Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind | 2024 New Player Guide

This guide exists for me to link people to when they ask me for help getting started with Morrowind. Other, better, more detailed guides exist, but this one is mine.

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Chapter Select:
00:00 Introduction
01:35 Engine Fixes
04:23 Content Fixes
05:49 Character Creation
17:28 Early Game
24:41 Softening Mods
26:48 General Hints
30:14 Dev Content
33:19 Community Content
35:37 Conclusion

[Zhakaron]

Other, better, more detailed guides exist, but this one is mine.

[faburil]

Very informative and feels like just the right time. Morrowind interest seems unusually high atm.

[gonetounderground]

i'm a veteran of this game (first played it in 2003), but i still enjoy these types of videos

[Jimmyinvictus]

I wasn't expecting this video, but as an old Morrowboomer, it made me smile. There seems to be a mini-renaissance of interest in Morrowind recently and this video was full of helpful advice for any TES fan looking to try (or return to) TES III. Well done, Mr. Z!

[Mateumt]

your guides got me into daggerfall years ago, hope they do the same for a lot of people getting into morrowind!

[VLADPowder]

This will be perfect for Morropilling my friends!

[FaLaN]

Thx again for doing this for the community!

[andrewmoluf]

Getting a constant effect restore fatigue enchant asap is probably the best advice I've seen on videos like this

[Angelikatosh]

Never did a proper full playthrough of Morrowind myself, this video came at a perfect time.

[frommyhighhorse]

Only someone who loves morrowind could have made such a well explained and thought out guide with proper context. Thank you ZZ. I am starting a new run

[Acrylescent]

That feeling when I started yet another thief playthrough having believed it was a skill issue all along and that’s why I could never get anywhere in the story.

Then I watch this video. Thank you sir.

[lukelukey]

As an atronach you can just use a reduce intelligence spell or potion on self and after its effects wear off, your magica will be full again.

Casting golden saints into lava then casting soul trap on them as long as you have the appropriate soul gem can help you rack up a serious amount of gold. Most vendors will not be able to buy it but the unique mud crab vendor will.

With the amount of tutorials online, you can make anything work, playing as a heavy swordsman but struggling go and get the fist of randagulf.

[Goobrx]

I finally got down to giving Morrowind a shot and I really enjoyed using OpenMW with some “vanilla plus” style mods as a first play-through and it really encouraged me to learn the more complex older mechanics with hit dice and all that to give Daggerfall a try without being as intimidated

[sitordan]

Great video for newbies. Well put together and full of precious information.

[OldSchoolSoundscape]

UPDATE: I got Morrowind, gonna start a fun adventure 2024 (: thank you for this video and your channel!!!

Only a few minutes in and already I want to comment to praise how unique you are. I don’t know anything about you or your channel but keep being your genuine self man. You as a person are great and that seeps into your passion for this. I wouldn’t keep watching if you were anyone else or any different.

I’ve wanted to get into morrowwind and daggerfall for a few years now actually lol. Just haven’t been able to or found the time, but that’s okay. Part of me likes the idea of finally experiencing these games; part of me enjoys fantasizing about “imagine how my life with be when I finally get to cozy up at night and play some Morrowind.” Maybe a bit silly, but that’s fine :)

Thanks for the vid

[colbyboucher]

FYI I *heavily* reccomend Lyle Shnub's Morrowind Mechanics series if you want to really understand how your character works. There's quite a lot going on under the hood that you might want to know.

[thebigvas]

You are the best person to get someone into Morrowind. Your videos over the years are what made me realize what an amazing game Morrowind is and have helped me enjoy it for myself!

[mateuscristianschannelen]

What a coincidence. I just bought Morrowind last week, and gonna start playing it this saturday. Thanks for the starter tips.

[Vsevolod]

This was the first game I've installed on my first ever computer in 31.12.2002 (I bought the disk long before I got the computer!) and I'm still a new player in 2024! :D

[ThorTheCrusher]

Fantastic video Zaric, this is definitely reigniting my interest in starting up a 2nd playthrough of Morrowind on OpenMW.