Watching Just Background Noise playthroughs and another streamers has given me the first Morrowind itch to play since the early 2000s, I also just reinstalled and looking to get a vanilla plus experience. Morrowind was my first Elder Scrolls and it has a special place in my heart (though I love all TES games in their own special way).
Tamriel Rebuilt is pretty much a must have. At this stage the people who work on it legitimately know and understand Morrowind better than Bethesda themselves ever did, and the content in it is probably the best the game has to offer.
@@rampantsarcasm2220 even vanilla morrowind cant compare to some of the stuff in TR in just about every way. and its no surprise, the TR guys have been working on morrowind for many times longer than the actual morrowind dev team did and have the advantage of more lore to pull from that built up on the forums.
Of the absolute basics, I would add to your list: * Patch for Purists: fixes many of the bugs remaining in the vanilla game * Morrowind Optimization Patch and Project Atlas: for better fps * Graphic Herbalism: harvesting plants as in Skyrim From here, the sky is the limit and depends on what one wants in a playthrough. I personally always add the rebalance mods by Mort (Bloodmon Rebalance, Tribunal Rebalance, Beware the Sixth House), and if I am feeling masochistic, More Dangerous Morrowind Denizens.
FYI, while Project Atlas does optimize some things, the bigger benefit generally is that loads of weird texture seams in the vanilla game get fixed. The kinda stuff that was so screwy that you don't even notice when it's gone because now it looks how it was _supposed_ to look the whole time. (I'd also strongly suggest Improved Shrine Meshes along the same lines, and Expansion Resource Conflicts to stop the game's expansions from unintentionally replacing some base-game textures)
@@austinbyrd4164 Morrowind Rebirth is a massive re-envisioning of the whole vanilla game and landscape (incl. but not limited to game balance, economy and leveling), being largely its own thing and incompatible with many mods (Beautiful Cities, OAAB Grazelands, most landscape and location overhauls etc.). It's an incredible effort, mostly by one dedicated author and rightly has its fans but it's definitely not 'vanilla enhanced'. Patch for Purists is a bare minimum bugfix patch ('bare minimum' being relative, vanilla Morrowind had a s***ton of bugs) which, as the name suggests, tries to only make changes to objective mistakes, e.g. script errors; missing or unambiguously mistaken dialogue (wrong npc, subject etc); hundreds of typos; quest blockers; misaligned or clipping buldings and models-in sum, anything objectively broken in the game, leaving dumb decisions or 'design' improvements for mods to address. It should go at the top of any modlist honestly, even if some parts get overidden by other mods its effects are wholly positive imo.
@@theamazingbatboy thank you man. Im gonna go with morrowind rebirth. It has the bug patches & I love it's balance changes & new additions, from what I've read up on it.
@@austinbyrd4164 Good for you-play it your way! Keep in mind, smaller landscape changes will often work fine, you'll just have to test them. Also, dungeons should be compatible too, particularly if they just swap the existing interior for their version and don't make extensive exterior changes.
Dude, I love your channel. It's spectacular. It feels so intimate, like I'm just watching one of my buds play through the game or talk about tips and lore. I hope your channel grows, cause I wanna see this kind of stuff ongoing.
I've never seen you before mate, apologies, so I'll sub. It's my fave game ever, but coming from maybe ten years since I last played, this is brilliant for me, to have another go. Thanks man, much appreciated.
Really enjoy the amount of ambiance AURA adds, even the way you can hear outdoor sounds like crickets chirping when you're inside a building just improves the whole vibe so much
Man thanks for taking the extra time to talk about the install process with these mods, especially Tamriel Rebuilt. I've wanted to try it but haven't wanted to set it up.
@boreanknight I'm sure I will. It's on my to do list. Right now I'm playing modded Daggerfall and loving it, I still occasionally jump on morrowind to see my Telvanni Dunmer character.
I scrolled through the timeline to see if you included BCOM. BCOM has become my other pillar along with TR. It does so well as far as bringing Vvardenfell up to standard with TR in a way that is friendly to the original intent of the game's art.
i just got into elder scrolls in the last few months, after giving up on daggerfall unity, morrowind is gonna be my real first game to play tomorrow, and i was just looking for a modpack exactly like this, this is perfect in every way thank u
'Quest Voice Greetings' by _Von Djangos_ is a better option for immersive voiced characters. It essentially uses carefully curated AI training to deliver just the first line of written dialogue in real time, outside the dialogue window. This is terrific to highlight the unique dialogue of quest NPCs and for quest stages, with the character alerting you immediately when you've hit the next stage with them. Very immersive, providing audio reactivity to NPCs without the tedium and weirdness of listening to AI mispronounce reams of text. Also 'Django's Dialogue' and 'What Thieves Guild?' by the same author are immersive and seamless must-haves for my vanilla+ game. Just about every other mod you've listed is essential in my modlist as well, terrific recommendations! 👍
Just found your channel by your Tamriel Rebuilt update video, which caught my attention. I was about to comment and ask if you have a modlist somewhere, but instead checked your channel, and there it was. Haven't played for probably 10 years now. I never used any mod managers either. Not in Morrowind, not in Oblivion. Only started using one for Skyrim, once they became sort of must-haves. Now I got the itch to start again and your channel is perfect for someone who isn't up to date with the latest stuff for Morrowind. I hope more people find your channel and sujamma is on me if we ever meet in Suran, ya damned outlanders.
I've played morrowind a lot, but I have a physical copy on it's way and plan to hold off on modding and playing again til it gets here. Gonna give your modlist a try when it gets here.
This is a great modlist. I use OpenMW, mainly because it is overall more stable than the vanilla engine. You would likely have better framerates with it. However, the MGE approach still has far more customization!
Hi there, I know its been months since you posted this video, but i just wanted to say a huge thanks you for making this clear and easy to understand walkhrough. I've been fascinated by Morrowind for about a year now but a) have no modding experience at all and b) didn't really know where to start past wanted T.R. But with this, everything is easy to access, clear and, most importantly for me, lore friendly. Just really wanted to say thanks for making getting into this wonderful game a lot easier. I can't wait to spend the summer exploring Morrowind and beyond for hours! :)
BSAs are gone since 23.10. Provided files are empty dummies for those who don't read instructions so they wouldn't load old archives by accident. NPC can use potions since Tribunal but only with certain effects. There is a mod "party alchemy" that adds field to their inventory you can drop any potion on to force companion to drink it, so you can throw dozen bottles of sujama in their throats and watch them puch Dagoth. For recruting I use ancient "NPC functionality" working purely through dialog trees but weighting stats, disposition, faction rank etc for acceptance. On top of that "Abot's smart companions", "companion leveler" and unoff couse buggy mwse forced companion share by Merlord.
Openmw is definitely worth it, especially for people who are just starting to mod or want a simple modlist without many scripted mods. They are implementing more scripting functions with each update, but some mods will probably need to be converted/remade to be used with OpenMw. Most of the mods in the video are available for it though, except for Magicka Expanded (and supreme follower system since it was deleted). And sound overhauls or music replacers haven't worked well with it so far.
hey alek, i highly recommend you check out the mods on randompal's alternative to morrowind rebirth modlist on the nexus, there are a tonne of mods which expand on the worldbuilding in a vanilla friendly way! other recommendations i'd make include justice for khartag, skywind concept art arena, akulakhan's best chamber, oaab market, and diverse khajiit, all of which are very vanilla friendly additions :)
I've been working with some minimal gameplay improvement stuff which (IMO of course) makes things a lot less janky and a little deeper without screwing with any of what makes Morrowind good. ZDeadGuy's edit of Real Weapon Range + Hollaajith's Weapon Overhaul & Polearms RESPECTed (I'm working on a combo for these right now, I'll upload it when it's done and I hope to eventually add versions for popular fan expansions as well) Hollajiith's armor overhaul as well Aaand Better Fixed Game Settings which compiles a bunch of little things to make the game slightly more challenging and fair
Great list! A few recommendations: All MUSE expansions by Scipio, fantastic work that give different factions of morrowind a musical identity, also containing ambient tracks for 6th house/daedric content. Can't stress enough how great these are. Tomb of the snow prince, allround improvements to Solstheim and the BM expansion, graphics, design, gameplay, really a must have. Map and Compass (MWSE), great immersive mod. Removes the standard map and minimap and replaces them an "actual" map that does not come with a GPS and a compass. Allows you to get lost! All dungeon mods by Seelof! Some of the best content there is. New Ilunibi changes the main quest dungeon Ilunibi from a fairly forgettable 6th house base to a highlight of any playthrough. True lights and darkness (necro edit). Lightning overhaul that makes the game feel a lot more atmospheric. Especially when exploring caves other dark environments.
Does the mwse map extender only work for tamriel rebuilt and not Shotn and project cyroddil? I'm a long time OpenMW user and the map not stretching in MWSE has irked me enough to prevent my switching.
One big one I'm missing here is Ashfall by Merlord, and the rest of his catalog of mods. It adds survival (temperature, hunger, sleep) mechanics, immersive gathering, crafting, cooking, camping and portable shelters. Everything is made to be uninvasive in gameplay, so no menus or dialog boxes, except for the preview menus for crafting. His mod Guar Whisperer adds the ability to tame guars, use them as pack animals and even breeding them. Further misscelanious mods of his ad visual intoxication effect and animations to Skooma pipes (Skoomasthesia), alternate starts to the game, and the possibility to craft paintings. Truly amazing, creative, elegantly executed modding, that all relies on MWSE. Now granted, thes mods change the experience of the game a lot, which might not be what a traditional purist would want, but for me, morrowind has always been about exploration and atmosphere rather than achievement or progress, and these addition greatly enhance my sense of immersion.
I love the "Galleo Races Redone Pluginless mod" cant play without it, even tho it wont cover all npcs. I think its npc faces thats added by TR or Home of the Nords.
This mod list is basically perfect, I would only add a single mod, Ashfall, i love just sitting around my campfire cooking something or brewing some tea, peak cozy.
How exactly do you install Beautiful cities of morrowind? In the Description it days there is a fomod installer. Do you simply drop the files into the data folder?
Help needed! 1- Is this your full mod list in the right order ? 2- What is the cheapest budget PC I could play this exact build on? I found a very cheap HP elite desk G1 with 16gb ddr3 pc3-12800, 256gb SSD, I7 4770, however, with no dedicated GPU, only an Intel HD Graphics 4600. Would it be enough ? Thanks
If you're ok with base graphics and want to experience pure vanilla game, go for it! This modlist doesn't change anything significant so in my opinion doesn't ruin the experience, only updates the graphics, upscales towns with more detail and Tamriel Rebuilt adds a lot of more landmass but it doesn't effect vanilla game. With this modlist you can still experience game as it was intended, which is why I called it "vanilla enhanced", only with a bit more updated graphics and extra content.
is mge xe the graphics extender + mwse? or do i need to download mwse separately from its own nmm page? im coming back after years away and unfamiliar with how much things have changed (what is lua? 😵)
This list isn't compatible with OpenMW as it's made for MWSE, but there should be similar working mods out there. One of the main reasons I didn't use OpenMW was the lack of support for sound overhauls.
@@boreanknight thank u for the reply. Was just thinking it would be amazing to use your modlist with OpenMW because of the new features to play OpenMW in multiplayer plus the VR functions now. Anyway I still think you did wonderful work, please continue to do so
I really wanted to play Morrowind, but I found the dated gameplay very strange. Thank you very much for showing me this modpack, it reignited my desire to play this game
Also mox is placed in the morrowind root folder but when launched it only picks up the morrowind and dlc esm files it doesn't find any of the plugins on the data folder
Wait no links at all to any of this? Really???? I mean its not that hard to look for but dang it woulda been nice to shortcut to either of the authors and quickly flip thru the stuff.
I have a pc with a GTX 1070 and i7 7700k. Similar mod setup, but my fps in cities (even Balmora for example) is at like 20-30. How did you get your game to have such good FPS?
Do you have enough RAM? Try using Optimization Patch on top of Code Patch, set distant land to 10 at most and check active shaders. Some shaders can be very demanding. Your framerate is way too low so there must be something wrong.
Can I ask you guys a question? I think I broke my mods....in the data files after extracting the compressed mod folders they break out into for example a file called core or a file name based on the mod....with some of the you have folders like meshes and the esp files....should I drag them out and place then directly in the data folder or keep them in their respective folders.
Are you using any lighting mods? Your game has a very nice warm tone (reminds me of a reshade) and I noticed that there are some shadows on your character or some building like at 1:03 or 1:31. How can I make my game look like that in that aspect? I am using OpenMW.
Not that is important, but you marked The hive and the Library of Vivec as RandomPal mods in the list but they are not: The Hive is from the collective "The Hive Mind", while the Library of Vivec is "Duo Dinamico".
I really want to get the fog right on my system but it just isn't working. I use OpenMW on a Mac M2, so...complicated. I've got some nice shaders to function, but the fog evades me.
i absolutely don't get how to istall this correctly. everything i super crypting and the morrowind folder ist just super messy and nothing works. I guess I'll give it a pass. If ther only was like a collection run by an simple .exe. :( I'm sad.
I play World of Warcraft, and there is this program called CurseForge that basically installs and keeps up to date every addon you want to add to the game. Do you think we will ever have something like that in Morrowind?
Wabajack kind of does that but good luck with curating mod list and keeping it up to date. I don;t know how it works from technical standpoint, but they always fall out, becoming outdated and conflicting.
There's no program exactly like that. Mod Organiser 2 gives you an indication when a mod is out of date but doesn't automatically update it for you. A limitation of the Morrowind Engine is that sometimes updating a mod mid playthrough can cause issues for your game, so you want to be in full control of the update process to make sure you don't accidentally stuff up your save. Those more knowledgeable about Morrowind and modding, feel free to correct me.
Thanks, my friend. The game looks fantastic, without changing the environments from the original concepts. I wonder if there is an additional mod that could compliment this list that added more grassy areas to the countryside between villages? Maybe such an addition would have a negative affect on frame rate, though, so I'm curious what you think?
I've updated the list so I'm planning on making a new, expanded modlist video. Still same vanilla enhanced style! As for the grass mods, only reason I'm not using them is due to Tamriel Rebuilt. They usually require patches and this was a brand new update at the time. There's probably a working grass mod on nexus by now. And yeah, fps usually drops a bit, but it's worth it.
You're gonna have to skip this one for OpenMW, brother. Most of these mods utilize Morrowind Script Extender or LUAs, so us OpenMW boys are left wanting. That being said, the man himself is keeping his mod load light, so I wouldn't worry about it. There are plenty of OpenMW-endorsed mods out there that can fulfill most vacancies. I strongly feel the magic of Morrowind is playing it as close to vanilla as possible. Cheers, outlander!
i need an indepth on how you got these mods to work, i got as far as beautiful cities of morrowind and the game breaks. idk what im doing but heres hour number 48 and try number 500 to get this thing working. Edit: ok so now i have a question about beautiful cities, this mod pack is huge, should i use all these folders or should i use just the core folder?
I have zero knowledge about TESIII modding but planning to play the game. Is there a variant to download this finished build instead of downloading and installing everything myself?
Can someone explain the mlox part, should I just run the exe file? Should I exctract and drag the whole thing to the Morrowind folder? I dont really gen this step
Alright, I have tried several times to emulate this--but I am having a problem. How exactly do I manually install zip files that are set up for fomod use? Which files do I take and move? This is a very, very poorly explained video.
Sorry to hear that. I made this video simply to name mods that I'm using because many asked for it. I never intented to make a guide, because the way I mod Morrowind (manually dropping into data folder) is not recommended. Which mods gave you a problem I can try to help?
I'm using patch for purists in my newer extended modlist and it's all good. Haven't tried Morrowind optimization patch yet. As for the shaders I use ones shown in this video, don't know much about reshade.
Openmw does lack equivalents to mods like CSO, Aura and vapourmist, aswell as some other mods for mwse I like such as MXR cultures, races or religions, but I like to use openmw on android lol
Isn't there even better mod for openMw adding volumetric clouds and mist? Those vapourmist particle meshes often look bad clipping through terrain or causing artifacts in shaders not designed for dozen alpha blended meshes on top of each other.
I found myself laughing because we have almost the same base modlist, give or take one or two mods, we have the same install but I added a lot more on top and now it lags Gods but the vanilla engine lags after thorough modding
@Anton2046gfkn Ah yes, there's a single island of Stirk. I wanted to cover it months ago but whole place is getting redesigned so I decided to wait for a full release of Golden Coast.
@@boreanknight Oops I actually meant to edit this. I had a few issues but after much trial and error I got them all working! A few things I learned: 1. Honestly just learn to use MO2 and Wrye Mash if it doesn't work installing them manually. There is another RUclips video on here about modding Morrowind with MO2/Wrye Mash that was very helpful. 2. Maybe this is really obvious to anyone with prior experience with BCoM but make sure that the options you choose with the installer/whichever folders you use to manually install are not options that are just compatibility patches for other mods (i.e. all of the grass pack choices included in the BCoM installer require whatever grass pack base mod as well) 3. For whatever reason, Morrowind really wanted to use the integrated graphics card on my PC rather than my actual GPU. Made the frame rate into a slideshow until I figured out what was going on. In my case I just had to go into my Nvidia settings to manually change what Morrowind used. Thanks for the great vid and for the reply!
I'd love to but my modding process is all manual, so it's not recommended in general. Most people use mod organizers for automatic modding. I also have an expanded modlist now, so I may do another video and will include the way I do it.
11:45 Literally had the same opinion, after checking almost all head/faces mods... NPCs faces looks way too off from original design completely not fitting in, with almost every mod out there. I've also ended with "familiar faces" + Intelligent Textures.
I really like openmw, and i use, but there are several mods that arent compatible with openmw, be it some old unported mods or some script heavy mods and there also alot of reshade and shaders that dont seem to work with openmw.
IDK why weirdos refer to modded games as vanilla enhanced. When it's a completely contradiction. If it's enhanced, it's not vanilla. And what's even worse is this is so heavily modded, it's practically not even Morrowind. Much less vanilla. While being delusionally referred to as "minimalistic". This is extremely anything, but minimalistic. Vanilla = Base game with any sort of updates (fixes/changes), and technical fixes. Morrowind retail factually has many inherent technical problems. Therefore, mods are absolutely mandatory to fix them. Nothing beyond mandatory mods is vanilla. Most of the mods mentioned in the video are indeed excessive, that list is absolutely not vanilla. Even some harmful. It is correct that you can turn Morrowind from a train wreck to a flawlessly functional game using just mods to fix problems in order to play complete vanilla. OpenMW = Not a mod. Functions like an emulator. Platform to play the game. Needs to be set to the game installation which will be dormant. Therefore, this is used to launch/play Morrowind. Includes all essential settings. Can be played at modern resolution, with UI scaling, and graphic options. Mandatory mods for repairing the game to full functionality: Patch for Purists - fixes thousands of glitches. UMOPP - Functional replacements for all eight included DLC. Expansion Delay - Fixes major inconsistencies/oversights from both expansions that screw up the game/story/progression really bad. MOP - Optimizes the game. MET - Enhances all the textures (technically not mandatory like the four above, but helps much to improve the visuals). 7 patch/content updates from the devs ranging from nearly mandatory to deluxe type content. (Everything above, other than MET, is effectively vanilla. Technically the seven developer updates alter content from the retail release. But are legitimately intended by the actual developers to update the game. Just as vanilla as any game that would have been officially updated. You do not need any other mods than this.) More info on this Reddit post - reddit website link add -> /r/ElderScrolls/comments/1cxsjkc/comment/l54q8af/
Fuck it, reinstalling Morrowind TONIGHT.
Heck it**
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Watching Just Background Noise playthroughs and another streamers has given me the first Morrowind itch to play since the early 2000s, I also just reinstalled and looking to get a vanilla plus experience. Morrowind was my first Elder Scrolls and it has a special place in my heart (though I love all TES games in their own special way).
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Tamriel Rebuilt is pretty much a must have. At this stage the people who work on it legitimately know and understand Morrowind better than Bethesda themselves ever did, and the content in it is probably the best the game has to offer.
Over and above morrowind rebirth?
they understand it better than *current* Bethesda I assume you mean?
@@rampantsarcasm2220 even vanilla morrowind cant compare to some of the stuff in TR in just about every way. and its no surprise, the TR guys have been working on morrowind for many times longer than the actual morrowind dev team did and have the advantage of more lore to pull from that built up on the forums.
What if bethesda ends up having elder scrolls 6 the entire region of morrowind in its entirety
Yeah the people who created it know less than modders...uh huh lol
Of the absolute basics, I would add to your list:
* Patch for Purists: fixes many of the bugs remaining in the vanilla game
* Morrowind Optimization Patch and Project Atlas: for better fps
* Graphic Herbalism: harvesting plants as in Skyrim
From here, the sky is the limit and depends on what one wants in a playthrough. I personally always add the rebalance mods by Mort (Bloodmon Rebalance, Tribunal Rebalance, Beware the Sixth House), and if I am feeling masochistic, More Dangerous Morrowind Denizens.
FYI, while Project Atlas does optimize some things, the bigger benefit generally is that loads of weird texture seams in the vanilla game get fixed. The kinda stuff that was so screwy that you don't even notice when it's gone because now it looks how it was _supposed_ to look the whole time.
(I'd also strongly suggest Improved Shrine Meshes along the same lines, and Expansion Resource Conflicts to stop the game's expansions from unintentionally replacing some base-game textures)
Morrowind rebirth or patch of purists? Which is better
@@austinbyrd4164 Morrowind Rebirth is a massive re-envisioning of the whole vanilla game and landscape (incl. but not limited to game balance, economy and leveling), being largely its own thing and incompatible with many mods (Beautiful Cities, OAAB Grazelands, most landscape and location overhauls etc.). It's an incredible effort, mostly by one dedicated author and rightly has its fans but it's definitely not 'vanilla enhanced'.
Patch for Purists is a bare minimum bugfix patch ('bare minimum' being relative, vanilla Morrowind had a s***ton of bugs) which, as the name suggests, tries to only make changes to objective mistakes, e.g. script errors; missing or unambiguously mistaken dialogue (wrong npc, subject etc); hundreds of typos; quest blockers; misaligned or clipping buldings and models-in sum, anything objectively broken in the game, leaving dumb decisions or 'design' improvements for mods to address. It should go at the top of any modlist honestly, even if some parts get overidden by other mods its effects are wholly positive imo.
@@theamazingbatboy thank you man. Im gonna go with morrowind rebirth. It has the bug patches & I love it's balance changes & new additions, from what I've read up on it.
@@austinbyrd4164 Good for you-play it your way! Keep in mind, smaller landscape changes will often work fine, you'll just have to test them. Also, dungeons should be compatible too, particularly if they just swap the existing interior for their version and don't make extensive exterior changes.
Dude, I love your channel. It's spectacular. It feels so intimate, like I'm just watching one of my buds play through the game or talk about tips and lore. I hope your channel grows, cause I wanna see this kind of stuff ongoing.
Thanks so much! My plan is to keep this channel going for a long time.
I've never seen you before mate, apologies, so I'll sub. It's my fave game ever, but coming from maybe ten years since I last played, this is brilliant for me, to have another go. Thanks man, much appreciated.
Really enjoy the amount of ambiance AURA adds, even the way you can hear outdoor sounds like crickets chirping when you're inside a building just improves the whole vibe so much
Can't play with it!
Man thanks for taking the extra time to talk about the install process with these mods, especially Tamriel Rebuilt. I've wanted to try it but haven't wanted to set it up.
It's super easy, hope you get to play it!
@boreanknight I'm sure I will. It's on my to do list. Right now I'm playing modded Daggerfall and loving it, I still occasionally jump on morrowind to see my Telvanni Dunmer character.
I scrolled through the timeline to see if you included BCOM. BCOM has become my other pillar along with TR. It does so well as far as bringing Vvardenfell up to standard with TR in a way that is friendly to the original intent of the game's art.
VSBR Vanilla Style Body Replacer might go better with Familiar Faces than Better Bodies.
i just got into elder scrolls in the last few months, after giving up on daggerfall unity, morrowind is gonna be my real first game to play tomorrow, and i was just looking for a modpack exactly like this, this is perfect in every way
thank u
'Quest Voice Greetings' by _Von Djangos_ is a better option for immersive voiced characters. It essentially uses carefully curated AI training to deliver just the first line of written dialogue in real time, outside the dialogue window. This is terrific to highlight the unique dialogue of quest NPCs and for quest stages, with the character alerting you immediately when you've hit the next stage with them. Very immersive, providing audio reactivity to NPCs without the tedium and weirdness of listening to AI mispronounce reams of text.
Also 'Django's Dialogue' and 'What Thieves Guild?' by the same author are immersive and seamless must-haves for my vanilla+ game. Just about every other mod you've listed is essential in my modlist as well, terrific recommendations! 👍
Just found your channel by your Tamriel Rebuilt update video, which caught my attention. I was about to comment and ask if you have a modlist somewhere, but instead checked your channel, and there it was. Haven't played for probably 10 years now. I never used any mod managers either. Not in Morrowind, not in Oblivion. Only started using one for Skyrim, once they became sort of must-haves. Now I got the itch to start again and your channel is perfect for someone who isn't up to date with the latest stuff for Morrowind. I hope more people find your channel and sujamma is on me if we ever meet in Suran, ya damned outlanders.
I've played morrowind a lot, but I have a physical copy on it's way and plan to hold off on modding and playing again til it gets here. Gonna give your modlist a try when it gets here.
This is a great modlist. I use OpenMW, mainly because it is overall more stable than the vanilla engine. You would likely have better framerates with it. However, the MGE approach still has far more customization!
I'd also include: Kezyma's Voices of Vvardenfell, Ultimate Fishing and Audiobooks of Morrowind.
Hi there,
I know its been months since you posted this video, but i just wanted to say a huge thanks you for making this clear and easy to understand walkhrough. I've been fascinated by Morrowind for about a year now but a) have no modding experience at all and b) didn't really know where to start past wanted T.R. But with this, everything is easy to access, clear and, most importantly for me, lore friendly. Just really wanted to say thanks for making getting into this wonderful game a lot easier. I can't wait to spend the summer exploring Morrowind and beyond for hours! :)
can't wait for your new playthrough with this modlist
after 4 some 10 days i finally finished it, I isntalled so much mods i don't know how much but my game looks fantastic because of this great list
BSAs are gone since 23.10. Provided files are empty dummies for those who don't read instructions so they wouldn't load old archives by accident.
NPC can use potions since Tribunal but only with certain effects. There is a mod "party alchemy" that adds field to their inventory you can drop any potion on to force companion to drink it, so you can throw dozen bottles of sujama in their throats and watch them puch Dagoth.
For recruting I use ancient "NPC functionality" working purely through dialog trees but weighting stats, disposition, faction rank etc for acceptance. On top of that "Abot's smart companions", "companion leveler" and unoff couse buggy mwse forced companion share by Merlord.
Thanks, I'll check the companion mods! And didn't know about the BSA's, good to hear it's gone!
just bought morrowind and I will be downloading these mods. Thank you for the video!
Borean Knight! for the win! i love low key mod videos. 100% agree with the familiar faces take.
Openmw is definitely worth it, especially for people who are just starting to mod or want a simple modlist without many scripted mods. They are implementing more scripting functions with each update, but some mods will probably need to be converted/remade to be used with OpenMw. Most of the mods in the video are available for it though, except for Magicka Expanded (and supreme follower system since it was deleted). And sound overhauls or music replacers haven't worked well with it so far.
hey alek, i highly recommend you check out the mods on randompal's alternative to morrowind rebirth modlist on the nexus, there are a tonne of mods which expand on the worldbuilding in a vanilla friendly way! other recommendations i'd make include justice for khartag, skywind concept art arena, akulakhan's best chamber, oaab market, and diverse khajiit, all of which are very vanilla friendly additions :)
Thanks, I love his work so I gonna check it out for sure!
CSO messes up the speech of the Daedric princes when they give you quests. There's a mod that fixes it called CSO Scripted Speech Fix.
Didn't know about that, thanks!
I've been working with some minimal gameplay improvement stuff which (IMO of course) makes things a lot less janky and a little deeper without screwing with any of what makes Morrowind good.
ZDeadGuy's edit of Real Weapon Range + Hollaajith's Weapon Overhaul & Polearms RESPECTed (I'm working on a combo for these right now, I'll upload it when it's done and I hope to eventually add versions for popular fan expansions as well)
Hollajiith's armor overhaul as well
Aaand Better Fixed Game Settings which compiles a bunch of little things to make the game slightly more challenging and fair
Great list!
A few recommendations:
All MUSE expansions by Scipio, fantastic work that give different factions of morrowind a musical identity, also containing ambient tracks for 6th house/daedric content. Can't stress enough how great these are.
Tomb of the snow prince, allround improvements to Solstheim and the BM expansion, graphics, design, gameplay, really a must have.
Map and Compass (MWSE), great immersive mod. Removes the standard map and minimap and replaces them an "actual" map that does not come with a GPS and a compass. Allows you to get lost!
All dungeon mods by Seelof! Some of the best content there is. New Ilunibi changes the main quest dungeon Ilunibi from a fairly forgettable 6th house base to a highlight of any playthrough.
True lights and darkness (necro edit). Lightning overhaul that makes the game feel a lot more atmospheric. Especially when exploring caves other dark environments.
Does the mwse map extender only work for tamriel rebuilt and not Shotn and project cyroddil? I'm a long time OpenMW user and the map not stretching in MWSE has irked me enough to prevent my switching.
For now, MWSE map extender works only for Tamriel Rebuilt, I heard there's some work to expand it but I'm not sure.
One big one I'm missing here is Ashfall by Merlord, and the rest of his catalog of mods. It adds survival (temperature, hunger, sleep) mechanics, immersive gathering, crafting, cooking, camping and portable shelters. Everything is made to be uninvasive in gameplay, so no menus or dialog boxes, except for the preview menus for crafting. His mod Guar Whisperer adds the ability to tame guars, use them as pack animals and even breeding them. Further misscelanious mods of his ad visual intoxication effect and animations to Skooma pipes (Skoomasthesia), alternate starts to the game, and the possibility to craft paintings. Truly amazing, creative, elegantly executed modding, that all relies on MWSE.
Now granted, thes mods change the experience of the game a lot, which might not be what a traditional purist would want, but for me, morrowind has always been about exploration and atmosphere rather than achievement or progress, and these addition greatly enhance my sense of immersion.
fellow mod organizerless morrochadgreat video, thankyou!
I love the "Galleo Races Redone Pluginless mod" cant play without it, even tho it wont cover all npcs. I think its npc faces thats added by TR or Home of the Nords.
This mod list is basically perfect, I would only add a single mod, Ashfall, i love just sitting around my campfire cooking something or brewing some tea, peak cozy.
Suran reminds of the doctor seuss story “Oh the thinks you can think”, particularly the vipper of vip part
Nice to see another Great Hive Head
Such a great channel!
Thanks!
Great list, I took quite a few notes!
Why not use openMW?
Are these mods presented on vanilla Morrowind or OpenMW?
Looks really clean. Everything looks like it belongs. Very nice.
How exactly do you install Beautiful cities of morrowind? In the Description it days there is a fomod installer. Do you simply drop the files into the data folder?
I just drop the files myself into data folder. All you need is "core" folder and "HD textures" if you want higher res. Others are optional.
Thank you, I was just a little bit unsure about this one, all the best to you ✌ @@boreanknight
Help needed!
1- Is this your full mod list in the right order ?
2- What is the cheapest budget PC I could play this exact build on? I found a very cheap HP elite desk G1 with 16gb ddr3 pc3-12800, 256gb SSD, I7 4770, however, with no dedicated GPU, only an Intel HD Graphics 4600. Would it be enough ?
Thanks
Yes it's in order. You just need a better graphic card. My laptop runs it on rtx2060.
I have a question. I can use this modlist for my first time playing this game? Or maybe it gonna ruin my experience?
If you're ok with base graphics and want to experience pure vanilla game, go for it! This modlist doesn't change anything significant so in my opinion doesn't ruin the experience, only updates the graphics, upscales towns with more detail and Tamriel Rebuilt adds a lot of more landmass but it doesn't effect vanilla game. With this modlist you can still experience game as it was intended, which is why I called it "vanilla enhanced", only with a bit more updated graphics and extra content.
@@boreanknight thanks for reply and for this awesome video :D
is mge xe the graphics extender + mwse? or do i need to download mwse separately from its own nmm page? im coming back after years away and unfamiliar with how much things have changed (what is lua? 😵)
Hi, just wanted to let you know that I really love your mod list. Is it possible to use it with open MW?
This list isn't compatible with OpenMW as it's made for MWSE, but there should be similar working mods out there. One of the main reasons I didn't use OpenMW was the lack of support for sound overhauls.
@@boreanknight thank u for the reply. Was just thinking it would be amazing to use your modlist with OpenMW because of the new features to play OpenMW in multiplayer plus the VR functions now. Anyway I still think you did wonderful work, please continue to do so
I always love when people do Vanilla + mod load orders did the same for Oblivion and skyrim.
I really wanted to play Morrowind, but I found the dated gameplay very strange. Thank you very much for showing me this modpack, it reignited my desire to play this game
It's hard for someone who has never modded to know where to download everything and you should explain that. Thanks for the video.
24:26 Favorite line out of context.
Also mox is placed in the morrowind root folder but when launched it only picks up the morrowind and dlc esm files it doesn't find any of the plugins on the data folder
Wait no links at all to any of this? Really???? I mean its not that hard to look for but dang it woulda been nice to shortcut to either of the authors and quickly flip thru the stuff.
Could we maybe have a tidy list? Links would be a wonderful bonus.
I have a pc with a GTX 1070 and i7 7700k. Similar mod setup, but my fps in cities (even Balmora for example) is at like 20-30. How did you get your game to have such good FPS?
Do you have enough RAM? Try using Optimization Patch on top of Code Patch, set distant land to 10 at most and check active shaders. Some shaders can be very demanding. Your framerate is way too low so there must be something wrong.
I. Love. Your. Channel. !!!❤️
Can I ask you guys a question? I think I broke my mods....in the data files after extracting the compressed mod folders they break out into for example a file called core or a file name based on the mod....with some of the you have folders like meshes and the esp files....should I drag them out and place then directly in the data folder or keep them in their respective folders.
Are you using any lighting mods? Your game has a very nice warm tone (reminds me of a reshade) and I noticed that there are some shadows on your character or some building like at 1:03 or 1:31. How can I make my game look like that in that aspect? I am using OpenMW.
All the visuals are from MGEXE and shaders (see at 22:30). You can probably do it on OpenMW but I'm not knowledgable about it.
@@boreanknightYeah I thought so. Thanks a lot!
Not that is important, but you marked The hive and the Library of Vivec as RandomPal mods in the list but they are not: The Hive is from the collective "The Hive Mind", while the Library of Vivec is "Duo Dinamico".
I really want to get the fog right on my system but it just isn't working. I use OpenMW on a Mac M2, so...complicated. I've got some nice shaders to function, but the fog evades me.
i absolutely don't get how to istall this correctly. everything i super crypting and the morrowind folder ist just super messy and nothing works. I guess I'll give it a pass. If ther only was like a collection run by an simple .exe. :( I'm sad.
I play World of Warcraft, and there is this program called CurseForge that basically installs and keeps up to date every addon you want to add to the game. Do you think we will ever have something like that in Morrowind?
Wabajack kind of does that but good luck with curating mod list and keeping it up to date. I don;t know how it works from technical standpoint, but they always fall out, becoming outdated and conflicting.
There's no program exactly like that. Mod Organiser 2 gives you an indication when a mod is out of date but doesn't automatically update it for you.
A limitation of the Morrowind Engine is that sometimes updating a mod mid playthrough can cause issues for your game, so you want to be in full control of the update process to make sure you don't accidentally stuff up your save.
Those more knowledgeable about Morrowind and modding, feel free to correct me.
Thanks, my friend. The game looks fantastic, without changing the environments from the original concepts.
I wonder if there is an additional mod that could compliment this list that added more grassy areas to the countryside between villages? Maybe such an addition would have a negative affect on frame rate, though, so I'm curious what you think?
I've updated the list so I'm planning on making a new, expanded modlist video. Still same vanilla enhanced style!
As for the grass mods, only reason I'm not using them is due to Tamriel Rebuilt. They usually require patches and this was a brand new update at the time. There's probably a working grass mod on nexus by now. And yeah, fps usually drops a bit, but it's worth it.
I know this may be obvious but are these mods OpenMW friendly?
Most of them should be, except for sound overhauls like AURA and CSO.
You're gonna have to skip this one for OpenMW, brother. Most of these mods utilize Morrowind Script Extender or LUAs, so us OpenMW boys are left wanting. That being said, the man himself is keeping his mod load light, so I wouldn't worry about it. There are plenty of OpenMW-endorsed mods out there that can fulfill most vacancies. I strongly feel the magic of Morrowind is playing it as close to vanilla as possible. Cheers, outlander!
Do you have links or a modlist that can be followed?
i need an indepth on how you got these mods to work, i got as far as beautiful cities of morrowind and the game breaks. idk what im doing but heres hour number 48 and try number 500 to get this thing working.
Edit: ok so now i have a question about beautiful cities, this mod pack is huge, should i use all these folders or should i use just the core folder?
I have zero knowledge about TESIII modding but planning to play the game. Is there a variant to download this finished build instead of downloading and installing everything myself?
Not really, but that would be great for Morrowind.
Can someone explain the mlox part, should I just run the exe file? Should I exctract and drag the whole thing to the Morrowind folder? I dont really gen this step
I drag all of it to the Morrowind folder and then just run exe.
@@boreanknightand when generating distant lands should I check all the esp files including all mods or just the main esp vanilla files?
@@puchitoacero7399 I check them all before generating
Alright, I have tried several times to emulate this--but I am having a problem. How exactly do I manually install zip files that are set up for fomod use? Which files do I take and move?
This is a very, very poorly explained video.
Sorry to hear that. I made this video simply to name mods that I'm using because many asked for it. I never intented to make a guide, because the way I mod Morrowind (manually dropping into data folder) is not recommended. Which mods gave you a problem I can try to help?
we need to turn this into a wabbajack modlist it would be the ultimate list
Does modding work on steam version?, or is there a way to use steam version and have it work?
It works, I use a steam version.
I want to attempt this but I have never installed any mods on Pc is there a video tutorial that could help me with getting this load order
For a second I thought u were the Bannerlord RUclipsr Artem. Do you secretly have a second channel?? 😑
I just checked his channel, very nice! Although I never played Bannerlord.
Why is your game still so much more beautiful than mine :(
Are you using same mods?
@@boreanknight the only one I haven't added is project Tamriel. Could that be the issue?
Tried to follow this list. Got to Graphics Extender and it said I didn't have the correct files to install. So this is a fail sadly
Yea TR is great maybe one day they'll get as good as Bethesda one day
Is it safe to install morrowind optimizatipn patch and patch for purists on top of The other mods in The list?
And rehade too?
I'm using patch for purists in my newer extended modlist and it's all good. Haven't tried Morrowind optimization patch yet. As for the shaders I use ones shown in this video, don't know much about reshade.
Okay, thank you very much. Keep up The great work!
Can't get a single one of these texture mods to work. TR is awesome, though!
Could you pack all these mods to zip file and share it?
i really need a tutorial for install all those mods, i'm new in elder scrolls saga and im a bit lost
Openmw does lack equivalents to mods like CSO, Aura and vapourmist, aswell as some other mods for mwse I like such as MXR cultures, races or religions, but I like to use openmw on android lol
Isn't there even better mod for openMw adding volumetric clouds and mist? Those vapourmist particle meshes often look bad clipping through terrain or causing artifacts in shaders not designed for dozen alpha blended meshes on top of each other.
@@antonisauren8998 I don't know, but I would like to try it
I really wish I could download mods on console. I just don't enjoy playing on my computer.
I found myself laughing because we have almost the same base modlist, give or take one or two mods, we have the same install but I added a lot more on top and now it lags Gods but the vanilla engine lags after thorough modding
I expanded the modlist as well, might do an updated video soon :)
@@boreanknight Ah! That’s good news ! :) That’s already a great video you have there
your nord warrior looks like a homeless mariachi
@@thescream1868 ay caramba!
Can you do a review of PT's version of Cyrodiil the way you did for Home of the Nords?
That's the plan as soon as it's out!
@@boreanknight Haven't they already released part of it?
@Anton2046gfkn Ah yes, there's a single island of Stirk. I wanted to cover it months ago but whole place is getting redesigned so I decided to wait for a full release of Golden Coast.
@@boreanknight Oh. How long will it take before the release? I hope soon...
@Anton2046gfkn I hope it's this year, together with Markarth
I'm trying to install these and it's hurting my brain and i can't get anything to work lol
Sorry to hear that. What was the issue, I can try to help?
@@boreanknight Oops I actually meant to edit this. I had a few issues but after much trial and error I got them all working!
A few things I learned:
1. Honestly just learn to use MO2 and Wrye Mash if it doesn't work installing them manually. There is another RUclips video on here about modding Morrowind with MO2/Wrye Mash that was very helpful.
2. Maybe this is really obvious to anyone with prior experience with BCoM but make sure that the options you choose with the installer/whichever folders you use to manually install are not options that are just compatibility patches for other mods (i.e. all of the grass pack choices included in the BCoM installer require whatever grass pack base mod as well)
3. For whatever reason, Morrowind really wanted to use the integrated graphics card on my PC rather than my actual GPU. Made the frame rate into a slideshow until I figured out what was going on. In my case I just had to go into my Nvidia settings to manually change what Morrowind used.
Thanks for the great vid and for the reply!
Can you do a Guide for modding Morrowind?
I'd love to but my modding process is all manual, so it's not recommended in general. Most people use mod organizers for automatic modding. I also have an expanded modlist now, so I may do another video and will include the way I do it.
@@boreanknight It's still wanted! If anything seeing how these mods are done with or without an organizer would be helpful
11:45 Literally had the same opinion, after checking almost all head/faces mods... NPCs faces looks way too off from original design completely not fitting in, with almost every mod out there.
I've also ended with "familiar faces" + Intelligent Textures.
Where'd the mammoth come from?
Balmora's book seller had a spell tome
@@boreanknight what mod is that from?
@@MyM0RR0WIND Magicka expanded by OperatorJack
OpenMW
It's lacking grass.
I need a link with the installed game and mods
Doesn't OpenMW just run better?
OpenMW better
I really like openmw, and i use, but there are several mods that arent compatible with openmw, be it some old unported mods or some script heavy mods and there also alot of reshade and shaders that dont seem to work with openmw.
Pretty gay to hardly explain how to download your mods. Everyone else does it a different way.
IDK why weirdos refer to modded games as vanilla enhanced. When it's a completely contradiction. If it's enhanced, it's not vanilla. And what's even worse is this is so heavily modded, it's practically not even Morrowind. Much less vanilla. While being delusionally referred to as "minimalistic". This is extremely anything, but minimalistic.
Vanilla = Base game with any sort of updates (fixes/changes), and technical fixes. Morrowind retail factually has many inherent technical problems. Therefore, mods are absolutely mandatory to fix them. Nothing beyond mandatory mods is vanilla. Most of the mods mentioned in the video are indeed excessive, that list is absolutely not vanilla. Even some harmful. It is correct that you can turn Morrowind from a train wreck to a flawlessly functional game using just mods to fix problems in order to play complete vanilla.
OpenMW = Not a mod. Functions like an emulator. Platform to play the game. Needs to be set to the game installation which will be dormant. Therefore, this is used to launch/play Morrowind. Includes all essential settings. Can be played at modern resolution, with UI scaling, and graphic options.
Mandatory mods for repairing the game to full functionality:
Patch for Purists - fixes thousands of glitches.
UMOPP - Functional replacements for all eight included DLC.
Expansion Delay - Fixes major inconsistencies/oversights from both expansions that screw up the game/story/progression really bad.
MOP - Optimizes the game.
MET - Enhances all the textures (technically not mandatory like the four above, but helps much to improve the visuals).
7 patch/content updates from the devs ranging from nearly mandatory to deluxe type content.
(Everything above, other than MET, is effectively vanilla. Technically the seven developer updates alter content from the retail release. But are legitimately intended by the actual developers to update the game. Just as vanilla as any game that would have been officially updated. You do not need any other mods than this.)
More info on this Reddit post - reddit website link add -> /r/ElderScrolls/comments/1cxsjkc/comment/l54q8af/
Weirdos?
@@boreanknight Yes they play with overloaded mods and treating it like vanilla.