Basic Needs

⭐ ⭐ (251 endorsements) 📥 5,078 downloads 📌 v1.06 📅 7/7/2012
⚪ Last updated 2012

By Nethellus · Gameplay

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods ↗ 📅 Updated: 7/27/2012 📅 Created: 7/7/2012
⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
1🛠️ MWSE — Morrowind Script Extender Download ↗
2🔧 MCP — Morrowind Code Patch Download ↗

Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 4.9% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
  • 🏆 #332 of 372 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

This mod gives you four very basic needs: Hunger, thirst, sleep an shelter. Food and water in your inventory will be consumed automatically, prioritizing the cheapest ingredients, and shelter simply equals the time you need to spend indoors. What all this does is it encourages a more realistic playstyle. You will want to carry food and water, sleep indoors and at night, as well as not go outside in bad weather. Playing the Plugin: When you start the game or load the plugin your journal will be updated with a quest called Basic Needs. You can check this quest at any time to learn how much food/water/sleep/shelter you need. (You have to look at the quest in the quest tab and not at the initial entry in your journal, since that entry will not update when your needs change.) -----FOOD---------------------------------------- Food ingredients are already everywhere in the game, so they are easy to find. To survive you need to eat a total of 1. 0 weight of food per day. If you go 10 days without food starvation sets in and your maximum fatigue will be reduced by 20 for each day and you will die after starvation has reduced your fatigue by 400 points. Werewolves don\'t need to eat, since they go out and eat people every night and vampires don\'t need to eat either since they drink blood instead. -----WATER--------------------------------------- To get water you need a bucket. Place the bucket on the ground and activate it and you can use it to fetch water if you are outside in a town or a settlement that presumably has a well somewhere. Fetching water will advance in game time by 30 minutes, which is 1 minute in real time. You need to drink 1. 0 weight of water each day to survive. After 3 days without water dehydration sets in and and your maximum fatigue will be reduced by 40 for each day and you will die after dehydration has reduced your fatigue by 400 points. Vampires don\'t need to drink since they drink blood instead. You can also conjure water through magic using a book called Water Conjuration. This book can be bought from some enchanters and some priests. The chance of success equals your conjuration skill and the time it takes is reduced by 1 hour per 10 skill you have, starting at 10 hours, so with 60 skill it would take 4 hours and at 100 skill it would take 1. Also if you conjure water outside the time it takes is cut in half, with a minimum of 1 hour. -----SLEEP--------------------------------------- Sleeping can be done anywhere simply by resting. You need to sleep 7 hours per day to survive. After 3 days without sleep sleep deprivation sets in and and your maximum fatigue will be reduced by 40 for each day and you will die after it has reduced your fatigue by 400 points. Vampires don\'t need to sleep since they can\'t. If you have the Extra-Comfy Pillow in your inventory the effectiveness of your resting increases by 50%, so every hour of rest counts as 1. 5 hours. (Due to a bug in the game

🤖 AI-enhanced — based on mod data

Basic Needs adds hunger, thirst, and sleep mechanics to the game, automatically consuming food and water from your inventory, prioritizing the cheapest ingredients. It's a simple survival enhancement for players seeking basic needs management, with 251 endorsements and last updated in 2012.

✨ Key Features

Adds three basic needs: hunger, thirst, and sleep.
Automatically consumes food and water from inventory.
Prioritizes the cheapest ingredients when consuming.
Lightweight gameplay mod focused on survival mechanics.

📊 Pros & Cons

✅ Pros

  • Community-tested with 251 endorsements and over 5,000 downloads.
  • Automation means less micromanagement—just keep supplies stocked.
  • Simple concept that fits well with survival-focused playthroughs.

⚠️ Cons

  • Last updated in 2012—may be incompatible with current game versions.
  • No detailed documentation or install instructions provided.
  • Limited feature set; only covers hunger, thirst, and sleep without extra depth.
🎯 Is This For You?
For players who want a lightweight survival layer without complex mechanics. If you enjoy managing basic needs automatically, this is a good fit. Skip if you're looking for deep survival systems or modern updates.
📦 Install:Easy· Under 1 minute

💡 Beginner Tips

  • Make sure to stock up on cheap food and water to keep the auto-consumption running smoothly.
  • Check if the mod requires a script extender or other dependencies for your game version.
  • Since it's from 2012, test it on a backup save first to ensure compatibility.

📊 Mod Details

Game
Morrowind Mods
Author
Nethellus
Version
1.06
Downloads
5,078
Endorsements
251
Category
Gameplay
Created
7/7/2012
Updated
7/27/2012

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