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TA BLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Gameplay Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Main Menu, Compass, Character Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The Game Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Skills, Increasing Your Skills And Leveling Up . . . . . . . . . . .
GETTING STARTED CONTROLS PlayStation®3 system Video output in HD requires cables and an HD- compatible display, both sold separately. W Sprint SETTING UP Set up the PlayStation®3 system according to the instructions in its instruction manual. At start-up, the power indicator light will glow red to indicate that the PlayStation®3 system is in Standby Mode. Press the power button and the power indicator light will turn green.
M AIN MENU THE GA ME SCR EEN Continue Continue playing from your most recent saved game. Load Allows you to select from a list of previously saved games. New Begin a new game of Skyrim. Credits View the Skyrim credits. ENEMY 2. 3. COMPA SS Undiscovered Location 1. DISCOVERED LOCATION DIRECTION CUSTOM TARGET ACTIVE QUEST TARGET Quest Target Through Door 5. 6. 8. 9. 7. 10. Icons on the compass indicate nearby places of interests like dungeons, cities or farms.
SK ILLS PER KS 3. 2. 1. The Skills menu displays the constellations of your character’s skills and Perks. Your character’s name, level and race also appear. SKILLS You have 18 skills. Under each skill is a bar indicating how close you are to increasing that skill. The more you use that skill, the faster it will increase. PosItive/Negative Attribute Modifiers Your Health, Magicka, and Stamina are displayed at the bottom of the screen.
ITEMS MENU M AGIC MENU The Items menu displays all of your items. You can filter your items by the following categories: All, Weapons, Apparel, Potions, Food, Ingredients, Books, Keys and Misc. SPELLS Successfully casting spells will raise your skill in that spell’s school. You can buy new spells from vendors or learn them from Spell Tomes you find in the world.
M APS A ND FAST TR AV EL JOUR NA L Press and use Q/E to access Quests, Stats, and the System menus. QUESTS To set a quest as active, select it and press S . Activating a quest adds its quest target(s) to your compass and your world and local maps. The Miscellaneous category includes special objectives that might lead to new quests, locations and rewards. Show on Map Pressing F opens the world map and displays the location of the quest target.
DIALOGUE, BARTERING AND HIRELINGS 2. 1. 3. DIALOGUE To speak to someone, press S. To exit a conversation, press A. 1. Character Name 2. Topics you have not discussed Select any item(s) you want to purchase from the person and press S to buy them. You can also sell your items to the vendor by selecting them from your inventory and pressing S. Vendors will only buy items of the kind they sell, so not all of your items may be listed. 3.
COMBAT SNEAKING, PICKPOCKETING AND LOCKPICKING For even the most skilled adventurer, Skyrim is a dangerous place. Learning the basics of battle is essential to your survival. SNEAKING Toggle sneaking by pressing P. Sneaking allows you to pickpocket, as well as carry out stealthy and powerful attacks. Your stealth state is displayed when you crouch: WEAPONS There are many types of weapons in Skyrim. The damage you do depends on the weapon itself, your skill, and any pertinent Perks.
LOCKPICKING A LCHEMY Use Right Stick to rotate the lock and Left Stick to rotate the lockpick. When the lockpick is rotated, the closer it is to the correct position, the more the lock will rotate before the lockpick breaks. Only when the lockpick is in the correct position will the lock fully rotate and open.
ENCHA NTING SMITHING Enchanting is the art of applying magic effects to armor and weapons. To create an enchanted item, you need a learned enchantment, a filled soul gem, and an equipable item that has no enchantment. The higher your Enchantment skill, the better the enchanted item. Use forges to create new weapons and armor. The higher your Smithing skill, the better weapons and armor you can forge. Raise your Smithing skill by creating or improving weapons, armor, training or reading skill books.
SMELTING, TANNING AND COOKING HORSES, HOUSES, BOOKS AND CONTAINERS SMELTING Raw ore can be found throughout the world, primarily in mines. At a smelter, you can smelt this ore into metal ingots, which are needed to forge weapons and armor. TANNING Tanning racks dry animal hides into raw leather. The larger the animal, the more leather a hide will yield. Raw leather is cut into leather strips, which are used as components for creating armor and weapons. HORSES To ride a horse, approach it and press S .
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