Getting into Morrowind
It took me a few attempts to get into Morrowind so here is my guide on how to do it.
First there are a few quality of life mods that I think are essential, for most other games I would say play without mods first. These are:
- Morrowind Code Patch - Fixes a bunch of crashes and issues
- MGXE - Morrowind Graphics Extender - allows you to see much further and makes some nice improvements to the graphics.
- Graphic Herbalism - Allows you to interact with plants to loot them instead of having to open them like a container, also adds a nice animation.
- Fair Magicka Regen - Very Slow Magic regeneration, stops you from having to rest constantly as a mage.
- Official Plugins - Some official Mods released by Bethesda.
- Patch for Purists - A patch that fixes a lot of issues while remaining true to the original game.
- Expansion Delay - Stops the high level DLC enemies from attacking you until later in the game.
(I used the first 5 of these on my first playthrough but I think the others are also fixes that will improve the experience)
So now you have some essential mods I recommend deciding what type of character you want to play such as a mage, a thief, or a warrior and looking up a build. The most important thing is starting you character without them being too weak as attacks are based on dice rolls and if you have a bad build you won't get anywhere. After you have built the character and got going don't look the build up too much just use it as a starting point. You will probably still miss a lot to begin with but as you level your skills this will become less of an issue. Now all you have to do is stick with it.