Apoapse's Attack
⚪ Last updated 2021⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.8% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #129 of 372 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod requires MWSE v2. 1 (the Lua version) to function. It is compatible with existing savegames. Disable the old ESP before updating.
Apoapse's Attack dramatically changes the way weaponry works in Morrowind, in an effort to bring it (at least) to par with later games. Most noticeably, your weapon skill now determines the damage you cause instead of your chance to hit. This means that if it looks like your weapon hits your opponent, it actually does---assuming there are no Sanctuary or Blind effects in play. This feature has a few advantages over previous "Never Miss" mods:
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[]The game's combat is still balanced properly. Although you will consistently hit your opponents, characters with low weapon skill will cause less damage with each hit. This is how both Oblivion and Skyrim work.
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]Sanctuary and Blind are still useful spell effects. They will introduce a chance of missing, depending on the magnitude of the effect, your Agility and Luck, and your weapon skill.[]This feature works with all types of combat. Whether you are fighting with bows and arrows, enchanted weapons, or your bare hands, you will experience all of the combat improvements that this mod has to offer.
The mod also introduces skill-based benefits to other areas of combat. Your critical hit damage now depends on your weapon skill. As well, a high marksmanship skill now improves your chance of retrieving fired arrows, and a high weapon skill now lessens the degradation rate of your weapon.
======DataThe first notable change with this mod is that your weapon skills do not determine your chance to hit with your weapon. They instead determine your damage according to the following formulas:
Weapon Damage = ( 0. 5 + Strength / 100 ) ( Current Condition / Max Condition ) Base Damage^2/ ( Base Damage + Enemy AR + ( 2000 / Weapon Skill ) )
Melee Critical Hit Damage = Weapon Damage ( 2 + Weapon Skill 0. 04 )Marksman Critical Hit Damage = . 375 Weapon Damage ( 2 + Weapon Skill 0. 04 )
*taken out for v3. 0, but will return in v3. 1
This growth is such that you feel a noticeable increase in power with higher skills without feeling wimpy at low levels. You will also notice that more powerful weapons become increasingly less important as your character becomes more skilled (though they always remain useful); while investing in the best gear is great early on, you can start to use your more interesting and less powerful weapons (looking at you, spears) as your skill increases.
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Apoapse's Attack overhauls Morrowind's combat by making weapon skill determine damage instead of hit chance, aligning combat with later Elder Scrolls games. This gameplay mod has 621 endorsements and was last updated in February 2021, making it a well-received but aging option for players seeking modernized combat.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 621 endorsements and over 16k downloads
- Addresses a common complaint about Morrowind's hit-chance system
- Simple concept that directly impacts core gameplay
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2021, may not be compatible with latest Morrowind mod setups
- No detailed documentation or patch notes provided in the description
- Overhauling combat may conflict with other gameplay mods that alter stats or skills
For Morrowind players who find the original hit-chance combat frustrating and want a more modern damage-based system. Also for those who enjoy gameplay overhauls that change core mechanics. Skip if you prefer the classic dice-roll combat or use other combat mods that might conflict.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since the mod changes damage calculation, consider adjusting difficulty settings to rebalance the game.
- Check if you have other combat mods installed that might alter weapon skills or damage formulas.
- Make a backup of your save before installing, as gameplay overhauls can affect existing characters.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- Apoapse
- Version
- v3.0
- Downloads
- 16,261
- Endorsements
- 621
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 3/15/2016
- Updated
- 2/14/2021
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