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==Basic Info==
* '''[[Tes3Mod:Acronyms|Acronyms]]''' - Common mod and mod tool acronyms.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:Cleaning Mods|Cleaning Mods]]''' - Explanation of the different levels of 'clean'.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:File Format|TES3 File Format]]''' - Technical details of the TES3 file format used for mods and savegames.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:Mod Conflicts|Resolving Mod Conflicts]]''' - Types of mod conflicts and how to avoid, repair and reconcile them.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:Runtime|Runtime]]''' - What happens when Morrowind starts up, saves and loads files.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:Tool Features|Tool Features]]''' - Commonly used tool features.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:World Map|World Map]]''' - The world (zoomed out) map. Problems with it and some solutions to them.
==Modder Info==
* '''[[Tes3Mod:Form Change|Form Change]]''' - Change PC into an animal or another person.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:Formatted MessageBoxes|Formatted MessageBoxes]]''' - Arrange the text put into a MessageBox.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:GMST Contamination|GMST Contamination]]''' - What it is and how to avoid and/or repair it.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:Id Standards|Id Standards]]''' - Standards for picking ids for globals, objects, factions, journal topics, etc.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:Licensing|Licensing]]''' - How to license your mod.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:References|References]]''' - How references are defined and what can go wrong with them.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:Math Functions|Math Functions]]''' - Modulo, trig functions, etc.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:ToggleMenus and HUD workarounds|ToggleMenus and HUD workarounds]]''' - Dealing with HUD problems after using ToggleMenus.
==Tools==
===Official Toolset===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=150|
!Focus
!Description
|-
| '''[[Tes3Mod:Construction Set|TES Construction Set]]'''
| Modders
| This is still the primary utility for creating TES mods. However, other tools supersede and/or augment it for some functions.
|}
===Quickstart Tools===
Looking for a quick-fix tool that won't require hours of reading to ensure you don't break everything and have to do a re-install?
* This table contains a list of tools meant to help the player without having to acquire a modder's understanding to use them.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=150 |Tools for Players
!Focus
!Description
|-
| '''[[Tes3Mod:Exe Patches|Exe Patches]]'''
| Players
| These patches improve the in-game experience by fixing different aspects of the Morrowind.exe file.
|-
| '''[[Tes3Mod:Co-executable|Co-Executables]]'''
| Players
| Utilities that enhance gameplay by interacting with Morrowind.exe as it runs. FPS Optimizer, MWE, MGE, MGE XE, MWSE.
|-
| '''[http://www.sitesled.com/members/aridalebelmont/Morrowind%20INI%20Switcher%20v09b.zip INI Switcher]'''
| Players
| Manage profiles on the same computer by switching between different versions of the Morrowind.ini file.
|-
| '''[http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=utilities.detail&id=21 Savegame Editor]'''
| Players
| Edit various properties of the savegame file (.ess).
|-
| '''Load Order Management'''
| Players
|
* [http://code.google.com/p/mlox/wiki/Mlox Mlox] Utilizes a community-maintained database of mod conflicts to recommend optimum load order. Can then rearrange all mods accordingly at the click of a button. Note: this will redate '''all''' mods active in the load order.
* [http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=utilities.detail&id=43 Reorder Mods] Allows the user to easily rearrange mods in the load order via a GUI. An alternative version not requiring .Net 2.0 is available [http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?id=53&view=Utilities.Detail here]
|-
| '''[[Tes3Mod:Wrye Mash|Wrye Mash FAQ]]'''
| Players
| Wrye Mash has an extensive suite of features associated with mod and savegame management, editing and repair.
|-
| '''[[Tes3Mod:Ordenador|Ordenador]]'''
| Players
| Its main feature is the ability to scan a directory for bookart, icons, and textures to recompress utilizing NVCompress (links available at download site).
|}
===Modding===
To combine mods in order to make Morrowind as graphically appealing as Oblivion requires a lot of time, effort and research. This is a list of tools used by modders and advanced players.
* Most TES3 modders and players use multiple tools with overlapping functions. There is no one 'Quick-Fix' tool.
* For help interpreting the plug-in data look at [[Tes3Mod:File_Format|File Format]].
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=150 | Tools for Modders
!Focus
!Description
|-
| '''[[Tes3Mod:BSA Managers|BSA Managers]]'''
| Modders, Advanced Players
| Browse, pack and unpack [[Tes3Mod:BSA File Format|Morrowind archive files]] (.bsa).
|-
| '''Mod Cleaning and Reconciliation'''
| Modders, Advanced Players
|
* [http://code.google.com/p/escog ESCog] Viewer/remover of GMSTs.
* {{Tesnexus|3870|ESP Cleaner}} Removes duplicate references.
* [http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Utilities.Detail&id=13 GMST Cleaner] Remove 'evil' GMSTs.
* [[Tes3Mod:TES Plugin Conflict Detector|TESPCD]] Detects and helps repair conflicts between mods and delete unclean entries.
** Quickly search mods for strings, conflicts, warnings and global changes.
* [[Tes3Mod:TESTool|TESTool]] A mod management, repair and cleaning utility.
* [[Tes3Mod:Tes3cmd|Tes3cmd]] A powerful command-line mod-cleaning and editing utility.
* [http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Utilities.Detail&id=78 SmartMerger] Primarily designed to merge whole mods, it also offers an objects merging function.
|-
| '''Mod Editing'''
Utilities that edit mods in various ways.
| Modders, Advanced Players
|
* [[Tes3Mod:Enchanted Editor|Enchanted Editor]] Mod and savegame editing and repair. General purpose low level editor.
* [[Tes3Mod:MWEdit|MWEdit]] Mod editor alternative to the Official CS.
* [http://code.google.com/p/mlox/wiki/Tes3lint Tes3lint] A powerful command-line tool for investigating the information within a plugin. Requires perl.
* [http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=other.detail&id=53 TESAME] Browse and delete plugin records, import/export [[Tes3Mod:Esd|data (.esd)]]. [http://www.tamriel-rebuilt.org/?p=modding_data/tutorials§ion=38054 Tutorial].
* [http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Mods.Detail&id=663 TES Faith] Move and copy exterior cells, resolving landscape conflicts. A graphical version is available [http://timeslip.users.sourceforge.net/morrow.html/ here]
|-
| '''Mod Integration'''
Utilities that integrate esps with their dependent files, or modify that integration in some global way.
| Modders, Advanced Players
|
* {{Tesnexus|1717|Overunity}} Scan selected plugins for missing resources.
* {{Tesnexus|1540|TESFiles}} Allows user to scan for missing resources and remove all resources associated with a plugin.
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040428231923/http://www34.brinkster.com/ghostwheel/ TESRename] Rename/move textures and update mesh paths.
* [http://straygenius.com/index.php?title=TESRespec TESRespec] Rename/move textures and update mesh paths.
|}
===Resources===
Tools used by modders for the creation and editing of resources for the game--everything except for the plugin file itself.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=150 | Modelling
!Focus
!Description
|-
| '''[[Tes3Mod:NIBLE|NIBLE FAQ]]'''
| Modellers
| Allows adding and editing of certain blocks to NIF-Files.
|-
| '''[http://niftools.sourceforge.net/wiki/NifSkope NifSkope]'''
| Modellers
| Lets you view and edit .nif files (3D meshes), assign new textures, etc.
|-
| '''[http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Utilities.Detail&id=14 NifTexture]'''
| Modellers, Modders
| Reassign mesh paths for Morrowind .nif files.
|-
| '''[http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Utilities.Detail&id=73 NIF Texture Stripper]'''
| Modellers, Modders
| Command line tool to shorten mesh paths.
|-
! Other
!Focus
!Description
|-
| '''[[Tes3Mod:ESParser|ESParser]]'''
| Modders
| Automate some common dialogue-related tasks, such as spellchecking and NPC lists making.
|-
| [http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Utilities.Detail&id=11 BookGen]
| Modders
| Simplifies the task of introducing new text into in-game documents.
|}
===Outdated===
* This is a list of tools whose utility is surpassed by others.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=150|Solution
!Focus
!Obsolete
|-
| Use '''[[Tes3Mod:Wrye Mash|Wrye Mash]]''' instead.
| Players
|
* [[Tes3Mod:TES Dependency Toolkit|TES Dependency Toolkit]] Master list editing for mods.
* [http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=utilities.detail&id=25 TES Mod Utility] Installer package management.
* [[Tes3Mod:Leveled List Resequencer|Leveled List Resequencer]] Fixes [[Tes3Mod:Leveled Lists|leveled lists]] generated by TESTool.
* [http://mw.yacoby.net/Mods/MMFR.htm Morrowind Mod-File Remover] Deletes all mod-files in the game directory.
|}
==Basic Info==
* '''[[Tes3Mod:Acronyms|Acronyms]]''' - Common mod and mod tool acronyms.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:Cleaning Mods|Cleaning Mods]]''' - Explanation of the different levels of 'clean'.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:File Format|TES3 File Format]]''' - Technical details of the TES3 file format used for mods and savegames.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:Mod Conflicts|Resolving Mod Conflicts]]''' - Types of mod conflicts and how to avoid, repair and reconcile them.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:Runtime|Runtime]]''' - What happens when Morrowind starts up, saves and loads files.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:Tool Features|Tool Features]]''' - Commonly used tool features.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:World Map|World Map]]''' - The world (zoomed out) map. Problems with it and some solutions to them.
==Modder Info==
* '''[[Tes3Mod:Form Change|Form Change]]''' - Change PC into an animal or another person.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:Formatted MessageBoxes|Formatted MessageBoxes]]''' - Arrange the text put into a MessageBox.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:GMST Contamination|GMST Contamination]]''' - What it is and how to avoid and/or repair it.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:Id Standards|Id Standards]]''' - Standards for picking ids for globals, objects, factions, journal topics, etc.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:Licensing|Licensing]]''' - How to license your mod.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:References|References]]''' - How references are defined and what can go wrong with them.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:Math Functions|Math Functions]]''' - Modulo, trig functions, etc.
* '''[[Tes3Mod:ToggleMenus and HUD workarounds|ToggleMenus and HUD workarounds]]''' - Dealing with HUD problems after using ToggleMenus.
==Tools==
===Official Toolset===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=150|
!Focus
!Description
|-
| '''[[Tes3Mod:Construction Set|TES Construction Set]]'''
| Modders
| This is still the primary utility for creating TES mods. However, other tools supersede and/or augment it for some functions.
|}
===Quickstart Tools===
Looking for a quick-fix tool that won't require hours of reading to ensure you don't break everything and have to do a re-install?
* This table contains a list of tools meant to help the player without having to acquire a modder's understanding to use them.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=150 |Tools for Players
!Focus
!Description
|-
| '''[[Tes3Mod:Exe Patches|Exe Patches]]'''
| Players
| These patches improve the in-game experience by fixing different aspects of the Morrowind.exe file.
|-
| '''[[Tes3Mod:Co-executable|Co-Executables]]'''
| Players
| Utilities that enhance gameplay by interacting with Morrowind.exe as it runs. FPS Optimizer, MWE, MGE, MGE XE, MWSE.
|-
| '''[http://www.sitesled.com/members/aridalebelmont/Morrowind%20INI%20Switcher%20v09b.zip INI Switcher]'''
| Players
| Manage profiles on the same computer by switching between different versions of the Morrowind.ini file.
|-
| '''[http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=utilities.detail&id=21 Savegame Editor]'''
| Players
| Edit various properties of the savegame file (.ess).
|-
| '''Load Order Management'''
| Players
|
* [http://code.google.com/p/mlox/wiki/Mlox Mlox] Utilizes a community-maintained database of mod conflicts to recommend optimum load order. Can then rearrange all mods accordingly at the click of a button. Note: this will redate '''all''' mods active in the load order.
* [http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=utilities.detail&id=43 Reorder Mods] Allows the user to easily rearrange mods in the load order via a GUI. An alternative version not requiring .Net 2.0 is available [http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?id=53&view=Utilities.Detail here]
|-
| '''[[Tes3Mod:Wrye Mash|Wrye Mash FAQ]]'''
| Players
| Wrye Mash has an extensive suite of features associated with mod and savegame management, editing and repair.
|-
| '''[[Tes3Mod:Ordenador|Ordenador]]'''
| Players
| Its main feature is the ability to scan a directory for bookart, icons, and textures to recompress utilizing NVCompress (links available at download site).
|}
===Modding===
To combine mods in order to make Morrowind as graphically appealing as Oblivion requires a lot of time, effort and research. This is a list of tools used by modders and advanced players.
* Most TES3 modders and players use multiple tools with overlapping functions. There is no one 'Quick-Fix' tool.
* For help interpreting the plug-in data look at [[Tes3Mod:File_Format|File Format]].
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=150 | Tools for Modders
!Focus
!Description
|-
| '''[[Tes3Mod:BSA Managers|BSA Managers]]'''
| Modders, Advanced Players
| Browse, pack and unpack [[Tes3Mod:BSA File Format|Morrowind archive files]] (.bsa).
|-
| '''Mod Cleaning and Reconciliation'''
| Modders, Advanced Players
|
* [http://code.google.com/p/escog ESCog] Viewer/remover of GMSTs.
* {{Tesnexus|3870|ESP Cleaner}} Removes duplicate references.
* [http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Utilities.Detail&id=13 GMST Cleaner] Remove 'evil' GMSTs.
* [[Tes3Mod:TES Plugin Conflict Detector|TESPCD]] Detects and helps repair conflicts between mods and delete unclean entries.
** Quickly search mods for strings, conflicts, warnings and global changes.
* [[Tes3Mod:TESTool|TESTool]] A mod management, repair and cleaning utility.
* [[Tes3Mod:Tes3cmd|Tes3cmd]] A powerful command-line mod-cleaning and editing utility.
* [http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Utilities.Detail&id=78 SmartMerger] Primarily designed to merge whole mods, it also offers an objects merging function.
|-
| '''Mod Editing'''
Utilities that edit mods in various ways.
| Modders, Advanced Players
|
* [[Tes3Mod:Enchanted Editor|Enchanted Editor]] Mod and savegame editing and repair. General purpose low level editor.
* [[Tes3Mod:MWEdit|MWEdit]] Mod editor alternative to the Official CS.
* [http://code.google.com/p/mlox/wiki/Tes3lint Tes3lint] A powerful command-line tool for investigating the information within a plugin. Requires perl.
* [http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=other.detail&id=53 TESAME] Browse and delete plugin records, import/export [[Tes3Mod:Esd|data (.esd)]]. [http://www.tamriel-rebuilt.org/?p=modding_data/tutorials§ion=38054 Tutorial].
* [http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Mods.Detail&id=663 TES Faith] Move and copy exterior cells, resolving landscape conflicts. A graphical version is available [http://timeslip.users.sourceforge.net/morrow.html/ here]
|-
| '''Mod Integration'''
Utilities that integrate esps with their dependent files, or modify that integration in some global way.
| Modders, Advanced Players
|
* {{Tesnexus|1717|Overunity}} Scan selected plugins for missing resources.
* {{Tesnexus|1540|TESFiles}} Allows user to scan for missing resources and remove all resources associated with a plugin.
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040428231923/http://www34.brinkster.com/ghostwheel/ TESRename] Rename/move textures and update mesh paths.
* [http://straygenius.com/index.php?title=TESRespec TESRespec] Rename/move textures and update mesh paths.
|}
===Resources===
Tools used by modders for the creation and editing of resources for the game--everything except for the plugin file itself.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=150 | Modelling
!Focus
!Description
|-
| '''[[Tes3Mod:NIBLE|NIBLE FAQ]]'''
| Modellers
| Allows adding and editing of certain blocks to NIF-Files.
|-
| '''[http://niftools.sourceforge.net/wiki/NifSkope NifSkope]'''
| Modellers
| Lets you view and edit .nif files (3D meshes), assign new textures, etc.
|-
| '''[http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Utilities.Detail&id=14 NifTexture]'''
| Modellers, Modders
| Reassign mesh paths for Morrowind .nif files.
|-
| '''[http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Utilities.Detail&id=73 NIF Texture Stripper]'''
| Modellers, Modders
| Command line tool to shorten mesh paths.
|-
! Other
!Focus
!Description
|-
| '''[[Tes3Mod:ESParser|ESParser]]'''
| Modders
| Automate some common dialogue-related tasks, such as spellchecking and NPC lists making.
|-
| [http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Utilities.Detail&id=11 BookGen]
| Modders
| Simplifies the task of introducing new text into in-game documents.
|}
===Outdated===
* This is a list of tools whose utility is surpassed by others.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=150|Solution
!Focus
!Obsolete
|-
| Use '''[[Tes3Mod:Wrye Mash|Wrye Mash]]''' instead.
| Players
|
* [[Tes3Mod:TES Dependency Toolkit|TES Dependency Toolkit]] Master list editing for mods.
* [http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=utilities.detail&id=25 TES Mod Utility] Installer package management.
* [[Tes3Mod:Leveled List Resequencer|Leveled List Resequencer]] Fixes [[Tes3Mod:Leveled Lists|leveled lists]] generated by TESTool.
* [http://mw.yacoby.net/Mods/MMFR.htm Morrowind Mod-File Remover] Deletes all mod-files in the game directory.
|}