The Vyper

Thanks Khett!

One the projects I'm working on will make Welkynd Stones actually glow. No more trouble finding them when they're knocked into dark corners.

Clearly, I'm not the only one who flatly refuses to install spyware just to play a game. But I'm apparently the first to have their modding spirit crushed. I just can't bring myself to support a company that mistreats paying customers like this. That is why I'm not going to mod any more. I've even gone so far as to remove all 22 of my mods from the sites they were hosted on.

In order to play (or even mod) Skyrim, we are required to install spyware on our system. This attitude actually encourages piracy. A search of the Nexus shows that 42 users have been banned for pirating Oblivion since its release FIVE YEARS AGO. A similar search shows that 93 users have been banned for pirating Skyrim since its release 40 DAYS AGO. Continued...

Trolls? No. I don't give a rat's hindquarters what they say. Steam? Not by itself. My problem is actually with Bethesda. Their games have incredible longevity by themselves, but mods (and, by extension, modders) greatly add to that longevity. Would the Elder Scrolls (or most recent Fallout) games be nearly as popular without modders to enhance them? Maybe, but doubtful. Why, then, has Beth decided to treat PC gamers like criminals? Continued...

A combination of both, plus the ridiculous requirement of Steam for both playing and modding Skyrim (and most likely all future Bethesda games).

lol, not "leave" as in "depart, never to be heard from again", but more like "retire from modding". I'll stick around to give advice (where I can) and just hang out. But I have lost the will to mod, due to certain recent events.