I noticed that creature base damage isn't added to weapon damage if a creature use a weapon. I've tested it so I'm sure of it. I don't know if it could be mod related but I would want to ask for a confirmation.

EDIT: tested without mods, same results.

I assume noone noticed this thing (or simply noone cares)? If for example I should make a dremora stronger, am I obliged to give him a better weapon? As for what I could see, the base damage (that you can change in the CS) isn't taken into account (UESPWiki reports it differently). I hope there's nothing wrong with my game.

I always assumed those damage values were like "Claw damages", thus making them independent of the weapon's damages. But after searching a bit, I found this in some kind of review of an Oblivion patch:


But I never really noticed if it works correctly in my game.

Mmmh, that makes me fear that something's wrong with my game. However, it's hardly noticeable with default creatures. If someonethat knows how to use CS wants to do a simple test, create a creature whose attack is, for example, 10-10, then create a new weapon with the same attack power and give it to the creature (you have to check weapon&shield option). That should remove any doubts.

Perhaps this is something that the Morrowind Code Patch could fix?? could be worth poping over to the mods forum and asking. Because if it is a bug it defo needs fixing!

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Daedra
This says that Dremora base damage is added to weapon damage, which is my experience. So maybe you do have a problem.

My experience is also that a Dremora with a daedric battle axe does many times as much damage as one with a dreugh staff. I haven't tested this recently, but a creature's weapon's damage was without doubt incorporated into its damage in my past games.