Summary
ASkyrimplayer immediately regrets buying a horse after it falls to its death right afterward. There are variousSkyrimlocations where players can purchase a horse to get around faster, but this one may have made the wrong decision in buying theirs.
Skyrimoffers a vast open worldfor players to explore that includes many points of interest. This world is first fully realized as the player escapes Helgen Keep, which acts as the games tutorial in what has been dubbed a “step out moment.” From this point, players can go anywhere on the map if they choose not to immediately pursue the campaign. Discovering new areas can often result in side quests and lucrative rewards. Players can travel to cities with a carriage located outside of them, or they can buy a horse to go anywhere a bit faster. This player turned out to regret their decision to buy a horse as it didn’t live long enough to travel much of the open world.
Reddit user Ceannaliel recently shared aSkyrimclip where they’re mounted on a horse next to the Crabber’s Shanty. According to the player, the blonde horse had just been purchased five minutes before, but the video almost immediately shows their predicament. As they ride the horse through a stream, it flies straight up withtheSkyrimDragonbornstill on it. Once the two reach an impressive height, they plummet back to the ground, resulting in the horse’s death. Although the Dragonborn falls through the horse and collapses at this point, they rise to their feet unscathed. The dead horse then slowly floats downstream as the clip concludes.
As horses like this one cost 1,000 gold, Ceannaliel has lost the currency without getting much benefit from the transaction.TheSkyrimDark Brotherhoodquestline also offers a free horse, which may be a better option for unlucky players, but can still be affected by bugs. Players can also tame wild horses or steal ones that are owned by NPCs, but the latter often results in receiving a bounty which has some drawbacks. If the player had a recent enough save to fall back on, they may have been able to revert their game to just prior to buying the horse, but the clip ends before any changes are made.
Because other players have hadsimilarSkyrimflying horse experiences, this is a known bug in the game. There’s also noticeable latency in Ceannaliel’s video, and their gameplay may have been negatively impacted by it. It’s currently unclear if this would’ve caused the bug directly or if it may have been a contributing factor.
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