Summary
After opening the new Creations page from the main menu, aSkyrimplayer inexplicably finds the mod store entirely written in the game’s Dragon language. While TheElder Scrollshad its share of fictional languages and scripts in the past, the Dragon language was one of the more memorable parts ofSkyrim’s marketing campaign, as its presence in the game is not only weaved into the narrative but also has gameplay ties through thepowerful Dragon Shouts ofSkyrim.
In order to use the Thu’um, or the Voice, players must progress through themain story inSkyrimenough to slay their first dragon, thereby absorbing the dragon’s soul. This unlocks the iconic Unrelenting Force shout, which players can further upgrade by ascending the mountain of High Hrothgar inSkyrim, and completing “The Way of the Voice” and “The Horn of Jurgen Windcaller.” While some shouts are taught by certain NPCs such as the Greybeards, most shouts are learned by interacting with the Word Walls scattered throughout the Nord province. While Dovahzul (the Dragon-Voice) isn’t developed enough to qualify as a complete language, it has enough word variety to form sentences and phrases that are written on the Word Walls themselves.
However, the script is usually not something that players know by heart, which is what makes PianoDude21’s bizarre bug so amusing. Given that Dovahzul’s letters each have a perfect counterpart to Latin, a more accurate description of PianoDude21’s situation is that they found themselves onSkyrim’s new Creations page completely transliterated into the Dragon script. They claimed to be unsure as to the cause of the bug and stated that they were an Xbox player when sharing the issue on the mainSkyrimsubreddit.
Some players joked that the bug created ultimate immersion, while others teasingly chided PianoDude21 for being a poor Dragonborn for not knowing the Dovah language. In truth, there are no definitive answers as to what caused the Creations page to become transliterated into the Dragon script, but a possible culprit could be a user interface or font mod that’s gone rogue. Ever sinceSkyrim’s new updatelaunched the Creations platform, players across all platforms have had issues accessing the store, as the menu would either freeze or downright crash when trying to load. Completely reinstallingSkyrimseems to fix this issue, which may be a sound suggestion for PianoDude21 to fix their game if all else fails.
Though Creations had a controversial reception when it launched, it’s also a new way forSkyrimplayers to make some money(provided they don’t use generative AI to develop their paid mod). Given that Bethesda is planning to release the official modding tools forStarfieldin early 2024, it’s possible that the company’s latest title is designed to fully use the new modding platform from the get-go.
