Skyrim...have you cheated?
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If Googling where to find Faralda in the Mage's College so I can learn more advanced spells then yes.
If strafing around a rock while firing arrows into the enraged giant that can't jump over said rock, only walk around, an exercise in futility as I have foiled his plan by moving to the other side of the rock, then yes.
If killing a character that would normally kick my ass before he opens dialogue with me because he can't attack nor retaliate until after dialogue, then yes.
If strafing around a rock while firing arrows into the enraged giant that can't jump over said rock, only walk around, an exercise in futility as I have foiled his plan by moving to the other side of the rock, then yes.
If killing a character that would normally kick my ass before he opens dialogue with me because he can't attack nor retaliate until after dialogue, then yes.
Nope, no glitches either. I've got 75,000 septims, am level 47, have an all legendary daedric set ad my follower has all legendary dragonplate. I've near enough completed every named quest in the game.
I had a great time getting here, if I had cheated or used a glitch it wouldn't have been the same.
I had a great time getting here, if I had cheated or used a glitch it wouldn't have been the same.
scw55 said:
Just do the thieves guild until you get the skeleton key, then neglect to do the last mission. You get to keep the unbreakable lockpick, but you don't get to finish the questline until you give it up. When you feel like getting the thieves guild achievement, just make a save game on a USB stick, do what you need to do and if, at the end of it, you miss the skeleton key too much, you can just go back to that save game and get it back.
Well, the Meridia questline was bugged, so after i talked to her the final time, and she handed me the goodies i had been promised, she just dropped me 500 feet down on the ground killing me. First time reaction: O_O... Second time reaction: >_>... Third time reaction: 
*god mode*. Had no chance but to cheat that time though.. Never cheated otherwise /proud
*god mode*. Had no chance but to cheat that time though.. Never cheated otherwise /proud I did the Oghma Infinium exploit three times... One for each skillset. Damn it, I'm only human, okay?
Other than that, I've used tcl (noclip) a couple of times, but I wouldn't consider it cheating, as it was mostly bug-related. You know, being stuck and all that.
Other than that, I've used tcl (noclip) a couple of times, but I wouldn't consider it cheating, as it was mostly bug-related. You know, being stuck and all that.
Other than buggy quests? No. But I definitely have used the console a lot for buggy quests, oh boy. I also have a friend who screwed up the main questline by forgetting to loot the dragonstone in Bleak Falls Barrow - and when he came back it had gone! I had to get the additem code for him so he could continue.
Speaking of bugs, it's kind of stupid that the engine is designed to use more memory the longer it runs, don't you think? (Based off this thread [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.330424-Skyrim-and-Consoles-When-your-reach-exceeds-your-grasp]) And limiting the executable to 2GB of RAM (32-bit) really clinches it. I can only run it for around 5 hours before textures start appearing bright purple and it starts getting really choppy. Granted, I save so often and it takes about 20 seconds to restart the game, so I'm not too worried about it. Still, sucks for those PS3 users - 512MB of RAM, isn't it? I shudder to think how it runs for THEM.
Back on topic: Nah, I haven't used it for cheating and I'm not going to until I start a new character (after exhausting everything possible in my first). And then the modding starts.
I don't find it tempting at all; I've played (and cheated in) Oblivion so much that I'm well aware of what the console is capable of and I've no desire to ruin the gameplay of my first playthrough.
Actually... There was one thing I did, come to think of it, but I don't consider it cheating because I undid it afterwards.
Basically, I gave myself 10,000 gold to buy a house and furniture in Whiterun. It was a lot at the time, and I felt bad for doing it. But a few hours later, as soon as I had another 10,000 gold, I removed 10,000 through the console. So I consider it more of a loan than anything. And now I legitimately have over 200,000 gold and with a maxed Speechcraft and Smithing skill. Piece of cake. Also, I play on the default difficulty (Adept). Which I briefly changed to Novice to kill my first Dragon Priest at level 3 (there was a Dragon at the same time; it was very difficult even on Novice).
Speaking of bugs, it's kind of stupid that the engine is designed to use more memory the longer it runs, don't you think? (Based off this thread [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.330424-Skyrim-and-Consoles-When-your-reach-exceeds-your-grasp]) And limiting the executable to 2GB of RAM (32-bit) really clinches it. I can only run it for around 5 hours before textures start appearing bright purple and it starts getting really choppy. Granted, I save so often and it takes about 20 seconds to restart the game, so I'm not too worried about it. Still, sucks for those PS3 users - 512MB of RAM, isn't it? I shudder to think how it runs for THEM.
Back on topic: Nah, I haven't used it for cheating and I'm not going to until I start a new character (after exhausting everything possible in my first). And then the modding starts.
I don't find it tempting at all; I've played (and cheated in) Oblivion so much that I'm well aware of what the console is capable of and I've no desire to ruin the gameplay of my first playthrough.
Actually... There was one thing I did, come to think of it, but I don't consider it cheating because I undid it afterwards.
Basically, I gave myself 10,000 gold to buy a house and furniture in Whiterun. It was a lot at the time, and I felt bad for doing it. But a few hours later, as soon as I had another 10,000 gold, I removed 10,000 through the console. So I consider it more of a loan than anything. And now I legitimately have over 200,000 gold and with a maxed Speechcraft and Smithing skill. Piece of cake. Also, I play on the default difficulty (Adept). Which I briefly changed to Novice to kill my first Dragon Priest at level 3 (there was a Dragon at the same time; it was very difficult even on Novice).
I only use the console to help me roleplay better. For example: I set my character's magicka to 1000, but stunted her magicka regen to a tenth of the original, and her health to a fourth of the original, all three changes contributing to her backstory of being a living conduit to Aetherius (or something like that)
Aside from that, I never used the console to cheat. I probably will f I ever encounter a bugged quest, though.
Aside from that, I never used the console to cheat. I probably will f I ever encounter a bugged quest, though.
only time i've cheated was i used TGM just after i bought my house in Windhelm and was transferring all my loot and junk, i really didn't want to make 5 trips back and forth.
Poor Lydia all alone in that house in Whiterun
Poor Lydia all alone in that house in Whiterun
Nope. Do I plan to? Very soon Frost has run off and disappeared during the quest, and I only have a marker on the guy I'm s'pposed to give 'im to. Meanwhile, he is likely halfway across Skyrim or dead by now. Either way, I plan to teleport myself to him, mount him, then teleport back. If that don't work, then I'll just spawn another. I kinda count this as a buggy quest, as it should at least fail me if Frost dies, or tell me where he is if I'm not mounted on him.
Once I'm done with the game, I'll have fun screwing around with it like I did with my friends. Spawn a 0.1 scale giant. Still gives a space program. Spawn a 0.01 scale Giant, or smaller so that you can't even see it. Randomly flying people everywhere. Spawn a 100 scale Alduin above Whiterun. Its on. Spawn a 0.01 or smaller scale elder dragon in random town. Watch as random fires appear and burn everything.
Once I'm done screwing around, I'll have me some massive Empire v Stormcloak battles. I'm thinking at least 20 soldiers per side for the test run, make sure Skyrim isn't odd and using a ton of resources for them for no reason. Preferably, I'd like to get up to 300 soldiers on each side, but that may be pushing things a bit.
Once I'm done with the game, I'll have fun screwing around with it like I did with my friends. Spawn a 0.1 scale giant. Still gives a space program. Spawn a 0.01 scale Giant, or smaller so that you can't even see it. Randomly flying people everywhere. Spawn a 100 scale Alduin above Whiterun. Its on. Spawn a 0.01 or smaller scale elder dragon in random town. Watch as random fires appear and burn everything.
Once I'm done screwing around, I'll have me some massive Empire v Stormcloak battles. I'm thinking at least 20 soldiers per side for the test run, make sure Skyrim isn't odd and using a ton of resources for them for no reason. Preferably, I'd like to get up to 300 soldiers on each side, but that may be pushing things a bit.
I've had to TCL out of a few spots (Wolfskull Cave is one, the infamous cave with no exit), and made a duplicate of the Skeleton Key (not that it mattered much either, lockpicks are plentiful enough - now I just don't have to spend time picking them up). The only real "cheating" is that I've given myself several hundred thousand gold over my playthrough, mostly because I can't motivate myself to work very hard or long for virtual currency.
Yes, I cheat. I use the cheats to redistribute my levels and perk points (I only level up to my last earned level). I also like using [showracemenu] to make my ladies prettier after downloading face/body mods.
I'm on PS3, so no console for me. I have used some wall glitches to get past closed doors, or open barred doors from the wrong side.
Yes I regularly use tcl when I encounter retarded terrain or glitch problems. Other that that, no I haven't done anything except force my way through one bugged up quest when I didn't feel like reloading the last hour of playtime without even a guarantee it won't happen all over again.
No, they don't. I've gotten achievements with tgm activated.Rex Dark said:
That being said, I use tgm a lot. Now that I've done the main quest, I like to just stuff around doing the side quests with tgm on. It doesn't take away the enjoyment I have with the game and I can sprint for as long as I like.
EDIT - Oh, and sometimes I use tcl, but only when stuck and when I couldn't be arsed going around a huge mountain.
