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SureAI

SureAI is a German team of video game developers, best known for creating 3 critically-acclaimed total conversion mods for each of the last three Bethesda Softworks' The Elder Scrolls series video games: Arktwend, Nehrim and Enderal.[2][3][4]

SureAI
Company typeVideo game development
Founded2003
Headquarters
Tutzing
,
Germany
Key people
Nicolas Samuel Lietzau (formerly)
Products
Number of employees
14[1]
Websitesureai.net

SureAI has in total released 6 total full conversion mods, all for Bethesda Softworks' video games. They have also developed 3 standalone video games since then.

History

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SureAI's first project, Arktwend: The Forgotten Realm, began development in March 2003 as a full conversion mod for The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. The name of SureAI itself was chosen in October 2003, with two people working on the project.[5]

In May 2005, SureAI merged with another modding team, Black Raven, who were working on their own Morrowind total conversion project called Myar Aranath: Relicts of Kallidar. Myar Aranath released in October 2005, along with SureAI's official website.[5][6] Arktwend released in February 2006.[7]

Shortly after releasing Arktwend, SureAI began work on their next project, a full conversion mod for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion called Nehrim: At Fate's Edge.[5] In May 2009, SureAI released Cube Experimental, a mod for Fallout 3.[8]

Nehrim: At Fate's Edge was released in 2010.[9] Mod DB selected SureAI as one of the best modding teams of 2010 for Nehrim: At Fate's Edge.[10] SureAI won PC Gamer's mod of the year award for Nehrim, which was also a contestant for best role-playing video game.[11]

In June 2012 SureAI announced a new total conversion for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, called Enderal: The Shards of Order.[12] Enderal was SureAI's first mod to include both English and German voice acting. It was released in German on 2 July 2016 and in English on 13 August 2016.[13][14][15]

In September 2018, SureAI released their first commercial game: Mad Restaurant People, a casual restaurant management game. SureAI also began work on a yet unannounced project later in 2018.[5]

In February 2019, Enderal was reissued via the Steam store with its new addon, Forgotten Stories.[2] Forgotten Stories restored cut content from the original release, and added new quests and classes.[16] The mod received positive reviews from users.[17] In 2019, SureAI announced they would also be releasing Nehrim to the Steam store for free at a later date, which they did in June 2020.[4][18] Nehrim's Steam release contains achievements, as well as new patches to improve the mod.

In January 2021 SureAI announced they were working on a new commercial game.[19][20] In March 2021, a community-made port of Enderal to Skyrim Special Edition was released on Steam, featuring improved visuals and technical performance on account of the updated Skyrim engine.[21][22]

In July 2022, SureAI revealed their upcoming commercial project: Dreadful River, a roguelike adventure game which was released 28 Feb, 2023 on Steam Early Access.

Mods

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Year Mod Based on Ref.
2005 Myar Aranath: Relicts of Kallidar The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind [6]
2006 Arktwend: The Forgotten Realm [7]
2009 Cube Experimental Fallout 3 [8]
2010 Nehrim: At Fate's Edge The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion [9]
2016 Enderal: The Shards of Order The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim [15]
2019 Enderal: Forgotten Stories
2021 Enderal: Forgotten Stories (Special Edition)

Games

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Year Game Ref.
2018 Mad Restaurant People
2022 Dreadful River
2024 They Came From Venus

References

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  1. ^ "SureAI.net". Archived from the original on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  2. ^ a b Donnelly, Joe (2016-12-19). "Skyrim total conversion mod Enderal announces DLC". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  3. ^ Hall, Charlie (2019-03-01). "Enderal: Forgotten Stories mods Skyrim into a completely new challenge". Polygon. Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  4. ^ a b Macgregor, Jody (2020-06-15). "Huge Oblivion mod Nehrim has its own Steam page now". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  5. ^ a b c d "Timeline". SureAI.net. Archived from the original on 2021-01-31. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  6. ^ a b "Myar Aranath Rellict of Kallidar mod for Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind". Mod DB. 8 February 2006. Archived from the original on 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  7. ^ a b "Arktwend: The Forgotten Realm". Mod DB. 17 March 2009. Archived from the original on 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
  8. ^ a b "Cube Experimental". Mod DB. 8 May 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
  9. ^ a b "Nehrim: At Fate's Edge". Mod DB. Archived from the original on 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
  10. ^ "The Best Developers of 2010". Mod DB. Archived from the original on 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
  11. ^ "Game of the Year Awards". PC Gamer US. Archived from the original on 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
  12. ^ "Enderal announced!". SureAI.net. Archived from the original on 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  13. ^ "Enderal Launcher + Full Release (german version only) news". 3 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  14. ^ "Enderal English Version Release news". 3 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  15. ^ a b "Enderal mod for Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim". Mod DB. 3 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  16. ^ Contributor, Dominic Tarason; Tarason, Dominic (2018-09-06). "Massive Skyrim mod Enderal: The Shards of Order will re-launch on Steam". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2024-09-10. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  17. ^ Vitale, Bryan. "Enderal: Forgotten Stories isn't a just a mod for Skyrim, it's a damn good RPG in its own right | RPG Site". www.rpgsite.net. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  18. ^ "One of the best Oblivion mods ever is getting a Steam launch this week". PCGamesN. 2020-06-08. Archived from the original on 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  19. ^ Palumbo, Alessio (2021-01-18). "Enderal: Forgotten Stories Dev SureAI Is Working on a Commercial Game". Wccftech. Archived from the original on 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  20. ^ Editor, Alice O'Connor Former Associate; O'Connor, Alice (2021-01-18). "Skyrim's Enderal mod team are making a new commercial game". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2024-09-10. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  21. ^ "Enderal fans convert celebrated Skyrim mod for Special Edition". Eurogamer.net. 2021-02-15. Archived from the original on 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  22. ^ "Enderal has been (unofficially) ported to Skyrim SE". PCGamesN. 2021-02-02. Archived from the original on 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2024-09-10.

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