Bethesda's Pete Hines has confirmed that Skyrim's long-awaited 1.4 patch will be live later today (Thursday morning in the US), addressing a massive list of quest-related and general bugs.
"It's coming! 1.4 should go up on XBL early tomorrow," Bethesda's marketing guru Pete Hines announced via Twitter last night. "PS3 update is looking good too. We'll update if we get more info from Sony."
For reference, here's that bug list again. The patch can't land soon enough. We've been stuck on Onmund's Request for ages. Are you having difficulties?
* General optimizations for memory and performance
* Memory optimizations related to scripting
* Fixed crashes related to pathing and AI
* Fixed crash in Haemar's Shame if player had already completed "A Daedra's Best Friend"
* Fixed rare crash with loading saved games
* Fixed issue with accented characters not displaying properly at the end of a line
* Master Criminal achievement/trophy unlocks properly in French, German, Spanish and Italian
* Fixed issue where dragon priest masks would not render correctly
* Fixed issue where quests would incorrectly progress after reloading a save
* Fixed issues with placing and removing books from bookshelves in the player's home
* Fixed issue where weapon racks and plaques would not work correctly in player's house if player immediately visits their house before purchasing any furnishing.
* Fixed issue where the player house in Windhelm would not clean up properly
* Fixed crash related to giant attacks and absorb spells
* Fixed issue with ash piles not cleaning up properly
* Fixed occasional issue where overwriting an existing save would fail
* Fixed memory crash with container menu
* Fixed infinite loop with bookshelves
* Fixed issue where traps in Shalidor's Maze would not work properly in French, German, Spanish and Italian versions
* Fixed issue where transforming back to human from werewolf would occasionally not fail
* Bows and daggers will display properly when placed on weapon racks
QUEST FIXES
* The Unusual Gem inside the Thalmor Embassy is now accessible after finishing "Diplomatic Immunity"
* In "Breaching Security", the quest token is no longer required to receive a fortune reading from Olava the Feeble
* Fixed issue where Galmar would not complete Joining the Stormcloaks properly if "Season Unending" was an active quest
* Fixed issue where starting "Season Unending" after finishing "Joining the Stormcloaks" would prevent "The Jagged Crown" from starting properly.
* Fixed issue progressing through "Message to Whiterun" while "Season Unending" was still open would block progression for both quests.
* In "Arniel's Endeavor", fixed issue where a quest journal would trigger multiple times
* In "Forbidden Legend", the amulet fragment can no longer disappear after player leaves a dungeon without taking it
* Fixed rare issue in "Forbidden Legend" where killing Mikrul Gauldurson while sneaking would make his corpose unaccessible
* In "The White Phial", the phial can no longer disappear if player leaves dungeon without taking it
* "The White Phial" will now start properly if player already has a briar heart in their inventory
* Player can no longer get stuck in Misty Grove after completing "A Night to Remember"
* Fixed issue where leaving Riften during "A Chance Arrangement" would prevent quest from progressing
* In "Darkness Returns", a door in Twilight Sepulcher will properly open if the player leaves the dungeon for an extended period of time before completing the quest
* In "Under New Management", if the player leaves the Oculory for an extended period of time after placing the focusing crystal and returns, the quest will proceed correctly
* "Onmund's Request" will now start properly if player has already found Enthir's staff before receiving this quest
* Fixed instance where Tonilia would stop buying stolen items and also would not give Guild Leader Armor
* "Repairing the Phial" will start properly if player already has unmelting snow or mammoth tusk in their inventory
* Finding Pantea's Flute before speaking with Pantea no longer prevents her quest from updating
* In "The Coming of the Dawn", fixed rare instance where a quest object would spawn incorrectly on the Katariah during Hail Sithis
* Fixed rare issue in "The Mind of Madness" where player is unable to equip the Wabbajack
* Fixed issue in "Pieces of the Past" where Mehrunes Dagon's Razor will not trigger properly if player leaves the cell for extended period of time before activating it
* "Blood's Honor" will start properly if you visited and completed Driftshade and an extended period of time passes before starting the quest.
* Fixed rare issue where "Dampened Spirits" would not start properly
* Fixed issue where player would be unable to become Thane of Riften if they purchased a home first
* Fixed issue where killing guards in Cidhna Mine woud block progression for "No One Escapes Cidhna Mine"
* Fixed numerous issues with "Blood on the Ice" not triggering properly
* In "Blood on the Ice", Calixto can now be killed if player owns a house in Windhelm
* In "The Cure for Madness", killing Cicero then resurrecting him no longer impedes quest progress
* Fixed rare issue in "To Kill an Empire" where an NPC would fail to die properly
* Clearing Knifepoint Ridge before starting "Boethiah's Champion" no longer prevents quest from starting.
45 comments so far...
terry cheyne on 9 Feb '12 said:
i'm waiting a week or so to see if this f**** the game up like the 1.2 one did . hopefully gobbles the dragon won't return
Clanger67 on 9 Feb '12 said:
Thanks OXM i think it is available now a 10mb update went on my skyrim about half hour ago.
salford sniper on 9 Feb '12 said:
has anyone applied the update yet?, if so is all well with it or do it fix some thing and balls up others?
hujiki on 9 Feb '12 said:
About time, WOW seems like they fixed many issues lets hope they keep the patches coming I'm sure this patch will fix some but create more problems...
kronk10 on 9 Feb '12 said:
1.3 did not mess anyhing up did it? well it did not for me anyway! I think that the 1.4 patch will be ok as 1.3 was a good patch
joeyraccoon on 9 Feb '12 said:
PATCH ? . . . PATCH ?? . . . PATCH 1.4 ??? . . . This WAS going to be the next game i bought but . . . after seeing the long long list of problems which need fixed . . . forget it . . . i don't do online and if this patch (and any that follow) is only available through Xbox live (not free) then i don't think i'll bother until they fix their game and put it in a new box . . . or drop the price for what is obviously a broken game ( £40 + the cost of an Xbox live subscription, get real ! )
Bezza89 on 9 Feb '12 said:
Xbox Live does have a free option, where all patches are also free. Gold subscription is for Multiplayer gaming, sales and special offers and other stuff.
It's also wise to remember this is a list of bugs people will have separately experienced, as in you don't get every bug, I myself have two bugs in 125 hours of playtime, a lot less than the Call of Duty and BF online problems. In short, buy the game!
msbhvn on 9 Feb '12 said:
Yes, there are a lot of bugs in Skyrim, but at least Bethesda are being honest about them and are working hard to fix them, instead of releasing patch after patch citing "reliability issues". I clocked over 100 hours with my first Skyrim character, pre-patch, and didn't encounter anything game breaking, although I did avoid the Companions and Dark Brotherhood because I knew there were bugs in their questlines.
nspy131995 on 9 Feb '12 said:
guys after i did the patch i can't load my game... can someone tell me why? it says to me that the save game is corrupt and can't be loaded....
Clanger67 on 9 Feb '12 said:
Sorry not sure what to tell you mine worked fine.You could clear your cache but i think that means you lose all your updates for everything else.
nspy131995 on 9 Feb '12 said:
thanks... :/
delmariachi on 9 Feb '12 said:
You've obviously never playtested, do you not realise how big this game is, 200 quests, so many square miles of land, bugs that mean mission 4 could affect mission 176 and so on, short of dedicating months on end to try every permutation of possible screw up which even then may not happen as some only appear at random moments or events, its impossible. Its not like a FIFA game or a poxy COD game where the variables are much stricter.
Go play a PC if it bothers you that much... Oh wait they patch as well...
CunningSmile on 9 Feb '12 said:
Wishface, is that you? Sorry you look like someone I used to know
Bezza89 on 9 Feb '12 said:
You have more than one save, right? And you've tried your other save files, there should be three autosave files at least, which happen through every door you go through so you wont lose much data, especially if you have 5 min menu save on. Are all these corrupt?
msbhvn on 9 Feb '12 said:
Don't say his name! It's like Voldemort, if you say his name, he knows. *shudder*
CunningSmile on 9 Feb '12 said:
nspy131995 on 9 Feb '12 said:
well... i have only 2 saves... the 1st which i play most and i can't load it is my warrior... the 2nd i can load it but i don't play too much with it... and i don't have autosaves... i delete them because i don't want many saves...
Clanger67 on 9 Feb '12 said:
Bezza my be more help than me.But if you have it installed to hard drive delete that clear your cache as i say that ithink removes all the updates for any game you have got though.Re install the game and get the update again.Hope this will work,sorry good luck with it.
nspy131995 on 9 Feb '12 said:
i'll try it...thanks... ;/
Clanger67 on 9 Feb '12 said:
Just to be sure i suppose it goes without saying but only delete the game data.It might still not work even after re installing it and applying update and you will have to update all your other games but that obviously happens anyway when you play the game.
CunningSmile on 9 Feb '12 said:
I know this is closing the stable door after the horse has gone but keep more saves for your game in progress, even if it's just the auto saves. I can relate to not wanting to much cluttering your saved game file but anything by Bethesda is so big that small bugs are common place and it's always helpful to go back even five minutes so that you aren't stuck down a crack in the floor or behind an NPC who refuses to move.
Good luck clearing your cache.
CunningSmile on 9 Feb '12 said:
Aaaaargh!!! Have the patch and still I can't get any further on the companion quests. Still have 5 stinky witches heads and a bunch of mopey companions surrounded by dead bodies. Any ideas anyone?
EDIT: Never mind, as I was strolling through Dawnstar completely out the blue Vilkas sudenly appeared and the Start: Purity of Revenge banner appeared. Bit jarring but at least I can do it now.
And thanks Clanger, hope your new run through is smooth.
Clanger67 on 9 Feb '12 said:
Sorry cunning haven't got that far yet i started again and touch wood no probs yet.Bezza might help you out i know he answered your post earlier.
Bezza89 on 9 Feb '12 said:
Have you cleared out driftshade refuge and waited the thirty days? I did this in the natural play progression after the bug around 30 hours ago, otherwise all I've done is been to whiterun 'at the behest of Ulfric Stormcloak, doing quests after a certain axe', probably around ten hours ago, today after patch I saw Aela and that other guy telling me for the 1000th time that these two wont be a problem anymore and I went into Jorvaskkar - through the back door, might be what did it - and the quest started. The companions are mopey still but Vilkas is now with you - so make sure you are alone when you say hi, no followers - check your quest log because you never know, it could have started.
Worst case - chances are you've been to winterhold and the jarl has asked you to get a hat back for him, this is driftshade refuge - if you've not been - go there, google it, don't kill anyone there but grab the hat and bomb it out of there. I don't know if you can kill them and get away with it - I didn't kill anyone so it might be the method to start the quest.
Annoying thing is it's the penultimate quest, that's not a spoiler.
Bezza89 on 9 Feb '12 said:
But.... I wrote so much!!!
CunningSmile on 10 Feb '12 said:
I know and I feel guilty I didn't need it, but you posted whilst I was editing
Clanger67 on 10 Feb '12 said:
Bethesda RULE!!!!!,enough said.
CunningSmile on 10 Feb '12 said:
I take it your new run through is going well then?
Clanger67 on 10 Feb '12 said:
Lol,just a bit,brilliant.They never cease to amaze.I don't know if it just me but it reminds me of the bloodmoon add on for three a bit,not in a bad way though.
Clanger67 on 10 Feb '12 said:
Bloody hell those falmers are tough don't think i should have come in here,lol.
CunningSmile on 10 Feb '12 said:
If you're where I think you are just don't shout at the big brass ball. You have been warned!
Clanger67 on 10 Feb '12 said:
Thanks cunning i think i am going back to the save before i got in here.Bloody hell I don't think i am any where near HARD enough for that bit,maybe later,lol.
Clanger67 on 10 Feb '12 said:
I didn't wimp out and did it bloody tough though.I don't think it was what you were thinking of cunning although i will heed your warning for the future........
GHOSTY05 on 10 Feb '12 said:
Has anyone noticed how much faster this game loads now, the loading screens are almost as quick as the PC version.
For example when you go in and out of buildings or when you wait, it has literally halved the time it takes to load.
Even little things like smithing and cycling through menus are much much faster and smoother
Clanger67 on 10 Feb '12 said:
Most definitley,given the amount of data as well sometimes it is nearly instant.They have done a good job can't wait for the dlc now.
Clanger67 on 11 Feb '12 said:
I would just like to point out once more,bethesda RULE!!!!!!.
GHOSTY05 on 11 Feb '12 said:
I have to agree i love these games, great to chill out with.
Along with Battlefield 3 if i feel like killing!!
Clanger67 on 11 Feb '12 said:
I have to agree.I have still got to get battlefield 3,it was a coin toss between that and MW3,because of the money situation.I will probably end up getting it in the summer when the game releases dry up.
ipsofacto on 14 Feb '12 said:
you should get this game because:
1. this game is immense
2. xbox live silver is free and all patch downloads are free (they wouldn't charge you for their mistakes, now, would they)
3. i have come across precisely none of these glitches in my still-not-patched game
4. very few glitches really affect the overall game
5. the game is huge. £40 is a bargain
6. this game is immense
GHOSTY05 on 14 Feb '12 said:
£40 for an xbox live subscription? where are you shopping?
My last 12 month subscription cost me £23.00 online!
Also if you would have purchased the game over the xmas period you would have noticed that even the game was only £22.00, this has now gone back up.
I have been playing almost 150 hours and i'm level 44, so far i have not encountered a bug that has caused me any problems.
Your missing out on the best game ever made because of your ignorance, if you actually realized what you were missing and had a clue what your talking about we would not be having this conversation.
As previously mentioned patches/updates are free to silver customers, you just need an internet connection, this can be said for EVERY game you play!!
You need to be slapped round the face immediately and i would be straight over there if i hadn't taken an arrow in the knee!
Bezza89 on 14 Feb '12 said:
I think they both mean £40 for skyrim, which is a bargain, entertainment to money ratio is beserk - £10 per 40 hours at least.
CunningSmile on 15 Feb '12 said:
I've easily reached the point where my cost to hour of game play ratio is now being measured in pence rather than pounds. As for the glitches and bugs, yes there are many and yes I got annoyed about the companions quest line (now fixed, yay) but then I remembered that would just mean me doing one of the hundreds of other quests. With this in mind I managed to avoid a single further game breaking glitch just by avoiding the missions with a reputation.
Clanger67 on 25 Feb '12 said:
Anybody else had a bug with weight carrying.I have just delivered a black briar mead keg which weighs 20,which made my weight 425/425.On return i got a circlet weight 2 and a necklace weight 0.5 and now i am 427/425,wow it must be all them pies,lol.
Bezza89 on 25 Feb '12 said:
Quest items don't weigh anything, even though they have 20 on them you'll lose nothing when you give them away/get rid. It's worth getting the light/heavy armour perk that renders worn armour to have no weight when worn, and a pickpocketing perk that gives you 50 extra lbs to carry.
Clanger67 on 25 Feb '12 said:
Nice one bezza,after all my hours of playing never realised that.A lot of the quest items weigh zero,because you can't get rid usually.Got the heavy armour perk,still trying to get all the smithing ones.
Edit: Mistyped that what i meant was they show up as weighing zero.So why give it a weight if it doesn't effect your carrying capacity.That is why i had never noticed before because i was always under weight by a fair amount.