Showing posts with label Elder Scrolls Online. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Elder Scrolls Online. Show all posts

Sunday, March 29, 2026

Elder Scrolls Games

With the Elder Scrolls Blades about to be shut down, the only mobile Elder Scrolls game available is Elder Scrolls Castles, which is a sort of simulation apparently.  I've not played it.

The main Bethesda games in the Elder Scrolls universe are Elder Scrolls Online, Skyrim and Oblivion.  Only Elder Scrolls Online is recent but all are playable on the PC, PS4 and PS5 and the xBoxSeries X/S or the xBox One.  The Solo MMO's favorite by far is Oblivion.  If you enjoy roaming the countryside and the lore, this is the game for you.  (But if you love lore, seek out Morrowind.  The graphics are clunky but the story is wow.)

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Elder Scrolls Online Game Pad Problems

After this year's updates, the Solo MMO Player has found his Logitech Gamepad is acting up.  This is apparently an issue with a lot of players who use controllers, too.  

Reddit has some help.  Thorolhugil says, "Make sure the in-game setting under settings -> gameplay for gamepad mode is set to auto and it should auto detect and switch. Sometimes it's a little glitchy though....
Also! Check the gamepad settings under the game's settings in the steam launcher, and check what checkboxes are enabled in the gamepad settings of steam in general."  

Apparently auto gamepad mode sometimes randomly unchecks, so look at your gamepad mode in both the game and the Steam launcher.

MaggyTwoFlagons reminds us, "Make sure Accessibility Mode is on in ESO settings menu. That tripped me up once, iirc."  ESO confirms "You cannot use a controller before logging into a character unless you enable Accessibility Mode at launch. If you have already disabled this setting, you will have to enable it from the Settings menu."

Brandywjn adds, "Two things to check would be: your controller settings in Steam (and does the controller work for other games), and if you have a good pre-made controller map selected (or make your own).
Also, controller won't work on character selection screen. Need a mouse for that. Maybe confirm if controller works after loading in to a character?"

However, Wallofcans claims the controller will work on the character selection screen. "That's incorrect, and easily missed. There's a setting that you can toggle for kb [keyboard] or gamepad title screen. You don't need a mouse+kb at all for the character select screen. It took me a while to find it."  Unfortunately Wallofcans doesn't say where this setting is located.

Here is the entire discussion from Reddit.

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Wednesday, July 3, 2024

How to Use an xBox Controller to Play ESO on PC

Here are the steps to using a controller to play ESO on a PC, courtesy of YourSixGaming:

"To use a controller in The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) on PC, follow these steps: 
Check Controller Compatibility: ESO for PC supports XInput controllers, including Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S controllers. If you’re using a different type of controller, it may not be compatible with ESO. 

Enable Gamepad Mode: Launch the game using your keyboard and mouse. Once you’re in the game with a character, press ESC to bring up the menu. 

Select Settings, then go to Gameplay. 
Scroll down until you find the section for Gamepads and set Gamepad mode to On. 

Reactivate Your Controller (if needed): If you’ve recently updated ESO, the Gamepad Mode might default to Off. Make sure to reactivate your controller by following the steps above/

Additional Troubleshooting: If your controller still doesn’t function in ESO, consider reinstalling the controller’s drivers or software. Remember that you cannot use a controller before logging into a character unless you enable Accessibility Mode at launch."

If you prefer your instructions in video mode, watch this YourSixGaming YouTube video.   It is much more detailed than the above.  (You can read the auto generated transcript if you prefer.)

The Solo MMO Player thinks keyboards and a gaming mouse like Logitech's  G13 may be more versatile, but I suppose it depends on what you are used to.

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Elder Scrolls Online: Tips for Tanks

Feel free to ignore all these tips from the Solo MMO Player, but be warned--if you do, you are going to fail as a tank and you are going to be much mocked to boot.


Slow Down - Instances are not a race.  If a tank outruns everyone else, the ads will be drawn to the tank and the group will fail because all the ads will be concentrated around the Boss, protecting and healing the Boss, and it will be impossible to take the Boss down.  Don't rush and allow many ads to be killed as the group goes through the instance.


Don't Panic - Just concentrate on what your job regardless of all going on around you.


Don't Stop to Look at the Map - The in-game map isn't that helpful.  It pays to view videos of the instance ahead of time so you have a general idea of where to go and what the NPC mechanics are.  Making everyone stand around while you try to figure out where you are and where you should be is going to annoy the other players without buying you anything.  Prepare ahead of time.


Kill the Ads - You don't have to kill each and every ad but you have to get as many as possible so they aren't all bunched up around the Boss at the end, protecting and healing the Boss.  See Slow Down and the link at the end for help in tanking to prioritize the NPCs that must be killed.


Running in Circles Is a Bad Idea - Characters in ESO must target ads and bosses before they can get off a shot.  If the tank is running all over, targeting is impossible and shots will be wasted.  Then the group has to wait for the cool down period to be over while the ads are attacking them.  Everyone dies.  (That's not the point of the instance, in case you didn't know.)  Zigzaging from side to side is also a bad idea for the same reason.  The Solo MMO Player has no idea why so many tanks run in circles these days but it does nothing whatsoever to get through the instance. See Slow Down.


Whining Gets You Nowhere - Complaining that you've run an instance four times and not gotten the drop you wanted will get you No Sympathy Whatsoever from experienced players who've run WOW instances forty or fifty times (or even sixty times--The Solo MMO player's record) before a rare item dropped, especially if you failed to trigger the quest at the beginning of the instance that would guarantee the drop once you finish the instance. Don't bother asking if someone has the rare item they'll give you.  It's not your birthday, bro, and the other group members don't care about your little problems.  Spend all your energy learning to tank. This website looks helpful.  Note the links at the end.

https://alcasthq.com/eso-tanking-beginner-guide/


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Saturday, August 26, 2023

Are There Mud Crabs in Elder Scrolls Online?

Watching the Solo MMO Player farm in Elder Scrolls Online, I started to wonder if mud crabs were still in the game.  They were quite annoying in Oblivion but apparently they've been dialed back.  However, this brings forth another question:  Why don't you get crab meat from mud crabs?

One clever boy points out you don't get crab in grocery store crab meat.  

Now the real question becomes, why do you find pickles in wardrobe closets?

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Friday, August 25, 2023

The Best Builds for Elder Scrolls Online

ESO fans are always looking for advice on the best builds.  The Solo MMO Player prefers Deltais Gaming as he likes the detail and the feel that Deltais understands the details.  If you are an old WOW player looking for expert advice, Deltais harks back to the thorough advice that old WOW players used to share.

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Minion in Elder Scrolls Online

Minion is a tool to manage add ons in various PC games, especially Elder Scrolls Online.  ESO University has information on how to install it and fix issues.

Be warned.  If you downloaded ESO from Steam, that will add more issues to any add on or add on manager like Minion.  

Here is the Minion website to download.  It doesn't work on anything but PCs, however.


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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Elder Scrolls Online Repair Option Location

To find the repair option in Elder Scrolls Online if you access the game through Steam, you have to launch the game window, then look in the Game Options section.  Under Game Options you will find News.  Click on News and you'll find other options, including Repair.  Click on Repair and wait.  
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/83763/no-repair-option-in-the-launcher  

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Friday, November 5, 2021

Elder Scrolls Online Combat Music Options in Deadlands Update 32

If you find the game music distracting, good news.  

Bethesda says, 
"We’ve added a new Combat Music dropdown in the Settings menu under Audio. You will now be able to decide if you want to hear all combat music, only boss combat music, or no combat music at all."

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Sunday, August 29, 2021

Character Animations for Elder Scrolls Online

Elder Scrolls Online has character commands that allow your character to express what are called emotes.  You activate these through slash commands on the PC although some of these are available only through Crown Store or game purchases and some are quest rewards.  On PS4 and XboxOne, you use the emotes by entering the chat window or by slotting them via the quickslot window. 

The Idle Animations addon for Elder Scrolls Online can also animate your character in various ways during downtime.  The second link below shows how it works.  Basically you choose a profile from a drop down menu.  Depending on the personality you choose, your character will do certain actions, complete with sound effects, when the character is idle.  You can set how long before your character starts an animation and how long it lasts, etc.  You also can set Event Animations so your character does an animation when you level up, get a champion point, etc.  The addon can be turned on or off, so if you don't want it active, you don't have to delete it entirely.
https://esoui.com/downloads/info1035-IdleAnimations.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJaf05-dDSc

Here are the thief animations in Idle Animations.


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Thursday, August 19, 2021

My Companion Talks Too Much (Elder Scrolls Online)

Is your companion in Elder Scrolls Online driving you crazy with the jokes and repeated comments?

You can't turn off comments entirely, but you can reduce (or increase) their frequency.   To adjust the vocalizations, go into the game settings menu, choose General Gameplay, then look for Companion Reactions.  You can change them from Normal (which apparently is the default) to Frequent or Infrequent.  It doesn't appear they can be turned off entirely.  By the way, this has to be done separately for each character if you have more than one.

The Elder Scrolls Online site has this information and more about companions, but they don't mention they function very well as tanks if you load them up with gear.  Apparently they can wear a lot of gear.

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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

A Beginner's Guide to Role Play in Elder Scrolls Online

Stumbled across this guide to Elder Scrolls geared toward beginners and role play.  it appears to be detailed and useful for those dipping a toe into role play.

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Saturday, December 5, 2020

How to Turn Off Chat in Elder Scrolls Online

The chat line in Elder Scrolls Online can be quite annoying.  There are several ways to deal with it.  You can turn it off completely by right clicking on the tabs in the chat window and go to settings where you can unclick all the tabs and hide the window.

You can go into options and lower the voice volume all the way down.  Sounds like going to Social and then Voice Chat and "hit square in the channel" turns it off but apparently this has to be done over again every time you log into the game.

You can also hide Chat or minimize the window greatly.

I think all of the above are for PC players but I can't confirm this.

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Monday, August 31, 2020

Elder Scrolls Online Crafting

Crafting in Elder Scrolls Online is convoluted at best.  ESO-Sets may be helpful.
https://eso-sets.com

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Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Houses and Inventory Storage in Elder Scrolls Online

Elder Scrolls Online allows players to have houses which you can decorate and use, and you can store inventory there, but only after you have the Dragon Bones DLC pack* which introduced housing storage.

Here is the basics of getting a house.
https://fextralife.com/housing-in-elder-scrolls-online-everything-you-need-to-know/

More about houses and their limits can be found in the link below.  For example, free inn rooms you get by completing a quest allow you to store 15 furnishing, apartments allow you to store 50 furnishings, small houses will hold 100 furnishing, medium homes store 200 furnishings, and large homes allow 300 furnishings.  If you have an ESO Plus account, the storage limit doubles.
https://eso-housing.com/eso-housing-guide

This link describes how storage works in the housing and where to get coffers and chests.  Basically you can buy a maximum of four coffers with 30 slots each and a maximum of four chests with 60 slots each.   I cannot find out if you can have 8 storage containers per house or if it is per character, however.  All chests look alike and all coffers look alike but you can name each so you know what's stored inside.  Note that "Unlike bank storage, ingredients stored in chests and coffers will not be used when crafting, and stored equipment will not appear in deconstruction, research, or upgrade windows at Crafting Stations."
https://fextralife.com/eso-dragon-bones-dlc-breakdown/

*This is about the Dragon Bones DLC pack that introduced housing storage and more.
https://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Dragon+Bones+DLC

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Monday, August 17, 2020

Elder Scrolls Online DLC Descriptions

Elder Scrolls Online is complicated in how the downloadable content (DLC) is handled.  Some you can buy outright, some comes with the Elder Scrolls Plus subscription (but not always), some you buy with crowns, some you don't, etc.  The Elder Scrolls Online Wiki has a nice description of the various ways players can buy the various types of DLC.
https://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/DLC

For a description of the various Zone, Dungeon and Chapter DLC, try The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages.
https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:DLC

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Becoming a Vampire in Elder Scrolls Online

If you are interested in becoming a vampire in Elder Scrolls Online, here is the short version of how to do this.
https://www.gameskinny.com/trdgv/elder-scrolls-online-guide-how-to-become-a-vampire

Elder Scrolls Online Guide has a much more detailed explanation, including three maps of locations where you might find a Bloodfiend NPC to bite you if you don't want to pay 12K gold to have a player bite you.  (yuck)  It also tells you how to easily cure vampirism.
https://www.gameskinny.com/trdgv/elder-scrolls-online-guide-how-to-become-a-vampire

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Tuesday, July 7, 2020

An Introduction to Elder Scrolls Online

Requinx has an in-depth introduction to the Elder Scrolls Online with plenty of links to help in understanding this big MMO built for PCs.  It's very useful in trying to get your arms around this game.
https://www.requnix.com/elder-scrolls-online-review-2020

I've found a nice guide here at gamepressure.com, too.
https://guides.gamepressure.com/the-elder-scrolls-blades/

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Saturday, May 24, 2014

Beginner's Guides to Elder Scrolls Online

A nice overall guide to beginning play in Elder Scrolls Online.
http://www.usgamer.net/articles/elder-scrolls-online-beginners-guide-classes-racial-skills-crafting-and-lockpicking

Here's a table comparing the various racial bonuses.
http://elderscrollsonline.info/races

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