morrowind step overhaul trouble

[Rogue_Empress]

well i followed the 2016 Step graphic overhaul guide to the T, and now every time i try going to the census office after a new game it tells me im missing the mesh for limeware plates. then the game crashs. before the limeware plates it was wooden bowls. does anyone have a fix for these missing clutter meshes? ive been through each file individually and i dont understand why those files which were not replaced by any of my clutter texture mods, are missing. should i give up hope on getting this overhaul to work or is there something i dont know?

ive modded skyrim, that was easy. new vegas was a learning curb but its working. oblivion was rather simple after figuring out new vegas, but morrowind seems to be in a league of its own. real brainteaser. i would appriciate assistance :)

[destroyor]

Just to clear, you are referring to this step guide[wiki.step-project.com] right?

Would you post your Warnings.txt from your Morrowind directory? I want to see exactly what's missing.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Try re-installing the limeware plate mod and if the problem continues, try deleting the mesh.

You shouldn't be missing the mesh as the game would have a default one stored in the BSA. More likely the mesh is pointing to a missing texture which triggers the error.

[SaltyPeanuts]

You should be able to delete the mesh from your hard drive without problems. I've done this for other mods. That's assuming it's the bad mesh crashing your game. Take note of the mesh location in the error message and delete it from the indicated Morrowind folder.

[Rogue_Empress]

Originally posted by destroyor:

Just to clear, you are referring to this step guide[wiki.step-project.com] right?

Would you post your Warnings.txt from your Morrowind directory? I want to see exactly what's missing.

TES3Stream Warning: Model "Meshes\m\Misc_LW_Platter.NIF" tex not found "textures\q_refl_writing.dds"!
TES3Stream Warning: Model "Meshes\m\Misc_LW_Platter.NIF" tex not found "textures\tx_limeware_platter_01_bmp.dds"!
TES3Stream Warning: Model "Meshes\m\Misc_LW_Platter.NIF" tex not found "textures\tx_limeware_platter_bmp.dds"!
TES3Stream Warning: Model "Meshes\m\Misc_LW_Platter.NIF" tex not found "textures\tx_limeware_strip_01_bmp.dds"!
Texture Load Error!: textures\q_refl_writing.dds
Texture Load Error!: textures\tx_limeware_platter_01_bmp.dds
Texture Load Error!: textures\tx_limeware_platter_bmp.dds
Texture Load Error!: textures\tx_limeware_strip_01_bmp.dds



yes that is the step guide i reffered to

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

From that report, the problem sounds like it is the mesh directing to an improper location.

The mesh is directing to textures/tx_limeware_platter_01_bmp.dds.

The problem is that it should be textures/tx_limeware_platter_01.dds. The _bmp part is not supposed to be there. They must have forgotten to remove the bmp extension or something.

You should probably just delete the meshes to fix the problem, but you might also be able to fix the problem by renaming the texture to fix the filepath.

Rename the original texture (tx_limeware_platter_01.dds) and rename it to tx_limeware_platter_01_bmp.dds. You can also create a duplicate of the original texture and rename it instead, so you have both.

If you create a duplicate of the texture you should have one named tx_limeware_platter_01_bmp.dds to fix the problem and the other named tx_limeware_platter_01.dds, which is the correct filename incase you ever install a mesh that works right.

The same goes for the other problematic files, tx_limeware_platter_bmp.dds and tx_limeware_strip_01_bmp.dds.

You might also be able to fix the mesh itself, so that it directs to the correct texture, but I don't know how to do that.

[Rogue_Empress]

ok yea i could totally do that. thanks. i think some of the mods are just plain trouble because seriously wherever i go its something. the census office is the limeware, then i loaded a testing file i made and i went to the trade house and there it was pillows. and as i said originaly it was wooden bowls. so i think im going to clean install and start over, but not do the clutter textures, or find better ones.

i got so frusterated that i just started up morroblivion. and honestly im liking it alot. a couple weeks ago i got oblivion and modded it using a 2016 overhaul guide and it worked wonders. morrowind still has a vanilla oblivion look when it comes to interiors and alot of morrowind flora and fauna, but many of the modded textures leaked through so the grass and trees look awesome. its kind of inconsistant, but i honestly dont mind too much. always wanted to play these games with mods and finally decided to do so. and sense skywind and skyblivion are gonna take awhile longer (betting skyblivion will be finished first) i figure this is the next best thing.

regardless of how i play though i am loving the nostalgia. its crazy how you can remember objectives on games you havnt touched in almost a decade.

[destroyor]

Originally posted by katiegirl91:

Originally posted by destroyor:

Just to clear, you are referring to this step guide[wiki.step-project.com] right?

Would you post your Warnings.txt from your Morrowind directory? I want to see exactly what's missing.

TES3Stream Warning: Model "Meshes\m\Misc_LW_Platter.NIF" tex not found "textures\q_refl_writing.dds"!
TES3Stream Warning: Model "Meshes\m\Misc_LW_Platter.NIF" tex not found "textures\tx_limeware_platter_01_bmp.dds"!
TES3Stream Warning: Model "Meshes\m\Misc_LW_Platter.NIF" tex not found "textures\tx_limeware_platter_bmp.dds"!
TES3Stream Warning: Model "Meshes\m\Misc_LW_Platter.NIF" tex not found "textures\tx_limeware_strip_01_bmp.dds"!
Texture Load Error!: textures\q_refl_writing.dds
Texture Load Error!: textures\tx_limeware_platter_01_bmp.dds
Texture Load Error!: textures\tx_limeware_platter_bmp.dds
Texture Load Error!: textures\tx_limeware_strip_01_bmp.dds



yes that is the step guide i reffered to

The meshes are from Mesh Improvements Optimized[download.fliggerty.com](Step 2.B, third item) and your missing textures are all included with the MIO_1.4.7z file (data files -> textures).

Are you using nexus mod manager (NMM) to install your Morrowind mods? Due to its age it's recommend to manually install (extract, copy and paste by hand) Morrowind mods as they don't play nice w/ NMM. In your case I'm guessing all the textures files were not install properly (or at all).

In general if you are missing a texture for a meshes you can:

1. the hard way -> hunt down the mod responsible, look for the file in the mod. Failing that, look for a fix. This is why I keep all my extracted mod files in a separate folder. In your case I searched for "Misc_LW_Platter.NIF" and "q_refl_writing.dds", found the mods, read the readme and BAM -> textures. :D
   
2. the easy way
   
   • download Morrowind Graphics & Sound Overhaul (MGSO)
     
   • create a clean (fresh from steam w/ no mod) Morrowind copy
     
   • run MSGO installer in this dummy folder
     
   • proceed to "Morrowind Backup - copying files and backup" - extract all the files and STOP. If you are missing texture it's highly likely you'll find them from this MSGO dummy folder.
3. Delete the offending mesh.

[SaltyPeanuts]

If you want to skip installation headaches I can recommend the Morrowind Graphics & Sound Overhaul 3.0 here[www.nexusmods.com]

It will cause some antivirus programs to flag it but that's because the author used automated installation that takes control of the keyboard & mouse at certain points.