Morrowind Starter Pack Mod List

109 mods

A successor to the One Day Morrowind Modernization list, intended to be used as a base to which you can add any mods as you please.

The list includes basic fixes and patches for vanilla content including all official plugins, the Tamriel Rebuilt and Project Tamriel landmass mods, quality of life mods, and select graphical mods that preserve the game's original art style while making it look a bit more modern using OpenMW features such as normal mapping, built-in shader support, and distant land. On the other hand, the list doesn't include rebalance mods, city and landscape revamp mods, NPC mods, user interface mods, and any other additional content mods aside from the PTR landmasses.

The mods on the mod list have been chosen with compatibility in mind. As such, this list can be recommended both to new players that will be experiencing the game for the first time, but want the game to have a bit more flair than what I Heart Vanilla offers, and to experienced players and modders that want use the list as a base to build their own mod list upon.

In order to prevent user error it is highly recommended to use the Automatic Installation Guide for Windows, Linux, or MacOS to install this mod list.

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Table of Contents

This mod list is divided into sublists, the table of contents below has a link to each one.

First Steps: 5 steps

These are all the steps you need to follow before installing a mod list

Patches, Fixes, and Consistency: 11 steps

Alter 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.

Modding Resources: 3 steps

Community asset repositories and frameworks, used by many other mods.

Landmasses: 3 steps

Add large amounts of extra land, including quests, to the game.

Mesh Replacers: 5 steps

Asset changes intended to yield a performance boost.

Texture Packs: 3 steps

These provide large amounts of textures, covering all assets in the game or close to it.

Architecture: 4 steps

New meshes and textures for general architecture.

Flora: 1 step

Update the look of various flora via improved meshes and high quality textures.

Environment: 6 steps

Update the visuals of stock objects in the environment.

Skies and Weather: 1 step

Alter the looks and behavior of the sky, clouds, and weather.

Lighting: 4 steps

Update the behavior and look of lighting in the game, going for a darker and more accurate look overall.

Furniture and Clutter: 3 steps

Updated assets for select items in the game.

Weapons: 7 steps

An update treatment for weapons.

VFX: 5 steps

Updated visual effects. Greatly enhance many scenes with subtle but beautiful additions.

Animation: 4 steps

Update the game's dated animations with improved assets.

Audio: 2 steps

Mods that add or change sounds.

Music: 3 steps

Mods that add new music.

Groundcover: 7 steps

Add grass, reeds, small mushrooms, stones, and other groundcover to the game.

Bodies & Heads: 2 steps

Mods that replace the vanilla bodies and heads, and their textures, for all races and genders.

Dialogue: 4 steps

Mods that tweak and enhance the NPC dialogue in various ways, and adds new voiced lines.

Creatures: 1 step

Adds a variety of new passive and hostile creatures to the game world, and rebalances the vanilla game critters.

Creature Visuals: 2 steps

Mods that give the various creatures of the game new life with updated assets.

Gameplay: 11 steps

Update gameplay mechanics. From leveling to monster spawning, marksman to sneaking, this selection tries to update game mechanics to feel better or more enjoyable compared to the vanilla game.

Magic & Spells: 1 step

Mods that add or alter spells in various ways

Quests: 2 steps

Add new quests, alter existing areas, get new rewards. Includes new content from some of the developers of the original Morrowind!

Post Processing Shaders: 1 step

Post processing shaders add a variety of nice visual effects.

Distant Details: 3 steps

Mods that affect object and visuals in the distance.

Mod Patches: 5 steps

Collections of small patches and other plugins for compatibility between various mods, or between various mods and OpenMW.

User Interface: 5 steps

Give the game UI a needed facelift in various ways.

Settings Tweaks: 16 steps

Not 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).

Tools: 1 step

The final bits of work, to ensure long-term smooth sailing.

Proceed to the "Final Steps".