Skyrim 1.7 Update Now Out on Steam

Following the release of Skyrim’s 1.7 beta patch last week, Bethesda is now pleased to reveal that the patch is out of beta and the much awaited update is available today publicly.

To download the patch, simply launch the Steam client and the update will be downloaded automatically. As for the console version, the patch has been submitted this week and we should see it in the coming days or weeks.

Here’s a quick recap on what’s included in the 1.7 Update:

BUG FIXES

  • General memory and stability optimizations
  • Fixed crash related to new water shaders
  • Fixed rare crash related to dragon landings
  • Fixed logic error with loading screens from add-ons (Xbox 360)
  • Using vampiric grip and swimming no longer prevents swimming animation from playing afterwards
  • Improved recognition with Kinect voice commands (Xbox 360)
  • Kinect-enabled dragon language shouts for French, German, Italian and Spanish work properly (Xbox 360)
  • Fixed issue with Dawnguard Kinect-enabled dragon shouts for French, German, Italian and Spanish (Xbox 360)