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[64bitmodels]

Not the most threadworthy thing I know. I'm just wondering what i should do, mods i could install for a first time playthrough before I get started. I didn't have much cash on me, I had to choose between this, Oblivion & Skyrim so i chose Morrowind.

 

[MarkMe2525]

Buy some Mountain Dew Code Red. Take a nap.

 

[German Hops]

Trade it in for credit towards Starfield.

 

[Corian33]

Just dive in and explore. You can spend ages on mods and then still not be happy.

 

[Crayon]

I'm not sure if it works like this in every version, but bitd I bought it as a set with blood moon and tribunal expansions. I installed them all at once and shit from the expansions just started happening. Stuff I would liked to have start later in the game. So I should have been playing the base game then layered on the expansions later. Maybe I misunderstood what was going on but that was my experience.

And prepare yourself for the walking speed. Line up a podcast or something. Bring a snack.

 

[kvltus lvlzvs]

Make sure you pick a weapon skill so you don't die to the weakest enemies in the game.

 

[GHG]

Assuming you're on PC (why wouldn't you be to play morrowind?) then this modlist:

Mod unavailable

This mod is not currently available

www.nexusmods.com

 

[AGRacing]

All you can do is prepare. For disappointment.

Jk jk.

 

[intbal]

Play a few hours of a tabletop RPG.
Learn to appreciate the roll of the dice.

 

[StereoVsn]

Install Open Morrowind and explore proper mods for it.

 

[64bitmodels]

Assuming you're on PC (why wouldn't you be to play morrowind?) then this modlist:

Mod unavailable

This mod is not currently available

www.nexusmods.com

Ehh i don't think I'll be installing all that. But it did remind me that i should get around to installing OpenMW, so thanks

 

[cinnamonandgravy]

spread em

but really, your character will suck hard at first and combat will be weird (just constantly missing attacks).
cliff racers are annoying but youll get past them.

 

[Sleepwalker]

Refund it

 

[AJUMP23]

Install it.

 

[64bitmodels]

Refund it

Install it.

 

[BouncyFrag]

Spears are great.

 

[Katajx]

And prepare yourself for the walking speed. Line up a podcast or something. Bring a snack.

I go for the boots of blinding speed asap until I can get something similar.

 

[Crayon]

I go for the boots of blinding speed asap until I can get something similar.

Are they actually fast or just get you to a more normal speed?

 

[Alexios]

Install OpenMW but play Gothic 1 & 2 instead.

 

[bender]

Enjoy the last great game that BGS made.

 

[Maddux4164]

That game got me into RPG’s and was a true revolution

I say just enjoy it and do whatever you feel.

Catch a sunrise and sunset on the mountains. Fish some in the sea of ghosts. Kill a shop owner and take their goods. Buy a home. It’s up to you

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Say buhbye to the outside world and sleep.

 

[64bitmodels]

Install OpenMW but play Gothic 1 & 2 instead.

My wishlist probably has diabetes with how absurdly fat it is, you're not helping things lol

i will keep an eye on it

 

[R6Rider]

My favorite RPG of all time.

Has aged rough though.

 

[bender]

My favorite RPG of all time.

Has aged rough though.

The combat in the opening hours can be rough, that's for sure.

 

[RoboFu]

Take a shower.

 

[R6Rider]

The combat in the opening hours can be rough, that's for sure.

And moving slow as fuck.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Install openMW, eat an edible, and prepare for greatness

 

[BouncyFrag]

 

[Katajx]

Are they actually fast or just get you to a more normal speed?

Iirc it’s 200 speed, but it makes you blind unless you use resist magick or something to counter the effect before you equip them.

I’d say definitely faster than a “normal speed”.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

Uninstall it and get Gothic 2 instead.

 

[Crayon]

Iirc it’s 200 speed, but it makes you blind unless you use resist magick or something to counter the effect before you equip them.

I’d say definitely faster than a “normal speed”.

But they make you blind lol. That is somehow so perfect

Hey 64bitmodels- I'd personally rather have my eyes gouged out irl than be lapped by snails so keep a lookout for these boots.

 

[Elder Legend]

Not the most threadworthy thing I know. I'm just wondering what i should do, mods i could install for a first time playthrough before I get started. I didn't have much cash on me, I had to choose between this, Oblivion & Skyrim so i chose Morrowind.

Uninstall it and go play Starfield instead. Morrowind is unplayable with its ugly ass visuals.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Uninstall it and go play Starfield instead. Morrowind is unplayable with its ugly ass visuals.

 

[anthraticus]

Uninstall it and go play Starfield instead. Morrowind is unplayable with its ugly ass visuals.

Lol...it beats Turdfield's bland and sterile artstyle any day. Don't give a shit about how much more 'technically advanced' it is. Talk about having such a boring and unimaginative vision of the future. Just awful.

Remember when sci-fi art was actually cool back in the 70s and 80s ? The Toddler sure doesn't.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Install Open Morrowind and explore proper mods for it.

This, install Open Morrowind and play it this way, the engine is ancient. No mods needed. Enjoy the best ES title.

 

[Zheph]

 

[rofif]

Agility or you wont hit anything.

 

[AV]

Prepare to wonder what all the fuss was about.

 

[cireza]

Memories are quite old, but I remember playing a kind of lizard creature and I think that Endurance was a pretty great stat to raise, as it helped moving fast, spears were the only weapon indexed on Endurance but luckily they existed so I was not forced on raising several stats for equipment. And probably other advantages I forgot about.

And that's a Bethesda game, so Eloquence + Stealing of course.

I also remember that wandering on the road to the North North-West from the first town led to a funny event and getting 3 tomes of a magical book with a very fun spell to use at the beginning.

 

[alucard0712_rus]

Learn conjure magic dagger and have fun!

 

[Elder Legend]

Lol...it beats Turdfield's bland and sterile artstyle any day. Don't give a shit about how much more 'technically advanced' it is. Talk about having such a boring and unimaginative vision of the future. Just awful.

Remember when sci-fi art was actually cool back in the 70s and 80s ? The Toddler sure doesn't.

The joke and sarcasm really went over your head didn't it? Lol.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Refund it

Uninstall it and get Gothic 2 instead.

Uninstall it and go play Starfield instead. Morrowind is unplayable with its ugly ass visuals.

Prepare to wonder what all the fuss was about.

 

[AV]

Played 6 hours of it again earlier this year. Aged poorly. People put far too much stock into "you actually have to read the quest text!! i am so smart for reading" but once you quickly get over that one nice feature, most of the plot and writing is incredibly flat. As an RPG you're funnelling points into the thing that lets you actually hit the enemy and then left clicking on it.

The golden age 2D CRPGs that are even older than Morrowind are WAY better even today. It was a transitionary period that was impressive at the time, but today? Negative.

 

[Fart Knight]

Thank Todd Howard

 

[Drizzlehell]

Install the nude mod so that every character who approaches you does so with a giant erect penis.

 

[CuteFaceJay]

Install this mod for the better experience.

 

[Gudji]

Refund it.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

The golden age 2D CRPGs that are even older than Morrowind are WAY better even today.

True they are still good and some were better than Morrowind, there is no question that it was an excellent transition to a proper big, first person RPG!

Thinking back to it and what came next.. (Oblivion..), it's no contest. Oblivion was a babies first RPG..

A game is a sum of it's parts. When you have quite a few people still saying Morrowind is one of the greatest RPG's of it's time and in a lot of ways, still is, then it stands to reason the parts made a great game. Not many games these days even come close.

So again..!

whether you love or hate it, Morrowind IS, still! One of the best RPG's of our time.





..Don't hurt me.

 

[crackajack]

Prepare for a useless chronological quest log (unless there are mods for that).
Prepare for boring af story and background bits in books and much talk, ie text, about some Nerevarine shite which never feels important despite being the main story.
Prepare to google for command line inputs that might be needed to get some stuff unstuck or whatever. ra was iirc reset actors.

Imho the game was not really good at release and it hardly aged well. Have fun though.
I liked collecting stuff and since the game saves every piece of junk, I amassed a collection of weapons and armor in my home and never finished it due to not knowing where I left off, see point 1.