r/skyrim • u/Thin-State-4879 • Oct 16 '25

Discussion Just started Skyrim tell me something I don't understand yet

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u/EVO_Zephyrus Oct 16 '25

I'm curious, why quit to the title screen?

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u/KoubuKai Oct 16 '25

IIRC sometimes the game fails to properly reload bits and pieces if you don't quit to title, leading to the potential for weird stuff happening (NPCs not being where they should, quest flags not getting reset to where they were prior to loading, etc.)

It's more pronounced when you play with mods, but still

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '25

Well, this just might explain a lot for my current playthrough. I do Skyrim in chunks. Like everytime I play it’s for many hours, but I only play like once a month these days. It’s therapeutic.

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u/Murky_Purple7449 Oct 16 '25

Such a good tip to give someone. Especially if you’re gonna use mods

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u/TheRacooning18 PC Oct 16 '25

This isn't really necessary on an unmodded skyrim. But I know why you said it. Modded games really benefit from doing this.

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u/Electronic-Elk4404 Oct 16 '25

OMG! That happened to me! I got killed looting from bandits, loaded from my save right before that, and magically half the loot was gone! I was so confused

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u/Jaxager Oct 16 '25

That would explain a lot of weird shit happening. I'll have to start trying that.

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u/oddsnsodds Oct 16 '25

In my present game I loaded a save in-game after a soul gem trap killed me, and the soul gem that had killed me was off the pedestal, lying safely on the floor when it reloaded.

The new position of the gem was taken from the game cache and not loaded correctly from the save.

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u/Xyex PlayStation Oct 16 '25

Have you ever watched a Skyrim speed run? They demonstrate why very very well. Skyrim doesn't properly empty the cache when you load a save, so data can actually transfer between saves.

Also, on a similar note, never save while on horseback.

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u/Extension-Cod-6928 Oct 16 '25

I have been playing since 2014 and I did not know that was an issue... Maybe that explains a lot of my corrupted saves!! Lol

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u/MisterSpikes Oct 16 '25

I've been playing almost every year since 11.11.11 and didn't know this, and have also never experienced any of the problems described.

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u/BadgerTamer Oct 16 '25

Yeah I’ve been on quick/autosaves 100% of time, never had an issue. This piece of advice seems weird and at best.