Morrowind Mod User Tool List

Updated March 24, 2006

Broken links reviewed October 2, 2019


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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.


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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.

Mods installation:

Conflict & Problem with mods

Mod edition 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:
Gameplay Utilities. Tools that are intended to directly improve your in-game experience in some way. Mod Editors. A family of utilities used to modify plugins and savegames. 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: Detecting Mod Conflicts. Conflicts between your plugins can be detected using any of the mod editors, including the CS, or with this utility: 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. Mod Managers. These utilities help in installing, registering and uninstalling plugins neatly and efficiently. Various. Utilities and tools that do not neatly fit into other categories. 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 - Can I have multiple installations of Morrowind on my PC?.
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).
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