Lysol's Steel Claymore Replacer
⚪ Last updated 2021⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.6% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #10 of 41 Weapons mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
So I finally finished (good enough I guess) this claymore replacer I started on quite a few years ago. I've been learning how to use Blender the same time. And shout out: Greatness7 is brilliant and should get much credit for making the Blender nif exporter plugin!
Anyway, the vanilla steel claymore model and texture(s) is awful and a sword I've often felt annoyed with due to how bad it looks. So here's a replacer that you hopefully might enjoy more. I do at least. The model is made in Blender, is only one object and has one texture map. It's not like weapons are the ones to blame for Morrowind's crazy draw calls, but it's one thing of many, and this replacer will reduce the amount of draw calls this sword will produce.
It features a normal map and a specular map. I was going to bake the normal map from a high poly mesh, but I lack the time to do it, so this is generated from a texture. Of course I've put some time into making a good texture to generate it from, so it should look ok I hope. The specular map was hand made.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy it!
How to install:
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[]This is a plugin-less mod, so no esp or omwaddon file is included.
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]Install using your preferred method:[]Using OpenMW, you can follow this guide[
]Using either OpenMW or Morrowind, you can use MO2. In OpenMW's case, with a plugin[]Just drop everything into your Morrowind Data Files folder. Not recommended and stupid.
[]If you use OpenMW, make sure you enable "Auto use object normal maps" and "Auto use object specular maps" in the launcher
Lysol's Steel Claymore Replacer is a model and texture replacer for the Steel Claymore in Morrowind, featuring specular and normal maps for OpenMW users. With 146 endorsements and 24,926 downloads, it's a niche cosmetic mod that enhances the weapon's appearance, best experienced in OpenMW.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community backing with 146 endorsements and nearly 25k downloads
- Adds visual polish to a common weapon, making it stand out
- Specular and normal maps give it a modern look in OpenMW
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in March 2021, so it may not be compatible with the latest Morrowind patches or OpenMW versions
- Only affects the Steel Claymore, so if you don't use that weapon, it's useless
For Morrowind players who use OpenMW and want a sharper, more detailed Steel Claymore without overhauling the whole game. Skip if you're playing on the original engine or don't care about weapon cosmetics.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're using OpenMW, make sure to enable shaders in the settings to see the specular and normal maps in action.
- Since it's a replacer, it will overwrite the original Steel Claymore model—back up your original files if you want to revert.
- Use a mod manager like Wrye Mash or OpenMW's built-in mod organizer to keep track of your load order.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- Lysol
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 24,926
- Endorsements
- 146
- Category
- Weapons
- Created
- 3/18/2021
- Updated
- 3/18/2021
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