# The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition - Update 1.6

- Product: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-special-edition)
- Vendor: Bethesda Game Studios
- Date: 2021-11-11
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/489830/view/5166186637305912663
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-special-edition/releases/2021-11-11-the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-anniversary-edition-up

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- **fixed** — General performance optimizations
- **fixed** — Minor art and lighting fixes
- **fixed** — Adjusted creation quests so they no longer start upon leaving Helgen
- **fixed** — Bug fixes and balance updates to multiple Creations including Alternative Armors variants, Arcane Archer Pack, Bone Wolf, Dawnfang & Duskfang, Dead Man's Dread, Chrysamere, Civil War Champions, Divine Crusader, Forgotten Seasons, Goblins, Hendraheim, Myrwatch, Pets of Skyrim, Plague of the Dead, Rare Curios, Ruin's Edge, Saints and Seducers, Saturalia, Spell Knight Armor, Staff of Sheogorath, Stendarr's Hammer, Sunder & Wraithguard, Survival Mode, and Tundra Homestead

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition is available now. For more information on the Anniversary Edition, visit [our article here](https://steamcommunity.com/app/489830).
Please find the update notes for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition below.

##### Update Version 1.6

- PC (Steam): 5.3 GB

##### FIXES

-  General performance optimizations

-  Minor art and lighting fixes

-  Adjusted creation quests so they no longer start upon leaving Helgen

-  Bug fixes and balance updates to the following Creations:
•	Alternative Armors – Daedric Mail
•	Alternative Armors – Elven Hunter
•	Alternative Armors – Ebony Plate
•	Alternative Armors – Ebony Plate
•	Arcane Archer Pack
•	Bone Wolf
•	Dawnfang & Duskfang
•	Dead Man's Dread
•	Chrysamere
•	Civil War Champions
•	Divine Crusader
•	Forgotten Seasons
•	Goblins
•	Hendraheim
•	Myrwatch
•	Pets of Skyrim
•	Plague of the Dead
•	Rare Curios
•	Ruin’s Edge
•	Saints and Seducers
•	Saturalia
•	Spell Knight Armor
•	Staff of Sheogorath
•	Stendarr's Hammer
•	Sunder & Wraithguard
•	Survival Mode
•	Tundra Homestead