Why would I be joking?
Isnt the original poster asking for ideas for mods for a travel system?

I think a Dwemer airship travel system would be neat. Like the propylon network the stations would be located a bit out of the way, on top of mountains and such. And you could travel from one to the the other two adjacent on the line, or maybe three depending on how its organised.
It would be especially cool if you got a nice aerial view on your trip.

Its not like I want this in the main game, were talking mods here.

How will you get to me? I'll just fast travel away.

Excuse me while I'm over here, banging my head on the wall.

Which is exactly my point.
For those of you saying that adding in another method of transportation would be pointless because no one would use it, you're simply wrong.
I'd use it. Do you really think that I, Shinovakhiin, would be the only person to use it? No, i'm not lol. There would be quite a few people who would enjoy/use another method of transportation. That's just a silly insinuation that no one would use it.

I remember someone on this forum referencing to some comment by a developer where it was said that it would only have taken a very unsubstantial amount of time to implement a Morrowind-esque fast travel system into Oblivion.
I wonder why it was left out in the first place when they could easily and quickly have just added it as an option. It's not like it would not appeal to as wide an audience if a less immersion-breaking travel system was made as an option to go along with the default instant fast travel.
Why leave such a major gameplay aspect of the game to the modders? I am quite sure that there are many console users who would also prefer a more Morrowindish travel system.

The main problem I have with Oblivion's fast travel is that it's unimmersive. It has no explanation, no downside, and you can use it from anywhere to everywhere.

Morrowind's fast travel system (also called transportation system) solved these problems.
There was an explanation - travel services (Silt Striders, Mages Guild teleportation, boats; also mark/recall and intervention spells existe; To note is that the Silt Strider can possibly be replaced by a Mammoth)
There was a downside - costs of money by travel services and costs of magicka by mark/recall and intervention spells.
You couldn't use it from anywhere to everywhere - travel services (NPCs) were on specific locations near towns, which only took you to specific (often nearby) towns. Mark/recall took you from its own spot (self explanatory, but from anywhere; making it a good option when you were tired to walk back) and intervention spells (Divine or Almsivi) or a took you to the nearest Imperial Cult shrine or the nearest Tribunal Temple (this location can be changed though to something logical and suitable for Skyrim).

The result of this, is that I find Morrowind's fast travel system more suitable for an open-world RPG like The Elder Scrolls series. It has some possibilites and some restrictions; and I feel that it is a nice balance between hardcoe (travel services) and casual gameplay (mark/recall and intervention spells).

Another possibility is also to keep Oblivion's fast travel in the game, while also including Morrowind's fast travel system. My guess is that this would please both crowds, and it would be, from an utilitarianistic point of view be the best solution.
My personal recommendation is that there should be a togglable option for Oblivion's fast travel system, because I believe having two systems that accomplish the same thing simulatiously, but in two completely different ways, is breaking logic.

The real question is therefore not about resisting a temption not to use Oblivion's fast travel system (and to walk or ride a horse instead), but to improve and change the foundations of how to travel in the world to what I believe to be a more immersive way - a way that gives you an explanation, a downside and where you can't travel from anywhere to everywhere.

"They have taken you from the Imperial City's Prison, first by carriage and now by boat. To the East - to Morrowind. Fear not, for I am watchful. You have been chosen." - Morrowind

u need to think about the bigger picture, out of the mass of ppl that will get skyrim most would prefer fast travel over the morrowind system. Time is everything and if somethin can save us from havin to back travel 5 mins from a place weve already been, then great.

*Pauses banging-head-on-the-wall* I'm going to copy paste-that, and just post it in reply in the many future incarnations of this discussion, if that's all right with you.

Which is exactly my point.
For those of you saying that adding in another method of transportation would be pointless because no one would use it, you're simply wrong.
I'd use it. Do you really think that I, Shinovakhiin, would be the only person to use it? No, i'm not lol. There would be quite a few people who would enjoy/use another method of transportation. That's just a silly insinuation that no one would use it.

One thing I will add about Fast Travel. If you don't use Fast Travel you will raise your skills faster because you'll be killing enemies that you wouldn't normally meet because you fast traveled to a certain village instead of walking to it.

If time is everything, you shouldn't be playing video games.
Video games are a time sink. I'm willing to put in a few extra minutes using Morrowind style fast travel for the huge immersion factor "IMO, but I know some ppl think teleport is silly but that's there opinion"

fast travel is in, undeniably IN...
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"Pressing down in the compass menu pulls the camera perspective backward to reveal a huge topographical map of Skyrim. Here players can zoom around to explore the mountain peaks, valley streams, and snowy tundras that populate the northern lands. Pulling the camera as far away as possible gives you a great respect for the size of the game world. From the map view players can manage quest icons, plan their travel route, or access fast travel."
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yeah, im a bit pissed off that the extra effort wasn't made to refine the travel system but thats why im getting the pc version right.
convenience is ok if your just playing for a few hours, but this is elder scrolls, you do not play for "just a few hours"!!!
so im really hoping that this is one of the first things addressed by the mod community.

who will be the first modder to make the mammoth transit and mages teleporters?

inspirational mods for oblivion that try to do this:
dwemmer subway.
the stable travel.
mages guild travel.
mark and recall.
teleportation scrolls.

and nehrim. nehrim has an amazing travel system

morrowind had a decent travel balance, if only the cliff racers were less prominent i would have walked more.

im not bashing fast travel. i would just prefer an alternative to enrich the experience of moving around skyrim. convenience is a killer for me, i would like to enjoy the scenery that was meticulously hand crafted for us.
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if anyone says "IF YOU DONT LIKE IT DONT USE IT" i will virtually punch you in the face :toughninja: and ask for a mod to close this post.

If time is everything, you shouldn't be playing video games.
Video games are a time sink. I'm willing to put in a few extra minutes using Morrowind style fast travel for the huge immersion factor.

Having a Fast Travel system and a Morrowind Style Travel System would be redundent.

Fast Travel would be serving a large majority of people, while the Travel System would only appeal to game purists.

So there really is no hope for you adding an immersive travel system like Morrowind? Can you give us a "why"?

wpw, that really svcks...but i'm not surprised, it's been 3 games, and 5 years since anything other than fast travel has been used. I really wish they would give us an alternative, a "hardcoe" mode that disables fast travel, and forces a player to either walk, to take the paid travel services that already exist in the game. It couldn't be more than a few hours worth of design could it? A few lines of dialogue " I know many good paths, and i can lead you to the capital for a mere 200 gold friend." a new NPC, and presto-instant travel for the fans that also fit into lore.

I would have made a poll for this but the last fast travel poll got locked instantly so I will just pose it as a general question. For all of those anti-fast travellers how many of you played oblivion without using the fast travel system at all and ran everywhere? Or just fast travelled between major cites and ran everywhere else? Or was a hypocrite and used the fast travel system when it was convinient?