Skyrim PC patch 1.4.26 beta available, details

By Robert Purchese Published 21 February, 2012

Bug fixes, mod-handling improvements.

Skyrim PC update version 1.4.26 is available to beta test now on Steam.

To opt-in, log into Steam, click on Steam in the upper menu, select Settings and under the Account tab go to Beta Participation and select Change. A drop-down menu will appear. On it, select Skyrim Beta. Then OK. Steam will restart, and Skyrim will be updated to the new version.

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"Fixed issue with downloading mods when you are subscribed to more than 50 mods."

Remember, beta Skyrim patches are still in development. They may have problems. Back-up your Skyrim saved games first.

Inside Skyrim update 1.4.26:

Launcher:

  • Fixed issue with downloading mods when you are subscribed to more than 50 mods
  • Fixed crash when loading a subscribed mod that has been removed from Workshop by the author
  • Mod load order functionality

Bug Fixes (PC only):

  • Fixed occasional crashes when loading a save that relies on plugins/master files that no longer exist
  • Fixed issue where controls would become unresponsive while charging an enchanted weapon
  • Fixed issue where controls would occasionally become unresponsive while switching from third to first person while using the Arcane Enchanter
  • Fixed issue where controls would become unresponsive if activating a crafting station with autorun active
  • Fixed issue where keyboard would fail if Rename Item was selected before choosing the number of charges, while using Arcane Enchanter
  • Fixed several issues with remapping buttons while using an Xbox 360 controller
  • Fixed issue where pressing Escape button after fast traveling but before the loading would cause certain menus to stop working properly

Skyrim's PC Creation Kit.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds. @Clert on Twitter.

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Comments (21) Latest comment 3 months ago

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  • Subquest #1 3 months ago

    my time with skyrim has been rejuvenated by these fixes, the high res texture pack and a handful of mods. Would have been nice to have experienced it this way during my first playthrough, but we definitely got there in the end.

  • Lirnath #2 3 months ago

    As ever am torn between feeling admiration for Bethesda putting together such an awesome game, and annoyance at the need for a stream of patches that fix gameplay elements that would, ideally, be sorted from the get-go.

    Saying that, perhaps the additional mod functionality is tricky to implement smoothly...

  • Makeem95 #3 3 months ago

    SkyUI and 2K High Res Textures have made Skyrim worth playing again.

  • lolercopter #4 3 months ago

    Remember, beta Skyrim patches are still in development. They may have problems.

    Hilarious.

  • mccappind #5 3 months ago

    @lolercopter Not really hilarious now is it.

  • gribb #6 3 months ago

    Would you rather have a broken game which supports hundreds of hours of gameplay or a more streamlined experience lasting a dozen or so hours which is really polished?

  • The-Jack-Burton #7 3 months ago

    Awesome, I get my new PC in a couple days, already purchased this on Steam, can't wait to play it.

    (I've actually put in around 100hrs across both the PS3 and 360)

  • LiamK #8 3 months ago

    Would you rather have a broken game which supports hundreds of hours of gameplay or a more streamlined experience lasting a dozen or so hours which is really polished?
    Er, the second one? I don't think anyone here has been saying "god, there aren't enough games for me to play, and they are all too short! I wish games were much, much longer because I have shit loads of free time and not enough to do in it."

    Or, heaven forbid, something in the middle? Like, 30-odd hours with a couple of bugs but nothing that breaks the game?

  • lolercopter #9 3 months ago

    @mccappind It is, considering the amount of testing (that isn't) done to Bethesda's software. The negative votes are actually surprising, people around here are in a cranky mood today, eh?

  • George-Roper #10 3 months ago

    Started playing this again, this time as a warrior using a 2h. Such a difference over a caster, although I wouldn't go so far as to say its a different game its certainly different enough to handle another play through.

    And then I have shit-tons of mods, via the Skyrim Nexus mod-manager.

    Utterly superb.

  • DrStrangelove #11 3 months ago

    I wish they'd finally fix the dialogue menu so that the option is chosen that you actually clicked on.

  • jogyourmind #12 3 months ago

    I wish they would fix how dumbed down and boring the game is. This is not an RPG.

  • FladgeMangle #13 3 months ago

    @jogyourmind

    What is then, in your view?

    There's definitely a role for you to play in this game, Dragonborn.

    Or, you can just muck about. Up to you.

  • L1TTLESH34RS #14 3 months ago

    to be honest i think everyone is going a bit over the top with the hole "skyrim is glitchy" i say to hell with that i have ever only met 2 major glitches where the floor has disapeared but everyone is going crazy cos there is a floating knife or when someone dies the bow is still drawn but not every game is gonna be perfect, i think todd howard and his crew made a wonderful job on skyrim and carnt wait for any DLC's and fallout 4, keep up the good work you guys

  • jogyourmind #15 3 months ago

    @FladgeMangle

    What's an RPG in my view? I would have to go back more than 10 years, unfortunately. Everything since about 1999 has been just a hack n slash action game with a few token stats here and there.

    The only way to get a half decent RPG experience these days is to play one of the less known MMO's, like Vanguard.

  • 5h1nj1 #16 3 months ago

    @jogyourmind Omg, this ridiculous "only ancient RPGs were good" argument again. Some gamers surely are a strange lot.
    Btw, you don't have to like Skyrim but you can NOT say, that it's not an RPG, cause it is by definition. :)

  • Peregrin #17 3 months ago

    Note to self, must remember: Purchase next Bethesda game about three months after launch date. Not only cheaper, but vastly more functional.

  • jogyourmind #18 3 months ago

    @5h1nj1

    How is it ridiculous? And we are not strange at all, we just have some standards unlike you console hack n slash people who will play anything if it's hyped enough. And I still say it's not an RPG, just because you play a role, doesn't make a game an RPG, otherwise so is every FPS and flight sim and sports game etc..

  • 5h1nj1 #19 3 months ago

    quote: "console hack n slash people"

    Really? :D That's what you can come up with? Omg, my brain cells are dying just from reading it. :) You surely have some "standards".

    You certainly should educate yourself on the field of RPG and its' basic definitions. But you will probably just see what you want to see and ignore what you don't want to see anyway. I know your kind, met a lot of you during 30 years of my active gaming on every possible hardware and in almost every genre. Some people just get "stuck" in a certain period or a certain very specific set of games and don't move forward, flaming everything that isn't "their thing", regardless of many high quality values.

    Btw, Vanguard? That bugfest of a game? Mediocre at best. Quite immersive at times, yes, but far from really special.
    Edited by 5h1nj1 at 23/02/12 @ 10:04

  • jogyourmind #20 3 months ago

    @5h1nj1

    You haven't played it, your lies don't fool me. You can live in denial all you want, you play the lowest common denominator action slasher game and you want to think of yourself as an RPG player. Sorry but you aren't.

  • 5h1nj1 #21 3 months ago

    @jogyourmind Just stop embarrassing yourself, man. :)