‘Skyblivion’s World Is Nearly Complete, Bringing The ‘Skyrim’ Mod’s Launch Even Closer

, a fan-developed expansion for Fallout 4. The difference is that rather than adding entirely new quests, Skyblivion recreates content originally made by developer Bethesda. That does provide a complete guideline for the mod to follow, but it also means that the finished product will inevitably be compared to Bethesda’s own work — a considerably higher bar than most mods have to clear.

While Skyblivion is expected this year, it doesn’t yet have a solid release date. Given the amount of work still yet to do, it will likely be a while before a playable version of the mod is available. Regardless of when it launches, Skyblivion could help make the wait for The Elder Scrolls VI, which is still an indeterminate number of years away, a bit easier to handle.