Sometimes the solution is just so obvious: A Skyrim player has found a fancy and nevertheless quite logical way to carry his overloaded inventory with him without resorting to cheats or leveling up the corresponding spell. It’s also much more immersive – u / CarrBock simply pushes a cart full of objects in front of him.
What looks completely banal at first glance is actually a high-risk undertaking. Because thanks to the, ahem, special Physics of the role-playing game, the cart could blow up at any time. Literally.
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Flying cart and head bag
The carts of Skyrim cannot actually be pulled by players, instead the Dragonborn has to run against them again and again to push them. And a gentle collision can be enough to turn a stone into a huge spring that catapults the vehicle straight to Sovngarde.
Recently, one of the developers explained how little things in Skyrim can escalate completely. For example, seemingly harmless bees that almost destroyed the famous intro.
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In the comments below the video, other Skyrim Heroes share their very own methods of dealing with the annoying overload. A selection:
- The classic: Make Lydia a packhorse.
- For rich people (or horse thieves): Get on a horse and let the nag do the work.
- For morbid: Decapitate a bandit, shove his own loads into his inventory and take his head with him like a carrier bag. Avid hunters use rabbits instead.
Still others feel inspired to start a completely new round as “Wagonborn” and wander the world in a cart like a medieval craftsman. Skyrim can always be rediscovered, although it is now over ten years old. We talked about it with the developers, who shared eight exciting stories with us.
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By the way: In Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall, you could actually get one more buy a functional cart! That’s not the only reason why it’s still a fantastic role-playing game in 2021, says author Mario Donick.
