Even after 11 years,Skyrimfans are still discovering shortcuts and glitches, and a player has used one such exploit to make a long-winded journey and gain access to a chest. While the world isstill waiting on the arrival ofThe Elder Scrolls 6, with Bethesda being tight-lipped when it comes to details about the next entry in the epic RPG franchise, many gamers are still keeping themselves amused with 2011’sTES5, either through mods or just chronicling bugs.
DespiteSkyrimbeing considered by many to beone of the most immersive open world titles around, that sense of immersion can easily be broken as the game has become rather infamous over the years for its litany of glitches and issues. However, some would say that this almost adds to the charm, particularly those glitches that don’t really interfere with the gameplay in any major sense. In fact, there are even ways that players can use them to their advantage, sort of.
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In a recent post on Reddit, user Potential_Alarm_257 has uploaded a brief clip of theirSkyrimLegendary Survival Mode playthrough, in which they demonstrate an exploit they’ve noticed in one of the game’s most well-known cities. By leaping onto a barrel, they are able to vault over Whiterun’s walls and into an area players should not be able to get to without a proper loading screen. They then run around the outer limits of Whiterun, coming across empty pockets of the map that have not been rendered, before finding themselves underneath the city. Then they approach a floating chest and pilfer the contents to their heart’s content.
Given thatSkyrimhas a ton of glitcheseven to this day, this particular exploit is known to many, but it’s interesting how Potential_Alarm_257 went to such lengths to run all around the walls of Whiterun just to steal some items without any repercussions. It’s not certain whose treasure chest it is, either, although one Reddit user believes it could belong to Eorlund Gray-Mane of The Companions. In any case, it shows that players are still coming across glitches in the game, and even ones that are useful show just how many issues still survive despite all the re-releases and patches.
It also shows that there aremany different ways to playSkyrim, so it’s no wonder the epic RPG is still going strong after more than a decade. Add onto that the sheer number of community mods that are available, and people begin to wonder whether anyone will ever grow tired of playingThe Elder Scrolls 5.
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimis out now on PC, PS3, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
