Mod List: Graphics Overhaul
258 mods
List Usage
Remember these points when following a mod list:
- Install each mod from the list in order.
- Be sure to install mods "the OpenMW way" with each one in their own folder and data path.
- Pay attention to mod descriptions and special usage notes.
- Be sure to consult the performance guide for getting the most performance out of your setup.
- When you've finished installing everything, consult the CFG Generator for a properly sorted plugin order.
- The CFG Generator has presets for each mod list, so you can see the exact order this list should have.
- There will be a "Final Checklist" step, be sure to take a look at that even if you don't go through every mod in the list.
List Description
This is the graphics-only version of the Total Overhaul list. Included are: mesh and texture replacers, plugins that alter scenes (including adding clutter), effects replacers, landmasses, and more.
Not included: gameplay alterations, mechanics changes, quests, and pretty much anything else that's not strictly graphical. The various landmass mods do also provide quests, but they are included for the vast amounts of great-looking content that they add.
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Meshes / Performance: 9 mods
View This SublistMesh replacers. Most of these correct mistakes in the originals, often resulting in performance increases, others will affect gameplay (Graphic Herbalism).
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Fixes positioning, UV maps, and more in the …
Fixes various issues with meshes.
This plugin corrects the UV mapping on the …
Greatly improves performance and fixes some mesh errors.
Automatically harvests herbs just like the old Graphic …
This graphic replacer covers tons of misc items, …
The goal of Project Atlas is to identify …
Properly smoothed vanilla meshes.
Sick of getting caught on those bastard degenerate …
Land & Landmass Additions: 6 mods
View This SublistAdd large amounts of extra land to the game, or in some cases make available large amounts of resources to be used of other large-scale mods.
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Adds game data files required by mods such …
This is the product of a project that …
OAAB_Data is free-to-use asset repository for the Morrowind …
Adds the island of Stirk, filled with style, …
A massive project that aims to bring the …
TOTSP goal is to improve the graphical fidelity, …
Texture Packs: 2 mods
View This SublistThese provide large amounts of textures, covering all assets in the game or close to it.
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Upscales every in-game texture with the help of …
Vanilla-friendly normal maps for Morrowind.
Architecture: 15 mods
View This SublistThese provide new meshes and textures for general architecture.
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Replaces models in the Dwemer set. All meshes …
Vanilla gamma and style HQ textures for Daedric …
A high resolution retexture of the Imperial town …
Replaces most textures in Vivec, Velothi and Molag …
A high resolution (2K) retexture of the Imperial …
This is a vanilla friendly high resolution texture …
Texture and mesh replacer for the exterior and …
This retexture contains new textures for wooden shacks, …
Vanilla-friendly but with a much higher quality look.
Vanilla friendly textures for strongholds. 2k resolution, handmade, …
Parallax mapped and animated ghost fence.
Pluginless replacer for different Morrowind statues
Turns Baar Dau into a proper meteorite.
This mod retexture [sic] the Ministry of truth …
Many of the dwemer ruins use unfitting cobblestone …
Bodies And Heads: 9 mods
View This SublistReplace the vanilla bodies and heads, and their textures, for all races and genders.
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Pluginless version of Robert's Bodies.
Color tweak of Robert's Bodies to match vanilla …
Changes the heads of all races in the …
Fixes normals issues in the meshes of Westly's …
Khajiit head replacer pack.
Fixes the meshes/_khj_replace/Dahnara.nif and meshes/_khj_replace/Zahraji.nif meshes included with …
Patch to add whiskers to all the MMH …
Fixes the meshes/_khj_replace/Dahnara.nif and meshes/_khj_replace/Zahraji.nif meshes included with …
Body replacers for the beast races.
Animations: 2 mods
View This SublistUpdate the game's dated animations with improved assets.
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This mod combines the Almalexia casting animations with …
An OpenMW exclusive animation replacer that gives to …
Flora, Foliage, And Nature: 10 mods
View This SublistUpdate the look and mechanics of harvestable objects via improved meshes and high quality textures.
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Replaces textures and models of various flora with …
These are provided by Graphic Herbalism - MWSE …
High quality fire texture replacer.
This patch fixes alpha issues that occur with …
This mod replaces all the lava meshes in …
Makes it so many smoke effects are much …
New effects and textures for TES3 Morrowind waterfalls.
A replacer for the hackle-lo plant with corrected …
High quality texture and model replacer.
High quality texture and model replacer for the …
Trees: 7 mods
View This SublistReplace the stock trees with more dense and detailed assets.
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New trees for the Bitter Coast region. REQUIRES …
Vurt's Bitter Coast Trees II with optimizations and …
New trees for the Grazelands region, inspired by …
A West Gash tree replacer for players who …
Replaces all of the trees in the Ascadian …
.esp-less tree replacer for the Solstheim region.
This is a mesh and texture replacer for …
Landscapes: 6 mods
View This SublistHigh quality texture replacements for large amounts of the games landscapes. The scum mods are here so they can overwrite other landscape textures.
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Retexture Vvardenfell and Solstheim in the original style
This mod retextures the ground of all regions, …
This mode is retexture and mesh replacer for …
Retexture of the scum in the Bitter coast
Scummier scum texture for Lougian's Scum Retexture mod.
Replaces the lily pads with fully 3D versions.
Renovations: 9 mods
View This SublistUpdate existing cells in order to make them feel more lived in and expansive.
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Dagoth Ur made special arrangements for a friend. …
Overhauls the Redoran Council Hall, adding new areas …
Expands the Vivec Mages Guild to make it …
A relatively small, lore-friendly expansion to the interior …
This mod redesigns the Library of Vivec from …
A fully animated overhaul of Akulakhan's chamber.
A concept arts-based overhaul of the Arvel and …
Minor cosmetic changes to the Sanctus Shrine.
This mod overhauls the entire Foyada Mamaea up …
Clutter And Items: 33 mods
View This SublistUpdated assets for the very large number of clutter objects and items in the game.
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This mod replaces the meshes of some of …
This mod replaces all of the Dunmer lanterns …
New barrels, kegstand, wooden bucket, and optional new …
This mod replaces the textures on all the …
Higher resolution, nicer-looking bed textures.
This is a replacer for the two kegstand …
This mod replace all the bookcovers, bookpages and …
This texture pack replaces almost all the guar …
This is a replacer for the meshes and …
This mod retextures all eleven saints' frescoes, three …
High quality urn retextures with optional bump maps.
This is an ESPless mod retexturing limeware in …
This is an ESPless mod retexturing glassware in …
This is an ESPless mod retexturing the 8 …
Improved version of "Better Skulls" by tronvillain & …
A number of small mods by community great, …
This is a collection of texture (and model) …
This mod replaces the misc_lantern_paper textures with higher …
Vanilla-friendly potion retextures (512x256 px / 512x512 px).
Retexture for the fine dunmer furniture. Vanilla-friendly.
Changes the model for the animal hide ingredients …
Replaces the Dwemer Puzzle Box with some very …
Based on MW Containers Animated by qqqbbb. This …
Normal mapped sack textures.
This Mod replaces the gold coins in Morrowind …
Adds transparency, glowing effect and reflection to soul …
A compilation of mods that add unique looks …
Animates the hammocks in boats, or/and caverns, and …
Gives the rock in the maar gan shrine …
Every Ancestral Tomb in Vvardenfell has a unique …
The mod replaces dunmer's ashpits.
Gives all magic rings and amulets in the …
The mod replaces and adds animations to the …
Environments: 17 mods
View This SublistAlter the look of areas in subtle (or major) ways, or update the visuals of stock objects in the environment.
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A small mod which adds distant buildings to …
Replaces the textures for the "welcome" obelisk.
This makes the signs in Vvardenfell readable with …
Retextures all bloodmoon buildings with high-res 2048x2048 textures, …
Bump mapped cave textures by Lougian -- do …
Texture and mesh replacer for tavern sign.
Replaces the Imperial tavern signs in Tamriel Rebuilt …
Excellent, vanilla-friendly normal maps of the road stones …
Full retexture of dwemeri set - architecture, armor …
This is a pluginless replacer for all 4 …
This mod attempts to improve several vanilla dungeons …
High poly caverns with optional normal maps and …
This mod is an overhaul of Vos and …
Removes the roads and paths from the Grazelands …
OAAB - The Ashen Divide is a mini …
In vanilla Morrowind, Mamaea is a dull maze …
This mod places saplings from OAAB_Data in most …
Creatures: 15 mods
View This SublistGive the various creatures of the game new life with updated assets and more.
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Were you disappointed when you finally confronted Dagoth …
Pluginless replacer for Dagoth Ur and his brothers, …
This mod adds glow maps to all three …
Very nice bump mapped textures for the Netches.
The mod replaces the Silt Strider according to …
Adds normalmaps for the mod Silt Strider by …
Restores previously unused Silt Strider animation.
This is a mesh and texture replacer for …
This is a mesh and texture replacer for …
4thUnknowns creatures for Morrowind Conversion of creatures originally …
This mod adds unique textures to all blighted …
A remake of the spriggan based on Skyrim's, …
High quality remodel of the Scamp with PBR …
This is a mesh and texture replacer for …
This mod gives Old Blue Fin a blue …
NPCs: 11 mods
View This SublistAdd more variety and (hopefully) immersion by updating the rather limited NPC scope of the base game.
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This is a pluginless replacer for the Almalexia …
This mod replaces the generic, copy-pasted guards of …
Expands the Yet Another Guard Diversity to cover …
A replacer for the God-King Vivec.
This mod adds voice-overs to ALL of Almalexia's …
Wares gives traders more Wares (duh). Includes Wares …
Vanilla and TR npcs will now wear randomised …
Adds many lore-friendly and even useful books to …
Gives NPCs items to hold/carry based on their …
Bored with the tedious discussions of Vivec? Couldn't …
This replacement patch makes 2 changes: Ports all …
Cities: 26 mods
View This SublistThese make cities more beautiful by updating existing content or adding great new content of their own.
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New. Better. Detailed. Richer. Closer to vanilla. Textures …
Replaces 43 models in total. Models are mostly …
Vanilla gamma and style HQ Telvanni and mushrooms …
Only for using with Tamriel Rebuilt Project. New, …
Adds Normal Maps to Redoran - Arkitektora Vol.2
Normal Height Maps for Tamriel Rebuilt Terrain.
Redone Molag Mar with textures from anoldfriend to …
Gives Suran white textures to make it stand …
Replaces the textures from White Suran 2 - …
Adds dunmer concept art around vvardenfell on the …
The Concept Art Palace mod is an attempt …
Similar to Illuminated Palace of Vivec it adds …
Updates the various travel ports throughout Vvardenfell to …
This small mod add tower to the Gnisis …
Adds buildings and trees, improves tree models and …
New models and textures for Ghostgate and Ghostfence …
Holamayan Monastery replacer, based on Bethesda Softworks original …
This mod adds a Telvanni style Lighthouse to …
This mod adds a Telvanni style Lighthouse not …
OAAB Tel Mora enhances the city of Tel …
Vanilla friendly overhaul of Seyda Neen.
More details on the exteriors of the City …
Detailing Hla Oad to make this village more …
Detailed Ald'ruhn. More logical port of silt strider. …
More atmospheric Manor District.
Detailing Caldera.
Clothing: 8 mods
View This SublistHigher quality clothing, and while we're at it remove the enchanted glow "effect".
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A collection of Better Clothes and related fixes.
Fixes an error in Better Clothes Complete which …
This plugin replaces male meshes with more smooth …
Updated Better Robes TR patch to work with …
This mod replaces all vanilla robes with new …
Remove the bright purple glow maps from Robe …
High quality replacers for the goldolier helm. No …
Replaces 5 of the most commonly used shoes …
Armor: 11 mods
View This SublistAn updated look for the game's armor, with OpenMW's modern features in mind.
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Fixed and optimized version of Saint_Jiubs HiRez Armors …
High resolution yet vanilla friendly armor retextures.
There are several mods on this page, only …
This is a port of McMuffin's Daedric Lord …
A retexture for the Orcish Helmet, Armor and …
This mod fixes the visual issues with bump …
This mod replaces a pair of gauntlets called: …
Replaces Lord's Mail with high ress textures & …
Retexturing the Dwemer armor.
Replaces/modifies the meshes, textures and enchantments for 10 …
New mesh for mail. It's actually a chainmail …
Weaponry: 14 mods
View This SublistAn update treatment for weapons, covering many uniques.
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This mod replaces the Ice Blade of the …
This mod replaces Mehrunes' Razor with a new …
This is how in-game dialogues describe iron warhammers: …
This mod replaces Chrysamere with a new lore-friendly …
Mesh and texture replacements for True Flame, giving …
This mod replaces Keening and Sunder with new …
This replaces the meshes of the oriental styled …
Makes unreadied weapons appear on the character's hip …
A patch for the Weapon Sheathing meshes, from …
A model and texture replacer of the Steel …
Magebane replacer to replace Magebane with replaced model …
Gives certain weapons and armors unique models
Replaces several unique weapons and shields that repeat …
This mod replaces the unique artifact Bluebrand with …
Sound & Music: 4 mods
View This SublistGive new sound to almost everything in the game.
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This plugin changes default sound effects of Elder …
Repairs (non-OpenMW-specific) errors in Better Sounds 1.1 by …
This replacement patch fixes flaws of original 1.1 …
A small edit to fix the male Dunmer …
VFX: 7 mods
View This SublistUpdated visual effects. Greatly enhance many scenes with subtle but beautiful additions.
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This mod enhances the ambiance of the Bitter …
Improves the mist used in Ancestral Tombs.
To align with what the in game dialogue …
Adds falling spores particle effects to the iconic …
This mod adds High Quality (512) animated textures …
Removes sparkle effects from Shield. This makes the …
8 new blood textures for NPCs and creatures. …
Groundcover: 4 mods
View This SublistAdd grass, reeds, small mushrooms, stones, and other groundcover to the game.
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This is Vurts Groundcover patched to work with …
Reworked meshes for Aesthesia Groundcover, with the addition …
This mod adds high quality grass and groundcover …
These plugins provide correct groundcover for the altered …
Water: 1 mod
View This SublistModify the water or sea in some shape or form.
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Extends the seafloor around Vvardenfell to hide the …
Sky: 4 mods
View This SublistAlter the looks and behavior of the sky, clouds, and weather.
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Comprehensive Overhaul for the weather in Morrowind, Solsthiem, …
This is just a simple, high-definition replacer for …
Simple retexture, which make Masser and Secunda dying …
Every night a random max time interval is …
Lighting: 7 mods
View This SublistUpdate the behavior and look of lighting in the game, going for a darker and more accurate look overall.
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Flames are now glow mapped and/or properly illuminated.
This is a modern, pluginless replacement of the …
Patched meshes so that Dark Molag Mar's windows …
Project Atlas patches for Glow in the Dahrk. …
Nord's windows have a wooden shutter, open in …
Adds some unique, Telvanni style light sources to …
Darker night-time settings for OpenMW.
User Interface: 11 mods
View This SublistGive the game UI a needed facelift in various ways.
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Removes all menu borders, giving a sleeker more …
HD reworkings of the title screen and the …
This mod updates Alaisiagae's Bethesda-style Splash Screen Addon …
Extending the amount of Morrowind's loading screens since …
Add 26 unique HD concept-art splash screens and …
The official Xbox loading screens converted to work …
1k, 2k, and 4k replacements for the scroll …
Pre-defined setup of TrueType fonts for OpenMW. Requires …
A Pluginless HUD replacer for OpenMW.
Replaces the small 16x16 spell effect icons with …
Vivec and Molag Mar no longer look like …
Movies: 1 mod
View This SublistHigher quality in-game cinematics.
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An HD recreation of the original Intro Cinematic.
Patches - part two: 2 mods
View This SublistThese patches are specific to this list and work to resolve a conflict or fix some other issue.
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Alvazir's patched version of the Ports Of Vvardenfell …
This plugin deletes some clutter to allow alvazir's …
Settings Tweaks: 6 mods
View This SublistNot actually mods, but changes to settings that are built into the OpenMW engine. Enhance performance and visual quality, as well as enable or disable many gameplay options (including things provided by MCP for vanilla Morrowind).
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These settings will affect how the engine renders …
OpenMW has special settings for grass and and …
Realtime shadow maps for (optionally) all game objects.
OpenMW has a configurable water shader, with several …
OpenMW offers an optional, improved third person camera …
Enable and configure a head bobbing effect for …
Merging: 1 mod
View This SublistThe final bits of work, to ensure long-term smooth sailing.
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Transcoder for managing a form of markup-based minimal …
