Bethesda is getting ready to release the full version of the patch soon

Mar 16, 2012 09:31 GMT  ·  By

Bethesda is preparing a new major update for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim title, in the form of patch 1.5, which is already available in beta form on the PC via Steam, and is coming soon to the PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms.

Skyrim is a great game that has amazed millions of players from all over the world, especially since it now supports mods through the Steam Workshop feature on the PC.

Now, after fans began building their own patches for the game, Bethesda has confirmed that update 1.5 is now available on the PC as a beta version, and will be out soon on consoles like the PS3 and Xbox 360.

Lots of changes are included, with the most important one being the addition of new cinematic kill cameras for attacks like spells or bows, which make the whole combat experience that much more impressive.

You can see the complete changelog for Skyrim’s patch 1.5 below.

UPDATE 1.5 (all platforms unless noted)

NEW FEATURES

New cinematic kill cameras for projectile weapons and spells New kill moves and animations for melee weapons Shadows on grass available (PC) Smithing skill increases now factor in the created item’s value Improved visual transition when going underwater Improved distance LOD transition for snowy landscapes

BUG FIXES

General crash fixes and memory optimizations Fixed issue with Deflect Arrows perk not calculating properly In “A Cornered Rat,” the death of certain NPCs no longer blocks progression Fixed issue where Farkas would not give Companion’s quests properly Fixed crash when loading saves that rely on data that is no longer being loaded Followers sneak properly when player is sneaking Fixed issue with weapon racks not working properly in Proudspire Manor Arrows and other projectiles that were stuck in objects in the world now clean up properly Fixed issue where “Rescue Mission” was preventing “Taking Care of Business” from starting properly Fixed issue where certain NPCs would fail to become Thieves Guild fences Fixed issue in “Diplomatic Immunity” where killing all the guards in the Thalmor Embassy before starting the quest would break progress In “Hard Answers,” picking up the dwarven museum key after completing the quest, no longer restarts the quest Killing Viola before or after “Blood on the Ice” no longer blocks progression Fixed issue where Calixto would fail to die properly in “Blood on the Ice” In “Waking Nightmare” fixed occasional issue where Erandur would stop pathing properly Fixed issue where letters and notes with random encounters would appear blank Fixed rare issue where dialogue and shouts would improperly play Lydia will now offer marriage option after player purchases Breezehome in Whiterun Fixed issue where if player manually mined ore in Cidhna Mine, jail time would not be served Fixed rare issue with skills not increasing properly Fixed issue where the Headsman’s Axe did not gain proper buff from Barbarian perk In “A Night to Remember” it is no longer possible to kill Ysolda, Ennis or Senna before starting the quest Fixed issue with the ebony dagger having a weapon speed that was too slow Fixed issue with “The Wolf Queen Awakened” where backing out of a conversation with Styrr too soon would block progress The third level of the Limbsplitter perk now properly improves all battle axes Fixed a rare issue where Sanguine Rose would not work properly In “Tending the Flames” King Olaf’s Verse will no longer disappear from explosions Bethesda also revealed a video with some of the aforementioned kill cams, which you can enjoy below. Expect the final version of patch 1.5 to arrive next week on PC, PS3 and Steam.