Patch for Purists

By TES3 Community & Half11 (ed.)

Version: 3.0.0

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Contents
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1. Description
2. Requirements
3. Installation
4. Incompatibilities
5. Permissions
6. Contact
7. Credits

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Description
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Patch for Purists strives to be an all-in-one patcher for everything in the The
Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition that is considerd a bug. I
define a bug as: "an immersion breaking issue which was clearly not intended by the
developers". This definition was the benchmark for creating this patch. Patch for
Purists covers almost every aspect of the game. A complete overview of fixes can be
found in the Patch Notes.

“What distinguishes the Patch for Purists from existing player made patches?,” you
may ask. My purist approach kept me from introducing debatable and unnecessary
changes: balance changes based on personal preferences, so-called improvements in
gameplay, and adding of unnecessary stuff. These are changes which, according to
me, do not belong in a bugfixing patch because they go beyond fixing unintentional
immersion breaking issues. Unfortunately, these are the exact changes that plague
most player made patches. These patches force purists to play an outdated version
of the game and alter the experience of new players who are not aware of these
unnecessary changes to the original game, as was intended by the developers.

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Requirements
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Morrowind, Tribunal, and Bloodmoon

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Installation
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First of all you must update to the latest offical patch (v1.6.1820). Steam and GOG
versions of the game are up to date. If you are running the CD version of the game,
the correct installation order is: Morrowind / Tribunal / Tribunal Patch
v1.4.1313 / Bloodmoon / Bloodmoon Patch v1.6.1820 (so skip Morrowind Patch
v1.2.0722). When you are in doubt about the version of your game; this can be found
at the bottom left of the main menu of the game.

Next place the files in this folder into you Morrowind\Data Files folder and
overwrite files. The default location is C:\Program Files\Bethesda
Softworks\Morrowind\Data Files. For Steam users it is C:\Program
Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Morrowind\Data Files. Now activate Patch for
Purists.esm under "Data Files" in your Morrowind launcher, and you're good to go.
New players, and those who want all fixes, should download the "Merged" version.
Those who want to put together patch modules themselves should download the
"Modular" version.

N.B.: I would strongly advise against switching patches halfway through. Patches
simply touches too many things. Wrye Mash can not fix this. My advice is to
continue playing you old save on the old patch, and update the moment you start a
new playthrough.

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Incompatibilities
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Patch for Purists is fully compatible with OpenMW.

Patch for Purists conflicts with:

- Morrowind Patch Project (MPP)
- Unofficial Morrowind Patch (UMP)
- Morrowind Rebirth (comes with its own fixes)

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Permissions
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Because this patch involves the work of various modders - some of whom have given
persmission only for this specific project - you are not allowed to
convert/alter/modify/translate/improve/commercial use/use assets from or reupload
this file to other sites under any circumstances without asking my permission. Some
assets in this file belong to other authors (see Credits in the ReadMe). You will
need to seek permission from these authors before you can use their assets.

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Contact
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Discord: Half11 #2779
Morrowind Nexus: https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/users/36879320/?

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Credits
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Thanks to Bethesda Softworks for developing Morrowind and the Construction Set.
Thanks to The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind modding community, for without their
commitment and permission this project could never have existed. Patch for Purists
is dedicated to the many players who contributed to this patch in one way or the
other. In particular I want to mention the following modders:

Thepal
*Unofficial Morrowind Patch v1.3.6b

Alphax
*Edwinna Elbert's Book
*Wild Rare Ingredients v1.1
*Ten Pace Boots Mesh Replacer

Reizeron AKA R-Zero

*Fix-Hound
*Vampire Spells Fix

PeterBitt
*Legion Uniforms
*No Resting in Ald Velothi
*Collision Fix
*Grahl Eye Fix & Scroll Fix

Dahrk Melchior
*Telvanni Door Handle

Slartibartfast
*Poorly Placed Object Fix v1.2
*Vodunious Nuccius Fix

Geralt_WhiteWolf AKA TheOne&Only

*Lore Fix v1.01

Doosty
*Expansion Resource Conflicts v1.21
*Expansion Summon Icons

Mytch
*Her Tamed Lightning

Max AKA ~NOBODY~

*Quest Fixes

Enmesharra
*Tribunal Quest Fix

cml33
*Floating Rock and Andus Plant Fix v1.1

Gez
*Hunger Keyframe Fix v2.0

Greatness7
*Idle Animations Fix v2.0

ManaUser
*Pelagiad Fix

Alaisiagae
*Armor Mesh Fixes

NeoQwerty
*Axe Sound Fix by

Spirithawke
*Poorly Placed Object Fix SN Walls+Rock Patch

WH-Reaper
*Sethan Tomb floor fix

Envy123
*MR Ingredients Dialogue

scrawl
*Redoran Hortator Dialogue Fix

Kevin Dorner & Teppo

*Text Patch for Morrowind with Tribunal & Bloodmoon v1.3

arvisrend
*arvisrend's Morrowind fixes v0.5

Sapphron
*Ebony Armor Fixes v1.1

TheDrunkenMudcrab
*Thelas' Pillows Quest Fix

Counciler
*Templar Pauldrons Fix v1.1

hollaajith
*Dagoth Ur Fix v1.1

Abramul
*Bound Weapon Remover

Sirrus233
*Dialogue Reputation Fix

Glisp
*Default Creature Sound Fix

Mesh fixes:
In_Cave_Plant10.nif [Spirithawke]
A_Ebony_Boot_GND.nif [Alaisiagae]
A_Ebony_Boot_GND.nif [Sapphron]
A_Ebony_Cuirass_GND.nif [Sapphron]
A_Ebony_G_Greaves.nif [Sapphron]
A_Ebony_Greaves_GND.nif [Sapphron]
A_Ebony_Pauldron_GND.nif [Sapphron]
towershield_iron.nif [Drakkmore]
Furn_Com_Table_05 [tetchy]
in_m_sewer_arch_01.nif [PeterBitt]
terrain_rock_ai_12.nif [PeterBitt]
in_hlaalu_wall [Greatness7]
chimney_smoke_green.nif [Reizeron AKA R-Zero]
chimney_smoke_small.nif [Reizeron AKA R-Zero]
chimney_smoke02.nif [Reizeron AKA R-Zero]

Texture fixes:
tx_ice_troll03.dds [PeterBitt]
Tx_S_Smmn_Fabrict.dds [Doosty]
tx_belt_expensive03 [Half11]

Animation fixes:
xbase_anim.kf [Greatness7]
xbase_anim_female.kf [Greatness7]