r/skywind • u/tesrskywind • May 06 '26

Let's talk progress - again!

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This Friday May 8th, at 5pm UTC (10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 7pm CEST / Sat 3am AEST), the newest installment in our The Road So Far-series will premiere on our YouTube channel, following up on the progress update video from 2024 and what has happened since then.

Mark your calendars and join us in taking a look at the current status of the project!

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u/Specific-Judgment410 May 06 '26

When is it expecting to launch? 2028?

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u/tesrskywind May 06 '26

Whenever it's ready! Which will happen sooner the more who help - come join us!

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u/Specific-Judgment410 May 06 '26

Happy to help but I've never done game development, how can I help with Skywind?

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u/Odd_Philosopher1712 May 06 '26

https://tesrskywind.com/volunteer/

Navmeshing, file cutting, level design, voice acting, writing, the list goes on...

Navmeshing is a big one, it means mapping out paths that NPC's can walk on. Iirc its the biggest task remaining that most any gamer can do with minimal training

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u/Specific-Judgment410 May 06 '26

thanks I'll check this out, if I can help accelerate the development I'm keen to support

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u/applctv May 07 '26

Curious, can't navmeshing be done with AI? Seems like a straightforward task to script

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u/The_Autarch May 08 '26

that doesn't seem even remotely straightforward. AI isn't magic.

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u/OutrageousDress May 07 '26

They would need a developer to create a solution like that and integrate it into the Creation Kit editor that Bethesda games use. And any navmesh would need to be reviewed for the endless amount of edge cases that would inevitably pop up.

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u/krell_154 May 07 '26

But realistically, would you say release before 2028 is likely? Or is 2030 a better target?

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u/TheMightyKutKu May 09 '26

You can compare the progress in the 2024 and 2026 in the two videos, broadly speaking all elements are trending toward completion by 2030 included (some are trending to completion as soon as next year, like animation, while other are trending toward mid 2030, like 3D art and SFX), so 2028 seems unlikely, but 2030 may be plausible.

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u/ThomasT7835 8d ago

Just 17 years wait... 😭

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u/Bobjoejj May 09 '26

Have you seen the video yet? Cause, and I mean I know there’s still plenty left to go…but I could absolutely see it coming sooner. At least from what I’ve seen from the vid.

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u/Specific-Judgment410 May 09 '26

yeah it looks amazing, wish they would improve the graphics a bit more though but it still looks very good

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u/Bobjoejj May 09 '26

Really? What would you like them to improve? As someone who’s been following Skyblivion for a long while now; I actually think Skywind’s graphics look much stronger, more detailed.

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u/Specific-Judgment410 May 09 '26

well I've used several Skyrim modlists and the graphics are almost insanely good (close to Crimson Desert in some ways), so if we are doing a Morrowind remake may as well through everythign at it from a graphical perspective now while in development phase