Been a fan of The Elder Scrolls since 2006. I'm thrilled to be able to help edit UESP, by far the most useful gaming reference site I've ever seen.
TES Games I've Played, by Time PeriodEdit
- TES: Online (2E 582) - Played briefly on XBOne and now daily on PC.
- TES II: Daggerfall (3E 405) - Played briefly on GOG using Unity; looking forward to trying Skygerfall.
- TES III: Morrowind (3E 427) - Played briefly on XBox360 and briefly on PC using YAJAN via Wabbajack; looking forward to trying Skywind.
- TES IV: Obivion (3E 433) - Played for years on XBox360 and now on XBOne; looking forward to trying Skyblivion.
- TES: Blades (4E 180) - Played briefly on mobile.
- TES V: Skyrim (4E 201) - Played for years on XBox360 and now on XBOne.
- Never played Arena, Battlespire, Legends, Redguard, or the TES: Travels series (Stormhold, Dawnstar, Shadowkey, Oblivion mobile).
UESP GUILDEdit
- Guild info: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/UESPWiki:ESO_Guild#PC_North_American_Guild
- Forums: http://forums.uesp.net/viewforum.php?f=52
- Log Data Viewer: http://esolog.uesp.net/viewlog.php
- Guild leader: @baratron
- Welcome received from: A'Tor at-Sentinel / Ganllan Araleth
EDITING THE MAPEdit
- How to update the map in ESO: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/UESPWiki:ESO_Map_Design
- Searching for a brand-new map added by recent DLC? At the search bar at top left of any map, type: name:u37 (where 37 represents which update added the new map)
- List of all maps: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Maps
- List of all places: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Places
- Use <SHIFT> + <LEFT CLICK> when editing map links to open the edit box faster.
- Use SET POS inside the edit box to quickly pick up and move the location of the map link.
- If a place link isn't working
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- { { Place Link|Blackreach: Greymoor Caverns Treasure Map I|mapworld=blackreach } },
- break the link by inserting maplink=nothing and adding map link
- { { Place Link|Blackreach: Greymoor Caverns Treasure Map I|maplink=}}{{Map Link|29135 } }
- Map scripting rules https://github.com/uesp/uesp-gamemap/blob/master/location.js#L1196
- The next-gen UESP map set: https://devgamemap.uesp.net/ and https://gamemap.uesp.net
TransportEdit
- https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Transport]]
- https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Boatswains
- https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Caravaners
- https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Navigators
- https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Vendors#Transport_Vendors
Dungeons where I've added Elite enemies at display level 11Edit
- Abamath Ruins
- Forgotten Wastes
- Ilayas Ruins
- Labyrinthian
- Nchuand-Zel, including Dwemer spinning blade traps
- Razak's Wheel
- Tomb of the Serpents
Locations I worked on with high density of map pins in a small areaEdit
PLAYING ESO 101
When you first start outEdit
- Change some Settings:
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- Gameplay > GENERAL
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- Limit Followers in Towns ON
- Companion Reactions MINMAL
- Gameplay > ITEMS
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- Consolidate Area Loot ON (unless you're using the UESP addon, in which case leave it off)
- Auto Loot ON (unless you're not using ESO Plus with crafting bag, in which case leave it off)
- Auto-Add to Craft Bag ON
- Interface > HEADS-UP DISPLAY
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- Automatic Quest Tracking ON
- Compass Companions OFF
- Nameplates > INDICATORS
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- Followers OFF
- Social > CHAT SETTINGS
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- Profanity Filter OFF (because it often inadvertently blocks mundane conversation)
- Get every free player home in the game; they're great for free fast travel.
- If you have the DLC for Blackwood and High Isle, immediately go get at least 1 of the 4 available Companions
- Buying one of each assistant type (banker, merchant, deconstruction) are gamechangers. Truly excellent for extended gameplay.
Benefits to joining a guildEdit
- When starting a new character, ask a guildmate to craft some basic starter armor for you.
- When starting a new character, use the guild roster in-game to "travel to player" for every player online; this will open up many new wayshrines.
- RBW Batgirl's primary residence contains every crafting station in the game, and she's happy to let anyone use it. You can tell non-RBW friends to enter the following in the in-game chat:
/script JumpToSpecificHouse("@Batgirl32",71)
- Once you've reached 100,000 gold in your bank:
- Ask a guild member to bring you to Craglorn or Coldharbour to visit the luxury furnishings vendor, Zanil Theran
- Go shopping for missing or higher-level set items at https://us.tamrieltradecentre.com/pc/Trade
The fastest, simplest way to...Edit
- ...get to an Outlaws Refuge unmolested (like when you have a bounty and want to get there to sell stolen items) is to use the Sentinel wayshrine; the refuge is close, there are no guards, and the distance to travel once inside the refuge is short.
- ...drop down from great height without dying is to use angled surfaces to bounce off them and avoid striking horizontal surfaces.
EndeavorsEdit
Kill/defeat/destroy:
- Bestial Daedra (scamps, etc.): Brothers of Strife
- Bosses: Lady Llarel's Shelter in Deshaan.
- Bugs like wasps: west of S'ren-ja wayshrine.
- Chitinous foes: The south shore of the lake at Sandy Path Wayshrine.
- Dangerous foes (enemies with health bar pips, like Elites / Champions / Bosses): the giants at Honeystrand Hill in The Rift, the centurions at Razak's Wheel in Bangkorai.
- Flame atronachs: There are three spawn points between Zergonipal and the wayshrine to the northeast. And more at the nearby Forgotten Wastes.
- Harpies: Ilessan Tower.
- Humanoid Daedra (Dremora, etc.): Court of Contempt.
- Plant Creatures: The lurchers east/northeast of Daggerfall
- Rotting Undead: Sentinel Docks and the beach east of it.
- Skeletons: Pelin Graveyard or Thibaut's Cairn.
- Trolls: Darkwater Crossing.
- Vampires: The Orchard in Coldharbour.
- Wild or domestic animals: Sheep west of Temple of the Mourning Springs; goats near Myrkwasa Dolmen.
Other:
- Complete a group event: Forgotten Crypts in Deshaan.
- Excavate antiquities: Artaeum and Online:Bal Foyen are small; easier to reach a high number of excavation sites faster.
- Loot treasure chests: Treehenge.
- Pick locks: Dhalmora Hall of Merchants.
- Pickpocket: Shad Astula.
- Use ultimate ability: Warden call forth the Eternal Guardian.
CraftingEdit
- Do not bother playing a crafter and collecting crafting materials ("mats") unless you're paying for ESO Plus, which comes with unlimited mats storage; you will simply not have room in your inventory to loot everything and you'll get frustrated.
- The best place to do daily crafting quests is Vivec City on Vvardenfell, just south of the wayshrine. There are no doors to go through (no loading screen time) and everything (including crafting daily postings and a bank with two outdoor counters) is close together.
Character BuildsEdit
EDITING BOOKSEdit
- Layout: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/UESPWiki:Style_Guide/Book_Layout
- Good example of breaking down locations for lorebooks: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Liminal_Bridges
- Game Book template: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Template:Game_Book
- Namespaces: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/UESPWiki:Namespaces
- (When you create a new book, don't forget to update the appropriate lore or Eidetic Memory collection page. And add it to any relevant quest pages.)
Books I've createdEdit
- Mildanor's Ripped Note, created with help from Legoless, using http://esoitem.uesp.net/viewlog.php?action=view&record=book&id=8554
EDITING QUEST PAGESEdit
- How to lay out a quest page: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/UESPWiki:Style_Guide/Quest_Layout
- ESO Quest Project: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/UESPWiki:Online_Quest_Project
- Good example of a TES: Online quest page: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:What_Waits_Beneath
- Good example of a TES III: Morrowind quest page: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Ahemmusa_Nerevarine
- Good example of a TES IV: Oblivion quest page: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:The_Path_of_Dawn
- Good example of a TES V: Skyrim quest page: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:The_Golden_Claw
Quests I've written the detailed walkthroughs and updated the map linksEdit
EDITING PLACE PAGESEdit
- Place with lots of thumbnail images: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Halls_of_the_Highmane_(place)
EDITING LORE PAGESEdit
Pages I've StartedEdit
- Lore - Fading Tree: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Fading_Tree
- Lore - Night of Green Fire: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Night_of_Green_Fire
- Lore - Laatvulon: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Laatvulon
MISCEdit
Uploading ImagesEdit
Scripts and Templates to RememberEdit
- To timestamp your comments, use four tilde ("~") symbols in a row.
- { {NewLeft} } (or try { {NewLine} }) to add extra space to the bottom of a section, before the start of the next section (helpful for pushing text down to allow enough room for an image).
- { {Map Link|12345|here} }
- { {Book Link|Name of Book Here} }
- To make a subordinate, indented, bulleted line, use two asterisks on the next line. To make it without a bullet, use two colons instead.
- Making a breakout by alliance: { { ESO Alliances|Dominion=Buraniim|Covenant=Dourstone Vault|Pact=Stonefang Cavern } }
- Or this: { { ESO Alliances|Dominion=Buraniim|Covenant=Dourstone Vault and Wayrest Fighters Guild Map Link Error|Pact=Stonefang Cavern } }
- This lore link 1 or this lore link 2 leads to the main UESP lore article, while this ESO link leads to the ESO article.