I'm wondering how much we'll be able to import our own models etc into this game.

I get the feeling that we may be able to import weapons and armors but I'm also wondering about creatures. Does anyone know to what extent they have said we'd be able to import?

The same as any other Bethesda game. As long as the mesh is in the nif format it can be imported to the game. Have you seen some of the mods for Oblivion or Morrowind? There are endless possibilities as to what can be modded into Skyrim.

So monsters would be possible as long as the formats are appropriate? Not that I would want to try taking on something as advanced and a monster but you never know...

YEs they will be able to be done but it is a lot of work to make the creature and then make all of the animations needed for them - which is why in OB most of the added creatures just used existing skeletons so that the animations did not have to also be made.

Not a bad plan.

Well thanks for letting me know guys.

Lady E and Proudfoot made some *awesome* creatures for Morrowind. I don't recall downloading anything in particular for Oblivion though. I know custom animations for custom creatures was pretty tedious work even for Morrowind, but it did happen. Like JDFan says, at the very least we'll get stuff using existing animations, which is still way better than nothing.

The extent of my skills was (and still is unfortunately) just retexturing existing Morrowind creatures and giving them new names. I did it for my creature overhaul. It was more like what you used to see in the older Final Fantasies. Lots of creatures that looked the same, just with different names, colors and/or designs. I did get permission to use some new creatures from other modders for it though, including Lady E. She even made a custom creature just for me! It made me so happy!