Morrowind

Zardon · May 8, 2002, 10:13 PM

ive heard alot about this game, is it worth getting it? does it run well on a 8500, someone told me its a little sluggish.

peroni · May 8, 2002, 10:30 PM

Well it runs pretty fine on my system in the sig.
That's with all the settings maxed out too!
Apparently to get the most of it you need to use the no_cd crack even if you own the retail version...
Check this thread out

Zardon · May 8, 2002, 10:33 PM

yeah I read something like it increases the game FPS... is this true?

peroni · May 8, 2002, 10:36 PM

Ehm, can't really say. I can't seem to find the original cd anymore... I'm sure I had it lying somewhere on my desk...must have beeen the cat...or the edonkey.... :o

Renegade[CSR] · May 8, 2002, 11:26 PM

It would be interesting to benchmark it with the no-cd crack and without. See if the rumours are true

rachaelsdad · May 9, 2002, 12:43 AM

I have been using the no CD crack for 2 days and having it makes a big difference. The game is less sluggish and the load times are much less betweeen scenes.
The game is gorgeous Zardon and if you try it be prepared to spend a lot of time on quests and getting lost. I have played a lot of RPG's and this one has been very confusing for me to find my way around.
If you like RPGs get it. It is an open quest game and has depth; not the depth that my favorite game; Planescape Torment has, but it has a depth in characters and style.

rachaelsdad · May 9, 2002, 12:50 AM

Forgot to mention the crack works, to bypass; the Code slowing copy protection that the producers so kindly place on the CD. I don't mind them defending their copyright but I do mind the way copy protection slows the game down maybe 23-30%.
I still have a problem with slowing from memory leaks but it takes 3 hours of playing instead of 1 hour without the crack.

Zardon · May 9, 2002, 01:02 AM

the game looks really pretty and I think ill check it out ... dungeon siege took alot of my time recently so im looking for something nice to play right now, with a little depth

Rigger · May 9, 2002, 08:11 PM

The nocd gave the game quite a performance boost on my system:

P3 1Ghz
Abit ST6 Raid
4X80 Gb Maxtor
512 Mb SDRAM
Geforce 3 (Plain Vanilla)
SB Audigy Platinum

I have all the settings maxed, no AA. Without the crack the game was smooth, but a little sluggish. The crack made things snappier.

Mcrobrewer · May 10, 2002, 05:18 PM

The no cd crack had no effect on my game.... The only time it is 'slow' is when I walk into a new area... and then it is only for like a second... (gives me time to think

)

I get about 20-25 FPS outside and 75FPS inside with my 1gig p3 384 MB ram and my radeon 8500 64 DDR (retail)

Darksider · May 10, 2002, 07:42 PM

I love it so far! The world is wide open for you to explore as you please. The music is great, and the sound is too. I think they really paid attention to detail on this one.

Again, as others were saying, use the NOCD crack. I saw a big difference in overall performance.

Zardon · May 10, 2002, 07:44 PM

do you know Darksider if this crack really does make a major impact on performance? maybe they might apply a bug patch for the game. an update at a later date. that is must unusual.

Motoki · May 11, 2002, 08:58 AM

It didn't make a difference for me but I didn't have problems to begin with. I guess it all depends. I mean if you are not having problems you may not want to bother with it, but if you are definitely give it a try.

Anyhow it's a great game highly reccomended, I have Dungeon Siege too, but Morrowind makes it look like a preschooler's game, it's so much more involved. One warning though, this game is time consuming and will suck your life away so if we do not see you updating the site for a while we'll know why!

EvilFoo · May 13, 2002, 01:33 AM

The NoCD crack did NOTHING to increase my playability! Not only that, but it is quite unstable on my system; it freezes at random points (after 1-2 hours into it). I get a solid ~10 FPS outside with Pixel Shaders ON, 1024x768, minimum View Distance, and maximum AI Distance. Believe it or not, but turning off Pixel Shaders does NOTHING! Performance still sucks with or without it; I might as well keep the pretty water and bad framerate rather than bad water and bad framerate...

Dathanja D · May 14, 2002, 02:18 PM

Hey All,

Could someone please post the actual method and file (location) to use for this? I did find the file from Yan that I then downloaded but wasn't able to use... maybe I did something wrong.
Seems most people who try it are happy with the results... I do know that my fps went up dramatically using the new 9031 Omega drivers for 9x... I play Morrowind at 1600/1200 with
little slowdown. (P3 800!!!)

May 8, 2002, 10:13 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Morrowind ive heard alot about this game, is it worth getting it? does it run well on a 8500, someone told me its a little sluggish.

May 8, 2002, 10:30 PM	#2
peroni DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 591 Rep Power: 0	Well it runs pretty fine on my system in the sig. That's with all the settings maxed out too! Apparently to get the most of it you need to use the no_cd crack even if you own the retail version... Check this thread out __________________ Gaming Rig 3DMark2k1 PCMark2k2 The Server 3Dmark2k1 PCMark2k2 Notebook 3Dmark2k1 PCMark2k2

May 8, 2002, 10:36 PM	#4
peroni DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 591 Rep Power: 0	Ehm, can't really say. I can't seem to find the original cd anymore... I'm sure I had it lying somewhere on my desk...must have beeen the cat...or the edonkey.... :o __________________ Gaming Rig 3DMark2k1 PCMark2k2 The Server 3Dmark2k1 PCMark2k2 Notebook 3Dmark2k1 PCMark2k2

May 9, 2002, 08:11 PM	#9
Rigger DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	The nocd gave the game quite a performance boost on my system: P3 1Ghz Abit ST6 Raid 4X80 Gb Maxtor 512 Mb SDRAM Geforce 3 (Plain Vanilla) SB Audigy Platinum I have all the settings maxed, no AA. Without the crack the game was smooth, but a little sluggish. The crack made things snappier. __________________ --Rigger-- Well, at least it's better than playing "The Sims"

May 10, 2002, 05:18 PM	#10
Mcrobrewer DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 19 Rep Power: 0	The no cd crack had no effect on my game.... The only time it is 'slow' is when I walk into a new area... and then it is only for like a second... (gives me time to think ) I get about 20-25 FPS outside and 75FPS inside with my 1gig p3 384 MB ram and my radeon 8500 64 DDR (retail) __________________ The only thing that stands between us and the animals is a really good beer

May 8, 2002, 10:33 PM	Thread Starter #3
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	yeah I read something like it increases the game FPS... is this true?

May 8, 2002, 11:26 PM	#5
Renegade[CSR] DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Undisclosed Renegade Location Posts: 396 Rep Power: 0	It would be interesting to benchmark it with the no-cd crack and without. See if the rumours are true

May 9, 2002, 12:43 AM	#6
rachaelsdad DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	I have been using the no CD crack for 2 days and having it makes a big difference. The game is less sluggish and the load times are much less betweeen scenes. The game is gorgeous Zardon and if you try it be prepared to spend a lot of time on quests and getting lost. I have played a lot of RPG's and this one has been very confusing for me to find my way around. If you like RPGs get it. It is an open quest game and has depth; not the depth that my favorite game; Planescape Torment has, but it has a depth in characters and style.

May 9, 2002, 12:50 AM	#7
rachaelsdad DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	Forgot to mention the crack works, to bypass; the Code slowing copy protection that the producers so kindly place on the CD. I don't mind them defending their copyright but I do mind the way copy protection slows the game down maybe 23-30%. I still have a problem with slowing from memory leaks but it takes 3 hours of playing instead of 1 hour without the crack.

May 9, 2002, 01:02 AM	Thread Starter #8
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	the game looks really pretty and I think ill check it out ... dungeon siege took alot of my time recently so im looking for something nice to play right now, with a little depth

May 10, 2002, 07:42 PM	#11
Darksider I Play NWN and UT2003 Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 202 Rep Power: 0	I love it so far! The world is wide open for you to explore as you please. The music is great, and the sound is too. I think they really paid attention to detail on this one. Again, as others were saying, use the NOCD crack. I saw a big difference in overall performance.

May 10, 2002, 07:44 PM	Thread Starter #12
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	do you know Darksider if this crack really does make a major impact on performance? maybe they might apply a bug patch for the game. an update at a later date. that is must unusual.

May 11, 2002, 08:58 AM	#13
Motoki DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 51 Rep Power: 0	It didn't make a difference for me but I didn't have problems to begin with. I guess it all depends. I mean if you are not having problems you may not want to bother with it, but if you are definitely give it a try. Anyhow it's a great game highly reccomended, I have Dungeon Siege too, but Morrowind makes it look like a preschooler's game, it's so much more involved. One warning though, this game is time consuming and will suck your life away so if we do not see you updating the site for a while we'll know why!

May 13, 2002, 01:33 AM	#14
EvilFoo DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 94 Rep Power: 0	The NoCD crack did NOTHING to increase my playability! Not only that, but it is quite unstable on my system; it freezes at random points (after 1-2 hours into it). I get a solid ~10 FPS outside with Pixel Shaders ON, 1024x768, minimum View Distance, and maximum AI Distance. Believe it or not, but turning off Pixel Shaders does NOTHING! Performance still sucks with or without it; I might as well keep the pretty water and bad framerate rather than bad water and bad framerate... __________________ The MSN8 Butterfly is a pedophile. "For a long time it gave me nightmares... witnessing an injustice like that... it's a constant reminder of just how unfair this world can be... I can still hear them taunting him... Silly Rabbit, Trix are for Kids... I mean, WHY COULDN'T THEY JUST GIVE HIM SOME CEREAL!?!" -C

May 14, 2002, 02:18 PM	#15
Dathanja D DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Location: City by the Bay... San Francisco Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	...morrowind no_cd crack... how to? Hey All, Could someone please post the actual method and file (location) to use for this? I did find the file from Yan that I then downloaded but wasn't able to use... maybe I did something wrong. Seems most people who try it are happy with the results... I do know that my fps went up dramatically using the new 9031 Omega drivers for 9x... I play Morrowind at 1600/1200 with little slowdown. (P3 800!!!)