This article is about creating mods. For information about using mods, see Modification.
Basic InfoEdit
- Acronyms — Common mod and mod tool acronyms
- BSA File Format — The media archive file (bsa) format used for Morrowind
- Cleaning Mods — Explanation of the different levels of 'clean'
- Mod File Format — The record-based format used in Morrowind data (esp, esm) files. Currently incomplete. See links on the page below for other sources.
- Resolving Mod Conflicts — Types of mod conflicts and how to avoid, repair, and reconcile them
- Runtime — What happens when Morrowind starts up, saves, and loads files
- Tool Features — Commonly used tool features
- World Map — The world (zoomed out) map. Problems with it and some solutions to them.
Modder InfoEdit
- Form Change — Change the player into an animal or another person
- Formatted MessageBoxes — Arrange the text put into a MessageBox
- GMST Contamination — What it is and how to avoid and/or repair it
- Id Standards — Standards for picking ids for globals, objects, factions, journal topics, etc.
- Licensing — How to license your mod
- Math Functions — Modulo, trig functions, etc.
- References — How references are defined and what can go wrong with them
- Text Defines — Text variables used in dialogue and message boxes
- ToggleMenus and HUD workarounds — Dealing with HUD problems after using ToggleMenus
ToolsEdit
Official ToolsetEdit
Focus | Description | |
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TES Construction Set | Modders | This is still the primary utility for creating TES mods. However, other tools supersede and/or augment it for some functions. |
Quickstart ToolsEdit
Looking for a quick-fix tool that won't require hours of reading to ensure you don't break everything and have to do a re-install?
- This table contains a list of tools meant to help the player without having to acquire a modder's understanding to use them.
Tools for Players | Focus | Description |
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Exe Patches | Players | These patches improve the in-game experience by fixing different aspects of the Morrowind.exe file. |
Co-Executables | Players | Utilities that enhance gameplay by interacting with Morrowind.exe as it runs. FPS Optimizer, MWE, MGE, MGE XE, MWSE. |
INI Switcher | Players | Manage profiles on the same computer by switching between different versions of the Morrowind.ini file. |
Savegame Editor | Players | Edit various properties of the savegame file (.ess). |
Load Order Management | Players |
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Wrye Mash FAQ | Players | Wrye Mash has an extensive suite of features associated with mod and savegame management, editing and repair. |
Ordenador | Players | Its main feature is the ability to scan a directory for bookart, icons, and textures to recompress utilizing NVCompress (links available at download site). |
ModdingEdit
To combine mods in order to make Morrowind as graphically appealing as Oblivion requires a lot of time, effort and research. This is a list of tools used by modders and advanced players.
- Most TES3 modders and players use multiple tools with overlapping functions. There is no one 'Quick-Fix' tool.
- For help interpreting the plugin data, see Mod File Format.
Tools for Modders | Focus | Description |
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BSA Managers | Modders, Advanced Players | Browse, pack and unpack Morrowind archive files (.bsa). |
Mod Cleaning and Reconciliation | Modders, Advanced Players |
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Mod Editing
Utilities that edit mods in various ways. |
Modders, Advanced Players |
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Mod Integration
Utilities that integrate esps with their dependent files, or modify that integration in some global way. |
Modders, Advanced Players |
ResourcesEdit
Tools used by modders for the creation and editing of resources for the game--everything except for the plugin file itself.
Modeling | Focus | Description |
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NIBLE FAQ | Modelers | Allows adding and editing of certain blocks to NIF-Files. |
NifSkope | Modelers | Lets you view and edit .nif files (3D meshes), assign new textures, etc. |
NifTexture | Modelers, Modders | Reassign mesh paths for Morrowind .nif files. |
NIF Texture Stripper | Modelers, Modders | Command line tool to shorten mesh paths. |
Morrowind Blender Plugin | Modelers, Modders | Plugin for Blender 2.82 |
Other | Focus | Description |
ESParser | Modders | Automate some common dialogue-related tasks, such as spellchecking and NPC lists making. |
BookGen | Modders | Simplifies the task of introducing new text into in-game documents. |
OutdatedEdit
- This is a list of tools whose utility is surpassed by others.
Obsolete | Focus | Solution |
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Players | Use Wrye Mash instead. |