Nix-Hound Replacer
⚪ Last updated 2016⚠️ Install Order · 3 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.4% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #115 of 544 Models and Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Nix-Hound Replacer
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Description:
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This is a mesh and texture replacer for the Nix-Hound creature.
Now with full PBR support for the MGE XE Physically Based Rendering Prototype.
MGE XE PBR Prototype: download
Quote Hrnchamd: "PBR is an advancement in lighting and texturing that allows your computer to render a greater variety of more complex and beautiful materials. The physics allows them to be consistently interesting in all lighting conditions."
If you don't use PBR you can still use this mod without problems, there is a seperate diffuse texture which is only overwritten by the PBR textures when you activate PBR in MGE XE. Read the MGE XE documentation on how to do that.
The model was made in ZBrush based on the original mesh. I reworked the original model by sculpting high poly detail, then painting the model, creating a new low poly mesh from that high poly sculpt, UV mapping that, baking out the high poly detail and color and finally assembling the different textures in Photoshop.
Pherim skinned that model and rigged it to the original skeleton to use the original animations. Thanks Pherim!
Winner of the May Modathon Month 2015, from Morrowind Modding Showcases!
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Please respect the efford that went into this and the fact that I freely share it - Please don't upload this anywhere else. Please don't edit texture or model. Please don't include this in any compilation mods.
Please simply don't do anything with it without asking me, except using it in your game. Thanks!
This mod replaces the Nix-Hound creature's mesh and textures, adding full PBR support for the MGE XE Physically Based Rendering Prototype. It's a visual upgrade for Morrowind players using that rendering mod, with 2,087 endorsements and 86,419 downloads, last updated in 2016.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 2,087 endorsements and 86k downloads.
- Brings the Nix-Hound up to modern PBR standards for MGE XE users.
- Simple replacer—no new mechanics, just a straight visual upgrade.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2016—might not play nice with newer MGE XE builds.
- Only affects the Nix-Hound, so if you want broader creature overhauls, look elsewhere.
- Requires MGE XE's PBR prototype to see the full effect, which is niche.
For Morrowind modders who use MGE XE and want their Nix-Hounds to look shiny and modern. Skip if you're on vanilla or don't care about PBR—this is purely cosmetic.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have MGE XE installed and the PBR prototype enabled to see the new textures.
- Since it's a replacer, just drop the files into your Data Files folder—no need for a mod manager.
- If you're using other creature mods, check load order to avoid conflicts with the Nix-Hound mesh.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- PeterBitt and Pherim
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 86,419
- Endorsements
- 2,087
- Category
- Models and Textures
- Created
- 5/18/2015
- Updated
- 2/21/2016
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