LE â–² â–½ BETTER CITIES for SKYBLIVION â–½ â–²

[Budderlettuce]

Synopsis:

 

Better Cities1 for Skyblivion. Plain and simple. You may stop reading now. Read further for more information.

 

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The Better Cities mod for Skyblivion when the latter mod is finally released. No, not just any ol' city improvement mod will do, though they will no doubt enhance what will be the vanilla cities of Cyrodiil. The Better Cities mod from Oblivion was done far better than any other mod of this kind in any of the Bethesda games to date. Sure, Skyrim has a few good ones, and Morrowind receives good support for its cities as well, but Better Cities takes the cake. And don't knock it until you try it! It really is king among Oblivion mods, and, with the improved engines of either LE or SE Skyrim, one can only think how well Better Cities might fare in those games. The Skyblivion team are creating the Cyrodiilic cities in the likeness of their vanilla Oblivion form, and would be an easy template to build off of if ever a project like this was to be done.

 

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I would even throw in a bonus request to have a spiritual successor to the Unique Landscapes2 mod in Skyblivion. However, I do realize that this will be more varied in approach, and not made in 100% concurrence with the originals, because the difference in vanilla landscapes between the two games will likely be great. I have been led to believe, after all, that the mod authors of Skyblivion are taking the liberty of altering the landscape of Cyrodiil by adding farms, and detailing the general biomes of the province to their liking. I have no problems with this, but I would welcome any mods to improve whatever they construct in terms of landscaping. For the record, I'm sure what they make in Skyblivion's release will be of excellent quality regardless.

 

Here is a comment I left on the Better Cities Nexus page (it's a bit silly, but how else could I get the average sight visitor to peruse it?):

 

"Hello all,

I am but a humble chap composed of both lettuce and butter. I play games with my wilted leafy hands, and I try not to oil my keyboard and mouse in the process of doing so. I was lucky enough to comes across this mod when I first started playing Oblivion a couple of years ago, and was amazed to find how fantastic it was in improving the vanilla cities, which, in Oblivion, had already been of excellent design and distinction. This mod, coupled with the impeccable UL mod, made my Oblivion experience unrivaled by anything a modern game could offer. I enjoy BC to this day when it is that I find myself starting up Oblivion.

I would like to make a request based on the obvious love that I, and so many others, have for this mod: a Skyblivion version of Better Cities. Yes, yes, I know, there will be plenty of mods that alter the cities of Skyblivion after the mod is released. But, in order to do justice on behalf of all that is perfect, I appeal to the original mod authors, or anyone else in the modding community who are capable and up to the task, to use this Oblivion mod as the blue print in modding Skyblivion's cities. Better Cities builds upon the themes of every vanilla Cyrodiilic city and developes them into masterpieces of design and scale; the sleepy loveliness of Skingrad, the busy port and market of Leyawiin, the scope and high art of the Imperial City, and so on. Please, oh please, do I ever hope that such a project could be done, in honor of all things Elder Scrolls, and the hard work that has been done up 'til now by BC's original authors, for Skyblivion's cities. Thank you all for reading this. Talos guide you all!"

 

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Index:

 

1 - Better Cities for Oblivion (https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/16513)

2 - Unique Landscapes for Oblivion (https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/19370)

Edited September 7, 2019 by Budderlettuce