Devilishly Peaceful Wildlife (OpenMW)
🟡 Updated this year⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.3% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #151 of 213 Immersion mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Requirements:
Installation:
- Devilishly Peaceful Wildlife.omwscripts
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[]Makes most smaller creatures peaceful such as crabs, rats, foragers, bats, worms ...[/]
[]Makes many hostile enemies warn you one to four times before they attack such as kagouti, alit, nixhounds, bears, wolves, rieklings, cliffracers ...[/]
[]Adds group dynamics which means that creatures will come to the aid of their fellow kind if they are in combat with the player.[/]
[]This mod can be installed mid-playthrough, which makes it stand out from non-lua alternatives.[/]
- Animals just want to live and humans are probably the scariest beings out to get them. It just doesn't make sense for them to attack, especially if they are likely to lose due to a size disadvantage. Even larger creatures would probably be scared of wizards and pointy sticks. Creatures will warn you when you come to close now, which feels very immersive. I tested the mod on OpenMW 0. 5.
Permissions:
- Feel free to do whatever you want with this as long as you give me credit.
Foxunder added the marksman mechanics
Devilishly Peaceful Wildlife is an OpenMW mod that makes most smaller animals like crabs, rats, and bats non-hostile, while remaining hostile enemies warn before attacking. It supports Morrowind, Bloodmoon, Tribunal, Tamriel Rebuilt, and Project Tamriel creatures. With 102 endorsements and 7,826 downloads, it's a niche immersion tweak for players seeking a less aggressive wildlife experience.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community backing with 102 endorsements and nearly 8k downloads.
- Turns annoying wildlife into ambient scenery—no more random crab fights.
- Works with major expansions and popular total conversions like Tamriel Rebuilt.
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects smaller animals—bigger beasts still come at you, just with a warning.
- Requires OpenMW; won't work on the original Morrowind engine.
For Morrowind players on OpenMW who want a more peaceful overworld without removing combat entirely. Also great for roleplayers who prefer to avoid senseless animal slaughter. Skip if you want full pacifist gameplay or if you're on the original engine.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you're running OpenMW—this mod won't work on the original Morrowind executable.
- If you use Tamriel Rebuilt or Project Tamriel, load this mod after those to ensure creature edits apply.
- Test in a new game or after a clean save to avoid conflicts with existing creature states.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- DetailDevil and Foxunder
- Version
- 1.3
- Downloads
- 7,826
- Endorsements
- 102
- Category
- Immersion
- Created
- 1/12/2026
- Updated
- 7/25/2026
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