While hitboxes in Bethesda games have been a point of contention among its fans, character height inSkyrimended up being the deciding factor between life and death for one of its players. The Altmer (or High Elves) are the tallestplayable race inThe Elder Scrollsfranchise, and many speed runners gravitate towards making Altmer characters to benefit from their increased movement speed. On the flip side, their eastern cousins from Valenwood are the shortest playable race, as Bosmer are generally preferred by people looking to make a stealthy or ranged Dragonborn.
As players explore Dwemer ruins, ancient Nord tombs, bandit caves, and otherdangerousSkyrimlocations, they tend to come across a wide variety of traps. Unless playing at a high difficulty, these hazards are rarely lethal as their damage levels with the Dragonborn. For this reason, many players look forSkyrimmods that make the traps deadlier in an effort to make dungeon-delving and spelunking a more thrilling experience.
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While it’s unknown if battlemage32 was using anygameplay mods inSkyrimthat modify traps specifically, the encounter they shared on the officialSkyrimsubreddit has nonetheless amused several players from the community. Playing as a Bosmer woman allows battlemage32 to completely evade the dangers of a fire-trapped chest in Hag’s End, a Nord ruin that (among other things) contains the word wall for the Slow Time dragon shout inSkyrim.
One might make an argument that the developers at Bethesda should have adjusted the trap to account for all playable races, but this is exactly the kind of oversight that can add plenty of charm and accidental complexity to any game, especially an open world sandbox such asSkyrim. ThoughStarfieldwill seemingly only feature human protagonists, one can hope that Bethesda will draw inspiration fromSkyrim’s numerous combat mods to implement an even more precise hitbox system inStarfield.
WithSkyrimpotentially adding a paid marketplacefor third party content, many players are wondering if future Bethesda titles will follow inMinecraft’s footsteps. While this wouldn’t be the first time Bethesda has tried to monetize user content, the outcome will most likely end up being the same. The current modding scene inSkyrimis too entrenched for such a dramatic change, but fans are rightly worried thatStarfieldwill feature a mod marketplace of some kind from the get-go. While it’s early to say what kind of policy Bethesda has in store forStarfieldwhen it comes to third party content, it’s never too early to assume that the game will feature plenty of booby traps in unlikely locations, with even more unlikely ways of dodging them.
The Elder Scrolls 5 Skyrim: Anniversary Editionis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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