Aether Pirate's Discovery
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #20 of 162 Quests and Adventures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Aether Pirate's Discovery
by Billyfighter
Voice acting by Thea Solone
Check out the indirect sequel, Aetherwind
Find an Aethership in the far northwest of Vvardenfell, at the Askngthunch-Sturdumz ruins and meet a pirate who has a mysterious trinket and new adventure to discover.
Travel along his aethership across Vvardenfell, on an adventure full of V E R T I C A L I T Y, into a strange new dungeon, and even into the shadows of the Corprusarium.
This mod requires OAAB Data. Version 2. 1. 9 was used when making this mod.
Notes:
v1. 3 marks the final version for this mod. Includes some bug fixes. This will also make the Aethership disappear after two days upon finishing the quest and getting the reward. Your saved game will then be ready for the next adventure which is in another mod: Aetherwind. Playing this mod beforehand will grant an additional adventure in Aetherwind.
OpenMW is highly recommended when using this mod! I've later reworked a version to be compatible with the vanilla engine, but it does not use the benefits of the OpenMW engine, and has some issues. View readme for details.
The Corprusarium Experience mod is compatible with this mod's Corprusarium edits.
The Imperial Dwemer Society mod is compatible with this mod's Askngthunch-Sturdumz edits.
Aether Pirate's Discovery is a quest mod for Morrowind that adds a new adventure in the far northwest of Vvardenfell, near the Arkngthunch-Sturdumz ruins, where players meet a pirate with a mysterious trinket. Built for OpenMW, with an optional vanilla version, it offers a new quest and exploration content.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community backing with 202 endorsements and over 58k downloads
- Adds a fresh quest to Morrowind, a game that always benefits from new content
- OpenMW compatibility is a plus for modern players using that engine
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated March 2025, so it's relatively new but may have undiscovered bugs
- Requires OpenMW for the main version, which might not suit vanilla purists
For Morrowind players who use OpenMW and crave new quests in familiar regions. If you're a vanilla player, the optional version exists but may lack polish. Skip if you want a fully documented, feature-rich expansion—this is a modest quest mod.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're using OpenMW, just drop the mod files into your data directory and enable the plugin in the launcher.
- For the vanilla version, make sure to use a mod manager like Morrowind Mod Manager or Wrye Mash to avoid conflicts.
- Head to the Arkngthunch-Sturdumz ruins in the northwest—bring a decent weapon and some potions, as you never know what you'll face.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- Billyfighter
- Version
- 1.3
- Downloads
- 58,398
- Endorsements
- 202
- Category
- Quests and Adventures
- Created
- 7/30/2023
- Updated
- 3/20/2025
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