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Revision as of 17:19, 27 March 2019
Developers | |
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Bethesda Game Studios | |
Publishers | |
Bethesda Softworks | |
Engines | |
NetImmerse[1][2] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 1, 2002 |
Key points
- For Windows 8 and later apply The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind fullscreen border fix.
- OpenMW is an open-source engine that improves some technical drawbacks and adds native support for MacOS and Linux.
- Active modding community.
- A wide array of bugs have been fixed through community patches.
General information
- Official website.
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages, a wiki for the Elder Scrolls series.
- Morrowind Nexus, the largest active modding community for Morrowind.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Install the latest patches to remove SafeDisc DRM. Requires the disc to be always present (even after patches).[3] | |||
Amazon.com | ||||
Bethesda.net | Includes both expansions but not the Construction Set. | |||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | Includes both expansions and the Construction Set.[4] | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | Includes both expansions but not the Construction Set.[5] |
Version differences
- The Game of the Year Edition includes both expansions and the latest patches. All digital distribution versions are the Game of the Year Edition and are already fully patched.
- The Elder Scrolls Anthology includes both a retail version and a single Steam key that unlocks Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim.[6]
- The retail and GOG.com versions include The Elder Scrolls Construction Set.[4] The Bethesda.net and Steam versions do not include the Construction Set.[5]
- The GameStop PC Downloads/Impulse version is not compatible with some mods.[7] This version is no longer sold.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Tribunal | Included in the Game of the Year Edition. | |
Bloodmoon | Included in the Game of the Year Edition. | |
Construction Set | Free download from The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages and NexusMods. | |
Entertainers | Free download from The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages. | |
Bitter Coast Sounds | Free download from The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages. | |
Area Effect Arrows | Free download from The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages. | |
Helm of Tohan | Free download from The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages. | |
Master Index | Free download from The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages. | |
LeFemm Armor | Free download from The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages. | |
Adamantium Armor | Free download from The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages. | |
Siege at Firemoth | Free download from The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages. |
- Official downloads for addons no longer hosted on The Elder Scrolls Official Site. Alternative downloads are available.
Essential improvements
Patches
- The Game of the Year Edition and the digital distribution versions are already fully patched.
- The latest patch for the base Morrowind is 1.2.0722.
- The latest patch for Tribunal is 1.14.1313.
- The latest patch for Bloodmoon is 1.6.1820.
Skip intro videos
Use replacement video files |
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Apply the Morrowind intro skip. |
Unofficial Patches
Morrowind Patch Project
- Morrowind Overhaul includes an older version of this patch. It is recommended to delete the old Morrowind Patch file in the Data Files folder before installing this new version.
- Requires both the Tribunal and Bloodmoon expansions.
- Fixes several hundred bugs and inconsistencies not covered by the official patches.
General Fixes Mod for Russian version [1С-Акелла]
- Requires both the Tribunal and Bloodmoon expansions.
- The official plugins are included in the patch.
- Fixes several hundred bugs and inconsistencies not covered by the official patches. Including edits of Russian localization
Morrowind Code Patch
- Morrowind Overhaul includes an older version of this patch. It is recommended to install the new version after installing Morrowind Overhaul.
- Fixes bugs in the Morrowind executable that could not be covered by the Morrowind Patch Project.
- Includes several optional gameplay enhancements, such as a sneak toggle and smoother magic casting.
Morrowind Script Tidy
- Fixes scripting errors to reduce save bloat and improve stability.
UV Texture fixes
- These are included in the Morrowind Overhaul
- The following mods fix texture seams:
Exe Optimizer
- Morrowind Overhaul includes this patch.
- Improves performance on older machines.
- Incompatible with non-Intel CPUs.
If using with Morrowind Code Patch[citation needed] |
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The Morrowind Code Patch must be before the Exe Optimizer. |
Large Address Aware
- Improves stability on systems with at least 3GB RAM by allowing the application to use more than 2GB RAM. Particularly useful when using large numbers of mods or heavily scripted mods.
- Included with Morrowind Code Patch.
OpenMW
OpenMW is an in-development open-source re-implementation of Morrowind's engine. OpenMW allows Morrowind to be played natively on Windows, MacOS, and Linux. It allows for technical drawbacks to be fixed at the level of the engine, as well as enhance the game by correcting design flaws such as savegame "doubling" and improving physics, combat, AI, and graphics.[8] OpenMW requires a legal copy of the game in order to play Morrowind.[9]
- Not all mods are compatible with the engine, the official wiki maintains a compatibility guide.
- Mod installation guides are available on the wiki or in the documentation
Mods
Morrowind Enhanced Textures
- Morrowind's textures upscaled 4x with ESRGAN technique.
Morroblivion / Skywind
- Morroblivion, a full port/remake of Morrowind in the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion engine has been released and is available here.
- Skywind, a full port/remake of Morrowind in the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim engine is still in progress. More information can be found here.
Morrowind Overhaul
- A compilation of mods with a fully automated installer and an automatic updater. Includes, The Unofficial Morrowind Patch, Morrowind Code Patch, and MGE.
- Improved visuals, effects, sounds and Higher Resolution Textures.
During install, the mod may take control of the user's mouse and keyboard for periods of time as it selects the correct settings needed for its successful installation. The user is given a choice of graphics options that best suits their setup, as, on its highest settings, the mod requires a very powerful setup to run smoothly. Users who have installed the mod and are experiencing low frame rates may wish to disable the "water effects" and "distant lands" settings using MGEgui.exe
.
- It is recommended, to manually update some mods/utilities, which are part of Morrowind Overhaul to their latest versions. Instructions are available here.
Many users have experienced issues with the game merely displaying a black screen past the main menu. There are two causes of this issue - their solutions are outlined below:
Steam Overlay[citation needed] |
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MGE XE[citation needed] |
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Utilities
Morrowind Graphics Extender (MGE)
Morrowind Graphics Extender is a utility capable of improving the graphics in Morrowind. Some users may prefer to install MGE individually in order to build their own overhaul or retain the original textures of vanilla Morrowind. The most prominent feature offered by MGE is the addition of the "Distant Lands" distant landscape, but it is also capable of adding shaders, better water, and a myriad of other improvements.
MGE XE
- included in Morrowind Overhaul.
An updated fork of MGE with expanded features, bug fixes and performance enhancements over standard MGE.
mlox
Sorts mod load order to reduce conflicts and provides messages regarding known issues with mods.
Wrye Mash
3rd Party mod manager and conflict resolution tool.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Morrowind.ini[Note 1] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Bethesda Softworks\Morrowind[Note 2][Note 3] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/22320/pfx/[Note 4] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Saves\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/22320/pfx/[Note 4] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud | Stores up to 953.67 MB of game saves online (maximum 100 files). |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
Use MGE XE[citation needed] |
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Set widescreen resolution[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Anti-aliasing (AA)
Enable MSAA[11] |
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Vertical sync (Vsync)
Enable Vsync[11] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | Fan translation, download. | |||
Polish | Retail version only | |||
Russian | Official localization by Akella. Retail only, digital version available here. Fan translation official plugins |
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Spanish | Fan translation, download. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | |||
Online play | TES3MP |
VR support
Headsets | State | Notes | |
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SteamVR | Use the Morrowrift Mod and Revive Compatibility Layer. | ||
Oculus VR (LibOVR) | Use the Morrowrift Mod. | ||
Windows Mixed Reality | Use the Morrowrift Mod and Revive Compatibility Layer. | ||
OSVR |
Devices | |||
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Tracked motion controllers | |||
Traditional controller | |||
Keyboard/Mouse |
Play area | |||
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Seated | |||
Standing | |||
Room-scale |
Issues fixed
Crashing During Install or Launch
Crashing During Install or Launch[citation needed] |
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Some users have reported issues with crashes whilst installing or launching the game.[12] This can often be put down to a conflict between the Macrovision SafeDisc encryption software packaged with the game, and specific background programs installed on your computer. Programs known to lead to this conflict:
In order to resolve this issue, the user should use the Ctrl+Alt+Del key combination, and end all running processes except |
Render Creation Failure
Render Creation Failure[citation needed] |
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However, the issue may also be caused by the following:
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Audio Problems (Windows XP)
Audio Problems (Windows XP)[citation needed] |
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Grey Haze
Grey Haze[citation needed] |
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Crash After a Few Minutes of Play
Crash After A Few Minutes of Play[citation needed] |
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Mouse Lag
Mouse Lag[citation needed] |
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Turning down the music slider to its minimum often results in severe mouse lag, particularly indoors.
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Load Failure
Load Failure[citation needed] |
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Some users who have installed both the Tribunal and Bloodmoon expansions separately have reported loading errors, which are caused by the expansions being installed in the wrong order. This can be resolved by installing Bloodmoon over the top of the existing installations, with no need to uninstall anything. |
Black Sun
Black Sun[citation needed] |
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Users with ATI Radeon graphics cards often see a black sun during gameplay. This graphical anomaly can be resolved by installing the fan-made "ATI Card Sun Fix" mod. MGE XE also fixes it. |
Installing The Elder Scrolls Construction Set Disc
Installing Disc[citation needed] |
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Unable to construct potions, due to a wrong message it does not have a name
Use Morrowind Code Patch[13] |
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Use the Morrowind Code Patch to apply the "Alchemy name bug" fix. |
Window border visible in fullscreen mode
- Morrowind does not go fullscreen correctly on Windows 8 and later.
Apply the fix |
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Apply The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind fullscreen border fix. |
Retail version does not work
Install the latest Patches to remove the incompatible SafeDisc protection from the retail version.[3]
Settings don't stay saved
Run as administrator[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Bink Video | 1.5.1.0 |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 | ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | 500 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB (98, ME) 256 MB (2000, XP) | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ If running the game without Administrator privileges on Windows Vista or newer,
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Bethesda Softworks\Morrowind
will be used instead. - ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details. - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/22320/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (22320) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ RPG Vault: Morrowind Developer Q&A #8
- ↑ NDL news
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Overclockers Australia Forums - View Single Post - Morrowind Patch Released
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Release: The Elder Scrolls, page 4 - Forum - GOG.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition on Steam
- ↑ The Complete Elder Scrolls Collection comes to PC this September (Updated) | Bethesda Blog
- ↑ [Gamestop] Quakecon 2013 Sale: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim LE 40% off ($35.99), Skyrim 50% off ($14.99), Oblivion GOTY 75% off ($4.99), Morrowmind GOTY 75% off ($4.99) : GameDeals: - Reddit
- ↑ OpenMW FAQ
- ↑ https://openmw.org/faq/#do_i_need_morrowind
- ↑ Black Screen Unrelated to Steam (Problem starting new game) - RPG Italia Forums
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on 26 March 2019
- ↑ Known Issues and Resolutions - The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind Forums
- ↑ Morrowind talk:Alchemy - UESPWiki