Skyrim's Multiplayer Mod is Breathing New Life into Tamriel
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim has been played and replayed by Bethesda fans countless times. It’s undoubtedly one of the most memorable single-player games of the past decade. And its avid modding community has only served to bolster its replayability, paving the way for some of the best unofficial add-ons to a Bethesda game.
This month, however, the modding community hit a unique milestone. The team behind Skyrim Together Reborn has finally released the mod to the gaming public, and players are more than happy with the results. The rehashed Skyrim multiplayer mod is enticing players to return to Tamriel long before The Elder Scrolls 6 is even set to release.
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The team behind the Skyrim multiplayer mod first started posting updates around 2018. This included UI updates and bug fixes. There were even livestreams showcasing what the game would look like with the multiplayer mod. Then, in January of 2019, the modding team announced a closed beta, which was immediately followed by an open beta for Skyrim Together.
Unfortunately, the team soon came under fire after one of the lead developers made a comment on Reddit, claiming that the modders behind Skyrim Together didn’t “owe the community anything.” What's more, it was revealed that the team was making use of code by Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE), a longstanding Skyrim modding tool that extends the game’s scripting capabilities and adds other functionalities.
By 2020, the team seemed to fix the issues surrounding Skyrim Together’s coding and even made the entire codebase an open-source repository. It was even revealed that the team was working on another mod — Fallout Together, which allowed for multiplayer sessions on Fallout 4.
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