Morrowind Stuff

What you’ll find here: Downloadable Maps & PDF Guides for the PC Roleplaying game Morrowind, including a list of Recommended Mods, a Beginner’s Guide to Console Commands, and an old Configuration Guide for troubleshooting help.

Special Note: If this is your first time hearing about the game Morrowind please pause for a moment before you continue and read my post titled ‘What’s the deal with this Morrowind game.’  This post was written just for you, especially the brief section toward the end, A Special Note to Parents and Casual Gamers.

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Fessic’s Mod List

The PC version of Morrowind is really just a framework, a starting point.  It’s the vast variety of user created mods that enable players to craft this world into something unique and original.  The version of the game I’ve assembled is based on what you’ll find here.  Those most likely to get any use out of this list are:

1. Players who prefer a rich and challenging game world that sticks to the core Morrowind universe

2. Looking for clean, quality mods, already playtested by others

3. Anyone curious to know what my favorite mods are

As a general rule mods chosen for this list represent a balance between quality work, balanced gameplay, and good (but not overdone) visual quality. Screenshots for a good majority of these can be found HERE.

Download Fessic’s Mod List

See Also: Mods I Like But Don’t Currently Use

Beginner’s Guide to Console Commands

Console Commands can be extremely useful, but only if you’re comfortable with how to use them. I’ve tried to use plain language and a clean layout in order to introduce some of the more useful console commands. Use em to get your character unstuck, fix NPCs, or assist in playtesting new mods.

Download Beginner’s Guide to Console Commands

Version Date:  12/3/06

Morrowind Configuration Guide

A very basic beginner’s guide covering topics such as tweaking for low end computers, cleaning mods, and general tips & tricks. It’s geared more towards newcomers who would rather just get up and running with as little hassle as possible. When you’re really serious about tweaking the game and using mods I highly recommend spending some time at Ronin49’s Starting Out With Mods site, as well as Yacoby’s excellent Load Order Tutorial.

Download Morrowind Configuration Guide

Version Date:  12/30/06

On the State of User Created Content

Since discovering Morrowind back in 2005 I have immensly enjoyed discovering and playing the many wonderful user created mods that have been released to the community.  In the midst of this, I must admit that it has been disappointing, though sadly not surprising, that so much Mature content has also emerged from within the Morrowind modding community…for a game that never needed it. You could probably say it was inevitable that some users would take things in this direction. But probably the most disappointing aspect of this trend was Bethesda’s seeming complicity, through its hosting (and lack of screening) of this sort of content on the official Planet Elder Scrolls/Gamespy network. Whatever your feelings about it, I hope you will find it worthwhile to screen out mods that drastically alter the spirit and intent of Morrowind’s original ESRB rating. I really believe that in the long run, if you really enjoy playing this game, you’ll find it a much more enjoyable experience without over-the-top mature content.

Fessic’s Alchemy Chart

A simple, single sheet Alchemy Chart intended as a quick reference for mixing up potions

Download Fessic’s Alchemy Chart

Version Date:  9/5/06

Maps of Morrowind

Empire of Tamriel – Morrowind may seem like a vast expanse of land when you’re exploring it on foot. But in reality it’s just a small province situated in the Northeast corner of a much larger continent. That continent is known as the Empire of Tamriel. Credit goes to Zeph for compiling this map.

Morrowind Travel Map – This Travel Map shows the fast-travel routes for all Boats, Mage Guilds and Silt Striders. It can definitely come in handy but isn’t intended for the more ‘purist minded’ role-players. If anyone knows who made this please let me know so I can credit them appropriately.

Map-O-Mods: Landmass Additions – A lot of mods either make significant changes to an area of the game world or in many cases introduce an entirely new landmass to Vvardenfell. Sometimes these additions, can overlap, leading to minor conflicts if not addressed ahead of time. This helpful map tries to show where some of those overlaps occur. Created by Cryonaut.

Complete Morrowind Map – This version combines all three original maps into one Complete Morrowind Map.  Assembled & scanned by Kuja over at Morrowind-Oblivion.com.

Please note: clicking the thumbnail below will take you to the original download page for the map file.

Original Maps – These are the original maps that shipped with the core game and each Morrowind Expansion; scanned, stitched and un-seamed by Raptormeat.

Follow the links below for more Morrowind Map Resources

• The Imperial Library – A fine collection of MW Cartography
• Mythic Mods - Also featuring select mod walkthroughs

To view the entire contents of this folder click HERE

Other Morrowind Resources

Morrowind Expanded – A 12 step guide to reinstalling a better Morrowind.  As the game waxes and wanes the modding community keeps it going.  And thanks to their efforts Morrowind can still be played on modern computers, utilizing the latest in processors and graphics cards.  This outstanding guide from ‘asdjfdlkf’ will walk you through the process of breathing new life into a classic game.

Starting Out With Mods – This helpful tutorial by Ronin49 will walk you through the seemingly daunting task of adding mods to Morrowind. Spend a few minutes reading through this well written guide and you’ll soon discover it’s not nearly as bad as you thought. By starting you off with a basic understanding of installation, load order, cleaning and usage of mod utilities, Ronin49 will have you up and running in no time.

Yacoby’s Load Order Tutorial – If you plan on running a lot of mods then you’ll need to familiarize yourself with the practice of Load Ordering. While it may seem a bit complicated at first, thanks to Yacoby it doesn’t have to be. He’s put together an excellent tutorial explaining everything you need to know about setting up a good Load Order.

Galahaut’s Mod Conflict Listing – Due to the extensible nature of mods overlap is inevitable.  For example two different mods might try to add a building to the same plot of land.  As you might imagine this can result in some awkward effects. Fortunately there’s no need to find this out the hard way, thanks to the work of Faceless_Wanderer. This neatly compiled Wiki will help you avoid running two or more mods that would otherwise conflict.

Hannah’s Whereizit is one of the best resources for getting to those “hard to find Morrowind places, people and items.” In other words, if you’re stuck then this the place to go. WARNING: This site contains spoilers.

The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages has put together a respectable Wiki for digging through Morrowind related information.

Elric Melnibone – Many of the most useful Console Commands require that you enter the precise “Object ID” for the item or NPC. This database, provided by Elric M and company, is the best known resource for locating those IDs.

The Misadventures of Fenius Longfellow

If you think about it, Morrowind is really an ideal sort of medium for a web comic. Everything about the game world is completely customizable, from your main character to the look of the game world itself. With the added flexibility of the in-game camera and the built in console feature the possibilities are practically endless. Right around the time I started my first adventure it was on my mind to try a short web comic, inspired by those I’d seen from other folks. I was pretty excited about it at first and thought it might turn into an epic adventure. But, as with other projects of this kind life sort of got in the way and it really just turned out to be a fun experiment. So, here it is. The brief legacy of my first Morrowind character Fenius, starring in “The Misadventures of Fenius Longfellow.”

Stepping off the Imperial Prison Ship Fenius Longfellow is still bewildered by his recent good fortune. One day he’s pondering his fate in a dusky old prison cell and the next he’s bound for the Northern district of Morrowind, a free Elf on an Imperial ship. Well, almost free. This island situated off the coast of Vvardenfell is no place for a Wood Elf, especially one who had previously made his living as a thief. Now here he was, smack in the center of Dunmer territory where his presence is sure to be less than welcome by the indigenous Dark Elves…with their sour dispositions toward all things foreign. Many thoughts cross Fenius’ mind as he is led toward the office of the local Magistrate. What is the real purpose for this sudden and undeserved freedom? What possible use could the Emperor have for a simple Wood Elf? And why was he sent all the way out here to the farthest corner of the kingdom? These are all questions to which poor Fenius will have to find an answer, as he sets about to find a way in this foreboding new world. Thus begins the story of Fenius Longfellow…

The Misadventures of Fenius Longfellow, a Flickr Slideshow