PGDR - A Summary

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, is without a doubt one of the better Role-Playing Games for the PC. It may not have the graphical power of some of the newer games, and it might not have an all-guns-blazing Multiplayer mode, but the Editing Kit that comes with it enables users to add new content as they see fit.

And now on to the real deal.

Dwemer - cavern-dwelling dwarf-elves that inhabit the Morrowind continent of Vvardenfell. They vanished mysteriously thousands of years ago, leaving behind ruins far ahead of their time.

I remember the first time I went into a Dwemer Ruin. I was excited at the prospect of exploring the cavernous cities of an advanced civilization since lost to the mists of time.

And that's where it ended. Arkngthunch-Sturdumz - I remember the ruin's name to this day. It was a tiny one-room dungeon with about three enemies to kill. THIS was what an advanced civilization managed to accomplish?

Several people began working on a project - GDR - out of the same disappointment. There have been a few notable variations of the project. Darknut's GDR (DNGDR) extended the Dwemer Ruins on Red Mountain to epic proportions. Piratelord's GDR (PLGDR) was never publicly released, and was instead found buried in a resource pack on the TESNexus. Still, it had notable quality. GDR-N, by Nedius, was a project that was only seen in parts and pieces, but promised to look excellent until Nedius apparently retired the project.

That's where I came in. I was so pissed off that everyone kept quitting the project that I sat down and hammered out Arkngthunch-Sturdumz in a single night. The one-room dungeon is now a massive sprawling complex with working machinery, great halls, and a variety of rooms to explore. It has gone from one room to about twenty. Quite an improvement. New creatures and equipment complete the set - plenty to do.

I am posting a link for the first two ruins - Arkngthunch-Sturdumz and Nchuleft. There is minor work done in a few other ruins like Arkngthand, but nothing major... yet.

Philip's Greater Dwemer Ruins

Please enjoy the mod - feedback is always welcome, and I can always be reached at my email address: Kopakageni@aol.com

Have a nice day and happy exploring

-Philip