Nicholas Jae

Poll: Timelost Dwemer

I've been putting a lot of thought into this one and I'm honestly still pretty torn. Some backstory:

I originally made Tempus for one reason: to play a bunch of mods I hadn't previously played. I took a long hiatus from Skyrim to work on Fallout 4 stuff, and in that time period, I missed out on a ton of quest mods and follower mods and so on. One of the ones that caught my eye early on was the Timelost Dwemer, or Deep Elf. Time magic sounded cool, building automatons sounded cool, new r...

Poll Overview So Far

A quick overview on the polls. So far, you have collectively voted to:

- Keep Inquisitor Warlock (with the caveat of adding an entry to the Beginner's Guide Book explaining this mod)

- Do not add Inigo (and remove Indigo)

- Remove Practical Necromancy

- Add Wintersun

and we've had some voting on Custom Skills Framework Addons, with many voting in favor of Blended Skills more than the rest by far.

I have however noted a particular trend, which is worrying. M...

Poll: Custom Skills Framework Addons

There are so many of these CSF addons, but honestly a lot of them are pretty boring. However, since we are apparently removing Practical Necromancy (and Bruiser - Hand to Hand, and probably that Companions one), I've narrowed it down a bit to some that I think could work for us.

This poll will allow multiple selection, so choose as many (or as few) as you think would be could additions to Tempus. Here are links to the options so you can check the mod pages, if you like:

• 2025-06-08 16:16:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Poll: Practical Necromancy

Today's contender: Practical Necromancy.

Pros:
- Really interesting stuff, and clearly a lot of love & care went into the creation of this.
- Makes summoning/undead/etc more interesting, powerful, and unique.

Cons:
- A bit intrusive (with the need for the Grimoire to access the mod and all that jazz).
- Overcomplicated, to the point that I don't think a lot of people u...

Poll: Wintersun

This one was removed moderately recently because I was annoyed at the prayer mechanic. Turns out every religion mod has a prayer mechanic, so trying to replace it was a waste of time.

Anyway, should we add Wintersun?

Pros:
- We have no religion mod, and this fills the void.
- Enairim, so it matches the rest of the list (power fantasy, yay Enai mods, etc).
- More museum displa...

Poll: Inigo

One of the most common requests in Discord.

Pros:

• People like him.

• He is well made.

• People will stop asking about Indigo in support/general.

Cons:

• He is unfinished. His final quest is very misleading and has no ending.

• The author’s behavior can best be described as questionable.

Note: adding Inigo would also necessitate the removal of Indigo.

Should Tempus add Inigo (an...

Poll: Inquisitor Warlock

Should we keep Inquisitor Warlock in Tempus?

Pros:
- It's pretty fun.
- Cool casting animations.
- It makes being a mage pretty...invincible, really. Some people like that.

Cons:
- Extremely overpowered. Extremely.
- Easy to yeet yourself off cliffs and whatnot when using it.
- Can be difficult to comprehend how to use all of its features.

Tempus changes

So I'm slowly working on a non-save-safe Tempus update. No ETA, not any time soon. But I have a question anyway.

If you could change one thing - any single thing - about Tempus, what would it be? Maybe remove a mod, add a mod, there's a specific follower you don't like, etc.

It may be beneficial to check the changelog first to see if it's something alr...

Rambling

Some years ago, my mother told me I was the happiest and friendliest kid she had ever seen, then mused aloud that she wondered what happened to that little boy. It’s something that stuck with me for a decade or so now. The perpetual feeling of never being good enough, or never rising to my alleged endless potential. This is not to say it’s inaccurate; rather, it is painful to realize the truth in it.

Five years ago, I decided to make a Fallout 4 modlist for a new program called Wab...

Tempus v8 Release Day wooooo

Gonna livestream the release of Tempus on the ol' twitch.tv/livelymods then play for a while. Would love to have you guys along to celebrate this incredibly long and arduous journey.

But I really wanted to give a special thank you to each of you. Your support means everything to me, be it in the form of money, beta testing, or simply encouraging words and social engagement. So, really, thank you all.

See you around, and enjoy the lists.

• Nick.

Tempus Maledictum v8 Trailer #1 & Release Date

Hello my friends.

As many of you know quite well by now, I'm often burdening myself with thoughts that I don't do enough to earn your Patronage. I was about to upload this to YouTube, then I said...you know what, why don't I give you guys a little advanced notice? That sounds fun, right? I'll pop it on YT in a few days, but until then...well, it's for your eyes only now.

Enjoy!

Tempus Maledictum v8 Progress

Hey all.

As I’m sure some of you know, Tempus v8 went into open beta about a week ago. It’s going well, I think. Bugs being reported are pretty minor visual things, and surprisingly, nobody has complained about combat/difficulty. That was the part I had the most trouble tweaking, so this is a relief.

Of course, these things will be amplified greatly when it goes into full release, so I’m still pretty nervous. In any case, I wanted to simply take a moment to thank you for y...

Mod Suggestions / Modding Mondays

Just a quick heads up if anyone wasn't aware, you can post suggestions in Discord and we'll be going through them all on Monday, 2:30 pm EST, live on Twitch! Exciting stuff.

Looking forward to see what we can cook up (assuming I like the mods and they fit Tempus overall).

And of course, a quick plug to plz support me here on Patreon. I...

The future of Tempus

Hey all. Haven't checked in for a bit. Let's talk about what's been going on.

New Tempus update is in the works. What started as a simple project to add a Community Shaders profile has, perhaps predictably, blown up into a much larger update. Playing the list on stream has honestly just made me unhappy with certain things, so I keep wanting to go change various aspects to make it better and more fun.

I say predictably because...well, I have a tendency to do this. It's just never e...

Community Shaders & Tempus

Hey everyone.

Honestly I don't have a whole lot to talk about but I like to try to keep people in the loop with what I'm doing around here. If you watch my streams on Twitch, you already know this stuff, but let's go over it anyway.

I've been spending some time looking into Community Shaders for Tempus. Sadly, it is far from a clean swap from ENB to CS, so if/when that does happen, it would likely require a new save. Since I hate doing that, I've started building a second profile ...

Hi everyone! I'm pissed.

It is currently 2:47 am and I'm furious.

I've gotten word (and confirmation) today that two people I used to respect and consider friends have gone the route of gouging people for money. Ironically, this is directly on the heels of one of those people calling me a snake for joining the Verified Creator program, even though I've literally never sold a mod in my life.

Fortunately, I think I've experienced some personal growth over the years. I used to react immediately and without r...

Long Night Ahead

Hey all. Sorry it’s been quiet here lately.

For the unaware, I stream on Twitch nowadays. Five days a week. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. 2:30 pm est. If you watched today’s stream, you are already aware of this, but for everyone else:

I finally, FINALLY started encountering what some of you have been reporting: crash on load. This makes things better for me, because now that I can have this problem on my end, I can work more efficiently on fixing this pro...