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Modder Behind Oblivion Fan Remake Vows to See It Through Whether Bethesda Releases a Remaster or Not

www.ign.com Modder Behind Oblivion Fan Remake Vows to See It Through Whether Bethesda Releases a Remaster or Not - IGN

The lead developer of ambitious Oblivion fan remake Skyblivion talks exclusively with IGN about the prospect of going up against an official Bethesda Oblivion remaster.

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Bethesdas remaster would probably be nothing more than a version with updated graphics and lighting and support for modern software. This guy is rebuilding the game from scratch in a modern engine.
- in a modern engine.
  
  Well, at least more modern than oblivion, Skyrim's is 12 years old...
  
  Fun fact there were olny six years between Oblivion and Skyrims release. Thats right skyrim has been out longer than the release time between oblivion and skyrim.
  
  Which is in itself a slightly updated version of Oblivions gamebryo, which was conceived in the 90s. Calling it a modern engine is extremely generous if not completely wrong.
- These people are rebuilding the game from "scratch" in Skyrim's Creation Engine version, but it's still nothing more than a version with updated graphics and lightning. Bethesda's probably going to be using FO4 or Starfield's CE version, which will have the same result albeit shinier.
  
  https://skyblivion.com/about/
  
  It's much more than a lighting and graphics overhaul.
- updated graphics and lighting and support for modern software
  
  even that would be expecting too much, I'll be shocked if that "graphics update" is anything more than only slightly better texture replacements
  
  Oblivion already is 4K/60fps on XSX thanks to FPSBoost and resolution enhanced. They're gonna have to justify if just a bit more than that.
  
  Fix potato faces and leveling system would be a good start. Add real beards for Nords.
Keep at it! Been stoked for Skyblivion. And there's no way the remaster will even match it. They'll likely just upgrade the graphics a bit and call it a day
Why do a remake of the worst ES? Lazyness?

Bethesda, do a (good!) rework of morrowind, you cowards!
- At least Oblivion, unlike Skyrim, had actual classes (let's not talk about the leveling system, shall we?) and spell making. Plus some really, really good questlines (including the main quest, and the whole Shivering Isles expansion was rad AF). The cities also felt larger than in Skyrim and the Arcane University was an actual university, not a random village school with 3 students. Role-play wise Skyrim was the weakest of the three modern ES games.
- Oblivion is pure comfort food to me. Sure it's a broken mess to the point where it's best not level up, but it just has this serene vibe to it.
  
  A few years ago I replayed Oblivion for the first time since it came out. I played a pure spellcaster with no weapons or armor and it was a goddamn blast.
  
  I would just sprint and jump around like a moron while invisible and ignore most threats. Threats I had to deal with got vaporized.
  
  So much fun.
- I mean... why do a remake of something good, when you can remake something not good, but make it good this time?
- Delete your account.
  
  That's a little extreme, here at the fediverse we should strive to do better than reddit, so instead of asking them to delete their account, ask them to defederate. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
- It can't be remaked for many reasons. The best they can do is fund OpenMW or give up their assets. Actually making anything from it is not only rebuilding it, but solving many ways Morrowind is fucking broken.
  
  And I love it for how disfunctional it is.
Since 2012 💀💀💀 bros are slower than scrolls 6 LMFAO

edit what does a fucking oblivion mod website with only some screenshots request cookies for
- They are working with a unpaid team of volunteers vs a billion dollar company owned by a trillion dollar company with 100's of employee's.
  
  Skyrim team was roughly 100 people idk why you include microsoft numbers from 2023 for, big numbers will make me look smart or what? 💀💀💀💀
- They're also just a total of 77 people doing this in their spare time instead of a team of at least 300 full time devs.
  
  Skyrim team was roughly 100, were you too lazy to google it and replied to me with a random number or what 💀💀💀💀
- The Black Mesa HL remake took 16 years to release (2004-2020).
  
  And even then, did not release in a completed state until later (some of the alien world levels were missing)
- You should read this post by Arnold Schwarzenegger. I think it applies to you very well.
  
  I'm not sure how an adulterous bodybuilder can contribute to a post about skyrim mods, that link stays blue
- You know, it's unhealthy to be so negative all the time. Not saying you should only post positive comments all the time, just keep it in check so Lemmy aren't full of negative vibe.
  
  It's even more unhealthy to tell strangers how to act so maybe you can just go fuck yourself

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