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Skyrim’s lead designer has 2 big asks of The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel, and only one of them is something most players have ever thought about
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New coverage adds detail to Bruce Nesmith’s call for *The Elder Scrolls 6* to improve mounts and introduce usable ladders. The former *Skyrim* lead designer says richer horse mechanics could allow players to fight while mounted or have their horse help in combat, while ladders could expand how developers create multi-level spaces.
Nesmith said riding in *Skyrim* is limited, with mounted combat rudimentary and added in a later patch. Ladders currently move characters instantly to another level or are replaced by stairs; making them climbable raises design and programming questions, including how multiple users, NPCs and characters hit or killed while climbing would behave.
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In short
- Bruce Nesmith wants richer mounts in *The Elder Scrolls 6*.
- He also hopes the game has usable ladders.
- Both features bring design and programming challenges.
How this story developed
- 26 minutes ago Former *Skyrim* lead designer Bruce Nesmith says he hopes *The Elder Scrolls 6* improves its mounts and adds proper ladders. He argues that richer horse gameplay would make riding more useful, while climbable ladders could give the art team more ways to build multi-level spaces.
- 28 minutes ago New coverage adds detail to Bruce Nesmith’s call for *The Elder Scrolls 6* to improve mounts and introduce usable ladders.