TES3MP — Player Installation Guide

Welcome to Hallumina’s Morrowind multiplayer server!

This guide walks you through preparing a clean Windows installation, installing our required mods, configuring TES3MP, and connecting to the Hallumina server.

Note: Join our Discord to request access to the server: https://discord.gg/k3qqaRKA5T

Server Information

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Important: Hallumina checks plugin names, order, and file checksums. Please follow this guide rather than automatically updating mods to their newest available versions.

1. Install Morrowind and TES3MP

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You need a legitimate copy of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, including both expansions:

• Morrowind
• Tribunal
• Bloodmoon

We recommend maintaining a separate installation exclusively for Hallumina.

Download TES3MP

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Download the standard 64-bit Windows release of TES3MP 0.8.1.

LINK: Download TES3MP 0.8.1 for Windows

LINK: View the official GitHub release.

Do not download a VR build or substitute a newer development build.

Recommended Directories

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Create these folders:

C:\Games\Morrowind-TES3MP
C:\Games\TES3MP-0.8.1

Copy your clean Morrowind installation into:

C:\Games\Morrowind-TES3MP

Extract TES3MP into:

C:\Games\TES3MP-0.8.1

Keep this installation separate from any existing single-player Morrowind setup to avoid mod conflicts.

2. Download Hallumina’s Required Mods

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The following mods form Hallumina’s current multiplayer modpack.

Download each mod from its linked project page.

A Note About Versions

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The latest available download is not necessarily compatible with Hallumina.

For example, Tamriel Rebuilt and Tamriel_Data may receive subsequent updates. The server requires the versions matching its configured plugin checksums.

If you receive a plugin checksum error, contact the administrator before updating, removing, or replacing files.

3. Install the Mod Files

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All required mod content should be installed into your dedicated Morrowind directory:

C:\Games\Morrowind-TES3MP\Data Files

Tamriel_Data

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Open the downloaded Tamriel_Data archive.

Find:

Tamriel_Data\00 Data Files

Copy the contents of that folder into your Morrowind Data Files directory.

Tamriel Rebuilt

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Install the contents of these archive folders:

00 Core\Data Files
01 Faction Integration\Data Files

Copy their contents into your Morrowind installation’s Data Files directory.

Patch for Purists

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Copy its .esm and included loose-file folders into Data Files.

Remaining Mods

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Install Morrowind Optimization Patch after Patch for Purists, merging the loose-file folders.

Then install:

1. Tribunal Rebalance
2. Bloodmoon Rebalance
3. Beware the Sixth House
4. Cutting Room Floor — Modular
5. Morrowind Comes Alive

Include the required resources supplied with each mod.

Important Exclusions

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For Hallumina’s current configuration:

• Do not enable Cutting Room Floor - Sounds.esp.
• Do not enable optional Cutting Room Floor merged plugins.
• Do not install Morrowind Code Patch specifically to make TES3MP work. TES3MP uses OpenMW rather than the original patched Morrowind.exe.

Avoid nested directories.

For example, this is incorrect:

Data Files\Data Files\Meshes

The correct structure is:

Data Files\Meshes
Data Files\Textures
Data Files\*.esm
Data Files\*.esp

Copy the contents of the mod’s Data Files folder, not the containing folder itself.

4. Enable the Required Plugins

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Open the TES3MP/OpenMW launcher.

Configure the location of your dedicated Morrowind installation, then navigate to the Data Files section.

Enable the plugins in the exact order shown below.

Hallumina’s Required 48-Plugin Order

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The following list reflects the existing order enforced by Hallumina’s server configuration. It is not a newly optimized load order.

01. Morrowind.esm
02. Tribunal.esm
03. Bloodmoon.esm
04. Beware the Sixth House.ESP
05. Bloodmoon Rebalance.ESP
06. Cutting Room Floor - Ald Redaynia.esp
07. Cutting Room Floor - Ald-ruhn Underground.esp
08. Cutting Room Floor - Animations.esp
09. Cutting Room Floor - Bal Ur Ordinators.esp
10. Cutting Room Floor - Blightstorm.esp
11. Cutting Room Floor - Characters.esp
12. Cutting Room Floor - Conjuration.esp
13. Cutting Room Floor - Containers.esp
14. Cutting Room Floor - Corrected Worldspaces.esp
15. Cutting Room Floor - Creatures & Diseases.esp
16. Cutting Room Floor - Dagoth Ur.esp
17. Cutting Room Floor - Dead Heroes.esp
18. Cutting Room Floor - Dialogue.esp
19. Cutting Room Floor - Extra Additions.esp
20. Cutting Room Floor - Extra Jobs.esp
21. Cutting Room Floor - Extra Orders.esp
22. Cutting Room Floor - Free Slaves.esp
23. Cutting Room Floor - Herders.esp
24. Cutting Room Floor - Items.esp
25. Cutting Room Floor - Keys.esp
26. Cutting Room Floor - Kill Neloth.esp
27. Cutting Room Floor - Market Stands.esp
28. Cutting Room Floor - Master Trainer.esp
29. Cutting Room Floor - Missing Persons.esp
30. Cutting Room Floor - Mournhold Caverns.esp
31. Cutting Room Floor - Quests.esp
32. Cutting Room Floor - Sheogorad.esp
33. Cutting Room Floor - Shrine Blessings.esp
34. Cutting Room Floor - Solstheim Travel.esp
35. Cutting Room Floor - Spells.esp
36. Cutting Room Floor - Stronghold Homes.esp
37. Cutting Room Floor - Tamrielic Lore.esp
38. Cutting Room Floor - Tarvyn's Guar.esp
39. Cutting Room Floor - Taverns.esp
40. Cutting Room Floor - Umbra.esp
41. Cutting Room Floor - Voice Lines.esp
42. Cutting Room Floor - Vor Lair.esp
43. MCA.esm
44. Patch for Purists.esm
45. Tamriel_Data.esm
46. TR_Mainland.esm
47. TR_Factions.esp
48. Tribunal Rebalance.ESP

Every listed plugin must be enabled.

Additional plugins should remain disabled when connecting to Hallumina.

Server Checksum Reference

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The server maintains an authoritative requiredDataFiles.json containing the exact accepted plugin names, order, and checksums.

Download Hallumina’s requiredDataFiles.json

This file is provided as a reference for troubleshooting and checksum comparison. It is not a replacement for installing the actual mods.

5. Check Your OpenMW Archive Configuration

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Find your OpenMW Configuration File (openmw.cfg), and verify that the vanilla fallback archives include:

fallback-archive=Morrowind.bsa
fallback-archive=Tribunal.bsa
fallback-archive=Bloodmoon.bsa

Remove obsolete archive references such as:

fallback-archive=PT_Data.bsa
fallback-archive=TR_Data.bsa

Hallumina’s current Tamriel_Data installation does not require registering those historical BSA files.

6. Connect to Hallumina

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Navigate to your TES3MP installation:

C:\Games\TES3MP-0.8.1

Open:

tes3mp-client-default.cfg

Under [General], configure the following settings:

[General]
destinationAddress = REDACTED
port = 25565
password =

Leave the password blank unless an administrator supplies one.

Save the configuration file.

Launch the multiplayer client:

C:\Games\TES3MP-0.8.1\tes3mp.exe

TES3MP should attempt to connect directly to Hallumina.

Troubleshooting

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Plugin List Rejected

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Verify that all 48 required plugins are enabled in the specified order.

Ensure that your downloaded files match the server’s required versions and checksums.

Avoid automatically updating Tamriel Rebuilt, Tamriel_Data, or other required mods after configuration.

If the problem persists, contact the administrator with the exact rejection message.

Missing Meshes or Textures

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Check that your archive extraction did not accidentally create nested Data Files directories.

Verify that the required loose-file resources from each mod were copied into the correct location.

Unable to Connect

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Check the server address and UDP port:

REDACTED:25565

Confirm the server is currently available and that your local firewall/network allows TES3MP traffic.

Can I Use My Existing Morrowind Saves?

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TES3MP maintains multiplayer progression through server-side player and world data.

Ordinary single-player saves are not used as the multiplayer progression system.

Need Help?

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Having trouble installing mods, matching plugin checksums, or connecting to Hallumina?

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