Morrowind May Modathon Month 2019 - Celebrating 17 Years of Morrowind!

darkelfguy · April 28, 2019

Morrowind May Modathon Month 2019 - A Modding Competition for the Community!

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"The Road goes ever on and on down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, and I must follow, if I can, pursuing it with eager feet, until it joins some larger way where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say." - J.R.R. Tolkien

In the early days of May 2002, a little game came out called The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. It would go on to save Bethesda Softworks from bankruptcy, sell millions of copies, and become the most popular game for modding at the turn of the century. That in and of itself is pretty remarkable, but Morrowind is more than remarkable, for, even after 17 years, this game, and the modding community it created, is still going strong, with some 24,000 mods released, over 730 of them released just last year alone!

Now today, in order to celebrate the 17th Anniversary of this truly remarkable and one-of-a-kind game that we all know and love, we're once again hosting a May Modathon Month, the 5th Annual Modding Competition for the community, which has become the largest annual modding competition in the entire TES modding scene! Throughout the entire month of May, participating modders on the Nexus , The Assimilation Lab and GHF who submit Morrowind mods could get a chance to win indie or AAA games each week. Likewise, all participating mods will be entered to win the Mod of the Month Award, with a ton of games as a prize!

Not only that, but all winners will get trailers, special showcases, and numerous video features on Morrowind Modding Showcases. And the winner of the Mod of the Month award will naturally get featured in our Mod of the Month series, celebrating the best mods released for Morrowind each month. Not only that, but this year we're also handing out achievements, little badges that you can unlock and plug into your mod download pages!

Last year's Modathon became the biggest modding competition ever held for an Elder Scrolls game, with 89 mods submitted by 45 different modders, and with your help, we can make this year an even bigger success! The best games never die, so let's make Morrowind better than ever before with tons of new mods!

Achievements:

Promotional Achievement Flyer

Once again this year, we're including achievements that you can earn and unlock by releasing mods! These are little badges that you can plug into your mod download pages, and we have over 50 achievements that you can unlock! Release a quest mod? Achievement Unlocked! Get over 100 downloads? Achievement Unlocked! See the full list of achievements down below. Some of these achievements are rare or unique, others are common, and still more are hidden and can only be unlocked by accident or chance. Try and collect as many as you can and become a Modding Master of Madness!

Full Achievement List:

Unique Achievements:

Champion of Madness - Sheogorath Mastery - Have a Mod named Modathon Mod of the Month
The People's Choice - Vivec Mastery - Most Endorsed Mod
Numbers Matter - Jim Stacey Mastery - Most Downloaded Mod
Army of One - Divayth Mastery - Most Prolific Modder
One in a Million - Yagrum Mastery - Most Unique Mod (Judge Vote)
Panel Pleaser - Crassius Curio Mastery - Highest Overall Judge Preference Score
This Functional Family - Athyn Sarethi Mastery - Highest Overall Functionality Score
Of Course I'm An Expert - Neloth Mastery - Highest Overall Creativity Score
The Prophecy Foretold - Azura Mastery - Win the Mod of the Month and achieve the most endorsements out of any mod
Emperor, King, and Justice, Citizen - The Imperial Legion Mastery - Achieve the highest cumulative number of endorsements for all mods released for the Modathon
A Warrior's Legacy - Umbra Mastery - Unlock all Silver and Copper Achievements

Rare Achievements:

A Show Of Power - Almalexia Mastery - Achieve at least 25 endorsements and 1000 downloads with a Modathon Mod
You Are A Credit To Your House - Aryon Mastery - Achieve at least 25 endorsements on a Modathon Mod
Cliff Racer Fly So High - Cliff Racer Mastery - Release at least 5 mods for the Modathon
The Nine Divines - Akatosh Mastery - Release at least 9 mods for the Modathon
Lesh Make A Deal - Mudcrab Merchant Mastery - Achieve over 1000 downloads on a Modathon Mod
Destined for Great Things - Barenziah Mastery - Achieve 1000 combined downloads for all mods released for the Modathon
Cult of Personality - Sanguine Mastery - Achieve 50 combined endorsements for all mods released for the Modathon

Uncommon Achievements:

Let Me Tell You A Story - Larrius Varro Mastery - Achieve at least 10 endorsements on a Modathon Mod
Triple Threat - Naked Nords Mastery - Release at least 3 mods for the Modathon
I'm Creeping! - Creeper Mastery - Achieve over 100 downloads on a Modathon Mod
Jack-Of-All-Trades - Caius Cosades Mastery - Release a mod for Modathon that covers at least four categories (e.g. landmass, quests, player homes, etc...)

Common Achievements:

Double Trouble - Release at least 2 mods for the Modathon
No N'Wah Allowed - Release a mod using only vanilla assets
Adventures Await - Release a Quest Mod for the Modathon
New Horizons - Release a Landmass Mod for the Modathon
Im-Leet and Rolf the Uber - Release a Companion Mod for the Modathon
I Like the Way You Look - Release a Graphics Mod for the Modathon
Morrowind is Home - Release a House Mod for the Modathon
Cluttermonkey - Release an Items Mod for the Modathon
Let Me Tweak That - Release a Gameplay Mod for the Modathon
The Only Game In Town - Release a Town Mod for the Modathon
Better Take A Torch - Release a Dungeon Mod for the Modathon
These Boots Are Ruined! - Release a Creature Mod for the Modathon
Let Me Immerse You - Release an Immersion Mod for the Modathon
Papers, Please - Release a CharGen Mod for the Modathon
The Choice Is Yours - Release a quest mod with more than one outcome option
Apprentice Of The Clockwork God - Release a mod which uses MWSE for the Modathon
You and I Are About to Become Very Close - Cooperate with at least one other modder to release a Modathon Mod
Many Fall, But One Remains - Release a mod which touches on the original Main Quest for the Modathon
Novice of Madness - As a New Modder, release your first mod for the Modathon
Veteran of Madness - Release a mod in two or more Modathons
CHIMming It - Release a mod in three Modathons in a row
City of Light, City of Magic - Release a mod in Mournhold for the Modathon
Seen Any Elves? - Release a mod on Solstheim for the Modathon
Rebuilding Tamriel - Release a mod which takes place in Mainland Morrowind or another Province for the Modathon
It's Always Better Together - Release a TES3MP Mod for the Modathon
Open Possibilities - Release an OpenMW Mod for the Modathon
The Lusty Argonian Maid - Release a Resource for the Community
Wealth Beyond Measure - Release a Mod which allows the purchase of something which costs at least 10,000 septims
I Don't Recall Using Teleportation. Yet There I Was. Alone. Naked. - Release a mod that teleports the player to somewhere unexpected.
I'm Sure You'll Fit Right In - Release a House Mod in Balmora
Why Walk When You Can Ride? - Release a mod that takes place in or touches upon four different towns or cities.

Hidden Achievements:

Chance's Folly - Get second place in the Mod of the Month. So close, yet so far.
A Lucky Break - Win the random drawing portion of the Modathon at least one time.
Aedra And Daedra - Release a mod which allows you to communicate with an Aedra and/or Daedra
The Affairs Of Wizards - Release a mod involving the love interest of a magic-focused character
Legions Of The Dead - ???
The Buying Game - ???
Ice And Chitin - ???
Odd Rumor - ???
Smuggler's Island - ???
Varieties of Faith - ???
Ahh Yes, We've Been Expecting You - Release a Mod on May 1st
Vagaries of Magicka - ??? To Be Revealed on May 2nd
Honor Among Thieves - ??? To Be Revealed on May 2nd
The Warrior's Charge - ??? To Be Revealed on May 2nd
Secrets of Dwemer Animunculi - ??? To Be Revealed on May 2nd
Progress of Truth - ??? To Be Revealed on May 2nd
The Old Ways - ??? To Be Revealed on May 2nd
The Importance of Where - ??? To Be Revealed on May 2nd
Grasping Fortune - ??? To Be Revealed on May 3rd
Arcana Restored - ??? To Be Revealed on May 3rd
Poison Song - ??? To Be Revealed on May 3rd
A Game at Dinner - ??? To Be Revealed on May 3rd
A Dance in Fire - ??? To Be Revealed on May 3rd
The Hope of the Redoran - ??? To Be Revealed on May 3rd
The Locked Room - ??? To Be Revealed on May 3rd
Breathing Water - ??? To Be Revealed on May 3rd
How Can You Kill A God? - ??? To Be Revealed on May 3rd
We're Watching You, Scum! - ??? To Be Revealed on May 3rd
Let There Be Cheese! - ??? To Be Revealed on May 3rd

Participation and How it Works:

You can participate by leaving a short note in the mod description page of your mod at Morrowind Nexus, The Assimilation Lab and GHF that includes "Part of the May Modathon Month" somewhere near the top of the description or use the "Modathon 2019" tag to mark your mod as a competition entry.

Every week two to three different modders will be selected at random to win a single AAA or Indie game, and the way this works is that we'll compose a list of all participating mods released that week, plug them into a random number generator, and the top three results we get back will be the winners for that week.

If you win in one of these weekly drawings, I'll send you a message on the Nexus, GHF, TAL, or some other forum board notifying you that you've won and providing a list of games you can choose from as your prize. We have about 150 games to give away, so hopefully you'll find something you want on there!

The second way you can win is through the grand prize, the mod of the month award with 5~8 games as prizes. This award is determined by a panel of three secret judges who'll be going through and rating each mod in the entire event on a simple numerical scale.

The scale they'll be using can be found below:

4 Points for Mod Creativity or Innovation (What does the mod do? Is it well designed? Unique? Add something new?)
4 Points for Judge Preference (How well the judges liked the mod)
2 Points for Mod Functionality (Cleaning, Works, Are there bugs?)

The total points possible for any mod is 30, or a 10 out of 10 from each judge. In the event of a tie, we should have enough games to go around for all. Indeed, we have over 150 games in stock to give away, so if you collaborate on a mod with someone else, regardless of which of the two ways you can win, everyone involved will still get something for their efforts.

Rules:

Overall this competition and giveaway is pretty easy to understand, and there aren't a whole lot of rules involved, but there are a few things we should clear up just in case.

First, all types of mods are perfectly acceptable. From texture replacers to gameplay tweaks to content mods like house mods, quest mods, or dungeon mods. All of those are fine and will be accepted for the competition! The only kind of mod that will NOT be accepted is cheat mods, i.e. placing a barrel full of loot in the middle of Seyda Neen or placing a daedric longsword in the Census and Excise Office. Cheat mods like that will not be considered for the competition.

Also, we accept both tes3mp and OpenMW mods, as well as MWSE Lua mods! Regardless of which platform your mod is designed to work with, all will be accepted!

Second, all submitted mods must be, at least for the most part, safe for work. Questionable content is acceptable so long as it isn't the entire mod, remember we have to showcase these and we can't showcase adult-themed mods on the channel!

Also, it should be pointed out that for larger mod projects, you can submit a demo or playable beta of your mod as part of the competition and it'll be perfectly acceptable. I do need to stress that it must absolutely be playable though. Any mod that crashes to desktop upon loading the game will not be considered.

Remember, this only applies to mods released in May, so let's all get to modding and make this the 17th Anniversary that Morrowind deserves!

If you don't know how to mod, check out our Let's Mod Morrowind series for a visual guide to modding - including interiors, basic scripting, and quest design.

If you have any questions about this event, please leave a comment or send me a message!

Want to check out our past Modathons? You can find playlists of the 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018 Modathon competitions down below!

Edited June 2, 2019 by darkelfguy

darkelfguy · June 2, 2019

The fifth annual Morrowind May Modathon Month Modding Competition, celebrating Morrowind's 17th anniversary, is officially over! And boy, what an exciting and wild ride this competition has been! Not only has this been the biggest modding competition in Elder Scrolls, or indeed, gaming modding history, but this has also been the single biggest month in Morrowind modding since 2004! With over 241 new mod releases by some 81 different modders, this was a truly massive and one of a kind event, the likes of which we may never see again.

Over the last five weeks, a couple hundred new gameplay features, landmasses, quest mods, dungeon mods, immersive additions, graphical replacers, house mods, and everything else you can imagine was released by new and veteran modders alike, with countless new rising stars in the community seeking to make their impact in the competition, and dozens of modding veterans looking to hold their place as modding masters in a very crowded field. With so many new mods, providing so much new content and new ways to play the game, this competition will doubtless go down in history as one of the great turning points of the community for a new golden age of Morrowind Modding! Far from being dead, our community is as strong now as ever, and the future looks very bright indeed!

To just put this month in comparison, the community only released 350 mods in all of 2014, and only 732 mods in all of 2018. And somehow, the modding community managed to release nearly 33% of all the mods from 2018 in a single month! This means we're well on our way to breaking more new records for 2019!

But as exciting as this post-analysis is, we do have a full breakdown of all submitted mods down below, organized by mod category! We also have a new list of random-drawing winners for the final week of the competition, and of course our judges will be announcing the final top 3 winners of this year's Modathon sometime in July, after they somehow find the time to play through and rate them all.

Anyway, here's the complete list of all mods submitted for the competition:

Companion Mods:

Creature Mods:

Dungeon and Location Mods:

Gameplay Mods:

Graphics Mods:

House Mods:

Immersion Mods:

Items Mods:

Joke Mods:

Landmass & Landscape Mods:

Modder Resources and Utilities:

Multiplayer Mods:

Arena of the Immortals DEMO for TES3MP By Melchior Dahrk

Music Mods:

Cliffy's Additional Morrowind Music By Cliffy

Quest Mods:

Town Mods:

A special thanks goes out to all of the modders that participated, this has been an amazing and record-breaking competition, and of course thanks also goes to our amazing community, without which none of this would be possible!

As always, the best games never die, and we've proven once again just how true that statement is! Thanks for making Morrowind great, and I'll see you all next year for the 2020 Morrowind Modathon!

SoulMasterII · June 4, 2019

I only just realised cheat mods didn't count! ah well, next year!

Edited June 4, 2019 by SoulMasterII

cactuscat1 · June 19, 2019

Good luck, I'm rooting for you Soulmaster!! get that Army of One achievement!

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