elder scrolls V skyrim

[farlo]

:up::banana:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRifj-2EEKs

[Oneslowz28]

I was just reading about that last night! I can't wait!!!

[FuzzyPlushroom]

I heard about it accidentally - looked at the Wikipedia article on Morrowind and saw TES V: Skyrim under "See also"... I thought at first it might be vandalism, but ohhh no. I'm just excited that it won't be an MMO...

[Oneslowz28]

Apparently its is the first "sequel" in the series, as it picks up directly where oblivion left off. So here's hoping that it will be just as large if not larger than the oblivion map. Hoping it will be full of caves and dungeons to explore too. Either way, I am in for it on launch day!

[farlo]

11/11/11 looks like their target date.

[CorsePerVita]

My life has new meaning.

[Lothair]

Isn't that the same time as Diablo 3 release? There goes my winter vacation.

[farlo]

im just happy that my gpu upgrade next month will have a purpose.

[x88x]

Ehem. *clears throat*
.
Squeeee!
.
That is all.

[Oneslowz28]

Maybe I will do a mod! Or at least attempt to do one. :P ANyone have any leaked screen caps?

[farlo]

screens and more information http://badasspanda.com/first-skyrim-screenshots-and-info-from-game-informer/2566

[Snowman]

I am in no way prepared.. i dont have enough vacation days or food stores for this.. I must prepare.

[x88x]

We've got 11 months, that should be enough time to prepare...right? :think:

[Snowman]

maybe if my vacation rolled over every year and i could find a 24 hour child/wifecare facility

[Kayin]

Can I get a definitive on what tech it uses? DX10, 11, what?

[farlo]

its a new engine, so hopefully its dx11.

[x88x]

Ok, I just got home and was able to read the article (blocked at work...says it's a gaming website..bah! :P ). I....wow, I need to..ok, I have a new goal for my computer. I need to get two more Samsung 2343's, replace my current computer with either a Bulldozer or i7 Sandy Bridge, and get one of the next generation of video cards that can push anything known to man, plus about 40% (if Oblivion was any indication), in a triple-head eyefinity (or whatever nVidia calls theirs) config... My deadline is November 10th. ...oh yes, and also save up some PTO... :whistler:

Seriously...I don't think I've been this excited about a new game since...huh, well, since Oblivion. :D

[Blibbax]

I can't afford a new computer. Go go pentium dual core, I know you can do this :P

[Snowman]

pshaw play it on console

[x88x]

pshaw play it on console

Heresy! ...seriously though, have you ever compared Oblivion on a console and to Oblivion maxed on a PC? There is literally no comparison.

[Snowman]

Heresy! ...seriously though, have you ever compared Oblivion on a console and to Oblivion maxed on a PC? There is literally no comparison.

every tried building a new pc with mothes for a budget?

[x88x]

every tried building a new pc with mothes for a budget?

Yeah, there is that...that's why I'm setting my goal now. ;) If I save, sell off components, etc, hopefully by the end of the summer I'll have what I need.

[Blibbax]

pshaw play it on console

I can't afford one of them, either :P

[x88x]

Also, console requires a TV...and a console..neither of which are things I have... :whistler:

[Blibbax]

Also, console requires a TV...and a console..neither of which are things I have... :whistler:

Same... a console is the only reason I'd consider buying a TV, which makes it a far less cost effective solution than a gaming PC, where I'd need a PC of some sort anyway.

[mDust]

Heh...I never finished Oblivion because the game was so buggy it would constantly crash and corrupt my saves. Bethesda is infamous for such nonsense. If they pinky-swear that this game will work correctly I might...MIGHT...play it. I have a full list of games I'll be playing throughout '11 though, so I'll try to fit this in.:)

[x88x]

Yeah...most of BethSoft's games have been pretty buggy for me in one way or another. I had the least problems with Oblivion though, so I'm hoping Skyrim has even less. ...I'll still play it obsessively though, even if it is unstable...heck, Fallout 3 would randomly crash all the time because of my audio drivers, but I still managed to log a ridiculous number of hours in it. :whistler:

[Snowman]

Yeah...most of BethSoft's games have been pretty buggy for me in one way or another. I had the least problems with Oblivion though, so I'm hoping Skyrim has even less. ...I'll still play it obsessively though, even if it is unstable...heck, Fallout 3 would randomly crash all the time because of my audio drivers, but I still managed to log a ridiculous number of hours in it. :whistler:

the only problem i had was that my wife left the ps3 on and forgot to turn the air conditioning on and it YLOD on me. After I lost my saves after being told they would return it to me and instead got a check I didnt have the heart to go back and start playing again.

[Blibbax]

Heh...I never finished Oblivion because the game was so buggy it would constantly crash and corrupt my saves. Bethesda is infamous for such nonsense. If they pinky-swear that this game will work correctly I might...MIGHT...play it. I have a full list of games I'll be playing throughout '11 though, so I'll try to fit this in.:)

How bizarre.

While I've noticed bugs in Oblivion, I can honestly say that there's never been anything significant enough to prevent me from continuing as intended. Certainly never a corrupted save.

[mDust]

Yeah...most of BethSoft's games have been pretty buggy for me in one way or another. I had the least problems with Oblivion though, so I'm hoping Skyrim has even less. ...I'll still play it obsessively though, even if it is unstable...heck, Fallout 3 would randomly crash all the time because of my audio drivers, but I still managed to log a ridiculous number of hours in it. :whistler:

I avoided the Fallout series. They're cool games and all...but Bethesda needs to learn how to finish a game before they release it. I refuse to pay money for something that I know doesn't work right and possibly never will.


How bizarre.

While I've noticed bugs in Oblivion, I can honestly say that there's never been anything significant enough to prevent me from continuing as intended. Certainly never a corrupted save.
Not even bizarre. Major bugs are well documented in every game they've ever released. I'm glad I borrowed Oblivion from a friend instead of buying it...
Hopefully they test Skyrim before they burn the discs. We'll see though.:)

[Lothair]

I encountered corrupted or screwed up saves in Morrowind, but never in Oblivion. There was the occasional bug or two, but nothing too dramatic.

[StormRider]

same here. Oblivion ran pretty smooth for most of the time, but there was a bug every so often(a lot more since I started adding mods to it :D)

[farlo]

http://www.gameinformer.com/games/the_elder_scrolls_v_skyrim/b/xbox360/archive/2011/01/17/the-technology-behind-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim.aspx

information on the engine.

[x88x]

*Checks calendar* ..ok, only 9 months and 25 days left..

[Oneslowz28]

Looks like I will have to cobble something together as well...

[Kayin]

I think your rig will easily suffice for Skyrim.

[Oneslowz28]

Well of course, but where is the fun in not building a new rig?

[Oneslowz28]

Just found a Trailer http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vga-10-elder-scrolls/708368

and check out this screen shot Beth Blog released today.

http://attackofthefanboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Skyrim_First_Screenshot.jpg

Click here for the high resolution. http://attackofthefanboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Skyrim_First_Screenshot_Large.jpg

[mDust]

Oh man! Oh man! Oh man!


Please let them release this game without major bugs.:bowdown: Help me appease the gaming gods!

[StormRider]

ok, looks like I'm gonna have to get my hands on some better stuff before november.
and BTW, I humbly sacrifice my Xbox to the gaming gods as a request for a major glitch-free Skyrim:bowdown::bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:

[Blibbax]

I think your rig will easily suffice for Skyrim.

I played Oblivion first couple of times through with a rig with 1GB of RAM, a 6600GT and a mid range single core CPU.

It was still great fun, but when I upgraded my PC in 2008 I went back to it, and it was like a whole new game. Going from minimum settings (5 yard view distance, 60 second loading screens) to fluid playing at maximum (I can see that wolf that's about a mile off and a few pixels on my screen) is just epic.

I don't expect my current rig to handle Skyrim in it's full glory, but I'd like not to be playing on mimimum. Hope you're listening Bethseda :P

[x88x]

I'm hoping they'll release more details later...I would like to not have to spend $400-500 on a new GPU between now and then...maybe just grab yet another GTX260 for tri-SLI. :P

[farlo]

http://elderscrolls.com/

new trailer, its amazingly nice.

[Munty]

Didn't know we had a Skyrim thread here... I'm looking forward to this but I was also really looking forward to Oblivion which I found quite an anti-climax (having the amazing Morrowind as a predecessor) so this time I'm not going to get so excited. Gives me another reason to build mynew pc though before release day :D

Oh and if it's still being discussed, consoles are for chumps who don't have PCs... And we all have PCs here, even the chumps :D

[StormRider]

just seeing the gameplay video makes me sure- I REALLY need to upgrade my rig for november

[farlo]

so uh, system requrements are out. http://www.bethblog.com/gate.php?referer=%2Findex.php%2F2011%2F10%2F25%2Fs kyrim-system-requirements-announced%2F

[x88x]

Hmm, ok, so I meet the recommended graphics requirements...I wonder if they use GPGPU acceleration for the physics engine? I can't get my cards to go into SLI, but assigning one to dedicated CUDA works wonders. ;)

[Snowman]

or just play it on console for no additional cost to me..

[Kayin]

Considering it's almost a direct console port, I wouldn't expect wonders, x88x.

[x88x]

:*( Oh Bethsoft, why have you forsaken me?

[Kayin]

They left us the keys to the car. Mods will fix it. Try that on your puny console.

[Snowman]

meh. I don't have enough time usually to worry about glitches and such anyway

[Yeticorn]

Pre-ordered on Steam. Anyone staying up late for the midnight release? I plan on firing it up promptly at 12:01.

[AmEv]

Nope!

[crenn]

My girlfriend was playing it until 2AM last night after I pre-ordered a retail version for her as a surprise. She's enjoying it so far!

[CorsePerVita]

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd58/koihoshi/IMG_20111111_135052.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd58/koihoshi/smileys/hurr.jpg

[crenn]

My girlfriend's copy is better ;P

[SXRguyinMA]

meh....

[CorsePerVita]

The graphics in this game make me so happy.

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd58/koihoshi/3.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd58/koihoshi/4.jpg

[AmEv]

Rumor has it it's only DX9 graphics.

[Vertigo]

I was playing it on XBox till 2 AM, but I've got it on Steam too for when my new PC is finished. So far, amazing game. Though I'm going to restart (figured out a couple things and want to go back before I get too far).

[diluzio91]

Good news, i killed a random dragon. bad news, my companion died.

[CorsePerVita]

I like sneaking up with a bow and killing stuff.

PEW PEW ARROWS

[SXRguyinMA]

Rumor has it it's only DX9 graphics.

not a rumor lol

[luciusad2004]

Was going to wait until i build a new PC that can run this but considering it's gonna be at LEAST a few months before i can even start to buy parts I might just drop 60 to get it now for my xbox.

[NightrainSrt4]

I'm enjoying it as well.

Aside from loading times, I don't think you will notice much difference playing on xbox. Side by side, they do not look very different, aside from PC being higher resolution. PC going from Low to Medium is the only time the textures appear to change, going higher only increases things like foliage count, shadows, post processing, etc. Sitting on the couch on a 720p screen, or sitting up close to a PC screen I don't notice a huge difference, nothing game changing anyway. Both look decent enough. I sat and played for an hour trying to get the mouse to feel right to me; tweaking ini's etc. When I couldn't I just reverted to my xbox controller on the PC anyway. Blasphemy, I know.

I think you will enjoy it on either platform. The leveling is far better than Oblivion and the world is very well crafted.

[luciusad2004]

I ended up getting it last night after work. Stayed up till 6:30 am playing it x_x

Loving it so far. Was a bit surprised that you don't have to choose a class this time around but not to bothered by it.
I'm only at level 2 but combat feels better so far. I spend much less time dieing than I did in Oblivion. I'm loving dual wield. I keep a ranged destruction spell in one hand and my sword in the other.

The entire menu system is much easier to navigate and the changes to the favorites menu were VERY welcome as on the xbox they were a nightmare to get right with the d-pad in Oblivion.

Now if Only I could get the hang of murdering people with out the authorities just "knowing."

Also, FYI: If you walk in to a village and just start slaughtering live stock, everyone will respond negatively. I got excited and killed the first chicken i saw, luckily my save point wasn't to far behind.

[diluzio91]

lol... damn chickens... i had the same issue. i'm a archer mage.. lots of fun... long range bow with shortrange dual fire spells... i kill dragons by finding a rock and using lots of healing spells.

[luciusad2004]

lol... damn chickens... i had the same issue. i'm a archer mage.. lots of fun... long range bow with shortrange dual fire spells... i kill dragons by finding a rock and using lots of healing spells.

I only killed one dragon and found that my fire spell / sword combo wasn't that effective because the dragon could throw fire farther than me. I ended up pulling out the bow. I enjoy that they upgraded the animations for the spells. The flames spell looks spectacular. Much better than Oblivion which was just different colored orbs.

I just remembered, as far as killing animals. I was on top of a tower and saw a bird flying over head so I zapped it with my flames spell. It froze in mid air then started spinning out of control up in to the atmosphere. It was funny.
I also killed a cow (though it was actually a bull -_-) and it put up ZERO fight. It just took it.

I wish I could call off work.

[diluzio91]

Just use your unrelenting force shout and run up to the dragon, spark does very good dps on dragons as does flame

[luciusad2004]

Just use your unrelenting force shout and run up to the dragon, spark does very good dps on dragons as does flame

So area all the dragons pretty much the same?

None of them have different specialties or fighting styles?

[diluzio91]

i've only fought 3, but so far hiding, healing, and shouts are the key

[Twigsoffury]

j_ekugPKqFw

[luciusad2004]

Finally joined the dark brother hood. Didn't finish any of the quests yet though. I'd play tonight but one of my lady friends is demanding social interaction :(

[billygoat333]

BTW, Amazon has a deal where you buy one get one half off on selected games, and this is one of the only ones on PC. lol (this and RAGE...) Just FYI.

[diluzio91]

Just for giggles i threw this on my roommates laptop with an i5 sandy, on intergrated graphics (intel 3000) and it was very very good on low... im suprised.

[CorsePerVita]

Almost level 30 on mine. Really good at smithing now, and archery as well as sneak and pickpocketing and destruction. But I kinda suck at other stuff. Went with dark brotherhood and thieves guild.

[luciusad2004]

Finished the Dark Brotherhood quest line. Now I want to work on the main storyline but I feel like a Dark Brotherhood Listener wouldn't have any interest in saving Skyrim.

Dragons have gotten much easier to slay, I think it's mostly because I play as dark elf and have fire resistance. The frost Dragons seem to ruin my day.

Thus far, I haven't run in to the problem i had with Oblivion. In oblivion I leveled up pretty high doing all the side quests and then once I went back to do the main quests all the enemies were really tough to fight. So far i haven't run in to that.

[TheGreatSatan]

I just installed Skyrim and there's a few annoying things thus far.

Key settings are not what they were with Oblivion and I'm constantly pressing the wrong buttons. I guess I can go in there and change them?

I have a GTX 560 and my game set my display settings to Ultra by default, but it's no good. It plays too rough and I can't seem to find an easy way to drop my settings from Ultra to high

Cinematic killing is idiotic. I prefer just to kill someone, not watch a cute little mini-movie on some special move I suddenly perform.

[diluzio91]

the mini scenes usually only happen when you get a critical hit kill

[TheGreatSatan]

In New Vegas you could disable it

[farlo]

here you go TGS: http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=33

[x88x]

I have a GTX 560 and my game set my display settings to Ultra by default, but it's no good. It plays too rough and I can't seem to find an easy way to drop my settings from Ultra to high
Open the launcher, select 'options', and click the 'high' button. ;)

That being said, I have everything turned up all the way and it run great on my GTX260...when my driver isn't crashing, that is...but I think that has more to do with me having my 8800 in there too, because it was doing the same thing when I was folding with it..should just take the damn thing out...

[Vertigo]

I'm on my second play through, playing a defensive Orc. And, last night I joined the Companions and became a Werewolf, my wife flipped lol. I never knew it was so easy to convert women to gaming.

[NightrainSrt4]

I just play with an xbox controller. No settings would get the y-axis correct on the mouse. And, it seems like the y-axis is framerate dependent.

Xbox controller works fine for me. This isn't the kind of game I need super accuracy or speed.

[diluzio91]

I just play with an xbox controller. No settings would get the y-axis correct on the mouse. And, it seems like the y-axis is framerate dependent.

Xbox controller works fine for me. This isn't the kind of game I need super accuracy or speed.

thats my plan for the weekend.... 42inch tv and an xbox controller

[SXRguyinMA]

a GTX560 can't play a DX9 title on ultra? :? :thnik:

[Twigsoffury]

a GTX560 can't play a DX9 title on ultra? :? :thnik:



http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/skyrim-performance-benchmark,3074-8.html

it should pretty easily unless something is messed up.

http://media.bestofmicro.com/7/S/315208/original/TrAA%201920.png


I mean i'm on a HD 5770 and i'm getting closer towards 40fps at ultra detail with 4xAF and 4xAA @1920x1200

(my AA/AF settings are lower i guess then that benchmark + my overclocking makes it faster then that reference card up there?)

[farlo]

do you have up to date gpu drivers TGS? i updated my drivers on my HTPC last night, and it killed alot of my stuttering issues. i'm only running an ati 5670 on it and playing on ultra.

[diluzio91]

Thread Jack!!

http://chzragecomics.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/rage-comics-skyrim-is-awesome.png

[AmEv]

Crouch=Stealth, in most games, apparently....

[luciusad2004]

Maybe i need to level up my stealth but when i sneak; if I'm not standing behind a 3 foot thick brick wall (and cloaked by a shadow) with every door in the area closed and the entire village asleep after overdosing on skooma i can't do **** without getting caught by the guards.

[x88x]

Maybe i need to level up my stealth but when i sneak; if I'm not standing behind a 3 foot thick brick wall (and cloaked by a shadow) with every door in the area closed and the entire village asleep after overdosing on skooma i can't do **** without getting caught by the guards.

Try walking while sneaking. Does wonders. ;)

[luciusad2004]

Try walking while sneaking. Does wonders. ;)

Ill have to give that a try lol; I have gotten pretty proficient at sneaking up behind people and cutting their throat.

I just beat the main quest line the other night now I'm not sure what to do. I play an assassin so it seems out of character to do any of the goody two shoes quest lines. I suppose I could take up the thieves guild but even they seem to have to much of a moral high ground for me. (Or at least they did in Oblivion)

[x88x]

I suppose I could take up the thieves guild but even they seem to have to much of a moral high ground for me. (Or at least they did in Oblivion)
Spoilers:
From what I've seen of it so far, the Thieve's Guild in Skyrim is not exactly a moral high ground anymore. ;)

[farlo]

I'm playing a lawful good char with my current play through, toughest thing so far was taking out the dark brotherhood. next play through ill be chaotic evil.

[billygoat333]

Maybe i need to level up my stealth but when i sneak; if I'm not standing behind a 3 foot thick brick wall (and cloaked by a shadow) with every door in the area closed and the entire village asleep after overdosing on skooma i can't do **** without getting caught by the guards.

In Oblivion anyway, I noticed the boots you wear make a big difference in your sneaking capacity. lol makes sense too. Big heavy boots will make more noise then light fur ones.

[luciusad2004]

I'm in the dark brotherhood so my boots were made for sneakin.
And I didn't know that you had to wipe out the dark brotherhood if you play a good character. I wonder how they will work that story in to ES6

I got attacked by a dark brother hood assassin but joined shortly there after so I was never sure what the random attack was about

[farlo]

eh i did the innocence lost quest, and killed the leader instead of one of the 3 bound people. i then got a quest for the rest of them.

ice form shout makes most things easier than they should be. especially as an archer.

[CorrodedZoul]

hehehe wait until you get the call storm shout...
about sneaking, yup if you're barefoot is way easier, that and the muffle spell.
Spoiler:
Neither the Dark brotherhood nor the thieves guild are bound by any code now. Also the bounty system is really neat, if you kill all the witnesses, your bounte gets negated/reduced

[luciusad2004]

Haha. I got the call storm shout. Accidently used it in town and received an 11000+ bounty.
I wasn't even going to try it because of the super long refresh but now I know why the refresh Is so long.

Did end up joining the thieves guild. I'm supposed to be sneaky but like to murder when I can anyway.

I have the intense desire to find an outplaying village to decimate but don't want to break any quests. :(

[x88x]

I have the intense desire to find an outplaying village to decimate but don't want to break any quests. :(

Just finish the quests for that village first. ;)

[simon275]

Hey All

What level where you when you went to Skuldafn Dungeon I am finding it a struggle.

Also I bought amulet of mara and married the girl in the general store in Riverwood

[TheGreatSatan]

I can't figure out the controls. In Oblivion I could have a bow in my left hand and still cast spells with my right. But Skyrim only let's me have spells or the bow, not both.

I'm also starting to carry too much weight, but I can't find any merchants to sell it too. In Oblivion, all of the stores were clearly marked outside with signs. I don't see any signs in Skyrim.

Leveling up is horrible. The whole star chart thing is really annoying and I can't figure out what I've used and what I should be working on....

Where the hell are the beds? When will I ever be able to sleep? I've been running for 3 days in game and I can't find anywhere to sleep!

The secret room in the game is my next stop. I need to get better bows and arrows.

[x88x]

I can't figure out the controls. In Oblivion I could have a bow in my left hand and still cast spells with my right. But Skyrim only let's me have spells or the bow, not both.
Yeah, kinda annoying that...but there's always hotkeys.


I'm also starting to carry too much weight, but I can't find any merchants to sell it too. In Oblivion, all of the stores were clearly marked outside with signs. I don't see any signs in Skyrim.
Heehee, you never played Morrowind, did you? :D

Ah, anyways, on a more serious note, there are signs, they're just not always as blatant as they were in Oblivion. TBH though, I rarely if ever actually buy anything besides houses in TES games, and most merchants have tiny amounts of money anyways, so I usually end up just hording ****.

...so, with that in mind, I present, for your consideration, the x88x guide to managing your inventory in Skyrim.
1) Go to your house in Whiterun.
2) Dump **** in a chest.
3) Repeat as required.



Leveling up is horrible. The whole star chart thing is really annoying and I can't figure out what I've used and what I should be working on....
Whatever you do the most, get perks in that. Easy way to figure this out if you can't remember what you used most is to look at the levels you have in various skills. If you have a higher skill level in a particular skill, chances are pretty good you've been doing whatever that skill affects more frequently.


Where the hell are the beds? When will I ever be able to sleep? I've been running for 3 days in game and I can't find anywhere to sleep!
Well, there's one in your house in Whiterun, you can get a room at any of the inns for a small fee, you can go and kill all the bandits/etc in a <insert place with bandits/etc here> and sleep in one of their beds....or you could do my personal favorite... Don't sleep. Seriously, the benefits of actually sleeping in Skyrim are minimal; imo it's just not worth the bother.


The secret room in the game is my next stop. I need to get better bows and arrows.
For arrows, if you're playing on PC I highly recommend the Arrow Smithing mod. Indispensable for archers. Suddenly makes being an archer an economically viable option. :P
http://www.fileplanet.com/223506/220000/fileinfo/Elder-Scrolls-V:-Skyrim---Arrowsmith-Simple-Fletching-Mod-v3.0

[Snowman]

I havent taken the plastic off my skyrim yet.

[Yeticorn]

I havent taken the plastic off my skyrim yet.

Blasphemy!

[TheGreatSatan]

I've dedicated my life to this game lately. I've put in about 60 hours just last week. The main Dragon quest is done, but there are still dragons to fight, which is nice.

I chose a side in the war and that's over

I finished the Mages Guild quests

I finished the Dark Brotherhood quests

I'm only doing the side jobs after finishing the main story for the Thieves Guild

I'm still collecting the priests' masks and raiding ruins to wipe out the Foresworn

I think I'll be running out of things to do soon

[TLHarrell]

I havent taken the plastic off my skyrim yet.

I'm still trying to take the plastic off of a PC that can run Skyrim...

[billygoat333]

I am going to buy this when I get back from vegas, because I will then have nothing to look forward to lol.

[TheGreatSatan]

Watch this and become super powerful!

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I made a Daedric bow with a powerful smithing potion then used the smithing potion again to improve the weapon, then I enchanted it with Fire damage and soul trap. At first, I had tried to use an enchanting potion that was too powerful and it would crash my game to the desktop. My weaker enchantment still gives my bow 1.6 million damage total.

I kill anything with just one arrow, including Dragons!