LE Would you be interested in playing a Sci-Fi Total Conversion Mod, with

[Codybean1]

I've been thinking of this idea for the longest time. By all means this doesn't mean anything has been actually made yet, but using Skyrim's gameplay systems as a framework for a completely unrelated adventure is an incredibly interesting idea for me.

 

Here's what I thought of:

- An original universe, allowing for a team of modders to write the rules and aesthetics as they please.

- It would be pretty rooted in a Sci-Fi background; the polar opposite of Skyrim's fantasy sensibilities, yet not straying too far from the things Skyrim is good at. (There won't be pilotable vehices or a crazy amount of guns, although it's been proven that guns in Skyrim are possible). Adventure, open-ended gameplay, character interaction, stealth, and melee-combat are all still focuses, and environments will take advantage to the impressive organic assets Skyrim already has, in addition to some obviously techy stuff too.

- There would be a Main Character this time around, which would have a voice in conversations as well as be referred to by name throughout the adventure.

- The primary goal is to ascend. Some way to monitor your altitude would be implemented, and quest markers would provide vertical information.

- Currency is handled differently. Instead of physical currency, it has to be hacked from accounts and from NPCs. This would allow a version of the lockpicking system to be viable in a Sci-Fi setting.

- Your character would be a well-sought-after fugitive to this world, but not everyone has to know that! This will change the way you approach populated areas and conversations.

 

Why Skyrim of all games? Wouldn't something like Fallout work better for this sort of thing?

- It could, but Skyrim does plenty of different things Fallout 3/NV don't do, and I believe that the amazing tools offered by the Creation Kit as well as the improved engine would provide an ultimately superior experience than if Fallout 3/NV was used as the framework. Also, the Modding Community is much more capable and talented, and the lack of guns or VATS isn't an issue, since gunplay won't be a focus. This is an open-world adventure through-and-through, just with a different theme and universe, and a primary goal (going upwards).

 

This is a lot of work of course, but I think it's a cool enough idea to share. This thread is created because I'm wondering what the community thinks of a concept like this. Would you download something like this? Would you be interested in developing something like this? I want to hear your thoughts.

[MostlyMuggie]

What you are asking for is WAY too much. Any one of those features you listed could be a huge stand alone mod that would take a team to make. The Creation Kit is not as open and easy to use as you think.

 

Fallout would be a much better frame to work with in every way. The game is more similar to what you are saying. There are already animations, textures, models, guns, lasers, modern/sci-fi stuff and much much more.

[Shadeybladey]

Personally, I would have no interest in that.

 

I've had Skyrim for 21 months and I have barely touched on the DLC yet. And I have never played Fallout, but I have friends who rave about it, so I was thinking of getting it at some point.

 

And you could not port any of the assets from Fallout to Skyrim without breaking the law, the EULA and possibly getting banned.

 

 

Sorry. :(

 

~.~

[acidzebra]

Honestly, you would probably be better off buying the mass effect collection on steam, which is currently 50% off.

 

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/18260/

 

Changing ALL of skyrim around to make it into some kind of SciFi adventure may be doable, but it's going to take a team of modders years. I don't see that happening.

[Codybean1]

This is all purely hypothetical. I of course realize how intangible something like this is, just wondering that if it did exist would you play it.