The minute-long teaser uploaded to Daniel Kemp’s YouTube channel says that “you’ve followed her for four years. Now, she’ll follow you,” before a player character walks up to the (currently unfinished) model of Curry. She repeats her signature video opening “good morning grandkid,” which was the primary focus of the clips preceding it, and then an endslate suggests the mod will be available early 2020.
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Curry started her YouTube channel in 2011, and his since received over 773,000 subscribers in no small part thanks to her decision to begin producing Skyrim content in 2015. She runs three blogs and is active on social media as well, with over 41,000 followers on Twitter.
According to a Reddit post uploaded to the r/Skyrim subreddit about the Shirley mod by user phantom-scribbler (who reluctantly calls themselves one of its developers), the mod began production with a post made in November 2018. This was shortly after a petition to get Curry into The Elder Scrolls 6 was posted to change.org by Nick Popp because of comments she made suggesting she might not be around to play the next entry in the series due to its still unknown release date. That petition went on to receive nearly 50,000 signatures.
A Q&A posted by phantom-scribbler under the Reddit post says that Curry will be a classic barbarian with light armor that uses two-handed weapons and archery “to reflect her preferred playstyle.” Curry has also volunteered to provide voice lines for the in-game character, including “unique commentary on locations and situations,” as well as whatever will be required to complete a small quest — with a larger one being planned for the future.
Mods for Skyrim have long been an integral part of the game’s longevity, as with many Bethesda titles. The Reddit Q&A suggests that developers are looking to make their contribution to that storied history available on Nexus, Bethesda.net, Xbox and potentially Steam. However, they say a PlayStation 4 release will not be possible.
Curry’s popularity across the Internet is undeniable, as many media outlets have jumped at the opportunity to talk about the video game-loving Great Grandmother. On April 2, 2019 she was even the focus of a half-hour documentary by the YouTube channel Gameumentary, nearly a year after The Elder Scrolls 6 was announced at E3 2018.
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