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• 27 April 2012 19:45:12

  Skyrim DLC evidence found? Snow elves, crossbows, and more?

  posted by Galahaut Game News
  Update: Bethesda has announced that the first DLC is in fact named Dawnguard ("known" for some time) and that more information will be revealed at E3. Dawnguard and the second DLC will be exclusive to the Xbox 360 for 30 days.
  
  Bethesda forum user Raestloz seems to have found evidence of the upcoming first Skyrim DLC. While looking through the 1.5.26 patch files, he found a number of additions explicitly named with "DLC01." Another user, Karellan, has listed out the individual files:
  
  

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  Snow elf stuff:
  AnimationsDLC01Chair_SnowElfPrinceDialogueA.HKX
  AnimationsDLC01Chair_SnowElfPrinceDialogueB.HKX
  AnimationsDLC01Chair_SnowElfPrinceDialogueC.HKX
  AnimationsDLC01Chair_SnowElfPrinceDialogueD.HKX
  AnimationsDLC01Chair_SnowElfPrinceDialogueE.HKX
  AnimationsDLC01Chair_SnowElfPrinceFireBall.HKX
  AnimationsDLC01Chair_SnowElfPrinceSitIdle.HKX
  AnimationsDLC01SnowElfPrinceAscensionBurning.HKX
  
  Vampire feeding stuff:
  AnimationsDLC01IdleMesmerizes.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01Paired_VampFeedBack.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01Paired_VampFeedFront.hkx
  
  Crossbows:
  crossbow_direction_behavior.hkx
  AnimationsCrossBow_1stP_Run.hkx
  AnimationsCrossBow_1stP_Walk.hkx
  AnimationsCrossBow_Aim.hkx
  AnimationsCrossBow_Equip.hkx
  AnimationsCrossBow_IdleDrawn.hkx
  AnimationsCrossBow_IdleHeld.hkx
  AnimationsCrossBow_Release.hkx
  AnimationsCrossBow_RunBackward.hkx
  AnimationsCrossBow_RunBackwardLeft.hkx
  AnimationsCrossBow_RunBackwardRight.hkx
  AnimationsCrossBow_RunForward.hkx
  AnimationsCrossBow_RunForwardLeft.hkx
  AnimationsCrossBow_RunForwardRight.hkx
  AnimationsCrossBow_RunLeft.hkx
  AnimationsCrossBow_RunRight.hkx
  AnimationsCrossBow_WalkBackward.hkx
  AnimationsCrossBow_WalkBackwardLeft.hkx
  AnimationsCrossBow_WalkBackwardRight.hkx
  AnimationsCrossBow_WalkForward.hkx
  AnimationsCrossBow_WalkForwardLeft.hkx
  AnimationsCrossBow_WalkForwardRight.hkx
  AnimationsCrossBow_WalkLeft.hkx
  AnimationsCrossBow_WalkRight.hkx
  
  No Idea what 'RF' is.
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Guarded_End.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Guarded_EndL.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Guarded_Idle.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Guarded_IdleL.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Guarded_LToR.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Guarded_RToL.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Guarded_Start.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Guarded_StartL.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Guarded_Talk01.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Guarded_Talk02.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_GuardedToOpen.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Open_End.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Open_Idle.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Open_Start.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Open_Talk01.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Open_Talk02.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Open_Talk03.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Open_Talk04.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_OpenToGuarded.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Playful_End.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Playful_Idle.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Playful_Start.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Playful_Talk01.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Playful_Talk02.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_PlayfulToSerious.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Serious_End.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Serious_Idle.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Serious_Start.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Serious_Talk01.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Serious_Talk02.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_SeriousToPlayful.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Shock01.hkx
  AnimationsDLC01RF_Shock02.hkx
  

  
  
  Snow Elves have been mentioned in earlier games (in Morrowind's Bloodmoon expansion, for example) and are now known to be the Falmer. The book Fall of the Snow Prince also has some information that may be relevant.
  
  Meanwhile, Pete Hines recently tweeted that additional Skyrim DLC info might come "next week" (maybe). Let the speculation begin.

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