Skyrim isn't exactly Minecraft when it comes to being a sprawling sandbox open to the player's imagination, but it does have resource nodes for crafting and upgrading - if you want to make your Hearthfire house a little bigger, you'll need some clay. Wanna make an ebony sword? Gotta get out the pickaxe. But some fans are discovering, ten years after launch, that you can hit ore veins rather than going through the animation.
Typically, you'll lose control and be forced to watch the Dragonborn
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