Update 1.6 is here for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and with it comes some quality of life changes and fixes for the patch. The update comes along as part of Skyrim‘s 10th Anniversary Edition. The famous Bethesda game started in the Xbox 360 era and is still running today. Most updated console versions came in the form of the Special Edition, which was consistently updated over the years. Though Bethesda hasn’t made a new Elder Scrolls game since it came out, Skyrim still stays popular. Anniversary Edition will bring the experience to next-gen consoles. However, PC users will simply get upgraded with Skyrim Update 1.6. Without further adieu, here’s everything new with Update 1.6.
Update 1.6 Patch Notes
- General game fixes
- Creation Club additions
- New Quests
- Universal Survival Mode
- Fishing feature
Update 1.6 General Game Fixes
- Performance optimizations
- Minor art and lighting fixes
- Adjusted creation quests so they no longer start upon leaving the first village in the game
Fishing Feature
- Fishing added to the game
- Questline and map markers added
- 20 new species of fish added
- Aquarium feature added
Survival Mode
- Survival Mode added to all games
Update 1.6 New Quest Lines
- Ghost of the Tribunal questline in honor of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
- Oblivion’s Mythic Dawn questline in honor of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- Oblivion Gates added to the game
Update 1.6 Creation Club Additions
- All previous creation club content is ready to download upon receipt of game
- Saints and Seducers gear and questline
- Rare Curios gear and questline
- Armor added
- New weapons
- New spells
- Different and new areas added
- Companions added
Though Skyrim: Anniversary Edition is another iteration of an over-sold game, it does bring new things to the table. As these patch notes show, plenty of new content has been added. Thanks to the Creation Club, over 500 new game elements are being boasted. Additionally, with things like fishing, some interesting downtime activities are in play now. The mighty Dragonborn doesn’t always have to be out fighting evil anymore.
Skyrim: Anniversary Edition is available now on Xbox Series X/S, Playstation 5, Playstation 4, Xbox One, and PC. For more information regarding this patch, visit the official Skyrim update website.
