Essential mod(s) to a new player?

Post » Mon May 17, 2010 9:09 pm

Hey,

I recently purchased the Steam version of Morrowind: GOTY Edition, and I would like to know what mod combination I should use for the maximum number and quality of bugfixes. I am not new to Beth's games, and I know that there are unofficial patches to both Oblivion and Fallout 3, so naturally I looked at the Morrowind Patch Project first, but that seems to be stagnated at version 1.65b ever since Quarn left. Now: I've already downloaded that, but I looked at the official forum thread for it, and apparently there were some bugs that it caused which were unaddressed by Quarn, so a member released a mini-patch which fixed those. I downloaded that patch but I'm not sure whether I should use it?

Also: is this "Morrowind Code Patch" supposed to be used as a complement to the MPP? What other patches / fixes should I get? I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed by the incoherence of the bugfixes released for this game, since the ones for Oblivion and Fallout 3 are all wrapped up in a single package bearing the name of "The Unofficial __ Patch", whereas with Morrowind it seems that there are a million smaller bugfixes in addition to the major project most recently pioneered by Quarn.

Thanks in advance!
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Claire
 
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Post » Mon May 17, 2010 2:56 pm

The MCP and MPP are both good, they are complementary, and I think they are essential, so that's why I link them in my sig.

I think the MPP by quorn is solid, and it includes virtually all the other known plugin bugfixes. There is a comprehensive list of included fixes in the file mlox_base.txt that comes with mlox (you can look for the [Conflict] rules in the section that starts "@MPP", if you want to eyeball them).

Edit: For other mod recommendations, I recommend http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1060141-mod-recommendations-for-new-players/ thread.
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Jordyn Youngman
 
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Post » Mon May 17, 2010 11:41 pm

I would use the Morrowind Code Patch regardless of whatever else you use. The fixes it makes to the way the game handles saving is worth it alone. It is also completely modular and you can select whatever fixes you want to apply.

I do not use the MPP so I cannot help you there, but the two are separate things entirely. MCP fixes exe/engine issues.
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Janine Rose
 
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Post » Mon May 17, 2010 1:37 pm

Hey, thanks for the suggestions. I found a few very useful lists like http://www.gamesas.com/?showtopic=794715 and http://btb2.free.fr/morrowind.html which are just what I need. Thanks a lot!
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