I finally figured out how to move my files over from my Steam Deck to my new PC, and moved my Skyrim Modpack over, though i wouldn't be surprised if the cursor in the center gave it away for anyone. I decided to give it a test to make sure everything still worked after downgrading it.

I took this screenshot right outside of Solitude during the night. I think the sky is a mod, though i'm not 100% sure because i haven't played vanilla in years. The save i've been playing off and on again is a Survival save, so i've been walking everywhere or taking a wagon. I've been finding it really helps me appreciate the world (even if it's been changed by mods).

I used my time playing to make my way over to the college of winterhold to finally join after getting enough Magicka to pass the test. I initially started out in Whiterun, but after literally being attacked by a dragon upon leaving and then curb stomping the thing with the 30 Whiterun guards out front, i ended up making a trip back to my home over in Falkreath to drop it's bones off.

While walking along, i got this lovely shot of the lakeside there

shortly after this i was attacked by a Necromancer chilling outside my house for some reason and a bear. I don't know if they were allies, or just happened to occupy the same spot at the same time, but i ended up slaying them. If they didn't attack me i would have been cool with them staying, but oh well.

I took the wagon at my home too the College to save some time, and got this shot outside the College:

I feel like even with the town going to shit, the least they could do is put up some wooden boards or something. The bridge feels like an OSHA violation waiting to happen.

Finally, after what felt like ages of grinding to get my Magika high enough, i went in and splashed around in the well thing will Tolfdir talked:

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[–] gnutrino@programming.dev 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I think the sky is a mod, though i'm not 100% sure because i haven't played vanilla in years.

The true Skyrim experience.

[–] MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I think the best part is that my only Vanilla playthrough i recall fully completing, was on the switch, with the Link Gear, and me turning the game into a fever dream of a Zelda game

[–] Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I must say I e never played Skyrim, and I didn't know how beautiful it could be. I might have to have a closer look.

I play a game called "The Long Dark", and the first screenshot with the aurora made me do a double take. In that game you are alone in a northern Canadian region that has been abandoned both due to economics as well as some in game magic that makes electricity not work. The survival mode is just "live as long as you can, then die." It's permadeath and can be incredibly frustrating and cruel, but the beauty in that game is unreal. I've ended a 6 day run (nothing to me now, but a big acheivement at the time) because I was watching the Aurora on a clear winter night. The music was somber and I thought I might freeze to death as I crossed this long rope bridge. I should have been looking at the bridge, because staring up into the sky I suddenly was getting further away from it .... It was maybe a 3 second fall as I realized I either walked off the bridge or maybe there was a gap or something.

"You have faded into the long dark." -wasn't even mad.

[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

I must say I e never played Skyrim, and I didn’t know how beautiful it could be.

Modern texture packs, replacement models, and lighting mods make it even more so.

On top of that, Skyrim's soundtrack is outstanding, and conspires with the scenery to make it a game world not easily forgotten. I'm sure I'll be going back.

[–] SandLight@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I didn't know how beautiful it could be

With mods. It's not hard to mod on pc, mind you, but the vanilla experience is definitely less.

[–] bcgm3@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I'm playing two different saves in Skyrim right now, and I still thought it was The Long Dark when I saw the thumbnail. Seriously underappreciated title!

[–] GrammarPolice@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

PLEASEEE MAKE IT TO 365 DAYS!!

[–] Maiq@lemy.lol 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I have seen dragons. Perhaps you will see a dragon. I won't say where I saw one. Perhaps I did not.

[–] MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Truly an honor to have M'aiq the Liar himself here

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What did you use? I usually use Syncthing to get my files onto/from the Deck. I also use it to sync my mods, that way I have the same experience whether I turn on the PC or the Deck.

[–] MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I had Syncthing setup on my deck from when i first got it, but Syncthing was having issues for me and my Network is slow as fuck (50 mbps). So instead i opted to use a 64 GB USB Drive that has that swivel thing that goes from USB-C to USB 3 and transfer it via that. I compressed everything before hand into a zip file just to make it faster and quicker