One of the more useful of these mods, for developers but indirectly for players, is the Skyrim Script Extender, or SKSE. Modders have taken to filling in the gaps left by Bethesda and making the original game far better than how it shipped. It’s one of the most active out there, as Bethesda not only is highly tolerant of modders but tends to ship games, if we’re honest, in pretty poor shape. The example today comes from the Skyrim modding community, which creates all kinds of improvements for the classic fantasy adventure, from new items and better maps to complete overhauls. I don’t mean to make a bigger deal out of this niche issue than it is I feel though that sometimes it’s important to elevate things not because they are highly important in and of themselves, but because they represent a class of small injustices or conflicts that are rife on the modern web. A recent conflict over work on the perennially renewed classic Skyrim may seem small, but for those involved, it’s a huge upset. So when drama erupts there’s not just irritation and testy emails but a sense of a community being betrayed or taken advantage of. The people who volunteer their time modifying and updating old games are among the most generous of developers.
