For the records - ElminsterAU

For our Mod Author feature this week, we’re talking to ElminsterAU best known for one of the essential tools for modding Creation Engine games. The xEdit application has become a staple in the toolkits of modders and mod authors from Oblivion to Fallout 76.


Author's Note: This article was updated at the request of ElminsterAU to add additional users to the team section. (11/01/2019 23:15 GMT)


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The Commandant of Creations - CDante

Today we are talking to CDante, a long time member of our site and prolific modder, who has brought us some amazing Fallout 4 mods such as Transfer Settlements, Visible Companion Affinity, or Ninja Smoke Bombs! 



BigBizkit: You are well known in the community for all your Fallout 4 mods, but, as always, we like to start the interview off by you telling us a bit about yourself.

CDante: Hey, sure! I’m an ‘80s kid from Europe, playing video games since t...

Into battle with LadyAlekto

This week we're catching up with LadyAlekto, the brains behind the #1 Battletech mod, RogueTech. Currently sitting at over 100,000+ downloads and 1,000+ endorsements. 

To begin, could you first tell us a bit about yourself?

I'm a 33-year-old obsessive nerd that loved Battletech since she found the books as a kid. I pretty much always tinkered with my games and tech. Also certifiable bullhead with a temper, but more than willing to help and assist if respect is there ;) <...

A whole new Monster Hunter World - MHVuze

Ever since Monster Hunter World released on PC in August of this year, we have been very proud to host the modding community for one of Capcom's most popular games of all time. In the few months that Monster Hunter World has had a home at Nexus Mods, we have seen a massive surge of mods created by our community. We are, therefore, very excited to talk to MHVuze today - one of the modding pioneers for Monster Hunter World who has contributed various tools and quality of life mods for our communit...

What does the DarkFox say?

Today’s guest is DarkFox127, known for his YouTube series on the Creation Kit and as the man behind Caranthir Tower Reborn and Riverside Shack - Buildable Player Home.

Thanks for taking the time to chat with us. For those in the community who don’t know you, could you tell us a little about yourself?

My name’s Richard aka Darkfox127 and I’ve been creating mods for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim since its release back in 2011. Shortly after spending some time in the ...

Project Spotlight: Fallout - The Frontier

In the last few months, we have spoken to several teams working on huge Fallout mod projects such as Fallout New California or Fallout Miami and it is truly amazing to see the love our modding community continues to pour into the Fallout games. Today, we are having a chat with Tgspy, Odinsword, Nazothedark, and Macintroll from the team from Fallout: The Frontier - a massive, super-sized mod project for Fallout New Vegas that will take you on a new adventure, take you out of the warm and sunny ...

Terrific Trees, Great Grass, Fabulous Flora - Vurt

Today we are talking to vurt, a long-time member of our community and renown mod author most famous for various flora overhauls for different games, ranging from Skyrim and Fallout New Vegas to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Dark Souls.

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Thank you, vurt, for agreeing to have a chat with us. To start this off, why don’t you tell us a bit about yourself?
 
Well, I live in a small city in Sweden, not too much to do around here, one of those places where it's prefer...

CROSS-talk with Niero

This week we've caught up with a veteran modder, modeller, and texture artist who has created a dazzling array of high quality and highly customisable content for Fallout 4. Niero has recently also tried his hand at Skyrim mods, creating one of the top weapon mods this year CROSS_Crucible.

Thank you for taking the time out to chat with us. Before we talk modding, can you tell us a little about yourself?

Hey there, thanks for the interview, I'm a west coast American who ...

Enderal: Two years later, new DLC, and more

Roughly two years ago SureAI - an indie studio from Munich, Germany - released their massive project called Enderal - The Shards of Order - a total conversion mod for Skyrim. Since then, hundreds of thousands of players have been able to explore the completely new story and world of Enderal, embarking on entirely new adventures, separate and distinct from the lore of the Elder Scrolls series. Today we are talking to Nicolas, project lead on Enderal, about re-releasing on Steam, the new Forgotte...

Creature Feature - MihailMods

This week we’re chatting with Mihail (MihailMods). Best known for his massive collection of creature mods for Skyrim and Skyrim Special Edition. Mihail is preparing to release a mega pack, containing over 100 of his creations in a single pack. 

Thank you for taking the time to speak with us Mihail. Before we get into your mods could you tell us a little about yourself?
 
Hello, my friends from Nexus staff, and hello to all my friends from the Nexus community. I'm very...

A frank Interview - FrankFamily

FrankFamily is the creator of many artifact and HD overhaul mods for the Elder Scrolls: Skyrim. If you are looking for some amazing paladin armour, or want to get your hands on some special artifacts of Boethia, make sure to check out his mods. Today we are happy to talk to FrankFamily about his work, modding in general, and more.


You are mostly known for your mods that add brand new models of swords, armours, and artifacts to the world of Skyrim. Before we get to your moddi...

Project Spotlight: Beyond Skyrim - Cyrodiil

If you have played and modded Skyrim for any amount of time, you might have heard of the massive modding project that is Beyond Skyrim. This is a multi-team mod project with the goal of expanding the borders of the game world - you guessed it - beyond Skyrim, adding entirely new provinces from Tamriel to Skyrim's game world for you to explore. Today we are talking to Bellatrix, MrJGT, 1shoedpunk, 1ndajone5, Lasur, and Daniel Ran from the team from Beyond Skyrim: Cyrodiil - creators of Beyond...

Excellent Extensions, marvellous Menus - expired6978

Today we are talking to expired6978. He is not only the author of RaceMenu, LooksMenu, Extensible Follower Framework and various other mods, but also a key contributor to the various script extenders for both Skyrim and Fallout 4. If you have modded Skyrim or Fallout 4 for any extent of time, chances are you have run into a mod or two expired6978 had a hand in.


BigBizkit: You are most well known for your modding work such as your character creation overhauls RaceMenu and LooksM...

Attractive Attire - zzjay

Today we are talking to zzjay, who is mostly known for various cosmetic mods for Skyrim and Skyrim Special Edition, such as zzjaj's wardrobe or Witcher 3 Female Armors.


Thanks for joining us today, we really appreciate it. To start this off why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself?

My Name is Adele. I am from Italy. I started getting into video games, when I was a very little kid. I used to watch my brother play the very first version of Prince Of Persia ...

Immersive Interview - Hothtrooper44

Today we are speaking with hothtrooper44 most well known around Nexus Mods for his Skyrim mods of the extra immersive variety: Immersive Weapons and Immersive Armors.


Thanks for chatting with us. You are well known to most people on Nexus Mods for your Immersive Weapons and Immersive Armors mods, but tell us a little bit about yourself.
 
Well, I work in the gaming industry and love my job. I work as the “Head of Community” for my company, so we likely have a ...

Modder to Developer - BaronVonChateau

Today we are joined by another special guest. BaronVonChateau, modder turned professional narrative designer. Baron works for Midgar Studio on their upcoming game Edge of Eternity. 

Thank you for taking the time to speak to us today, for those who don’t know you could you tell us a little about yourself?

First of all, thanks for the interview!

I'm Guillaume Veer, a Belgian guy living in France. Before working as a narrative designer, I have been modding fo...

Settle in with Kinggath

In today's feature we'll be talking to a pillar of the Fallout 4 mod community, kinggath, the brains behind the ultimate settlement building experience - Sim Settlements. A mod that has laid the framework for an entire category of add ons, city packs and more! 

With this interview, we've decided to try out publishing the audio from our interview with Kinggath so you can listen along as you read. Let us know what you think of this format. 
https://soundcloud.com/user-4330877...

Project Spotlight: Fallout Miami

At the end of July, the Fallout Miami project released a fantastic new trailer showing off their "vacation wasteland". Amidst all the excitement BigBizkit and I managed to get an interview with 4 of the key team members on the project to talk about Fallout Miami in more detail.

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First of all, could you guys give us a little bit of an introduction as to who you are and what your roles are on the team and what you do?

K. Constantine: Sure thing. I’m...

Project Spotlight: Fallout New California

Fallout New California is a massive mod project for Fallout New Vegas. After 5 years in the making, the team has announced its release date and - if all goes well - come 23rd October, we will all be able to enjoy a brand new story with 12 endings and over 16,000 lines of dialogue.

Today we are joined by the project lead Thaiauxn to talk about this massive endeavour.


To start off, could you tell us a bit about yourself, and how you got started with modding in the fir...

Textures, Talk, and Tips - Fuse00

Fuse00 is a proficient retexture artist who has created mods for several different games. Her mods have accumulated millions of downloads across Fallout 4, Skyrim, Witcher 3, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Today we are happy to talk to Fuse00 about her work, gaming, and modding in general.


BigBizkit: Thank you, Fuse00, for having a chat with us. To start this off, why don’t you tell us a bit about yourself?

Fuse00: My name is Maria, I was born and live in Moscow, ...