I Heart Vanilla: Director's Cut Mod List
45 mods
This is an extension of the I Heart Vanilla list that includes Tamriel Rebuilt and related mods, and unofficial mods with content from original Morrowind creators.
Vanilla, but with a little bit more! The sheer amount of content that's added with just a few extra mods is indeed staggering. The list also features new quests from one of the writers of the original Morrowind!
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
- Patches: 2 mods
- Modding Resources: 1 mod
- Meshes / Performance: 5 mods
- Land & Landmass Additions: 3 mods
- Texture Packs: 3 mods
- Interiors: 2 mods
- Lighting: 2 mods
- Animations: 2 mods
- Music: 2 mods
- Gameplay: 1 mod
- Quests: 3 mods
- Distant Details: 3 mods
- NPCs: 1 mod
- User Interface: 5 mods
- Settings Tweaks: 4 mods
- Merging: 1 mod
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 … |
Modding Resources: 1 mod
View This SublistCommunity asset repositories, used by many other mods.
| Step | Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| #8 | Tamriel Data | Cross-Project Coordination | Adds game data files required by mods such … |
Meshes / Performance: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| #9 | Morrowind Optimization Patch | MOP Team | Greatly improves performance and fixes some mesh errors. |
| #10 | Graphic Herbalism - MWSE and OpenMW Edition | Stuporstar and Greatness7 | Automatically harvests herbs just like the old Graphic … |
| #11 | Project Atlas | Project Atlas Team | The goal of Project Atlas is to identify … |
| #12 | Jammings Off | HedgeHog12 | These files are an updated version of the … |
| #13 | Fixed Bonelord Arms | Kynesifnar | Fixes the bonelord's left forearms so that they … |
Land & Landmass Additions: 3 mods
View This SublistAdd large amounts of extra land, including quests, to the game.
| Step | Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| #14 | Tamriel Rebuilt | Tamriel Rebuilt Team | This is the product of a project that … |
| #15 | Project Cyrodiil | Project Tamriel Team | Project Cyrodiil is a new lands mod from … |
| #16 | Skyrim: Home Of The Nords | Project Tamriel Team | A massive project that aims to bring the … |
Texture Packs: 3 mods
View This SublistThese provide large amounts of textures, covering all assets in the game or close to it.
| Step | Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| #17 | Morrowind Enhanced Textures | DassiD, PoodleSandwich, and Gigan | Upscales every in-game texture with the help of … |
| #18 | Necrom - Arkitektora of Morrowind | Tyddy | Only for using with Tamriel Rebuilt Project. New, … |
| #19 | Facelift for Tamriel Data | Kartoffels | Some texture edits + mesh edits. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| #20 | Morrowind Interiors Project | GrumblingVomit | Adds exteriors to all interior cells with windows. … |
| #21 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| #22 | Glow in the Dahrk | Melchior Dahrk | This is a modern, pluginless replacement of the … |
| #23 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| #24 | OpenMW Containers Animated | akortunov and CemKey | Based on MW Containers Animated by qqqbbb. This … |
| #25 | Weapon Sheathing | TES3 Community | Makes unreadied weapons appear on the character's hip … |
Music: 2 mods
View This SublistMods that add new music for the new regions.
| Step | Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| #26 | Dynamic Music (OpenMW Only) | eMOElein | A configurable framework that provides support for situation … |
| #27 | Tamriel Rebuilt - Original Soundtrack | Rytelier and ASKII | Adds whole new soundtrack for Tamriel Rebuilt areas, … |
Gameplay: 1 mod
View This SublistSmall, but appreciatable quality of life update.
| Step | Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| #28 | Friendly Autosave | johnnyhostile | Saves the game at regular intervals with configurable … |
Quests: 3 mods
View This SublistAdd new quests, alter existing areas, get new rewards. Includes new content from some of the developers of the original Morrowind!
| Step | Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| #29 | AFFresh | AFFA | This mod adds about 30 quests to NPCs … |
| #30 | Wilhelm of the Aedra | AFFA | Frik is concerned about one Wilhelm Bear-Star who … |
| #31 | Tamriel Rebuilt Introduction Quest - Help a Khajiit reach the City of Good People | Denis418 | Rescue a slave from Addamasartus and help him … |
Distant Details: 3 mods
View This SublistMods that affect object and visuals in the distance.
| Step | Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| #32 | Distant Fixes: Lua Edition | johnnyhostile | A Lua framework for handling updates to distant … |
| #33 | Distant Seafloor for OpenMW | Hemaris | Extends the seafloor around Vvardenfell to hide the … |
| #34 | Distant Ebon Tower for OpenMW | GrumblingVomit | Makes the mesh underneath Ebon Tower larger so … |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| #35 | Familiar Faces by Caleb | Caleb C | An in-depth yet completely vanilla friendly touch up … |
User Interface: 5 mods
View This SublistGive the game UI a needed facelift in various ways.
| Step | Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| #36 | Alternative TrueType Fonts | Isaskar and Georgd | Fonts to replace the default fonts used by … |
| #37 | Big Icons | JaceyS | Replaces the small 16x16 spell effect icons with … |
| #38 | Vanilla Style HD Icons for Attributes and Skills | kotbaioun | New vanilla-looking HD icons for all attributes and … |
| #39 | Cantons on the Global Map | Hemaris | Vivec and Molag Mar no longer look like … |
| #40 | Loading Screens Diversified | Melchior Dahrk | Replaces all vanilla splash art for the loading … |
Settings Tweaks: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| #41 | Antialias Alpha Test | OpenMW Authors | Convert the alpha test (cutout/punchthrough alpha) to alpha-to-coverage … |
| #42 | Increase Max Navmeshdb File Size | OpenMW Authors | This setting will raise the maximum size for … |
| #43 | Color Topic Enable | OpenMW Authors | This setting controls whether the topics available in … |
| #44 | MOMW Gameplay | johnnyhostile | Automatically configure various mods to suit the modded … |
Merging: 1 mod
View This SublistThe final bits of work, to ensure long-term smooth sailing.
| Step | Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| #45 | S3LightFixes | S3ctor | S3LightFixes is a descendant of Waza-lightfixes, which itself … |
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