Modding on the Spectrum - where you can discuss gaming and modding in all aspects of life

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One month has passed since my last "report". I indeed let things take their course. The number of readers did grow a lot while the number of members did grow a little - that's ok. I believe a lot of the readers prefer to remain silent because they don't want to tell their story right from the start - many of the topics of the Spectrum, especially the topics related to mental health, are very personal ones. I found a way to include the readers in the discussions and yet they can remain silent - polls work well for that purpose - and someday, I hope, the readers become active members. The first poll is about age groups to get to know the audience of the Spectrum better and the second poll asks you if you buy Atomic Heart in view of the controversy. Regarding the latter, I summarized the controversy in the description of the poll and linked different sources so that everyone can form their own opinion.

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Community News - April


I hope you are doing well.

Let's begin the Community News with the newest addition: You can join the Spectrum with your social network account now! At the moment, Steam and Google are supported. They are only integrated in the registration and login forms of the board so they don't distract you from reading the posts and threads.

Altbert released Floating Island of Legends SE and started the project Shalidor's Legacy.

I expanded my strategies to combat noise guide and showcased some white noise generator apps.

The second newest addition is a list of similar topics at the bottom of each thread. This is done via the Precise Similar Topics​​​​​​​ extension.



I will post the Community News with links to interesting threads here in this thread about once in a month. Stay tuned ;-)

Edited May 23, 2023 by Selene310187

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Starting on May 6, 2023, guests will have the possibility to comment anonymously on Modding on the Spectrum! It's planned that the members of the staff will approve guest posts before they are visible to the public to combat spam and inappropriate posts. Our new moderator Altbert offered to help us out with this endeavor.

 

For more information, please see the official announcement on the Spectrum.

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I enabled the anonymous guest posting in all areas of Modding on the Spectrum :smile:!

 

Anonymous posting allows users, who have anxiety for example, to talk more openly about their problems and voice their opinions without fear of being judged or ridiculed.

 

Furthermore, I created guest posting guidelines to foster a supportive and inclusive atmosphere in the forum.

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Community News - May


I hope you are doing well.

Let's start the community news with a poll asking all users which position of the Recent Topics section they prefer. They can choose from "top", "to the side" and "bottom". The winner of the poll becomes the new default position of the Recent Topics section. The poll ends on June 6, 2023. All votes are anonymous by default and everyone can take part in the poll.


Skyrim Special Edition mod releases:

Altbert released Fence? No Fence! which edits the Fence perk.

I released my companion and outfit mod Samuel - Master of Dark Arts and a new version of Spectral Music Player containing bug fixes for the Anniversary Edition (the download link can be found in the main post).


Skyrim Special Edition mod projects:

ScytheBearer started the project Shalidor's Maze which is not related to Albert's project that has a similar name.


Short stories:

smr1957 published The Blood of Mor, the final story of his "The Adventures of Etienne" story collection, and a fragment of his Lost Stories.


Neurodiversity and mental health:

I asked the question if anyone else thinks too much or too long about something and posted a couple of mental health videos.

 

 

 

Previous Community News

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Community News - June/July


I hope you are doing well.

Let's start the community news with the recent changes to the area below the Recent Topics section (I will keep Recent Topics at the top by the way; see poll). There's Topic Spotlight which represents the variety of discussion topics of the board. The purpose of Game Spotlight is giving certain game discussion sections more exposure. I plan to add one or two more (upcoming) games to Game Spotlight in the future. I already have one game in mind - the official announcement of the discussion section for the game in question will happen in the second half of August.


Skyrim Special Edition mod releases/updates:

I published version 1.6 of Spectral Music Player which fixes a lot of bugs and version 1.2 of Samuel - Master of Dark Arts which adds a "pacify" effect to Samuel's combat spells.


Skyrim Special Edition mod projects:

Some of Altbert's projects are on hold due to problems that occurred during the development. Maybe you can help him out? Here are the links to the projects he mentioned:
Secure Chests
Shalidor's Legacy

My work on the pacify effect for Samuel's combat spells led to my current project Bond of Friendship. One part of the mod is stopping the hostility between followers due to friendly fire automatically. This time, I haven't created a project thread on Modding on the Spectrum but I talked about it more extensively in the Regulars' Table. The features that I listed in the post in the Regulars' Table are part of one lesser power now. There will be three lesser powers. The second one is a debug utility to debug NPCs/creatures and the third one opens a quick menu to command followers.


Other Skyrim related topics:

Your (modded) adventures in Skyrim

What things did you experience on your recent journeys through the land of the Nords? Did something funny happen? Did someone or something scare you to death or get on your nerves? Or were you enchanted by beauty of the landscape while traveling?

Here you can share your impressions, talk about quests, occurrences with your followers, your encounters, mods, and much more. And if you just want to showcase your character, you can do this as well.

Feel free to complement your post with screenshots and videos.

General modding:

What mods are you working on for which game?

There are a lot of mod projects for different video games in the works and not all of them are known to the public. I invite you to shed some light on your project. It doesn't matter how small or big it is or if it's for a classic or a modern game.

Poetry and short stories:

Words by ScytheBearer
The Jungle and Season of Beauty by Steven Ross


Neurodiversity and mental health:

The Autism iceberg
Struggles with asking for help and accepting it

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The Spectrum will open up a discussion area for Starfield next week. An overhaul of the Modding hub accompanies the implementation of the new discussion area making the navigation easier. If you want to know more about the changes, please take a look at the announcement.

Today, I started a thread to get in the mood for Starfield where you can talk about, e.g., your hopes or, if don't intend to play the game, why you won't play it.

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Hello everyone,

Starfield has arrived on the Spectrum!

(I've had a lot going on in the last few days, I have only now found the time to inform you)

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Community News - August/September

 

 

I hope you are doing well.

 

Let's start the community news with the overhaul of the list of mod hosting sites. I gave it a better structure and expanded it with further sites.

 

 

Skyrim Special Edition mod projects:

 

Altbert recently made an update regarding the current state of his projects and ideas for new mod projects.

 

I put my Bond of Friendship project and all of my other projects on hold in favor of Starfield (reason).

 

 

General gaming related topics:

 

Game suggestions on August 7

Game suggestion on August 31

 

 

Neurodiversity and mental health:

 

Aphantasia

If you feel constantly tired then have your blood tested for these things

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Community News - October/November

(and a couple of things I forgot to mention in the previous community news)

 

I hope you are doing well.

 

Let's start the community news with some changes regarding attachments and user galleries:

• increased the file size limit from 0.7 MB to 1 MB
• the maximum dimension of 1800 x 1800 pixels is suspended; images will be resized automatically
• increased image limits in the user galleries:
  • Miscellaneous album: 20 images per user
  • Starfield - Public Gallery: 20 images per user
  • Personal user album: 50 images per user, unlimited number of subalbums

 

And the Spectrum celebrated its one-year anniversary on November 1st! 

 

 

Skyrim Special Edition mod release:

 

Altbert released "Skyrim's lost settlements":

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Following up on the forum thread with the same name, I created a simple mod, placing monuments of all the lost settlements that disappeared some time before the events in Skyrim:

Amber Guard, Amol, Bardmont, Blackmoor, Dragon Wood, Dunbarrow, Dunpar Wall, Dunstad Grove, Granitehall, Greenwall, Helarchen Creek, Karthwasten Hall, Korvanjund, Lainalten, Laintar Dale, Markarth Side, Neugrad Watch, Nimalten City, North Keep, Oakwood, Pargran Village, Reich Corigate, Snowhawk, Stonehills, Sunguard, Vernim Wood, Volunruud and Vundeheim.

This is just my interpretation of the Arena map of Skyrim, known distances in the game Arena, and settlements mentioned in literature.

Each monument consists of a pillar, blue fire on top, and an etched tablet, which reads "In memory of the lost settlement/city-state of ...". 

 

 

Fallout 4:

General Fallout Mods and Tools to avoid and why

 

Starfield:

Maps of Starfield

Mod recommendations

 

Neurodiversity and mental health:

new mental health video recommendations

Dwelling on mistakes