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Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 38: The End (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...

2013-06-2144 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 37: At Last, Dragon Born for PC (part 2) (AAC) 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...

2013-02-1238 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 36: At Last, Dragon Born for PC (AAC) 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...

2013-02-0937 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 35: Are You on Expert? (AAC) 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...

2012-12-2239 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 34: Dragon Lore (AAC) 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...

2012-12-1831 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 33: Dragonborn (AAC) 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...

2012-12-1029 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 32: Hearthfire (AAC) 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...

2012-09-0933 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 31: Where's My Stupid Dog? (AAC) 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...

2012-08-0337 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 30: When Mods Attack (AAC) 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...

2012-07-1938 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 29: Vampiric Rage (AAC) 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...

2012-07-1426 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 28: Mods and Exclusives, Part 2 (AAC) 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 Today's episode doesn't have much to do with Dawnguard - Michael Lucas-Smith and James Robertson instead turned to mods (and to a small extent, to the Dawnguard XBox exclusive). What's covered is the mods we have installed, and what they add to our Skyrim experience. That conversation took long enough that this was split into two pieces. This is part 2 - if you missed part 1, you should start...

2012-07-0739 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 27: Beastly Rampages (AAC) Welcome to episode 27 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 goes back into Dawnguard - Austin, Chris, and James pretty much wrap things up on the Dawnguard side of things. We discussed the Werewolf perks, the Werewolf totems, the "Lost to the Ages" quest, and general gameplay stuff - including how much fun it is to turn into a Werewolf and just run off on a rampage. Still no luck finding a Legendary Dragon though...

2012-07-0331 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 26: Mods and Exclusives (AAC) 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 Today's episode doesn't have much to do with Dawnguard - Michael Lucas-Smith and James Robertson instead turned to mods (and to a small extent, to the Dawnguard XBox exclusive). What's covered is the mods we have installed, and what they add to our Skyrim experience. That conversation took long enough that this is being split into two pieces. This is part 1 - part 2 will be out shortly.

2012-07-0240 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 25: Dawnguard Arrives! (AAC) Welcome to episode 25 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 Dawnguard has shipped (at least on the XBox) - and we're back to talk about how we're playing. We are joined by guest host Chris Grundtner - Austin and James are the only members of the regular cast who play on the XBox. All three of us have started out on the Dawnguard path, so that's what we talk about here. We'll be back soon with another episode...

2012-06-2830 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 24: Dawnguard and MMOs (AAC) Welcome to episode 21 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 We're back, and we talk about three things: the Dawnguard DLC that just had a teaser trailer released, the Elder Scrolls MMO that's been talked up, and the stuff going on with the Skyrim Steam Workshop 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...

2012-06-0129 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 23: Sneaky (AAC) Welcome to episode 23 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 went back to the perk trees - check out the Skyrim Perk Calculator to follow along. We talked about the "sneaky" skills - and along the way we got into the dragon priest masks, some of the RPG aspects of the game, and a few others things. If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this. We intend to stay with...

2012-03-0544 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 22: The Creation Kit! (AAC) Welcome to episode 22 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 In this episode we go into a bit of (limited) depth about - the Skyrim Creation Kit. While we understand that this is kind of a nothing-burger for console players, it is big news for the game as a whole. We'll be back to the game itself shortly, but in the meantime: if you're a listener who's used the Creation Kit heavily, and would like to come on...

2012-02-1627 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 21: Mods, Mods, and More Mods (AAC) Welcome to episode 21 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 There's big news to talk about today - the Skyrim Creation Kit is out, and we decided to have two conversations about it. Today, we talked about the Steam Workshop - the new way to download mods, some of the mods that have shown up there already, and about the really cool mod video that Bethesda put out to show us what kinds of things you can do...

2012-02-1337 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 20: Is That a Perk, Or Are You Just Happy To See Me? (AAC) Welcome to episode 20 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 The perk system is one of the coolest parts of Skyrim, and in this episode we start talking about them - focusing on the "warrior" perks. We'll get to the rest of them in future shows. We also touch on the just released 1.4 patch, and the much anticipated Creation Kit. While we discussed the perks, we referred to the awesome Skyrim Perk Calculator site. Check it out before...

2012-02-0342 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 19: Fus Ro Dah! (AAC) Welcome to episode 19 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 The entire crew is back for the shout outs back to our fans on the Facebook Group. If you asked for one, this is where we answer! We also had a brief discussion about the shouts in the game - including some of the ones that the dragons and greybeards use that players don't have access to. If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll...

2012-01-3131 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 18: Twitching From the Marathon (AAC) Welcome to episode 18 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 We talk to Joep Janson, one of the guys behind Bearded Gaming - check them out for live streamed gaming sessions across the video game spectrum. We talk about Joen's 48 hour marathon, Skyrim strategy, and the SkyUI mod. Check out the Bearded Gaming Site to see Joep's work! If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this. We intend to stay with the...

2012-01-2132 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 17: Follow the Stone Crumbs (AAC) Welcome to episode 17 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 James, Scott and Austin talk about two of the larger side quest lines: No Stone Unturned (the Berenziah stones quest), and the Daedric quests (which lead the Oblivion Walker achievement) 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...

2012-01-1627 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 16: Where Did I Leave My SpellBooks? (AAC) Welcome to episode 16 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 The Bethesda/Interplay lawsuit came to a close recently, so we talked a bit about that (seeing as how we are all Fallout fans as well). We then moved on to the College of Winterhold. While we talked about that quest line a bit in the early podcasts, we never really went into depth - so today we give it the full treatment. If you liked...

2012-01-1037 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 15: Is That a Skeleton Key in Your Pocket? (AAC) Welcome to episode 15 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 talk about the Thieves Guild Quest - top to bottom, with all the details you'll want to know to make your way through all of the nooks and crannies of the quest line. We also talk about what we liked, and what we didn't like about it. If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this. We intend to stay with...

2012-01-0553 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast Episode 14: Hail Thu'umcast on Facebook! (AAC) Welcome to episode 14 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 cover some of the great feedback we've gotten via the Facebook group - so we want to thank everyone who's contributed, because this is your episode! 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...

2011-12-2955 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 13: Stabby Stabby Stabby (AAC) Welcome to episode 13 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 We talk about the Dark Brotherhood quest in detail, from start to finish (with plenty of sidetracks along the way, of course) 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...

2011-12-2246 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 12: Windhelm or Solitude? (AAC) Welcome to episode 12 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 go into a bit of depth about the Civil War quest line - and cover some of the things to watch out for in 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...

2011-12-2030 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 11: The Dark Doorway (AAC) Welcome to episode 11 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 The Thieves Guild quest line looks like the longest one in the game - we talk about that, the Dark Brotherhood quests, and how patch 1.3 doesn't seem to have completely fixed dragons yet. Also, check out Austin's new website. 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...

2011-12-1729 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 10: Stormcloaks Vs. Companions! (AAC) Welcome to episode 10 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 speculate about the eventual DLC, gripe a bit about the perk/leveling system, and cover a fascinating quest glitch involving a dremora, the stormcloak guards in Whiterun (after the end of the civil war, obviously), and The Companions. Hot tip: don't summon a Dremora in Whiterun to "help" fight a dragon :) If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this. We...

2011-12-1330 min

Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary Thu'umcast 9: It Takes Two to Daedra (AAC) Welcome to episode 9 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 Michael, Austin, and James talk about the Daedra quests, the somewhat underwhelming end to the Alduin dragon quest, and the glitches that seem to pile on higher the later in the game you go. 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...

2011-12-1041 min

That Podcast: A Fallout New Vegas Diary (AAC)That Podcast 8: Skirting the Endgame (AAC) Welcome to episode 8 of "That Podcast: An FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas. On today's podcast, Makahlua joins us again as we skirt around the end game. We talked aboiut crashes (we've started hitting them big time), companion quests, and some of the more remote areas of the game map, like Guardian Peak. We also mention a couple of spots with good treasure you might have missed - but the hidden cache I mentioned towards the end is actually near Searchlight, not Primm...

2010-11-0834 min

That Podcast: A Fallout New Vegas Diary (AAC)That Podcast 6: Back to the Plot... Or Not (AAC) Welcome to episode 6 of "That Podcast: An FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Makahlua, and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas. On today's podcast, we talk about the DeathClaws at the Quarry, the Ultra Luxe (and how Michael and Maki dealt with it more rationally than James did). Meanwhile, James got back onto the plot, siding with the NCR. You can subscribe in iTunes (or any podcatcher) using this feed, or this one for the AAC edition. You can get to the podcast directly in iTunes via this...

2010-11-0129 min

That Podcast: A Fallout New Vegas Diary (AAC)That Podcast 4: The White Glove Treatment (AAC) Welcome to episode 4 of "That Podcast: An FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas. On today's podcast, we have a special guest - Makahlua, one of the regular co-hosts of Polycast, which covers everything about Civilization. This is the "White Glove Treatment" podcast - we talk about the Vegas Strip, a bunch of side quests that can sidetrack you on your way there, Lake Mead, and the impossible to deal with DeathClaws. Along the way a few other locations came up, including the murder...

2010-10-2529 min