Morroblivion

If a crane asset is made that would be really nice, not only for the mine, but also for the Ebonheart harbor, where the player could see dock workers by the cranes unloading lumber from the mainland, or East Empire Company crates of imported Cyrodiilic goods, raised on a pallet attached to the crane. Things like that could really add to the immersion, provided the right assets. A crane could be used in the Hlaalu docks in Vivec too, or really any of the docks there.

Early progress for some sulfur-covered parts of the mine crater, it would be nice to have some sulfur fire too

I'm experimenting with blue sulfur flames

Here's some more of the mines:

I'm working with what assets I have, if new sulfur assets are made, I'll gladly use them, this is Skyrim's sulfur shader. Also, I'm not sure what you mean, the reference pictures you posted are not any darker than what I already have. And when sulfur is being actively released through fissures and vents, as it settles on objects it would act like "yellow snow". Not all of the caldera crater will be as sulfur-heavy as that area though, and it already is "drained down" into fissures as well. The Caldera does not surround any ashland regions, and in my opinion, being surrounded by the West Gash, should have a different feel than the Red Mountain volcanic regions, being a caldera instead. I'm going with kawah Ijen as a refrence for the volcanic features because it is actually a mine in a caldera, which isn't exactly a common thing, because of the dangers posed by volcanic activity and sulfur gas. And by the way, Yellowstone is a caldera too. Skywind isn't Morrowind either, it is a modernized take on its story and environs, now that the technical limitations of 2001 are no longer as restricting on what can be implemented. So there now exists the opportunities to make things stand out with new detail, and realize concept art which never made it into the final game. Skywind is about ceasing those opportunities, and shouldn't be considered a direct port. Raw ebony isn't black either, it's a malleable purple(ish) volcanic glass, and only when cast becomes more of a black color.

Are you double clicking the post button when it freezes?...Because that causes double posts.

Hey Iceflame, there's a lot of suggestions floating around so I'll keep mine brief; I think the blue flames on the exterior of the mine are a bit out of place. If you look at all the reference pictures, the outside of Caldera's (black and ashy, or yellow) have a lot of sulfur/steam, but not fire. I think however, that some of those blue pyres would be very interesting elements in the interior of the cave to offer eerie, volcanic lighting. You're doing great with the assets you got and a lot of the aforementioned issues can be fixed with some texture work. 

I'll limit the fire on the outside to just in the fissures and certain spots, although those pictures are actually outside, just at night. I don't think Kawah Ijen has caverns in it like Caldera does.

There will be two gasses found in the mines, "Hydrogen sulfide" which will act much like the flammable gas trap from Skyrim, and "Sulfur dioxide", which is not flammable, but instead acts more like the poison gas trap. However, unlike the regular poison gas, it won't kill the player right away, but still pose a danger. I'm working on implementing them both now.

Yeah, I was thinking about making them give a "disease", I'll have to look at how that could be set up, they could both give different "diseases", but one also being flammable, and the other not.

Back to the town, I'm adding steps to the sloped parts of the road, it helps to break up the tiling.

And by the way, for the sneak-thiefs and free runners, the ivy ladder is 'climbable' without a load door.

Or if you want to tackle every town in the game, we wouldn't complain ;)

Dro'Shavir's new home business is now cluttered, his old furnishings moved in along with the weaving workstation:

His old house provides a new spot to add an in-construction building, as suggested earlier, to make Caldera feel like a newly developed settlement.

This makes me moist.

It's just how the models were, some of those are already scaled down, and none of them are bigger than the standard size. I can scale them down further though.

@iceflame542 Giant plants fits mage guild in this case but I have to agree with alysander about rest. It would be good to add some more variety (more species) too but it is minor problem.

The Caldera Mine Tunnels - A perilous journey into the even more perilous sulfur and ebony mines!

I may try to make those sulfur chunks mine-able ^

A pickaxe, but what happened to the miner? ...

Also, some street clutter:

The littered papers blow in the wind, but are caught against some loose cobblestones. I'll retexture them later to be more relevant to Caldera, making them things like ad pamphlets for A Miner Appetite, and warnings about the "notorious theives" that robbed Aeta Wave-Breaker just outside of town.

Nice. Narrow streets are perfect for some illegal activity like gambling, rats race or skooma trading ;) Caldera is mining town due to that it would be nice to see depressions and sinkholes similar to them. It is corrupted city then nobody cares about that they are mining below it.

Just one street or several houses could be a big damaged or more sloping. Maybe if doesn't fit to caldera it should fit to mining offices and slaves buildings.

Maybe it can even used to construct player house with a spa. Everything can be fixed with money.

If that isnt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidoarjo_mud_flow

This abandoned house can be occupied, although it is not officially purchased. It's yours as long as you don't mind the slant, size, and lower class feel, and provided you can pick the lock. However, if you work your way up, and get involved with a bit of the governor's corruption, a nice house on the hill will become available for purchase.

Update, still working on the lighting:

Skywind is about creating a modern approach to Morrowind's story and environs, essentially as if it were released today. With that comes additions geared towards greater immersion, with cities feeling lived in and NPC's utilizing radiant AI, and works to implement concepts that could never properly be implemented due to technical limitations (Such as Michael Kirkbride's Vivec with open cantons and more detail). Having a direct port sort of defeats the purpose, as Morrowind graphical mods are more than sufficient to modernize the graphics while leaving the rest untouched. That being said, I've been looking into what was stated and implied about Caldera from the original Morrowind game, and from other Elder Scrolls sources such as TESA:Redguard's colonial imperials (and the corrupt Admiral Richton), to make the city feel alive in as much of a lore-consistent way as possible. The governor and other officials of Caldera are shown through related original Morrowind quests to be quite corrupt, and are using slaves as replacements for miners (despite Cyrodiil and the rest of the Empire banning slavery). One quest shows the mismanagement of profit generated from the mines for a personal project, and so it seems fitting to show income disparity between the working class (mostly miners) and the corrupt and wealthy officials. Mining within a caldera is a very perilous endeavor as well, and volcanic activity as well as dangerous sulfur gas and other "traps" seek to make that more evident, as well as represent the reason for both hired workers and slaves (hired workers are dying from the difficult conditions, and it is easier to replace them with slaves). Use of Radiant AI to give NPC's lives and character who normally stood still also means that new homes need to be added to give some of them a place to sleep, which is why the city is expanded into the narrow sidestreets and alleyways. The main street layout is preserved, though with more detail.