i like the approach of calling it 'modding ideas' instead of Bethesdas list of missed opportunities. but let's first start with a disclaimer: - the following idea will not be possible before B's official mod support is released - i do not know, if it even will be possible with CK - the following idea will not be achievable by a single modder or even a small group of modders - i don't know if any of this would be achievable anyways - i only read about the vanilla alternate universes, but haven't experienced one so far so after my first playthrough i asked myself: why is ng+ just the same universe. according to multiverse theories, the number of different universes should be times as high as the number of 'my' universes. So i depict a list of some major universe layout settings, as follows:
- a universe, where the war of colonies never happened
- a universe, where there is only UC and some free settlements
- a universe, where there is only FC and some free settlements
- a universe, where UC won the war
') conventionally
'') due to success of what Hadrian Sanon was researching during the war
- a universe, where FC won the war
- a universe, where the war is still ongoing
- a universe where every solar system is it's own faction (which would be the most realistic one with humans from earth)
- a universe where there are no civil governments, but corporations
- a universe with a 3rd faction, the Autonomous Civilizations (AC)
...
And i know, what this means
- remodel every single outpost and settlement to have a UC and a FC design version
- rescript every single questline and mark, which universes they can appear
- create new settlements, outposts, whatever for the 'never had a war' universes
so basically: creating a full new game with every universe. reusing parts, but still having a lot of work...
Additionally, i would opt for some permutations for all major universes.
- earth never was made inhabitable
- randomly switch solar system alignment between factions
i had a lot more of ideas on this topic, before i went to bed the other day - but this is what remained in my head, for now. the replayability of the game would drastically increase but this would need a team like 'beyond skyrim' and take ages to become reality...