angrytigerp Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Not sure if this is a request, so put it here, but... I know the construction set will hold the answers to my question, hopefully, but does anyone think that it will be possible to see Cyrodil modded into the game in a similar way to how Elsweyr and Valenwood found their way into Oblivion? I just think that, not only would it give us more territory to cover (always good), but we could see existing places from Oblivion modded in (so modders really wouldn't be trying to create from scratch, just recreate what they see in Oblivion, be it cities, landscapes, etc.) Wondering if it would even be technically possible (can you guys import geometry from Oblivion somehow for a base product? Or...?) And yes, I realize this is something that probably wouldn't happen for many years if it IS even possible, just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetstreamLt Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 I was thinking this too!It would be really interesting to see the cyrodil 200 years later.Its not like you have to redo the whole thing but maybe in a quest you smuggle on to a boat to head to the imperial city and then when your done you automatically get sent back toskyrim.It would be sweet :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaWolve Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 I Suppose that this will be possible. We cant be 100% sure, cause we dont have to creation kit right now, but i suppose with... 80% that this WILL be possible. I although would find it intersting to see my favourite parts of Oblivion in Skyrim, i played this awesome game for more than 1000 hours <3 The Elder Scrolls for life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHO3LACE Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Anything like that is possible I guess but it is going to be a load of man hours. A LOT of man hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angrytigerp Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share Posted November 20, 2011 Anything like that is possible I guess but it is going to be a load of man hours. A LOT of man hours. Not saying it wouldn't... didn't Elsweyr and Valenwood take something like 5 years to be put into Oblivion (in mod form)? All I'm saying is that hopefully there's some way to use the existing data/geometries/whatever of Oblivion (assuming Bethesda doesn't say it's off-limits :/ ) to supplement the process, assuming said process is possible. Does anyone know, were Elsweyr and Valenwood random-generated, or did the modders fully craft the landscapes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdonin Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Way, way back in the day there was a project for Morrowind called Tamriel Rebuilt. Tens of thousands of man hours were put into building all the provinces as a collosal plugin for Morrowind. Then Oblivion came out, and the project just died. Within days, i beleive. Something like recreating another province are almost certianly possible, but the amount of time that goes into it would be impossible for someone who isn't working 8+ hours a day to finish in a reasonable amount of time. Skyrim, for instance, took the Bethesda staff years to make, and they were working at it like a regular job. if you and your friends are putting in an hour or two a night, it'll take over a decade to reach the same goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaturnFX Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Thing is, its 200 years later, and the entire city map has changed, either subtly, or in drastic ways. Bravil for instance is all but nuked after the thalmore smashed up the more interesting bits, so many cities would have that wartorn look to it, post war though, so decay and such moreso than burning currently Then you got the borderland incursions from the stormcloaks to the north..places like Bruma, which is a heavy nord presence, could be in a bit of a revolt. I don't know the whole story (I am sure plenty of lore folks here could detail out how a cyrodiil map should look now) but from what I gathered, some places would have turned to dust, others would have grown much with all sorts of corruption, etc. If this was a proper project, I wouldn't try to do the whole of cyrodiil..perhaps just Bruma as it would be relevant to skyrim, and maybe a bit in...but certainly not to the imperial city. Either it will look very poor, or it would be a port over and a 200 year step in the past. I recommend this concept be dropped and instead focus on a completely new area..such as hammerfell (vast deserts and redguard type sultans/harems/etc would look pretty damn cool if you ask me)...but don't bother unless you are or work with some heavy lore folks. What I am hoping for by bethesda is for them to stop giving halfarsed expansion packs for crappy portal new lands (shivering isles) and instead expand the world...so, who knows. the next DLC may be Cyrodiil already, but 200 years later...then that auto opens up the south anyhow and lets you revisit the land, but in a new sort of world. Really, I am just wanting them to eventually do Valenwood. That should be an extremely interesting and colorful experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobomasterxxx Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Way, way back in the day there was a project for Morrowind called Tamriel Rebuilt. Tens of thousands of man hours were put into building all the provinces as a collosal plugin for Morrowind. Then Oblivion came out, and the project just died. Within days, i beleive. Something like recreating another province are almost certianly possible, but the amount of time that goes into it would be impossible for someone who isn't working 8+ hours a day to finish in a reasonable amount of time. Skyrim, for instance, took the Bethesda staff years to make, and they were working at it like a regular job. if you and your friends are putting in an hour or two a night, it'll take over a decade to reach the same goal.But it didn't die at all, you're completely wrong. It's still ongoing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghogiel Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 As for time. Yes lots of that. Countless in fact. The plus side is that the tools and workflows have been developing for 7+ years in some case. Not to mention some of use have that long in experience modding these and similar systems. So This being in the same gen of game as 2 prevous Beth titles means, personally speaking that is, we know and have s*** at day one that when Ob hit, it took like 2 years to get to this stage in some respects. Been saying it... EPIC MODDING SESSIONS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeakieHelmet Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlbA2qiXsf0 Most of Tamriel is in the game already. They might be DLC additions. Notably, if you climb to a high mountain at the border in the game, you can see white-gold tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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