Morrowind Mod:Morrowind.ini

This page or section is incomplete. You can help by adding to it. For more information, see the help files, the style guide, and this article's talk page.

The Morrowind.ini is the file that stores many editable settings. These are settings that the average player would generally not need to change. Each setting is grouped into one of several sections. The start of a new section is designated like this:

[General]

Every setting is in the Name=Value format. A setting beginning with a semi-colon have been commented out. This means that the game will skip these when loading the Morrowind.ini file. The semi-colon can also be used to create comments.

The following sections list all of the settings and .ini sections found in a Morrowind.ini file with Morrowind, Tribunal, and Bloodmoon installed. Commented lines are also listed.

General Sections

General

Name	Default Value	Description
;Test TES 0	morrowind.esm
;Starting Cell	Pelagiad
;Starting Grid X	0
;Starting Grid Y	0
Show FPS	0	Setting this to 1 displays FPS on top right corner
Max FPS	240	This is the FPS limiter. Probably should be lowered to 60 or equal to the monitor refresh rate. Too high values causes mouse clicks not regestering or in some cases stuttering
TryArchiveFirst	0	Tells the game where to look for meshes, textures etc. -1 = Looks for meshes, textures etc only in Data Files folder and not in BSAs 0 = Looks for meshes, textures etc in both Data Files folder and BSAs, and loads the newer of the two ( preferable ) 1 = Looks for meshes, textures etc only in BSAs
SkipProgramFlows	0
DontThreadLoad	0	By default the cells are loaded on separate thread. Setting this to 1 avoids that. Might decrease stuttering in cells but takes longer to load cells
ThreadPriority	-1
ThreadSleepTime	4
Clip One To One Float	1
Flip Control Y	0
SkipKFExtraction	1
PC Footstep Volume	0.7
Disable Audio	0
Background Keyboard	0	Enables or Disables alt-tabbing out of game. 0 = Disabled, 1 = Enabled.
Use Joystick	0
Joystick X Turns	0
Joystick Look Up/Down	6
Joystick Look Left/Right	3
Create Maps Enable	0
Screen Shot Enable	0	Enables or disables taking screenshots. 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled.
Screen Shot Base Name	ScreenShot	Sets the standard name that all screenshots will use. For example, Screenshot1, Screenshot23, etc.
Screen Shot Index	0
Beta Comment File	N/A
Interior Cell Buffer	10	This is the maximum number of Interior cells loaded in RAM. Makes interior cells load faster if you already visited in the game session.
Exterior Cell Buffer	32	Same as Interior Cell Buffer but for Exterior Cells. Lower the Cell Buffers if you have less RAM, but it makes loading of already visited cells slower.
Number of Shadows	6
Maximum Shadows Per Object	1
MaintainImportedDialogueOrder	0
ExportDialogueWithHyperlinks	0
UseExistingTempFile	0
CanMoveInfosWhileFiltered	0
Editor Starting Cell	N/A
Editor Starting Pos	0.000000,0.000000,16384.000000
Editor Starting Dir 0	1.000000,0.000000,0.000000
Editor Starting Dir 1	0.000000,-0.000000,1.000000
Editor Starting Dir 2	0.000000,-1.000000,-0.000000
Subtitles	1	Enables or Disables Subtitles when an actor speaks. 0 = Disabled, 1 = Enabled
ShowHitFader	1	Enables or Disables the red Fade effects around player when plyer gets hit. 0 = Disabled, 1 = Enabled
Werewolf FOV	100	Entry added by Bloodmoon. Sets the FOV when in Werewolf mode.

Map

Name	Default Value	Description
Travel Siltstrider Red	238	Color of travel line for Silt Strider
Travel Siltstrider Green	230
Travel Siltstrider Blue	30
Travel Boat Red	30	Color of travel line for Boat
Travel Boat Green	30
Travel Boat Blue	230
Travel Magic Red	230	Color of travel line for Guild Guides travel
Travel Magic Green	30
Travel Magic Blue	30
Show Travel Lines	0	Enables or Disables travel lines. 0 = Disabled, 1 = Enabled. For example, after you've traveled from Seyda Neen to Vivec via Silt Strider, a line connecting Seyda Neen and Vivec will appear on the in-game map. Note that there is no way to remove these lines once they are marked

CopyProtectionStrings

Name	Default Value	Description
No CDROM Message	Unable to find a CD-ROM/DVD drive on this computer.	These are the messages that appear in the dialogue boxes when no CD could be found. These are unused in later digital releases of the game.
No CDROM Title	CD-ROM Drive Not Found
Enter CD Message	Insert the Morrowind CD into any CD-ROM/DVD drive.
Enter CD Title	Morrowind CD Not Found

Movies

Name	Default Value	Description
Company Logo	bethesda logo.bik	These point to the video files that play during startup, on the main menu, and when a new game has been started.
Morrowind Logo	mw_logo.bik
New Game	mw_intro.bik
Loading	mw_load.bik
Options Menu	mw_menu.bik

CharGen

Question 1

Name	Default Value	Description
Question	On a clear day you chance upon a strange animal, its leg trapped in a hunter's clawsnare. Judging from the bleeding, it will not survive long.
AnswerOne	Draw your dagger, mercifully ending its life with a single thrust?
AnswerTwo	Use herbs from your pack to put it to sleep?
AnswerThree	Do not interfere in the natural evolution of events, but rather take the opportunity to learn more about a strange animal that you have never seen before?
Sound	Vo\Misc\CharGen QA1.wav

Question 2

Name	Default Value	Description
Question	One summer afternoon your father gives you a choice of chores.
AnswerOne	Work in the forge with him casting iron for a new plow?
AnswerTwo	Gather herbs for your mother who is preparing dinner?
AnswerThree	Go catch fish at the stream using a net and line?
Sound	Vo\Misc\CharGen QA2.wav

Question 3

Name	Default Value	Description
Question	Your cousin has given you a very embarassing [sic] nickname and, even worse, likes to call you it in front of your friends. You have asked him to stop, but he finds it very amusing to watch you blush.
AnswerOne	Beat up your cousin, then tell him that if he ever calls you that nickname again, you will bloody him worse than this time.
AnswerTwo	Make up a story that makes your nickname a badge of honor instead of something humiliating.
AnswerThree	Make up an even more embarrassing nickname for him and use it constantly until he learns his lesson.
Sound	Vo\Misc\CharGen QA3.wav

Question 4

Name	Default Value	Description
Question	There is a lot of heated discussion at the local tavern over a group of people called 'Telepaths'. They have been hired by certain City-State kings. Rumor has it these Telepaths read a person's mind and tell their lord whether a follower is telling the truth or not.
AnswerOne	This is a terrible practice. A person's thoughts are his own and no one, not even a king, has the right to make such an invasion into another human's mind.
AnswerTwo	Loyal followers to the King have nothing to fear from a Telepath. It is important to have a method of finding assassins and spies before it is too late.
AnswerThree	In these times, it is a necessary evil. Although you do not necessarily like the idea, a Telepath could have certain advantages during a time of war or in finding someone innocent of a crime.
Sound	Vo\Misc\CharGen QA4.wav

Question 5

Name	Default Value	Description
Question	Your mother sends you to the market with a list of goods to buy. After you finish you find that by mistake a shopkeeper has given you too much money back in exchange for one of the items.
AnswerOne	Return to the store and give the shopkeeper his hard-earned money, explaining to him the mistake?
AnswerTwo	Decide to put the extra money to good use and purchase items that would help your family?
AnswerThree	Pocket the extra money, knowing that shopkeepers in general tend to overcharge customers anyway?
Sound	Vo\Misc\CharGen QA5.wav

Question 6

Name	Default Value	Description
Question	While in a market place you witness a thief cut a purse from a noble. Even as he does so, the noble notices and calls for the city guards. In his haste to get away, the thief drops the purse near you. Surprisingly, no one seems to notice the bag of coins at your feet.
AnswerOne	Pick up the bag and signal to the guard, knowing that the only honorable thing to do is return the money to its rightful owner?
AnswerTwo	Leave the bag there, knowing that it is better not to get involved?
AnswerThree	Pick up the bag and pocket it, knowing that the extra windfall will help your family in times of trouble?
Sound	Vo\Misc\CharGen QA6.wav

Question 7

Name	Default Value	Description
Question	Your father sends you on a task which you loathe, cleaning the stables. On the way there, pitchfork in hand, you run into your friend from the homestead near your own. He offers to do it for you, in return for a future favor of his choosing.
AnswerOne	Decline his offer, knowing that your father expects you to do the work, and it is better not to be in debt?
AnswerTwo	Ask him to help you, knowing that two people can do the job faster than one, and agree to help him with one task of his choosing in the future?
AnswerThree	Accept his offer, reasoning that as long as the stables are cleaned, it matters not who does the cleaning?
Sound	Vo\Misc\CharGen QA7.wav

Question 8

Name	Default Value	Description
Question	Your mother asks you to help fix the stove. While you are working, a very hot pipe slips its moorings and falls towards her.
AnswerOne	Position yourself between the pipe and your mother?
AnswerTwo	Grab the hot pipe and try to push it away?
AnswerThree	Push your mother out of the way?
Sound	Vo\Misc\CharGen QA8.wav

Question 9

Name	Default Value	Description
Question	While in town the baker gives you a sweetroll. Delighted, you take it into an alley to enjoy, only to be intercepted by a gang of three other kids your age. The leader demands the sweetroll, or else he and his friends will beat you and take it.
AnswerOne	Drop the sweetroll and step on it, then get ready for the fight?
AnswerTwo	Give him the sweetroll now without argument, knowing that later this afternoon you will have all your friends with you and can come and take whatever he owes you?
AnswerThree	Act like you're going to give him the sweetroll, but at the last minute throw it in the air, hoping that they'll pay attention to it long enough for you to get a shot in on the leader?
Sound	Vo\Misc\CharGen QA9.wav

Question 10

Name	Default Value	Description
Question	Entering town you find that you are witness to a very well-dressed man running from a crowd. He screams to you for help. The crowd behind him seems very angry.
AnswerOne	Rush to the town's aid immediately, despite your lack of knowledge of the circumstances?
AnswerTwo	Stand aside and allow the man and mob to pass, realizing that it is probably best not to get involved?
AnswerThree	Rush to the man's aid immediately, despite your lack of knowledge of the circumstances?
Sound	Vo\Misc\CharGen QA10.wav

Other

Blood

Name	Default Value	Description
Model 0	BloodSplat.nif	Model used for blood mesh
Model 1	BloodSplat2.nif
Model 2	BloodSplat3.nif
Texture 0	Tx_Blood.tga	Textures used for blood mesh
Texture 1	Tx_Blood_White.tga
Texture 2	Tx_Blood_Gold.tga
Texture Name 0	Default (Red)	Name of blood type as seen in drop-down menu in creature window in CS. Corresponds to numbering of blood texture above
Texture Name 1	Skeleton (White)
Texture Name 2	Metal Sparks (Gold)

Fonts

Name	Default Value	Description
Font 0	magic_cards_regular	Default font
Font 1	century_gothic_font_regular	Font used in console window
Font 2	daedric_font	Daedric font used in scrolls and books

FontColor

Name	Default Value	Description
color_normal	202,165,96	RGB values of default text color. Used for dialogue text, window headers, save name in saves list etc. "_over" and "_pressed" suffix indicate font color when the mouse hovers over and clicks on the text, respectively.
color_normal_over	223,201,159
color_normal_pressed	243,237,221
color_active	96,112,202	Font color of active tab header in inventory, Active spell or enchantment.
color_active_over	159,169,223
color_active_pressed	223,226,244
color_disabled	179,168,135	Font color of inactive tab header in inventory, unequipped enchantment.
color_disabled_over	223,201,159
color_disabled_pressed	243,237,221
color_link	112,126,207	Font color of links in dialogue.
color_link_over	143,155,218
color_link_pressed	175,184,228
color_journal_link	37,49,112	Font color of links in Journal
color_journal_link_over	58,77,175
color_journal_link_pressed	112,126,207
color_journal_topic	0,0,0	Font color of text in journal and books including topic/quest list, page numbers
color_journal_topic_over	58,77,175
color_journal_topic_pressed	112,126,207
color_answer	150,50,30	Font color of choices or continue links in dialogue
color_answer_over	223,201,159
color_answer_pressed	243,237,221
color_header	223,201,159	Font color of section header in magic menu and stats menu. Also used as header color for item pop-up window
color_notify	223,201,159	Font color of Journal updates in dialogue
color_big_normal	202,165,96
color_big_normal_over	223,201,159
color_big_normal_pressed	243,237,221
color_big_link	112,126,207
color_big_link_over	143,155,218
color_big_link_pressed	175,184,228
color_big_answer	150,50,30
color_big_answer_over	223,201,159
color_big_answer_pressed	243,237,22
color_big_header	223,201,159
color_big_notify	223,201,159
color_background	0,0,0	Background color of all windows including inventory menu, stats menu, magic menu, progress bar window etc
color_focus	80,80,80
color_health	200,60,30	Color of Health bar, including enchantment charge in item pop-up window
color_magic	53,69,159	Color of Magicka bar
color_fatigue	0,150,60	Color of Fatigue bar
color_misc	0,205,205	Color of progress bar
color_weapon_fill	200,60,30	Color of weapon health bar below active weapon icon in bottom left of screen
color_magic_fill	200,60,30	Color of enchantment charge bar below active enchantment item icon in bottom left of screen
color_count	223,201,159	Font color of item count of items in inventory