Morrowind Groundcover Generator (aka Mesh Generator)
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ 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
- 👍 3.3% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #31 of 49 Utilities mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This program automatically places meshes over the Morrowind landscape with specific meshes being placed on specific ground textures. The motivation for this was to enable grass mods in Morrowind
User guide can be found on GitHub and in the downloaded archive.
Changes
v0. 6.x (full change logs for 0. 6. 0)
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[]Removed the deprecated bSclRand and bPosRand configuration options
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]Generated STAT ids are now based on the mesh id[]Added a setting for a maximum allowed rotation from the vertical
v0. 5.x (full change logs for 0. 5, 0. 5. 1, 0. 5. 2, 0. 5. 3, 0. 5. 4, 0. 5. 5, 0. 5. 6, 0. 5. 7)
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[]User Guide
[]Bug fixes to how generation works: probabilities don't have to sum to 100, banning placement on certain textures now works correctly in all cases
[]Additional minor bug fixes
v0. 4 (full v0. 4 change log)
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[]Additional tooling (beta)
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]Bug fixes
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[]Stability and bug fixes
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]OpenMW support[]Bug fixes
v0. 2 (full v0. 2 change log)
- []Stability and bug fixes
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[]Additional tooling (beta)
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[]User Guide
A utility that automatically places meshes across the Morrowind landscape based on ground textures, designed to enable grass mods. With 398 endorsements and 12,188 downloads, it's a proven tool for modders seeking automated landscape enrichment.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community trust with 398 endorsements
- High download count (12,188) shows real demand
- Solves a tedious task—manual mesh placement is a pain
⚠️ Cons
- Requires some technical know-how to set up and run
- Last updated April 2025—may not support latest Morrowind mods
For Morrowind modders who want to add grass or other groundcover without placing every mesh by hand. Perfect if you're building a landscape overhaul and need automated placement. Skip if you're a player looking for a plug-and-play grass mod—this is a tool, not a finished mod.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Run the generator on a test cell first to see how meshes align with ground textures before applying to the whole map.
- Check the generated output in the Construction Set to ensure meshes aren't floating or sinking into terrain.
- Back up your landscape files before running the generator—it modifies your worldspace data.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- Yacoby
- Version
- 0.6.0
- Downloads
- 12,188
- Endorsements
- 398
- Category
- Utilities
- Created
- 3/10/2009
- Updated
- 4/28/2025
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