Posts in 2022
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Coffee with FG 20
Thursday, December 22, 2022 in News
Can you believe we’ve done twenty of these now? That seems absurd. Oh well. Pull up a chair. Coffee? Tea? Milk? OJ? Very good. Let’s talk about some modlists. Living Skyrim 4 is coming along nicely. We’re well into working on Beta 5 …
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Living Skyrim 4: Dev Diary 9
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 in News
First Things First Before we talk about LS4, I want to talk a bit about Living Skyrim 3. Living Skyrim 3 has been a great list. Thousands of people have installed, played, and enjoyed it. Its success really can’t be understated. That said, …
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Living Skyrim 4: Dev Diary 8
Friday, August 19, 2022 in News
Overall Progress We’re officially into Alpha for Living Skyrim 4. This means we’re in the process of patching and testing things to get ready for the Beta. With progress going as smoothly and quickly as it is right now, I’m feeling …
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Living Skyrim 4: Dev Diary 7
Saturday, August 06, 2022 in News
Overall Progress Before we jump into today’s focus, I want to talk about the state of Living Skyrim 4. It’s done. Okay, okay, not completely, but it’s getting extremely close. I still need to pick out a few easter eggs, but …
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Living Skyrim 4: Dev Diary 6
Friday, July 22, 2022 in News
Combat and Enemies Perhaps one of the most exciting sections of the modlist is the combat and enemies section. It’s the one section that probably has the most immediate impact on overall gameplay and can make or break the list. Before I talk …
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Living Skyrim 4: Dev Diary 5
Wednesday, July 06, 2022 in News
Status Update I just wanted to hammer out a quick update to keep people appraised of the progress I’m making on Living Skyrim 4. Overall Status In general, the list is coming along nicely. I’m happy with the mods we’ve included so …
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Where In The World Is Masterstroke?
Friday, June 10, 2022 in News
In April, I talked about Masterstroke coming back in about two months. Well, we’re at two months. Unfortunately, the list isn’t ready, but we’re close. Yesterday I passed Beta 5 Release Candidate 1 (0.5.0) to my staff to try out and …
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Living Skyrim 4: Dev Diary 4
Saturday, June 04, 2022 in News
NPC Visual Overhaul I’ve put off writing this for a while because I had to think about what I wanted to say pretty hard. The NPC Visual Overhaul is one of the, if not the, most subjective part of the modlist. NPCs Let’s talk about NPCs in …
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Living Skyrim 4: Dev Diary 3
Friday, May 20, 2022 in News
UI, Sounds, and Music Once graphics are taken care of, it’s time to move onto the UI, HUD, sound, and music. I’m extremely picky in this area, as you’ll soon see. HUD and UI When I’m playing a game, I want the HUD and UI to be …
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Living Skyrim 4: Dev Diary 2
Monday, May 09, 2022 in News
Graphics When I’m building a modlist, I tend to start with the graphics. Living Skyrim 4 is no different. The Why Before we talk about the how, let’s talk about the why. There’s a couple of big reasons I start here. First, …