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# Graphics

### [**Pixel Shader Style Water for MGE XE**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/50044)

A modernized version of the pixel shader water from vanilla Morrowind, which aims to replicate the texture, transparency, and artistic feeling of the original mercurial water, without duplicating its low resolution.

### [**Wonders of Water**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/52815)

When using MGE XE's water, different weathers will produce different wave heights. Water visibility also changes with depth, an effect that can be countered with Night Eye.

### [**Animation Blending**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/53779)

Adds animation blending to Morrowind, enabling smooth transitions between animations.

### [**Morrowind Enhanced Textures**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/46221)

* **Main Files - Morrowind Enhanced Textures 6.1**
* **Optional Files - MET Meshes**

Replaces almost all textures in the vanilla game and its expansions with high resolution AI upscales.

* Under the Bug Fixes separator, right-click **Project Atlas** -> **Reinstall Mod**
  * Click the Manual button to the bottom left.
  * Right-click the **01 Textures - MET** folder -> **Set as \<data files> directory**
  * Rename the mod to **Project Atlas - MET Patch** and install.

### [Vanilla Style Book Menu](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/54004)

* BAIN installer instructions:
  * [x] **2048x1024**

Custom-made book menu texture designed to stay true to the original.

### [Vanilla Style Bookmark](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/54477)

* BAIN installer instructions:
  * [x] **256x256**

A new bookmark texture for in-game book menu made close to vanilla look.

### [Vanilla Style Scroll](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/54476)

* BAIN installer instructions:
  * [x] **2048x2048**

A new texture for in-game scroll interface made close to vanilla look.

### [**Familiar Faces by Caleb**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/50093)

An in-depth yet completely vanilla friendly touch up of every head and almost every hair in the game. Also fixes distortion and clipping issues with body meshes.

### [Facelift](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/47617)

* **Main Files - kart\_facelift\_meshes**
* **Main Files - kart\_facelift\_textures**

Vanilla-friendly touch up of every head in the game, minus Khajiit and Argonians. Overwrites the meshes from Familiar Faces for a closer to vanilla experience.

### [**Better Rope Bridges**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/52117)

* BAIN installer instructions:
  * [x] 00 Core
  * [x] 01 HD Textures

Replaces the gross vanilla rope bridges with better quality ropes.

### [Mist Retexture](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/44322)

Improves the texture for the mist, and makes it play much nicer with SSAO.

### [**Subtle Smoke**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/47341)

Makes it so many smoke effects are much more laid back and easier on the eyes.

### [**Subtle Magic Glow**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/4468)

* BAIN installer instructions:
  * [x] **fade**

Replaces the "plastic wrap" effect around in-game magic items (those equipped by characters or on the ground) with a non-moving effect that fades in and out.

### [**Better Waterfalls**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/45424)

* BAIN installer instructions:
  * [x] 00 Core

New effects and textures for the waterfalls. Includes LOD on the particle effects to improve performance.

### [**Waterfalls Tweaks**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/46271?)

Resizes waterfall splashes to reduce clipping and removes unnatural lights from waterfalls in interiors.

### [**I Lava Good Mesh Replacer**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/49605)

* FOMOD installer instructions:
  * [x] **Lava**
  * [x] **Hot Oil**

Fixes flickering on lava. Reduces the occurrence of seams found in large lava pools. Adds performance friendly spark particle effects to lava pools.

### [**Improved Cave Pools**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/52142)

Replaces the static water in the cave pools using the animation method and textures of Tamriel Rebuilt's water statics.

### [**Vivec Palace Water Replacer**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/48291?)

* BAIN installer instructions:
  * [x] **00 Core**
  * [x] **02 Blue Color**

Replaces the water in the Palace of Vivec's canals using the animation method and textures of Tamriel Rebuilt's water statics.

### [**Watch the Skies**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/48636)

* BAIN installer instructions:
  * [x] **00 Core**
  * [x] **01 Clouds textures (vanilla)**
  * [x] **03 Weather particles replacer**
  * [x] **04 Clouds shader**
  * [x] **05 Sunshafts shader**

A weather overhaul with randomised cloud textures, weather changes in interiors, seasonal weather, latitude/season changes, and more.

### [**Weather Adjuster**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/46816)

Visual weather editor which allows for user-made presets.

### [**Let There Be Darkness**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/47912)

* Right-click the mod and select **Open in Explorer**
* Navigate to MWSE\mods\RFD\LetThereBeDarkness, and double-click **main.lua**
  * Using [**Notepad++**](https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/v7.9.5/), write -- at the start of line 415. This will remove the LiveLightEditing functionality, which conflicts with one of the keybindings from Security Enhanced
  * Save the edited text file.

Configurable mod for automatical adjustment of lighting, including override values, cell whitelist, and light object editing.

### [**Transporter Lights**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/48050)

* **Main Files - Transporter Lights**

Caravaners, Gondoliers, and Shipmasters equip light at night for more immersion.

### [**Glow in the Dahrk**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/45886)

* FOMOD installer instructions:
  * [x] **MGE XE Game Engine**
  * [x] **Hi-Res Window Texture Replacer**
  * [x] **Raven Rock Glass Windows**
  * [x] **Nord Glass Windows**
  * [x] **MGE XE Telvanni Tower Interior Glow**
* Following installation of the file:
  * Under the Bug Fixes separator, right-click **Project Atlas** -> **Reinstall Mod**.
    * Click the Manual button to the bottom left.
    * Right-click the **06 Glow in the Dahrk Patch folder** -> **Set as \<data files> directory**.
    * Rename the mod to **Project Atlas - GITD Patch** and install.

Makes vanilla windows glow in the dark.

### [**Nords Shut Your Windows**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/50087?)

* BAIN installer instructions:
  * [x] **00 Core**
  * [x] **05 Purist Sunrays**

Nord windows have a wooden shutter, open in the day and closed at night.

### [**Improved Lights for All Shaders**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/51463?)

* BAIN installer instructions:
  * [x] 00 Core
  * [x] 01 Smoke and Steam Emitters
* Following installation of the file:
  * Under the Bug Fixes separator, right-click **Project Atlas** -> **Reinstall Mod**
    * Click the Manual button to the bottom left.
    * Right-click the **08 ILFAS Patch** folder -> **Set as \<data files> directory**
    * Rename the mod to **Project Atlas - ILFAS Patch** and install.

Adjusts every vanilla light mesh to enhance the effects of other shader and lighting mods.

### [**Near Vanilla Road Sign Replacer**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/44957)

* BAIN installer instructions:
  * [x] **00 Meshes**
  * [x] **01 Textures - High Resolution**
  * [x] **02 ESP - Vvardenfell only**

Makes road signs legible. Uses high resolution vanilla-friendly textures.

### [**Immersive Grotto Entrances**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/54014?)

A replacement of doors with natural passages to serve as entrances and exits for grottos.

### [**Remiros' Groundcover**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/46733)

{% hint style="warning" %}
It is encouraged to skip this mod if your computer has less than 1GB VRAM, otherwise expect a framerate drop outdoors.
{% endhint %}

* BAIN installer instructions:
  * [x] **00 Core MGE XE**
  * [x] **01b Thicker Grass MGE XE**
* After installation, **disable** the plugins starting with **Rem\_**. They are used during [**Distant Land**](https://sigourn.gitbook.io/morrowind-sharp/finishing-touches#re-running-distant-land) generation only.

Adds groundcover to almost all regions.

### [**Weapon Sheathing**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/46069)

* **Main Files - WeaponSheathing1.6-MWSE**
* Right-click **Data Files** -> **Set as data files directory** and install.
* Following installation of the file:
  * Under the Bug Fixes separator, right-click **Morrowind Optimization Patch** -> **Reinstall Mod**
    * BAIN installer instructions:
      * [x] **02 Weapon Sheathing Patch**
    * Rename the mod to **MOP - Weapon Sheathing Patch** and install.
* Install [**Weapon Sheathing Additions**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/49616)

Equipped weapons will be shown on player and NPCs' hips or backs. Additionally features a comprehensive set of high quality quiver and scabbard assets. The additional files improve the position of sheathed bows, and increase the amount of weapons covered by the mod.

### [**Complete Armor Joints**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/54200?tab=files\&file_id=1000043101\&nmm=1)

Adds the unused forearm joint to the Orcish Pauldrons, Dwemer Pauldrons, and the three types of Bonemold Pauldrons, and modifies the Dwemer, Daedric, Chitin and Netch greaves and pauldron to prevent them showing clothing underneath.

### [**Better Fitted Female Armors**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/50187)

* **Main Files - Alex's Better Fitted Female Armors v.1.3**
* **Main Files - Alex's Better Fitted Female Armors - Tribunal**

Gives all cuirasses female variants that fits the hips and waist more and makes armors less bulky.

### [**Properly Fitted Female Pants**](https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/49673)

Adds female variants to all the pants in vanilla Morrowind by recombining the assets from the vanilla game.