[Veilside]

Defiance, on 22 March 2010 - 03:23 AM, said:

Haha, sweet.

I can never get over my love of Morrowind...I find that every few months or so I'm back to playing it. All of the player mods really help add some spice to things as well, although it becomes a real pain in the ass when they start conflicting or textures go missing and you have sort through hundreds/thousands of files.

I'm sure you've tried Tamriel rebuilt? That mod is amazing, I can't wait until they actually complete the entire mainland (not for a few more years, but oh well, I'll still be playing Morrowind). They've got the first map, completed with quests and everything, out now, and the second one out without quests. If you don't know what it is, they're basically making the entire Morrowind mainland that surrounds Vvardenfell.

That's a mod for Oblivion isn't it? No, I've not tried it, I'm not a fan of the simplified guild and skill system in Oblivion, and it just doesn't run well on my laptop.
The only essential mod for Morrowind is the graphics extender mod, which makes it look more than pretty enough.

Silencer, on 22 March 2010 - 06:18 AM, said:

@Veilside, kickass! Can't believe you secured that site. Though I'd suggest posting it as Vvardenfell.com where possible...most people will figure it out, but even so. XD

And yes, Morrowind continues to be a stellar game, kept afloat after so long by user made modifications. Ah, good times. Tamriel Rebuilt I'm saving until it's all done. Want the whole experience together. XD

I was surprised it hadn't been purchased already, I also got my grubby mitts on redoran.com and hlaalu.com, unfortunately telvaani.com was already gone Also, got genabackis.com which will be used for something, not sure what yet.
Morrowind is just one of those games you can always drop in and lose a week to. Even if you've been playing it for years.

Gothos, on 22 March 2010 - 07:20 AM, said:

It's another proof that leaving modding doors open for fans is the best way to go - keep your game alive for years after everything's said and done...

Depends on the game, crap games with good mod support never get too far.

Silencer, on 22 March 2010 - 07:32 AM, said:

Doesn't help sales, though, really. Perhaps initial outlay is higher in moddable games, though...yeah, it would only work with a game that has had mods previously. That way people expect it - if you don't have it, it will hurt sales, but if it's a new product then no extra sales will likely arise.

It'd be interesting to see if ID's new game, Rage will get bad sales because of it's lack of mod support.
There's an indie game being made which will ship with a good game engine, I know that I've purchased it purely for the engine and modding, so I imagine I'm not the only one.

This post has been edited by Veilside: 22 March 2010 - 09:46 AM

[Illuyankas]

No no, dude, Tamriel Rebuilt is a Morrowind mod. I've got the first two maps they've done out of six total installed already, and it's something like the entire mainland of Morrowind east of and up from Molag Mar, including the Telvanni District. I'm looking forward to eventually going to Port Telvannis, which from the one screenshot I've seen so far is like a Telvanni mushroom tower on every drug ever. Oh, and also checking out Kemel Ze.

[Veilside]

Ok, that sounds awesome, I'm going to have to download it for my next playthrough. Think I was getting confused with a similar mod project for Oblivion.

[Illuyankas]

Tamriel Rebuilt 1 and Tamriel Rebuilt 2 for you to check out.

[Veilside]

Thanks, I'll have a closer look at it once this Wordpress Mu decides it wants to work.

[Defiance]

If your computer can handle it, get Morrowind Graphic Extender as well. It makes the water look awesome and adds buildling reflections, which makes some things just amazing at some points. Also removes the fog that prevents you from seeing only a certain distance, which I absolutely love - there is so much you miss, even going off the beaten path as much as I do.

I play my Morrowind crazy modded up, the game looks just as good as Oblivion, better in my opinion since I like Morrowind's graphic style a lot more.

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

MOds like this are really the only thing that make me jealous of pc gamers. I love my consol, but my marrowwind will always be the same one I bought all those years ago.

[Veilside]

Defiance, on 23 March 2010 - 12:27 AM, said:

If your computer can handle it, get Morrowind Graphic Extender as well. It makes the water look awesome and adds buildling reflections, which makes some things just amazing at some points. Also removes the fog that prevents you from seeing only a certain distance, which I absolutely love - there is so much you miss, even going off the beaten path as much as I do.

I play my Morrowind crazy modded up, the game looks just as good as Oblivion, better in my opinion since I like Morrowind's graphic style a lot more.

Way ahead of you on that one. The mod's amazing, being able to see the Dwemer ruins looming over Balmora's skyline really adds to the atmosphere, and makes a lot of quests a damned sight easier.

[Illuyankas]

Keep forgetting that mod. NOT FOR LONG

Also one comment I must make about the Tamriel Rebuilt mod:

Spoiler

So I'm the Archmagister of House Telvanni, I head off to the capital city of House Telvanni, Port Telvannis, which is Mushroom Tower Central, I go to speak to the Telvanni representatives where OH NO! It turns out I'm just the head of the Vvardenfell Telvannis, and unless I go through the entire Mainland Telvanni questline no-one gives me the time of day! Fuckers, I CAN KILL THREE FUCKING GODS. THREE. How many can you kill? None. THAT'S RIGHT.

So I one-shot the Archmagister of the Mainland Telvannis, just to rub it in, and continued on my way back to an earlier save.

[Veilside]

That's just a general problem with Morrowind, it would be nice if they fixed it in the mod though, surely it can't be that hard for them write a script that let's people realise that actually, you are a high ranking member in the organisation.
Been working on my site quite a bit today, I have to say, I now despise Wordpress Mu, it's like they've gone out of their way to make every single feature I want take hours of coding.

[Garak]

I'll have to get this mod. I spent a year playing Morrowind, doing everything I could find doing. I sorta missed the fact that there was no party or conversations but the game had such an amazing feeling to it that I didn't mind. It was the atmosphere that made that game the jewel that it is.

[Adjutant Stormy~]

Morrowind > *

[Veilside]

Adjutant Stormy, on 05 April 2010 - 07:16 PM, said:

Morrowind > *

Oblivion is miles ahead in terms of gameplay, just a shame it's lacking in every other regard.

Also, adding an individual taxonomy term for every single quest that exists within the Elder Scrolls series is really rather dull.

[Jusentantaka]

Started playing The Witcher again after flooding my room watching the new video for the sequel. How has no one mentioned it here? HOW. Glorious glorious game. For shame you all. For Shame.

[Gothos]

was a seperate thread for it methinks

[Jusentantaka]

err... ok, so I was too lazy to quote then, but I was going back to the original premise of what 'RPGs are tehz awesome' and shoulds be played.

i.e.

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What RPGs did you enjoy playing. What do you think are the must haves

[Adjutant Stormy~]

Veilside, on 06 April 2010 - 04:20 PM, said:

Adjutant Stormy, on 05 April 2010 - 07:16 PM, said:

Morrowind > *

Oblivion is miles ahead in terms of gameplay, just a shame it's lacking in every other regard.

Also, adding an individual taxonomy term for every single quest that exists within the Elder Scrolls series is really rather dull.

A dubious assertion. But certainly a matter of opinion.

BTW - I know the project lead for Morrowind at Bethesda. I also got to play it before it was released. A slight bump in my opinion of the game.

[Silencer]

He *may* have meant graphics. Which makes more sense.

>.>

[Gothos]

I'd love it if they combined Morrowind's skill, magic and faction systems with Oblivion's fighting system (or, even better, with Risen's ), sneaking and graphics. But they'll probably just make a new engine for Skyrim/Sommerset/Whatever'sTheNextPart. But... BRING BACK SHORT BLADES! THROW AWAY MONSTER SCALING! Bring back the travel system too!

[Silencer]

Yup, totally agree Gothos.

Removal of short blade was, all things considered, my single greatest initial annoyance with the game. The others revealed themselves over time. And the next largest ones were enemy scaling and fast travel. Go figure.

Also, see my obsession in plain sight for once! *points at avatar*