This list is intended to include all those tools and utilities that any one of us may need
to use to install, setup, play, clean or de-bug our Morrowind game played with mods.
Portions have been moved from
Finding and Using Mods and much has been added. While there is a large overlap between
those tools used by mod players and mod makers, tools that are used solely for the
construction of mods are listed separately at the
Mod Makers' Tool List . Construction
is ongoing and feedback would be appreciated.
This list encompasses a considerable number of subjects and links. You will therefore
encounter Content Menus for each main section heading, with increasing levels of detail as
you descend the page.
Win Ace
From winace.com:WinAce-Archiver is a fine utility you can use to manage all of your archives. It offers
support for .zip, .cab, .rar, .arj, .arc, and .lha file formats.
WinAce-Archiver leaves no stone unturned -- this full-featured program supports self-extracting archives,
multiple-disk archives, password protection, comments, virus scans, AV signatures, testing and repair,
variable compression, and more. Other features include bilingual support (English and German), drag-and-drop,
and file-management support.
Win Rar
From rarlab.com:WinRAR is a powerful archive manager. It can backup your data and reduce size of email
attachments, decompress RAR, ZIP and other files (CAB, ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ and TAR.GZ, BZ2 and TAR.BZ2, ACE,
UUE, JAR (Java Archive), ISO (ISO9660 - CD image), 7Z, Z (Unix compress)) downloaded from Internet and
create new archives in RAR and ZIP file format.
Win Zip
From winzip.com:
* The most popular compression utility for Windows, with more than 150 million downloads
* Save storage space, dramatically reduce e-mail transmission time, and efficiently archive documents
* Protect your sensitive data with AES encryption
* Easy-to-use and powerful user interface: the intuitive WinZip Wizard for first-time users and the
award-winning WinZip Classic interface for power users
7 Zip
From 7zip.org:
* High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression
* 7-Zip is free software distributed under the GNU LGPL
* Supported formats:
- Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR
- Unpacking only: RAR, CAB, ARJ, LZH, CHM, Z, CPIO, RPM and DEB
* Self-extracting capability for 7z format
* Integration with Windows Shell
* Powerful File Manager
Zip Genius
From zignenius.it: ZipGenius is the absolutely free software for Windows® that lets you compress files to almost
any kind of archive. ZipGenius supports more than 20 compressed archive formats, including CD/DVD-ROM image
files in ISO9660 standard. This is the file compression suite you were searching for: it is free and easy to
use, plus it supports more than 20 formats of compressed archives, including RAR, ARJ, ACE, CAB, SQX,
OpenOffice.org documents and the excellent 7-zip.:WinAce-Archiver is a fine utility you can use to manage all
of your archives. It offers support for .zip, .cab, .rar, .arj, .arc, and .lha file formats.
Power Archiver
From powerarchiver.com: PowerArchiver 2006 offers hundreds of features, yet remains easy to use, small and fast.
Novice users will find a familiar interface complete with tutorial and detailed help, while more experienced
users can take advantage of full Explorer integration, multiple encryption methods and advanced compression
algorithms.
IZArc
From izarc.org: IZArc is the ultimate archive utility supports many archive formats like: 7-ZIP, A, ACE, ARC, ARJ,
B64, BH, BIN, BZ2, BZA, C2D, CAB, CDI, CPIO, DEB, ENC, GCA, GZ, GZA, HA, IMG, ISO, JAR, LHA, LIB, LZH, MDF, MBF,
MIM, NRG, PAK, PDI, PK3, RAR, RPM, TAR, TAZ, TBZ, TGZ, TZ, UUE, WAR, XXE, YZ1, Z, ZIP, ZOO.
With a modern easy-to-use interface,
IZArc provides support for most compressed and encoded files, as well as access to many powerful features and tools. It allows you to drag and drop files from and to Windows Explorer, create and extract archives directly in Windows Explorer, create multiple archives spanning disks, creating self-extracting archives, repair damaged zip archives, converting from one
archive type to another, view and write comments and many more. IZArc has also build-in multilanguage support.
Irfan View
From IrfanView.com: IrfanView is a very fast, small, compact and innovative
FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) graphic viewer for Windows
9x/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003.
It is trying to be simple for beginners and powerful for professionals.
NOTE: Install both Irfan View and the PlugIns.
Xn View
From XnView.com: Import about 400 graphic file formats, Export about 50 graphic file formats
Multipage TIFF, Animated GIF, Animated ICO support, Image IPTC, EXIF metadata support,
EXIF auto rotation support, IPTC editing
Resize, rotate, crop support, Lossless rotate & crop (jpeg) support, Adjust brightness,
contrast..., Auto levels, contrast, Modify number of colors, Apply filters (blur,
average, emboss, ...), Apply effects (lens, wave, ...)
Fullscreen mode, Slide show with effects, Batch convert, batch rename, Create WEB page
easily, Screen capture, Create contact Sheet, Create or edit Multi-page file (TIFF,
DCX, LDF), Compare image side by side, Filmstrip layout
Windows only: TWAIN & WIA support, Print support, Drag & Drop support, 44 languages
support
NOTE: Some more formats available with Ghostscript and CAD Plug-Ins
DDS Converter
It's a program that allows you to easily convert to DDS (and other formats) easily.
The program supports DDS, TGA, JPG, BMP, PNG and PSD image formats (you can import and
export to any of those formats).
Developer's Image Library (DevIL)
Developer's Image Library (DevIL) is a programmer's library to develop
applications with very powerful image loading capabilities, yet is easy for a
developer to learn and use. Ultimate control of images is left to the developer,
so unnecessary conversions, etc. are not performed. DevIL utilizes a simple, yet
powerful, syntax. DevIL can load, save, convert, manipulate, filter and display
a wide variety of image formats.
Currently, DevIL can load .bmp, .cut, .dds, .doom, .gif, .ico, .jpg, .lbm, .mdl, .mng,
.pal, .pbm, .pcd, .pcx, .pgm, .pic, .png, .ppm, .psd, .psp, .raw, .sgi, .tga and .tif files.
Formats supported for saving include .bmp, .dds, .h, .jpg, .pal, .pbm, .pcx, .pgm,.png,
.ppm, .raw, .sgi, .tga and .tif.
DevIL currently supports the following APIs for display: OpenGL, Windows GDI, SDL,
DirectX and Allegro. Compilers that can compile DevIL or use it include Djgpp,
MSVC++, Linux gcc, Delphi, Visual Basic, Power Basic and Dev-C++.
Windows Texture Viewer by nVidia
Windows Texture Viewer (WTV) was developed for simple DDS viewing, especially for those DDS files with an alpha channel.
DDS Thumbnail Viewer by nVidia
Allows you to view .dds files in Thumbnail view in the Windows Explorer.
Morrowind Enchanted Editor @ ElricM or Planet Elder Scrolls and Morrowind Enchanted Editor Manual
It is a low-level editor for Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind game files. It can edit
.ESM files (master game files), .ESP (plugin files) and .ESS (savegames).
Its not intended to replace but to complement the CK. The CK hides certain information
from you and doesn't do save games. At a certain level, however, master files, plugins
and save games have exactly the same structure. The Enchanted Editor shows you the
information at this level. Its not intended for anyone who isn't willing to
occassionally squint at the screen and think hard, because obviously the higher
level information in CK is more meaningfully laid out. However if you put in the
effort you have complete control over everything in a plugin, master or save game,
rather than the limited control you have in CK.
The Elder Scrolls Tool (TESTool) @ Planet Elder Scrolls or Thelys or Ghostwheel's Website TESTool Documentation
This is a helper utility for the The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind game. It can
perform following functions:
* Remove unnecessary data from ESM/ESP files (including GMST entries), significantly reducing number of conflicts between different mods.
* Merge leveled lists for all active plugins, eliminating leveled list conflicts (this function was intended to replace Horatio's Leveled List Merger).
* Merge changes done to the various TES objects and dialog entries.
* Generate detailed conflict report for the given list of plugins.
* Manage list of currently active plugins with possibility to update ESP file header (version and master file sizes) and to change plugin loading order.
* One-click “JUST FIX IT!” button that automatically executes a set of tasks to reduce number of conflicts between active plugins as much as possible without any user interaction.
NOTE: If you merge the levelled lists, then you'll have to use TESTool Resequencer
GMST Cleaner @ Thelys or Planet Elder Scrolls or ElricM
The purpose of this application is to provide a quick and easy way to clean mods
of the 'evil' GMST entries that get dumped into plug-in files. This will remove
the 11 entries that Tribunal adds and the 61 added by Bloodmoon. This program will
not remove other intentional GMST entries, only entries that are identical to the
'evil' entries.
GMST Fix @ Wrye Morrowind or ElricM
This is exactly the same as GMST Vaccine, except that the date is set in the
future – thus it's GMST settings will override any incorrect GMSTs present in
other mods. This is probably the easiest solution and will only cause problems
if some mod intentionally changes the GMST settings.
ESP Cleaner
This program provides a quick and easy way to remove all "changed references" on
objects, characters, ect., in a mod/plug-in, created by The Elder Scrolls:
Construction Set, that is not different by any other respects to the same reference
in the Master file. It also allows you to convert ESP into ESM.
The Elder Scrolls Tool (TESTool) @ Planet Elder Scrolls or Thelys or Ghostwheel's Website TESTool Documentation
This is a helper utility for the The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind game. It can
perform following functions:
* Remove unnecessary data from ESM/ESP files (including GMST entries), significantly reducing number of conflicts between different mods.
* Merge leveled lists for all active plugins, eliminating leveled list conflicts (this function was intended to replace Horatio's Leveled List Merger).
* Merge changes done to the various TES objects and dialog entries.
* Generate detailed conflict report for the given list of plugins.
* Manage list of currently active plugins with possibility to update ESP file header (version and master file sizes) and to change plugin loading order.
* One-click “JUST FIX IT!” button that automatically executes a set of tasks to reduce number of conflicts between active plugins as much as possible without any user interaction.
NOTE: If you merge the levelled lists, then you'll have to use TESTool Resequencer
Wrye Mash 0.60 and Wrye Mash 0.63 Documentation for Wrye Mash 0.60 and Wrye Mash 0.63
Major Features:
- Prevent Doubling! Mash is the only tool with the ability to prevent doubling and related reference errors.
- Repair All: Mash is the only tool with the ability to automatically repair references on game files. And it deletes orphan contents, and "debris" globals, npcs.
- Manage Mods, Save Games and the Load List: Rename, duplicate, hide, and reorder mods and save games.
- Import/Export Dialog: for easy spell checking and editing.
- Merge Leveled Lists: Merge and resequence leveled lists.
- Ref Removers: Remove troublesome references from a save game.
- Ref Replacers: Replace one set of refs with another. NOM that Mod!
- Doc and Journal Browsers: Easily review the docs for any mod and/or the journal for any save game.
- Manage Replacers: Easily apply and remove texture, etc. replacers.
- Repair World Map
Minor Features
- Mods: Convet to esm/esp, sort records, generate schedule scripts.
- Saves: Extract map notes, remove selected references and other records.
- Copy the masters list to the clipboard for forum posts, etc.
- Groups: Organize your mods by groups (Fix, Quest, Gameplay, etc.)
New in v 0.63:
- Ratings: Specify ratings (i.e., score, grade) for mods. Very similar to the Group specification.
- Hiding Files: Hide will now first try to hide to sub-directory named for author, if it exists.
- Edit Docs: You can now edit text document files.
- Fixed bug with list merging that caused incorrect number of records to be written. Only a problem
if you then attempted to edit file with Enchanted Editor, which would give an odd error and then truncate
the merged esp file.
The Elder Scrolls Tool (TESTool) @ Planet Elder Scrolls or Thelys or Ghostwheel's Website TESTool Documentation
This is a helper utility for the The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind game. It can
perform following functions:
* Remove unnecessary data from ESM/ESP files (including GMST entries), significantly reducing number of conflicts between different mods.
* Merge leveled lists for all active plugins, eliminating leveled list conflicts (this function was intended to replace Horatio's Leveled List Merger).
* Merge changes done to the various TES objects and dialog entries.
* Generate detailed conflict report for the given list of plugins.
* Manage list of currently active plugins with possibility to update ESP file header (version and master file sizes) and to change plugin loading order.
* One-click “JUST FIX IT!” button that automatically executes a set of tasks to reduce number of conflicts between active plugins as much as possible without any user interaction.
NOTE: If you merge the levelled lists, then you'll have to use TESTool Resequencer
GMST Vaccine
GMST Vaccine is modders aid that helps to prevent GMST contamination. Usage is
simple: Just load GMST Vaccine.esp whenever creating or editing esp files in TESCS.
Morrowind Edit (MWEdit)
MWEdit is an alternate editor for Bethesda's the Elder Scrolls: Morrowind computer
role-playing game. While it is similar to appearance to the official Construction
Set editor, it includes additional features and bug fixes to make creating/editting
mods easier.
Morrowind Enchanted Editor @ ElricM or Planet Elder Scrolls and Morrowind Enchanted Editor Manual
It is a low-level editor for Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind game files. It can edit
.ESM files (master game files), .ESP (plugin files) and .ESS (savegames).
Its not intended to replace but to complement the CK. The CK hides certain information
from you and doesn't do save games. At a certain level, however, master files, plugins
and save games have exactly the same structure. The Enchanted Editor shows you the
information at this level. Its not intended for anyone who isn't willing to
occassionally squint at the screen and think hard, because obviously the higher
level information in CK is more meaningfully laid out. However if you put in the
effort you have complete control over everything in a plugin, master or save game,
rather than the limited control you have in CK.
The Elder Scrolls Tool (TESTool) @ Planet Elder Scrolls or Thelys or Ghostwheel's Website TESTool Documentation
This is a helper utility for the The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind game. It can
perform following functions:
* Remove unnecessary data from ESM/ESP files (including GMST entries), significantly reducing number of conflicts between different mods.
* Merge leveled lists for all active plugins, eliminating leveled list conflicts (this function was intended to replace Horatio's Leveled List Merger).
* Merge changes done to the various TES objects and dialog entries.
* Generate detailed conflict report for the given list of plugins.
* Manage list of currently active plugins with possibility to update ESP file header (version and master file sizes) and to change plugin loading order.
* One-click “JUST FIX IT!” button that automatically executes a set of tasks to reduce number of conflicts between active plugins as much as possible without any user interaction.
NOTE: If you merge the levelled lists, then you'll have to use TESTool Resequencer
GMST Cleaner @ Thelys or Planet Elder Scrolls or ElricM
The purpose of this application is to provide a quick and easy way to clean mods
of the 'evil' GMST entries that get dumped into plug-in files. This will remove
the 11 entries that Tribunal adds and the 61 added by Bloodmoon. This program will
not remove other intentional GMST entries, only entries that are identical to the
'evil' entries.
GMST Vaccine @ Wrye Morrowind or ElricM
Prevent GMST contamination from every happening! Just load GMST Vaccine.esp whenever
creating or editing esp files in TESCS (when Bloodmoon has not been loaded).
GMST Fix @ Wrye Morrowind or ElricM
This is exactly the same as GMST Vaccine, except that the date is set in the
future – thus it's GMST settings will override any incorrect GMSTs present in
other mods. This is probably the easiest solution and will only cause problems
if some mod intentionally changes the GMST settings.
ESP Cleaner
This program provides a quick and easy way to remove all "changed references" on
objects, characters, ect., in a mod/plug-in, created by The Elder Scrolls:
Construction Set, that is not different by any other respects to the same reference
in the Master file. It also allows you to convert ESP into ESM.
NPC Database
The NPC database is an ongoing project to find every NPC in the game. Most questable
NPC location's have been included to make your life easier when trying to complete
quests.
You can also bring up other information such as stats, gold, race, faction, class
about any character in the game.
- Fully searchable database of all NPC's in Morrowind
- You don't need a copy of Morrowind to run it, it will run stand-alone
- Show on map function
- 60% of all known NPC locations
NPC Edit
NPCEdit is a simple program that lets you edit groups of NPCs in a Morrowind plugin
file. Instead of adding/deleting items/spells for one NPC at a time, you can choose
a set of NPCs to operate on by race, class, level, etc...
Morrowind Master Cheat Sheet: Xls @ ElricM or Xls @ Planet Elder Scrolls
A list of all the in-game items (armor, weapons, miscellaneous items, potions, books,
clothing, alchemical ingredients), spell effects, NPCs, trainers, spell merchants and
console commands for Morrowind, Tribunal and Bloodmoon.
The Elder Scrolls Dependency Tool Kit (TESDTK) @ ElricM or TES Source or Planet Elder Scrolls
Ever made a plug-in that ended up with a parent master you didn't want? Maybe you
want to make a Morrowind only mod but are sick to death of the GMST errors with
Tribunal. Then TESDTK is for you!
* Add/remove parent master dependencies
* Quickly update old mods to the current version of Morrowind
* Convert TESAME modules to plug-in files
* Revert ESM files to ESP
* Convert ESP files to ESM
Mod Prepare @ TES Source or ElricM
Prepare plugins for editing/game, convert between morrovind formats and clear links to master files.
The program scan morrovind files (*.esm, *.esp, *.ess) and do following:
- in the record 'TES3' change the file type flag (subrecord 'HEDR')
- deletes subrecords 'MAST' and 'DATA' again in the record 'TES3' (so, remove links to master files). Only
marked files will be placed to header.
(The program does not check a correctness of such operation, it simply cleans header!)
- in the records 'INFO' it scans subrecord 'NAME' and replaces symbols '@' to '{' and '#' to '}' and backward.
Immersive Architect @ Planet Elder Scrolls or Thelys
The idea behind this tool is to utilize the Morrowind game engine as a world building
tool. It allows towns/citys to be built in-game instead of using the construction set.
Placeholder items are carried in inventory, and are dropped on the ground to place
building meshes in the game world. When the town is built, save your game and use the
Morrowind Immersive Architect utility to copy your newly built city into a plug-in file.
Mod Copy
It's a handy little Java-based application that allows you to copy over multiple mods
into your Data Files folder at once, without all the hassle of doing it manually. It
requires a specific folder structure.
NOTE: This program requires the Java Run Time Environment to run.
Morrowind Script Packer
This program remove all script's texts (subrecord SCTX)from the mod and save result in the file _out.es?
in same directory where placed original mod. After this processing, the
mod still work in game (it use only compiled scripts), but cause troubles for editing the
scripts. To edit those scripts first need decompile it back to text form.
The purpose of the previuous programs is to help you to translate Morrowind mods.
It automatically translate Cell Names and Items / Armors / Weapons names that are
already present in one of the 3 main ESM.
You should translate "by hand" new Items / Armors / Weapons or Cell's names, Dialogue,
messagebox, and update Cell Name in script.
TES Lexicon
It is an English version - French version dictionnary to help you to translate NPC
names or Cell names in script or dialogue.
Mod Info @ TES Source or ElricM
This utility allows to view content of Morrowind data files and generate various
reports:
- Syntax highlighting
- Detection of the new / changed records
- PreScanning
- Statistic
- Export group of records
Mod Text Importer @ TES Source or ElricM
This program is for replacing the text in some records of morrowind mods.
The main usage is for import translated text back to the mod.
It process following records:
- book text (BOOK - TEXT)
- script text (SCPT - SCTX)
- dialog text (INFO - BNAM)
- zodiac description (BSGN - DESC)
- class description (CLAS - DESC)
- race description (RACE - DESC)
- skill description (SKIL - DESC)
After import of script text you MUST recompile it in the TESCS! MTI can't do it - it just replace
text, leave compiled scripts unchanged.
The import file can be generated Vasiliy's other program: Mod Info.
The main difference from the Mod Text Merger is that the MTI can import large multiline texts.
Mod Text Merger @ TES Source or ElricM
This program is for replacing the text in some records of morrowind mods.
The main usage is for import translated text back to the mod.
The import file format is very simple and can be generated by Vasiliy's other program: Mod Info.
The records in import file always should be in one line.
The main difference from the Mod Text ImporterMerger is that the MTM can't import large multiline texts.
Hex Editor XVI32
XVI32 is a freeware hex editor running under Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000,
and Windows XP. The name XVI32 is derived from XVI, the roman notation for the number 16.
Hex Edit 2.0
Hex Edit v2.0 is a free Hex Editor.
NOTE: Hex Edit v3.0 is NOT free.
TES Files @ Mental Elf's Website or TES Source
A tool for packaging all files in a Morrowind Mod, or uninstalling a Morrowind Mod.
To automate the tedius work of tracking what files belong to a mod. Now you can add
files to your working Morrowind area with abandon, and know that when it's time to
package your work, only those files actually required by the mod will be included in
the released archive.
Overunity
You only see the mods you want to use, you can sort them by Name, Date, Author or
Size. You can remove any number of mods all at once, you can immediately activate
all mods used by a savegame and receive a report of missing mods, in case you've
re-installed Morrowind.
You can also scan any number of mods all at once, receiving a report of all broken
file links, including Nif references to textures. You can choose not to include resources
from other plugins if your mod depends on these other plugins(install only what's
yours in order to decrease archive size) via the Exclusive Scanner.
BSA Browser @ ElricM or Planet Elder Scrolls
This utility allows you to browse, search, pack, unpack, and register Bethesda
Softworks Archive (bsa) files with a user friendly interface . This program was
inspired by Ghostwheel's BSAPack (which the program uses to perform 3 of the 5
functions mentioned), and Splender of the Ashlands' BSA Reader, which are both
command line utilities. BSA Browser is ideal for those 'who get lost and panicky
at the words "commandline" ' (-Brash).
TOOLS FOR MOD USERS
Most desired changes to mods can be made in the Construction Set (CS)
that comes bundled with your game. Utility programs generally make it
easier or faster to make these changes. Directions for
using the more popular utilities to perform most common tasks are found
in the Techniques section.
Extracting Compressed Files. WinZip
is normally included with Windows OS but will not open all types of
compressed files. Other useful decompression utilities
include:
7-Zip Download Site - better compression ratios than other zip-compatible
archivers, free and supports the 7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, CPIO, RPM and DEB formats.
ZipGenius at ZipGenius.It or at Download.com
- a favourite of some experienced mod users: 'works every time, handles
every compression format you need, integrates with a virus scanner, can
detect and repair damaged files, free to download, contains no ad-ware
or spy ware, more flexible in file handling, skinnable, and easy to
use.'
PowerArchiver
- preferred by others, this utility provides support for most
compressed and encoded files and is designed to integrate with Windows
Explorer.
Gameplay Utilities. Tools that are intended to directly improve your in-game experience in some way.
exe.optimizer 1.7
- by Timeslip. Originally intended to be an FPS increaser this
programme turned out to have a large CTD reducing effect for many
users.
Morrowind FPS Optimizer
- by Alexander Stasenko. This programme runs behind Morrowind and
improves game performance by dynamically changing render quality to
maintain a stable FPS(frames per second) rate.
Mod Editors. A family of utilities used to modify plugins and savegames.
TESTool 1.3
- by ghostwheel, also at most major sites. This is a powerful and
easy-to-use editor suitable for use by a novice or experienced player.
Functions: remove unnecessary data including GMST entries, merge
levelled lists for all active plugins [sic], merge changes to
TES objects and dialog entries, generate detailed conflict report,
manage list of active files - update ESP file header (version and
master file sizes) and change loading order and a one-click “JUST
FIX IT” button that automatically executes a set of tasks to
reduce conflicts.
Some users have reported errors from using the Merge Dialog function - you may choose to unselect this task.
The Merge Leveled Lists function was found to append rather than resequence levelled list entries. This has been resolved with aerelorn's Leveled List Resequencer v1.0 for TESTool which should be used in conjunction with TESTool.
Basically, run TESTool and then run the Leveled List Resequencer - detailed directions are in the readme file.
TESTool produces three additional .esp files if you run Merge Dialog, two if you do not. These should appear last
in the load order in your Data Files window on startup. This can be
manipulated in the CS, with TESTool or with a number of the other
utilities listed below. See below: Wrye Mash now also includes a levelled list merge and resequencing function.
TES Advanced Mod Editor (TESAME) 1.2 - by Scarabus. Also available for download at TheLys and at UESP,
TESAME is another powerful editing tool. Preferred by some users, it is
somewhat less friendly to novices. Edit mods, clean unwanted items
including GMSTs, merge mods and export and import specific objects as modules or.ESD.
TES Dependency Tool Kit 1.0
- by Argent. A special-purpose editor that adds/removes parent master
dependencies, quickly updates old mods to the current version of
Morrowind,converts TESAME modules to plug-in files, reverts ESM files
to ESP and converts ESP files to ESM. Requires a Java Runtime
Environment, included.
Wrye Mash
- initially a plugin manager developed to prevent doubling, Wrye Mash
includes some editing and repair capabilities. Manage mods and
savegames, add and remove mods without doubling and deletion problems,
fix most broken reference problems, merge and resequence levelled
lists, change load order and a number of other useful functions for
managing mods. Requires python and wxPython : links are in the readme.
Load Order.
The order in which your plugins load can be critical to their
successful operation. Load order is influenced by changing the time
stamps on mods and can be manipulated in a mod editor, including the CS
and Wrye Mash. Several other utilities also change file dates:
ReorderPlugins by Bingo the Clown, also at the Summit and Endhome.
Although it requires a Java applet be downloaded to run, this little
utility is intuitive and effective and it provides positive control of
load order.
FileDate Changer v1.1 - by Nir Sofer. Allows file dates to be changed easily, another tool to influence the load order of mods.
Detecting Mod Conflicts. Conflicts between your plugins can be detected using any of the mod editors, including the CS, or with this utility:
TES Plugin Conflict Detector (TESPCD) 0.31
- by Ely VanReen Soto. Detects conflicts between plugins and gives you
the option to delete or merge them. Excellent directions and source
code available. A useful and powerful utility - 'TESPCD is a lot
stronger tool than at first appears: it has elements of Enchanted
Editor in it as well as elements of TesTool.'
Leveled Lists.
Leveled lists are used to allow creatures and items to appear only at
certain levels. If more than one mod changes leveled lists, the game
engine uses only the changes from the last loaded mod and you will miss
changes intended by mods loaded earlier.
Morrowind Leveled List Merger 1.14
- by Horatio, was the first utility to combine the levelled list data
from all loaded mods into a single plugin. It made some errors in
calculating a few probabilities, however. For most users, TESTool 1.3 used in conjunction with the Leveled List Resequencer 1.0 would be a better option.
Mod Managers. These utilities help in installing, registering and uninstalling plugins neatly and efficiently.
TES Mod Utility 2.01 (TESMU)
- by Macgyver, acts as a registry for your installed mods, allowing you
to keep track of which files belong to which mod, and to remove them
quickly and easily. Includes source code.
Morrowind Plugin Manager 1.2
- by DW. Installs all files found in a Zip or Rar archive to your
chosen Morrowind installation path and associates them with the plugin
entry in the plugin management display. Uninstalling a plugin removes
all files associated with the plugin except files shared with any other
plugin and removes empty directories that are no longer needed.
Timestamp update and an advanced mode 'Clean Up' are supported. See the
readme at the Morrowind Plugin Manager Homepage for more information.
TESFILES (Tribunal ∓ Bloodmoon) 1.08
- by MentalElf. A tool for packaging all files in a Morrowind Mod or
uninstalling a mod, it automates the tracking of what files belong to a
mod.
Various. Utilities and tools that do not neatly fit into other categories.
ieSpell - A Spell Checker for Internet Explorer
- a free utility that provides quick and reliable internet spell
checking. Used on forum dialogue boxes, it can be a boon to effective
communication.
Morrowind Construction Kit Commands
- at UESP. This is a table of all CS commands. The console is an
in-game scripting device so this table lists the possible console
commands.
Morrowind Savegame Editor - by Jorge 'DeliriumT' Ossorio, lets you edit a number of variables stored on Morrowind savegames.
TESFaith 0.95
- by Paul Halliday is a command-line utility to copy, move or delete
entire cells, including landmass and its associated objects, NPCs,
interior doors and script and dialogue
references.
Multiple Setup.
These utilities make it easier to operate multiple installations or the
various savegames by different players on a single installation. They
may be of limited use unless you are extremely short of HD space, as
pointed out here - Feedback - Multiple Setup Utilities for Mods.
Morrowind INI Switcher v0.9b
- by Aridale, is a small program made to switch out the Morrowind.ini
file as quickly as possible with other copies of it with different
settings. Anything thats done through the Morrowind.ini file can be
made into a INI Profile and switched as needed with MIS.
Morrowind Profiler 1.0 alpha
- by Cheek, allows you to select multiple profiles for computers that
have more than one user playing. It moves the save files associated
with each profile in and out of the saves directory.
MWSwitcher 2.0
- by MentalElf, enables the quick switching between Morrowind copies,
which allows quickly switching between sets of "Data Files" selections,
meshes, textures, etc.
Savegame Manager
- by Tylius. A savegame manager that will manage the different
savegames of multiple users or multiple characters. [The .NET framework
1.1 is required to run this, and is available at Microsoft
I hope that I didn't forgot anything, but in any case, if you find a mod that
isn't in the list, just tell me, and I'll add it.
If you find any links that are not working anymore, send me a
message, and I'll try to fix the link(s), or I'll send you the needed
file(s).
You can contact me by e-mail,
but I don't look at them very often, so you may have more luck sending me a PM on the Elder Scrolls Forum.