I remember this problem from playing last time now, but it "seems" to have gotten worse as I've only played a few hours yet the stilt rider person in Balmora is already standing on air.

IIRC it's a long time known problem (Another example is the trader in Seyda Need keeps moving left as you face him to the point where he will go through the wall at some point.

But I seem to recall there was a console command to reset them. You had to be in that area, bring up the console (I think I remember the right key for that, it's the tilde key IIRC. And then type in the command.

But I can't remember the command. Anyone know it??

IIIRC what happens is every time an area is loaded from some reason some NPC's "move" a little. And they continue to move a little each time in the same direction until you end up with strange results, like the "driver" of the stilt rider in Balmora having moved toward the city so far he's gotten past the top of the platform is standing on air. LOL


NEVER MIND! I found it in some of my old notes. RA. You simply make sure you're in the area where they need to be "fixed" and open up the console and type RA. I tried it and it worked. The travel person in Balmora is no longer standing on air.

Coudl dtgreene maybe post something in here? anything at all so I could mark it as a solution since he answered my last question (FAST Travel fills up health and magicka) but forgot to mark that as a quesiton.

Sorry of all of this nonsense. It's just I'm really getting into the game and want things "right". LOL

After more than 13 years the bug that causes NPCs to slightly move has been finally fixed by modders.

If you prefer vanilla animations and you just want to fix the NPCs drifting, you can use the files from the following post:

http://forums.bethsoft.com/topic/1524916-show-us-what-you-are-working-on-50/?p=24141500

However the files from the link above are incompatible with animations from other mods, so if you are using mods like "Animation Compilation" or "Dirnae's Beast Animations", etc. you might want to get instead the compilation of several improved animations (that includes also this particular fix for the drifting) from the following post:

http://forums.bethsoft.com/topic/1577480-ideareqcombined-animation-mod/?p=25214386

I am very, very sorry. Despite considering myself an "anti-sexist", sexist attitudes still pop up. And assuming a gamer is a "he" is no less sexist than assuming a house cleaner or a nurse is a "she" or a Doctor is a "he." My sincere apologies.

Since I had this thread marked as a favorite, it always shows up at the top without having to go through pages to find it. I installed and modded this game and was having a blast in January/Feb of 2025 but then in March my computer suffered a critical disc failure and I lost everything. (Windows had to be reinstalled from scratch). So now when I felt like playing again, I had to search everywhere and re-learn the mods and settings I liked. I am putting this info here for merely my own personal purposes so that if it happens again, I can come here, the post will be at the top, and I can quickly read this to remind myself of the steps I took. Sorry if bumping this old thread is a problem.

Step 1 - Install Gog's Morrowind.
Install Morrowind, then start the game once and activate all of the free add-ons under Data Files and close.

Step 2 - Install Morrowind Code Patch.
Unzip contents into Morrowind Folder..
Run Morrowind Code Patch.exe in Morrowind Folder.
Settings I like:

Game Mechanics
Toggle Sneak
Pickpocket Overhaul
Followers Defend Immediately
Arrow de-nocker
Two Handed weapons remove shield
Alchemy potion weight rebalance
Quality-based potion icons/models
Enchanted Item cooldown
Enchanted Item rebalance
Item Recharging rebalance
Soulgem value rebalance
Enchanting Increases item value
On-use ring extra slot
Fortify Maximum Health
Permanent Barter disposition changes
Allow stealing from KO'ed NPC's
Avoid blam for neutral NPC deaths
Strength based Hand-to-Hand damage
Hidden Traps
Hidden Locks

Visuals
Rain/Snow collisions
Bump/Reflect map local lighting
Reduce Camera Clipping

Mod-Specific
Separate Axe inventory sounds
Creature voiceover enable

Interface Changes
UI display quality fix
Un-restrict menu size
Larger service/chargen menus
Level Up skills Tooltip
Persuasion Improvement
Better recharging
Spellmaker/enchanting improvement
Self enchanting success chance
Better Haggling
Better ingredient and item selector
Better spell merchants
Better Typography
Ownership Tooltips

International
NONE

Bug Fixes
All

Step 3 - Install MGE XE.
Unzip then run MGEXE-0.18.0-installer.exe.
Run MWSE-update.exe in Morrowind directory.
Run MGEXEgui.exe in Morrowind directory now and select Use current load order and create distant lands. Make FOV 90 and turn V-sync ON.

Step 4 - Install Patch for Purists.
Unzip into Morrowind/Data Files Folder
Open game and activate Patch for Purists.esm under Data Files and close.

Step 5 - Install Morrowind Optimization Patch.
Unzip, then drop the contents of these in order into Morrowind/Data Files Folder.
00 Core
01 Lake Fjalding Anti-Suck
Open game and activate Lake Fjalding Anti-Suck.esp under Data Files and close.

Step 6 - Install Unofficial Morrowind Official Plugins Patched.
Unzip, then drop the contents of these in order into Morrowind/Data Files:
00 adamantium armor
00 adamantium armor compatibility
01 area effect arrows
02 bitter coast sounds
03 entertainers
04 helm of tohan
05 lefemm armor
05 lefemm armor compatibility
06 master index
07 siege at firemoth
07 siege at firemoth compatibility
10 better armor patch
Start game and activate UMOPP_BetterArmorPatch.esp under Data Files and close game.

Step 7 - Install Expansion Delay.
Unzip the contents into Morrowind/Data Files Folder.
Open game and activate Expansion Delay.ESP under Data Filesand close.

Step 8 - Install Morrowind Enhanced Textures.
Unzip then drop the contents of MET 6-1 main into Morrowind/Data Files Folder.

Step 9 - Install Better Bodies.
Run executable, select Nude for both male and female.

Step 10 - Install Better Dialogue Font.
Unzip into Morrowind/Data Files Folder.

Step 11 - Install Signposts Retextured.
Unzip contents into Morrowind/Data Files Folder.
Open game and activate PB_SignpostsRetextured.esp under Data Files and close.

Step 12 - Install Graphics Herbalism - MWSE and OpenMW Edition.
Unzip and:
Drop contents of 00 Core + Vanilla Meshes into Morrowind/Data Files Folder
Drop contents of 01 Optional - Smoothed Meshes into Morrowind/Data Files Folder

Step 13 - Rerun MGE XE.
Run MGEXEgui.exe in Morrowind Folder and select Use current load order and create distant lands again.

Play the game OFG!