The nine different options for the three wing sections cater to most tastes and dispositions.
Just like armor or potion or the roof overhead, the right mix of materials is needed for production, burning glass and goat horns into the back of players' minds during the peripheral game experience. Interior design functions as its own everlasting project while the complex is underway, and each room is compatible with an exhausting array of furnishings from practical to posh. The central idea is to gradually develop the house - despite the aid of a steward fetching and selling supplies, full completion won’t occur overnight - but even in the guise of an ongoing construction project, it all feels extremely linear.īut that’s not to say Hearthfire lacks depth. Afterward, construction becomes a matter of identifying each building’s components (foundations, supports, doors, etc.), gathering or creating the necessary materials (the add-on introduces a few more into the world), and selecting each piece for appropriation in its predetermined location. (Initiating the buying process can be confusing, too players who are Thanes of the aforementioned cities receive no letter from a courier alerting them to speak with the Jarl.) While the trio of real estate ventures represents a serious draw for monopolists, it also becomes a portent to the rigid parameters Hearthfire seems to be working within.īuildings can’t be modified in terms of material, color, or architectural style each - consisting of one small cottage, one massive main hall, three additional “wings” (which stem from nine various options such as an armory or greenhouse) and a cellar - are selected from pre-set designs on a planning table. Staking out a property means first acquiring its plot deed - of which only three are available, either near Falkreath, Morthal, or Dawnstar. But it could be enough to alter the framework of the franchise.Ĭustomization in Hearthfire isn’t entirely boundless. It’s not predicated on creatures or combat or mission structure like Skyrim’s full-blown expansion, Dawnguard. But it does.įor Xbox 360 owners of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - those not privy to the creation kits and modding tools enjoyed by the PC crowd - Hearthfire, the game’s second DLC add-on, marks the first time in the series players can actively expand on the environment, the first time they can create their own structures and leave a permanent imprint on Tamriel’s terrain. After meticulously sculpting perk trees, obsessively managing inventories, endlessly queuing up new quests, and buying (or stealing) and selling (or littering) more items than Belethor’s General Goods could handle in a year, raising up the rafters for our Dovahkiin dwellings shouldn’t seem any less ordinary than the character-shaping tasks already inundating Bethesda’s fantasy RPG world. It feels odd, building a house in Skyrim.
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