The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim/Route
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Route
Helgen
Dragon Strats
1. Beginner – Sprint to the right of the dragon into the house
2. Advanced – Jump on the dragon’s right shoulder (left side from character perspective) and jump to the roof
Inside Helgen Keep
1. Bump Hadvar on first dialog
2. Double bump or quicksave/load to skip next dialog
3. Use a bowl to clip through the wall to the right of the table
4. Take All on the mage inside the cage (don’t need to open cage) – Used for money (total of ~210g)
5. Avoid the spiders’ webs (reduces stamina)
6. Get out of helgen
Riverwood
i. Get the torch out of Embershard mine
ii.Equip the torch, favorite it, and bind it (I use 1)
iii. Cut as far west as possible while still getting the Riverwood PoI and not losing infinite sprint
iv. Avoid the wolves (Rockjoint is a run-ender)
Whiterun
i. Punch the guard at Pelagia Farm (getting PoI) and pay the fine
ii.Enter Dragonsreach
iii. Engage the conversation with the Jarl while grabbing 3 platters
iv. Sell all items you have to Farengar (torch isn’t sellable, so it’s safe)
v. Fast travel to Pelagia Farm
vi. Use the carriage to travel to Solitude
The Thalmor Embassy
i. Get the Katla’s Farm PoI
ii.Climb the mountain to the Embassy
iii. Platter through the western outer wall of the courtyard (see my setup for consistency)
iv. Enter the northern house
v.Take all from the chest in the back room
vi. Grab the platter on the table
vii. Leave and fast travel to the Whiterun Stables
viii. Take carriage to Riften
Riften
i. Talk to guard, leave after persuade success, enter Riften
ii.Enter the Ratway
iii. Use the bucket to jump across the gap at the bridge
iv. Get to esbern
v.Talk to the door ONLY ONCE (accidentally double clicking the door causes the convo to freeze)– mention dragonborn
vi. Speak to Esbern – bump after convo over and ask to wait, follow; leave
vii. Platter through the wall in the center (see video) to emerge at the door
viii. Leave the ratway
ix. Fast travel to Riverwood (may need to get to the top of the stairs to remove combat flag)
Riverwood
i. Enter the inn
ii.Wait 1h for esbern to show up
iii. Bump the convo until Orgnar says “Yeah, sure” then wait 1h for esbern and delphine to teleport to the bottom room
iv. Leave the inn when delphine says “now then” (audio cue)
v.Re-enter the inn
vi. Leave the inn when “Talk to Esbern” appears on the screen
vii. Fast travel to the Whiterun Stables
viii. Use the carriage to go to Markarth
Markarth
i. Ask Esbern to wait (might increase consistency of esbern appearing inside alduin’s wall, needs testing)
ii.Infinite sprint to the Karthspire (see video)
iii. Run to the first puzzle (click middle -> left -> middle)
iv. Infinite sprint to the chain in the next room and use it, then up to the chest, loot the chest, and wait 1h for esbern to appear (if he does not, you must fast travel out of the area, then back)
v.Talk to esbern (first option)
vi. Bump him and use the blood stone
vii. Enter Alduin’s Wall
viii. Wait 1h then talk to esbern (first option)
ix. Talk to esbern – first option; leave, bump, and wait.
x.Run and grab the Dragonbane sword out of the left room
xi. Wait 1h when esbern turns to get him to the center panel
xii. Bump until delphine says “Have you heard of such a…” and talk to her, leave at “Talos Guard You”
xiii. Leave through the entrance and fast travel to the Whiterun Stables
xiv. Take the carriage to Winterhold
Winterhold
i. Run to Septimus’ cave (see video)
ii.Attempt to pickpocket the Blank Lexicon from Septimus (68.75% chance as Orc), may need to load to get a successful attempt
iii. Leave and fast travel to Whiterun Stables
iv. Run to the backdoor of the Elder Scroll temple (Unmarked dwemer ruins)
v.Platter through the door and use the lever
vi. Place the Blank Lexicon on the pedestal
vii. From the right (2 -> 2 -> 2 -> 2 -> 3 -> 3 -> 4)
viii. Grab the elder scroll
ix. Leave and fast travel to Helgen
Throat of the World
i. Move southeast (past Orphan Rock)
ii.Climb the mountain to the sloped section
iii. Sprint the rest of the way to High Hrothgar
iv. Platter through the left pillar on the right side of the building (see video)
v.Climb out the back of the building
vi. Enter High Hrothgar
vii. Talk to Arngeir (third options)
viii. Bump Arngeir and wait 1h so he teleports out to the circle
ix. Get Clear skies
x.Get to the top of the mountain
xi. Talk to paarthurnax
xii. Get Flame breath
xiii. Talk to paarthurnax until he says “You could learn dragonrend from those who created it”
xiv. Use the elder scroll in the sparkly zone (Arngeir glitch possible if used at 7 am [possibly Fredas the 22nd])
xv. Watch boring cutscene
xvi. AS SOON AS THE CROSSHAIR APPEARS -- Keybind Clear Skies (I use 2), Dragonrend (I use 3), Flame Breath (I use 4), Berserker Rage (I use 5), and Dragonbane (I use 6)
xvii. Use Dragonrend on Alduin as soon as possible (Hitting him with Dragonrend before he gets in position coming out of the cutscene consistently causes a 1 cycle)
xviii. Use Berserker rage and kill alduin (refresh Dragonrend asap when shouts cooldown)(Optimal Orc DPS: 60.3894, Alduin HP: 2247 [at level 1], Optimal kill time: 37 seconds)
xix. Talk to paarthurnax then fast travel to Whiterun (you can qs/ql all dialog except for “Meyz Mul Dovahkiin…”)
Whiterun 2
i. Talk to the Jarl to ask for aid
ii.Fast travel to High Hrothgar
iii. Platter into the building (If Arngeir Glitch, talk to Arngeir out front and ignore iv and v)
iv. Enter High Hrothgar
v. Talk to Arngeir (leave once he says “We shall see if they still remember us”)
vi. Fast travel to Katla’s Farm and punch the guard slightly up the hill toward solitude.
vii. Speak to Tulius inside Castle Dour
viii. Fast travel to Whiterun Stables and take the carriage to Windhelm
ix. Punch the guard on the bridge and go to jail, enter the keep.
x. Talk to Jarl Ulfric and exit
xi. Fast travel back to High Hrothgar
xii. Platter into the building (Talk to Arngeir first if glitch occurs, ignore xiii)
xiii. Talk to Arngeir to start the council
xiv. Use Quicksave/load to skip dialog in the council (PC only)
xv. You cannot skip 3 lines of dialog during the council
- 1. Tulius: “First,…”
- 2. Tulius: “I don’t know about…”
- 3. Arngeir: “The Stormcloaks will withdraw…”
xvi. Use first options always during the council
xvii. Talk to Esbern to acquire the Odahviing Shout
xviii. Fast travel to Whiterun
xix. Speak to the Jarl to start the event
xx. Use the Odahviing shout in Dragonsreach
xxi. Use dragonrend as Odahviing swoops on the guard
xxii. Use dragonrend again as Odahviing lands (not necessary if you use level 3 as he swoops, needs testing)
xxiii. Speak to Odahviing in the trap, release him
xxiv. Wait until odahviing is in position to be spoken to
xxv. Speak to Odahviing to go to Skuldafn
Sovngarde
i. Climb up the mountain to the left of the Skuldafn entrance (see video)
ii.Climb up the tower and ruins and enter the portal to Sovngarde
iii. Follow the left side and over the mountain in the center to Tsun
iv. Talk to him, exiting immediately, and hit him once with fists, then flame breath, and hit him (with dragonbane) enough to finish him (usually 2 more hits)
v.Walk into the hall
vi. Talk to and bump all three heroes
vii. Leave and start using clear skies on the fog until the heroes arrive
viii. After 3 clear skies, alduin engages (60%ish from left side, 40%ish from right side)
ix. Dragonrend Alduin ASAP, Berserker rage, and kill Alduin.