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ASkyrimplayer recently discovered a neat detail about the College of Winterhold: players can light the beacons located at its entrance by themselves with the Magelight spell. This is one of the many minor details that makeThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimfeel alive and helped it to become such a huge success with players even years after its release.
Originally released by Bethesda in 2011,Skyrimis one of the most successful games of all time. Not only hasSkyrimsold over 60 million copies so far, but it has received several ports to different platforms, and it has countless mods that keep its community alive after 13 years.
Now, aSkyrimplayer called xDarnelx shared a short clip of their latest discovery on r/skyrim, revealing to other gamers that their characters can use the Magelight spell to light the beacons that can be found near the entrance of the College of Winterhold. The College of Winterhold is home to one ofSkyrim’s best joinable factions, the guild of Winterhold mages. Normally, the college member Faralda lights these magical bonfires as part of a scripted scene that happens early in the faction’s questline, but most players do not know that they can do it for themselves by using the same spell that the NPC employs.
Skyrim Players Can Light The Beacons on the Path to the College of Winterhold
In the post’s comments, which obtained over 1,100 upvotes on r/skyrim, some players discussed their previous experiences withSkyrim’s College of Winterhold. While Faralda normally lights up the beacons as soon as players reach the location, some gamers shared experiences when she missed the beacon, and they had to light it up themselves. Others, however, pointed out that they were unable to replicate xDarnelx’s feat, which indicates that this may not work in some versions of the game.
The College of Winterhold is among the most interesting locations inSkyrim. In the game’s lore, Winterhold was once a powerful city that was destroyed during an event called “The Great Collapse,” in which a massive storm made a huge chunk of the city fall into the sea. Earlier this year, one gamer decided toreimagine how Winterhold looked before the Great Collapsein an amazing drawing. In this gamer’s work, it’s possible to see the College of Winterhold standing at its usual location at the top of the cliff surrounded by a huge city, much bigger than it is when the Dragonborn visits in the game.
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