Skyblivion on 4-hour Gameplay; Q&A Session With Creators
During a recent broadcast, we learned many details about the upcoming Skyblivion mod. The project porting the province of Cyrodiil to the Skyrim engine already looks respectable, although, as the creators point out, there is still a lot of work left to do.
A recording of a 4-hour stream dedicated to the upcoming modification called Skyblivion, has hit the web. The mod brings the world of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion on the engine of Skyrim.
The latest presentation of the of the mod, which has been in development since 2013, was combined with a Q&A session.
Thanks to the shared material we learned about the stage of work, as well as the new features that will be included in the mod..
Here is some of the most important information we were able to learn during the broadcast:
- Skyblivion faithfully recreates the world of Oblivion, transferring all tasks, locations and battles to the modifications.
- The developers have slightly modified the interface, but retaining the "spirit" of the original.
- Many new unique items will be added to the game, such as the shield called The Gray Aegis, which, although it was present in the original, so could not be used by the player.
- The mod introduces new mechanics; one of them is underwater combat.
- New dialogues have been added to the game, and some of the boss battles have been changed.
- The overall balance of gameplay has been improved.
- The project reportedly supports Steam Deck.
- The modification still needs a lot of work. This includes some of the locations, as well as some features that do not work properly.
- The developers confirmed that the release will most likely take place in 2025 (although an earlier debut is not ruled out, although it requires perfect coordination)..
- New people can join the development team working on the project.
For more details on this extensive modification, we refer you to the stream recording, as well as other materials, which you can find on YouTube at this address.
By the way, it is worth noting that, despite the modification being 10 years in development, Skyblivion still arouses excitement. This is evidenced, for example, by the number of views on YouTube. The latest broadcast in just one day was viewed by more than 130,000 people - quite good for a mod to an almost 12-year-old game.
We would like to remind that Skyblivion is heading exclusively for PC and will be available for free. However, in order to run the modification you will need to have both The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, as well as Oblivion along with all the DLCs.
