Alright, so I popped Morrowind in yesterday, after not playing it since around September, and I haven't changed anything with my MGE settings, haven't added any new mods. The only thing to my computer I've done is install Fallout New Vegas, and my FPS has dropped by at least 20. Can anybody help me figure this out?

Mods:
GameFile0=Bloodmoon Landscape Overhaul 1.0.esm
GameFile1=Bloodmoon.esm
GameFile2=Book Rotate.esm
GameFile3=MCA.esm
GameFile4=Morrowind Patch v1.6.5-BETA.esm
GameFile5=Morrowind.esm
GameFile6=MW_Children_1_0.esm
GameFile7=RF - Furniture shop.esm
GameFile8=Texture Fix 1.8.esm
GameFile9=Tribunal.esm
GameFile10=Animated Morrowind 1.0.esp
GameFile11=ASE Bloodmoon Expansion.esp
GameFile12=ASE Tribunal Expansion.esp
GameFile13=AtmosphericSoundEffects-3.0-Tribunal.esp
GameFile14=A_flock_of_seagulls.esp
GameFile15=Better Bodies.esp
GameFile16=Better Clothes_v1.1_nac.esp
GameFile17=Book Jackets - Bloodmoon - BookRotate.esp
GameFile18=Book Jackets - Morrowind - BookRotate.esp
GameFile19=Book Jackets - Tribunal - BookRotate.esp
GameFile20=Book Rotate - Bloodmoon v5.3.esp
GameFile21=Book Rotate - Tribunal v5.3.esp
GameFile22=Clean Staff Agency1pt0.esp
GameFile23=Clean Weapon Sheaths Ultimate.esp
GameFile24=Creatures.esp
GameFile25=Galsiahs Character Development.esp
GameFile26=GCD Restore Potions Fix.esp
GameFile27=GCD settings fairly easy.esp
GameFile28=GCD StartScript for Trib or Bloodmoon.esp
GameFile29=KS_Julan_Ashlander Companion_1.3.esp
GameFile30=k_weather (louder sounds).esp
GameFile31=Less_Generic_Bloodmoon.esp
GameFile32=Less_Generic_Nerevarine.esp
GameFile33=Less_Generic_Tribunal.esp
GameFile34=LGNPC_Aldruhn_v1_20.esp
GameFile35=LGNPC_Aldruhn_v1_20_suppl.esp
GameFile36=LGNPC_AldVelothi_v1_20.esp
GameFile37=LGNPC_GnaarMok_v1_10.esp
GameFile38=LGNPC_HlaOad_v1_32.esp
GameFile39=LGNPC_IndarysManor_v1_51.esp
GameFile40=LGNPC_Khuul_v2_10.esp
GameFile41=LGNPC_MaarGan_v1_20.esp
GameFile42=LGNPC_NoLore_v0_83.esp
GameFile43=LGNPC_PaxRedoran_v1_20.esp
GameFile44=LGNPC_Pelagiad_v1_22.esp
GameFile45=LGNPC_SecretMasters_v1_30.esp
GameFile46=LGNPC_TelMora_v1_20.esp
GameFile47=LGNPC_TelUvirith_v1_20.esp
GameFile48=LGNPC_VivecFQ_v2_10.esp
GameFile49=LGNPC_VivecRedoran_v1_50.esp
GameFile50=MCA - Guards Patch.ESP
GameFile51=Mournhold Expanded COM NC.esp
GameFile52=RF - Bethesda Furniture.esp
GameFile53=Syc_HerbalismforPurists (Pearl Bug Edit).esp
GameFile54=Syc_HerbalismforPurists_BM.esp
GameFile55=Syc_HerbalismforPurists_TB.esp
GameFile56=Vality's Bitter Coast Addon.esp
GameFile57=Vurt's Leafy West Gash.ESP
GameFile58=Vurt's Solstheim Trees & Bushes Replacer.ESP
GameFile59=Westly's Master Headpack X.esp
GameFile60=Windows Glow.esp

My laptop has an i7 Q720 clocked at 1.60 GHz, an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870, and six gigs of Ram. It runs Oblivion, Fallout 3, New Vegas, and formally Morrowind very smoothly.

Thanks.

Also, can anybody let me know if any of the mods on my list here have been updated recently?

phal's rev186 does knock a few FPS off from rev178 but not 20, bit puzzled by that.

Anyway, http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=6006 is now up to 6.1, ostar's http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=User.EntriesListing&id=37364 mods have had some updates and there's been some Windows Glow addons, http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Mods.Detail&id=8835's gives a good list.

Have you installed any windows programs that run in the background since you last played MW? Anti-Virus/spy-ware scanning etc.

I assume your fps in the other games is fine right? If you haven't yet, start up any of those other games and see if they are running fine.

Yeah, thats what I was thinking. I have the same settings now with the rev186 that I did 3 months ago, so I don't think thats it. Thanks for the mods, I already had MCA 6.1 but the other two were news to me.


Well, Steam came from New Vegas, but I made sure I closed it before playing Morrowind. Oblivion runs slightly slower, but Fallout 3 and New Vegas run very well.

Thanks guys.

Just throwing out a little bump here.

Have you run CCleaner recently? Also, use http://www.iobit.com/gamebooster.html before starting the MW .exe. It should significantly boost your FPS.

I gave it a shot, but not really much success there either. I just don't get it. The game ran smoothly before. :shrug:

Thanks for trying to help though.

I figured it out. My settings in the Catalyst Control Center of my ATI Card were apparently too intense for the Morrowind engine. Thats unfortunate, cause now I'll have to switch them whenever I wanna go back to playing modern games.

What settings did you have forced in Catalyst that you couldn't just set in the game settings? Be aware that settings things in the driver, forcing them at least, can react poorly with some games (there's a reason why they're not available for tweaking, on occasion). It can also cause speed hits, not sure the details on that one.

Anisotropic Filtering, and Mipmap Detail. My Morrowind and Oblivion don't look any different. I know Fallout and New Vegas are affected detail wise by the turned down Mipmap, but I can always turn it back up for those two.

It looks like it was the Mipmap detail that was causing the FPS. Hmm, thats odd.