Thuumcast: A Skyrim Gameplay Diary
30 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 11 years ago - ★★★★ - 147 ratingsSmalltalk Evangelist, Industry Watcher
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Thu'umcast 38: The End (AAC)
June 20, 2013 22:23 - 44 minutes - 20.9 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 38 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Today, we wrap up the journey that has been the Thu'umcast podcast. We have Dan Bull - and his Dovahkin Rap - on the podcast to take the show out. We'd like to thank everyone for listening, and we would especially like to thank everyone who's been part of the Facebook group. This is it for Thu'umcast, but we...
Thu'umcast 37: At Last, Dragon Born for PC (part 2) (AAC)
February 12, 2013 08:39 - 38 minutes - 18.1 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 36 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Michael, Scott, Maki, and James are back (part 2 - get part one here) to talk about Dragon Born now that it's out for PC. We all like this expansion a lot - and Maki helps tie in the old Morrowind lore to what we're seeing in Solstheim. We went long, so this is split into two parts. This is part 2. If you l...
Thu'umcast 36: At Last, Dragon Born for PC (AAC)
February 09, 2013 11:32 - 37 minutes - 17.5 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 36 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Michael, Scott, Maki, and James are back to talk about Dragon Born now that it's out for PC. We all like this expansion a lot - and Maki helps tie in the old Morrowind lore to what we're seeing in Solstheim. We went long, so this is split into two parts. Episode 37 will be out soon.. If you liked our work o...
Thu'umcast 35: Are You on Expert? (AAC)
December 22, 2012 10:50 - 39 minutes - 18.7 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 35 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Today, James and Michael talk about playing the game on Expert Difficulty - and Michael explains why you probably should avoid Master. The podcast ends a bit abruptly while we were off on a rant about the gaming industry in general - this was recorded while I was on the road, and the hotel wifi just cut out on...
Thu'umcast 34: Dragon Lore (AAC)
December 18, 2012 01:46 - 31 minutes - 14.9 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 34 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Today, James and Michael talk about some of the dragon/Nord lore behind the main plot in Skyrim. This came up now that we are both playing the game on Expert difficulty, and Michael has just gotten through Dawnguard. For some of the background we discussed, have a look here. If you liked our work on That Pod...
Thu'umcast 33: Dragonborn (AAC)
December 10, 2012 18:28 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 33 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Today's episode with James, Austin, and Chris goes into Dragonborn - the new DLC for Skyrim. The short answer s - we like it a lot. There's lots to talk about, including the all too common Skyrim quest glitches. If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this. We intend to stay with the sam...
Thu'umcast 32: Hearthfire (AAC)
September 09, 2012 12:07 - 33 minutes - 15.8 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 32 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Today's episode covers the latest DLC from Bethesda, Hearthfire. We also talk about the ongoing issues on the PS3 with the game, and speculate about what that might mean for future DLC on the XBox. If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this. We intend to stay with the same idea - a ga...
Thu'umcast 31: Where's My Stupid Dog? (AAC)
August 02, 2012 23:37 - 37 minutes - 17.6 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 31 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Today's episode continues the cnversation about Dawnguard with Jack Quinn and Chris Grundtner. We also talk about the news - the DLC is finally out for PC (but still nowhere to be found for the PS3). We lso get into the Stray Dog glitch. If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this. We i...
Thu'umcast 30: When Mods Attack (AAC)
July 18, 2012 23:10 - 38 minutes - 18 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 30 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Today's episode covers the sad tale of "when mods attack". Michael's level 70 character is fatally broken due to a bad interaction between the Skyrim game engine and the mods that he installed. We talk about how that happened, and go fairly deep into the technical details. If you liked our work on That Podca...
Thu'umcast 29: Vampiric Rage (AAC)
July 14, 2012 09:35 - 26 minutes - 12.6 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 26 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Chris and James go back into Dawnguard, this time on the Vampire side. Chris ran into an interesting framerate issue on the XBox, which limited his ability to play, but we did cover some of the Vampire quest line, and the perk tree. If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this. We intend ...
Thu'umcast 28: Mods and Exclusives, Part 2 (AAC)
July 07, 2012 18:16 - 39 minutes - 18.7 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 26 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Today's episode doesn't have much to do with Dawnguard - Michael Lucas-Smith and James Robertson instead turned to mods (and to a small extent, to the Dawnguard XBox exclusive). What's covered is the mods we have installed, and what they add to our Skyrim experience. That conversation took long enough that th...
Thu'umcast 27: Beastly Rampages (AAC)
July 03, 2012 10:47 - 31 minutes - 14.8 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 27 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Today's episode goes back into Dawnguard - Austin, Chris, and James pretty much wrap things up on the Dawnguard side of things. We discussed the Werewolf perks, the Werewolf totems, the "Lost to the Ages" quest, and general gameplay stuff - including how much fun it is to turn into a Werewolf and just run off ...
Thu'umcast 26: Mods and Exclusives (AAC)
July 02, 2012 00:22 - 40 minutes - 19.1 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 26 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Today's episode doesn't have much to do with Dawnguard - Michael Lucas-Smith and James Robertson instead turned to mods (and to a small extent, to the Dawnguard XBox exclusive). What's covered is the mods we have installed, and what they add to our Skyrim experience. That conversation took long enough that th...
Thu'umcast 25: Dawnguard Arrives! (AAC)
June 27, 2012 22:54 - 30 minutes - 14.2 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 25 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Dawnguard has shipped (at least on the XBox) - and we're back to talk about how we're playing. We are joined by guest host Chris Grundtner - Austin and James are the only members of the regular cast who play on the XBox. All three of us have started out on the Dawnguard path, so that's what we talk about here...
Thu'umcast 24: Dawnguard and MMOs (AAC)
May 31, 2012 23:46 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 21 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim We're back, and we talk about three things: the Dawnguard DLC that just had a teaser trailer released, the Elder Scrolls MMO that's been talked up, and the stuff going on with the Skyrim Steam Workshop If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this. We intend to stay with the same idea - a g...
Thu'umcast 23: Sneaky (AAC)
March 05, 2012 20:34 - 44 minutes - 20.8 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 23 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Today we went back to the perk trees - check out the Skyrim Perk Calculator to follow along. We talked about the "sneaky" skills - and along the way we got into the dragon priest masks, some of the RPG aspects of the game, and a few others things. If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like t...
Thu'umcast 22: The Creation Kit! (AAC)
February 16, 2012 11:42 - 27 minutes - 12.8 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 22 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim In this episode we go into a bit of (limited) depth about - the Skyrim Creation Kit. While we understand that this is kind of a nothing-burger for console players, it is big news for the game as a whole. We'll be back to the game itself shortly, but in the meantime: if you're a listener who's used the Creatio...
Thu'umcast 21: Mods, Mods, and More Mods (AAC)
February 12, 2012 23:30 - 37 minutes - 17.6 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 21 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim There's big news to talk about today - the Skyrim Creation Kit is out, and we decided to have two conversations about it. Today, we talked about the Steam Workshop - the new way to download mods, some of the mods that have shown up there already, and about the really cool mod video that Bethesda put out to sho...
Thu'umcast 20: Is That a Perk, Or Are You Just Happy To See Me? (AAC)
February 03, 2012 01:38 - 42 minutes - 20.1 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 20 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The perk system is one of the coolest parts of Skyrim, and in this episode we start talking about them - focusing on the "warrior" perks. We'll get to the rest of them in future shows. We also touch on the just released 1.4 patch, and the much anticipated Creation Kit. While we discussed the perks, we referr...
Thu'umcast 19: Fus Ro Dah! (AAC)
January 30, 2012 23:14 - 31 minutes - 14.6 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 19 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The entire crew is back for the shout outs back to our fans on the Facebook Group. If you asked for one, this is where we answer! We also had a brief discussion about the shouts in the game - including some of the ones that the dragons and greybeards use that players don't have access to. If you liked our wo...
Thu'umcast 18: Twitching From the Marathon (AAC)
January 21, 2012 16:46 - 32 minutes - 15 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 18 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim We talk to Joep Janson, one of the guys behind Bearded Gaming - check them out for live streamed gaming sessions across the video game spectrum. We talk about Joen's 48 hour marathon, Skyrim strategy, and the SkyUI mod. Check out the Bearded Gaming Site to see Joep's work! If you liked our work on That Podc...
Thu'umcast 17: Follow the Stone Crumbs (AAC)
January 16, 2012 22:36 - 27 minutes - 13.2 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 17 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim James, Scott and Austin talk about two of the larger side quest lines: No Stone Unturned (the Berenziah stones quest), and the Daedric quests (which lead the Oblivion Walker achievement) If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this. We intend to stay with the same idea - a gameplay podcas...
Thu'umcast 16: Where Did I Leave My SpellBooks? (AAC)
January 10, 2012 00:00 - 37 minutes - 17.4 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 16 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The Bethesda/Interplay lawsuit came to a close recently, so we talked a bit about that (seeing as how we are all Fallout fans as well). We then moved on to the College of Winterhold. While we talked about that quest line a bit in the early podcasts, we never really went into depth - so today we give it the fu...
Thu'umcast 15: Is That a Skeleton Key in Your Pocket? (AAC)
January 04, 2012 23:40 - 53 minutes - 25.1 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 15 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Today we talk about the Thieves Guild Quest - top to bottom, with all the details you'll want to know to make your way through all of the nooks and crannies of the quest line. We also talk about what we liked, and what we didn't like about it. If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this...
Thu'umcast Episode 14: Hail Thu'umcast on Facebook! (AAC)
December 28, 2011 23:54 - 55 minutes - 25.9 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 14 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Today we cover some of the great feedback we've gotten via the Facebook group - so we want to thank everyone who's contributed, because this is your episode! If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this. We intend to stay with the same idea - a gameplay podcast. If you don't want spoile...
Thu'umcast 13: Stabby Stabby Stabby (AAC)
December 22, 2011 01:56 - 46 minutes - 21.8 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 13 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim We talk about the Dark Brotherhood quest in detail, from start to finish (with plenty of sidetracks along the way, of course) If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this. We intend to stay with the same idea - a gameplay podcast. If you don't want spoilers, don't listen - we are going ...
Thu'umcast 12: Windhelm or Solitude? (AAC)
December 20, 2011 00:08 - 30 minutes - 14.4 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 12 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Today we go into a bit of depth about the Civil War quest line - and cover some of the things to watch out for in glitches. If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this. We intend to stay with the same idea - a gameplay podcast. If you don't want spoilers, don't listen - we are going to...
Thu'umcast 11: The Dark Doorway (AAC)
December 16, 2011 23:20 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 11 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The Thieves Guild quest line looks like the longest one in the game - we talk about that, the Dark Brotherhood quests, and how patch 1.3 doesn't seem to have completely fixed dragons yet. Also, check out Austin's new website. If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this. We intend to stay...
Thu'umcast 10: Stormcloaks Vs. Companions! (AAC)
December 12, 2011 23:32 - 30 minutes - 14.4 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 10 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Today we speculate about the eventual DLC, gripe a bit about the perk/leveling system, and cover a fascinating quest glitch involving a dremora, the stormcloak guards in Whiterun (after the end of the civil war, obviously), and The Companions. Hot tip: don't summon a Dremora in Whiterun to "help" fight a drago...
Thu'umcast 9: It Takes Two to Daedra (AAC)
December 09, 2011 23:48 - 41 minutes - 19.6 MB application/octet-streamWelcome to episode 9 of "Thu'umcast" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Scott Dirk, Austin Haley, Makahlua and I document our trials and tribulations in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Today Michael, Austin, and James talk about the Daedra quests, the somewhat underwhelming end to the Alduin dragon quest, and the glitches that seem to pile on higher the later in the game you go. If you liked our work on That Podcast, you'll probably like this. We intend to stay with the same idea - a gamepl...