Player-customized Dark Souls-like messages introduced in Oblivion Remastered, allowing users to type "Approach anon, I've word of particular shallot – ask Patrick Stewart about try finger but hole".
The brilliance of FromSoft games isn't just the nail-biting boss fights, layers of lore, or melancholic antagonists. It's the opportunity to scrawl 'Don't you dare quit, skeleton' or 'Manage that bloody finger' across every inch of the game and subject players worldwide to it. And thanks to ingenious modders, we're one step closer to a universe where every game offers such interactivity. Take 'Ghosts of Tamriel', a mod for Oblivion Remastered, which lets you leave messages for your fellow Heroes of Kvatch, just like in Dark Souls.
Developed by authors yamashi and jay-jay, this mod lets you drop messages anywhere in Cyrodiil for other players (who also have the mod) to read. Simply hit CTRL on your keyboard, and voila—messages appear as floating Welkynd Stones, scarce glowing blue mana-restoring rocks you encounter in Ayleid ruins. The mod's flexibility surpasses FromSoft's predefined sentence structures, as players can write almost anything they desire in the interface.
Admittedly, this new feature is a recipe for a nightmare—imagine the ASCII art potential—but there's a system in place to combat questionable content. Players can upvote or downvote messages, pushing back against unpleasant or unwanted messages. Messages only remain visible for 24 hours and vanish forever after this period unless they receive an upvote, restoring their lifespan. Overly disliked messages get booted out of the system. Moreover, players have an option to hide messages they don't want to see in their world.
Of course, the mod requires an internet connection and displays your character's name alongside the messages you leave. But aside from that, the entire exchange remains delightfully anonymous, a delightful throwback to the early days of the internet, befitting a remaster of a 2006 game. The authors assure that "none of the data sent to the server is logged, it only exists in memory for the lifetime of the message, after that it disappears forever."
So, if you're itching to share your wit and wisdom with the Oblivion community at large, hop over to Nexus, install the Oblivion Remastered Script Extender, then install Ghosts of Tamriel with a mod manager, and get messaging.
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'Ghosts of Tamriel' mod delivers asynchronous multiplayer messaging, akin to the 'Souls' series' mechanic. Players type messages on the fly, which appear as floating stones in-game. The system integrates a voting system to encourage friendly and productive discussions, while the messages exist temporarily without permanent data logging for privacy concerns. The mod adds an extra layer of immersion to Oblivion Remastered, enhancing player interaction much like how the 'Souls' series captivated gamers.
- With the Ghosts of Tamriel mod, players of Oblivion Remastered can now leave messages for each other, similar to the Souls series mechanism.
- Developed by yamashi and jay-jay, this mod allows you to write messages and drop them anywhere in Cyrodiil, which can be read by other players who also have the mod.
- These messages appear as floating Welkynd Stones, reminiscent of the scarce, glowing blue mana-restoring rocks in Ayleid ruins.
- To leave a message, simply hit CTRL on your keyboard, and the mod offers a user-friendly interface for nearly limitless text input.
- To ensure a friendly and productive environment, the mod incorporates a voting system, allowing players to upvote or downvote messages based on their content.
- Despite its temporary existence, the mod doesn't log any data sent to the server for privacy reasons, making the messaging experience delightfully anonymous.
