Summary
Even at twelve years old,Skyrimstill has strange bugs cropping up over the course of a normal playthrough, as one of its players had their adventure interrupted by a horse falling from the sky.Starfieldmay be the most popular Bethesda title right now, but many fans are still enjoying their time with the fifth installment ofThe Elder Scrollsfranchise. Whether newcomers or veterans, Skyrim players keep discovering new things about the game, such asunorthodox ways to block spellsor a side quest they’ve never seen before. Bethesda seems to have nailed the sandbox formula withSkyrim, as the Nord province is densely packed with content, and the journey is rarely the same.
However, there is another dimension toSkyrimthat contributed to its longevity over the years: its unprecedented modding community. The sheer amount ofmods forSkyrim, whether Special or Legendary Edition, counts in the tens of thousands, and some of them could only be described as literal game-changers. Ambitious projects that completely overhaul combat can shake up one’sSkyrimplaythrough, but many players are still enthralled by the vanilla experience.
That seems to be the case for OneGenericEric, who seems to play a mostly un-modded version of the game, and whoseSkyrimplaythrough experienced a very sharp pause when they exited a village store. Namely, a horse fell from the sky, landed on its feet, dismounting its rider and bounding off across the street like a ragdoll. It’s undoubtedly a hilarious sequence of events that perfectly encapsulates the kind of glitches that have definedSkyrim(and other Bethesda games in the Creation Engine era).
Though theSkyrimUnofficial Patch mod tends to resolve the bugs that Bethesda never got around to fixing, NPCs spawning in the sky is a common phenomenon when switching from one area into the next – especially if it happens to be populated, such as Whiterun or Riften, one of the busiestcities inSkyrimwhen it comes to NPC interactions. It tends to occur due to the game not recognizing where the NPC is supposed to be, and has caused the deaths of many characters through no fault of the player themselves.
Ultimately,Skyrimis as beloved for its harmless bugs asStarfieldis praised for being a more polished experience at launch. WithThe Elder Scrolls 6in early development, players can likely expect Bethesda to draw from its experience in designingStarfieldto hopefully deliver a more robust game on release.
