Morrowind Essentials Guide — ( Tutorial for MCP, MGE XE, Patch Project, & Essential Mods )

Morrowind Essentials Guide "The best setup for a basic Morrowind installation." A guide for setting up a clean installation of Morrowind with the Code Patch, Graphics Extender, and the essential mods that I think everyone should use, as well as an explanation for why I chose them. VIDEO BREAKDOWN: Start - Introduction 01:20 - Game Installation 02:58 - Morrowind Code Patch 04:44 - Morrowind Graphics Extender 08:30 - Installing Mods 10:37 - Mod List & Explanation --------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS: I - Installing Morrowind II - MCP Recommended Patches III - MGE XE Recommended Settings IV - Mod List w/ Download Links --------------------------------------- I - INSTALLING MORROWIND Do NOT install to C:\Program Files\ Use something like C:\Games\ For Steam installations, disable the Steam Overlay from the game's properties For CD installations, use the right order: Morrowind, Tribunal, Patch 1.4.1313, Bloodmoon, Patch 1.6.1820 (patches available at http://patches.bethsoft.com/). After installing, be sure to run the game once and verify that it works, this also generates ini files. --------------------------------------- II - MORROWIND CODE PATCH http://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mo... Recommended Patches: Graphics Changes Rain/Snow Collision Bump/reflect map local lighting Reduce Camera Clipping Game Mechanic Changes Toggle Sneak Swift casting Pickpocket overhaul Fortify maximum health Interface changes Disable map smoothing UI display quality fix Larger service/chargen menus Level-up skills tooltip Persuasion improvement Better ingredient and item selector Improved inventory filters Display more accurate item weight --------------------------------------- III - MORROWIND GRAPHICS EXTENDER http://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mo... Recommended settings: [ GRAPHICS ] 1920x1080 8x AA | 16x AF | VSync ON Windowed mode ON | Borderless ON *Shaders ON, setup as follows in this order: { SSAO HQ, Depth of Field, Underwater Effects, Underwater Interior Effects, Sunshafts, Bloom Fine, Eye Adaptation (HDR) } Click Auto FOV (91.31) Menu UI scaling = 1.50 FPS limiter = 60 [ DISTANT LAND ] Draw Distance = 4.5 cells Use Distant Statics ON { Near 150, Far 600, Very Far 800 } Fog Use high quality fog ON Exponential distance multiplier = 4.0 High qualiy atmosphere & distance colouring ON Auto set other distances ON, By Draw Distance Reflections all ON Dynamic Ripples ON (50) Caustics 50% Brightness Dynamic Solar shadows ON Per-pixel lighting shader ON [ IN-GAME ] Custom Camera 25, -120, 0 Allow Yes To All for Load Errors --------------------------------------- IV - MOD LIST w/ DOWNLOAD LINKS Holy Trinity: MCP - http://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mo... MGE XE - http://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mo... Patch Project - http://en.uesp.net/wiki/Tes3Mod:Morro... Game Mechanic Mods: Talrivian's State-Based HP - http://mw.modhistory.com/download-98-... Natural Magicka Regeneration - http://mw.modhistory.com/download-51-... Delayed DB Attack V2 - http://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mo... Illys Solstheim Rumour Fix - http://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mo... Graphical Mods: Better Dialogue Font - http://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mo... Pluginless NoGlow - http://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mo... Jas Crosshairs - http://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mo... HD Concept-art splash screen & main menu - http://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mo... XE Sky Variations - (comes with MGE XE) Other Mods: Morrowind Acoustic Overhaul - http://download.fliggerty.com/downloa... Better Chargen - http://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mo... --------------------------------------- About MGSO: I didn't mention this widely-known compilation in here, and I have reasons. I don't like MGSO at all; I think it's too unoptimized, there's too much junk, it ruins the atmosphere by straying too far from Morrowind's art style (both with visuals and audio), ruins performance, breaks a lot of the intended experience, causes other bugs and problems, it's way too overly recommended, and it's just out of date. It may be usable and some may like it, but it is far from an "essential". --------------------------------------- Walk with virtue.