Morrowind beautified by devoted gamers

By Robert Purchese Published 4 January, 2011

Elder hell did they do that?

Gamers devoted to Bethseda's creaky old Elder Scrolls III adventure, Morrowind, have taken it upon themselves to give their treasured title a makeover.

All of their hard work has been bundled together into a whopping 4GB compendium patch that significantly alters the 2002 game.

A blog has been set-up by the author to provide download locations as well as any instructions you may need.

"Those water effects made me cream my pants," commented Kakashifreakxxx on the YouTube video. "And I'm a girl."

Bethesda wowed fans with the reveal of a fifth Elder Scrolls game subtitled Skyrim at the Spike Video Game Awards last month. And after ceiling-high praise for Oblivion and particularly Fallout 3, legions of fans will salivate the game's mystical 11.11.11 release date.

But it was Morrowind that put the Elder Scrolls series firmly on the map eight-and-a-half years ago. What did Eurogamer think (yes we existed in 2002)? "If you want to lose yourself for a few months, Vvardenfell could be your holiday destination of choice."

The Morrowind 2011 Mod Compendium - in action.

Picture of Robert.

About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds. @Clert on Twitter.

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  • StriderRex #1 1 year ago

    When this game came out I was for the only time in my life a big pc gamer, the DC was dead and I hadnt yet bought an xbox so the pc was my choice for a while and Morrowind was one of the best games out at the time, sank sooo many hours into it, it really felt like a living, breathing world that was yours to explore and and having only played consoles up to that point an open world like this was a revelation for me.
    Im actually thinking about reinstalling it but am worried I might lose loads of hours to it again, strongly suggest anyone who has a pc to check this out, even now it has a unique appeal, be warned the xbox version was nowhere near as good!

  • DirectAim #2 1 year ago

    I don't understand why these modders don't just mod oblivion, that game is awesome and has some great support from the mod community!

  • Bleemo #3 1 year ago

    I've always been a big PC gamer and like strider lost loads of hours in Morrowind despite its flaws it really is a very atmospheric world. Seeing this brings back warm memories of the first time you wander into Balmora with the rain bouncing of the river and Jeremy Soule's beautiful score in the background.

  • RodHull #4 1 year ago

    God bless 'em for all their hard work, bit scared to download it lest Morrowind ends up consuming another 100hrs of my life. Love these mod downloads though, special mention to the X-Wing Alliance Upgrade guys who prettied up a galaxy far, far away.

  • Vlash #5 1 year ago

    The youtube video has 720p quality, so if you guys want a better version of the video, just go to youtube.com and search for 'morrowind 2011', or click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NX-MvnYUEs

    It's truly stunning! :)

  • Skith666 #6 1 year ago

    This is stunning, I am seriously blwn away by the water effect the most, excellent job to the guys that made all these mods! Nice to see Morrowind lovingly bought into this era's graphics with the care and attention that should be noted by some major developers!

  • borkedconsole #7 1 year ago

    oblivion sucks, morrowind is still better!!