I Heart Vanilla Mod List
27 mods
This list is for those that want to play the vanilla game, but with a few quality of life improvements. No new content is added, the only things changed by plugins are to fix bugs and meshes/textures are replaced to add gameplay features like Graphic Herbalism and the like.
Table of Contents
This mod list is divided into sublists, the table of contents below has a link to each one.
First Steps: 5 mods
View This SublistThese are all the steps you need to follow before installing a mod list
| Step | Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Buy and Install Morrowind | OpenMW Authors | An epic, open-ended single-player RPG, Morrowind allows you … |
| #2 | Install OpenMW | OpenMW Authors | OpenMW is a free, open source, and modern … |
| #3 | Set your Site Settings | OpenMW Authors | Your Site Settings contain some customizable options to … |
| #4 | Folder Deploy Script | OpenMW Authors | Creating folders for your mod lists is a … |
| #5 | How to Install Mods | OpenMW Authors | Great question. The process is a little different … |
Patches: 2 mods
View This SublistAlter some aspect of the game in order to fix a bug, or to be more consistent with the game itself. Patches usually work via a plugin.
| Step | Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| #6 | Patch for Purists | Half11 | Patch for Purists strives to be an all-in-one … |
| #7 | Unofficial Morrowind Official Plugins Patched | PikachunoTM | An attempt to fix the many issues present … |
Meshes / Performance: 4 mods
View This SublistMesh replacers. Most of these correct mistakes in the originals, often resulting in performance increases, others will affect gameplay (Graphic Herbalism).
| Step | Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| #8 | Morrowind Optimization Patch | MOP Team | Greatly improves performance and fixes some mesh errors. |
| #9 | Graphic Herbalism - MWSE and OpenMW Edition | Stuporstar and Greatness7 | Automatically harvests herbs just like the old Graphic … |
| #10 | Project Atlas | Project Atlas Team | The goal of Project Atlas is to identify … |
| #11 | Jammings Off | HedgeHog12 | These files are an updated version of the … |
Texture Packs: 1 mod
View This SublistThese provide large amounts of textures, covering all assets in the game or close to it.
| Step | Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| #12 | Morrowind Enhanced Textures | DassiD, PoodleSandwich, and Gigan | Upscales every in-game texture with the help of … |
Interiors: 2 mods
View This SublistUpdates of existing interior cells in order to make them feel more lived in and expansive.
| Step | Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| #13 | Morrowind Interiors Project | GrumblingVomit | Adds exteriors to all interior cells with windows. … |
| #14 | Kirel's Interior Weather | Kirel | Plays weather sound effects in interior cells, but … |
Lighting: 2 mods
View This SublistUpdate the behavior and look of lighting in the game, going for a darker and more accurate look overall.
| Step | Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| #15 | Glow in the Dahrk | Melchior Dahrk | This is a modern, pluginless replacement of the … |
| #16 | Nords shut your windows | Vegetto88 | Nord's windows have a wooden shutter, open in … |
Animations: 2 mods
View This SublistUpdate the game's dated animations with improved assets.
| Step | Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| #17 | OpenMW Containers Animated | akortunov and CemKey | Based on MW Containers Animated by qqqbbb. This … |
| #18 | Weapon Sheathing | TES3 Community | Makes unreadied weapons appear on the character's hip … |
Distant Details: 2 mods
View This SublistMods that affect object and visuals in the distance.
| Step | Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| #19 | Dynamic Distant Buildings for OpenMW | Hemaris | Makes distant land more responsive to quest progress. … |
| #20 | Distant Seafloor for OpenMW | Hemaris | Extends the seafloor around Vvardenfell to hide the … |
NPCs: 1 mod
View This SublistAdd more variety and (hopefully) immersion by updating the rather limited NPC scope of the base game.
| Step | Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| #21 | Familiar Faces by Caleb | Caleb C | An in-depth yet completely vanilla friendly touch up … |
User Interface: 3 mods
View This SublistGive the game UI a needed facelift in various ways.
| Step | Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| #22 | Alternative TrueType Fonts | Isaskar and Georgd | Fonts to replace the default fonts used by … |
| #23 | Big Icons | JaceyS | Replaces the small 16x16 spell effect icons with … |
| #24 | Cantons on the Global Map | Hemaris | Vivec and Molag Mar no longer look like … |
Settings Tweaks: 2 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).
| Step | Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| #25 | Antialias Alpha Test | OpenMW Authors | Convert the alpha test (cutout/punchthrough alpha) to alpha-to-coverage … |
| #26 | Color Topic Enable | OpenMW Authors | This setting controls whether the topics available in … |
Merging: 1 mod
View This SublistThe final bits of work, to ensure long-term smooth sailing.
| Step | Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| #27 | waza_lightfixes | wazabear | This is a tool which generates a plugin … |
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