love that Raise Zombie spell. Forgot where this was but you get a quest to kill this necromancer who's defiling a family tomb. Busted him up and then discovered the dead aunt, reanimated her in front of the coward, killed her in front of him while he's yelling DON'T DO THAT. Then I pickpocketed all his stuff and went about my way. Skyrim!
  • Woop, I can finally get my getting married achievement without two dead corpses showing up ending the ceremony before its begun!
  • @37 Said it once and didn't abbreviate it. Thanks for playing, asshole. Anyway, people, it's not Callum. His username is x36Oa, not x360a. Seriously.
  • What Is It With This Forum And People Get Thumbs Down For Pretty Much Every Comment They Write, Wow I Said Ancient Dragon Are Bastards To Kill, Jesus Call The Police This Guys Having A Laugh. Next Time Ill Make Sure I Put No Emotion Or Anything In My Comments. Wouldnt Wanna Be Down Thumbed Now Would I. And To Callum x360a I See His Point But Personally Not On Skyrim For A Game Of That Size And Level There Are Bound To Be Some Glitches When It Firsts Comes Out, Just Whats Call Of Dutys Excuse?
  • What A Stupid Question When Clearly You Could See I Did? Why Do I Get Thumbed Down For Not Typing The Correct Way Now? Lol
  • I just hope they fix that annoying glitch with the Waking Nightmare quest in Dawnstar. Now that's a pain in the ass.
  • Man, this site's gone downhill. At any rate, if anyone needs to elaborate on why they don't play CoD or use a headset for XBL, just refer to this thread. How about that Skyrim, though?
  • Can anyone confirm if the bug where you can't drop certain items was fixed? I did the quest with one of the Claw keys and now its stuck in my inventory..... I haven't had any of the problems that were mentioned above. So I guess I'm lucky? I haven't put it on my hard drive yet so Im glad the texture issues were fixed. I'll be doing that as soon as I get home.
  • @43 seriously though, are you just trying to be different? A lot of effort for a little bit of attention, it is so much easier not to type like that.
  • Other than the texture issue I didn't encounter most of these problems more than once. The main problem I had with this was the projectiles not disappearing; but I could rectify that by turning into a werewolf. This is my game of the year for sure.
  • No Effort What So Ever Its Just How I Type, Been Doing It For Years. It Takes Me Abour 3 Times Longer To Type Normally Tbh. And @48 Ive Managed To Drop All Off My Claws But One Of Them You Cant As Its For A Mission, I Cant Really Say Because Off Spoiler Ect.. But Do The College Of Winterhold Missions And See If You Can Drop It After.
  • @1 I don't understand Why You Type Like This With Capital Letter For Evert Word You Type? ARE YOU RETARDED?
  • good to see its gettin a patch, had a few of the issues with dragons but it never really bothered me, still good to know it wont happen any more
  • Yes, Im Completely Retarded.. Dribbling And Everything. What Has The Way I Type Got To Do Wish Skyrim? Muppet.
  • I'm getting freakkib tired of teding you type Like This It Is Fkn Annoying!!!
  • And lickablelemons Wtf your jokes kinda maked my day;)
  • @51, Thanks, but if thats not the case maybe whatever bug it affecting my game will have been fixed.
  • Muppet.... Lols you should turn on autocorrect you'll see that everything you type will be red you fuckface. And you also look uneducated like hell.
  • xCaarbon If Your Looking To Get Some Angry Reaction From Me Your Barking Up The Wrong Tree, Go Play With Your Lego Or Something. @59 I Cant Remember What Claw It Is I Think It Might Be Diamond Or Something But Once You Clear The First Proper Mission In College Of Winterhold, The Mission Should Pop Up Its A Side Mission. :)
  • I hope this patch fixes the problem I'm having. Every quest that says "speak to/return to/talk to *insert npc name here*" becomes a dead end. Very frustrating. I have 9 quests that will not progress so far. Also, all of you that are trolling, or BAWWWWing or talking nonsense..? You're all poopyheads. Comment on or discuss the game like mature non-retarded people or shut up already.
  • I got married but can't find my wife in the game. Did I get stood up? (No but seriously, any idea where they go?)
  • @17 - I only use this site for news now, I never comment because it seems people like you are everywhere, but I couldn't help myself. You are a fucking idiot, how is the game unplayable? I don't think you mentioned how exactly it wasn't? You complain about trolls, such as Axel and yet you come onto this post, knowing your dumb ass post will annoy people, and do it anyway? Get the fuck outta here, you fucking tool.
  • the only one i've had is the dragons not attacking one, which is not really that bad as someone pointed out, "Ancient dragons are bastards!!" the dead wedding guests one sounds funny a wedding AND a mass funeral all in one :)
  • How many idiots are there on here now? Seriously, what the hell is everyone doing with their lives? Waiting by the keyboard waiting to reply to an uneducated comment with one as equally pathetic. Unless you are pre teens, then bloody grow up. Don't like Skyrim? Don't play it. Go play a game you do like. Not naming anyone, just putting it out there.
  • Unfortunately I've been hit with the majority of these bugs, aside from the dead at my wedding. Which is the only one I would have enjoyed. Still enjoyed the game as a whole though and being as the glitches are at best, a slight inconvenience, it is nice to see something being done about them.
  • @39 - Thank you. I hadn't noticed this. Let me clarify; Callum x36Oa is not me. My gamertag has a zero in it, not an "O". The person up there flaming you all is a user by the name of Axelrod. I adore this game; it's one of my favourite games. I would never post anything about getting sex in the game either. I have a very loving fiance as well, so I have no problems in that area. Anybody that has even an ounce of respect for me (though I wouldn't see why), please do not be fooled by this impersonator. Please note the post count as well, to differentiate between myself and Callum x36Oa. I have over 4000, while he/she has 0. I can see that his attempts have succeeded, as people are thinking that it is me.
  • Any word if this patch will fix the broken quests? For instance, when you loot a quest item prior, but you can't turn the item in when it requests? Or such as, Blood on the ice, which is totally messed up, but these are just a couple examples. I guess if it doesn't cover them, a new "fix it queue" will need to be given to Bethesda.
  • @everyone Public Service announcement: DON'T FEED THE TROLLS! hopefully their bridges will collapse, and we can return to having sensible conversations... That is all...carry on! :)
  • The forsworn conspiracy and blood on the ice are glitched for me. lucklily I have done 10 side quests now
  • It took me a couple of days to actually start liking this game sold it after a day, then a week later i felt like playing it again and now iv put 60 hours in it already. Now i see its better then oblivion, and any patches to make the game better are welcome. Now i actually wanna finish the whole game
  • i have run into the dragon soul not being absorbed. Killed an Elder Dragon and nother... got some serious loot from him though. Has anyone had a problem with fighting? This happens alot: I and standing there swinging away and my character lurches forwards and goes nuts. I thought it was my controller, so i switched to a different one and the same thing happens. anybody run into this
  • What about the fucking bounty achievement for us european peole, Bethesda?
  • I smell trolls. Frost trolls to be exact.
  • Patches are always good if they fix something.Hopefully this doesn't break something as well.
  • Fuck the textures. I want my broken quests sorted out. I can't become Thane of Dawnstar or complete the Thieves Guild because of Bethesda's sadly still shitty QC. I expect some bugs and glitches, but not to the extent that they're game-breaking.
  • @callum you sure woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. Also you should just quit gaming because you clearly cant tell what is good and what is garbage. 166 fully completed games and you haven't taken in one bit of useful information.(i really hope im wrong?) What happened did AXELROD hack you account because you sure do sound like him today.
  • ok CALLUM im sorry read you #68 post, it was just weird that your gamertag was on his post.(axelrod) also i didnt read it before i posted the comment above...good guess it was axelrod!
  • @73 I'm not sure if it's the same thing you're talking about, but that will happen when you get staggered. OT The dragon soul issue isn't a rare one for me. It's happened 3 times in 19 dragon kills. Hey Bethesda, you made a great game, but I would love to get this flute out of my inventory.
  • Can't mods do something about axelrod? Geez, trying to read comments about an article is like sifting through the trash to find a dollar. It's exhausting. OT: I've heard several people complain about some of these glitches, so it's nice that they're patching it, what, a month after release? Better than some.
  • Awesome. I've had two of these happen on mine, so I'm glad that I will no longer be forced to search enemies as they rapidly sink through the floor or shoot at a dragon for several minutes trying to get it to come after me. Though we still have one, um, *cough* mammoths floating away on a gradient *cough* problem.
  • Anyone else want to troll? Are are you in need of your afternoon napppy-times yet? Seriously. Lets talk Skyrim. Glad to see that they are playing around with the game to make sure it will work better for everyone but I havn't had any of these things described in the article to go wrong. The only things I have had go wrong on me is the argonian in Solitude (Name = ?) for the thieves guild disapeared, and the Quest giver for The Volendrung died way to easily before I could get the Quest. Both of these were resolved with a reload. Before any one says but you havn't.... I have played it and I have nearly completed it. I must be the luckiest gamer ever. P.S. How come the Thieves Guild always glitches in Elder Scrolls Games?
  • Nice Patch. Not really had any problems except one which is about half the time a go to search a body for loot the body kinda "sticks" to me and I have to walk about in circles to get it off then try and search the body again for loot. Loving the game though, haven't touched any other game for days now.
  • Sweet! Still loving this game.
  • I am in love with Skyrim so much and finally patches incoming!!!
  • ARE YOU SERIOUS? NO PATCH FOR THE 'FOCUS THE OCULARY' QUEST? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO There goes my 100% for this game. One whole guild out the window.
  • "Skeleton Key will now work properly if player has no lockpicks in their inventory" Great, I already got rid of this! Otherwise, glad to see patches incoming. I haven't encountered anything bad except a few random crashes. I think once or twice a dragon has just flown away, but I wouldn't have thought about it until mentioned above.
  • The Worse thing ive encountered is the Erikur glitch where he is in the middle of the water. i only need that fixing. as its ruining my thieves guild.
  • This game requires a warning, if you have A.D.D. you can get lost playing for hours.
  • i also love this game but getting pissed off with junk items and quest items ..books,daggers,claws not being able to be dropped and i think that the potions should have no weight similar to stimpacks in fallout games
  • i hate it when dead people show up to ruin your wedding...especially in real life.
  • @92 LOL, i know what you mean, i was like "right lets finish the College of Winterhold questlines and get my related achievements done with" did NOT happen, i got lost dungeon clearing, fighting dragons and doing other quests :)
  • Man, I really hope the fix the followers so they stop trying to crawl up my ass. I stopped using followers entirely because they constantly try to stand in the spot I'm already occupying. They'll push us into traps I'm disarming, out into rooms so we're spotted and attacked and pushing me so I can't pick up items. Grrrr.... If they could add a way to stable and/or call your horse, that'd be much appreciated. Because having it spawn when you fast travel and start attacking is not really working. I mean, seriously, did they even PLAY this game? I think some of this shit would have been sorted very early in play-testing...
  • Hell yes Bethesda. Good work getting this patch set up. Really good to hear these things: + Fixed issue where textures would not properly upgrade when installed to drive + Fixed rare issue with dragons not properly giving souls after death + Dragon corpses now clean up properly
  • I hope to God they fixed the 'Thane of Riften' bug where you buy the house but get screwed out of the title of Thane, its by no means a dealbreaker as this game consumes me, but it would be nice to feed my OCD for completion.
  • Almost 110 hours already... Wish they would've done this sooner. Oh well...
  • I have only run into problems with the menus. When I go to them sometimes my game locks up, it doesn't freeze it just doesn't let me use the menus. I have to back out and re enter them and then they work. Minor annoyance, but I love this game!
  • Haven't run across much in the way of bugs. Really very few for a Bethesda title. Still, glad to see they are on top of it. Loving the game; I swear it haunts me constantly, whether awake or asleep.
  • I only had a problem with the blurriness nice to see they fixed things that I didn't know needed fixing though.
  • I love how theres no mention of a horse nerf. Lets be honest here guys... horses aren't meant to walk vertical 85 degrees. :)
  • How about fixing the 6 side-quests i can't complete because of glitches and bugs! Or maybe you could stop NPC's falling through the ground! come on Bethesda, sort it out.
  • they should of updated the rare contraction of rockjoint every time you try to step foot outside a city an hinders the fighting style they not only make you want to use with the amount of weapons they give u, but also that i personally like. oh wait, thats right, ill just be told i can simply just travel back to the city to heal myself cause thats really convenient especially since im traveling on a mission which means once i travel back i wont be able to fast travel towards my mission....SINCE EVERY MISSION IS TO A NEW AREA. or yeah i could spend my money on buying a shit load of potions cause thats what i wanna spend my time doing, managing my money and potions and have to run down that checklist before i ever step foot outside a city, an then thats hoping i never get to a point where the markets are actually OUT of the potions then im just screwed till i happen to find one on some dead guy which is also just a load of FUN FACTOR 10, i love pointing and cliking at every little urn for a bunch of crap ill never use instead of just having fun hacking an slashing enemies with -25% efficiency. yah that fixes the overall issue at hand. no thanks.
  • Skyrim rules!!!
  • @105 Cant you just... drink a potion of cure disease? I always carry around like 5 of them as a just in case.
  • I hadn't realized that dragons not attacking was a glitch. I thought it was a nice touch of realism that dragons would sometimes do a fly-over, harass the land-bound, and then go off to find something else to screw with. Like many others I have numerous glitched quests, but I can accept that in a game so vast. With exception of Blood on the Ice... that one is preventing me from buying the Windhelm house on two different characters.
  • @ 96 Yeah, I gave up on horses as well. They don't seem to move any quicker and just end up as dragon fodder. I won a horse named Frost from a Thieves Guild quest and stabled him by taking him to a stable, buying a regular horse, and using it until it died and became Leather Strips.
  • @100 I was having the same issue. Went in and deleted about 200 save game files and it fixed it. Try that if you haven't already.
  • @105 Sounds like you need to go back to DA2
  • Only thing I'm waiting for really badly is for them to fix the last achievement in the Thieves Guild questline. I can't get it because I sold the stupid Thieves Guild armor and you need to turn it in for a set of guild leader armor. So annoying you can't buy a new set from Tonilia. And I would hate to start the game over for 1 achievement.
  • Will this fix the theive's guild prob that the last post mentioned? it's not really a glitch but super poor planning that is keeping a lot of people from completing that acheivement.
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