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Morrowind mega-mod Skywind looks so good, even if it's still not finished
May is finally upon us, and that means three things: The weather is starting to suck less, Canada's oldest official holiday is approaching (happy birthday, Queen Victoria), and it's time to catch up on what's happening with Skywind, the mega-mod that seeks to recreate Morrowind, the greatest Elder Scrolls game ever, using the newer technology of Skyrim.
I'll cut right to the chase here: There's no release date, or even a target window for launch. This is very much a work-in-progress update, detailing advances made since the last check-in but also revealing (not that it comes as any great surprise) that there is much left to do. Some aspects of the game, like 2D art, writing, and voice acting, are nearly complete, while others—animation, voice mastering, SFX, and localization—are not. raccoongame.org
As is the way with projects like this one, the team is also (still) on the hunt for volunteers. "A common misconception is that Skywind has been worked on by the same small group of people, chipping away at it for a decade," narrator Joy Hayward states. "In reality, the project has functioned more like a relay race, with the initial contributors having long since passed the baton.
"Over the years, more than a thousand contributors have given what they could, when they could, to an idea they believed in. Today, nearly every active volunteer was once a follower of the project, just like you, and the hurdles ahead can only be overcome as long as people—like you—continue to volunteer."
These roles are the team's current priorities:
Even though there's no big news here, the update video is a pleasure to watch because it looks so good. Morrowind is a uniquely beautiful, alien fantasy game, and seeing it renewed in this glorious new(ish) tech—yes, I'm aware of the irony that Skyrim is older now than Morrowind was when the Skywind project began—brings me real joy. I'm not generally one for remasters, but for Morrowind, I'll make an exception—not anytime soon, no, but someday.
If you're interested in helping bring Skywind across the line, you can sign up at the Skywind website.
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Pokémon wordt toiletpapier in een nieuw bizar Nintendo-product
Nintendo is meestal erg streng over wie zijn handelsmerken mag gebruiken, met hoge kwaliteitsnormen en toegestane gebruiksvoorwaarden. Pas deze week zei Mario's maker, Shigeru Miyamoto, bijvoorbeeld dat hij Illumination had verboden om enige seksuele verwijzing op te nemen in de Super Mario-films.
Aan de andere kant lijkt Pokémon op toiletpapier geen probleem te zijn. Nerdist meldt dat Renova een serie Pokémon-toiletpapierrollen heeft uitgebracht met 79 verschillende monsters. Dus als je altijd al vond dat bijvoorbeeld Lapras of Rayquaza voorgoed door het toilet gespoeld moest worden, kun je dat nu werkelijkheid maken... Letterlijk.
Helaas is dit met Pokémon versierde toiletpapier alleen verkrijgbaar in Zuid-Korea, maar er is vast een importeur of iemand op eBay die je kan helpen een paar rollen te bemachtigen. Dan is het alleen nog een kwestie van Pikachu en de andere monsters laten zakken, zelfs na de zwaarste taco-avonden.
Pokémon bliver toiletpapir i et nyt, bizart Nintendo-produkt
Nintendo er som regel meget strenge med, hvem der må bruge deres varemærker, med høje standarder for kvalitet og tilladte anvendelser. For eksempel sagde Marios skaber, Shigeru Miyamoto, for eksempel i denne uge, at han havde forbudt Illumination at inkludere nogen seksuelle referencer overhovedet i Super Mario-filmene.
På den anden side virker Pokémon på toiletpapir ikke til at være et problem. Nerdist rapporterer, at Renova har udgivet en serie af Pokémon-toiletpapirruller med 79 forskellige monstre. Så hvis du altid har følt, at for eksempel Lapras eller Rayquaza burde skylles ud én gang for alle, kan du nu gøre det til virkelighed... bogstaveligt talt.
Desværre er dette Pokémon-udsmykkede toiletpapir kun tilgængeligt i Sydkorea, men der er helt sikkert en importør eller nogen på eBay, der kan hjælpe dig med at få fat i nogle ruller. Så handler det bare om at lade Pikachu og de andre lommemonstre hjælpe dig, selv efter de hårdeste taco-aftener.