Morrowind(OpenMW) modlist

[rusty_shackleford]

This space will be filled.

[loregamer]

I helped someone in the Wabbajack thread needing to download an old and abandoned OpenMW modlist I think

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EDIT: Whoever does this should just share the entire modding instance instead of a Wabbajack installer

[Vergil]

Maybe you guys could try actually playing video games not just downlooding forever?

[Tangerine]

I'll think about it.

[Oyster Sauce]

I'm glad the right person for the job made this thread

[loregamer]

This looks weird
https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/45642

[rusty_shackleford]

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[Vergil]

If you get graphics mods for Morrowind I should be allowed to do things to your angus that have never been done before

[loregamer]

Still need this?

Might make a list, haven't played Morrowind

[loregamer]

One of the OpenMW Wabbajack lists came back @rusty_shackleford

I'll download and pack it once the Vault update is done since it's too big to upload


EDIT: There's also this, not sure which is better

[Ryzer]

Trying to mod Morrowind into a good game is similar to trying to mod Skyrim into an enjoyable experience with giant breasted NPCs until you are bored out of the game and uninstall everything after 2 hours.

Going outside and touching grass is more interesting

[loregamer]

Can anyone vouch for these expansion packs? I'm thinking of just sharing Lost Prophecies but with content expansions cut out, since modders almost never make good content

• Tamriel Rebuilt 25.05
• Project Cyrodiil
• Skyrim: Home of the Nords

[Barntar who Plows]

Can anyone vouch for these expansion packs? I'm thinking of just sharing Lost Prophecies but with content expansions cut out, since modders almost never make good content

• Tamriel Rebuilt 25.05
• Project Cyrodiil
• Skyrim: Home of the Nords

I will preface this by saying that I have a decently high tolerance to mod quality, I know what's nicely and poorly made but I'm not the person to usually **** on a mod unless it's just downright horrific. So I hope you believe me when I say I can certainly vouch for TR and PC easily being some of the best mods for this game and I find them mandatory for when I do a new playthrough of Morrowind, haven't quite started ShotN but a few associates who are far less tolerant of poorly made mods than me finished all three of these mods and praise them to the heavens.
And since OP hasn't yet shared a modlist yet, should I share mine in the future?

[loregamer]

And since OP hasn't yet shared a modlist yet, should I share mine in the future?

Yes please!

[Barntar who Plows]

And since OP hasn't yet shared a modlist yet, should I share mine in the future?

Yes please!

How should I structure it? I could just list and link them as well as give a small overview so people can see if it's worth trying (done that before on other sites but that was a long time ago, so I probably can't copy-paste), though some of them are MWSE so I'll have to axe and hopefully replace them before I test it in OpenMW. I also never made a Wabbajack list and I'm not sure how well OpenMW plays with that so I'm not sure if that's an option, but it would probably be appreciated by folks here due to it's ease of use (my current install attempts at installing Star Wars Genesis saying otherwise). I also assume most people who use Wabbajack use Wabbajack Unlocked so paying those tools at Nexusmods won't be an issue...what do you think?

[loregamer]

And since OP hasn't yet shared a modlist yet, should I share mine in the future?

Yes please!

How should I structure it? I could just list and link them as well as give a small overview so people can see if it's worth trying (done that before on other sites but that was a long time ago, so I probably can't copy-paste), though some of them are MWSE so I'll have to axe and hopefully replace them before I test it in OpenMW. I also never made a Wabbajack list and I'm not sure how well OpenMW plays with that so I'm not sure if that's an option, but it would probably be appreciated by folks here due to it's ease of use (my current install attempts at installing Star Wars Genesis saying otherwise). I also assume most people who use Wabbajack use Wabbajack Unlocked so paying those tools at Nexusmods won't be an issue...what do you think?

How large is your modlist? I usually just share my entire MO2 instance so no redownloading is needed

[Tadeusz]

Skyrim: Home of the Nords

I played it and it's quite good, on par with the original Morrowind content. And their Skyrim lore is based on the Morrowind era lore so it's much better than the lore in Skyrim game.
I've also heard good things about two other mods that you mentioned. From what I've seen they must be the same quality as SHotN if not better. Tamriel Rebuilt also has much more content than SHotN and Project Cyrodiil.

[Barntar who Plows]

Yes please!

How should I structure it? I could just list and link them as well as give a small overview so people can see if it's worth trying (done that before on other sites but that was a long time ago, so I probably can't copy-paste), though some of them are MWSE so I'll have to axe and hopefully replace them before I test it in OpenMW. I also never made a Wabbajack list and I'm not sure how well OpenMW plays with that so I'm not sure if that's an option, but it would probably be appreciated by folks here due to it's ease of use (my current install attempts at installing Star Wars Genesis saying otherwise). I also assume most people who use Wabbajack use Wabbajack Unlocked so paying those tools at Nexusmods won't be an issue...what do you think?

How large is your modlist? I usually just share my entire MO2 instance so no redownloading is needed

Apologies for the late response, the drive which I had MW installed had failed a bit ago and I admittedly not rebuilt it yet (it was for normal MW but it shouldn't be hard to make for OMW), will probably get around to rebuilding it and share it this week.

[xXD4rk_s3pher0th22Xx]

Current MW modlists are very bad

most of them are just a collection of ai upscale texture replacers which suck the soul out of the game.

The more overhaul based ones like modding-openmw and path of the incarnate are generally packed with mods that are very popular not because they're good, but because they were shilled by some youtuber etc.. I think this is because the people who make these two modlists are accepting donations and trying to make a career out of it.

What would a good MW modlist look like? I think it would be modular.

• A section for graphics overhauls, giving a few options, or making it optional (MW really doesn't NEED graphics overhaul anyway, but even then there are many more options than just "AI upscale")
• General gameplay overhauls -> some things that close obvious exploits, and some things that prevent the player from becoming OP god-tier in 3 hours
• A few questline overhauls
• Some RP stuff like NPC overhauls/new NPCs/companions
• Some Exterior overhauls
• Some Interior overhauls
• Maybe some music overhauls (but there are no good ones right now, you're better off just downloading osts from other games)
• Some new lands [TR etc..]
• Some things to do when you actually reach mid-high level

And you'd be able to mix and match what you want. So, 'I just want this particular gameplay overhaul', or whatever.

Many people have hundreds or thousands of MW mods installed. They turn vvardenfell into candyland with just insane **** happening everywhere you look, it's ridiculous.

But really, a good modlist would probably have less than 100 mods, maybe less than 70. And even with so few, it would include lots of overhauls and things that fit nicely inside MW.

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Maybe i'll get around to making a GOOD LIST one day. But for now, if you're gonna play MW, I'd honestly say the bones of a modlist are:

1) TR:
https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/42145

2) TR's 'recommended mods':
https://www.tamriel-rebuilt.org/recommended-mods

3) An unpaused mod like this, or something similar (maxar's has a bug but its easy to fix. Unpaused fixes most of the game's exploits):
https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/55360

That's it. Then just launch the game and **** off to the mainland because TR's stuff blows vanilla MW out of the water.

[loregamer]

Do you have any mod recommendations? @ThulsaDoomer

[Algol]

That's it. Then just launch the game and **** off to the mainland because TR's stuff blows vanilla MW out of the water.

100% correct.

[Barntar who Plows]

Do you have any mod recommendations? @ThulsaDoomer

I am not he, but I may have a few.
The mod author behind AFFresh made two more mods that you might like:
Wilhelm of the Aedra
AFFiliates-Guild of Mages
The former adds a questline following a character named Wilhelm Bear-Star, the latter adds some more GoM quests. Simple mods that don't add much bloat.
Devilish Thu'um
Adds basic Thu'um to Morrowind, sadly only for NPCs at the moment. One of the mod developers might work on it but it is not a priority.
N'Garde
Combat overhaul, inspired by later entries. Main feature is parrying but it's fairly mechanically deep. Similar to Chim 2090, which it states it is incompatible with. Someone I know (from who I found these mods from) recommends using Real Weapon Range as well as the patch for OAAB and Tamriel Data.

Lastly not a mod but a tool, TES3ZER0EDIT, because simply adding mods is half the work.

[loregamer]

Do you have any mod recommendations? @ThulsaDoomer

I am not he, but I may have a few.
The mod author behind AFFresh made two more mods that you might like:
Wilhelm of the Aedra
AFFiliates-Guild of Mages
The former adds a questline following a character named Wilhelm Bear-Star, the latter adds some more GoM quests. Simple mods that don't add much bloat.
Devilish Thu'um
Adds basic Thu'um to Morrowind, sadly only for NPCs at the moment. One of the mod developers might work on it but it is not a priority.
N'Garde
Combat overhaul, inspired by later entries. Main feature is parrying but it's fairly mechanically deep. Similar to Chim 2090, which it states it is incompatible with. Someone I know (from who I found these mods from) recommends using Real Weapon Range as well as the patch for OAAB and Tamriel Data.

Lastly not a mod but a tool, TES3ZER0EDIT, because simply adding mods is half the work.

Now that I think about it, I just want to download a full modlist maybe using umo that has graphical upgrades, Tamriel Rebuilt and the other expansion mods, and bug fixes. I haven't the energy to setup a full modlist right now. I'll check out the umo modlists and see if they have these

[loregamer]

Do I dare try to de-bloat this?
https://modding-openmw.com/lists/total-overhaul/

[xXD4rk_s3pher0th22Xx]

Do I dare try to de-bloat this?
https://modding-openmw.com/lists/total-overhaul/

why graphics 'upgrades'? see these vids: the modlist you're point to vs. bare-bones openMW with no mods.

Morrowind: OpenMW - Total Overhaul | #1
Let\u0027s Play Morrowind OpenMW #1 - Remastered, Rebeiged

it's literally soul vs souless. not even mentioning the -500 fps you get from jamming all those texture overhauls

[xXD4rk_s3pher0th22Xx]

side-by-side



like seriously even I didn't know it was THIS bad what the ****

[loregamer]

Do I dare try to de-bloat this?
https://modding-openmw.com/lists/total-overhaul/

why graphics 'upgrades'? see these vids: the modlist you're point to vs. bare-bones openMW with no mods.

Morrowind: OpenMW - Total Overhaul | #1
Let\u0027s Play Morrowind OpenMW #1 - Remastered, Rebeiged

it's literally soul vs souless. not even mentioning the -500 fps you get from jamming all those texture overhauls

That does look pretty horrible. Surely I can at least install the mods that make water reflective and nice though? And I'm assuming the lighting can look better than vanilla in OpenMW with the increased number of light sources?

I really like how the water looks in this video for instance
Morrowind in 2025

[rusty_shackleford]

Do I dare try to de-bloat this?
https://modding-openmw.com/lists/total-overhaul/

why graphics 'upgrades'? see these vids: the modlist you're point to vs. bare-bones openMW with no mods.

Morrowind: OpenMW - Total Overhaul | #1
Let\u0027s Play Morrowind OpenMW #1 - Remastered, Rebeiged

it's literally soul vs souless. not even mentioning the -500 fps you get from jamming all those texture overhauls

That does look pretty horrible. Surely I can at least install the mods that make water reflective and nice though? And I'm assuming the lighting can look better than vanilla in OpenMW with the increased number of light sources?

I really like how the water looks in this video for instance
Morrowind in 2025

Play the game the way it was intended to look

[loregamer]

Play the game the way it was intended to look

This game or all games?

[xXD4rk_s3pher0th22Xx]

That does look pretty horrible. Surely I can at least install the mods that make water reflective and nice though? And I'm assuming the lighting can look better than vanilla in OpenMW with the increased number of light sources?

water shaders are built into native openMW, you don't need a mod for it. it's a setting option in the in-game menu.

lighting is a debate, some people think lighting looks better in MGE. Max number of light sources isn't as important as you probably think, it's pretty rare for there to be more than 8 lights on a single model and TR probably has guidelines to prevent that from happening in their stuff.

the big reason to use openMW is if you're playing the skyrim or cyrodil province mods because vanilla engine bugs out in areas that are extremely far away from balmora