Reddit’s user ‘only_eats_plankton’ shared a gorgeous image, that immediately reminded us of Skyrim. To put it simply – this is how the next ‘The Elder Scrolls’ game should look like. Bethesda should use this image as a reference, and we are pretty sure that next-gen systems will be able to come close to it. The biggest obstacles developers might have with it is with the in-game TOD, the whole lighting system, the extended LOD and the shadowing system. Apart from these nitpicks though, we can’t see why next-generation systems could not provide a similar IQ. Of course, we are not speaking about identical or better visuals. After all, nothing can top real-life. But given the rumored specs of next-gen platforms, we believe that we might be playing the next Elder Scrolls game with visuals like that. Well… hopefully. Anyway, enjoy the image after the jump! Continue reading This is how the next-generation version of ‘The Elder Scrolls’ should look like→
Boris Vorontsov, creator of ENBSeries, has been working on a new effect for Skyrim called ‘Sky Lighting.’ Sky Lighting is basically a fake ambient occlusion effect that is introducied to Skyrim but according to the modder, the default Skyrim ambient colors are set wrong and look awful with this new effect “sky lighting” (fake ambient occlusion) of ENBSeries. That’s why Boris released a new mod for those using his ENBSeries mod of Skyrim – called Weather of ENBSeries – that can be downloaded from here. In addition, Boris released two screenshots to show off this new, graphical effect, that can be viewed below. Enjoy! Continue reading ENBSeries creator, Boris Vorontsov, shows off a new graphical effect for Skyrim called “Sky Lighting”→
Some could say that this is something surprising, but we’ve already heard those rumors about Bethesda acquiring the STALKER IP in the past. In fact, this rumor surfaced when STALKER 2 was cancelled. Although Sergey Grigorovich was quick to react and said that he did not sell the rights to Bethesda, there was definitely something weird going on in the background. And here we are today with Sergey Galyonkin, marketing director at 1C-Softclub Ukraine, unveiling some new – rumored – information about this acquisition on his blog. Continue reading Rumor Alert: Bethesda to publish S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2→
Now that’s bloody amazing. Machinima has uploaded the following mind-blowing machinima video of Skyrim that is based on Zack Snyder’s movie, 300. King Leonidas and his brave 300 Spartans fight to the death to protect Greece from the Persian Empire and their leader, King Xerxes. The video has been created by YouTube’s member, Tyrannicon, so kudos to him. Enjoy everyone! Continue reading Zack Snyder’s and Frank Miller’s ‘300’ recreated in Skyrim→
Skyrim modder ‘Lunanella’ has released his personal ENBSeries mod. The Wilds ENB overhauls Skyrim’s visual and graphics with a reasonable performance loss (5-10 FPS); this is Lunanella’s take on as to how would he like Skyrim to look like. The modder has tried to merge both screenarchery and gameplay principles, simultaneously – making use of light SSAO and SSIL, SMAA, Depth of View, detailed shadows, enhanced lighting and overall graphical improvements to add more life to the game. Continue reading Make Skyrim look gorgeous with ‘The Wilds’ ENB Mod→
Great news for Morrowind fans as Morrowind Overhaul: Sounds & Graphics 3.0 will be released in a couple of days. The team behind it is currently putting the final touches to the package in these hours and then, when everything is ready and every bug fixed, they will put it online for all of us. Among the new graphics, sounds and fixes there will be the easiest installer ever made for this package. The first version of Morrowind Overhaul had a 40 pages installation guide, the second version’s guide was just 10 pages and the third one will have just one. Enjoy the trailer and stay tuned for more! Continue reading The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Overhaul: Sounds & Graphics 3.0 To Be Released Soon→
Today we bring you new images from the works of Skyrim modders dryna, basskimm, symplexity, AshokaTano, dirkduggler, AurianaValoria1, Fooortune, stac016, 83Willow, Berserkerkitten, bronze316, trustinall, VictoriaG, LSiwora, NeophyteBE, Shannonomnom, djh_, devona80 and Morrighan Acolyte. This time around, we concentrated on landscape shots, but the highlight of this week is undoubtedly the dinosaur and the unicorn shots. Yeap, unicorns and dinosaurs are coming – via some mods – into Skyrim. Enjoy the screenshots! Continue reading Weekly Skyrim Gallery [July 22nd – 28th]; Dinosaurs and Unicorns invade Bethesda’s RPG→
Following Crytek’s example, Arkane Studios released an interactive trailer for Dishonored. In “Daring Escapes” discover three possible escape routes utilizing supernatural abilities available to Corvo: Blink, Bend Time, and Possession. Choose Corvo’s escape plans by selecting The Long Jump, Sleep Tight, or Chain Possession. Dishonored is currently planned for an October 12th release on PC, X360 and PS3. Enjoy! Continue reading Dishonored – Daring Escapes Trailer→
After presenting you the Texture Pack Combiner, here is another must-have mod for Bethesda’s RPG, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The Skyrim Distance Overhaul (S.D.O.) adds thousands of polygon-reduced objects to the distant-LOD of Skyrim to improve LOD quality. The performance hit will be around 10%, more or less. Depending on settings and hardware though, everyone might have different results. Continue reading Skyrim Must-Have Mods – The Skyrim Distance Overhaul improves the game’s LOD quality→
