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Daelon DuLac

How do you backstab a Dragon?
At at least one mill if you do the mill owner a favour you can cut as much wood as you like for free.

With regards all the other materials, I find over a few hundred in-game days you end up with enough ore just from running around, or at least I do. I never go on specific ore-mining trips for example. Looting gives you everything else over time.
But if you cut it, how does it get to your house? You can't carry it.

The chopped wood automatically returns to your house, it will be a log pile to the side of your house.
You mean the stuff I saw in the mill, right? I've done that a couple of times, but never really thought about it. I usually just have my steward buy it.

Thanks for the info!
 

Hidde

Drunk Archer
But if you cut it, how does it get to your house? You can't carry it.

The chopped wood automatically returns to your house, it will be a log pile to the side of your house.
You mean the stuff I saw in the mill, right? I've done that a couple of times, but never really thought about it. I usually just have my steward buy it.

Thanks for the info!

You're welcome! It's still easy to get confused though. I'll explain:

The log pile to the side of your house functions as storage. You can't interact with it in any way (which was what I thought when I first purchased Hearthfire) but it will show up when you're building furniture/adding rooms, etc.

Good luck ;)
 

poprotzy

New Member
I feel like I have grown to really Hearthfire, and Skyrim just wouldn't be the same for me without it. The scenery at the plots you can buy is incredible… it really does add a sense role playing. For me, it also added a sense of frustration. The lots and materials cost a lot, and seeing as I'm a sort of "Do it first, Do it now" kind of person, I buy the lots right when I can. And then try to complete them right when I can. So I run out of money fairly quickly. There are also quite a lot of bugs and glitches. But, I mean, it's really a good addition to the game, and if you're the kind of person who really enjoys role playing and the home aspect of the game, then yeah. Get it.
 
I love Hearthfire! It is great to be able to build houses and furnish them with what you like! As you rise is levels you gather so much money that you have to have something to spend it on. Why not a house? I enjoy the role playing aspect of it and the planning and purchasing. Deciding what I want, what I don't want etc. My current character a mage is building Lakeside Manor. I am going traditional with building a standard Mage house with the Library, Enchanters Tower and Alchemist Tower. I am planning when I start a new character to fine tune the house a little more to include only those things that the character really would use and display. Of course I am planning on going a little more restrictive with the character too, but that's a different topic entirely.
 

ZeroDragon

Bring me my broadsword, and clear understanding.
I've just started a new character and am already planning the houses. Mainly because, once a room is added, it's use can't be changed. So adopting kids means the greenhouse can't be changed into a bedroom, nor can an armoury. I know there are beds upstairs, but that's where the hired help sleep. That said, one for the wife & kids, one for research with a library etc, and one man cave to escape from the pressures of being the dragonborn (and her constant chatter)

One other mistake I won't make is that I will leave the stewards in place and get new for each house. Using the same one for 2 houses made it very frustrating.
 

Jake Johnson

Active Member
IMO, it really depends on:

1) Are you trying a specific RP (I am currently RPing as Professor Lupin from Prisoner of Azkaban, so Markarth's Abandoned House is perfect!)

or

2) What crafting options do you want near? If you are okay with having them in the same town, then just buy Breezehome or live out of the Abandoned House; if you must have a forge at your house, then buy a plot via Hearthfire and build.
 

LotusEater

I brake for blue butterflies
IMO, it really depends on:

1) Are you trying a specific RP (I am currently RPing as Professor Lupin from Prisoner of Azkaban, so Markarth's Abandoned House is perfect!)

or

2) What crafting options do you want near? If you are okay with having them in the same town, then just buy Breezehome or live out of the Abandoned House; if you must have a forge at your house, then buy a plot via Hearthfire and build.



Or just go to Solsthiem and acquire Severin Manor fully furnished with everything a crafter needs... for free. :)
 

ZeroDragon

Bring me my broadsword, and clear understanding.
For what it costs ..... yes it is worth it for anyone wanting a bit more immersion in Skyrim. For the armoury, for the library, for the greenhouse, the garden, the apiary, the hens and cows, oh yeah .... and you can adopt 2 kids if you really want to. No it's not perfect and, no surprise, has the odd glitchy bit, but it's what ? About £5/$5 or included in the legendary edition. IMO it's well worth it from both a financial and game point of view.
 

Daelon DuLac

How do you backstab a Dragon?
IMO, it really depends on:

1) Are you trying a specific RP (I am currently RPing as Professor Lupin from Prisoner of Azkaban, so Markarth's Abandoned House is perfect!)

or

2) What crafting options do you want near? If you are okay with having them in the same town, then just buy Breezehome or live out of the Abandoned House; if you must have a forge at your house, then buy a plot via Hearthfire and build.



Or just go to Solsthiem and acquire Severin Manor fully furnished with everything a crafter needs... for free. :)
Well, other than the conflict, toadying, quests and having to live amongst a bunch of nasty Dunmer... :) Nothing is free.
 

LotusEater

I brake for blue butterflies
IMO, it really depends on:

1) Are you trying a specific RP (I am currently RPing as Professor Lupin from Prisoner of Azkaban, so Markarth's Abandoned House is perfect!)

or

2) What crafting options do you want near? If you are okay with having them in the same town, then just buy Breezehome or live out of the Abandoned House; if you must have a forge at your house, then buy a plot via Hearthfire and build.



Or just go to Solsthiem and acquire Severin Manor fully furnished with everything a crafter needs... for free. :)
Well, other than the conflict, toadying, quests and having to live amongst a bunch of nasty Dunmer... :) Nothing is free.


Racism is ugly... even in a video game. ;)

Then again, I worked about ten years in and around Detroit so maybe my tolerance for bad elements is higher.
 

Daelon DuLac

How do you backstab a Dragon?
Or just go to Solsthiem and acquire Severin Manor fully furnished with everything a crafter needs... for free. :)
Well, other than the conflict, toadying, quests and having to live amongst a bunch of nasty Dunmer... :) Nothing is free.


Racism is ugly... even in a video game. ;)

Then again, I worked about ten years in and around Detroit so maybe my tolerance for bad elements is higher.
I agree. I was joking, of course. Oakland CA & Southside of Chicago for me.
 

LotusEater

I brake for blue butterflies
Well, other than the conflict, toadying, quests and having to live amongst a bunch of nasty Dunmer... :) Nothing is free.


Racism is ugly... even in a video game. ;)

Then again, I worked about ten years in and around Detroit so maybe my tolerance for bad elements is higher.
I agree. I was joking, of course. Oakland CA & Southside of Chicago for me.


I know you were joking. That's why I ended the statement with a winky.

Both of the areas you mentioned are actually probably worse than Detroit. Detroit is really, really bad but the population is also very, very low due to mass exodus. People worry about the Apocalypse... it's already here... in Detroit. No exaggeration.

EDIT

Oooooh. I see you are close to the 5000 mark in posts. On second thought a good racism debate could get you to 5000 a lot quicker. ;) <-------winky :)
 

Daelon DuLac

How do you backstab a Dragon?
Racism is ugly... even in a video game. ;)

Then again, I worked about ten years in and around Detroit so maybe my tolerance for bad elements is higher.
I agree. I was joking, of course. Oakland CA & Southside of Chicago for me.


I know you were joking. That's why I ended the statement with a winky.

Both of the areas you mentioned are actually probably worse than Detroit. Detroit is really, really bad but the population is also very, very low due to mass exodus. People worry about the Apocalypse... it's already here... in Detroit. No exaggeration.

EDIT

Oooooh. I see you are close to the 5000 mark in posts. On second thought a good racism debate could get you to 5000 a lot quicker. ;) <-------winky :)
Maybe I should start another "Ignore this post" discussion. That one really go hoppin'!
 

Dovahkiir

Member
I enjoyed HF for the adopting kids part that was fun and worth the money alone, but the house building part was meh honestly.

The choice of options is very limited and to be honest building is tedious. There are much nicer mod houses out there and some are simply stunning - if you're on the PC. You don't get to build them yourself for teh most part but I see that as an advantage.
 

Brawnysilverfox

New Member
I like it but it could be so muc better I guess. I thought the ''storage'' wing on the house was kinda pointless and messy considering no-one possibly needs 30+ containers in one room, when they don't have a limit to what you can put in them.

Also, maybe a few more ''radiant'' aspects could have been included - I would have liked the option to hire guards that need paying.....maybe robberies too? Like sometimes your guards would fend them off but other times you'd have to track the bandits down to get your stuff back.
 

Commodus

New Member
Honestly, it's not worth it.
Why build a house in areas that are often so grim, dangerous and likely to be full of bandits and other things trying to attack you? And why have a house when there's so little to do with your family? Your spouse and kids wander around like perfect strangers, you have a few brief interactions with them, but it's nothing special whatsoever.
The idea was brilliant, but it was executed poorly because they didn't actually allow you to interact with your family in any way. It's all just a bit ghostly :/
 

moorishflower

New Member
I'll be honest, I found Heartfire a bit lackluster considering I was expecting "fantasy Sims." Not to say I didn't like it, because I definitely did, but I wanted a bit...more, I guess? Like, the Dawnguard expansion was pretty big, and I guess I just wanted to be able to immerse myself a bit more into Skyrim. As it stands, though, I don't regret buying Hearthfire. I like customizing stuff (I'm one of those people who spent two-three hours making a character), so the ability to customize whole buildings -- to a certain degree -- was a nice break from killing dragons and robbing people blind.
 
I personally enjoy it for a few reasons. The reasons are: it's something to spend money on. The Hearthfire homes also have some things, like the kitchen and greenhouse, that vanilla homes don't have that I personally enjoy. I also like working on building and decorating the houses when I feel like playing Skyrim, but not questing or fighting, which happens sometimes.
The only things I dislike are all the bugs.
I will say I don't really get why they added three different homesteads - I would be fine with just Lakeview (I'm guessing to give players some more variety?). I'm only going to build the other two for their unique add ons (fishery and mill I believe?), and the PS3 trophy. :)


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Kohlar the Unkilled

Time for some ale
I personally enjoy it for a few reasons. The reasons are: it's something to spend money on. The Hearthfire homes also have some things, like the kitchen and greenhouse, that vanilla homes don't have that I personally enjoy. I also like working on building and decorating the houses when I feel like playing Skyrim, but not questing or fighting, which happens sometimes.
The only things I dislike are all the bugs.
I will say I don't really get why they added three different homesteads - I would be fine with just Lakeview (I'm guessing to give players some more variety?). I'm only going to build the other two for their unique add ons (fishery and mill I believe?), and the PS3 trophy. :)


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Heljarchen has become my favorite for it's remote, yet central location. This last time I didn't even bother with my cellar, did all my smithing out front on the anvil. One can see for miles and miles. :beermug:
 

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