# Finishing Touches

## [**Load Order**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/54200?)

#### Installation instructions:

* Download **Update Files - Load Order**
* After downloading the file, click the folders button at the top of MO2 and select **Open Profile folder**.
* Extract the file from the downloaded archive to the folder you opened and overwrite when prompted.
* Once the file is extracted, click **F5** while you are on MO2 without any menu open.

## Conflict Resolution

In this step we will use **TES3Merge** and **Wrye Mash** to solve conflicts in our load order, ensuring our installed mods work as intended.

### Running TES3Merge

* Run **TES3Merge** in MO2.
* The tool will generate a Merged Objects.esp, solving conflicts in your load order.
* Activate **Merged Objects.esp** at the end of your load order.

### Running Wrye Mash

* Run **mash64** in MO2.
* Click the **Misc** tab, then go to **TES3cmd** and **Create MultiPatch**.
* Click **Yes** to the prompt then **OK** once the process is finished.
* Exit Wrye Mash, and activate **multipatch.esp** at the end of your load order.

## Re-running Distant Land

In this step we will regenerate Distant Land (generated during the **Setup** section of the guide) to account for our newly installed mods.

* Run **MGE XE** in MO2.
* In the **Distant Land** tab, click **Distant land generator wizard**.
* Click **Select all**. This will select all plugins for distant land generation, both active and unactive.
* Click **Continue**.
* Click **Run above steps using saved / default settings**.
* Click **Finish** when the process is over.

## Updating MWSE

Always remember to update MWSE when you install a new MWSE mod. Updates are pushed regularly, so there's a chance MWSE may have been updated since you first installed MGE XE in the **Setup** section.

* Run **MWSE-Update.exe** from your game's **Root** folder.
* A command window will open and close shortly after, having updated MWSE to the latest version.

> ℹ️ Make it a habit to update MWSE whenever you play Morrowind, and particularly when you download recent mods which rely on MWSE. These may have been developed with the latest update in mind.

## Runnning Morrowind

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Remember to run the game using the Morrowind option in MO2.
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[![Executables](https://github.com/Sigourn/morrowindsharp/raw/main/MO2/MO_Morrowind.png)](https://github.com/Sigourn/morrowindsharp/blob/main/MO2/MO_Morrowind.png)

### In-game Configuration

* Click **Options**.
* Select the **Video** tab.
  * Set the **Real-time Shadows** slider all the way to the left, disabling them. Morrowind's shadows are buggy, ugly, and are not worth the performance hit.
  * Set the **View Distance** slider all the way to the right, maximizing render distance for actors and other statics.
* Select the **Audio** tab.
  * Set the **Master** slider all the way to the right. AURA's sound mixing was designed with this in mind.
  * Set the **Effects** slider all the way to the right. AURA's sound mixing was designed with this in mind.
  * Set the **Footsteps** slider all the way to the left. Character Sound Overhaul's scripted footstep sounds will otherwise overlap with the vanilla footsteps.

> ⚠️ You should not adjust your resolution through the **Video** tab, as it will crash the game. Instead, run **MGE XE** and adjust it there.

### Mod Keybindings

This is a handy reference table which will hopefully help you have a better idea of what new hotkeys are available to you, having followed this guide from beginning to end.

| Key              | Function                                               | Added by                  |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------- |
| L                | Equips lockpicks                                       | Security Enhanced         |
| P                | Equips probes                                          | Security Enhanced         |
| C                | Equips light sources                                   | Torch Hotkey              |
| K                | Sends companions to attack target                      | Kill Command              |
| Alt+Left Click   | Equips/unequips item in inventory                      | Quick Equip               |
| Alt+Left Click   | Use potion/ingredient in inventory                     | Quick Equip               |
| Ctrl+Left Click  | Select individual item in stack in inventory           | Morrowind Code Patch      |
| Shift+Left Click | Select entire stack in inventory                       | Morrowind Code Patch      |
| Alt+Left Click   | Transfer entire stack                                  | Morrowind Code Patch      |
| Shift+Left Click | Highlight a quest / Hide a quest / Unhide a quest      | Better Questlist          |
| Alt + F4         | Creates a permanent save                               | Sophisticated Save System |
| V                | Opens shader controller                                | MGE XE Shader Pack        |
| Up/Down          | Scrolls through shaders on the shader controller menu  | MGE XE Shader Pack        |
| Left/Right       | Disables/enables shaders on the shader controller menu | MGE XE Shader Pack        |


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