The team behind the highly anticipatedSkyblivionmod forThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimshares a new trailer confirming both good and bad news about its upcoming release.Skyblivionhas been in development for nearly as long asSkyrimhas been available. The promise of a mod upgradingThe Elder Scrolls 4: OblivioninSkyrim’s engine is promising enough to make the decade-plus wait well worth it, but the new release window update forSkyblivionis going to be disheartening for some regardless.
Skybliviondevelopment first started in 2012, born from the community surrounding theMorroblivionmod that broughtMorrowindintoOblivion’s engine. This early effort to convert Oblivion’s files toSkyrimwas just one step, though. It wasn’t until 2016 that the effort truly began, with the modding team at TESRenewal growing substantially in the years since as Cyrodiil is closer to realization inSkyrim’s engine than ever.
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The latest trailer forSkyblivionshows just how impressive the work by the TESRenewel team is. It’s one of the best looks atSkyblivionyet. But the trailer was released in tandem with some important news. The good news is thatSkyblivionis still in active developmentand moving closer to release every day. The bad news is thatSkyblivion’s release date won’t be coming anytime soon. TESRenewel is dedicated to finishingSkyblivionby 2025 at the latest.
It may seem bizarre for a modding team to announce a release window that’s still two years off. No one wants to announce a release window that far, for sure. What it does do, however, is set realistic expectations within theElder Scrollscommunityregarding what this team of volunteers is capable of. That theSkyblivionteam is able to recognize its own limitations and capabilities is, if anything, encouraging. If TESRenewel is announcing it can deliverSkyblivionby 2025, then it must be confident.
It’s going to be difficult forElder Scrollsfans not to be critical, of course.Skyblivionhas been in development since 2012. It passed a decade of development last year, and now won’t be delivered until around 13 years after development started. That’s a long time to stay excited about a mod. Then again, it’s still faster than Bethesda’s likely turnaround on thenextElder Scrollsgame.
Mods take a lot of time to finish and whileSkyblivionmay be an extreme example of that, it’s not alone. What’s worth recognizing ishow greatSkyblivionlooks, based on the images and trailers that have been released in the years. 2025 may be a ways off, but the team at TESRenewel hopefully won’t make fans wait for their next look at theOblivion-meets-Skyrimmod.
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
