Beyond Skyrim Dev Diary showcases massive Continent of Tamriel

Fans of The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim should pay attention to Beyond Skyrim. The huge multi-team mod project has unleashed the first video in their dev diary series and it’s a doozy. The dedicated modders behind the project aim to expand the already large world of Skyrim by introducing the entire continent of Tamriel to 2011’s blockbuster RPG.

For those unaware of the ambitious project, Beyond Skyrim first started over four years ago. That’s a long time but seeing the goal of the mod, it’s almost a miracle how far the recreation of Tamriel has progressed already. Indeed, modders cannot dedicate all their energy into modding and it’s always a labor of love and countless hours of their free time.

If one considers that even traditional game studios with dozens of full-time employees can take up 4 years and more to complete a project, the volunteers behind Beyond Skyrim deserve massive props.

Beyond Skyrim is nothing short of an impossible project. Or so it sounded at first. The team behind it is a consortium of multiple modding teams who each takes on the duty of creating one iconic area of the overworld Skyrim is part of, Tamriel. This enormous continent is home to the locations of previous The Elder Scrolls games, like Morrowind and Oblivion. You can check out the geographical properties and connections between each area on a nifty interactive map on the Beyond Skyrim website.

With over 30 million copies sold since its original debut in 2011, Skyrim is arguably one of the most popular RPG games ever created. But it’s mods like this which solidified the game as an evergreen, still enjoyed to this day by millions. Despite showing impressive progress in their first dev diary, the team didn’t state a release window for Beyond Skyrim, but they did tease a very special announcement for Morrowind in early 2019.