There’s a new patch for Skyrim on the way which will fix a load more bugs and bring a handful of new features.

As detailed on Bethesda’s official blog, the highlights of the patch - beyond the stuff that gets the game working better - are the new kill moves and animations, plus a new kill cam designed to show them off! There’s a vid below showcasing all this, and if you scroll down you’ll find the full patch notes.

Skyrim Update 1.5 rolls out “soon.”

New features:

• New cinematic kill cameras for projectile weapons and spells
• New kill moves and animations for melee weapons
• Smithing skill increases now factor in the created item's value
• Improved visual transition when going underwater
• Improved distance LOD transition for snowy landscapes

Bug fixes:

• General crash fixes and memory optimizations
• Fixed issue with Deflect Arrows perk not calculating properly
• In "A Cornered Rat," the death of certain NPCs no longer blocks progression
• Fixed issue where Farkas would not give Companion's quests properly
• Fixed crash when loading saves that rely on data that is no longer being loaded
• Followers sneak properly when player is sneaking
• Fixed issue with weapon racks not working properly in Proudspire Manor
• Arrows and other projectiles that were stuck in objects in the world now clean up properly
• Fixed issue where "Rescue Mission" was preventing "Taking Care of Business" from starting properly
• Fixed issue where certain NPCs would fail to become Thieves Guild fences
• Fixed issue in "Diplomatic Immunity" where killing all the guards in the Thalmor Embassy before starting the quest would break progress
• In "Hard Answers," picking up the dwarven museum key after completing the quest, no longer restarts the quest
• Killing Viola before or after "Blood on the Ice" no longer blocks progression
• Fixed issue where Calixto would fail to die properly in "Blood on the Ice"
• In "Waking Nightmare" fixed occasional issue where Erandur would stop pathing properly
• Fixed issue where letters and notes with random encounters would appear blank
• Fixed rare issue where dialogue and shouts would improperly play
• Lydia will now offer marriage option after player purchases Breezehome in Whiterun
• Fixed issue where if player manually mined ore in Cidhna Mine, jail time would not be served
• Fixed rare issue with skills not increasing properly
• Fixed issue where the Headsman's Axe did not gain proper buff from Barbarian perk
• In "A Night to Remember" it is no longer possible to kill Ysolda, Ennis or Senna before starting the quest
• Fixed issue with the ebony dagger having a weapon speed that was too slow
• Fixed issue with "The Wolf Queen Awakened" where backing out of a conversation with Styrr too soon would block progress
• The third level of the Limbsplitter perk now properly improves all battle axes
• Fixed a rare issue where Sanguine Rose would not work properly
• In "Tending the Flames" King Olaf's Verse will no longer disappear from explosions