Skyrim 1.6 Update Adds Mounted Combat

Now in beta, 1.6 brings one of Skyrim's most requested features.




I'll give my trusty Skyrim steed credit: that pony isn't afraid to kick a dragon in the teeth. Other than its comical bodyguard tendencies, though, my horse is nothing more than a four-legged version of boots of speed. That changes today with the Skyrim 1.6 Update, which introduces one of the most requested TES V features: mounted combat.

Posting on the Bethesda Blog, the studio revealed that Skyrim 1.6 is now in beta. Opt in for beta testing on Steam, and the update will automatically be downloaded, and you can start cleaving enemies (or filling them full of arrows) from your saddle -- finally!

Skyrim 1.6 Update notes:

NEW FEATURES

Mounted Combat - Skyrim now allows you to do melee and ranged combat while riding a horse

BUG FIXES
General stability and memory optimizations
General AI pathfinding optimizations and bug fixes
Optimizations and crash fixes for data leaks
Fixed rare crash with lighting
Fixed crashes related to loading and saving games
Fixed crash with summoned creatures/NPCs
Fixed rare issue where saves would be corrupted
Improved logic for when ranged kill cams are played
Fixed issue with ranged kill cams while killing a dragon
Fixed rare issue with certain ranged kill cams not playing properly
Fixed issue with nirnroot lighting not properly cleaning up
Fixed issue where bow damage was being calculated incorrectly
Fixed rare problem with werewolf kill moves would not finish animating properly
In 'The Break of Dawn' fixed rare issue where Meridia's Beacon would disappear from player's inventory
Fixed occasional issue where followers would disappear after player pays off a county after committing a crime
Fixed issue where certain creatures and NPCs would fail to respawn properly
Fixed rare issue with dialogue subtitles not displaying properly
Fixed issue with water appearing blurry when loading a saved game after creating a save underwater