Skywind 2024: The Road So Far
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- čas přidán 17. 05. 2024
- Welcome to our latest official development video update for 2024! We've taken a deep dive into department progress and bottlenecks, and hope to show you some of what's involved in making a total conversion mod.
Skywind is a volunteer-run total conversion mod for Skyrim that re-creates and re-imagines Morrowind, with everything created from scratch, and with full voice acting. It’s not ready for download yet, but you can help us get there!
Join us on / discord , volunteer at tesrskywind.com/volunteer, audition at tesrskywind.com/ccc, or follow our socials via linktr.ee/tesrskywind
Narrator: Daniel Hodge
Chapters:
0:00:00 Intro
0:00:24 How We Got Here
0:03:12 2D Art
0:04:12 3D Art
0:06:01 Asset Implementation
0:07:04 Level Design
0:08:55 Navmesh and Optimization
0:09:54 Animation
0:10:56 Visual Effects (VFX)
0:11:59 Sound Effects (SFX)
0:12:59 Music
0:13:47 Voice Acting
0:16:05 Filecutting (VA QA)
0:17:01 Mixing and Mastering
0:18:11 Writing
0:20:04 Quest Implementation
0:21:22 Coding
0:23:08 Quality Assurance (QA)
0:24:22 Media and Community
0:24:55 What's Still Needed
0:26:47 Wrap-Up - Hry
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The time--twenty years?--dedicated to this project is simply astounding. I played Morrowind in 2000. I am now 77 years old. I hope that I am still alive when the project becomes available. Even so, what has been accomplished already is simply amazing.
I am 30 and I also hope I'll get the chance to be alive to see the release :3
you'll live to see the day brother, i hope we all will
I hope so too!! This is definitely something to look forward to!
tamriel rebuilt is still going since 2003, actually before morrowind even released
@@kayteg4277 Snowy Granius, is that you?
I got married, had a child, and I'm still following the development and looking forward to it very much.
I have two kids but boy i tell you what, im gonna make time to play this
Me too!!!
Same except 4 kids 😂
Congratulations. Someday you and your kid will finally grab skywind mod.
I'm in the same boat!
that dark elf voice actor nailed it so so well i thought it was vanilla cut dialogue!
Skyblivion and Skywind Making Updates So Close to Eachother has Got me SO FUCKING EXCITED FOR TES AGAIN!
Hey Everyone! Skywind VA here! I was in the VA section with the Black and Red background.
Thank you all for your support and your positive messages! The team truly appreciates them!
One more step forward! Let's get this thing done!
You did great! Really excited about the quality of the VA work so far.
You were so fun to watch! Doing a great job!
2:26 my response whenever i hear ren's voice-acting
@@jesterssketchbookBless you Jester! 🥰 Thank you.🩷
No way the voice actor of Skywind! Loved your portrayal as the character of Skywind!
I can't believe I've been following this project for 12 years and I'm as hyped as the first day.
Been a long time coming and the end is in sight!
It's like the Anti-Duke Nukem. You can tell this team is going all out for an authentic recreation.
I'm more hyped for Skywind than for TES6 and Fallout6 combined. Though the Skywind team is gonna have to share some credit with Bethesda for that.
Holy! 12 years
I've become relatively apathetic in that time
I'm a sound designer and mixer for my job and while I don't have a ton of time right now, I feel so inspired by this video and this project that as soon as I have some time I'm going to submit to join you folks.
Looking forward to your application!
15:45 No shade to the OG VA's for Morrowind, but definitely wasn't prepared to hear voice performances with this much vigor, energy & even catharsis. Kudos.
I was just thinking about how good her sound insulation is and if there was ever any misunderstanding :)
As a programmer, I love the fact that coding is the only one of your 16 departments that doesn't have a percentage progress.
xD
That's because they use ✨🌈AGILE 💃🕺
Yeah, because last 20% always take 80% of the time.
I'm currently 3 points into a 2 point fallout ticket. PO doesn't even question it lmao
@@mapron1 Devil is in the detail. When I did programming in ancient times the debugging was 90% of the work.
i am not lying. i think about skywind almost every single day.
yeah, time to replace Roman Empire with Skyrim during toilet thinking
The day it releases, I'll kiss my social life good bye, and it won't be hard...I have no social life
Miserere me is a banger
That and Skyblivion. I will prioritize these two games over anything that comes no matter what lmao
Me too
This project is absolute modding madness, what a undertaking! Respect to all and everyone involved! I will be celebrating when the final product finally finds the way onto my SSD and i can touch this remaked/remastered masterpiece! Thanks to all of you involved! The modding scene in general is the one who keeps the games alive...in some cases even over decades! Such Awesome!
The day this project comes out will be monumental in the history of both RPG gaming and modding. Looking forward for that day!
the gravely voices are perfect for dark elves i love it
The throat-singing revival starts here 💪
@@tesrskywind Hell yes.
Pack a day for 45 years voice is perfect for elves that live in ash
@@mikeoxmall69420 ESVI Morrowind Remake, that is going to be required next time around, Heavy Smoking Required.
@@tesrskywind A question, are you going to replacing the voice of Dagoth-Ur, or using the original voice files? I feel like with the massive rise of AI voice memes for Lord Dagoth, that using AI for his voice would be applauded here, despite your otherwise no AI policy.
Having already seen the video I think ya'll are in for a treat :) - very proud to have helped working on it 😊
This guy knows the release date. Quick! Get him!
@@SamahLama YOU'LL NEVER CATCH MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
@@dalsifodyasjustock6633Fie! This is why they banned teleportation magic.
@@jeremytitus9519 *noise of levitating away*
Psst, just between you and me... release when?
If anyone else is reading, close your eyes, it's secret!
15:31 Okay this guy nailed the Dunmer voice of Jeff Baker.
Good Lord am only watching the first minutes and its Impressive,it would be amazing to have at least a digital artbook of Skywind,amazing work guys
For me, the spell sounds are THE most impressive feature here! I truly despise most of Skyrim's vanilla (loud) spell-casting sounds. These new sounds are fantastic, and so varied. Everyone has worked their socks off to create something phenomenal here. It makes me emotional to see (and hear!).
Appreciate the love for the sound team! They're sometimes unsung, but good sound effects really enhance the experience.
That ice spell sound at 12:19 is one of the best ice sound effects I've ever heard
14 armor slots and mixed pauldrons/gauntlets making a return... You guys are amazing, thank you.
"YOUR BLOODLINE ENDS HERE" went crazy, props to that va
wow.
sound guy here.
whoever is doing your audio mixing is AMAZING.
That shit shounds PRO afffff
Im suuuuuper impressed
I mean...you can't even spell sound. So honestly I don't expect much of your capabilities
@@twoys440 its spelled correctly once and typoed once. Get off your high horse in the youtube comments and appreciate the incredible content being worked on for us to enjoy.
@@twoys440Life wasn’t wasnt kind to you
@@twoys440 hes an audio engineer not a typist
Interested in working on the project?
Amazing how much they have accomplished with no pay and in their little free time.
Amazing and I and am sure all elderscrolls fans THANK YOU.
Passion is a strong flame
"in their little free time"
How do you know they have little time? Maybe they are on governmental benefits.
@@Varangian_af_Scaniae why? was it really necessary to nitpick this comment.
@@davidalexanderdeleon236 For real, what a piece of work. They have committed crimes against Skywind and it's people, what say them in their defense?
By Bethesda standards, this game is ready to go.
This looks amazing, so keen to play. You are all doing such an amazing job.
This is an absolutely gargantuan project, my god I appreciate the dedication all of the people have to working on this . Its looking amazing.
I bought Oblivion and Morrowind on Steam to experience more of the TES universe but Skywind and Skyblivion projects persuaded me to wait. All the best to you guys! Can't wait to play Skywind.
I made some glass bottles and whatnot for these folk like 10 years ago at this point. They were helpful and really great to work with so please help out if you can! I got a job that sucked up all my free time so I had to leave. I saw some glass bottles I made in this video so I'm glad they didn't have to replace them. I might be able to rejoin soon but as a hard surface guy I've never made clothes haha.
👀 we'd love to have you back!
@@ucm6397 agreed!
@@ucm6397I'll be back if I can make it work
You're a legend thank u for your contribution friend
That must've felt great to see, something that may look insignificant like a glass bottle, you made it a decade ago and it's still there, still being used in the same project. Everyone who did anything for this project, as small as it may seem, contributed. That's honestly amazing.
It's awesome to see what fans can do when they work together for something they truly loved/love.
Dang when he said
“We *_don’t_* use AI voice acting”
he meant it.
edit: This is no longer an accurate representation of my opinion.
That's not the full quote. The narrator of this video is almost definitely AI. I would be very surprised if not. I am not sure a human could mimic AI that well. The voice work in the game is not AI.
@@Illogical. Uh, what? The narrator of the video is Daniel Hodge and he is most definitely not an AI. Why would you even assume they're using AI for the video when they have 300 different VAs in the game?
@@Illogical.The voice doesn't sound particularly robotic, it seems like such a random claim to make.
@@savlecz1187 Huh. I'm sorry for making that accusation, then. It sounded really unusual to me.
Yes, I did think it was odd to use real voice actors, but then use AI voice to narrate the video. I had the suspicion of it being AI before I got to that part, and then noticed the, now, presumably just coincidental, specific wording.
My suspicion grew*¹ for various reasons. I don't remember all of the reasons, but the way nerevarine was pronounced (considering how little I have played Morrowind, I did not give this evidence much weight, but it was easy to remember). I don't have the words to formulate the way in which the other things I remember sounded weird to me.
I would much rather drop my claim than rewatch the video to look for evidence that supports it. You knowing a specific name already seems like far stronger evidence for the voice and speech patterns belonging to a human than what I have brought forth. It also doesn't matter to me very much. Especially since this is a video about the development, and isn't directly a part of the game.
I will make sure to be more critical of my suspicions that something is AI in the future. I think I noticed one initial detail that sounded odd, and then started listening for more odd details.
Although, just a few days ago, I spent hours trying to find the original artist of a certain piece of art, and ended up finding a clear enough image to see that it was probably made by AI.
Here are the key things I remember being odd about that image:
Unnatural and symmetrically inconsistent sleeves.
Eye colors too different, but not enough to be noticeable, and not for shading reasons. (not good evidence. Could also have been a bad sampling by me.)
Weird thing that looks like it's supposed to be part of the handon the left, but doesn't make sense as being part of the hand.
Linear increase in finger length on the hand on the right.
And something about hair continuity.
I did spend a lot more time on the image than I did on this voice, but voices are also more difficult to describe.
*¹: "My suspicion grew" seems like I might have been cherrypicking. That is not good. I should make sure to avoid doing that.
@@rubycosmo6279 AI voices have gotten a lot further than the tts that is commonly used in various places. It's great for me, cause I don't like using my own. Although, I never have a reason to use a voice online, real or not.
I was 18 years old when I first played Morrowind. It has captivated me to this day. Im now 42 years old. I hold the lore in such high regard, that I have all of the in game books 📚 printed and bound in leather on my bookshelf.
Post a video
As someone who's played a lot of Morrowind, I have to say I am very impressed by the art team, the way they brought the assets to life and brought new life to them without making them a 1-1 recreation is amazing, I def will play this mod just to look at the fruit of the art team's efforts alone
Damn that YOUR BLODLINE ENDS HERE line was fire
I was gonna say the same thing, no idea who they are but all these VAs are amazing!
😀
She certainly loved saying it lol
The VA that was screaming into the mic already sounded hella good in cell phone footage, imagine the actual mic audio. Good stuff
I love it when voice actors go all out like that, make it authentic
She’s also hot
I really can't express my gratitude and excitement for all this elder scrolls projects: Skyblivion, Skywind, Beyond Skyrim and all the mods still in development for skyrim. Thank you for your hard work!
This is quite an expensive venture. And to have all these different people and departments working together across the world (I'm assuming) Is really remarkable, and for them to be voluntarily doing this all out of passion is really incredible. Very very cool indeed and I wish all the success for this project.
It's been a Joy to see this come together, can't wait to show it off to everyone!
I see what you did there
2:26 Renara's voice acting 👍- omg she's so good even when shes just reading out chat messages hahah
Never tought you guys had added this insane touch to this masterpiece. Thank you all for creating this
Incredible. The project is much further alone then I realized.
Will definitely share this around.
Despite having yet to play Morrowind, the ambition and scale of this fan-made project is astounding, and makes me hyped about its future. Don't let anxious people who think they're entitled to a release date soon demotivate you
It's always the right time to play Morrowind
@@dalsifodyasjustock6633 currently playing Oblivion, next up will for sure be Morrowind
@@ExodiumTMMorrowind was my first Elder Scrolls experience and is to this day my favourite game. I would say the biggest difference between it and oblivion/skyrim (aside from the technology used to make the game at the time) is it's a truer RPG with skills and character building whereas the later games are a bit more arcadey in that sense to appeal to a wider audience. Highly recommend
@@BarneyGumbl3 I still remember that first house I entered at the start and the moral dilemma it presented. That was over 20 years ago.
@@dalsifodyasjustock6633I’ve tried but unfortunately I can’t get past how dated it is. I know it’s a masterpiece of a game, but until skywind comes out I’ll have to refrain from playing morrowind. I think it’ll make skywind even more enjoyable honestly.
From day 1 Skywind has been my most anticipated project. Keep it up, guys, I want to see a release.
Wow, I am absolutely stunned by all the progress the community has made!! With every video the project has seemed better and better and I cannot believe how far it's come
15:27 really taken aback by how incredibly good the voice acting is here
same
The last update was sickeningly good. I'm hype af to see the new stuff.
I love that Molag Bal statue combining his lizard appearance and his demonic one
Yes! Absolutely amazing work guys. The artists found a perfect balance of older/newer design that really fits the world of Skywind in a believable way
Molag Ballin
@@mikeoxmall69420 Molag Faded
Commenting for the algorithm, THIS LOOKS AMAZING, so many props to all the volunteers who are working hard to make this possible. Can't wait to see the final result and thanks for the update!
Holy cow there is so much dedication in this mod
I remembered seeing this years ago, it must have been 2014
Holy fucking shit man. This was a legendary update
The idea of playing Morrowind with Skyrim's graphics sounds AMAZING! And since the people creating this mod, loved and understood Morrowind, I imagine that this restoration of TES 3 will be a great improvement to the original.
No matter what happens, your incredible team has my undying love for letting me see Morrowind in this way. Thank you so much. Your works stand on their own and the future will see your time, sweat, and tears spent.
It's pretty awesome and quite beautiful that this is a community effort. I love the unity showcased here, with everyone working on different parts towards a singular goal.
So excited for this project! I never played Morrowind so this will actually be my first experience with it!
As a bonus, my wife got cast as Eydis Fire-Eye! I'm so excited for everyone to hear her lines!
OMG how do you manage not having played it for this long and the wifey in it? I guess you've seen a lot of it through these videos and such, is it a constant pressure and torture to stay away from it and not play it?
Don't stand about. Get moving!
@@guillermojperea6355 You're right, it is! I can't wait for them to have it ready to play so I can check it out!
I would buy a console and a tv just to play this
@@pueraeternum dude it's for PC only
The perk system is a HUGE addition! I nearly shat my pants when I saw that. The temptation to learn one of the technical skills required to contribute grows...
Your depictions of bonemold armor, kwama creatures, and ald ruhn are PHENOMENAL! I already know this is going to be an incredible adaptation because you've absolutely nailed 3 of the main anchor points that make Vvardenfell the otherworldly setting that it is.
You are all absolute rockstars. This project has come so far, and I can't wait to play it when you're happy with it. Sticking out a volunteer effort this long is insanely impressive. We love you for your work, and keep the faith.
Jaw dropping locations.
Once this is released I won't even be waiting impatiently for TES6, I'll be too busy sinking hundreds of hours into Skywind.
This and Skyblivion are going to take up a thousand hours of my life and I can't be more excited for that.
This and Skyblivion are probably going to be way better than ESVI anyways.
@@riokollivieryeah definitely Bethesda can’t put this much passion into anything all their games are just soulless money grabs cause they know thier role playing loving fans are okay with weak story and poor combat since they don’t use those parts anyways they just create a mode and their character and prance around playing day dream sims
Between this, Skyblivion, and Avowed I have no interest in TES6.
Yep, this is the next true Elder Scrolls game, not TES6.
Guys, this looks incredible. Everyone involved should be so proud of themselves! Keeping going on a long project like this is so difficult! You have my respect!
It is amazing how much you have achieved, you literally created a proper triple A game that a million-dollar company can make. I am looking forward to play it hopefully soon, great work!
Let's all take a moment to thank the TESR team for consistently releasing videos for us for 10+ years now 🔥
And also kudos to them for rebuilding an entire game for the sake of great videos!
Azuras's Coast having the melodic, esoteric tracks and West Gash the more bombastic 'adventure' music-it's perfect!
I thought the same!
👍👍
I can't wait to hear what they have in store for the Ashlanders and Dwemer ruins!
I can't wait for Skywind and Skyblivion to both be finished. I'm gonna get locked indoors for like 2 3 years straight.
I'm shocked at how much you guys have done, bravo to all of you guys past, present and future devs thank you!
Amazing job all contributors 😊
Looking like it could be one of the greatest mods of all time - up there with TR.
I have been aware of skywind for years now, but this looks, sounds and feels amazing. I hope you all can find the help you need and I would strongly consider joining when I am in better health.
The genuine dedication of both the team and the fan made my day. Amazing
This is way more exciting than I ever could have imagined. And the art direction for this whole project is truly splendid.
As a day one Morrowind player I've been following Skywind since the public alphas. I remember downloading one when all it had was the landmass and a few random buildings plus the barebones of the ghost fence, but the joy I felt running from Seyda Neen to Balmora just the way I remembered it from Morrowind was indescribable. Just the fact that I was doing this in Skyrim's engine was mind-blowing to me! It's amazing how far this project has come, it's gotta be one of my most anticipated game releases on the horizon. Massive props to every single person on the team! The day Skywind releases is gonna be one hell of a good day and I am ready to finally come home.
Soooo good that this project is alive! Waiting it for a years and playing in old good Morrowind.
Everytime you guys drop an update on this MASTERPIECE it feels like Christmas. I can't even put to words how excited I am for Skywind and Skyblivion. POGGGGG!!!!!
The voice acting examples given in this video are SO GOOD! This is it I need to contribute to either Skywind or Skyblivion. I can put together some composition's or cool ambient noises. Lets do it!
Looking forward to your application!
What i love about this project is that this mod can’t be bad because no matter what, the community that was built along the way was far grater that a mod can ever be, its crazy how many people decided to volunteer to this project and help
best dev update ever made. great video. not just informative but entertaining at the same time! hope a lot of ppl will apply!
This is one of the whackiest undertakings Ive seen in my life. So many setbacks, yet here we are with so much of the remake done in the past few years. Im impressed.
As a writer seeing the writing so creatively and faithfully done is wonderful. Can't wait to play this!
Amazing
Holy hell looks like we’re finally getting there. Been keeping an eye on this since 2014. I also appreciate that it looks like the team does on some level understand there’s times when you need to rein it in like was mentioned in the VA mastering section.
That's breathtaking! Wow!... Is just amazing what people can do with love and effort. Wonderful job, what you and Skyblivion team are doing is something generations will know. Thanks for you effort!
I am beyond impressed by what's been done already, reimagining Morrowind... It's hard to find the words... This looks better than anything anyone could have thought of... The artwork, the armor sets, the weapons and creatures... It's astonishing! I can't wait to play when it's done... I just can't wait! I can't say hurry up because something like this takes so much time... But hopefully this releases before elder scrolls 6.
WOOOOO PAULDRONS
the semi-monthly to yearly check ins that you all do are so charming, as I'm sure many long term fans of the Elder Scrolls would agree. Your passions and dedication is inspiring, and we are so excited to see your work!
This is absolutely incredible team! The samples shown off here are simply amazing for a volunteer-made project, rivalling many professional studios. I hope this video finds you the extra volunteers you need to get this across the finish line (unfortunately I can't contribute as I'm already working on another modding project and don't have time for multiple) and I can't wait to play it once released ❤
Side note: Any indie/solo devs thinking "hey I wanna make an open world RPG" should just take a look at this project to get some idea of just how hard that is 😂
i can’t explain how amazing this is, i’ve been following this journey forever and to see light at the end of the tunnel is insane
This needs a million views
whoever made the vfx for recall is a genius. good job to the team and im super excited to see progress next year
dude this and skyblivion are my two most looked forward to games. i cannot believe that this stuff is all done by volunteers who care and love.
Skyblivion and Skywind are going to be what we wish TES6 should be.
Keep up the good work lads🙂
You are incredible!!! And incredibly talented!!! Each and every one of you is making this ambitious, epic project into a veritable jewel of the gaming skies!!! ❤❤❤😍
Love how spectacular everything looks AND SOUNDS! Thank you so much for putting in the work and pouring your hearts into Vvardenfell ❤
I’m gonna tell my kids this was the making - of Morrowind. lol
The voice-acting segment had me rolling 😂 “Put it back- put that thing back or so help me!”
“Never-ever-eneee”
*sigh* as someone who’s followed this project since roughly the beginning when it was still mostly forum-talk, i’m so grateful and in awe of the immense talent, skills and all the work that has been drawn together to create this amazing piece of art. All of you working on Skywind are beautiful. Thank you for your work and continued dedication
GOD DAM! Only at the 2D art so far, and it's fuckin BEAUTIFUL!
And those 3D assets are PEAK.
The world and creatures look amazing!
The whole team should be proud of the fantastic work they've done on the project. I can't wait to see more from you all.
hype
as usual, lookin' good!
This is amazing.
So happy to be part of this project! Everything looks so good!♥
You guys are amazing! It's insane that TES and fallout fans put more love in these games than the actual studio. Can't wait to play skywind, skyblivion and fallout 4 new vegas
Great work guys!
i love you all so fucking much this is looking so good!
Getting both Skywind and Skyblivion news within a few days of eachother and both being insane progress reports and beautifully ambitious outcomes. I could not be more excited, bethesda may have let us down for ages now but the community made from their past passions have picked up the slack.
I love that you are doing Day/Night Music for all the Regions! Octopath Traveller 2 does that aswell, and it is sooooo atmospheric.
Really glad to see the astonishing amount of progress the team made.
You guys earn no money with your endless and inspiring work, but you already earned my respect! I am looking forward to sink endless hours into Skywind, when it's finally done! ❤
I can’t wait to live in it.😂 Seriously incredible work guys, the dedication is truly beautiful. I’ve been waiting patiently & will patiently wait some more to experience this whole project come to life 🙏
Astonishing work that left me drooling for this masterpiece of fan love. I sincerely and deeply hope Bloodmoon and Tribunal are next on schedule once the main game is done. A thousand cheers to you!
The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
Time will tell, but there's definitely an appetite for it among the team!
Excited to watch this project's progress as well as that of Skyblivion.
I’m two decades late to the Morrowind party but HOLY WOW! The game is just an amazing experience. Cannot wait for what the team reveals at the end of this long road for Skywind. This is absolutely incredible!!! Thank you, Skywind Team