MM6-7-8 internal data structure

[rotalihinna]

Hey all,

In either the normal game or with the GrayFace patch, where are game text and other things located in the directory? Is it all compressed in the LOD files? For example, when I do a search for "Cuisinart" in the game directory with Notepad++, nothing shows up, so I'm sure it's compressed in some way. How is the data structured in this game?

[Tomsod]

Yes, it's all inside lods by default. (Which lod has the text files varies per game.) Use MMArchive to open them.

[rotalihinna]

Thank you! For example, where is the data for spells stored in mm6?

[Tomsod]

Spells.txt in ICONS.LOD. Some things like damage values cannot be edited, though.

[nixin]

The game data in Morrowind is primarily stored in .ESM and .ESP files.

.ESM files contain the core game data, including meshes, textures, sounds, and scripts.
.ESP files are used for mods and expansions, which add or modify game content.