Skyrim:Game Jam
The 2011 Game Jam for Skyrim was an internal project by Bethesda Game Studios, where developers were given the task to create something for Skyrim within a week. It was done following the release of Skyrim, and the results were compiled into a video which was shown to the public at DICE 2012. Many of the features have been added to the game, either in free patches or in add-ons.
Features
| Feature | Implemented | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Seasonal Foliage | ||
| Flow-based Water Shader | ||
| Spears | Dragonborn | Riekling Spears, classified as arrows rather than melee weapons |
| Kill Cams for Magic and Ranged Combat | Patch 1.5 | |
| Stealth enhancements such as water arrows and Assassin's Vision (detect life). Water arrows can be used to extinguish torches; guards will relight darkened areas. | ||
| Paralysis Runes | Dragonborn | Ash Runes |
| Dungeon enhancements like hanging structures and moving platforms | Dragonborn | In Apocrypha and Fahlbtharz |
| Water currents in dungeons | Dawnguard | In the Forgotten Vale |
| Dark dungeons | Dragonborn | In Apocrypha |
| New follower commands: combat style, distance, equipment, etc. Ability to bring followers to trainers, and set favorite equipment. | ||
| Adoption | Hearthfire | |
| Build your own home, complete with Skeletal Butler | Hearthfire | No Skeletal Butler, although you can hire a Personal Steward |
| Spell combinations, e.g. Flames + Raise Zombie = Conjure Flame Atronach, Fear + Healing = Drain Health | ||
| Goblins | Dragonborn | Rieklings, with skin changed from green to blue |
| High Level Draugr | Dragonborn | Hulking Draugr, with remade textures |
| Waygate fast travel | Dawnguard | Forgotten Vale wayshrines and Paragon Portals |
| "Epic new mounts" (flaming skeletal horse) | Dawnguard | Arvak, with flames changed from orange to purple |
| Mounted Combat | Patch 1.6 | |
| Dragon Mounts | Dragonborn | |
| Soulbug Familiar (a black torchbug which collects enemy souls) | ||
| Kinect Shouts | An update for the Xbox 360 version | Also includes several other voice commands |
| Screen Space Ambient Occlusion | ||
| Enhanced Underwater Visuals | Patch 1.5 | |
| Snow Footprints | ||
| Verlet surfaces for non-rigid objects | Dawnguard | Lord Harkon's cape |
| Flail Weapon | ||
| Fat Giant | ||
| Ice and Fire Arrows | Dawnguard | As elemental Bolts for Crossbows |
| Werebears | Dragonborn | NPCs only |
| Lycanthropy Perk Tree | Dawnguard | Has different graphics and perk names |
| Vampire feeding on waking victims | Dawnguard | Vampire's Seduction spell |
| Vampire Lord | Dawnguard | |
| Imp minions for Vampire Lords | ||
| Mudcrab animation tweaks | ||
| Giant Mudcrab |
Notes
- The song featured in the video is "Hello (Mark Lampert Remix)" by Martin Solveig and Dragonette.
- A game jam is a gathering of developers, artists, and other creatives over a short time during which a collective effort is made to make one or more games.