Although not made by members of the original team, Endless Sky [official site] is the closest thing to an Escape Velocity game since the release of Nova in 2002. For those who don’t know Ambrosia’s series, the Escape Velocity games are singleplayer space-based roleplaying fare, sort of like top-down Elite, with all the trading, combat and freedom your pioneering heart craves. They’re excellent and Endless Sky, now available on Steam for Windows, Mac, and Linux, appears to live up to the legacy. It’s free, open source and there are 50+ ships to own and modify as you work your way across the galaxy.
*Do not adjust your speakers – there’s no sound. Put on whatever your space music of choice is while you watch. I’d recommend this.*
The game was already available to download when I last wrote about it but the Steam release coincides with the addition of the first of three planned storylines, made up of a cluster of missions. There are also plans for Steam Workshop support, so that all of the possible mods can be shared with ease (Star Trek and Wars conversions are surely being mapped out already).
Other plans involve changes to the UI and graphics, as well as the incorporation of additional alien technologies and creation of fully populated space sectors. In the brief time I’ve spent with the game, the most impressive aspect has been the reactive nature of AI ships. There’s a proper sense of existing within a galaxy where business, war and piracy are actually happening, dynamically, rather than being dropped into a sandbox where the only castles are the ones you build yourself.
I think Space Rangers 2 has finally been replaced, having dwelled in one of the innermost chambers of my heart for several years now. Grab the game and the editor and build a new galaxy. It’s a special game, Endless Sky, and hopefully it’s open-source future is as bright as this beginning. And, yes, it’s a ‘beginning’ that comes after years of hard work.
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Room207 Bodybuilder Stock Armor and Clothes (BETA)
Stock clothing and armor conversions for Room207's Bodybuilder Body
Room207 Bodybuilder Stock Armor and Clothes (BETA)
Stock clothing and armor conversions for Room207's Bodybuilder Body
Sports and Sorcery
This mod adds six weapons to Blade and Sorcery. Each mod is related to a sport of some kind.
Misfits serie season 1. They have nothing in common except the ‘Community Payback’ scheme they’ve been lumbered with at their local community centre, following varying crimes and misdemeanours.When the group get caught in a freak storm on day 1, their lives are changed forever. Nathan, Kelly, Curtis, Alisha and Simon are a group of misfits.
Sports and Sorcery
This mod adds six weapons to Blade and Sorcery. Each mod is related to a sport of some kind.
Bread and Dough
Allows you to make Dough out of Strawflour and water, gives the cook more bread out of all that work. Time to start baking.
Bread and Dough
Allows you to make Dough out of Strawflour and water, gives the cook more bread out of all that work. Time to start baking.
Less Thicc armor
Rescales some underarmors to make the player look less uh. big when wearing armor pieces over it.
Less Thicc armor
Rescales some underarmors to make the player look less uh. big when wearing armor pieces over it.
Beware the Spider
This mods gives Frostbite Spiders the abiliity to paralyze the player for a few seconds in order to make combat more interesting.
Beware the Spider
This mods gives Frostbite Spiders the abiliity to paralyze the player for a few seconds in order to make combat more interesting.
Buffed Well Supply Situation
Increases Spawn Rate of Rare Items (Named Items) when town is well supplied.
Buffed Well Supply Situation
Increases Spawn Rate of Rare Items (Named Items) when town is well supplied.
Valenwood Worldspace
Valenwood worldspace, made from the modder's resource All Tamriel Heightmap, for use with Journey to Valenwood or any other project.
Valenwood Worldspace
Valenwood worldspace, made from the modder's resource All Tamriel Heightmap, for use with Journey to Valenwood or any other project.
Edit of NongDarn's Jas Portrait
Jas portrait edit (─‿‿─)
Edit of NongDarn's Jas Portrait
Jas portrait edit (─‿‿─)
Blackened Steel Armour and Weapon set
New custom mesh armor and weapon
Blackened Steel Armour and Weapon set
New custom mesh armor and weapon
Craft settlement crops from their wild variants
Allows you to plant vanilla crops using their wild version, making wild corn, mutfruits, tatos and more actually useful for something, especially in the early game.
Craft settlement crops from their wild variants
Allows you to plant vanilla crops using their wild version, making wild corn, mutfruits, tatos and more actually useful for something, especially in the early game.
Medieval Torch
A medieval style custom made torch replacer with 4 variants to choose from
Medieval Torch
A medieval style custom made torch replacer with 4 variants to choose from
Drag's Hatchet Remastered
This is my hatchet!It has better looks now too :)
Drag's Hatchet Remastered
This is my hatchet!It has better looks now too :)
Wolven Curse
A complete overhaul for Geralt's appearance. Changes the player model into humanoid variant of a werewolf. (AMM or alternative recommended)
Wolven Curse
A complete overhaul for Geralt's appearance. Changes the player model into humanoid variant of a werewolf. (AMM or alternative recommended)
Immersive Lucien Lachance
This mod changes Lucien Lachance's equipment in order to match his appearance in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
Immersive Lucien Lachance
This mod changes Lucien Lachance's equipment in order to match his appearance in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
NARC SE patch - Beasts of Tamriel
Small patch for both mod !
NARC SE patch - Beasts of Tamriel
Small patch for both mod !
Crystarium Editing
This is an Excel workbook that will allow you to modify the Crystariums for all six characters in the game.
Crystarium Editing
This is an Excel workbook that will allow you to modify the Crystariums for all six characters in the game.
Realistic Eyes
Converted eye textures to those from Realistic Eyes v3 from Witcher 3, which is currently not available.
Realistic Eyes
Converted eye textures to those from Realistic Eyes v3 from Witcher 3, which is currently not available.
Run Faster Jump Higher
Made for U6This will increase your running speed so movement is easier and also allow you to jump higher if you hold down the jump button (tapping the jump button will trigger a normal jump). The value can also be hand tweaked if you prefer a more or less of either value.
Run Faster Jump Higher
Made for U6This will increase your running speed so movement is easier and also allow you to jump higher if you hold down the jump button (tapping the jump button will trigger a normal jump). The value can also be hand tweaked if you prefer a more or less of either value.
Enderal Hunterborn Patch - Spanish-Castellano
Traduccion al español de Enderal Hunterborn Patch
Enderal Hunterborn Patch - Spanish-Castellano
Traduccion al español de Enderal Hunterborn Patch
John Wick and Charon Looksmenu Preset
Adds John Wick & Charon face preset
John Wick and Charon Looksmenu Preset
Adds John Wick & Charon face preset
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Morrowind May Modathon 2019: Wrap-Up
Last month marked the launch of the fifth annual Morrowind May Modathon Modding Competition celebrating the 17th anniversary of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and we are happy to say that the event has been a great success with a whopping ~230 new mods being uploaded by ~80 individual modders - veterans and newcomers alike! To put this into perspective: not since 2004 have we seen this many mods being uploaded for Morrowind in a single month, proving once more that even 17 years af..
Win a free game with GOG.com
Summer is here and our friends over at GOG.com are having their Summer Sale Festival. They've given us 100 keys for a bunch of awesome games to give away to our community. If you're looking for something new to keep your appetite for gaming sated until the new E3 titles are released, here's your chance to pick up a new game for the low, low price of free! There are a few rules you should be aware of before entering. It's pretty basic, but if you get it wrong your entry ..
Vortex Support added: Sekiro, Resident Evil 2 (2019), and more!
Good news for our Sekiro, Resident Evil 2 (2019), Vampire the Masquerade - Bloodlines, Dawn of Man, and Surviving Mars communities! As of version 0.18.5, our new mod manager Vortex now supports modding for all of the above games meaning you can use Vortex to mod 59 different games total. Moreover, multi-variant mods - that’s mods that give you multiple options, such as different colours for armour replacers etc. - for many games, including the above (with the exception..
Turning off the legacy API
Following the announcement 3 months ago, today is the day we'll be turning off our legacy modding API. This system has been fully replaced by the new Nexus Mods API and is therefore redundant. What does this mean? Any applications using this service will no longer be able to log in, retrieve mod information or handle downloads from our site. We've been working with the developers who maintain some of the most popular modding tools to help them make the transition to the new API..
Morrowind May Modathon 2019: Release a mod and win prizes
It’s May and that means the annual Morrowind Modathon is back to celebrate the 17th anniversary of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - and this time around there are not only achievements waiting to be unlocked but also a huge number of keys for AAA and indie games to be won! Last year's Modathon sparked the creation of many new and exciting Morrowind mods and we are all looking forward to seeing what our community will come up with this year. The event will be running for one mont..
Site Design Survey and Feedback Group
How do you feel about the design of the Nexus Mods website? Since our sites current design went live in 2017 we’ve been listening to all the feedback, both good and bad, we've received from the community. Armed with that and having now filled our UI/UX designer position at the Nexus Mods office, our designer has been tasked with going through the current site layout and looking for ways it can be improved. We’ve spent some time looking at the analytics on our ..
Screenshot Community Event: The Final Presentation
A few weeks ago we launched our first Screenshot Community Event giving everyone the opportunity to submit a screenshot for Skyrim, Skyrim SE, Enderal, Fallout 4, and Fallout 76 depicting the event theme 'Conflict and Struggle' and potentially win one of three prizes which would be awarded at random to three different participants. The turnout has been great with hundreds of screenshots having been submitted and we, the Nexus Mods team, as well as our co-organisers Excellentium and ..
Screenshot Community Event: Thank you for participating!
Two weeks ago, we launched our first Screenshot Community Event giving everyone the opportunity to submit a screenshot for Skyrim, Skyrim SE, Enderal, Fallout 4, and Fallout 76 depicting the event theme 'Conflict and Struggle' and potentially win one of three prizes. The turnout has been great and we are happy to say that dozens of screenarchers - newcomers and veterans alike - have entered the event. We all - that is the Nexus Mods team as well as our co-hosts for the even..
Carving adventures - Haem Projects
In this mod author feature, we’re joined by Dimonoider and gkalian who together make up Haem Projects. The duo behind the incredibly popular Project AHO and the recently released mod Carved Brink. YGxMtT0g3ag rbh0SjCxCXI Thank you both for taking the time to talk to us. Could you start by telling us a little about yourselves? gkalian: Hello and thanks for the invitation. My name is Alex, I am an engineer from Russia, who became interested in the Elder Sc..
From Modder to Professional Level Designer - Interview and AMA
Today we are talking to Dan Taylor, a professional level designer who has in the past worked for Eidos, Square Enix, Ubisoft, Rockstar (among others) on games such as Medal of Honor Heroes 2, Hitman: Sniper, or Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Dan - who started out as a modder for Morrowind, Skyrim, and Fallout New Vegas - has close to two decades of experience in the video game industry under his belt and his talk on Ten Principles for Good Level Design at the Game Developer's Conference 2013 is cu..
Screenshot Community Event: Win one of three prizes!
Thank you, everyone, for your entries! The entry form is now closed and we will be making our picks for the jury selection during the next week. The first Nexus Mods Screenshot Community Event is here! Submit your screenshots of Skyrim, Skyrim Special Edition, Enderal, Fallout 4, or Fallout 76 illustrating the event theme and seize your chance to win one of three £25 Steam Gift Cards (~$33 depending on exchange rates). As we announced earlier this week, ..
Screenshot Community Event: Coming Soon
Do you like screenshots? Do you like the idea of winning a £25 Steam Gift Card? If you do, then keep your eyes peeled for a special event launching on Friday, 22nd March. For a while now we have been thinking about new ways to increase interaction with you guys - our Nexus Mods modding community - through engaging and fun events that we can run (semi-)regularly on our site, and, moreover, support members of our community who are devoting some of their free time to engage othe..
The Patron of Patrols - Scrabbulor
Today we are talking to Scrabbulor who is most famous for his patrolling mods of the extra immersive variety: Immersive Patrols and Immersive Patrols SE. BigBizkit: Thank you for taking the time to answer our questions. To start this off, why don’t you tell us a bit about yourself? Scrabbulor: Thanks for the opportunity! Name's Ameer Mohamed. I'm a 28-year-old poultry farmer, born and raised on the sister islands of Trinidad and Tobago. You are ..
Nexus Mods is hiring for a Front End Developer
We have been on the lookout for a dedicated Front End Developer for a while now and despite interviewing several individuals, we're yet to find the right person. I know that lots of our users do not always see all the site news that gets posted so I am reposting the job information, just in case it catches the eye of the exact right person at the exact right time! Here is the job specification: Description We are looking for an experienced front end developer to joi..
2018 in review and 2019 in the view
I'm late. I know, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It's already the middle of February and I haven't done my usual yearly keyboard bashing session where I smash out a semi-coherent review of the previous year and talk about what we hope to get done in this year. Truth be told, I wasn't sure if anyone really wanted to read through my banal twitterings or not and whether I would do this, so let me know at the end if my time (and yours) was worth it. 2018 in numbers In short, Nex..
More games in Donation Points store and minor changes
Since launching our Donation Points system last year we've given away over $81,000 worth of Donation Points (DP) to mod authors. Thankfully, the reaction to this system has been overwhelmingly positive and we're extremely happy with how it has turned out. While mod authors can exchange their DP for straight up Pay Pal donations, we've also been very happy with how many mod authors have been exchanging their DP for video game keys that we've been providing in the DP store. It's great ..
Towns and Cities - JK's Interview
Today we are talking to jkrojmal, a long-time member of the site and avid modder. If you have ever wanted your towns and cities in Skyrim and Skyrim SE to be more than they are in the base game, then you might have run into one or several of jkrojmal's mods. His series known as JK's Skyrim is one of the most popular city overhaul compilations to date and will definitely add a lot of uniqueness and flavour to the various holds. BigBizkit: You are most famous for your various ..
Vortex Support added: X4: Foundations, Pathfinder: Kingmaker, Starsector, 7 Days to Die
Good news for our X4: Foundations, Pathfinder: Kingmaker, Starsector, and 7 Days to Die communities! Thanks to alexparlett, 6d306e73746572, LazyWizard, as well as nelson3219, who developed the respective extensions, our mod manager Vortex (which is currently in beta) now supports all four of those games (version 0.17.0 and newer). If you are unsure about what a mod manager does, let me put it this way: Vortex gives you the ability to install an..
Nexus Mods API released
Since we teased it back in October, our developers have been working hard on finalising the Nexus Mods API and today I'm pleased to report we’re ready to open the virtual doors to the public. What is the Nexus Mods API? It’s a set of instructions developers can use to access features and information from our service. We’ve been developing the API in parallel with Vortex to ensure it has a host of useful features. This is a more modern replacement to the agein..
Patcher of Dragons - Qwinn
In this week’s feature, we’re talking to Qwinn, long time Nexus Mods user and creator of mods for Fallout New Vegas, Skyrim Special Edition and Dragon Age: Origins. Thank you for taking the time to speak with us. We’ll start as we always do, could you tell us about yourself to those who don’t know you? Thanks for having me! My real name is Paul Escalona, almost 50 years old and just married last month to my lovely, wonderful and always-supportive wife Jerri,..
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So. You only have 1 jump drive and your cloaking device (AKA you have the Free World story line). Killing Quargs are to hard or something. You still need more jump drive to maybe sell to the unfetted or out fit your fleet. Well it is easy but time consuming to very easily get Quarg outfits, and Kor auto ship outfits (If you are lucky the ship it self).
Get a cargo ship (Bactrians work well using 3 boxings with it)
Put your jump drive, your cloaking device on it, and ANY WEAPON (REQUIRED)
In Wanderer outfitters buy 9 ramscoops from them for inf cloak
Get at least 750 cargo or as close as you can
Go to Fornarep
Cloak and stay still at the sun
Wait for about an hour while paying attention (You are waiting for Kor to jump in and have Quarg jump in right after)
Hope to god that the Kor ships overpower the Quarg
Board any Kor ships you can and take everything. Unless you want to risk trying to take it. (Then go to Kashikt to sell it all and make about 30 mill)
If a Quarg ship is disabled and the Kor jump away, you are luck because this doesn’t happen often, then SHOOT THE QUARG TO MAKE HIM HOSTILE. DO NOT FORGET TO SHOOT IT GODDAMNIT. Board the Quarg ASAP, take everything (DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE)
Go back to Kashikt to sell all but the jump drive. DO NOT HIT SELL ALL IN THE TRADE WINDOW. (Also sell trade stuff) (The sky lances are good but require a lot of power. Anti Missile it beast. The shield gen is the best you can get, but is HUGE. The batteries are good for if you are using the lances. Sell the engines, Kor engines are better if you can deal with the heat. Literaly)
Go to where your fleet is / where the ship you want the jump drive on.
Repeat a few times.
Now you have all this stuff it means you have a lot more money due to selling a lot. Find a good Bactrian outfit and start killing Quarg (And in you save file add a bit to your rep with the Quarg if you want)
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Hello all!
Endless Sky Mods
Anyone here interested in a full Star Trek mod that I've been working on for myself with custom map, governments, ships, stations and starbases, fleets, planets and systems, and missions?
I'm about 50% in and wondering if, when I'm finished, if I should put it up somewhere for others. While we're at it, any suggestions, requests, or recommendations?
(note: a lot of stuff has been borrowed from as many sources as possible so that i don't spend too much time in photoshop.)
Notable Contents: Federation: Bajor and Deep Space 9 (with wormhole), Camp Khitomer, Deep Space K-7, Task Force 9 Headquarters in Gamma Quadrant, MIDAS array, Spacedock, Memory Alpha; Ferengi; Romulan Star Empire; Borg Collective: Transwarp Hubs, occasional Borg Invasion Fleets, Borg Patrols; Species 8472 and Fluidic Space; Caretaker Array with getting stuck in Delta Quadrant; Dominion with Jem'Hadar; Cardassians; Maquis and Badlands; Gorn; Tholians; Breen; Klingon Empire; all your favorite hells
screenshots: http://imgur.com/a/gzeBo
Anyone have any ideas for missions? I've been thinking about doing things like transportation of ambassadors and such, things you see in the shows and movies.