As usual, we have a lot of mods from Bethesda games to get through this week. Both Fallout and Skyrim stole the show, as Fallout London gets a big update, and we get the chance to chat with the Skyblivion team.
Also in the news, we have new ways to play both Cyberpunk 2077 and Half-Life. All of that and more in this week’s mod news round-up.
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With all of us on our billionth Skyrim playthrough, it never hurts to find a new way to play. Enter Shadow of Skyrim: Nemesis, which brings the Nemesis system from Shadow of Mordor to the Elder Scrolls. This mod turns any enemy who bested you into a named character. When you come across them again, they’ll be even tougher than before, but hopefully you will be too. If they manage to take you down, they’ll even be able to use your own gear against you next time around, so it will definitely keep you on your toes if vanilla Skyrim is just too easy for you.
Our resident Elder Scrolls expert, James Troughton, spoke to the Skyblivion team this week, chronicling its ten-year-long development. From a dodgy release years ago, early Bethesda inference, all the way to viral reveal trailers and a whole lot of hype, the developers chronicle the history of Skyblivion so far. With work still ongoing, it's a true testament to the dedication of the Elder Scross’ modding community, and how far they’ll go so a project can see the light of day. It’s a must-read for fans of Skyrim, Oblivion, or even just modding as a whole.
Speaking of dedicated fans, we got a new trailer from the Fallout: London team this week. This 18-minute gameplay reveal makes it clear that this ambitious Fallout 4 mod isn’t just the vanilla game with Big Ben thrown in
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