There have to be one thing in that icy water that makes the Elder Scrolls mod scene so risky. Skyrim Together, a mission to transform The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim into a web based co-op journey, was raking in a staggering $25,000 a month on Patreon up till allegations of code-theft from the Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE) torpedoed it. The excellent news is that it’s nonetheless in improvement, however you is perhaps ready some time. Yesterday on Reddit, the builders confirmed that the project is still alive despite the “entire codebase” being “scrapped”, later clarified as simply being in the middle of a major restructuring.
Despite developer “Ijustwantsteamdosh” dramatic declaration that that each one code had been fully scrapped, one other member of the crew – “f13rce_hax” – tried to place individuals comfortable by explaining the state of affairs higher. They consider that a lot of the work that they’d performed beforehand on Skyrim Together could be salvaged, with most parts free to repeat over to the revised model. Curiously, the modders insist that this large and spontaneous rework “wasn’t because of SKSE“, however slightly as a result of they only thought it was time to do a rework of the mod. Given that it had simply entered a well-liked backers-only beta part, I stay sceptical.
A take a look at the mod in the beginning imploded.
The Together Team say that there’s an official progress report coming quickly, which ought to present extra info on the mod’s present standing. When asked if there was a second closed beta test deliberate, “Ijustwantsteamdosh” said that the crew could be “doing releases differently going forward”. Whether meaning public releases, purely inner testing or anything is anybody’s guess. Still, I’d think about that the crew are wanting to show to their viewers (and Patreon backers) that the mission remains to be alive and comparatively properly, so I’m personally hoping for a extra public launch.
Right now it’s anybody’s guess after we’ll see something playable out of Skyrim Together once more. In the meantime, there’s an Elder Scrolls Online expansion out soon to fill that hole. For extra on the preliminary allegations, see Alec’s coverage here.
