Mainland Mercs
⚪ Last updated 2018⚠️ Install Order · 3 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
- 👍 3.3% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #11 of 32 Companions mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Mainland Mercs, The READ ME
An unofficial addon to the unofficial addon: Tamriel Rebuilt
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What this is:
This is a plugin file ( aka mod ) for the Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
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For the May Morrowind Modathon
I am making this for myself really but I figured I'd share a working work in progress
for this modathon thing.
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Requirements:
Morrowind ( Obviously ) and its official expansions: Tribunal and Bloodmoon
AND Tamriel Rebuilt. ( which requires the above^ anyway :-P )
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Does this work with OpenMW?
I don't know. It works in Vanilla
TES3 is a cobbled together game and was never designed to handle NPC companions.
Therefore all features and functions are cobbled together workarounds for said cobbled
together game engine and may or may not work as intended on a third party app.
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Installation:
If you managed to install Tamriel Rebuilt you will have no trouble intalling this
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What this does:
Adds NPC's for hire on the mainland of Morrowind
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I wanted to make 'NPCs for hire' that are self suffecient and easy to use without having
to micromanage everything about them, and level and gear up the more you work them.
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Why require Tamriel Rebuilt?
Well honestly Vvardenfell has been modded to death. I can't place a fart on that island
without conflicting with some mod somewhere and I'm bored with it for the moment.
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About the NPCs:
At this time there are 4 NPCs.
Common features include:
-Grumpy's warp following scripts
-stay, follow, and stand aside commands
-Greeting shows current and max health and current magicka
-Auto sheath when combat finished
-NPCs earn their own XP ( expeirence points ) each day they work for you
-NPCs auto level stats on hire and rest.
-Stats level calculated by player level and NPC XP level
-Level, heal, repair, and resupply on rest ( when AiFollowing )
-Water breathing so they won't drown.
-remote greet
Mainland Mercs adds hireable NPCs to the mainland of Morrowind, requiring Tamriel Rebuilt. It was created for the May Morrowind Modathon and is a work in progress. With 22 endorsements and 662 downloads, it's a niche mod for players who want more companion options in the Tamriel Rebuilt areas.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Fills a gap for hireable companions in Tamriel Rebuilt's mainland
- Small but active community (22 endorsements, 662 downloads)
- Author shared it despite it being a personal project
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2018 — may be outdated for current Tamriel Rebuilt versions
- Work in progress, so features may be incomplete or buggy
- Requires Tamriel Rebuilt, which is a large mod to install
For Morrowind players who have Tamriel Rebuilt installed and want more hireable NPCs in the mainland. If you're looking for a polished, fully-featured companion mod, this might not be for you. Skip if you don't use Tamriel Rebuilt.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure Tamriel Rebuilt is installed and up to date before adding this mod.
- Use a mod manager like Wrye Mash or Mod Organizer 2 to keep your load order clean.
- Since it's a work in progress, save your game before hiring any mercs to avoid potential issues.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- Stripes
- Version
- 1
- Downloads
- 662
- Endorsements
- 22
- Category
- Companions
- Created
- 5/11/2018
- Updated
- 5/11/2018
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