Herding Cats: Mesh Fixes and Community Derived Mesh Improvement Optimal Load Ordering

[Cl3v3rP0tat0]

OK, so there's quite a lot of mesh fixes and mesh improvement mods out there accrued over the many years - and then we have Project Atlas bestriding the Morrowind World offering us performance gains. (I use the Vanilla Atlas stuff myself)

 

So, what's this about?

 

I'd like to make a optimal load order list with respect to flexibility and optional/matters of taste but geared toward primarily for compatibility and performance.

 

I use MO2 to organize my mods when it isn't trying to destroy load configuration by randomly resetting esp load orders (heh!) But mostly, installing, overlapping, prioritizing meshes is a pretty fluid process - but one with a more subjective guessing then I would prefer.

 

For folks more informed on mod pedigrees and meshes - there is likely to be harder more concrete reasons to order this stuff. So, I present this list for discussion, criticism, modifications analysis to those such interested modder types.

 

I would like to emphasize

1.) Ideally (some) Project Atlas compatibility,

2.) Performance over eye candy, fixes over eye candy

3.) Optimal ordering - because we can't have it all. Life is suffering, Princess.

 

Also, hair, bodies, creatures, weapons, armor mesh stuff is outside the scope of this and arguably even somewhat more subjective.

 

Here is a mostly UNSORTED list:

 

Slartibartfast:

Mesh Fix <----- classic, here for general purpose

 

Tarius:

Better Meshes plus Optimization <------ age discrimination determined priority

 

Lord Berandas:

MOAR Mesh Replacers <---- good base to build from?

 

Petetehgoat:

RopeFenceFix <-----yesh

 

Darkfri:

MOAR various patch and fixes <---- "some" Project Atlas compatibility, nice - also patches (replaces?) bastard ropefix

 

Champion of Hircine:

Telvanni Mesh Improvement <------ specific, but many conflicts

Dwemer Mesh Improvement <----- don't know what Project Atlas makes of this one

 

Resdayn Revival Team:

RR - Better Meshes <------don't know, seems great, but I keep it lower priority than MOP

 

MOP Team:

Morrowind Optimization Patch <----- So important yet when do we overwrite?

 

Remiros:

Overlooked Meshes Replacer <----- based on MOP above.

 

ZWolol:

Corrected Meshes <----- don't know, I saw someone said after MOP

 

Stuporstar:

Properly Smoothed Meshes <-----this mesh modder actually gave some good instructions on load ordering, also mesh integration with Project Atlas

 

Here be Project Atlas <-------- ?

 

:geek:

 

The idea of monkeys typing on typewriters is a thought experiment from probability theory that states that a million monkeys hammering a million typewriters will eventually write the entire works of Shakespeare¹.

[Dragon32]

Coming back to Morrowind after a few years away I've been using this guide:

https://r-fuzzo.gitbook.io/morrowind++/fundamentals/fixes#mesh-fixes

 

Maybe it misses some stuff *shrug* I've not noticed.

[Cl3v3rP0tat0]

I'm running Morrowind Rebirth now, so I dispensed with most of teh mesh fixes as many are already included.

Morrowind.esm
Tribunal.esm
Bloodmoon.esm
Morrowind Patch Project v1.6.6 [For Rebirth].esm
OAAB_Data.esm
Tamriel_Data.esm
TD_Hotfix.ESP
Dialog_Saved.ESP
DBHQ.ESP
Clean__Blackthorn Barrow.ESP
Mountains_of_Mournhold_V4.0.esp
Immersive Mournhold.esp
Ancient Foes.esp
Dagon_Fel_Lighthouse.ESP
Lake Fjalding Anti-Suck.ESP
Dim Vertical Shipwreck.ESP
OAAB - Shipwrecks.ESP
RP_bandits.ESP
DreamersExpansion.ESP
Containers Animated.esp
Morrowind Rebirth [Main].ESP
Better Bodies.esp
Westly's Master Headpack X.esp
Original Faces 1.4.esp
Morrowind Rebirth - Birthsigns [Addon].ESP
ExpandedBirthsigns4Purists.esp
Morrowind Rebirth - Game Settings [Addon].ESP
RAMF_for_NPCs.esp
Morrowind Rebirth - Skills [Addon].ESP
Morrowind Rebirth - Tools [Addon].ESP
Hidden Sea Loot.ESP
Hidden Grotto Loot.ESP
Better Azura's Ring V1.1.ESP
Bloated Caves.esp
Folded in Port.ESP
TLAD Full - Still - Necro Colors.esp
PharisLightHotkey.omwscripts
smart-ammo.omwscripts
carefree_leveling.omwscripts
SolBodzStatShaders.omwscripts
AttendMe.omwscripts
delta-merged.omwaddon