Modder's Interview: Darknut
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How long have you been modding and what was your first complete mod?
Over 20 years! I modded Duke Nukem 3D & The 1st Unreal Tournament before I got into modding Morrowind. My 1st Morrowind mod was “1st person Helms”.
How do you approach modding?
Playing the game & seeing something I want to change is usually what gets me in “Mod” mode. I have no specific workflow, it changes depending on what I’m trying to do.
I've used CorelDraw Suite, Blender (various versions), Hash Animation Master Just about all the modder-made tools that have dropped over the years.
Is there a mod you are especially proud of?
There is something very satisfying about building something from scratch, putting it in the game & it actually works! Lol. Darknut’s Greater Dwemer Ruins is my favorite mod. Trying to make DNGDR a coherent flowing mod that made sense was a challenge. The scale is big, probably too big & trying to make sure I didn’t miss anything took forever. Also as deadly as DNGDR is, a lot of it was way worse at first, I dialed it back a lot. Lol.
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Are you working on a mod these days?
Not at the moment. I have quite a few mods still in progress but life got in the way. I will be back at some point.
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How much do you play Morrowind, not counting play testing?
Usually, I play the main quest through every couple of years. Due for one now.
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How did you discover Morrowind?
I played the Elders Scroll 1 & 2 so I knew it was coming. I expected it to be Daggerfall 2.0. I was blown away by Morrowind! I would give a lot to be able to play it through again for the first time. It was just, holy shit,over & over, lol I will never forget it!
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What makes Morrowind special for you?
The modding community. As good as Morrowind is, it would be long dead without the modders!
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You took part in the Morrowind Modding Madness, how mad was it really?
Let's see:
Getting up at 2:30AM every day for a month. (Sleep deprivation) Modding faster than I thought was possible. Having to be told to tone down my traps & creatures, lol. Made some new friends. Winning round 2 was amazing. It was one of the most fun things I’ve done!
The mod is question is The Demon of Knowledge where Darknut created a whole new tileset and a bunch of animated and scripted models.
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What are the mods you simply cannot play without?
I can’t play vanilla Morrowind at this point. I play all my own mods & 90- 100 others. Seriously there are too many to name, lol. No way I could play unmodded Morrowind at this point.
Do you play and/or mod other games?
Morrowind & Fall Out New Vegas are my favourite games of all time. Ironically I have never really modded FNV. All I’ve done is tweaking a few existing mods to my liking.
I liked Skyrim but didn’t love it. I hated vanilla Oblivion, no, I loathed vanilla Oblivion. I have played it recently modded to death & it is pretty dang good! I think I liked it better than Skyrim.
I didn’t like Fallout 4 at all... not even modded.
I like the Baldur's Gate Series a lot. Not many modern games that I like but I do like “The Outer Worlds.” It feels old school though, it's probably why I like it, lol.
The only modding I’ve done lately is making Liveries ( textures for the cars) for iRacing. I’ve gotten into Sim Racing a lot as of late.
And by the way, what's the story behind your user name?
A Darknut is an extremely annoying creature from the 1st Legend of Zelda game. I picked the name when I first played early 1st person shooters with a group of friends. The nickname stuck & all my friends still call me Darknut. Lol.