Hey guys, I just made this account because I love this series and I wanted to be involved in the community .... I decided to dig through my old computer games and found morrowind goty. I havn't played it since I was a little kid... probably back in 02 or 03..? I didn't understand it much but I got the sudden urge to play it. I just remember being emerged in adventuring and being so overwhelmed. lol. Anyways, I installed it and I got to the title screen and just loved the music. The theme is amazing. (Me being a music producer I always pay attention to music). So I listened to that for a few minutes then decided to play. I played skyrim for a bit but I don't think it is much of an RPG... No offense to skyrim fans. So I made a dark elf custom class... Mostly Light armor and short blade with destruction and other magic stuff.. Basically a nightblade? I think thats what it was called... just a few differences because I didn't like the pre set. I don't remember anything about the game really. I didn't get to play much just took a package to some dude I don't remember the name of... the names in this game are crazy! Haha! Anyways heres my questions...

Is there any mods that are a must? I have a new computer... but nothing like running Crysis. Like bug fix mods? I don't know anything about mods so how would I go about doing this? Also, any tips for a beginner? I LOVE the game so far and I'm actually going to play it now. I like the vibe it has. I don't know. It is a bit difficult though... I died a few times and I learned about the quicksave pretty quickly. Lol! Also.... Is there a way to make my character hit more often? Thanks for reading all this and thanks to all who respond!

If you want to make your character hit more often, make sure your chosen weapon is listed as a 'Major' skill for your class, make sure your green fatigue bar is at or near full before engaging in a battle, and also consider making 'agility' one of your two primary attributes, or else pick the birthsign that gives agility as a bonus. If you follow all of these suggestions I can guarantee you will almost never miss, even at the beginning of the game.

As for the mods, that's a much more difficult question to answer. You should experience the game mostly as it was originally made, at least for your first playthrough so you get some idea of what the game is actually like, and can intelligently respond to people here on the forums who might come later and have questions like yourself. Ultimately it does come down for what you're looking for in a mod - there are mods to add weapons, extra quests, extra guilds, extra homes, cities, or even new landmasses to explore entirely. Personally I just use graphical mods though, to preserve the Morrowind I love but make it easier on the eyes.

In my opinion, the best mod for this is the Morrowind Graphics and Sound Overhaul (MGSO) package, which is a large, all-in one mod that comes with all of the latest official and unofficial patches to get rid of bugs and correct errors, as well as boosting Morrowind's graphics to a 2008-ish level while maintaining the original art style and aesthetics.

You can read about the mod here: http://morrowindoverhaul.rpgitalia.net/

But if you want to download it, go here: http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Mods.Detail&id=8987 for an easy, all-in-one download.

I personally don't play with any mods at all besides the two official plugins (Tribunal and Bloodmoon). I like the game the way it is.

You offend no one. We all feel the same.

The amount of stamina you have remaining + the agility attribute + your respective weapon skills all have the largest bearing on chance to hit.

Thanks a lot! Yeah, I definently want to experience it the way it was meant to be... which is so far great. I like the fact that it doesn't tell me where to go with the compass (Which is also a bit of a pain). Yeah I may play the main quest the whole way through then add that graphics mod.

Thanks for the advice, I'll make sure to raise my agility and use my little dagger! The bound dagger spell is crazy!

Welcome to the forums.

The basics for mods IMHO are: Better heads, better bodies, MGE, and the codePatch. MGSO is well regarded and might be a good way to start. I don't use it myself because I've already collected almost all its components over the years but I can see how it could save a lot of work.

Well if u install the overhaul mod from kingpix which I believe is a must and so far the only mod I need and play with. Anyways if u decide to use it and u should, it is awesome and so easy to install, the only thing is ull need a fresh morrowind. Basically have to uninstall and delete prevjious saves to use it without any corruption. My advice play thru normally and if u decide to do a new toon, then u should install then . Ull have a better appreciation of it.