New Year's Resolution

My New Year's resolution is to finish Guild Benefits. The extra challenge I'm posing to myself is to finish before Skyrim is released, by this I mean done including any bug fixes and little tweaks... everything. So much is already complete there is no reason this shouldn't be possible. There are no other Bethesda games that are due out to distract me and I've played New Vegas enough to get it out of my system for now.

My creative juices are flowing, new ideas are coming once again. (I've figured out what to do with Hannibal Traven...) Oblivion is back to a clean installation plus the necessary resources. TES4Edit is up to date, such a wonderful tool! I'm just about ready to begin.

New Vegas Mod: Goodsprings Camper

Simple house mod released today for Fallout: New Vegas. Goodsprings Camper is next to the Prospector Saloon. It provides you with a safe place to sleep and store your goods. Fast travel is provided to the camper via its own map marker. There is a plate of food, one bottle of dirty water, and one pickable maize plant. Nothing overpowering in this mod, just a basic home.

In other news Bethesda has finally announced Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. 2011 is going to be an awesome year!!!

Fallout: New Vegas G.E.C.K. released today!

You know what that means. It means I need to scope out an appropriate place for a beginner's campsite. I always need a simple, functional place to sleep and store my loot until real housing options become available. Its becoming a sort of tradition for me. (Maybe I should go back and do one for Morrowind?)

Get the G.E.C.K:
http://fallout.bethsoft.com/eng/downloads/geck.html


Edit:
So now the game and G.E.C.K. are both installed. I played through the opening sequence (more than once), since I decided to try out hardcore that campsite is really needed for storage now. There's my excuse to get modding. (HINT: Run G.E.C.K. as Administrator.) Found a nice little space for a camper in Good Springs, tossed in a mattress and a few containers and added a map marker. Will add a little clutter for ambiance tomorrow. Too late tonight.

Modding Resumes

Hooray! I am modding once again after taking some time off to play. Here's all the news:

Phaedra's Painting Resource Pack was released today.
I made a bloody shoe for Shezrie, there's a murder afoot!
Guild Benefits continues...

Abandoned Mountain Shack by Vince Bly

I recently had the pleasure to beta test the new version of Abandoned Mountain Shack made by my good friend Vince Bly.

Abandoned Mountain Shack is a new home located just off the Silver Road on the way to Bruma. Technically the home is free, but it is a fixer upper and has been empty for a while. You have to remove vines, clean windows, and fix floor boards among other things. You can also plant a flower garden.

Once your home is finished it becomes a cozy little shack with nice views from its see-through windows. The front door has a sliding lock so any dangerous creatures stay outside. There is a coffee pot in the kitchen for you to brew coffee in. A porch swing to enjoy a peaceful moment. There is even an outhouse up the hill behind the house. The home has plenty of safe storage and two extra beds for companions.

If you haven't tried this mod already, you really need to! You can download it at TES Nexus.