Skyrim - Starting Guide + Tips and Tricks

Wow this video really blew up! Just wanted to say I’ve been getting a lot of comments about why I didn’t do this exploit or that exploit, and the reason why is because newcomers and those looking for a refresher do not care about exploits and just want to play the game normally. I am also someone that dislikes exploits and intentionally did not put any in the video. Just wanted to say this because I’ve been getting comments for the past 5 months about it which bothered me because I felt many people missed the point of the video.

I never thought I would be looking for a beginner's guide to Skyrim in the year 2024 but here I am. Thanks brother. Amazing guide

Tip for newbies: Don't kill any chicken when you first arrive, cuz everyone gonna kill u for it

It's 2023 and we're still getting tutorials. I love it, truly a game of all time. And yes, I'm still playing my modded playthrough a few hours a day.

Been playing this game for like 5 years and I’ve barely scratched the surface, this dude is teaching me things I didn’t know about freaking Bleak Falls Barrow.

Further point about Helgen cave with the bear, there is an iron helmet and a black-briar mead on the side by the cart. This mead can be used to help the jarl of falkreath before level five.

My tips: 1. At around level 5-10 take a stable ride to Markarth, then do the Molag Bal quest (find the haunted house) to get the Mace of Molag Bal. This mace is a very effective starter weapon and looks cool. 2. Any level: recommended for lowlevels Go to Farengar Secret-fire and get the spell tome for Soul Trap. Then, find an animal like a fox or even a mudcrab and spam soul trap. Wait an hour if your magicka is depleted. Repeat until you are level 100 in Conjuration. Then go to Winterhold and speak to Phinis. He will give you a quest where you need to summon a daedra to collect a sigil stone. Use a bow and arrow to kill the daedra if not. Then get the sigil stone and bring it to Phinis. He will return it and what you can do is go to the Midden (far left from the entrance, looks like a trapdoor) and then find the Atronach forge. Search up a guide for this as you will need certain ingredients. Once you have the ingredients put them in the Offering Box and pull the pulley. If you've done it correctly, a daedric weapon or armorpiece will spawn. Unless you have done Daedra heart + Greater soul gem + Iron sword, then you will instead get a random weapon or armor with a random enchantment. Save before doing the random recipe just in case you get anything unwanted. 3. Common knowledge: don't get too cocky and go to a giant or a dragon at a lowlevel. I beg you. Unless you have a strong bow and arrow or Fireball do not even attempt it. You absolutely will be demolished.

Skyrim veteran across several platforms. My favorite game ever. And I still learned a couple of things watching this video. Cheers. New subscription earned.

"once you strip that mine for all it's fucking got" I laughed, excellent, 10/10

Going to try Skyrim today I know I'm years late but better late than never. Thanks for the guide 👍✌️

As a weirdo who never really played Skyrim until the Anniversary edition, I really appreciate you mentioning Golden Hills Plantation and the Tundra Homestead. All the added housing is pretty great (especially because I think they all were made by one of the best modders in the Bethesda modding world, Elianora) but those two are especially good. My warrior Nord, Njordmann the Nord Man, operates out of the one in the mountains between Markarth and Falkreath, which is basically Jorrvaskr turned 90 degrees. This is a great guide! I haven't done much exploring of the immediate area between Helgen and Riverwood. Njordy might do some extra poking around next time I play, particularly to find that bandit camp with the treasure map.

years after my first play through later i decided to hop back on this game and remembered NOTHING so THANK YOU for this video 😅❤

I tried starting this game twice previously years ago and couldn’t get very far due to being overwhelmed by how much there is. Thankfully, this video helped out a lot. Started my third try and am enjoying it a lot. Playing as an Orc using 1 handed and a shield. Seems pretty straightforward.

Noob here. I’m about 25 hours in, and restarted 3 times because I kept a poor diet in survival mode. This game is amazing. Here’s my best move so far: My current file, I ended up near a saints bandit camp that they’re wearing all gold. I tried to beat them a few times and had no chance. There were some nearby giants, so I aggroed the bandits and baited them to the giants. The giants aren’t in my party but they cleared those bandits for me, and let me save the bug.

Skyrim is a lifetime game if you play it patiently , quest by quest without skipping anything ( conversations , traveling....) !!!! Amazing work , imagine if we get one day full Tamriel RPG !!!! 🔥🔥🔥☝️☝️☝️

Thank you for making this video, I never played skyrim on console and I got it on my pc recently and have been playing it. I loved the fallout series so I thought there was no way I couldn’t like this. Now I have an upperhand and a general start in the beginning with new characters. Thank you so much again

Just started Skyrim again on ps5. Last time I played it was probably a decade or more ago on Xbox 360. Feels like I’m playing it for the first time again Truly a masterpiece

Many thanks, Im a veteran Skyrim gamer but haven’t played in a few years so thought I’d give myself a quick refresher which this guide did well. For those folk who eant early exploits I would say, if you haven’t played before just relax into it and don’t push yourself too hard. Skyrim is an individual experience not a competitive one. Once you become familiar enough with the game and things become familiar and grindy, then consider using the exploits to speed things up.

Thank you! I have never played a game like Skyrim before and wanted to watch your video to see what it's like. I really appreciate it!

I love how after so many years we still play and love it