It will address a number of common issues and broken quests, and should enter certification next week for release by early February.
"You have all supported Skyrim in a huge way, and we'll be supporting all of you, and continue to make the game better," Bethesda concluded.
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The planned changelog for patch 1.4:
New Features
- Skyrim launcher support for Steam Workshop (PC)
Bug Fixes
- General optimizations for memory and performance
- Fixed occasional issue with armor and clothing not displaying properly when placed on mannequin's in player's house. (PS3)
- Improved compiler optimization settings (PC)
- Long term play optimizations for memory and performance (PS3)
- Memory optimizations related to scripting
- Fixed crashes related to pathing and AI
- Fixed crash in Haemar's Shame if player had already completed "A Daedra's Best Friend"
- Fixed rare crash with loading saved games
- Fixed issue with accented characters not displaying properly at the end of a line
- Master Criminal achievement/trophy unlocks properly in French, German, Spanish and Italian
- Fixed issue where dragon priest masks would not render correctly
- Fixed issue where quests would incorrectly progress after reloading a save
- Fixed issues with placing and removing books from bookshelves in the player's home
- Fixed issue where weapon racks and plaques would not work correctly in player's house if player immediately visits their house before purchasing any furnishing.
- Fixed issue where the player house in Windhelm would not clean up properly
- Fixed crash related to giant attacks and absorb spells
- Fixed issue with ash piles not cleaning up properly
- Fixed occasional issue where overwriting an existing save would fail
- Fixed memory crash with container menu
- Fixed infinite loop with bookshelves
- Fixed issue where traps in Shalidor's Maze would not work properly in French, German, Spanish and Italian versions
- Fixed issue where transforming back to human from werewolf would occasionally not fail
- Bows and daggers will display properly when placed on weapon racks
Quest Fixes
- The Unusual Gem inside the Thalmor Embassy is now accessible after finishing "Diplomatic Immunity"
- In "Breaching Security", the quest token is no longer required to receive a fortune reading from Olava the Feeble
- Fixed issue where Galmar would not complete Joining the Stormcloaks properly if "Season Unending" was an active quest
- Fixed issue where starting "Season Unending" after finishing "Joining the Stormcloaks" would prevent "The Jagged Crown" from starting properly.
- Fixed issue progressing through "Message to Whiterun" while "Season Unending" was still open would block progression for both quests.
- In "Arniel's Endeavor", fixed issue where a quest journal would trigger multiple times
- In "Forbidden Legend", the amulet fragment can no longer disappear after player leaves a dungeon without taking it
- Fixed rare issue in "Forbidden Legend" where killing Mikrul Gauldurson while sneaking would make his corpse unaccessible
- In "The White Phial", the phial can no longer disappear if player leaves dungeon without taking it
- "The White Phial" will now start properly if player already has a briar heart in their inventory
- Player can no longer get stuck in Misty Grove after completing "A Night to Remember"
- Fixed issue where leaving Riften during "A Chance Arrangement" would prevent quest from progressing
- In "Darkness Returns", a door in Twilight Sepulcher will properly open if the player leaves the dungeon for an extended period of time before completing the quest
- In "Under New Management", if the player leaves the Oculory for an extended period of time after placing the focusing crystal and returns, the quest will proceed correctly
- "Onmund's Request" will now start properly if player has already found Enthir's staff before receiving this quest
- Fixed instance where Tonilia would stop buying stolen items and also would not give Guild Leader Armor
- "Repairing the Phial" will start properly if player already has unmelting snow or mammoth tusk in their inventory
- Finding Pantea's Flute before speaking with Pantea no longer prevents her quest from updating
- In "The Coming of the Dawn", fixed rare instance where a quest object would spawn incorrectly on the Katariah during Hail Sithis
- Fixed rare issue in "The Mind of Madness" where player is unable to equip the Wabbajack
- Fixed issue in "Pieces of the Past" where Mehrunes Dagon's Razor will not trigger properly if player leaves the cell for extended period of time before activating it
- "Blood's Honour" will start properly if you visited and completed Driftshade and an extended period of time passes before starting the quest.
- Fixed rare issue where "Dampened Spirits" would not start properly
- Fixed issue where player would be unable to become Thane of Riften if they purchased a home first
- Fixed issue where killing guards in Cidhna Mine woud block progression for "No One Escapes Cidhna Mine"
- Fixed numerous issues with "Blood on the Ice" not triggering properly
- In "Blood on the Ice", Calixto can now be killed if player owns a house in Windhelm
- In "The Cure for Madness", killing Cicero then resurrecting him no longer impedes quest progress
- Fixed rare issue in "To Kill an Empire" where an NPC would fail to die properly
- Clearing Knifepoint Ridge before starting "Boethiah's Champion" no longer prevents quest from starting.
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