Thu'umcast 35: Are You on Expert? (AAC)

Welcome to episode 38 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Today, we wrap up the journey that has been the Thu'umcast podcast. We have Dan Bull - and his Dovahkin Rap - on the podcast to take the show out. We'd like to thank everyone for listening, and we would especially like to thank everyone who's been part of the Facebook group. This is it for Thu'umcast, but we'll be back when another Fallout game arrives - and possibly for ESO. If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this. We intend to stay with the same idea - a gameplay podcast. If you don't want spoilers, don't listen - we are going to be talking about how we play the game, and what we ran across as we played. You can subscribe in iTunes (or any podcatcher) using this feed, or this one for the AAC edition. We'll add the iTunes specific links as soon as they are available. In the meantime, join the Facebook Group and follow us on Twitter. If you play on Steam, join the Steam Group. Like the music? Pay Sbeast a visit, we thank him for letting us use it! Links to all episodes and other information can be found on the Thu'umcast page. If you want to download the podcast directly, we've provided it in three formats: MP3 Edition AAC Edition Ogg Vorbis Edition Got feedback? Tweet us!. Enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in Skyrim! Tags: skyrim, thuumcast, elder scrolls

Welcome to episode 36 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Michael, Scott, Maki, and James are back (part 2 - get part one here) to talk about Dragon Born now that it's out for PC. We all like this expansion a lot - and Maki helps tie in the old Morrowind lore to what we're seeing in Solstheim. We went long, so this is split into two parts. This is part 2. If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this. We intend to stay with the same idea - a gameplay podcast. If you don't want spoilers, don't listen - we are going to be talking about how we play the game, and what we ran across as we played. You can subscribe in iTunes (or any podcatcher) using this feed, or this one for the AAC edition. We'll add the iTunes specific links as soon as they are available. In the meantime, join the Facebook Group and follow us on Twitter. If you play on Steam, join the Steam Group. Like the music? Pay Sbeast a visit, we thank him for letting us use it! Links to all episodes and other information can be found on the Thu'umcast page. If you want to download the podcast directly, we've provided it in three formats: MP3 Edition AAC Edition Ogg Vorbis Edition Got feedback? Tweet us!. Enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in Skyrim! Tags: skyrim, thuumcast, dragonborn

Welcome to episode 36 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Michael, Scott, Maki, and James are back to talk about Dragon Born now that it's out for PC. We all like this expansion a lot - and Maki helps tie in the old Morrowind lore to what we're seeing in Solstheim. We went long, so this is split into two parts. Episode 37 will be out soon.. If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this. We intend to stay with the same idea - a gameplay podcast. If you don't want spoilers, don't listen - we are going to be talking about how we play the game, and what we ran across as we played. You can subscribe in iTunes (or any podcatcher) using this feed, or this one for the AAC edition. We'll add the iTunes specific links as soon as they are available. In the meantime, join the Facebook Group and follow us on Twitter. If you play on Steam, join the Steam Group. Like the music? Pay Sbeast a visit, we thank him for letting us use it! Links to all episodes and other information can be found on the Thu'umcast page. If you want to download the podcast directly, we've provided it in three formats: MP3 Edition AAC Edition Ogg Vorbis Edition Got feedback? Tweet us!. Enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in Skyrim! Tags: skyrim, elder scrolls, dragonborn

Welcome to episode 35 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Today, James and Michael talk about playing the game on Expert Difficulty - and Michael explains why you probably should avoid Master. The podcast ends a bit abruptly while we were off on a rant about the gaming industry in general - this was recorded while I was on the road, and the hotel wifi just cut out on us. If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this. We intend to stay with the same idea - a gameplay podcast. If you don't want spoilers, don't listen - we are going to be talking about how we play the game, and what we ran across as we played. You can subscribe in iTunes (or any podcatcher) using this feed, or this one for the AAC edition. We'll add the iTunes specific links as soon as they are available. In the meantime, join the Facebook Group and follow us on Twitter. If you play on Steam, join the Steam Group. Like the music? Pay Sbeast a visit, we thank him for letting us use it! Links to all episodes and other information can be found on the Thu'umcast page. If you want to download the podcast directly, we've provided it in three formats: MP3 Edition AAC Edition Ogg Vorbis Edition Got feedback? Tweet us!. Enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in Skyrim! Tags: skyrim, elder scrolls, thuumcast, expert

Welcome to episode 34 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Today, James and Michael talk about some of the dragon/Nord lore behind the main plot in Skyrim. This came up now that we are both playing the game on Expert difficulty, and Michael has just gotten through Dawnguard. For some of the background we discussed, have a look here. If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this. We intend to stay with the same idea - a gameplay podcast. If you don't want spoilers, don't listen - we are going to be talking about how we play the game, and what we ran across as we played. You can subscribe in iTunes (or any podcatcher) using this feed, or this one for the AAC edition. We'll add the iTunes specific links as soon as they are available. In the meantime, join the Facebook Group and follow us on Twitter. If you play on Steam, join the Steam Group. Like the music? Pay Sbeast a visit, we thank him for letting us use it! Links to all episodes and other information can be found on the Thu'umcast page. If you want to download the podcast directly, we've provided it in three formats: MP3 Edition AAC Edition Ogg Vorbis Edition Got feedback? Tweet us!. Enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in Skyrim! Tags: skyrim, elder scrolls, lore, thuumcast

Welcome to episode 33 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Today's episode with James, Austin, and Chris goes into Dragonborn - the new DLC for Skyrim. The short answer s - we like it a lot. There's lots to talk about, including the all too common Skyrim quest glitches. If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this. We intend to stay with the same idea - a gameplay podcast. If you don't want spoilers, don't listen - we are going to be talking about how we play the game, and what we ran across as we played. You can subscribe in iTunes (or any podcatcher) using this feed, or this one for the AAC edition. We'll add the iTunes specific links as soon as they are available. In the meantime, join the Facebook Group and follow us on Twitter. If you play on Steam, join the Steam Group. Like the music? Pay Sbeast a visit, we thank him for letting us use it! Links to all episodes and other information can be found on the Thu'umcast page. If you want to download the podcast directly, we've provided it in three formats: MP3 Edition AAC Edition Ogg Vorbis Edition Got feedback? Tweet us!. Enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in Skyrim! Tags: skyrim, thuumcast, elder scrolls, dragonborn

Welcome to episode 32 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Today's episode covers the latest DLC from Bethesda, Hearthfire. We also talk about the ongoing issues on the PS3 with the game, and speculate about what that might mean for future DLC on the XBox. If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this. We intend to stay with the same idea - a gameplay podcast. If you don't want spoilers, don't listen - we are going to be talking about how we play the game, and what we ran across as we played. You can subscribe in iTunes (or any podcatcher) using this feed, or this one for the AAC edition. We'll add the iTunes specific links as soon as they are available. In the meantime, join the Facebook Group and follow us on Twitter. If you play on Steam, join the Steam Group. Like the music? Pay Sbeast a visit, we thank him for letting us use it! Links to all episodes and other information can be found on the Thu'umcast page. If you want to download the podcast directly, we've provided it in three formats: MP3 Edition AAC Edition Ogg Vorbis Edition Got feedback? Tweet us!. Enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in Skyrim! Technorati Tags: skyrim, hearthfire, thuumcast, elder scrolls

Welcome to episode 31 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Today's episode continues the cnversation about Dawnguard with Jack Quinn and Chris Grundtner. We also talk about the news - the DLC is finally out for PC (but still nowhere to be found for the PS3). We lso get into the Stray Dog glitch. If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this. We intend to stay with the same idea - a gameplay podcast. If you don't want spoilers, don't listen - we are going to be talking about how we play the game, and what we ran across as we played. You can subscribe in iTunes (or any podcatcher) using this feed, or this one for the AAC edition. We'll add the iTunes specific links as soon as they are available. In the meantime, join the Facebook Group and follow us on Twitter. If you play on Steam, join the Steam Group. Like the music? Pay Sbeast a visit, we thank him for letting us use it! Links to all episodes and other information can be found on the Thu'umcast page. If you want to download the podcast directly, we've provided it in three formats: MP3 Edition AAC Edition Ogg Vorbis Edition Got feedback? Tweet us!. Enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in Skyrim! Technorati Tags: skyrim, elder scrolls, dawnguard, thuumcast

Welcome to episode 30 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Today's episode covers the sad tale of "when mods attack". Michael's level 70 character is fatally broken due to a bad interaction between the Skyrim game engine and the mods that he installed. We talk about how that happened, and go fairly deep into the technical details. If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this. We intend to stay with the same idea - a gameplay podcast. If you don't want spoilers, don't listen - we are going to be talking about how we play the game, and what we ran across as we played. You can subscribe in iTunes (or any podcatcher) using this feed, or this one for the AAC edition. We'll add the iTunes specific links as soon as they are available. In the meantime, join the Facebook Group and follow us on Twitter. If you play on Steam, join the Steam Group. Like the music? Pay Sbeast a visit, we thank him for letting us use it! Links to all episodes and other information can be found on the Thu'umcast page. If you want to download the podcast directly, we've provided it in three formats: MP3 Edition AAC Edition Ogg Vorbis Edition Got feedback? Tweet us!. Enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in Skyrim! Technorati Tags: skyrim, thuumcast, elder scrolls, mods

Welcome to episode 26 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Chris and James go back into Dawnguard, this time on the Vampire side. Chris ran into an interesting framerate issue on the XBox, which limited his ability to play, but we did cover some of the Vampire quest line, and the perk tree. If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this. We intend to stay with the same idea - a gameplay podcast. If you don't want spoilers, don't listen - we are going to be talking about how we play the game, and what we ran across as we played. You can subscribe in iTunes (or any podcatcher) using this feed, or this one for the AAC edition. We'll add the iTunes specific links as soon as they are available. In the meantime, join the Facebook Group and follow us on Twitter. If you play on Steam, join the Steam Group. Like the music? Pay Sbeast a visit, we thank him for letting us use it! Links to all episodes and other information can be found on the Thu'umcast page. If you want to download the podcast directly, we've provided it in three formats: MP3 Edition AAC Edition Ogg Vorbis Edition Got feedback? Tweet us!. Enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in Skyrim! Technorati Tags: skyrim, elder scrolls, thuumcast