BasicMW

1. Install & Utilities

The STEP Solution

One can spend hundreds of hours just searching for mods before actually getting down to the business of installing them. As mods increase in number and complexity and mod creators produce more and more mods that alter game play, interface and settings, the probability of game-crashing conflicts increases. The STEP project takes care of the heavy lifting associated with sifting through thousands of mods and selecting the ones that significantly enhance and improve the vanilla experience without detracting from it with as little cost as possible in terms of performance. Users are able to follow detailed, step-by-STEP manual-installation instructions and be confident that all components have been individually tested by the community and the results verified. STEP also facilitates customization by providing details of changes affected by each mod so that the user can choose to omit or change the order of STEP’s’. This cuts down on a vast amount of time and headache dealing with sampling, testing and troubleshooting.

1.B Install Utilities

Utility	Format	Notes
7-Zip	.EXE	Install 64-bit version, only use 32-bit if 64-bit doesn't work

1.C Install MGE XE or OpenMW

Patch name	Format	Notes
Morrowind Code Patch	.EXE	Includes 4GB patch
MGE XE latest beta	.EXE	Link is correct, see "files"
OpenMW	.EXE	This is an alternative to MGE and MCP

1.D Base textures and fixes

Patch name	Format	Notes
Morrowind Optimization Patch	folder	Increased performance
Patch for Purists	folder & plugin	All in one patch
Mesh Improvements 1.7.1	folder	Optionals as well
Morrowind Watercolored v2	folder	The texture replacer

1.E Architecture

Name	Format	Notes
Shacks Docks and Ships - Arkitektora of Vvardenfell	folder
Daedric Ruins - Arkitektora of Vvardenfell	folder
Imperial Houses and Forts Retexture - Ordo Arkitektora	folder
Full Dwemer Retexture	folder
Redoran - Arkitektora of Vvardenfell	folder
Alternate Redoran Hut Textures	folder
Sewers - Arkitektora of Vvardenfell	folder
Hlaalu - Arkitektora of Vvardenfell	folder
Velothi Retexture	folder
Telvanni Retexture	folder	Including the smoothed podplants
Velothi Hilltent & Gnisis Fort Roof Mod n Fixes	folder

1.F Objects

Mod Name	Mod Format	Notes
Detailed Tapestries	Folder	Sharper tapestries
Detailed Rugs v2	Folder	Sharper rugs
AST Beds Remastered	Folder	Replacer for beds
Wood Furniture	Folder	Only textures with "cherry" in the name needed
Arukinns Better Books and Scrolls	Folder	Replacer for books and scrolls
Guar Skin Banners	Folder	Hires banners
Dunmeri Urns - Aestetika of Vvardenfell	Folder
Long Live The Limeware	Folder	Limeware replacer
Long Live The Glassware	Folder	Glassware replacer
Long Live The Plates	Folder	Replacer for plates
Better Skulls	Folder	Replacer for skulls
R-Zero's Random Retextures - Dwemer Coin & Quill	Folder	Quill & dwemer coins retextured
EKM Vanilla-Based Paper Lanterns	Folder	Paper lanterns retextured
Ket's Potions and Beverages Retexture	Folder	Potions and beverages retextured
Ket's Swirlwood Furniture retexture	Folder	Retexture for the fine dunmer furniture
Signposts Retextured	Folder & .ESP	Readable signpost textures

1.G Creatures

Mod Name	Mod Format	Notes
Cliffracer Replacer	Folder	Retexture of cliffracers
Nix-Hound Replacer	Folder	Retexture of nixhound
Guars replacer - Aendemika of Vvardenfell	Folder	Retexture of guars
Kagouti replacer - Aendemika of Vvardenfell	Folder	Retexture of kagouti
Alit replacer - Aendemika of Vvardenfell	Folder	Retexture of alit
Better Scamps	Folder	Scamps redone
Silt Strider Replacer	Folder	New meshes and textures