Breaking Morrowind with Alchemy: Probably Overkill
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- It's not cheating. It's creative use of game mechanics.
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>chug a few dozen potions
>pick lock with a soggy spaghetti noodle
>slap vivec with a pot and watch him burst into a bloody mist
im sorry this comment made me laugh for the first time in a while. cheers
The chosen one: flying through the air with the most demonic look in his eyes wielding a hammer
Vivec: 👁️👄👁️
I love how Morrowind's vanilla Mechanics are somewhere between perfectly balanced and completely broken. Everything was made in such a way that you can become a God within minutes of character creation, but you would almost never notice it if you're playing casually.
Hilariously enough, it most likely was an oversight, otherwise there would be a hard cap.
That cap being something boring like 500 or existing purely to prevent crashes would be another story.
I randomly broke the game by being allowed to train past 100 at a trainer in Sadrith Mora, I forget the skill. Ended up level 180 or something like that, costly but I was a god.
@@KopperNeomani am still mad that todd decided skyrim needed to be “balanced” (fortify resto loop not withstanding) like who cares you dope its a singleplayer game where im the literal physical manifestation of shor, carry akatosh’s blood and drink the immortal souls of dragons like a pina colada
@chrisbfreelance You're supposed to drain you skill to below 0 first so its only 1 hold per level lol
I love how younger me found this and felt invincible with his magic and health when in reality it's morrowind gain enough levels and have healing spells and you'll be good anyhow
There's a cave just across the river from Shulk Egg Mine (the one south of Balmora from the early Fighters Guild quest) called Vassir-Didanat. Just walk inside and immediately leave. Then, Mage Guild your way over to Vivec and stop by Janand, the merchant by the exit, and buy a Scroll of Unhinging. Then go to St Olm's Plaza, and find the Haunted Manor. Inside is a level 50 locked door, use the scroll on it. That leads to the basement, and one Hlaalu Councillor Dram Bero. Tell him about Vassir-Didanat and he'll give you your choice of free Daedric weapon (specifically Bow, Battleaxe, Katana, Wakizashi, Spear, or Staff). No consequences for House Hlaalu btw.
The go-to strong weapon I always know of is that enchanted ebony longsword hidden atop a dresser in the Balmora guardtower.
Absurdly op to find so early in the game, and quite easy to steal using positioning shenanigans.
But the free daedric weapon from Dram is the best you can get.
@@planescapedThe Sword of White Woe. Also, never take the staff, Daedric staves are dogwater compared to the other daedric weapons.
@@planescaped Theres another one of those Ebony Swords in the Suran tower too :)
@TheREALTheRealAdam
I have never heard of this little Morrowind hidden gem - I'm probably the last to know, but now I definitely have to check this out. Thanks!
Fun fact that's mildly relevant to this video.
Any of the standard fast travel options *outside* - like the Silt Striders or Boats - take in-game time. It's quite possibly why your Levitate potion wore off on the way to Ald-Ruhn. (Myself, I found out in a mod while fast travelling as a vampire - I died en-route due to the sun damage 😅)
Any fast travel options *inside* - like the Mage's Guild teleports - are instant.
(The Almsivi and Divine Intervention spells are also instant.)
On a tangent, I very much enjoy how interconnected Morrowind's fast travel systems were. Between the Intervention spells and the other systems, you could get around the map decently quickly.
I hate modern fast travel mechanics. Getting around Vvardenfell (the way it was intended, not after breaking the game) was legitimately a fun part of the game in itself.
"Hmm, I could take the boat from Balmora to Sadrith Mora, then cross the swamp to the silt strider and take that to Vivec, then head out of Vivec to the Dwarven ruin in the mountains to the north."
@@KindredBrujah I came to hold a similar opinion towards fast travel mechanic such as Skyrims a few years back (it can be nice and convenient don't get me wrong and in a game the size of Skyrim I do think it is warranted to have such an accessible one even if Skyrim's can be a bit overkill) after playing Dragon's Dogma 1 and noticing how unbothered I was by the near lack of fast travel in the base version of the game due to the relatively small map size and the several conquerable dungeons as shortcuts that exist, that said there is a fast travel system, but a very limited one in that early game the items to use it are a bit pricey and overall it only initially unlocks after reaching the main city of the game and only allows you to jump back to said city until you acquire the 1 settable warp item that exists in the base version (the Dark Arisen version added like 2 more that are much easier to get and available earlier as well if I recall) part way through the main quest. Overall if you want to play a medieval fantasy game with a magic system and a restricted fast travel system then I recommend giving base DD1 or DD1 in general a try since the way it does classes is also rather interesting.
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I just placed a Mark at the caldera guild guide. With the propylons and him you can get to pretty much anywhere on the island in about a minute
Balmora guard tower. top floor, on top of the dresser is one of the strongest one-handed swords in the game. it's not unique (there's one in I think the Suran guard tower as well) but it's an Ebony longsword with a good Damage Health on hit enchantment. It's great.
Ahh yes the Sword of White Woe good easily obtainable OP weapon
Came here to say this. Absolutely this.
Easy to get to but not THAT OP...it's one of several early game OP weapons you can get sure. But not at all on that list of best weapons for the game.
Literally never heard a Taravingian reference, ever. Top notch stuff.
Loved the stormlight reference. I put hundreds of hours in morrowind in the early 00s and Sanderson is my fav author. So yeah, very correct about the crossover 😂
The Cosmere joke hit me like a fucking truck
Just found your videos already loving all of them
These videos started popping into my recommendations this week and they're an absolute delight!
Alternative title: "Walter White imitator kills a god, retires to the countryside flying naked"
I think we can safely say this player character got high on alchemical ingredients, then died.
After watching your last three videos, I swore to myself if you made another TES video I would subscribe, and I have never been more happy to keep my own silent vows. Keep up the good work, JBN!
As a chemist I can tell you not even chem labs have retorts or almenbics anymore.
Ty for making me realize I've been playing the elder scrolls games for almost 20 years now! Now I feel old!!
The audio edits on this are just... *chef's kiss*👌
I came for the Runescape videos but I've been really digging the Morrowind/Oblivion videos and glad to stay for whatever else. I've always felt your videos were criminally underrated and I think a lot of that had to do with how small Runescape's audience is. Either way, I hope these new projects have been fun to make!
Stumbled across your Morrowind videos recently (and the Oblivion one) and was very entertained. I like your matter-of-fact delivery and dry humor, and the moments where you stumble over yourself while saying something silly or going on a tangent and then finish it up with some variation of “nobody gives a shit” or something. I might check out your Runescape videos next. Either way, keep up the great work. :)
Great video! I really like your Morrowind content.
Regarding the dryness of wines:
All wines are made out of grape juice. Said juice is full of sugars, which are fuel for yeast that produces alcohol. When people say that the wine is "dry", that means there's little or practically no sugar available for conversion left in the wine - it's not the same as having no sugar in the wine, however. This ups the alcohol volume by a few percent and changes the taste significantly.
Sparkling wines usually don't get to become dry, seeing as they are supposed to be light, easy to consume drinks, although it can happen with bottles which were left out for long enough.
I don't know how much flavour those eggs have, but it they are anything like our usual ones, then this combination might just be good enough - provided that you only have a single glass, for dry wines have a subtle, but dangerous kick to them.
Some random redguard in nothing but his pajama's fulfills the prophecy by ingesting copious amounts of drugs.
I'm crying right now from laughing so hard lmao.
Hah, I was legit did a mental double-take when you name dropped Taravangian.
Was fun to see you use a triple lashing at the end of the video.
"A mortar and pestle is still a common kitchen appliance, right?" Funnily enough, my kitchen does (in fact) have a mortar and pestle set aside.
9:40 "what the hell are you?" Is the correct response to a man flying into your room at supersonic speeds to chop you in half with three swings on his axe.
“I’m a god, how do you kill a god?”
“Have you heard of alchemy?”
My favorite part of morrowind alchemy is how it has a very realistic sense of how humans would be able to become gods if they used their heads. Only limited by our stomachs. But there’s probably a potion for that too
Honestly did not expect a Cosmere reference in a Morrowind video, but I certainly won't complain
Vivec knew that when a buck naked, chemically-fortified, flying black man burst into his meditation room with a magical hammer that he was finally facing the one man to truly master CHIM.
BROO!! I love the fresh content and the commentary, as well as the comments!
I like to imagine Viveks surprise when the local crack addict practically kicked her door down, eyes bloodshot, breathing uncontrollably, and then… WHAM!
This is my favorite new channel, I keep coming back like a drug
Dry refers to having little or no remaining sugar after fermentation. Champagne is generally referred to as Brut if it's dry.
Damn Josh, been here since this first episode and its amazing to see the journey. Can't wait for the next adventure! LONG LIVE YANILLE
Dry wine means it has less sugar, but most people use it to mean richer in tannins, making a bitter, almost dry-ing flavor. Even though alcohol basically always dries out your mouth...
Also, no, most alcohols don't go with eggs. At least not breakfast style anyway.
imagine being a random peasant just minding your own business as you see a magical naked man flying through the skies in speeds faster than you can comprehend, vanishing into the horizon as fast as it came
This is the kind of Morrowind content I aspire to make someday. ❤
You've got a good voice and attitude for these type of videos. Keep it up! and good luck with the scripts
"I don't understand how a liquid can be dry"
"There's no Champagne region of France in Morrowind...It's Preseco"
Just imagine a liquid that's dry - like your humor! (My favorite kind of humor.)
Potion seller, I’m going into battle, and I need only your strongest potions
You can hold ctrl while clicking an item in inventory/shop menu to take just one, and hold shift to take all. No need to fiddle with the slider unless you need a specific amount
Champagne is just the short and quick way of saying sparkling wine I think thats how they say it in english.
"I don't have a lockpick, and I didn't want to buy one"
- JustBackground in court
Back in the day, I broke the game with alchemy. Every stat was in the billions, except speed, as there was only one ingredient with Fortify Speed. Nothing could hurt my character, everything died in one hit, merchants would trade me their entire inventory for a flower from their windowsill. But I would never become Sonic fast. There was much gnashing of teeth in the Wolverine Guild.
Then I realized that Levitation potions determined your floating movement speed! Aha! One Levitation potion in the billions later, and my game locked up. I never played Morrowind again.
The cosmere reference gets a subscribe from me
Reminds me of Oblivion speedruns where you do so much skooma you vibrate through walls
Todd put this slide in the sandbox, best believe im sprinting backwards on my hands up that slide
This video is awesome, I wish I knew this stuff 20 years ago when I was playing Morrowind in 2004.
You are an amazing youtuber. Keep up the great content!
My man made Yakub, thanks for creating my people.
In wine tasting, "dry" is the absence of sweetness. There's otherwise not really a concise, classy term for the absence of sweet flavour without implying the presence of another.
people: alchemy is Skyrim is broken and exploitable
meanwhile Morrownd: laughs in self-stacking potions
With how busted Morrowind's potions are, I wouldn't be surprised if the Nerevarine invented the type of skooma present in Oblivion.
Through copious consumption of homebrewed elixirs we have just witnessed the ascension of Dagoth Noise to godhood
What hapoens when the dreamer takes part of the dream... This, this is what happens.
Bro the Oblivion music in the background💀
Yup, becoming a God in this TES game was about the only thing left after beating everything & exploring the entire game. This potion trick is just a starter thing & can lead into more OP tricks.
I started collecting townspeople & guards after putting 2 years into this game. It broke my OG Xbox in the end but to beat down Vivec with my bear hands, jump across the entire world in 1 leap & nuke cities with OP spells was so worth it. Protip, make any spell with Soul Trap on target for 3sec & anything you want to buff on your character then point yourself at a wall. Use this to make permanent effects to your stats, I made an entire book of spells with every combination I could think of including a mind controll spell that could permanently command anyone🤣
8:32 Dry wine is kind of like when you get out of the shower And the soap kind of dries your skin out so it doesn't really feel normal. After you drink the wine and you lick the inside of your mouth, that's how your mouth feels.
Abusing drugs to one hit a god, I choose to believe this is an intended feature
I loved Morrowind but preferred the infinite Mana spell combo where you have 40,000+ mana with normal stats, rather than massive potion abuse. Each to their own.
This is your brain on CHIM
"I'm not Nerevar I'm just on a bunch of uppers"
Man, these moon sugar addicts are getting out of hand these days.
Free enchanted axe on a stump you can jump to from the seyda neen lighthouse, you can also get bound weapon enchantments from Ra'virr in Balmora (if you don't feel like paying they're in his inventory when he dies)
Interesting bit of lore is that Creeper is Barbus
I can't wait to see further refinements in the Potion% speedrunning category.
In this video, Steve Harvey takes drugs and kills a god.
despite the infinite-strength infinite-length buffs, i think the morrowind protag is arguably still only the second-strongest alchemist i've seen in any video game.
that crown belongs to the Noita.
5:17 my boys wicked smaht
this kind of content makes me happy like gilmore
Killing Vivec with a single blow was incredibly satisfying to watch.
How dare you force me to like with your Stormlight reference!
Potion seller, i need your strongest potions.
Ah yes, those words all of us Americans live by "By the Sload, of the Sload, for the Sload" 😂
The fact that Skyrim came out 11 years ago. Makes me feel old
Aww...it's almost it's like the granddaddy to the resto pot. exploit in Skyrim. I never played Morrowind really, but this video tickles me pink!
My favorite part is that if you juice strength too much, you will shatter every weapon in a single hit. Including the divine weapons Sunder and Keening.
Funny that you say you're relatively new to this one, I played the hell outta this game for years and it never occurred to me to do this even once lol.
The smartest godlike entity in morrowind would much rather beat a man to death for a key than buy a lock pic
This is a classic method along with soultrap + another spell that means it lasts forever. Like soul trap + fortify strength means the fortify lasts forever and you can stack it.
You can also damage your own skill level with a spell to train for 1gp each level. E.G damage long blades 100pt for 1 second, cast and immediatly use a long blades trainer to get a level for 1gp, you can also fortify skill on the trainer so they can train you to level 100. It's annoying because you'll need 2 spells for every skill unless you use master trainers.
Luck is the most broken attribute as it affect every single skill, getting 50k luck means you can buy anything for 1gp and sell anything for max cash.
There is a "legit" way to make an op character thats lore friendly, when you get corprus disease, every single day you have it you get 1pt fortify in strength and endurance. This stays even after you get cured, so sleep 500 days while diseased and you'll have a permanent 500 boost to strength and endurance.
There's loads of unbalanced things in the game which isn't bad because you'll have to notice them to use them. Like souls are way over priced, you can buy grand soul gems in mournhold for a few hundred gold each, summon a golden saint and trap its soul. The soul gems now valued at like 50k. Boots of blinding speed + resist magic. Azuras star + golden saint soul to make constant effect enchants. You can make hilariously over powered exquisite rings, belts, and robes so you constantly restore health, stamina, and can perm levitate/water walk/water breath.
If you can kill a summoned golden saint before it aggros on you (in less than 3 hits) you can loot it for infinite daedric tower shields (highest enchantability in the game), ebony staffs etc.
Theres loads of other things as well, like archery seems pretty under powered untill you make a bow with levitate 1pt for 20 seconds on strike. Any melee character you hit becomes a flying turtle, sure they can fly now but they move slower than walking speed.
"What a pitiful excuse for a god." WE'RE MAKING IT OUT OF BALMORA WITH THIS ONE BOYS ✍️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥✍️
Dagoth Ur ,The Tribunall and Azura: What are u?
Nerevar: A God now KNEEL!
Of course by the time those Fortify Health potions expire, sometime in the 4th Era, the character will instantly die.
Dry wine is just wine that isn't sweet. It leaves a dry sensation on the sides of your tongue.
Oh no, not the overpowered and everlasting levitation potion. Poor soul won't touch the ground ever again.
One of the reasons why i like Morrowind above all other Elderscrolls games. The game does not try to balance itself for the player, if you want to make something truly gamebreaking and busted, the game wont stop you from doing so. I like this "old school" approuch more so than the newer games´s streamlining.
To be fair, Skyrim has it's own gamebreaking nonsense with the restoration loop.
Enchant your gear with fortify alchemy. Make fortify restoration potions. Drink the potions, requip the alchemy set, make _stronger_ restoration potions. And repeat. Finally, you make fortify enchanting potions and use that to make an even strong fortify alchemy set.
Takes more effort than Morrowind, but it's still doable.
"We're a god damn airplane"
"...ehehehe.."
@6:14 Dano looks absolutely zooted
He drank so much sherm he became an X-Man
I carry an orcish shield
It's very heavy to wield
I want to use it more often
If it's not smell that weird
-Nwah Bard
Morrowind is the only game I’ve ever wanted a remaster of. I like the moods and all, but i want a next gen mw😍
They keep dumbing down elder scrolls with each release
Noticed your accent. Are you from Massachusetts? LOL
yeh
I love these. I'm 23 so I def on that. I didn't play marrowind but I have played Skyrim
"Take potions, kill a god"
Bruh really just fucking snuck in that Taravangian reference smh.
Alchemy makes punching, enchanting, chugging, running, dodging and casting fun.... the downside is that inventory management is a skill in itself. Finding a good place to squat so you can make using your lab less tedious is crucial so you can make the half dozen super potions you need to lug around. Using alchemy can eliminate the need to screw around with all the armor and weapons except the interesting stuff that qualifies as cool oddities that anybody with a scintilla of curiosity would care to collect. Alchemy facilitates experimentation with magic and enchanting since you can boost intelligence and willpower into the upper atmosphere.
"Whaddaya gonna do?" I'm gonna leave a comment! >:( Great vid
This is lore/culturally accurate for a Redguard! ❤
something Im wondering if you'll cover is the soul trap perma stat boosting exploit
23k+ fucking INT. our boy is SO SMART!
He realizes he's in a game, and being puppeteered by a highschooler. xD
Dry alcoholic drinks means that the yeast metabolized all the sugars into alcohol during fermentation, so a dry wine has no sweetness. Dry is the opposite of sweet, in other words.
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