Listen. Do you smell something? That's right, vampires. Skyrim's Dawnguard DLC pack is now available to download from Xbox Live Marketplace, for the princely sum of 1600 MP. It's 581.70 MB.
"The Vampire Lord Harkon has returned to power," husks the blurb. "By using the Elder Scrolls, he seeks to do the unthinkable - to end the sun itself.
"Will you join the ancient order of the Dawnguard and stop him? Or will you become a Vampire Lord yourself? Featuring an all new faction questline and locations, the ultimate choice will be yours."
Here are nine things you need to know about Dawnguard, which contains brand new Perks, Skills, Dragonshouts and weapons.
Downloaded the file? Wondering where you'll find the Dawnguard and their vampiric nemeses? This Dawnguard gameplay video should get you started.
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21 comments so far...
whelly on 26 Jun '12 said:
Arghh, seems to be an issue here in Ireland (or too much of a demand?). Getting error 80150101 when trying to download.
Will keep trying so...
Bezza89 on 26 Jun '12 said:
Xbox live marketplace be down or something here too, can't download from the xbox and just getting errors on the main site.
OXM ETboy on 26 Jun '12 said:
Overload!
Bezza89 on 26 Jun '12 said:
Getting it for ME3 Extended cut too though, as well as lego batman 2 demo.
whelly on 26 Jun '12 said:
Are we surprised? Really?
Going to give it an hour and try again...
Plamsa wing on 26 Jun '12 said:
Still isn't working for me either.
Did everyone in Britain turn their kettle on at the same time or something?
CunningSmile on 26 Jun '12 said:
My problems started last night, I kept getting that error message if I tried to access LoveFilm or YouTube. Wonder if there's something bigger going on?
Bezza89 on 26 Jun '12 said:
I put my kettle on the stove you technophile.
Both are working now, and I can also access xbox.com so I can tell people adding me as a friend for minecraft to fork off.
581mb - that's an 8th/7th of the 3.8GB the entire game is, with the entire realm of skyrim so this is a pretty substantial dlc.
Guilty Sparks on 26 Jun '12 said:
Most intriguing... i may have to fire up ole gertrude for this.
Plamsa wing on 26 Jun '12 said:
I finally got it working, hopefully it'll be finished when I get home in two hours.
msbhvn on 26 Jun '12 said:
My download started at 99% and stuck there, so I don't think the kinks have been completely ironed out. Just what I need when I want to get back into Skyrim.
Need to grind a new character up to level 10 and then I can play Dawnguard. Then I'll play it again from the other perspective with my mighty Alduin smiter who hasn't been played since patch 1.3 and is probably glitched to hell and back.
LightninLew on 26 Jun '12 said:
I don't think anyone's gonna be "ending the sun's tyranny any time soon. This update totally broke my game, I can't walk more than 300 metres without it crashing. I really need to stop getting Bethesda products as soon as they come out.
Plamsa wing on 26 Jun '12 said:
Just a heads up with the DLC we can finally smith arrows (24 of any type) and dragon bone weapons. Loving the look of them too.
You'll need firewood for the arrows as well, which finally makes it useful. Just hope they give us the ability to make scrolls with paper and chalk, which will make my scholar/adventurer/jack of all trades character complete.
Also if you go to Ratway you can change your face.
GHOSTY05 on 26 Jun '12 said:
No problems here.
Works a treat.
Im a badass vampire lord!! GRRRRR
Love the fire glowing eyes!
diamondgeezer82 on 26 Jun '12 said:
downloaded game as soon as i got home.and have been playing for a good few hours now.just got to the quest where you save the moth priest and he keeps attacking me for no apparent reason.have reloaded just before i go into the cave 6 times but keeps happening.gonna have to start back from my save before dawnguard.NOT HAPPY
alib on 27 Jun '12 said:
[quote= where you save the moth priest and he keeps attacking me for no apparent reason.have reloaded just before i go into the cave 6 times but keeps happening.gonna have to start back from my save before dawnguard.NOT HAPPY
That's because it's part of the quest he's been mind controlled you have to smack him in the face a few times to snap him out of it
kronk10 on 27 Jun '12 said:
awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
CunningSmile on 27 Jun '12 said:
So that's what? A 6/10?
kronk10 on 27 Jun '12 said:
its an 8 out of ten couldn't you tell
I have not played the dawngaurd stuff yet but will give it a bash tonight (proper excited)
m4ster b4ker on 27 Jun '12 said:
Is it possible to do the vampire side of the campaign and still get all the new armour, weapons and the fort dawnguard.....and everything else or is it one-sided? It will be a shame if you have to choose.
diamondgeezer82 on 27 Jun '12 said:
That's because it's part of the quest he's been mind controlled you have to smack him in the face a few times to snap him out of it
did that but when i get to fort dawnguard he kept attacking everyone until he was beaten down.seems like a glitch to me.used voice of the emperor to calm him but he just attacks again when it wears off.just gonna start again and hope it doesnt happen again.