Skyrim 1.5 Update Includes Those Awesome New Kill Cams

Remember all those great additions to Skyrim we saw as a product of the Bethesda Game Jam? Well besides your basic game fixes, this Skyrim update begins to implement some of those great ideas with the introduction of cinematic kill cameras for projectile weapons and spells.

They all look pretty spectacular and go a long way to adding a little extra punch for those of us who like to go in silent and deadly with arrows and magic. It's also great to see Bethesda not only start to implement some of those great game additions, but to actually add real meat and content to the game through free updates. It's this sort of developer commitment to continue improving upon a product that I think many developers should keep a keen eye on.

The update is currently available for the PC version of Skyrim, a console patch will be arriving "soon"

Check out the trailer of the updates below, followed by a complete list of game additions and fixes.

UPDATE 1.5 (all platforms unless noted)

NEW FEATURES

• New cinematic kill cameras for projectile weapons and spells

• New kill moves and animations for melee weapons

• Shadows on grass available (PC)

• Smithing skill increases now factor in the created item’s value

• Improved visual transition when going underwater

• Improved distance LOD transition for snowy landscapes

BUG FIXES

• General crash fixes and memory optimizations

• Fixed issue with Deflect Arrows perk not calculating properly

• In “A Cornered Rat,” the death of certain NPCs no longer blocks progression

• Fixed issue where Farkas would not give Companion’s quests properly

• Fixed crash when loading saves that rely on data that is no longer being loaded

• Followers sneak properly when player is sneaking

• Fixed issue with weapon racks not working properly in Proudspire Manor

• Arrows and other projectiles that were stuck in objects in the world now clean up properly

• Fixed issue where “Rescue Mission” was preventing “Taking Care of Business” from starting properly

• Fixed issue where certain NPCs would fail to become Thieves Guild fences

• Fixed issue in “Diplomatic Immunity” where killing all the guards in the Thalmor Embassy before starting the quest would break progress

• In “Hard Answers,” picking up the dwarven museum key after completing the quest, no longer restarts the quest

• Killing Viola before or after “Blood on the Ice” no longer blocks progression

• Fixed issue where Calixto would fail to die properly in “Blood on the Ice”

• In “Waking Nightmare” fixed occasional issue where Erandur would stop pathing properly

• Fixed issue where letters and notes with random encounters would appear blank

• Fixed rare issue where dialogue and shouts would improperly play

• Lydia will now offer marriage option after player purchases Breezehome in Whiterun

• Fixed issue where if player manually mined ore in Cidhna Mine, jail time would not be served

• Fixed rare issue with skills not increasing properly

• Fixed issue where the Headsman’s Axe did not gain proper buff from Barbarian perk

• In “A Night to Remember” it is no longer possible to kill Ysolda, Ennis or Senna before starting the quest

• Fixed issue with the ebony dagger having a weapon speed that was too slow

• Fixed issue with “The Wolf Queen Awakened” where backing out of a conversation with Styrr too soon would block progress

• The third level of the Limbsplitter perk now properly improves all battle axes

• Fixed a rare issue where Sanguine Rose would not work properly

• In “Tending the Flames” King Olaf’s Verse will no longer disappear from explosions