TES V: Special Edition- 12GB only?!

[Frank Castle]

The original game with all DLCs (no mods) is 13GB.
What sorcery is this?

What are the odds they are giving away the same game with only 64-bit support and no graphical improvements?

[blitzy]

Its 9.2 gigs for me

[Agitated_Squirrel]

So what aslong as we get x64, its all that really matters

[t850terminator]

Originally posted by Agitated_Squirrel:

So what aslong as we get x64, its all that really matters

This.
I need dat 64bit.

[Eru]

Originally posted by Agitated_Squirrel:

So what aslong as we get x64, its all that really matters

I'm with this. Honestly don't care about Bethesda-improved graphics, the better engine is all that matters. The textures from the 32-bit mods will probably be portable, anyway.

[Zombified]

Isn't the download compressed or something...?
Whereas the Skyrim folder (which yeah mine is 13gig) isn't or not in the same way?
I don't actually see a folder for it on my HDD yet to check what it is.

and yes, before you ask, Im a tech noob lol

(Also just remembered that companies dont normally let you pre-download the entire thing. Usually there is somethign you have to download at release time to run the game)

[Frank Castle]

Originally posted by OutcastPaladin:

Its 9.2 gigs for me

Originally posted by Zombified!:

Isn't the download compressed or something...?
Whereas the Skyrim folder (which yeah mine is 13gig) isn't or not in the same way?
I don't actually see a folder for it on my HDD yet to check what it is.

and yes, before you ask, Im a tech noob lol

(Also just remembered that companies dont normally let you pre-download the entire thing. Usually there is somethign you have to download at release time to run the game)

Yeah most Steam downloads are compressed but point remains, 9.2GB download will decompress to 12GB.

[Zombified]

Gotcha, I edited while you were typing. Its probably the extra bit you have to download at release unlock to run the game. Pretty sure Beth did it for FO4 though my memory is complete crap these day - either way I know a few have had predownloads that didn't allow the last bit - to stop hacking it to play it early.

[Frank Castle]

Originally posted by Lore:

Originally posted by Agitated_Squirrel:

So what aslong as we get x64, its all that really matters

I'm with this. Honestly don't care about Bethesda-improved graphics, the better engine is all that matters. The textures from the 32-bit mods will probably be portable, anyway.

Yeah I am pretty sure Beth saw that as well. Good thing they didnt charge a dime for x64 support.

Oh it's the same engine that the game used back in 2011.

[Charmareian]

Don't be so quick to judge. You will need alot less retextures now. Yes I can see needing now flora textures, but a lot of interior textures, like wood, ect should be way better now

[Diviance]

Originally posted by Negative_Xtrm:

Originally posted by Lore:

I'm with this. Honestly don't care about Bethesda-improved graphics, the better engine is all that matters. The textures from the 32-bit mods will probably be portable, anyway.

Yeah I am pretty sure Beth saw that as well. Good thing they didnt charge a dime for x64 support.

Oh it's the same engine that the game used back in 2011.

Technically, it is an improved version of the engine from 2011. Just like Fallout 4, though not to the same extreme (obviously). Like if Skyrim was Creation Engine 1.0 and FO4 was 2.0... then this would be something like Creation Engine 1.5.

[Charmareian]

Originally posted by Diviance:

Originally posted by Negative_Xtrm:

Yeah I am pretty sure Beth saw that as well. Good thing they didnt charge a dime for x64 support.

Oh it's the same engine that the game used back in 2011.

Technically, it is an improved version of the engine from 2011. Just like Fallout 4, though not to the same extreme (obviously). Like if Skyrim was Creation Engine 1.0 and FO4 was 2.0... then this would be something like Creation Engine 1.5.

More like 2.5, why would they go a step backwards lol.

[KittenAlice]

It's a preload, they uncompress and install when the game is unlocked.

[Diviance]

Originally posted by 💝Charmareian💝:

Originally posted by Diviance:

Technically, it is an improved version of the engine from 2011. Just like Fallout 4, though not to the same extreme (obviously). Like if Skyrim was Creation Engine 1.0 and FO4 was 2.0... then this would be something like Creation Engine 1.5.

More like 2.5, why would they go a step backwards lol.

It is a step forwards for Skyrim. The Fallout 4 version of the engine does things the Skyrim SE engine does not.

[Charmareian]

Originally posted by Diviance:

Originally posted by 💝Charmareian💝:

More like 2.5, why would they go a step backwards lol.

It is a step forwards for Skyrim. The Fallout 4 version of the engine does things the Skyrim SE engine does not.

How so, I'm curious. I would think this would be their newest version. They ported Skyrim SE as a test for Fallout 4. So shouldn't it be the same if not better?

[Diviance]

Originally posted by 💝Charmareian💝:

Originally posted by Diviance:

It is a step forwards for Skyrim. The Fallout 4 version of the engine does things the Skyrim SE engine does not.

How so, I'm curious. I would think this would be their newest version. They ported Skyrim SE as a test for Fallout 4. So shouldn't it be the same if not better?

They ported Skyrim to the Xbox One to learn how to help development of FO4, not the same kind of thing.