
The Quick Save and Quick Load shortcuts, as well as a number of other shortcuts only available on the PC, are not available on the Nintendo Switch. (This is most obvious if you use third-person view). Slight motions of the thumbstick will cause your character to walk pushing the thumbstick as far as it will go will cause your character to run. running is controlled by how far forward you push the left thumbstick. On the Nintendo Switch there is no way to toggle Automove. New Chest at the summit of the Throat of the World containing a Champion's Tunic, Hylian Shield, and the Master Sword.Īlthough the PC keyboard and Nintendo Switch controller clearly provide very different methods of interacting with the game, most of the controls work the same way.
They could not be obtained or used in the original release.
Torturer's Hoods are now marked as playable and can be obtained as loot from the Torturer and generic Thief NPCs. Saved games are now categorized for each character and grouped and displayed separately on the main menu. This can make lockpicking substantially easier than on other versions of the game. The more difficult the lock, the more notches are present. Rumble represents the lock as a series of "notches," vibrating as the pick rotates across them, with a slightly stronger vibrating effect on the notches surrounding the sweet spot. While standard left and right thumbstick controls can still be used, holding ZL and rotating the left joy-con will rotate the pick, while holding ZR and rotating the right joy-con will attempt to turn the lock. Gesture and controller rumble have been incorporated into lockpicking. Swinging more forcefully performs a power attack or shield bash. Swinging the left or right joy-con controller will attack with an equipped weapon in that hand or block with an equipped shield. Gesture controls are available for melee combat. Motion controls are available for fine-tuned aiming with archery and spellcasting. Bosmer have been given an additional eye color option at character creation: blue, man-style eyes, similar to Link. Random events added by Dawnguard where vampires would attack settlements have been removed from the Nintendo Switch version.