Key points
- The game requires 3rd party patches to fix game breaking issues.
General information
- Official website
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums
- UESP Wiki
- Morrowind Nexus - Modding
Availability
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 GameStop PC Downloads/Impulse version is not compatible with some mods.[1] This version is no longer sold.
- The Elder Scrolls Anthology includes both a retail version and a single Steam key that unlocks Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim.[2]
DLC and expansion packs
Essential improvements
Installation order (retail)
Retail versions of Morrowind and its expansions must be installed in the correct order.
- Morrowind base game
- Morrowind 1.2.0722 Patch (if needed)
- Tribunal expansion
- Tribunal 1.14.1313 Patch (if needed)
- Bloodmoon expansion
- Bloodmoon 1.6.1820 Patch (if needed)
Patches
Morrowind 1.2.0722 Patch
The latest patch for the base Morrowind is 1.2.0722. This patch isn't needed for the Game of the Year Edition and digital distribution versions.
Tribunal 1.14.1313 Patch
The latest patch for Tribunal is 1.14.1313. This patch is needed for some retail versions. This patch isn't needed for the retail Game of the Year Edition and digital distribution versions.
Bloodmoon 1.6.1820 Patch
The latest patch for Bloodmoon is 1.6.1820. This patch is needed for some retail versions. This patch isn't needed for the retail Game of the Year Edition and digital distribution versions.
The Unofficial Morrowind Code Patch is a collection of over 50 bug fixes and improvements; including an important save game corruption fix, as well as many optional improvements, such as an expanded map. The patch is compatible with English, West European, Polish, Russian and Steam editions of the game, but not the GameStop (Impulse) version. Morrowind Overhaul includes this patch.
The Unofficial Morrowind Patch fixes almost all of the bugs and problems with Morrowind and its expansions. While the official patches by Bethesda only fixed a couple of dozen bugs, this patch fixes several hundred. The goal of this patch is to make the game completely bug-free (within the abilities of the TESCS).
The No CD Patch allows for the original CD copy of the game to be played without having to insert the disk or mount an ISO.
Skip intro videos
Mods
Morroblivion / Skywind
- A full port/remake of Morrowind in the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion engine has been released and is available here.
- A full port/remake of Morrowind in the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim engine is still work in progress. Skywind download page
Morrowind Overhaul
- This mod cannot be used with the GameStop PC Downloads (Impulse) version.
Morrowind Overhaul is a compilation of mods that give the game a visual overhaul with higher resolution textures, distance rendering, depth of field, real time shadows and global lighting, as well as many bug fixes (using the Unofficial Morrowind Code Patch). Version 2.0 comes with a fully automated installer and an automatic updater for newer releases.
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 in Morrowind/MGEgui
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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:
Utilities
Included in the Morrowind Overhaul, the 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.
The Elder Scrolls Construction Set
Shipped alongside the game, The Elder Scrolls Construction Set is the tool used by Bethesda to create the Morrowind game world, it offers the ability to create plug-ins and mods. The set makes use of a proprietary file extension, as with the Oblivion set (.esp).
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
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Input settings
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Audio settings
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Localizations
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Issues fixed
Crashing During Install or Launch
Render Creation Failure
Audio Problems (Windows XP)
Grey Haze
Crash After a Few Minutes of Play
Mouse Lag
Load Failure
Black Sun
Other information
An in-development open-source re-implementation of Morrowind's engine, OpenMW allows Morrowind to be played natively on Windows, OS X, and Linux as well as enhance the game by correcting engine-related bugs such as savegame "doubling" and improving physics, combat, AI, and graphics.[3]
System requirements
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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) |
Direct3D compatible card 32 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References