New Oblivion Total Conversion Mod Wows Bethesda Devs
By Shawn on Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 at 1:46 PM PST In Bethesda, Computer, Elder Scrolls, Game Companies, Game Consoles, Game Platforms, Games, Microsoft, Mods, Sony, Videos
Bethesda’s gstaff spotted a new total conversion mod project for Oblivion; DUNE. Stefano Tonello (aka Prometheus), the originator of this project, assures gamers that this is unrelated to Frank Herbert’s Dune Series. Here’s a taste of what to expect from DUNE.
“The DUNE World, known as Dusaar, is a huge desert world where the brutality of people and nature is an everyday part of life. Water has long since ceased to flow on the surface and can only be found in the last sea, some oases, and tiny lakes and streams are the only source of life for the Ancient Forest, a Tropical Jungle surrounded by Canyons and covered from the everpresent winds of the open Desert, protecting this small Last Paradise.
The desert covers the majority of the land, almost 90% of it is surrounded by the Great Wall Cliffs of the east and the Sea of Silt to the west. Some of the mountains are nearly impassable, but ancient canyons throughout them hide the last spots where life can still continue….There are many diverse cultures living in the few safe places on this world.”
Even the Bethesda devs are impressed by this project. Take a look at some video footage from the DUNE mod.
If you’d like to join in on the project visit the official forums Prometheus put up for the project.
via Bethesda Blog
Mod looks awesome! Wonder when it will be finished
Wow! Just wow.
Wow!! That looks freakin awesome! The Bethesda should hire this guy.
looks awesome. does anyone know the name of the song playing in the video
wowz dude!! freakin awesome!
theyre even better than bethesda :p
this stuff looks weird… i personally would not enjoy looking on this bright picture all the time.. desert will be boring.. i don t like this
Looks awesome, but everywhere I look for it i keep coming back to Planet Elder Scrolls.
dang it
As good as this looks all I can say is: STARGATE total conversion!
[...] Modding can take a variety of forms, but all tools share one particularly awesome trait: they’re great learning aids. On one extreme, modding can consist of making custom maps for Starcraft and using the editor’s scripting utility to make interesting situations. On the other hand, modders can also build up to things like total conversions of popular games such as Dues Ex and even Oblivion. [...]