LE Anyone working on a Morrowind mod?

[Enad1]

Less of a request and more of a inquiry, is anyone here planning on making a mod similar to Morroblivion? Or less, or more?

 

I figured with the whole height map basically there it wouldn't be too hard for a modder to get to work on recreating Morrowind or Vvardenfell...

 

Is anyone up to it?

[Matth85]

A few problems.

1) Legal issues.

2) It's a huge work.

3) Vvardenfell is destroyed lore-wise

4) The landmass isn't accurate.

[Enad1]

Well I don't think there would be legal problems in recreating morrowind, they aren't selling it. It's a mod they can do whatever they want, it was done for Oblivion so no reason why it wouldn't be allowed in Skyrim.

 

Yes I know it's a lot of working I wasn't expecting anything this month, maybe this time next year or later.

 

Well honestly I wouldn't care whether they created a lore friendly Vvardenfell or a Vvardenfell as it was in Morrowind...or even if they made the rest of Morrowind.

 

And it's accurate enough, it's better than a modder having to actually hand craft the whole land mass.

[Matth85]

Well I don't think there would be legal problems in recreating morrowind, they aren't selling it

There are, and they are still selling it. They might also plan a remake later.

 

. It's a mod they can do whatever they want

We mod under the EULA we agreed on. So no.

 

it was done for Oblivion so no reason why it wouldn't be allowed in Skyrim

Morroblivion was/is banned from every mod site, by Bethesda.

 

Yes I know it's a lot of working I wasn't expecting anything this month, maybe this time next year or later.

It took Bethesda 5 years. How should 10 people do it in 1? 3 years or more minimum, and then it's shabby.

 

Well honestly I wouldn't care whether they created a lore friendly Vvardenfell or a Vvardenfell as it was in Morrowind...or even if they made the rest of Morrowind.

You might not, but a lot of people do. There is also the legal issues in recreation.

 

And it's accurate enough, it's better than a modder having to actually hand craft the whole land mass.

Handcraft? You mean using the landmass editor for a few houres? No, landmass isn't more than a single % of the work required.

[Bismarck]

A few problems.

1) Legal issues.

2) It's a huge work.

3) Vvardenfell is destroyed lore-wise

4) The landmass isn't accurate

1) Instead of using the dumbed-down roleplaying system of Skyrim, watch the development of OpenMW which is going to port Morrowind to a modern and free engine.

2) Again: OpenMW

3) And Cyrodiil is covered with lush jungles. Well, I've never seen any jungles, but lots of cheap LotR rip-offs. Looks like they spit on their own lore.

4) OpenMW again.

 

Well honestly I wouldn't care whether they created a lore friendly Vvardenfell or a Vvardenfell as it was in Morrowind...or even if they made the rest of Morrowind.

If you want the rest of Morrowind, give Tamriel Rebuilt a try

[Matth85]

1) Instead of using the dumbed-down roleplaying system of Skyrim, watch the development of OpenMW which is going to port Morrowind to a modern and free engine.

2) Again: OpenMW

3) And Cyrodiil is covered with lush jungles. Well, I've never seen any jungles, but lots of cheap LotR rip-offs. Looks like they spit on their own lore.

4) OpenMW again.

 

Any port is against the EULA. Unless it is sold for profit, I doubt a sue would come: But Bethesda would ban it on every modding site that is known. So OpenMW is not a solution to the problems. - it is illegal either way.

 

Looks like they spit on their own lore.

They make the lore, they can't break it.

[Bismarck]

Any port is against the EULA.

That's what OpenMW has to say:

 

Do I need Morrowind?

 

Yes…

 

You must legally own and install Morrowind before you can use OpenMW as it is intended – to play Morrowind. OpenMW is a reimplementation of the technical aspects of the game only. It does not come with any “content” – namely the art, game data, and other copyrighted material that you need to play the game as designed by Bethesda Softworks. You have to provide this content yourself by installing Morrowind and then configuring OpenMW to use the existing installation.

 

If you don’t own currently Morrowind, seriously consider buying it. It’s worth every penny even if it’s no longer a “new” game. At the time of the last update of this FAQ, Morrowind was available from Steam for a mere $5.

 

I don't know if that is illegal or not and frankly, I don't care. I want to have a modern Morrowind with advanced modding capabilities, because Oblivion sucks big time, Skyrim too has a dumbed down RPG system and I don't know of any other good open world RPGs. If Bethesda is unable to make a proper RPG game, then it's up to the modders to create alternatives.

 

 

They make the lore, they can't break it.

They can and they have already have done so in the case of Cyrodiil in TES IV. They dropped the lore in favor of a more mainstream world. TES IV looks like a LotR rip-off. Hopefully, at least Tamriel Rebuilt will stay true to the lore when they create the province of Cyrodiil.

[Matth85]

I don't know if that is illegal or not and frankly, I don't care

It's against the EULA and illegal, even if you own every TES game.

 

want to have a modern Morrowind with advanced modding capabilities, because Oblivion sucks big time, Skyrim too has a dumbed down RPG system and I don't know of any other good open world RPGs.

Nice opinion. I found Morrowind to suck compared to Daggerfall in terms of RPG, fun and min/maxing. Obivion also beat Morrowind because of, well, it was just fun. Skyrim in itself is a great game, though lacking some core elements. Most which can, and will, be fixed.

Bethesda is unable to make a proper RPG game, then it's up to the modders to create alternatives.

Yeah, because they are totally forcing you to buy RPGs? You know, Morrowind is stil here. You could, you know, play it?

 

Again, it is against the EULA and illegal.