Playing Morrowind for the first time

almoststew1990 · 20 Feb 2017 at 20:40

Having read the 'Playing Half-Life 2 for the First Time' thread, I thought it might be good to make one for Morrowind, a game I have never played before (for more than 1h anyway) but is considered to be incredible by many PC gamers! With a little simple modding (i.e. the overhaul mod) it now looks like this:

The atmosphere is incredible! The music, the sound effects (I hid in a tavern in the middle of nowhere during a storm and heard the storm raging outside whilst there were nice fire sound effects inside) the colours...

So anyway, does anyone have any tips or cool sidequests I should check out?

arc@css · 20 Feb 2017 at 21:18

Nothing much to add here, but when I eventually do go back to this (I've never got around to completing it yet), I'm not sure what mod I'll use as there seem to be a few to choose from. Looking forward to seeing what Skywind's like when it finally emerges.

Nice pics, btw.

CaptainRAVE · 20 Feb 2017 at 22:07

One of the most captivating games I ever played. Such incredible memories. Many hours spent collecting and arranging gear

Dano · 20 Feb 2017 at 22:16

Run and jump everywhere to level athletics, Cliff Racers are gits.

G-MAN2004 · 20 Feb 2017 at 22:28

Oh man, why have you done this to me.

Might have to dust off the old CDs and expansions and start again. Listening to the soundtrack on YouTube now and it's just the greatest of all time.

If only Bethesda could still make a game like this...

monkentage · 20 Feb 2017 at 22:34

Don't minmax. I recently reinstalled Morrowind and minmaxed a character before I started doing quests seriously and it spoiled it tbh. It wasn't RPing at all.

Also that overhaul breaks Bloodmoon. Parts of it need updating otherwise it breaks the very last quest.

steve45 · 20 Feb 2017 at 22:35

I have such fond memories of this game, I lost entire days upon days to this.
The atmosphere, the bleakness yet vibrant beauty of the landscape, the the bloodmoon DLC... This game will forever hold a special place in my heart.
I dont dare go back and play it, i dont think my memories will hold up to the reality.

lokiss · 20 Feb 2017 at 23:30

almoststew1990 said:
The atmosphere is incredible!

What set the game apart from the rest of the series. If that's your thing, then chances are it's the favourite.

Before I knew it, it was 4 in the morning

Digital X · 21 Feb 2017 at 01:36

Time to redownload on Steam and mod the everloving backside of it!

Edit: Done. No idea what mods are good nowadays.

arc@css · 21 Feb 2017 at 02:43

The last time I played I used the Morrowind Overhaul - Sound and Graphics mod, but that was quite some time ago. I'm not sure what's the latest or most highly recommended mod these days (perhaps Morrowind Rebirth 4.0 might be worth a look).

http://www.moddb.com/mods/morrowind.../downloads/morrowind-overhaul-sounds-graphics

http://www.moddb.com/mods/morrowind-rebirth

wordy · 21 Feb 2017 at 15:21

Dano said:
Cliff Racers are gits.

This.

Hands down the most annoying mobs I've ever encountered in any game. I'd suggest getting a mod to remove them.

Had my 1st proper "whoa!" moment in gaming while playing this as well. I bumped into some guy on a road who asked me to help him with something. As a reward he gave me a helmet called something like "Helmet of Reduced Vision" or something like. But I won't say any more.

Post some more screenies Stew, it'd be great to see them

Narj · 21 Feb 2017 at 15:29

There is a non-aggressive Cliff Racer mod. Definitely get that.

almoststew1990 · 21 Feb 2017 at 18:21

I haven't come across a Cliff Racer yet, only a few slug things and a what looked like a dog/spider hybrid in a cave. Definitely having a good time in this, the world is so much more imaginative compared to the later games! I've since installed accurate attack mod, I really wasn't getting on with the "chance to hit" style combat.

I've just made it to Balmora to speak to that... main quest guy. I spent all my money on a bow and arrow so I couldn't take the bus, so I hiked it, which I think was a good decision.