Purpose: To show you how to quickly and easily make your own race to use
in Morrowind
Method: I will provide a step by step walkthrough of creating a sample race
and you can adjust it to meet your needs.
Conventions: File->Data Files means go to the File menu, and click on Data
files.
Object Window: The main window of the editor. It contains
lists
of information.
In this Tutorial we will be creating a new race called Dwarf.
Revision History:
V1.0 First Tutorial, will update as needed. Contact information at bottom
for suggestions.
*Step by Step Walkthrough*
1. Load the main data set
1.1 Start TES Construction Set
1.2 File->Data Files.
1.3 Double Click Morrowind.esm, click OK
2. Use the art files from the construction set CD.
2.1 File->Preferences
2.2 Place check mark on "Use Data Files on CD-Rom"
2.3 Place Construction Set CD (CD #2) in the CD-Rom drive.
2.4 Click OK
3. Enter base stats and special abilities of race
3.1 Character->Race...
3.2 Click New
3.3 Type Dwarf and click OK
3.4 In the name text box type Dwarf.
3.5 Under Skill Bonus click the drop-down box and choose the following
(the number following goes in the text box next to the drop-down
box.)
3.5.1 Axe (15)
3.5.2 Hand-to-Hand (10)
3.5.3 Heavy Armor (10)
3.5.4 Armorer (5)
3.5.5 Unarmored (5)
3.6 For gameplay balance issues I kept the total of these bonuses to 45.
3.7 Under Base Attributes enter the following
Male Female
Str 50 40
Int 30 30
Wil 40 40
Agi 30 40
Spd 35 35
End 50 50
Per 35 35
Luc 40 40
*Keep total at 310 for balanced gameplay*
3.8 Rest of the stats
Male: Height: .80 Weight:1.25
Female: Height: .85 Weight: 1.15
Playable: Check
Beast Race: No Check
3.9 Place the Specials
3.9.1 On the Object Window (look above in the preface if you can't
find it) click on Spellmaking tab.
*Note: The Race window will still be open.
3.9.2 For organizational sake Click on the Name column to sort by
name.
3.9.3 Scroll down until you find Resist Fire (ID: Resist Fire_50)
3.9.4 Click and drag this ability onto the Race window, to the
Specials section.
3.9.5 Do the same for: Resist Frost_50, Resist Magicka_25,
Adrenaline
Rush, Weakness to Poison
3.10 In Description enter: "Short in stature, dwarves generally only
reach
a Dunmer's shoulder in height but can weigh
as
much. They have immense strength and
endurance
which accounts for their fearsome reputation
in
battle."
3.11 Click OK
4. Assign art files for the game to render the Dwarf with.
4.1 In the Object Window click on the Body Part tab.
4.2 For organizational sake Click on Race to sort by race.
4.3 Scroll down until you find the files for the race of Breton.
4.4 The first one listed is b_n_breton_f_ankle
4.4.1 The b is for body part, the n is for npc, breton is the race,
f is for female, and ankle is the body part.
4.5 Double click on b_n_breton_f_ankle
4.5.1 In the ID box change it to read b_n_dwarf_f_ankle.
4.5.2 Under Skin Info change the race to Dwarf.
4.5.3 Click Save
4.5.4 A new dialogue box which says "Old ID: etcetera, etcetera..
Create a new object?" appears.
4.5.5 click Yes
4.6 Do the same for b_n_breton_f_chest, b_n_breton_f_foot,
b_n_breton_f_forearm, and so on and so forth until you run out of
Breton parts.. you know you have gone to far if under Skin Info
the selections are greyed out.
4.7 Scroll down to where the entries for Dwarf are listed and count
them..
if you didn't miss any there will be 51 of them.
5. Save this as a mod and apply it to the game.
5.1 File->Save
5.2 Name it Dwarf and click Save
5.3 Place your Morrowind Play CD (CD1) back into the drive .
5.4 If the autorun screen doesn't appear click start->run and type
d:\AutoRunMorrowind.exe
5.5 Choose Data Files and double click Dwarf.esp.
5.6 Click OK.
That is it.. Now you can start a new game and Dwarf should be a new choice
for your race.
Contact information:
Tito13KFM@hotmail.com
Please include Race Creation Tutorial in the subject or I may not read it.
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Any comments/suggestions/critisisms/corrections are greatly appreciated.
Copyrights:
Morrowind, TES: Construction Set, Elder Scrolls, Dunmer, Breton are all
copyrights of Bethesda Software.
This document is Copyright 2002 Tito13KFM
It may be freely distributed to anybody who wants it.
It may only be posted at GAMEFAQS.COM and GAMESPOT.COM
Thanks to:
Everybody on the Gamefaqs.com message boards.
Bethesda for making me believe that true rpg's can happen.
To Phil Morris for making Marlboro's.
