r/TESTShadowkey • u/Legitimate-Fox8439 • Apr 25 '26

Discussion WE NEED YOU!

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There are alot of fans willing to play Shadowkey. But it's so outdated and for most people not playable.

I am willing to find people in the community to combine their passion for the elder scrolls and try to recreate the elder scrolls travels Shadowkey!

Are there people willing to make this dream come true?

Me myself have almost no experience with making games, but maybe i can be helpfull in other ways, i got the original cardridge working, and a ngage to.

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u/zeek609 Apr 25 '26

You wanna play Shadowkey, you have Shadowkey but you think Shadowkey is unplayable?

Are you saying you want a full remaster? That would take literal years of very skilled developers & designers time.

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u/Legitimate-Fox8439 Apr 25 '26

I mean, it's for most people not playable. I wouldnt say it takes years, i know some who did it on their own, with a team i must be possible. But alot of people just havent had enought time on their own.

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u/zeek609 Apr 25 '26

It plays fine for me on eka2l1.

You know people that remastered an entire game on their own? It most definitely does take years, look at literally any fan remaster of a 3D game.

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u/Legitimate-Fox8439 Apr 25 '26

Thats why you need a team.

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u/zeek609 Apr 25 '26

The original game took almost a year for just under 20 developers to create, to remake all of that you're looking at a year long project for the same sort of team, IF you're paying them full time wages, and they're working full time hours on it.

If you're expecting random indies from Reddit to do it with zero source code, you're looking at a multi-year project, if it ever got finished at all.

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u/Legitimate-Fox8439 Apr 25 '26

We can transfer all the files from the ngage cartridge, but if you dont want to do it why bother having a discussion, there are so many big projects to remake elder scrolls games that take years.

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u/zeek609 Apr 25 '26

Because you're completely wrong about how this works.

You can't just transfer all the files from the MMC, you'd have to make a completely new engine, and then either get people to bring their own assets or remake them.

You clearly have zero understanding of software if you think transferring a game from a cartridge allows to you remake it, the software has to be decompiled. The difference between a program and it's source code is huge, you can't just hand-wave that away.

I'd be perfectly happy to be involved in the project, but we have none of what we need to start it except your vague idea...

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u/testus_maximus Apr 25 '26

well, some progress was made already:
https://gitlab.com/testman42/shadowkey-test
https://video.na-prostem.si/w/r5d3pbgT2qwbY3WeTbeJ5r

but yes, a lot of work still remains until this is a properly playable recreation

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u/zeek609 Apr 25 '26

Yeah, I've seen the Godot port, and the one before it. Neither are full remasters though, and neither are in a position to be completed and not take years as OP seems to think.

A substantial amount of work goes into these projects, and posts like this have a habit of belittling the work that Devs like you have put in, these aren't just weekend builds.

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u/Fun-Wash-8858 Jun 30 '26

Albeit two months have elapsed since you brought this interesting information to everyone's attention, but is there still time to attain the answer to if this game features a kill count (identical to the ones displayed in "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" and "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim")?

You see, I'm making a list of games which have mentioned feature in them (available on this sub); and before I can add a game to this list, I need corroboration from experienced players of the game in question if stated counter is indeed there.

By the way, since you've presented a link to a remake (or, more aptly, an attempt at such) of this game, I'll furthermore declare that I'm only interested in knowing about the original, official title.

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u/Dreven-NS Apr 25 '26

There's already a project for this that's been going on for years and years to remake Shadowkey in TES3

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u/testus_maximus Apr 25 '26

yes, but the development of that project halted and it has been abandoned

it did however get a successor, https://gitlab.com/testman42/shadowkey-test , which is sadly on halt as well.

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u/testus_maximus Apr 25 '26

There is a project with the aim of recreating Shadowkey in Godot engine.
https://video.na-prostem.si/w/r5d3pbgT2qwbY3WeTbeJ5r
But due to lack of time from the other developer and me, the project is on halt.
However, the code is available, the channel in the Discord server exists, so the development can continue if the community is interested.
https://gitlab.com/testman42/shadowkey-test

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u/ZaxZone Apr 27 '26

I saw this and it looks amazing! … It’s a great looking work and hopefully someone can pick up the torch!

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u/Fun-Wash-8858 Jul 01 '26

Even though (approximately) three months have passed since you posted this request; and despite me having nothing to offer regarding a potential recreation of this game, I cross my fingers that you're still able and willing to answer my question...

Does this game feature a kill count (one that is similar to the ones seen in "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" and "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim")?

I'll let you know that I'm producing a list of games which have aforementioned counter in them (available on this sub); and before I can add a game to this list, I need clarification from experienced players of the game in question if specified counter is present.