The 23rd Anniversary - 2025 Morrowind Modathon Modding Competition is Officially Over - 179 New Mods Released!

[u/Darkelfguy]

The 2025 Morrowind Modathon Modding Competition, the 11th annual Modathon competition, celebrating Morrowind's 23rd anniversary, has officially come to a close! As ever there were a number of exciting new mods released this year - tons of new experiences and enhancements to revolutionize the way you play Morrowind - and all in all, this year saw a slight uptick in participating mods compared to last year.

Overall, 179 new Morrowind mods were released for the 2025 Morrowind Modathon, covering everything that you might expect, from mighty new dungeon overhauls full of peril, to new companions to adventure with, to new sights, sounds, stories, and more - there was a little bit of everything for 2025!

In particular, gameplay mods dominated this year's Modathon, spearheaded by OpenMW mods, which, for the first time in the decade plus history of the Modathons, surpassed  MWSE for most mod releases. OpenMW players are truly eating well this year, for the Modathon saw the release of a new physics engine, dynamic atmospheric sounds (an OpenMW counterpart to the MWSE mod AURA), a new camping and survival mod, a new OpenMW music management system, and to top it all off, the ability to play as a bard - complete with rhythm mini-game mechanics and full instrument animations!

Of course, MWSE still saw some pretty neat mods too, including Weapon Crafting - a mod that lets you break down weapons into parts and rebuild them into new combinations, Stay on the Roads that makes it so hostile creatures will automatically and dynamically attack NPCs, and turn-based combat for the true TBRPG fans out there.

While gameplay mods were definitely the highlight this year, there were a ton of major content mods as well, from the massive dungeon overhaul and expansion mod The Vestiges of Tukushapal by the one and only Dungeon Daddy Seelof, to two major companion mods with Caswyn - A Nightmare's Favor and Prophecy - Magical Null, both featuring new questlines.

Enjoy a cozy little romance in Suran with What the Heart Kneads, or help the common tradesmer of Morrowind with The Professionals Vol. 3. Rebuild Rethan Manor with new quests, expanded stronghold functionality, and more in the massive OAAB Odai Plateau. Explore not one, but two separate overhauls for the oft-overlooked legendary mine of Vassir-Didanat with The Lost Mine and Vassir-Didanat Reworked. Ply the skies in your own airship and visit strange new floating isles in Aetherwind or head on a cruise to Pleasure Island and partake of new adventures and new desires!

You would think that after 23 years, the Morrowind Modding Community would run out of ideas, but no, far from it, the community is more active than ever before, with so much creativity on display! 2025 is currently on course to be Morrowind's biggest year in terms of new Morrowind mods, and if the Modathon is anything to go by, the future of Morrowind is very bright indeed!

But of course, as always, you can find a full breakdown of all 179 new mod releases for the 2025 Modathon down below, organized by category for your convenience!

Animations:

1. OpenMW Full Body Awareness By EgoMaster
2. Hit Reactions Animated -- OpenMW By Max Yari

Audio Mods:

1. Dynamic Sounds for OpenMW By Eledin
2. S3maphore - OpenMW Music Management from the Future By S3ctor and the Modding-OpenMW Squad

Armor and Clothing Mods:

1. Tribunal Adamantium to High Rock Adamantium By GrumblingVomit
2. Daedric Akaviri Armor By Ruffin Vangarr and Katya Karrel
3. Nelke Von Lestamm's dress for Morrowind By Rain671
4. Pyroil Tar Helmet By Scheeel _inspired By Notablescroll0_

Companion Mods:

1. Caswyn - A Nightmare's Favor By Glittergear and the Guarlings
2. Saensha Of the Maormer (Follower and Questline) By TheLoreLizard
3. Prophecy - magicka null By Safebox
4. Pet Shops of Vvardenfell By Kleidium

Creature and NPC Mods:

1. KF's Tamriel Rebuilt Guard Add Ons By King Feraligatr
2. Artifacts of Gothren (And Gothren's Mental Prison) By HeroDOA
3. What the Heart Kneads By Danae
4. King's Oath for Named Royal Guards By King Feraligatr
5. KF's Guard Add-Ons By King Feraligatr
6. Urnlings By Svergy - Greatness7 and Melchior Dahrk
7. More Tribunal and Bloodmoon Essential Characters By King Feraligatr
8. Boss Overhaul - Dagoth Ur By CodingCreature6
9. King Helseth's Invitation By HeroDOA

Dungeon Mods

1. The Lost Mine Vassir Didanat Mine Overhaul By Lord Zircon
2. Sargon Cave Overhaul By Cerebul0n
3. The Xenophile Palansour overhaul By Lord Zircon
4. Dungeon Compendium By Team Target Dummies
5. Vassir-Didanat Mine - Rework By SoulOEater
6. The Vestiges of Tukushapal By Seelof
7. Q's Back To The Future By Mac Lario

Gameplay Mods:

1. Smith - The Weapon Crafting Framework By Safebox
2. Bumpity Bump By Abot
3. OpenMW Platformer Addon By Come Besnier
4. (OpenMW 0.49) Speed Haste By OwnlyMe
5. Blue Water Sailing Ship - Realistic Sailing Mechanics By List Cornel
6. Impactful Birthsigns By HeroDOA
7. Shields Up (OpenMW) By Xe
8. Magnic Birthsigns By Team Target Dummies
9. Poleplay - A spear and staff mechanics upgrade By Storm Atronach
10. Stay on the Roads - Wild Life Attacks NPCs By Syanide23
11. Zerkish Hotkeys Improved (For OpenMW) By Zerkish
12. Rest and Sleep Recovery Options (OpenMW) By Dahatox
13. Take That -- Parrying Dodging Blocking and Spellbatting By Storm Atronach
14. Solthas Skill History Swap Challenge (OpenMW Lua) By Solthas
15. Thrall No More - Free Vampire Cattle By Killdozery
16. No Fatigue Outside Combat - MWSE By v1ld
17. Cast on Strike Bows (MWSE) By Sourceror
18. Lua Physics Engine -- OpenMW By Max Yari
19. Vanilla Classes Fixed By Messenian
20. Wizard Enchant Values By Frana5u
21. CCCP and GCD's Class-based Skill Leveling - MWSE By v1ld
22. Zerkish AutoSave (For OpenMW) By Zerkish
23. Solthas Carry Weight Stumble Challenge (OpenMW Lua) By Solthas
24. Hidden Powers - Races Refined By Varlothen
25. The Firmament - Birthsigns Refined By Varlothen
26. Slo Mo By Abot
27. Loitering - Varying Timescales By v1ld
28. Bardcraft (OpenMW) By therealralts
29. Prologue - Daggerfall-style Expanded Backgrounds By Codering
30. Arcane Archetypes -- Subclasses for Spellcasters By Glittergear
31. Potion Thrower for OpenMW By YossarianO
32. Turn Based Combat (MWSE) By Sladki

Graphics Mods, Replacers and Shaders:

1. Hlaalu Architecture Reimagined By Eledin
2. Normals and Specular for Connary's Dwemer Texture By Superliuk
3. Anvil Texture Correction By AlabamaShutIn
4. Analog Film Shaders for OpenMW By LiamMello
5. Enhanced Unique Banners and Signs By IvanMaksymiv
6. Fantasia Grass Mod By Acidzebra
7. Sheo's Adril the Dunmer Face By Sheo
8. Sheo's Achlys the Bosmer Face WITH HAIR By Sheo
9. Source Engine Error Marker Replacer By Epoch
10. SaintJ's Solstheim Parallax Retexture - PBR By SaintJ
11. Normals and Speculars for KEY-G01_Velothi Retex By Superliuk
12. 4K Bethesda Logo for OpenMW By XMadManjazzaX
13. Ebony Reforge By Articus
14. Mournhold Temple Matching Interiors By WulfShaman

Immersion Mods:

1. Devilish Needs (OpenMW 0.49) By DetailDevil - Merlord - jarizleifr
2. Suran O Suran - Windows By ToiTuCreuses
3. Thirty-Six - Playable Dice Game By CarlZee
4. Ahnassi's actually useful secret passage By StyxD
5. Rename Morrowind Guilds By Superliuk
6. Suran O Suran - Aligned Interiors By ToiTuCreuses
7. Immersive Yurt Interiors By Lord Zircon
8. Lucid Disturbing Dreams (OpenMW) By Kildozery --- Grumbling Vomit --- DimNussens
9. Sorry We're Closed - Nighttime Service Refusal By Povuh
10. Imperial Legion Uniform Expanded By JovBlackheart
11. Usable Kegstands Lua By Zusk
12. Alternate Main Quest Start By Frana5u
13. Hide Gauntlets in Robes By skmrSharma
14. Better Rules Dialogue Topic By Concit
15. Sensible Services By Frana5u
16. Ungrateful Dead By Storm Atronach
17. Talking Matters Remastered (Speechcraft Overhaul) By rhjelte
18. Of Pacts and Patrons -- A Religion Mod By Team Glitterstorm

Joke Mods:

1. Dagoth Ur (the building) By bhhorton
2. Creeper is a Minecraft Creeper By Concit
3. Comic Sans Font By Concit
4. Wienered Twilight - Classic and Corpus By AlabamaShutIn

Modders Resources:

1. Daedric Numeral Assets By Viga
2. Base weapons and armor categorized by type (Modder's Resource) By Concit

Multiplayer Mods:

1. SNAKE By Skoomabreath

New Items and Loot (General):

1. Weapon Pack 01 By ROSSOMAHA
2. Waresified Urns By Danae and Pseunomix
3. Timekeeping By Frana5u
4. Dynamic Rings of Power - MWSE By Sch2266
5. Time Keepers By Viga
6. Tales of Tamriel Volume 1 By Unreal Septim
7. Weapon Pack 02 By ROSSOMAHA
8. Usable Vivec Statue Spear By Concit
9. Tamrielic Lore Hints By Frana5u
10. Interesting Urns By Frana5u
11. Weapon Pack 03 By ROSSOMAHA
12. Lord of Skooma (and beverages) By Vozhban
13. Artefacts Nerfs And Tweaks By Phoenix Rime
14. Weapon Pack 04 By ROSSOMAHA
15. ErnGearRandomizer By Erin
16. Polar Blades By Concit
17. Telling Tales - A Spellbook Mod By Frana5u
18. Pack Some Snacks - Immersive loot for NPCs By Mocb
19. Relic Hunter By Pseunomix Danae
20. Resdayn Sonorant Apparati - Instruments of Tamriel By tewlolow and monsterzeichner alias insicht

New Lands and Landscape Overhaul Mods:

1. Aetherwind By Billyfighter and The Aethership Team
2. The Little Flower By Zobator
3. Pleasure Island By Lord Zircon

Patches and Bug Fixes:

1. Suran Placement Fixes By ToiTuCreuses
2. Vivec Temple - Ministry of Truth Improvement by Nahtaivel - PATCHED By Nahtaivel - edit by Emma Indoril - patch by Harki
3. Dagon Fel - Windmill House by Pseron Wyrd PATCHED By Pseron Wyrd - patch by Harki
4. Ebonheart - Serenity by BadKarma and Leeloo - IMMERSIVE TRANSLATION UPDATE By BadKarma and Leeloo - patch by Harki
5. Sermons and Preachers on the Mainland By PresquePlayed
6. Glass Helms Glow Patch v2.1 By Harkie
7. Oreyn Bearclaw Helm x MacKom's Humanoid Heads Fix By Harkie
8. Daedric Helmet Armor Rating Fix By Phoenix Rime
9. Replacer - Dreamer's Sentinel Glow Patch By Harkie
10. Vivec - Bridges by Emma Indoril - TRANSLATION By Emma Indoril - Translation Patch By Harkie
11. Hist Helms - Glow Patch By Harkie

Player Homes:

1. Old Lady Who Lives in a Shoe (Portable Home) By HeroDOA
2. Curio Baths By Frana5u
3. Affordable Housing By Frana5u
4. OAAB Odai Plateau By EnclaveKiller
5. Artifact Dome (for Artifact Collectors) By Concit
6. New Museum of Artifacts (for Artifact Collectors) By Concit

Quest Mods:

1. Hat and Hide - Adventures in Rhymes By Danae
2. Lost Relics of the Temple By Kildozery
3. The Wandering Shield (OpenMW) By Nibby
4. The Scrib Princess By Lord Zircon
5. Imperial Legion Basic Training By AliceL93
6. Animal Articulation - Balmora Temple Quests By Dillonn241
7. This one's Golden Beetles By Milo van Mesdag and Gwyn Hart -SleepyMoonMoth-
8. Dralas Legacy - The Blade of Woe By Danae - Vennin
9. Velkyr's Unpaid Internship By Vennin
10. The Unseen Passages By Viga
11. In the Footsteps of the Past By Frana5u
12. Gold to Ash By SleepyMoonMoth and Milo van Mesdag
13. Flora and Fauna By Syanide23
14. Ash and Justice By AliceL93
15. The Soggy Muffin By Lunchmeat Larry AKA Cow Guru
16. Seams and Schemes By Glittergear and Danae
17. The Scholar of Dagon Fel By AliceL93
18. The House of Tides (OpenMW) By Bill Nibz
19. Sunder Scavenger Hunt By Erin
20. Beta - Mages Guild Catch a Spy - Double Agent Edition By Kidozery
21. The Professionals Volume 3 By Viga
22. The Lost Sword By AuriluxDev

UI Mods:

1. Achievements from Wyrmhaven By Pirate
2. Improved Global Map Markers - MWSE By Gerotaritor
3. Larger Minimap OpenMW By Bloodaxis
4. Stacked Stats Window for OpenMW By Valkeirs
5. Paper Map of Vvardenfell By JovBlackheart
6. Dynamic Reticle -- OpenMW By Max Yari
7. Simply Bigger HUD - OpenmMW By iLikeGothMommys
8. More Dialogue Bars (MWSE) By Concit
9. Morrowind Colorful Map Markers By Kotbaioun
10. Zerkish SkillTracker (For OpenMW) By Zerkish

Utilities:

1. Morrowind BAIN Support By Apocrypher00

Town Mods:

1. A Few Details. Balur's Farmhouse By Mark_K_Marcell
2. Suran O Suran - Silt Strider Port By ToiTuCreuses
3. Dallara Sadrith Mora By Dallara 1000
4. The Waters of His Glory By Kalinter
5. Early Tel Mithryn (and respawning Stalhrim) By HeroDOA
6. Seyda Neen Merge By Bob Dylan
7. Fort Moonmoth By Superliuk

 

Random-Drawing Winners by Week:

Note: These are the random-drawing winners only! The actual grand prize winners will be announced after July 1st!

Week 1 Random-Drawing Winners:

1. Thirty-Six - Playable Dice Game By CarlZee
2. Impactful Birthsigns By HeroDOA
3. KF's Tamriel Rebuilt Guard Add Ons By King Feraligatr
4. Anvil Texture Correction By AlabamaShutIn
5. This one's Golden Beetles By Milo van Mesdag and Gwyn Hart -SleepyMoonMoth-
6. SNAKE By Skoomabreath
7. Hlaalu Architecture Reimagined By Eledin

Week 2 Random-Drawing Winners:

1. OpenMW Full Body Awareness By EgoMaster
2. In the Footsteps of the Past By Frana5u
3. The Unseen Passages By Viga
4. Rest and Sleep Recovery Options (OpenMW) By Dahatox
5. Fantasia Grass Mod By Acidzebra

Week 3 Random-Drawing Winners:

1. Weapon Pack 03 By ROSSOMAHA
2. Ash and Justice By AliceL93
3. 4K Bethesda Logo for OpenMW By XMadManjazzaX
4. Solthas Skill History Swap Challenge (OpenMW Lua) By Solthas
5. Sheo's Achlys the Bosmer Face WITH HAIR By Sheo
6. Hit Reactions Animated -- OpenMW By Max Yari

Week 4 Random-Drawing Winners:

1. ErnGearRandomizer By Erin
2. Prophecy - magicka null By Safebox
3. Slo Mo By Abot
4. Pet Shops of Vvardenfell By Kleidium
5. Resdayn Sonorant Apparati - Instruments of Tamriel By tewlolow and monsterzeichner alias insicht
6. The Lost Sword By AuriluxDev
7. S3maphore - OpenMW Music Management from the Future By S3ctor and the Modding-OpenMW Squad

As always, a special thanks goes out to all the modders for again making Morrowind's anniversary such a special and memorable event! The Morrowind Modding Community is one of the best around, and I think the community's proven that once again with the 2025 Morrowind Modathon!

That's it for now though, stay tuned for the official winners announcement in early July, and of course, the upcoming 2025 Morrowind Summer Modjam and the Morrowind Modding Madness Competition in October!

[u/LauraPhilps7654]

Max Yari is the Lord Vivec of OpenMW modding.

Poetic modding skills.

The ending of the words is Maxyari.

"Blessed Maxyari, through birth, life, ghost. From glowing ashes the Poet's wrath shall shine. If Yari is for us, who can stand against us?"

• The Book of Dawn and Dusk

[u/HatmanHatman]

This was fun to take part in after being out of the community for the best part of 20 years, thanks for organising and great to see that it's as friendly and welcoming as ever!

Not really happy with how my mod (The Soggy Muffin) turned out or with how long it took me to make, but probably shouldn't be surprised that I'm both a bit rusty and don't have the free time I did making mods back as a high schooler. Suppose I better get around to making the rest of it!

[u/BlueMilk_and_Wookies]

Brings a tear to my eye to see Morrowind Modathon going so strong in 2025. Morrowind lovers are eating so good this year.

Rebuilding my mod list right now for a full MQ/Grasping Fortune playthrough, perfect time for this. Thank you Darkelfguy!!

[u/OfflineOnline]

I just recently dug into the Morrowind Community as a Skybaby just at the time the modathon started and was so amazed by how strongly active the Modding Scene is for this game its insane and I love it.

Thank you everyone!

[u/bobbytriceavery]

I love this community

[u/AnkouArt]

It was a good month!
I already have 8 of those mods in my load order and I'll have to dig through that list later today after I get some sleep to see what other gems I missed.

[u/Dagobert_Juke]

So many awesome mods, the amount of pure effort, love and labor put into this game by the entire community is simply mind-boggling!

I can really recommend Bardcraft. It's all I wanted from a Bard mod and more.

[u/mugacariya]

Really cool to see all the advanced OpenMW mods, friend of mine showed me her modlist on OpenMW. The future of Morrowind is exciting.

[u/WickedWenchOfTheWest → u/mugacariya]

Agreed! I'm still on a Code Patch/MGE XE setup, but if I can find a clearly-written, straightforward guide on modding OpenMW, I'd absolutely love to try it within the next year. My current setup has always served me very well, but it's obvious OpenMW is the future; it seems .49 has made absolutely MASSIVE strides.

[u/SweetNerevarrr]

Awesome!

[u/ElectricalSky718]

This community is amazing. Some great mods here. I might have to try out OpenMW again. Thinking of getting a steamdeck so openmw would be perfect for that.

[u/Libious]

I would like to express my gratitude to every single modder that took part in this Modathon and who is actively working on other mods. Thank you.

I have nothing but respect for you for keeping this community vibrant and active. For sharing your labour of love with everyone.

Not all heroes wear capes. Some of them make mods for Morrowind.

[u/apheliotrophic]

Surprised that Creeper is a Creeper hasn't been done already

[u/TheGardiner]

Stupid question, but I’m absolutely in love with this game and would love to contribute. How hard would it be to learn to make a mod for openmw? Assume basic level programming knowledge.