Yet Another Morrowind Thread

[Sonic Titan]

Morrowind or was it just OpenMW?? had really unoptimized assets and low use of GPU, has it fixed yet?

I have a 5950x and a 3080 Ti and heavily modded openmw does drop down to 30-50fps in Balmora. It does at times utilitize a lot of the gpu. I have about 250-300 mods running at 1440p. I have never had a single crash on it during 70h+ of gameplay. I have yet to encounter a mod I wanted that wasn't openmw compatible. Very similar mod load on vanilla engine, and it would drop to a minimum of 40fps, but I got crashes every few hours. If your mod load supports openmw and you have good hardware, It is incredibly stable and I personally prefer the stability over the perks of vanilla engine build. At this point I think the choice is based on what tradeoff you are more willing to work with.

Thanks for the insight. I just wrapped up a 2-day OpenMW modding process, and am very impressed with how easy it was overall. The game looks phenomenal. I have like 320 mods so far and haven't crashed either. Looking forward to diving back in. Haven't done a serious playthrough since the xbox version.

 

[Sigourn]

Since June 25th, these have been the changes to Morrowind Sharp.
TL;DR: Removed A LOT of minor fixes/QOL tweaks that weren't necessary to the experience, in favor of fixes, audio mods and gameplay mods that make a drastic difference.

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• Complete rewrite of the guide. Now focused on major improvements while keeping the core experience intact.
• Added Cinia.
• Added Calculated List Fix.
• Added Putting Power in Willpower.
• Added Alchemical Knowledge.
• Added Title Screen and Logo Video Intro Reworked. If you don't care about hi-res interface, skip it.
• Added Wide Screen Splash Replacer. If you don't care about hi-res interface, skip it.
• Added Comrade Raven's Book Arts Replacer. If you don't care about hi-res interface, skip it.
• Added Pete's Scroll 2018 ...in 2020. If you don't care about hi-res interface, skip it.
• Added AURA.
• Added Quieter Spell Sound Effects.
• Added Character Sound Overhaul.
• Added Character Sound Overhaul - Project Atlas Patch.
• Added Idle Talk.
• Added Pincushion.
• Added Here Comes the Sun... Glare.
• Added Watch the Skies.
• Added Controlled Consumption.
• Added Controlled Weapon Enchants.
• Added Diseases Restored.
• Added Harder Barter.
• Added Marskman Rebalanced.
• Added Magicka Based Skill Progression.
• Added Magicka Expanded.
• Added MM - Enhanced Detection.
• Added No Rest Without Beds.
• Added Pickpocket.
• Added Poison Crafting.
• Added Realistic Repair.
• Added Stealth Improved.
• Added Morrowind Anti-Cheese.
• Removed Adamantium Ore Fix (if you want a guaranteed set of Adamantium Armor there's the official plugins for that).
• Removed Divayth Fyr Puzzle Fixed (low mod count).
• Removed Services Restored (replaced with Cinia, which does pretty much the same thing and doesn't need TESAME to remove unwanted edits).
• Removed Silt Strider Animation Restored (low mod count).
• Removed Memory Monitor (low mod count).
• Removed Class Description Tooltip (low mod count).
• Removed Consistent Enchanting (low mod count).
• Removed Attribute Effect Tweaks (low mod count).
• Removed Fortify MAX (low mod count, I would still recommend to use this mod since it mirrors MCP's tweaks to Fortify Health).
• Removed IMMERSIVE RUN FIX (low mod count).
• Removed Magican't (low mod count).
• Removed Quest Skill Reward Fix (low mod count).
• Removed Skill Increase GMST Fix (low mod count).
• Removed Consistent Keys (low mod count, I would still recommend to use this mod since it tidies up inventory).
• Removed Propylon Index Renamer (low mod count, I would still recommend to use this mod since it tidies up inventory).
• Removed Soulgem Renamer (low mod count, I would still recommend to use this mod since it tidies up inventory).
• Removed Cantons on the Global Map (low mod count).
• Removed Kill Command (low mod count, I would still recommend to use this mod to make fights with companions easier).
• Removed Sheep-no-More (already included in AURA).
• Removed Distant Mournhold (low mod count).
• Removed Randomised Chargen (low mod count).
• Removed Quick Char (Necro Edit) (low mod count).
• Removed QuickKeys Hotbar - MWSE (low mod count).
• Removed Beware the Sixth House Tweaks (no longer necessary with the latest update of the mod).

 

[dreughjiggers]

TR brought me back Morrowind, and PC, but its been a long time. I haven't played any since before their last update. I want to keep my game vanilla: no graphics overhauls or city expansions. Just mechanical improvements, like Harder Barter. Any recs?

 

[Jarmaro]

I've started another playtrough of Morrowind and stumbled upon this list of rules in the Trade House in Seyda Neen, government sanctioned requirements to run the trade house. Aside of ye oldy speech, I'm surprised to see that it speaks of not allowing women to sell in the trade house without the husband's permission. As far as I know, Morrowind - and Tamriel in general - appear to be rather egalitarian towards the sexes, so the rule seems to out of place. But the way the text is written makes me think someone just taken medieval list of rules from some old text and copy-pasted it with minimum changes.

Or maybe I'm wrong? Any lore enthusiasts to explain to me why sexes aren't equal to the law in Morrowind?

 

[Caim]

Maybe the Dunmer are just based like that?

 

[dreughjiggers]

Wives may have diminished status in Morrowind, not necessarily all women. Children are not seen or heard.

 

[None]

TR brought me back Morrowind, and PC, but its been a long time. I haven't played any since before their last update. I want to keep my game vanilla: no graphics overhauls or city expansions. Just mechanical improvements, like Harder Barter. Any recs?

All MWSE-Lua:
Pickpocket
Stealth
Wings of Will
Putting Power In Willpower 2 - Antimagic Boogaloo
Locks and Traps Detection
Nimble Armor
Alchemical Knowledge
Customizable MWSE Multi Mark and Harder Recall
Magicka Expanded
MM - Enhanced Detection
Limited Intervention
Brutal Backstabbing
Controlled Consumption

I could go on. Check the author for a mod if you enjoy it, Morrowind has a dozen or so modders who have remained active throughout the years and consistently put out good content.

 

[Jarmaro]

Re-playing Morrowind reminded me how I resent the journal notes. Why is it written with certain personality? Why does it call people foolish or good? Who the fuck thought making the player character have opinions is a correct choice in a RPG game? I decide what I feel, not my journal. Ugh.

 

[Zariusz]

Is there a decent companion mod that would fit well with Tamriel Rebuild and Project Tamriel?

 

[dreughjiggers]

Re-playing Morrowind reminded me how I resent the journal notes. Why is it written with certain personality? Why does it call people foolish or good? Who the fuck thought making the player character have opinions is a correct choice in a RPG game? I decide what I feel, not my journal. Ugh.

The answer is that Morrowind is a role playing game game, not a role playing game.

 

[Hagashager]

I've started another playtrough of Morrowind and stumbled upon this list of rules in the Trade House in Seyda Neen, government sanctioned requirements to run the trade house. Aside of ye oldy speech, I'm surprised to see that it speaks of not allowing women to sell in the trade house without the husband's permission. As far as I know, Morrowind - and Tamriel in general - appear to be rather egalitarian towards the sexes, so the rule seems to out of place. But the way the text is written makes me think someone just taken medieval list of rules from some old text and copy-pasted it with minimum changes.

Or maybe I'm wrong? Any lore enthusiasts to explain to me why sexes aren't equal to the law in Morrowind?

It is canon in House Telvanni for women to be pawned off as brides in political marriages. They also get kidnapped as damsels. It's partly why that one Telvanni sorceress hates all men.

The Zainab Ashlanders also have arranged marriage and the chieftan can apparently demand women for pleasure (whether he gets one is a different matter.)

So there is a measure of precedent in Dunmer culture for misogyny and patriarchy, but not that widespread.

 

[dreughjiggers]

A bit of Vivec's dialogue, synthesized from his voice files: https://vocaroo.com/1mYKisb0ysNe

House Hlaalu represents the future of the Dunmer, integrated into the sophisticated mainstream of the traditionless, raceless, godless culture of the Empire. House Dres represents the past of pre-Tribunal Great House culture, a persistent tradition of Daedra- and ancestor-worshipping civilized Dunmer clans. And I even love the Ashlanders for their preservation of the most ancient barbarian tribal traditions of the Dunmer who first settled Morrowind.

I kept it short, because he only has an idle and a few barks to sample.

https://voca.ro/1kxG8E3pa5aP

 

[dreughjiggers]

Sotha Sil synthesized from samples of Doug Bradley: https://voca.ro/1835dd5v5QtE https://voca.ro/1fOO3rEjw8f6

 

[dreughjiggers]

lol last one, Yagrum Bagarn: https://voca.ro/1bGFyQnKfKJE

I never noticed the Battlespire narrator recorded Yagrum's lines.

 

[Caim]

How much text do you need to accurately synthesize a voice like that?

 

[dreughjiggers]

Just Yagrum's two sound files in the bsa gave me what you hear. I want to tackle Vivec, but he only has like five seconds of speech, and his voice is distorted, so that may fuck with the ai. For Sotha Sil, I took 50 seconds of Doug Bradley's lines from some bullshit called Dead By Daylight, but I don't have anything interesting for him to say. Nobody's done him any justice.

 

[Arthandas]

Free on Amazon Prime.

 

[Kalon]

Is there a decent companion mod that would fit well with Tamriel Rebuild and Project Tamriel?

Use Grumpy's companion script template and make your own, with a few tweaks. Most companion mods that try to give them a personality via unique dialogue fail somewhat imho.

 

[Jarmaro]

A bit of Vivec's dialogue, synthesized from his voice files: https://vocaroo.com/1mYKisb0ysNe

Sotha Sil synthesized from samples of Doug Bradley: https://voca.ro/1835dd5v5QtE https://voca.ro/1fOO3rEjw8f6

lol last one, Yagrum Bagarn: https://voca.ro/1bGFyQnKfKJE

Y'all not prepared.

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https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/52279?tab=description

Listen to 9:30 in particular, the voice is even on-point with the emotions and delivery. Unbelievable.

It was inspired by this:

Dagoth Ur

 

[Zariusz]

Imagine this but extended for TR

 

[dreughjiggers]

I'm plenty prepared wtf? https://vocaroo.com/11fFA2Y0G1tP

oops https://voca.ro/1oypQCMkNgbp

Its can't hndle accents. I bought a subscription, because there's supposed to be an update this month, including original voice gen.

 

[Fargus]

 

[Kalon]

Weird NPC behaviour time:
I'm in a tomb fighting a vampire Orc, with his back against a door. As he's casting a spell and I'm moving forward, he naturally steps backward, thus hitting the door. Now here's what happens: there must have been a trap on that door, because he suddenly gets paralyzed (and it was definitely a spell, with the usual sound and green cloud of Illusion magic).

I don't know if this was caused by MCP but it was pretty neat. The only time I remember NPC AI doing something cool was the deserter legionnair in that cave near Ebonheart using a levitation potion to fight me when I was on a rock ledge above him.

 

[octavius]

It's a good thing it was a vampire orc. Had it been a regular citizen that was hit by a trap, the amassed legions of law enforcement of the Imperial region of Vvardenfeil would have immediately zoomed in on you.

 

[dreughjiggers]

openMW keeps winning: https://youtu.be/DiHXwX-hnCc