03-29-2006, 09:22 PM
Damn all of you. And pretty much everyone I know on RetroMUD that was constantly banging on about how good Oblivion was when I mumbled something about in Morrowind all you need to do to max sneak is tape down your crouch key and then finish a few DS games.
I buckled and bought Oblivion. And I'm finding it much more fun than Morrowind (The world's finest coma simulation since Shenmue).
Despite coming up short on the suggested specs, and submitting a whole .2 GHz less than the minimum processor speed, this game still looks like sex on the minimum settings, and I can't name many modern games to which that can apply.
So since every single Morrowind character I've ever made has been male and some sort of elf, I decided to go with something different - A female khajit (The opening taunts from the prisoner across the way was so damned cool). I went with a thief/combat mix that won't specialise much in magic. Basically, she'll be nicking everything that isn't nailed down. If it is, the nails will be stolen and pawned to a blacksmith and then the first rule applies. The monks in the first place your told to go to had some nice possessions which I now possess.
Spent most of the day practicing picking locks and sneaking into buildings for when I'm skilled enough to do some real thieving. Plus I've intentionally made the character with a higher strength than most of the thief kits have, not only for the inevitable scraps but also for lugging all that loot around.
Niw maybe I'll spend tomorrow looking for the thief's guild after I've dealt with the first Oblivion gate.
I have one gripe though: Rather than use map travel I decided to just hoof it on horseback. It annoys me no end to have "Loading area" pop up on the screen every ten or so steps, even though my system barely shudders at the loading I could really do without the text being there. Anyone know of any fixes?
I buckled and bought Oblivion. And I'm finding it much more fun than Morrowind (The world's finest coma simulation since Shenmue).
Despite coming up short on the suggested specs, and submitting a whole .2 GHz less than the minimum processor speed, this game still looks like sex on the minimum settings, and I can't name many modern games to which that can apply.
So since every single Morrowind character I've ever made has been male and some sort of elf, I decided to go with something different - A female khajit (The opening taunts from the prisoner across the way was so damned cool). I went with a thief/combat mix that won't specialise much in magic. Basically, she'll be nicking everything that isn't nailed down. If it is, the nails will be stolen and pawned to a blacksmith and then the first rule applies. The monks in the first place your told to go to had some nice possessions which I now possess.
Spent most of the day practicing picking locks and sneaking into buildings for when I'm skilled enough to do some real thieving. Plus I've intentionally made the character with a higher strength than most of the thief kits have, not only for the inevitable scraps but also for lugging all that loot around.
Niw maybe I'll spend tomorrow looking for the thief's guild after I've dealt with the first Oblivion gate.
I have one gripe though: Rather than use map travel I decided to just hoof it on horseback. It annoys me no end to have "Loading area" pop up on the screen every ten or so steps, even though my system barely shudders at the loading I could really do without the text being there. Anyone know of any fixes?
When in mortal danger,
When beset by doubt,
Run in little circles,
Wave your arms and shout.
BattleTag: Schrau#2386
When beset by doubt,
Run in little circles,
Wave your arms and shout.
BattleTag: Schrau#2386