Arcane University:Main Page

The tutorials of the Arcane University are made to support you to become a qualified developer or artist and join our community. You can find the Rules of the Arcane University here. If you have further questions, look for FAQ about the Arcane University. Until the wiki is complete, you can find our old tutorials here: https://old.beyondskyrim.org/tutorials/ (BS members only).

Tutorials

Game Art

2D

• Concept Art (Visualizing and imagining game art for Skyrim)

3D

• Texturing (Texture sets and texture formats for Skyrim)
• Modeling (Blockout, Modeling, Sculpting for Skyrim)
• Animation (Rigging via bones and nif animation for Skyrim)
• Nif Properties (Shading) (nif properties for rendering meshes)
• Nif Properties (Physics) (nif properties for collision, material properties and others) -> Setting up game-ready weapons

Audio

• Music (Composition for Skyrim)
• Sound (Effects and sound mastering for Skyrim)
• Voice Acting (Voice acting, recording, mastering, Lip-file creation and Fuz compression for Skyrim)

Game Design

Creation Kit Game Design

• Writing (Dialogues and environmental writing for Skyrim)
• Level Design (Layout, design, lighting, acoustics and more)
• Implementation (quests, activators, NPCs and more)
• Advanced Scripting (Papyrus and custom scripts)

Tools and Environment

• File Management (World properties and LOD files, merging and cleaning and more)
• Publicity (External presentation strategies and content presentation methods)
• Team Management (Structuring, scheduling, planning content, communication, and mediation)
• Testing and Quality Assurance (acquiring feedback, identifying issues, common indicators and more)