The Creation Kit was released 3 1/2 months after Skyrim's release. So CD Project has about two weeks left. Even more if they want to release a tool similar to the original REDKit. And to be honest the Creation Kit is a buggy diva. This thing has bugs which are known since the Oblivion version of it. Beth only can create those modding tools so fast because it's the 4th iteration of the same tool for the same engine. Without the tools made by the community, many mods wouldn't exist.
And as a mod maker I want the REDKit2 out, the REDKit is a great tool, and way more stable and intuitive than Beth's editors ever will be, but considering with what kind of "editors" game developers - or all kinds of developers - have to work with during production, it's no wonder a properly made tool as the REDKit takes time. And as bad as I want it I'd rather have a working tool than a half broken thing, that in worst case destroys your hard work by corrupting it. And I somehow doubt CDProjekt has the manpower to work on an Expansion, bugfixing, DLC and an editor at a customer satisfying pace.
The modding scene for TW2 is still active, even TW1 is not dead yet. There is a New Game + DLC coming, a new expansion in little more than 1 1/2 months.
And the Modding scene for TW3 isn't dead either, we are able to rebalance the game, edit items, exchange textures, it just takes a little more time than Skyrim modding.
I don't fear that this game will die if we don't get the tools within the next days, weeks, or months. But who am I kidding: I want those tools now!
And as a mod maker I want the REDKit2 out, the REDKit is a great tool, and way more stable and intuitive than Beth's editors ever will be, but considering with what kind of "editors" game developers - or all kinds of developers - have to work with during production, it's no wonder a properly made tool as the REDKit takes time. And as bad as I want it I'd rather have a working tool than a half broken thing, that in worst case destroys your hard work by corrupting it. And I somehow doubt CDProjekt has the manpower to work on an Expansion, bugfixing, DLC and an editor at a customer satisfying pace.
The modding scene for TW2 is still active, even TW1 is not dead yet. There is a New Game + DLC coming, a new expansion in little more than 1 1/2 months.
And the Modding scene for TW3 isn't dead either, we are able to rebalance the game, edit items, exchange textures, it just takes a little more time than Skyrim modding.
I don't fear that this game will die if we don't get the tools within the next days, weeks, or months. But who am I kidding: I want those tools now!