Thread:Deathstalker666/@comment-1496755-20171111143841/@comment-1496755-20180509212937

My physical activity has also been limited these last few days due to an unexpected leg pain. But at least I had a valid excuse not to dance at today's party.

Oh yes, WoW did something similar too - at one point they decided to just hand out level 50 abilities at level 10, which makes players quite powerful much earlier than before. And not just any abilities, but some of the most important ones for your chosen class. This had both good and bad effects.

All things considered, it seems every member of the Elder Scrolls family is unique in some way and has something interesting to offer, which is great, I like it when each game in a series has its own identity and character. The Quake series does this too. I believe I've heard of the infamous cliff racers, as well as Oblivion's scaling system (described by some as an incentive to delay leveling-up). The latter won't be completely new, though - I think human enemies in Daggerfall also scaled with the player. Or at least that's the explanation for their suddenly appearing ability to use certain spells and general increased toughness every time after I level-up.

By the way, I could also check out two side adventures that you've surely heard of. One is Battlespire (the Daggerfall expansion that never was) - it is considerably more playable now, after some graphical issues were fixed in one of the recent SVN builds of DosBox. I've heard it is quite simplified - no money, no level-up, no sleep... The other thing is Redguard. A really interesting case - installed in Windows but played in DOS (wonder what genius came up with that). Luckily, the installer is compatible with Win 7 64-bit and works just fine. Then the game itself runs okay in DosBox, though it requires one very specific change in the settings. I'd be curious to check these two out too, eventually.

There's always the option that the skins author didn't really test his thing and was unaware it didn't work... sounds like a deepening mystery.

Always good to have helpers because heavy lifting isn't exactly easy for people who're not into physical activity. I'm really glad to hear the house is secured and your exodus is imminent. Now the depraved relatives can burn down the old house, if they want - won't be your problem anymore. I had a slight mold problem too - for a similar reason, a leak from the attic when it rained. One day I got up there with my dad and we improvised something like a plastic screen that catches the water and leads it away, preventing leaks and moisture sipping into my living room. Haven't seen any mold spots since then. But at any rate the roof will need an overhaul sooner or later...

I know how horrible it feels to have to live together with people you can't stand - during my student years, I've had cases of horrible roommates. Coming back to my room felt almost like torture, I tried to go places and stay out as much as possible. Luckily, the nasty guy moved somewhere else eventually after getting enough "treatment" from me and my friend. The treatment in question was never talking to him and playing some really heavy metal music all day long - worked like a charm :P