Role-playing and survival are very important aspects of my Morrowind. Luckily, we now have a bunch of mods to choose from. This article aims to help you pick the right one for you.

Original article on my blog

Take this quiz to find out! 


1. Necessities of Morrowind by Taddeus

+ Unique features

• Cook with pots, pans, ovens, grills, knives, cutting boards, and rolling pin
• Learn recipes from books
• Brew teas (quest)
• New fruit juices and alcohol
• Food shops with dynamic displays across Vvardenfell
• drunk mechanics
• stamina mechanics
  

+ House mods
 Many have NoM functionality (UL for example)  
+Compatibility
Many patches over the years to make NoM compatible with other mods (Morrowind Crafting for example)  
+ not MWSE-dependant

- modifies landscapes
so not compatible with Morrowind Rebirth and other mods that modify landscapes (look for patches, chances are there is one).
- imported foods
such as cheese and fruits might not suit a purist game.  


2. The Bare Necessities by Destructor36 (WandeRA edits)

Food, Thirst, Sleep. All can be disabled  

+ unique skooma addiction mechanics  
+ simple approach
consume suitable vanilla ingredients to eat, get water to drink, and a bed(roll) to sleep  

+ MWSE-dependant
+ bottles are consumed with the water
get this patch

3. Frostwind by Merlord

 Food, Thirst, and Sleep (only bonuses), and temperature. All can be disabled

+ Camping mechanics  

• chop trees for firewood
• craft your tent
  

+ simple recipes to cook while camping  
+ not MWSE-dependant  
  
   
4. Water and Thirst + Cooking and Eating + Bad Weather Matters by Racerplume

Weather effects, Hunger, and Thirst. Weather optional, hunger can be disabled  

+ purist approach and simplicity of use  
+ simple recipes to cook while camping  
+  inn-keepers can serve food and drinks  
+  not MWSE-dependant  

5. Ashfall by Merlord

Food, Thirst, Sleep, and Temperatures. All can be disabled  

+ Tons of features, many of them unique, some visually stunning

• frost breath
• visual effects when too hot and too cold
• smart placement of tents and campfire (gravity is a thing)
• visual effects for cooked and burnt food, steaming cooking pot and kettle
• Dynamic backpack that show some of your camping gear
  

• chop trees for firewood
• drink clean water or risk dysentery
• eat cooked meat or risk food poisoning
• stay warm and dry or catch the flu
• survival skill that contributes towards your levels and makes you more resistant to adverse effects
• share your food with companions
• basic needs, weather, temperatures, food are all connected and influence one another.
  

• in-game menu to fine-tune your experience
• major mod-added water sources and ingredients fully integrated (TR, UL, Water Life, Creatures IX, Cannibals)
• fulfill your needs in the wilderness (camping) or in town (services)