This is an excellent idea! One thing that I have thought about Starfield is that it makes no real sense why I would return to X to get the next stage of the quest (generally, if it's just "okay, great, now go here."). That's a waste of fuel, and communication across space would be vital... so use it! I definitely think one of the best avenues for this mod is to replace some of the quest interaction stages from "go here. talk to this person, who tells you to go there." to an email update that you read, which then triggers the next stage of the quest.
Regardless, this is a very cool mod and I look forward to where it goes in the future!
Thanks Van! Though I can't replace all stages of quests quite like that as it could break some things for new quests or modded ones it will make it much easier. For example modders won't need you to talk to someone or pick up a random slate, you can just receive an email. I am hoping to tie some radiant quests in as well. Right now the Alpha just has the first few missions of the Vanguard quest line in but I expect to have Vanguard and Rangers finished pretty soon and then continue to work my way through all the questlines. Right now the emails are Starborn enabled so they will appear slightly different if you have done the quest in a past universe and reflect those choices.
Alpha is posted for feedback currently most of the Vanguard quests are finished except for the last few which has a lot of branching logic. Quests going forward are Starborn aware meaning you will get a different message if you have completed the quest chain before or are starborn. However you have to have completed the quest-chain before for some options to appear as it recognizes if you have done them before and fits into the story, you will see what I mean with the Vanguard questline. Still a work in progress but we are marching swiftly towards full release and at this point I am in much better health and have gotten up to date on many of the features in Creation Kit. As always looking for feedback on what you want to see out of this mod going forward. I will be adding some resources and articles for other modders that want to use the mail system to start quests, radiant activities, etc.
My first patch will be adding Watchguard to the mail system once full version is released.
Thank you all for following I know this has been over a year in the making!
Hello Dev! ('Modder' at this point almost seems not enough!)
Just wanted to say "OH THANK GOODNESS!" to finding this mod, I actually thought something of this kind would be in the base game! When it wasn't, I supposed at first that Bethesda didn't do something like this for players (NPC's have mail we read in quests for goodness sakes!) as we have the quests' menu in Tab to view our 'progress', but it felt... clinical. Starfield has quite a few amazing moments of RPG immersion, however, this was absent.
Seeing this, the screenshots, and the myriad of ideas it brings to mind have made it even clearer why having just the quest lists felt so lacking. I cannot wait to be a user and endorser of this one!!
On a personal note, i truly hope you are recovering from your illness and surgery, our health is one of the most important things in life!
Thank you for all you do, for free and for fun. You are appreciated.
Large update soon, playable beta, got systems working, quest triggers on mail(with custom rewards), able to place mailbox in outpost/ship, and more. Stay tuned. Thank you to all who continued following me while I worked out my health issues over the last year!
Heyyy, I desperately need a Captain's Log, and this seems like the only way I'm gonna get it. I have a journal in Skyrim and FO4 and I just really want to have a spot in-game where I can take notes and jot down story beats so I don't forget what's going on between play sessions
I have to check on the journaling part, it would be interesting between saves beyond major events if it could track your progress, like your bounties and whatnot, to give you kind of an overview of your exploits; I will see if that's possible.
Right? Some of my biggest gripes aren't even starfield in space; some of them lack certain small features. This mod is back on track and is being done now in the creation kit for future compatibility, as I had to abandon the other project I had built without the creation kit. Update in February.
Making progress. I have been away from modding for a few months due to medical and personal issues, but recent procedures went well, so I am hoping to continue this mod by the end of February with a beta.
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Regardless, this is a very cool mod and I look forward to where it goes in the future!
Though I can't replace all stages of quests quite like that as it could break some things for new quests or modded ones it will make it much easier. For example modders won't need you to talk to someone or pick up a random slate, you can just receive an email. I am hoping to tie some radiant quests in as well. Right now the Alpha just has the first few missions of the Vanguard quest line in but I expect to have Vanguard and Rangers finished pretty soon and then continue to work my way through all the questlines. Right now the emails are Starborn enabled so they will appear slightly different if you have done the quest in a past universe and reflect those choices.
Quests going forward are Starborn aware meaning you will get a different message if you have completed the quest chain before or are starborn. However you have to have completed the quest-chain before for some options to appear as it recognizes if you have done them before and fits into the story, you will see what I mean with the Vanguard questline. Still a work in progress but we are marching swiftly towards full release and at this point I am in much better health and have gotten up to date on many of the features in Creation Kit. As always looking for feedback on what you want to see out of this mod going forward. I will be adding some resources and articles for other modders that want to use the mail system to start quests, radiant activities, etc.
My first patch will be adding Watchguard to the mail system once full version is released.
Thank you all for following I know this has been over a year in the making!
~ Best
Gekko Lionheart
Just wanted to say "OH THANK GOODNESS!" to finding this mod, I actually thought something of this kind would be in the base game! When it wasn't, I supposed at first that Bethesda didn't do something like this for players (NPC's have mail we read in quests for goodness sakes!) as we have the quests' menu in Tab to view our 'progress', but it felt... clinical. Starfield has quite a few amazing moments of RPG immersion, however, this was absent.
Seeing this, the screenshots, and the myriad of ideas it brings to mind have made it even clearer why having just the quest lists felt so lacking. I cannot wait to be a user and endorser of this one!!
On a personal note, i truly hope you are recovering from your illness and surgery, our health is one of the most important things in life!
Thank you for all you do, for free and for fun. You are appreciated.
Will keep a close eye on this one :)
Hal. xx
Would definitely appreciate your feedback, open beta soon.
Sincerely,
An adoring fan
Making progress. I have been away from modding for a few months due to medical and personal issues, but recent procedures went well, so I am hoping to continue this mod by the end of February with a beta.