There were plenty of times I hit what I thought was a dead end – and I remember breaking out in a cold sweat – but each time I was able to find a way through. I just decided I would cross each bridge as I came to it. I didn’t know how to design levels, write code, fix bugs, re-texture objects, arrange lighting, create characters and set their behavior, cast and direct voice actors, master audio, collaborate with a composer, or record and edit trailers. The main challenge was that, when I started, I had none of the skills I would need to complete the project.
What were some challenges in getting this project started? So I had an idea: Wouldn’t it be cool if you could go back in time, and see the city and its inhabitants before it was destroyed? And 1,700 hours later my first mod had evolved into “The Forgotten City,” a time travel murder mystery where you go back in time and try to stop a city from being destroyed! It was beautiful, but it lacked something it was just a big empty stage. I started by building a big, sprawling, underground Dwarven city in ruins. When the Skyrim Creation Kit came out, I’d never made a mod before, but I’d been inspired by other modders like Someguy2000 and I was excited about learning how to do it.
How did “The Forgotten City” first start? What was your original idea? PC users may already be deeply immersed in this murder mystery mod, but Xbox One users now have one great treat to look forward to. In this exclusive interview, we chat with Pearce about his artistic endeavors in the mod world. And this year Pearce was awarded the Australian Writer’s Guild Award in Interactive Media for this beautiful project. Since it’s introduction onto the Xbox One, “The Forgotten City” has amassed over 115,000 downloads and counting.
Dazzling, “The Forgotten City” would soon become one of the most popular gaming mods used in Skyrim. Nick Pearce took his once sprawling, empty city, and took the Skyrim community back in time. It’s his first mod, but when you traverse through this abandoned kingdom, you’ll think he’s done it for years.
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