Comment on Skyblivion - The Path to Release (Development Update)

CallMeButtLove@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• Keegen@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  According to their website:

  In order to play Skyblivion you will need to own a legitimate copy of Oblivion GOTY Deluxe (ALL DLC) and Skyrim: Special Edition. Our installer will not install the mod unless it can find a non-cracked copy of the original games.

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  Skyblivion will work the same as most other complete overhaul mods. Simply install the mod via the installer and press play.

  So you’ll probably need a pure unmodded version of Skyrim for it to install onto, but we won’t know for sure until the actual release date.

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  • Tattorack@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    “This mod will ONLY work on a legitimate copy!” is just a plain lie I’ve seen many times on various mods over the years. Problems and issues caused by mods have never been because of a pirated copy.

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    • Keegen@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      That addendum is there purely so Bethesda doesn’t sue their asses to oblivion (heh). I am certain it will be very possible to play the mod on a pirated copy but it’s not like they can just write that on their website.

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  • Khanzarate@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Its likely what we’d get would be a tool to create a normal mod. The tool checks for their requirements and when satisfied, rips oblivion files and repackages them.

    So a clean skyrim installed to create the mod with the tool, but once the tool is done, you could remove the clean install and use it like any other mod.

    This has been my experience with other “created from copyrighted works” overhauls, like rollercoaster tycoon for openrct2.

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• callouscomic@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  A long time ago, I read one of their developers say you require the original games since the mod is specifically designed not to re-provide you with any copyright material from either game, amd in fact I think itll look for and use the files you have.

  This was done on purpose so they can never worry about being shut down or sued if they ensure they never wrongly re-use or provide copyrighted materials. Probably a smart move for such a massive undertaking.

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  • Snowpix@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    It’s basically the same way Tale of Two Wastelands works when combining Fallout 3 and New Vegas.

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