{"id":34290,"date":"2012-03-16T11:22:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-16T09:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=34290"},"modified":"2012-03-16T13:19:43","modified_gmt":"2012-03-16T11:19:43","slug":"skyrim-update-lets-you-propose-to-lydia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/34290-skyrim-update-lets-you-propose-to-lydia","title":{"rendered":"Skyrim update lets you propose to Lydia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ve been through so much together. Like that time you were sneaking into that bandit fort and she kept blundering right out into the open. It was just so <em>her<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>And that time she kept standing on a trip switch, so a spiked gate would keep smashing her in the face.<\/p>\n<p>And when you were exploring that dungeon, and she kept getting in your way every time you tried to move through a door, and you both just laughed and laughed and it was the perfect date and you looked into one another&#8217;s eyes, trembling with unspoken yearning.<\/p>\n<p>Now you can finally confess that secret love and make her yours forever, or at least until she falls into a crevasse and dies. Again.<\/p>\n<p>The option to marry Lydia (previously locked by a bug) has been fixed in the latest Skyrim update, now available as a beta download on <a title=\"System Information\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/19930-Steam\">Steam<\/a>. The update also adds some new features, including a ranged weapon kill cam and mega-gory melee execution animations.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a trailer for the update, followed by the patchlog.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6A7ZJq9GclI\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>UPDATE 1.5 (all platforms unless noted)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>NEW FEATURES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New cinematic kill cameras for projectile weapons and spells<\/li>\n<li>New kill moves and animations for melee weapons<\/li>\n<li>Shadows on grass available (PC)<\/li>\n<li>Smithing skill increases now factor in the created item&#8217;s value<\/li>\n<li>Improved visual transition when going underwater<\/li>\n<li>Improved distance LOD transition for snowy landscapes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>BUG FIXES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>General crash fixes and memory optimizations<\/li>\n<li>Fixed issue with Deflect Arrows perk not calculating properly<\/li>\n<li>In &#8220;A Cornered Rat,&#8221; the death of certain NPCs no longer blocks progression<\/li>\n<li>Fixed issue where Farkas would not give Companion&#8217;s quests properly<\/li>\n<li>Fixed crash when loading saves that rely on data that is no longer being loaded<\/li>\n<li>Followers sneak properly when player is sneaking<\/li>\n<li>Fixed issue with weapon racks not working properly in Proudspire Manor<\/li>\n<li>Arrows and other projectiles that were stuck in objects in the world now clean up properly<\/li>\n<li>Fixed issue where &#8220;Rescue Mission&#8221; was preventing &#8220;Taking Care of Business&#8221; from starting properly<\/li>\n<li>Fixed issue where certain NPCs would fail to become Thieves Guild fences<\/li>\n<li>Fixed issue in &#8220;Diplomatic Immunity&#8221; where killing all the guards in the Thalmor Embassy before starting the quest would break progress<\/li>\n<li>In &#8220;Hard Answers,&#8221; picking up the dwarven museum key after completing the quest, no longer restarts the quest<\/li>\n<li>Killing Viola before or after &#8220;Blood on the Ice&#8221; no longer blocks progression<\/li>\n<li>Fixed issue where Calixto would fail to die properly in &#8220;Blood on the Ice&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>In &#8220;Waking Nightmare&#8221; fixed occasional issue where Erandur would stop pathing properly<\/li>\n<li>Fixed issue where letters and notes with random encounters would appear blank<\/li>\n<li>Fixed rare issue where dialogue and shouts would improperly play<\/li>\n<li>Lydia will now offer marriage option after player purchases Breezehome in Whiterun<\/li>\n<li>Fixed issue where if player manually mined ore in Cidhna Mine, jail time would not be served<\/li>\n<li>Fixed rare issue with skills not increasing properly<\/li>\n<li>Fixed issue where the Headsman&#8217;s Axe did not gain proper buff from Barbarian perk<\/li>\n<li>In &#8220;A Night to Remember&#8221; it is no longer possible to kill Ysolda, Ennis or Senna before starting the quest<\/li>\n<li>Fixed issue with the ebony dagger having a weapon speed that was too slow<\/li>\n<li>Fixed issue with &#8220;The Wolf Queen Awakened&#8221; where backing out of a conversation with Styrr too soon would block progress<\/li>\n<li>The third level of the Limbsplitter perk now properly improves all battle axes<\/li>\n<li>Fixed a rare issue where Sanguine Rose would not work properly<\/li>\n<li>In &#8220;Tending the Flames&#8221; King Olaf&#8217;s Verse will no longer disappear from explosions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Download the 1.5 Beta Update on Steam<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>If you&#8217;d like to download the 1.5 Beta Update on Steam, you&#8217;ll need to follow these steps:<\/li>\n<li>Log into Steam<\/li>\n<li>Click on &#8216;Steam&#8217; in the upper menu<\/li>\n<li>Select &#8216;Settings&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Under the &#8216;Account&#8217; tab, go to the &#8216;Beta Participation&#8217; section and select &#8216;Change&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>A drop down menu will appear. Select &#8216;Skyrim Beta&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Select OK.<\/li>\n<li>Steam will now restart. After Steam restarts, Skyrim will be updated to the Beta version currently available.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I love the way you get stuck in doors. It&#8217;s so cute. 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