Key points
- For Windows 8 and later apply The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind fullscreen border fix.
- The game requires 3rd party patches to fix game breaking issues.
General information
- Official website
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- 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.[5] 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.[6]
- The retail and GOG.com versions include The Elder Scrolls Construction Set.[3] The Steam version does not include the Construction Set.[4]
DLC and expansion packs
Essential improvements
Patches
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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Unofficial Patches
- Fixes several hundred bugs and inconsistencies not covered by the official patches.
- users without both expansions should use the Unofficial Morrowind Patch 1.2.2b (listed as patch2.2b)
- Morrowind Overhaul includes this patch.
- Fixes bugs in the morrowind executable (not covered in the scope of the Unofficial Morrowind Patch).
- Includes several optional improvements; including an important save game corruption fix.
- Incompatible with the encrypted GameStop (Impulse) executable.
- Morrowind Overhaul includes this patch.
- Fixes scripting errors to reduce save bloat and improve stability
- Works with or without expansions
UV Texture fixes
- The following mods fix texture seams:
- Improves performance on older machines.
- Incompatible with non-Intel CPUs.
- incompatible with the encrypted Impulse executable.
- Improves stability on systems with at least 3GB RAM by allowing the application to use more than 2GB RAM.
- Particularly when using large numbers of mods or heavily scripted mods
Mods
Morroblivion / Skywind
- A full port/remake of Morrowind in the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion engine has been released and is available Morroblivion.
- A full port/remake of Morrowind in the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim engine is still work in progress Skywind.
A compilation of mods with a fully automated installer and an automatic updater.
- Improved visuals, effects, sounds and Higher Resolution Textures.
- This mod cannot be used with the encrypted GameStop (Impulse) executable.
- Includes, The Unofficial Morrowind Patch, Morrowind Code Patch, and MGE.
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
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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
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.
- included in Morrowind Overhaul.
An updated fork of MGE with expanded features, bug fixes and performance enhancements over standard MGE.
Sorts mod load order to reduce conflicts and provides messages regarding known issues with mods.
3rd Party mod manager and conflict resolution tool.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
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Stores up to 953.67 MB of game saves online (maximum 100 files). |
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
Unable to construct potions, due to a wrong message it does not have a name
Window border visible in fullscreen mode
- Morrowind does not go fullscreen correctly on Windows 8 and later.
Retail version does not work (Windows 10)
Install the latest Patches to remove the incompatible SafeDisc protection from the retail version.[7]
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.[8]
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
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Direct3D |
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Executable |
32-bit |
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System requirements
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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 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References