Skyrim Update 1.6 Final Now Available for Download on PC via Steam

After being offered only as a beta, update 1.6 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is now available for download via Steam for all of the game’s owners.

Bethesda has confirmed patch 1.6 for Skyrim earlier this month and immediately made available a beta version of the update on the PC platform.

Last week, the patch went live on the Xbox 360 and has now left the beta stage on the PC.

As such, all Skyrim owners on Steam can enjoy this fresh update for the massive role-playing game, which brings not just plenty of bug fixes to an array of issues, but also introduces a whole new feature, in the form of Mounted Combat.

Check out the full list of changes included in Skyrim update 1.6 below.

NEW FEATURES Mounted Combat - Skyrim now allows you to do melee and ranged combat while riding a horse

General stability and memory optimizations General AI pathfinding optimizations and bug fixes Optimizations and crash fixes for data leaks Fixed rare crash with lighting Fixed crashes related to loading and saving games Fixed crash with summoned creatures/NPCs Fixed rare issue where saves would be corrupted Improved logic for when ranged kill cams are played Fixed issue with ranged kill cams while killing a dragon Fixed rare issue with certain ranged kill cams not playing properly Fixed issue with nirnroot lighting not properly cleaning up Fixed issue where bow damage was being calculated incorrectly Fixed rare problem with werewolf kill moves would not finish animating properly In "The Break of Dawn" fixed rare issue where Meridia's Beacon would disappear from player's inventory Fixed occasional issue where followers would disappear after player pays off a bounty after committing a crime Fixed issue where certain creatures and NPCs would fail to respawn properly Fixed rare issue with dialogue subtitles not displaying properly Fixed issue with water appearing blurry when loading a saved game after creating a save underwater Patch 1.6 for Skyrim is now available for download via Steam on the PC. The Xbox 360 version has already gone live last week, while a PS3 edition is expected to appear soon.