Jumonji

A kindred spirit! I also modded Oblivion (as Jumonji - checkout my Rhianna companion) but nothing in 15 years. I also see Starfield as a chance to dive back in with a fresh slate to see what I can do here now that I'm officially retired from my software engineering career.

Thanks old hand. I didn't expand every paragraph so I missed that. Shame on me.

I'm using "CBPC - Physics with Collisions for SSE and VR""UNP Female Body Renewal" with HDT-SMP, In VR.Lydia works fine (nice and bouncy when nude) but my Toccata follower is still static. Any ideas? Are there any files I can just copy somewhere to make Toccata use the physics? Lydia now looks so natural when she moves and that makes Toccata look like a statue.

New error... I have most of STEP installed. Just got new Skyrim release automatically installed via STEAM and then updated SKSE, but now getting this crash notice on launch: (Help?) Problem signature: Problem Event Name: APPCRASH Application Name: TESV.exe Application Version: 1.5.26.0 Application Timestamp: 4f6c9333 Fault Module Name: KERNELBASE.dll Fault Module Version: 6.1.7601.17651 Fault Module Timestamp: 4e211319 Exception Code: c0000005 Exception Offset: 0000d4ae OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3 Locale ID: 1033 Additional Information 1: 9a10 Additional Information 2: 9a109825c71d5a79a4330084c1a736e9 Additional Information 3: 443c Additional Information 4: 443c292adf0306907a816b769bf405cf

I know the feeling. Even as a programmer who kept up with the progress, it's still freakin' amazing that we are living in the future... Some of us oldsters pine for the good old days. Me, I hope I live forever because every year it's a new adventure in amazement! I can't wait to see how it all turns out.. and then again each year after!

I also have little time for other amusements - but I only log about 2 hours per day in Tamrial. Married and job will do that...

Very Ambitious! I wish you lots of luck - and if you get it done, I will definitely be playing it! Cheers -

I just glanced at my Member Title and had to laugh... :D

Interesting that the younger players (under 35?) are surprised at so many older gamers here, yet the older gamers here are die-hards! I suspect we are a self-selecting bunch. (If we were old and not gamers, I kinda doubt that we would be posting here...) From my own experience, I got away from gaming for a decade while focused on career and such. Now that I'm secure and looking forward to retirement in 10 years or so, I'm back with a vengeance and here to stay! I am so thrilled with the progress in games these last 10 years that I am looking forward to retiring and really immersing in the games of 2021... TES VIII should be a real blast!

Turns out that my Radeon was a wee bit over-clocked. Skyrim is the first game that forced me to dial it back a bit. Must be all the large texture mods...

I tried to get my dad into gaming a few times. Once he enjoyed Quake 2 for a few days but never quite got the hang of save games...kept starting over. He really had the first few levels mastered though. My dad is 80. I'm 55. Been programming for nearly 30 years, although in management now. The first game I worked on was my Rhianna mod for Oblivion - that was about when I went into management and missed coding. I pretty much only play RPGs now because I love the stories-including the ones I create and live in the game. I used to read a ton of sci-fi and fantasy, but now I live my own stories in TES worlds (and Mass Effect too.) Good games are a great stress relief from days in executive meetings!

What would cause this?

Ok, many hours into the game - existing companions leave a LOT to be desired. Bethesda just created NPCs that follow you around - no real interaction, no story integration, no fun at all. And I thought I would have nothing to offer...sheesh. At least we don't have to waste time creating the basics. We just get to make it real. ----waiting on creation kit....

I totally get the desire to play without intrusive quests! They don't usually fall into the level of sophistication or maturity that I would enjoy - they just appeal to a more simplistic mindset than the game itself seems to have. However, i'm not sure no quests at all would be an improvement. It would get awfully lonely without some kind of AI or Game-Supported extended story line. Perhaps a different kind of AI focus that let the player shape their story more on their own goals would be feasible -- i.e., instead of just choosing your face, you could also chose your goals. E.g., I want to found a town and become mayor. I want to found a guild and have the best fighters in the land. I want to found a mage-hall and train mages in my own combination of spells and lore, etc. Now there's a game I could love!

Brilliant! This kind of creativity is why TES + modders rule. Bring on the Creation Kit!