Skyblivion has been in development for ten years and still isn't done, but work continues on the mod project remaking Oblivion inside Skyrim. The latest video is impressive, too, taking a 15 minute tour of areas, enemies, weapons and more that have been rebuilt, while outlining the work still to be done. Watch it below.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion might be 15 years old, but the beloved RPG's modding scene is still going strong. While many mods are focussed on adding minor aesthetic and gameplay-related tweaks to the game, a recent community creation gives you the opportunity to explore Cyrodiil in a whole new way - that is, by airship.
'Airboat' might be the better description for Chambcra's new Oblivion mod. The contraption sees a basket in the shape of a Viking-style vessel (with curled edges somewhat reminiscent of the famous Oseberg ship) hoisted into the air by a huge fibrous balloon. Sure, it might look a wee bit out of place in Cyrodiil's normally non-aircraft filled skies, but it seems like a wonderful way to take in all the magnificent views.
The way it works is by using a summoning spell to, well, summon it, and you simply 'activate' it to hop on in. You can then control its direction, height, and speed (there are seven different options for the latter) using designated keys. Best of all, you can get stuck into ranged and spell-based combat while floating above Tamriel - you'll just need to make sure the airship is stopped at the time.
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Actor James McAvoy is one of the stars of the new time-loop adventure game Twelve Minutes, a top-down thriller that sees you try to piece together the events of a nightmarish night to break the 12-minute cycle you're stuck in and change the outcome. But, it turns out McAvoy's not only turned his talents to acting in games - he's also a long-time fan of playing them, too. So much so that he once melted a copy of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion because he just enjoyed it so darn much.
That's according to an interview with Forbes in which the actor, known for his roles in Atonement, the X-Men movies, and the His Dark Materials series, chats about Twelve Minutes. McAvoy recalls a time back in 2007 when he was filming Jane Austen biopic Becoming Jane and was super into Bethesda's RPG game Oblivion, which launched the year before. "That was a kind of game I'd always been into as a kid: role-playing games, Zelda, Secret of Mana, all that kind of stuff," he tells the site. "Like, I love fantasy role-playing games."
Unfortunately, it seems his love of Oblivion was making those early-morning calls to get onto set for filming a little tricky, though. "So I'm over there in Dublin. I'm, like, having to go to bed at 10pm, because I'm getting up at 6am every morning, and I've got tons of lines, and all that kind of stuff. And I'm just staying up until four in the morning just playing Oblivion."
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You’re going to have to burn your cloth map if you want to return to Skyblivion’s Cyrodiil. The latest update on the The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remake in Skyrim shows they’re not afraid to make huge changes to the world, building a bigger and bolder looking remake. Let’s take a walk.
Giant modding project Skyblivion, the one that's recreating all of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion as a Skyrim mod, is beginning to look like a game you can actually play. The team plugging away at this huge overhaul have released another progress video showing that Skyblivion doesn't just look the part, it now plays it too. Quests are being implemented at last and they've proven it by hacking and slashing their way through one.