Skyblivion

Skyblivion is part of a fan volunteer effort by TES Renewal Project to recreate and remaster through total conversion the video games in The Elder Scrolls series. While the team is best known for its Skywind project, which seeks to recreate The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (2002) on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Special Edition (2016) engine, known as the Creation Engine, another volunteer team works separately on Skyblivion, a similar but separate project to remaster Oblivion on the more advanced Skyrim game engine.{{cite web|last=Hellstrom|first=Jeremy|date=January 25, 2023|title=2025 Will Be The Year Of Skyblivion|url=https://pcper.com/2023/01/2025-will-be-the-year-of-skyblivion/|access-date=May 4, 2025|website=PC Perspective}}{{cite web|last=Nunneley-Jackson|first=Stephany|date=May 7, 2024|title=Skyrim continues to deliver: TESRenewal offers fresh look at Skyblivion and Skywind total conversion mods|url=https://www.vg247.com/skyblivion-still-coming-in-2025-skywind-still-on-track-developer-updates|access-date=May 4, 2025|website=VG247}} Skyblivion is a recreation of Oblivion within the engine for Skyrim – Special Edition.{{cite web|last=Dekker|first=Jake|date=June 29, 2019|url=https://www.gamespot.com/videos/making-skyblivion-bringing-oblivion-to-skyrim/2300-6450230/|title=Making Skyblivion: Bringing Oblivion To Skyrim|website=GameSpot|access-date=May 2, 2025|archive-date=January 29, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200129183721/https://www.gamespot.com/videos/making-skyblivion-bringing-oblivion-to-skyrim/2300-6450230/|url-status=live}}

In addition to re-creating what was previously in Oblivion and its downloadable contents,{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/skyblivion-mod-to-include-oblivion-dlc-will-be-released-for-skyrim-special-edition/|title=Skyblivion mod to include Oblivion DLC, will be released for Skyrim: Special Edition|last=Donnelly|first=Joe|date=February 3, 2017|work=PC Gamer|access-date=January 17, 2023|archive-date=January 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117112405/https://www.pcgamer.com/skyblivion-mod-to-include-oblivion-dlc-will-be-released-for-skyrim-special-edition/|url-status=live}} the developers are improving and expanding upon elements of the original game.{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/beautiful-familiar-scenery-on-show-in-skyblivion-video-update/|title=Beautiful, familiar scenery on show in Skyblivion video update|last=Senior|first=Tom|date=November 2, 2018|work=PC Gamer|access-date=January 17, 2023|archive-date=January 29, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200129183721/https://www.pcgamer.com/beautiful-familiar-scenery-on-show-in-skyblivion-video-update/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-elder-scrolls-skyblivion-mod-to-release-by-2025/1100-6510685/|title=The Elder Scrolls Skyblivion Mod To Release By 2025|last=Williams|first=Demi|date=January 19, 2023|work=GameSpot|access-date=January 29, 2023|archive-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129133002/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-elder-scrolls-skyblivion-mod-to-release-by-2025/1100-6510685/|url-status=live}} This includes the user interface, which is being done via a mixture of the SkyUI modification alongside bespoke Adobe Flash menus, as well as textures, environments,{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/recreating-oblivion-in-skyrim-means-paying-close-attent-1822670143|title=Recreating Oblivion In Skyrim Means Paying Close Attention To Trees|last=Gach|first=Ethan|date=February 2, 2018|work=Kotaku|access-date=January 17, 2023|archive-date=January 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117112358/https://kotaku.com/recreating-oblivion-in-skyrim-means-paying-close-attent-1822670143|url-status=live}} cities,{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/new-skyblivion-trailer-shows-cyrodiils-imperial-city-remade-in-skyrim/|title=New Skyblivion trailer shows Cyrodiil's Imperial City remade in Skyrim|last=Livingston|first=Christopher|date=February 1, 2018|work=PC Gamer|access-date=January 17, 2023|archive-date=January 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117112355/https://www.pcgamer.com/new-skyblivion-trailer-shows-cyrodiils-imperial-city-remade-in-skyrim/|url-status=live}} dungeons, quests,{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/new-skyblivion-video-shows-progress-with-landscapes-caves-and-working-quests/|title=New Skyblivion video shows progress with landscapes, caves, and working quests|last=Livingston|first=Christopher|date=January 26, 2021|work=PC Gamer|access-date=January 17, 2023|archive-date=January 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117112401/https://www.pcgamer.com/new-skyblivion-video-shows-progress-with-landscapes-caves-and-working-quests/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyblivion-quest-preview-development-video|title=Skyblivion team shows off progress on implementing its 219 quests|last=Morton|first=Lauren|date=January 27, 2021|work=Rock Paper Shotgun|access-date=January 17, 2023|archive-date=January 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118204051/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyblivion-quest-preview-development-video|url-status=live}} characters, weapons, and clothing.{{cite web|url=https://www.thegamer.com/skyblivion-update-bruma-daedric-artifacts-goblins/|title=Skyblivion Shares 'Huge Update' Featuring Bruma, Daedric Artifacts, And Goblins|last=Troughton|first=James|date=March 25, 2022|work=TheGamer|access-date=January 17, 2023|archive-date=January 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117112355/https://www.thegamer.com/skyblivion-update-bruma-daedric-artifacts-goblins/|url-status=live}} They are also adding new content such as an expansion of the cities of Leyawiin and Anvil based on concept art from the original game,{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/skyblivion-oblivion-skyrim-mod-elder-scrolls|title=Skyblivion: The Skyrim Mod Aiming to Make the Oblivion Bethesda Couldn't in 2006|last=Skrebels|first=Joe|date=August 19, 2021|work=IGN|access-date=January 17, 2023|archive-date=January 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117112357/https://www.ign.com/articles/skyblivion-oblivion-skyrim-mod-elder-scrolls|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/after-ten-years-of-development-skyblivion-looks-stunning|title=After ten years of development, Skyblivion looks stunning|last=Smith|first=Graham|date=March 26, 2022|work=Rock Paper Shotgun|access-date=January 17, 2023|archive-date=January 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117112356/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/after-ten-years-of-development-skyblivion-looks-stunning|url-status=live}} goblin tribes,{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/full-fat-oblivion-remake-skyblivion-shows-off-revamped-favorites-as-it-eyes-the-end-of-road/|title=Full-fat Oblivion remake Skyblivion shows off revamped favorites as it eyes 'the end of road'|last=Wood|first=Austin|date=March 25, 2022|work=GamesRadar+|access-date=January 17, 2023|archive-date=January 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117112354/https://www.gamesradar.com/full-fat-oblivion-remake-skyblivion-shows-off-revamped-favorites-as-it-eyes-the-end-of-road/|url-status=live}} and more music.{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/skyblivion-dev-diary-shows-how-far-theyve-come/|title=Skyblivion dev diary shows how far they've come|last=Macgregor|first=Jody|date=April 15, 2021|work=PC Gamer|access-date=January 17, 2023|archive-date=January 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117112353/https://www.pcgamer.com/skyblivion-dev-diary-shows-how-far-theyve-come/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/skyblivion-modders-continue-to-torture-us-with-incredible-footage-of-their-progress/|title=Skyblivion modders continue to torture us with incredible footage of their progress|last=Livingston|first=Christopher|date=March 24, 2022|work=PC Gamer|access-date=January 17, 2023}}

Like its sister project Skywind, which was in turn inspired by Morroblivion (a Morrowind remaster on the 2006 Oblivion engine), Skyblivion began by another volunteer team within the Renewal Project in 2012,{{cite news |last=Serin |first=Kaan |date=2023-06-26 |title=Oblivion-in-Skyrim mod Skyblivion still looks stunning in latest development update |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/oblivion-in-skyrim-mod-skyblivion-still-looks-stunning-in-latest-development-update |access-date=2025-05-02 |work=Rock, Paper, Shotgun}} and involves an overhaul of most aspects of the original game, including landscaping, weapons, and armors. In late 2012 or early 2013, Zilav (a modder and member of the Renewal Project) began a project to port Oblivion{{'s}} assets into the Creation Engine, which was used to make Skyrim, the sequel of Oblivion. To do this, work was done on writing a tool to port the assets from Oblivion into the engine; however, technical limitations arose with the incompatibility of many files, resulting in broken or empty parts of the map, crashes, and bugs. The initial version of the project, 0.1, was released onto internet forums.{{cite web|url=https://gamerant.com/skyblivion-skyrim-oblivion-mod-development/|title=Tracing the Skyblivion Mod's Development Over the Years|last=Francis Docherty|first=Martin|date=August 21, 2021|work=Game Rant|access-date=January 17, 2023|archive-date=January 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117110336/https://gamerant.com/skyblivion-skyrim-oblivion-mod-development/|url-status=live}} In 2014, Zilav was joined by modder Monocleus, and they released a stable yet incomplete version of the project that would serve as the basis for further development.{{cite web|url=https://www.thegamer.com/the-history-of-skyblivion-as-told-by-its-developers/|title=The History Of Skyblivion As Told By Its Developers|last=Troughton|first=James|date=May 20, 2022|work=TheGamer|access-date=January 17, 2023|archive-date=January 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117110336/https://www.thegamer.com/the-history-of-skyblivion-as-told-by-its-developers/|url-status=live}} Rebelzize, the eventual project lead, retroactively called this build a "hot mess".

In 2014, Zilav was joined by modder Monocleus, and they released a stable yet incomplete version of the project that would serve as the basis for further development. In May 2014, the project sought outside help from visual artists and declined voice actors, as Oblivion already featured a full voice cast.{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2014/5/18/5729172/skyblivion-pc-mod-oblivion-skyrim|title='Skyblivion' seeks to recreate The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion with Skyrim's engine|last=Good|first=Owen S.|date=May 18, 2014|work=Polygon|access-date=January 17, 2023|archive-date=September 6, 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160906163630/http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/18/5729172/skyblivion-pc-mod-oblivion-skyrim|url-status=live}} That same month, the team released version 0.2 of the project, which still required more help in areas such as visual asset creation, modeling, navmeshing, and voice acting.{{cite web|url=https://www.gamewatcher.com/news/2014-19-05-skyblivion-mod-recreates-the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-in-skyrim-engine|title=Skyblivion mod recreates The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion in Skyrim Engine|last=Horth|first=Nick|date=May 19, 2014|work=Gamewatcher.com|access-date=January 17, 2023|archive-date=January 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117132159/https://www.gamewatcher.com/news/2014-19-05-skyblivion-mod-recreates-the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-in-skyrim-engine|url-status=live}} At this point, a selection of mods together could be used to play a portion of the project.{{cite web|url=https://www.vg247.com/skyrim-engine-does-wonders-for-oblivions-cyrodiil|title=Skyrim engine does wonders for Oblivion's Cyrodiil|last=Hillier|first=Brenna|date=July 21, 2015|work=VG247|access-date=February 8, 2023|archive-date=August 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809125436/https://www.vg247.com/skyrim-engine-does-wonders-for-oblivions-cyrodiil|url-status=live}} After Rebelzize joined to help the project with its PR, he pitched the idea of remaking Oblivion rather than converting the game assets. The idea was approved. By November 2016, Rebelzize sought help from other modders to help with work on the project. He also did so through Nexus Mods, a site that allows users to upload and download mods.{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/skyblivion-update-the-elder-scrolls-obvlivion-skyrim-mod/|title=Skyblivion Team Teases Even More Elder Scrolls Progress In New Video|last=Ruppert|first=Liana 'Lili'|date=May 23, 2018|work=ComicBook.com|access-date=January 17, 2023|archive-date=January 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117135615/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/skyblivion-update-the-elder-scrolls-obvlivion-skyrim-mod/|url-status=live}} Rebelzize jokingly called it "the perfect pyramid scheme".{{cite web|url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/skyblivion-skyrim-oblivion-modding/|title=With 9 years of work in danger, Skyrim modders still build castles in the sand|last=Kratky|first=Otto|date=November 11, 2021|work=Digital Trends|access-date=February 24, 2023|archive-date=February 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224180508/https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/skyblivion-skyrim-oblivion-modding/|url-status=live}}

With Rebelzize at the helm, Skyblivion{{'s}} team began work to shift the focus towards a proper remake of Oblivion in Skyrim{{'s}} engine. To release Skyblivion, Bethesda required the project to fully replace 100% of all assets from the original to not redistribute their own proprietary content. By 2018, Skyblivion as a remake was in full swing with multiple departments working on the project. Despite having the game's entire open world ported, they still had to hand remake the entire landscape of the game, which was largely procedurally generated in the original. Additionally, new improvements to the original game continued to be added as the project progressed. The cities of Leyawiin and Anvil were envisioned to follow early Oblivion concept art, all unique armors were redesigned to be truly unique, new musical scores were added to complement the originals, and new improvements were made throughout the game. By August 2019, the project started to near its completion, with the exterior map in its final stages of development, 3D computer graphics assets being implemented at a rapid rate, and debugging being done for the quests.{{cite web|last=Winslow|first=Jeremy|date=August 16, 2019|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-elder-scrolls-skyblivion-fan-mod-shows-off-lat/1100-6469122/|title=The Elder Scrolls: 'Skyblivion' Fan Mod Shows Off Latest Developments|access-date=August 21, 2019|archive-date=August 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821063244/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-elder-scrolls-skyblivion-fan-mod-shows-off-lat/1100-6469122/|url-status=live}} In September 2020, the team launched the Developer Diary Series, showing the game development. By November 2021, the volunteer team had over 40 members, including individuals who work for large game studios as well as hobbyists. Rebelzize explained that their approach to development is similar to that of a AAA game.

In January 2023, the team announced that the game was scheduled to be released by 2025.{{cite web |last=Macgregor |first=Jody |date=January 15, 2023 |title=Skyblivion announces 2025 release date |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/skyblivion-announces-2025-release-date/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117044341/https://www.pcgamer.com/skyblivion-announces-2025-release-date/ |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |work=PC Gamer}} In order to play Skyblivion when released, the players must legitimately own Oblivion, Skyrim, and all downloadable contents for both games. To access Skyblivion, it would have to be downloaded from Nexus, Steam Workshop, or Bethesda's mods store, then installed; afterwards, the player can launch Skyrim and create a new character to play Skyblivion. Due to its size, involving the open worlds of Morrowind, Cyrodiil, and Skyrim, the game would not be available to consoles;{{cite web|last=Winslow|first=Jeremy|date=August 16, 2019|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-elder-scrolls-skyblivion-fan-mod-shows-off-lat/1100-6469122/|title=The Elder Scrolls: 'Skyblivion' Fan Mod Shows Off Latest Developments|access-date=May 2, 2025|archive-date=August 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821063244/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-elder-scrolls-skyblivion-fan-mod-shows-off-lat/1100-6469122/|url-status=live}} Skyblivion is planned to be playable in both Skyrim and Skyrim: Special Edition versions. In order to complete the development of Skyblivion by its scheduled release date in 2025, the team was not able to launch it with all the downloadable content including The Shivering Isles. The team said that once Skyblivion is released, they would work on all downloadable content. Throughout 2023 and 2024, roadmap updates were given by the development team,{{cite news |last=Macgregor |first=Jody |date=2023-06-25 |title=Skyblivion team reveals roadmap to 2025 release, says quests and NPCs are done in 'around a third' of the map but The Shivering Isles will have to wait |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/skyblivion-team-reveals-roadmap-to-2025-release-says-quests-and-npcs-are-done-in-around-a-third-of-the-map-but-the-shivering-isles-will-have-to-wait/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |work=PC Gamer}}{{cite web |last=Bellingham |first=Hope |date=2023-06-26 |title=It's been 11 years, but we're now just 2 years away from playing Skyblivion ourselves |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/its-been-11-years-but-were-now-just-2-years-away-from-playing-skyblivion-ourselves/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=GamesRadar+ }} with only one region left to remake by January 2025.{{cite web |last=Foster |first=George |date=2025-01-01 |title=Skyblivion Developers Only Have One Region Left To Remake |url=https://www.thegamer.com/the-elder-scrolls-oblivion-skyrim-remake-skyblivion-one-region-left-to-remake-nearing-completion-roadmap-2025/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=TheGamer}} In April 2025, Bethesda officially announced and released The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. In response to concerns about fan-led project Skyblivion, Bethesda affirmed support for community efforts, and the Skyblivion team confirmed they would continue development.{{cite web |last=Warren |first=Mark |date=2025-04-16 |title='It's good that we were still allowed to exist at all' After the Oblivion remaster leak, Skyblivion project lead confirms the team will keep working and "stay positive" |url=https://www.vg247.com/oblivion-remaster-leak-skyblivion-project-lead-stay-positive |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=VG247 }}{{cite web|last=Koselke|first=Anna|date=April 26, 2025|title=Modder remaking Oblivion in Skyrim says the 13-year project 'has already paid off tenfold,' plans for 'bug fixes and the DLC' are set, and Oblivion Remastered 'changes nothing'|url=https://tech.yahoo.com/gaming/articles/modder-remaking-oblivion-skyrim-says-170000481.html|access-date=May 4, 2025|website=GamesRadar+|via=Yahoo Tech}} The entire Skyblivion team, which sent "all love and no hate" to Bethesda and Virtuos' official remaster, was gifted by Bethesda free keys to Oblivion Remastered.{{cite web |last=Valentine |first=Rebekah |date=2025-04-22 |title=Bethesda Gifts The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Keys to Entire Skyblivion Modding Team |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/bethesda-gifts-the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered-keys-to-entire-skyblivion-modding-team |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=IGN }}{{cite web |last=Wolens |first=Joshua |date=May 1, 2025|title=Bethesda gives full-throated shout-out to Skyblivion fan remake after giving the whole dev team free Oblivion Remastered keys: 'I think what they're doing is very special' |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-elder-scrolls/bethesda-gives-full-throated-shout-out-to-skyblivion-fan-remake-after-giving-the-whole-dev-team-free-oblivion-remastered-keys-i-think-what-theyre-doing-is-very-special/ |access-date=May 2, 2025 |website=PC Gamer }}

Several of the Skyblivion trailers received a significant amount of media coverage and also resulted in more support and volunteers. The team released a development trailer in May 2014 that showed the remaster in early development.{{cite web|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/skyblivion-trailer-shows-oblivions-opening-locations-recreated-in-skyrim/|title=Skyblivion trailer shows Oblivion's opening locations recreated in Skyrim|work=PC Gamer|date=May 19, 2014|last1=Savage|first1=Phil|access-date=March 8, 2016|archive-date=March 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308232016/http://www.pcgamer.com/skyblivion-trailer-shows-oblivions-opening-locations-recreated-in-skyrim/|url-status=live}} This was followed in July 2015 by a 45-minute gameplay trailer. At that time, the game lacked navmesh, a mechanism by which non-player characters wander an environment without becoming lost in other assets.{{cite web|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/tour-the-world-of-skyblivion-in-new-45-minute-gameplay-trailer/|title=Tour the world of Skyblivion in new 45-minute gameplay trailer|work=PC Gamer|date=July 20, 2015|access-date=March 8, 2016|archive-date=March 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308235302/http://www.pcgamer.com/tour-the-world-of-skyblivion-in-new-45-minute-gameplay-trailer/|url-status=live}} On December 9, 2016, Rebelzize uploaded a trailer titled "Skyblivion – Return To Cyrodiil".{{cite web |last=Gach |first=Ethan |date=December 10, 2016 |title=New Trailer Shows Skyblivion Fan Project Is Still Alive And Well |url=https://kotaku.com/new-trailer-shows-skyblivion-fan-project-is-still-alive-1789959144 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117112355/https://kotaku.com/new-trailer-shows-skyblivion-fan-project-is-still-alive-1789959144 |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |work=Kotaku}} The trailer resulted in more support, willing volunteers, and an increase in recognition. This included more programmers and 3D artists. A new trailer, voice-acted and titled "The Elder Scrolls: Skyblivion – Teaser Trailer", was released on August 15, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/skyblivions-new-voice-acted-trailer-looks-like-an-actual-game/|title=Skyblivion's new voice-acted trailer looks like an actual game|last=Morton|first=Lauren|date=April 15, 2021|work=PC Gamer|access-date=January 17, 2023}} On January 15, 2023, the two-and-a-half-minute "Official Release Year Announcement Trailer" was uploaded to YouTube,{{cite web |last=Wheeler |first=CJ |date=January 16, 2023 |title=Oblivion-in-Skyrim mod Skyblivion gets a 2025 release window and new trailer |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/oblivion-in-skyrim-mod-skyblivion-gets-a-2025-release-window-and-new-trailer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202045/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/oblivion-in-skyrim-mod-skyblivion-gets-a-2025-release-window-and-new-trailer |archive-date=January 16, 2023 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |work=Rock Paper Shotgun}}{{cite web |last1=Ostler |first1=Anne-Marie |last2=Wood |first2=Austin |date=January 17, 2023 |title=Oblivion's Skyrim remake will launch by 2025, or about 50 years before The Elder Scrolls 6 |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/skyblivion-confirms-2025-release-date-at-the-latest-with-stunning-new-trailer/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116220030/https://www.gamesradar.com/skyblivion-confirms-2025-release-date-at-the-latest-with-stunning-new-trailer/ |archive-date=January 16, 2023 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |work=GamesRadar+}} where it was given a release date of 2025 "at the latest",{{cite web |last=Phillips |first=Tom |date=January 16, 2023 |title=Elder Scrolls fan project Skyblivion out 2025 'at the latest' |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/elder-scrolls-fan-project-skyblivion-out-2025-at-the-latest |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116214934/https://www.eurogamer.net/elder-scrolls-fan-project-skyblivion-out-2025-at-the-latest |archive-date=January 16, 2023 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |work=Eurogamer}} or "at some point in 2025".

In 2020, Skyblivion welcomed popular Skyrim YouTuber Heavy Burns to the team to support the production of regular video content updates to inform fans of the project's progress and to help recruit new volunteers. Heavy Burns then recruited English voice actor Ryan Cooper to lend his talents in narrating the new series.{{Cite web |title=Skyblivion Compositions, by Marius Schlichting |url=https://mariusschlichting.bandcamp.com/album/skyblivion-compositions |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=Bandcamp}} Shortly thereafter, Skyblivion{{'s}} Developer Diary Series launched with the first video of the series posted to Rebelzize's YouTube channel on September 26, 2020. The launch of the new Developer Diary Series sparked a new era of growth and high recruitment for the project as the videos relatively high production value and professional presentation further cemented the project as one to be taken seriously. Since the initial release in 2020, an additional four Developer Diary episodes have been released garnering over 3,176,000 views on YouTube across the collection of videos. The series has been positively reviewed.

As 2024 approached, one year from the targeted release year the Skyblivion team released "Oblivion Remastered Road to Release (Skyblivion Roadmap 2023)" on June 24, 2023, to transparently show the exact progress of the project and what further tasks needed to be completed before release. This video also offered another opportunity to drum up volunteers. On December 31, 2024, Rebelzize published an updated roadmap "The Path To Release (Skyblivion Roadmap 2024)" to showcase the final remaining tasks before releasing in the next year.{{cite web |last=Morris |first=Daniel |date=2025-01-01 |title=Skyblivion Devs Detail What's Left Before the Long-Awaited Mod Will Finally Be Ready |url=https://gamerant.com/oblivion-remake-skyblivion-release-roadmap-december-2024-update/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=Game Rant }} Rebelzize also hosts livestreams on his channel, showing the development process of the game and answering questions from the viewers. The Road Mad Series continues into 2025, further cementing the release window.{{cite web |last=Broadwell |first=Josh |date=February 24, 2025 |title=Skyblivion, The Fan Remake Of Oblivion In Skyrim's Engine, Will Launch In 2025 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/skyblivion-the-fan-remake-of-oblivion-in-skyrims-engine-will-launch-in-2025/1100-6529672/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=GameSpot }}

The game has received positive responses leading up to the release, with critics calling the progress "impressive",{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim/skyblivion-release-date-2021|title=After years in development, Skyblivion is "still a ways out"|last=Bailey|first=Dustin|date=August 12, 2021|work=PCGamesN|access-date=January 18, 2023|archive-date=January 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118211421/https://www.pcgamesn.com/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim/skyblivion-release-date-2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/582211-the-elder-scrolls-skyblivion-trailer-remarkable-fan-made-remake|title=The Elder Scrolls Skyblivion trailer shows impressive fan-made remake of a classic|last=Braz|first=Victor|date=August 15, 2019|work=GameRevolution|access-date=January 18, 2023|archive-date=January 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118211419/https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/582211-the-elder-scrolls-skyblivion-trailer-remarkable-fan-made-remake|url-status=live}} "breathtaking",{{cite web|url=https://www.thegamer.com/skyblivion-release-date-progress-features/|title=Skyblivion Will Be The Answer To Our Elder Scrolls Prayers|last=Prince|first=Chloe|date=October 1, 2020|work=TheGamer|access-date=January 18, 2023|archive-date=January 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118211421/https://www.thegamer.com/skyblivion-release-date-progress-features/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/10/20/ambitious-skyblivion-overhaul-mod-shares-impressive-journey-with-how-it-started-meme|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101094444/https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/10/20/ambitious-skyblivion-overhaul-mod-shares-impressive-journey-with-how-it-started-meme|url-status=live|archive-date=November 1, 2020|title=Ambitious Skyblivion Overhaul Mod Shares Impressive Journey With 'How It Started' Meme|last=Ruppert|first=Liana|date=October 20, 2020|magazine=Game Informer|access-date=January 18, 2023}} and "ambitious".{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Andy |date=January 16, 2023 |title=Ambitious 'Skyrim' mod 'Skyblivion' gets 2025 release window |url=https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/ambitious-skyrim-mod-skyblivion-gets-2025-release-window-3381486 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116201025/https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/ambitious-skyrim-mod-skyblivion-gets-2025-release-window-3381486 |archive-date=January 16, 2023 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |work=NME}} By April 2022, Preston Pearl of Screen Rant said that the game "looks much better" compared to the original game.{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/skyrim-skyblivion-mod-elder-scrolls-oblivion-better-graphics/|title=Skyrim's Skyblivion Mod Looks Even Better Than Oblivion|last=Pearl|first=Preston|date=April 13, 2022|work=Screen Rant|access-date=January 29, 2023|archive-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129134004/https://screenrant.com/skyrim-skyblivion-mod-elder-scrolls-oblivion-better-graphics/|url-status=live}} It received spots on PC Gamer{{'s}} "8 most ambitious Skyrim mods in development in 2022" list,{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-8-most-ambitious-skyrim-mods-in-development-right-now/|title=The 8 most ambitious Skyrim mods in development in 2022|last=Morton|first=Lauren|work=PC Gamer|date=19 July 2022|access-date=January 18, 2023|archive-date=17 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117112400/https://www.pcgamer.com/the-8-most-ambitious-skyrim-mods-in-development-right-now/|url-status=live}} as well as number 8 on TheGamer{{'s}} "Skyrim: Top 10 Anticipated Mods" list.{{cite web|url=https://www.thegamer.com/skyrim-most-anticipated-mods/|title=Skyrim: Top 10 Anticipated Mods|last=Burgar|first=Charles|date=January 25, 2020|work=TheGamer|access-date=January 18, 2023|archive-date=January 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118213339/https://www.thegamer.com/skyrim-most-anticipated-mods/|url-status=live}} It was awarded ModDB{{'}}s "Best Upcoming Mod" in 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/moddb-names-brutal-doom-mod-of-the-year-2017-skyblivion-as-best-upcoming-mod/|title=ModDB names Brutal Doom Mod of the Year 2017, Skyblivion as Best Upcoming Mod|last=Donnelly|first=Joe|work=PC Gamer|date=3 January 2018|access-date=January 18, 2023|archive-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003150338/https://www.pcgamer.com/moddb-names-brutal-doom-mod-of-the-year-2017-skyblivion-as-best-upcoming-mod/|url-status=live}} It was featured in the August 2023 issue of Bethesda's Monthly Modder highlighting "Rebelzize and the Skyblivion team are building a bridge between Cyrodiil and Tamriel".{{cite web |date=August 24, 2023 |title=Monthly Modder: Skyblivion |url=https://bethesda.net/en/article/JoAkvhyatPyqAdMSIqadF/monthly-modder-skyblivion |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=Bethesda.net }} The pre-release remade 3E Cyrodiilic Steel Armor and Master Necromancer Robes were both featured in the May 2020 and August 2023 issues of Bethesda Featured Mods, respectively.{{cite web |date=May 1, 2020 |title=Skyrim Special Edition – May Featured Mods |url=https://bethesda.net/en/article/4ukGh54H8Il4E1DPKoldcs/skyrim-may-featured-mods-2020 |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=Bethesda.net }}{{cite web |date=August 2, 2023 |title=Skyrim Special Edition & Fallout 4 – August Featured Mods |url=https://bethesda.net/en/article/1Dv1LQmaK8A3AVsHjkexNW/skyrim-special-edition-and-fallout-4-august-featured-mods |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=Bethesda.net }}

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{{reflist}}

• [https://skyblivion.com/ Official website]
• [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO_Q3mqw6qS7EVQTCZs4DwclhUh3RmfcT SKYBLIVION Developer Diary Playlist]

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