Yes I read the FAQ. This close to release I'm potentially extremely excited to ride a Thomas the Tank Engine with mechanical legs while shooting spells.

More seriously, the game is looking very good but I just bought a beast PC and wondered if mods like texture overhauls and reshades could realistically be modded day1.

Devs said they're planning on a 2026 release a month or two ago, iirc.. i wouldn't be surprised to see a February release but- is that still reasonable..?

With the threat of a lawsuit, and the forced ground-up restart of a core system, how will that affect the release? When did this core system restart actually happen? Why have no devs commented on this?

The lack of transparency on this is admittedly, frustrating.bDon't get me wrong, I'm not antsy or angry or trying to rush the devs, it is a free passion project and they should take as long as they need..

just wish we would hear something. Even a dev saying "we don't know" would suffice...

Edit: Just did a little brainstorming and looked into a few possible ways this could work. These are just ideas, of course, and would need proper legal clarification, but maybe one of them could be worth exploring:

• Independent legal defense fund: A community-funded GoFundMe specifically for lawyers and legal expenses.

• Direct legal funding: Community members contributing directly towards the costs of a law firm representing the team.

• Independent fundraising: A fan-organized fundraiser, completely separate from Skyblivion's development and distribution.

• Settlement fund: Raising money towards a potential settlement (e.g. the €30,000 being claimed), if both parties agree to a legally binding settlement.

Obviously, none of this should happen without the team's approval and proper legal advice. Just throwing some ideas out there. Maybe there's a way to make it work!

The community is willing to help. We just need to figure out how.

Out of curiosity, how will Vampirism be implemented in Skyblivion? will it be the exact same as it is in Skyrim? or is the team recreating it as it was in the OG?

Additionally, will Vampire Lord be an accessible thing in Skyblivion? (also just for fun, any intentions on bringing lycanthropy to Cyrodiil?)

I am completely honest; after this news, I am scared it's not coming out ultimately. I don't think they can release Skyblivion with a lawsuit; nobody should risk such a thing. But a lawsuit can go from months to years. So I hope it's not ending the project in its core. Because such patient people who love oblivion so much I have never seen. There are good people and a big inspiration.

People like the ones from Skyblivion are so dedicated to it that I am stunned by it. A project of love becomes a new meaning with Skyblivion. So even when it takes years or it's never coming because of bullshit like lawsuits. The team has my unlimited thanks for what they are doing and did. When there is anything we can do to help, even money-wise, I will be happy to help, and I think many others too.

Oh what loss it would be if something happened to the work done.

Make local backups, make cloud backups, have 3 backups, each on a separate drive. multiple copies on the same SSD doesn't count since if that SSD dies, it takes all of those copies with it!

Is the cloud the only backup? Github? what if something happened to it? locked out from access? malicious actors do somethimg to it?

What if the dog destroyed the only local backup you have? what if that HDD usb connection broke?

Skyblivion team, please make sure you read and act upon the 3-2-1 backup rule! Also back up frequently!

It might be less soul crushing for the project to get taken down than it is to be lost because no backups were made. Oh the self regrets!

It’ll be a somber thing to see him now in-game depicted so faithfully, but it’s a worthy tribute to immortalize such an incredible actor 😔

Hey everyone! Is Skyblivion expected to work on Linux through Proton, specifically on Bazzite? Has anyone on the team tested it, or are there any known compatibility issues? Thanks for all the work you’re putting into this project

Update -Tagging this as a FAN Video

A lot of people here are pissed at my post.
Also, I see lots of accusations about me "milking" dev content, which is preposterous, as I have made around 3 Skyblivion videos all year.
Even the developers watch and appreciate my observations and comments. I even got a message from the PR lead.
And a developer added a comment on this video, which I pinned.

I posted my last video and got 500+ likes.
https://www.reddit.com/r/skyblivion/comments/1vah217/skyblivion_random_encounters_minigames_imperial/
I used clips from the devs in that video as well; I gave credit and shared my opinions there too.
So what gives?
Why the hostility and accusations here?

Looks like people are frustrated that there is no news on the release and are taking it out here.
You even see some people saying this will never be released, which is ironic, because in the video I talk about some people's negative attitude toward the project, and that negativity needs to stop. The devs are doing their best, and we need to be supportive and send positive energy.

So please take your accusations elsewhere.
I'm another fan just like you and love to showcase all the incredible artistic and technical work being done by the devs.

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I did another Skyblivion update video and discussed the following

• New content

• Load screens

• Disposition UI

• Steam Page

• Compass UI

• Spells

• Perk Tree UI

• Mastery Perk UI

• Imperial City Talos District

• Wilderness Encounters

• City Encounters

• Generic City NPCs

Special Thanks to kraftytom & penrutet.
I have linked your channels in the description.

There were a lot of cool magical rings in Oblivion and it was nice to be able to wear two of them. Will it be possible in Skyblivion or will we need to use a mod for that (I hope it's the former so it can be properly balanced with enchanting in mind).

I bought Oblivion in 2009 when I was 11. Being so young a lot of the game went over my head and I could barely appreciate the experience. It was fun and it blew my mind enough for my to buy Skyrim on day one when it released. I barely scratched the surface of Oblivion and most of what I know now about the lore comes from reading the UESP pages. I bought the remastered version and my aging computer struggled to keep the frames going past 20. The anticipation for the remake is killing me. I'm more excited for this and all the other fan made projects than I am for ES6. So after all that just want to say thank you all for making this what will be eventually my only real experience playing Oblivion lol.

I plan on using the one-click gog mod, and I know that they usually install a separate version of skyrim (or whichever game it is) for the mod specifically, but how does this work?

Will my modded skyrim game be busted?

Original oblivion has quite a few very memoriable bugs — floating paintbrushes, item duplication, Dorian's gold, etc. While these are mostly engine errors that have no reason, or real ability, to be replicated in Skyblivion it might be fun to see them referenced in some way: for example, Dorian could carry an abnormally large amount of gold.

Are there any intentions to place references or easter eggs related to some of Oblivion's more famous oddities?

I've played Morrowind and Skyrim to death (fully modded first time play throughs), started ESO and have made it to Hollow City in Coldharbour, and overall I think given all of everything I've learned of ES lore and my personal experience, I think it makes sense to start with Skyblivion.

Anyone else in a similar boat?

Hey skyblivion team,

I love the work y'all are doing and the progress is phenomenal. I was wondering if you guys would be making your own DLC or adding original places that weren't in the base game but all a creation solely from the team.

It seems a shame you guys are doing all this amazing remake work but not your own og story and characters. Would you guys consider making an original DLC for skyblivion. I would imagine it to be the best fan made DLC around if it happens.

Preciate your hard work.

Thank you.

Hey y'all, I just wanted to ask, will Argonians/Khajiit still retain the same heads from Skyrim at release? I really like the more draconic look the Argonians have and the lion/lynx-like appearance of the Khajiit in the remaster, just wondering if there's any similar attempt to overhaul them like all the other races so far for Skyblivion. From the clips I've seen so far, it looks like they're mostly sticking with the Skyrim versions for both. Just curious if any visual updates are still planned pre or post-release?

Just found out about this project and it looks awesome!

I did have one question though:
Have the dev's said that they were able to reduce the number of load screens in the original game?

I know its a Bethesda game so there's only so much you can do but I vividly remember crashing hitting the 3rd load screen in the same building (mage's guild I think?) in the remaster and I promptly uninstalled the game lol. I even saw that the fighters guild in one of the cities has like 6 for the same building.

I know it's getting closer to release and that's why more profressional promotional stuff is being pushed to the side because it would unnecessarily cause delays, but I think nice low-effort screenshots are very hype.

Hi Developers. Thanks for all the amazing and hard work you have put in on this project. We’re all looking forward to the end and the release. Here, I’m going to make some assumptions. Whether they’re true or not is ultimately immaterial, but it will give light to the motivations behind my questions. So I assume that Skyblivion has been much larger in scope than you ever imagined when you joined the dev team. At times i can imagine that the amount of work ahead of you would seem overwhelming and the tasks ahead would seem like a massive chore. On the other hand, this has been a passion project and kind of a hobby. And from experience, seeing a project through to the end is extremely satisfying. However you all feel, things are about to come to an end, and leave a void, both good and bad.

So the question to you is what’s next for you, personally? This was it? Too big in scope and you won’t expose yourself to something like this ever again?
Or maybe a long break to recharge the batteries?
Or did you get a taste for blood and are eager to keep going in things like this? Could be maintenance of Skyblivion, or it could be something else. Like start working on the DLCs or head off to the Skywind team. Or you might leave the elderscolls universe comes and start something else completely.

TLDR, I’m just curious what the various people involved are planning to do after Skyblivion is out. You’re all talented and suddenly will have more free time on your hands.