{"id":1423,"date":"2022-05-06T06:18:51","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T06:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/06\/morrowind-modder-whose-kids-hate-mudcrabs-added-the-family-cat-to-protect-them\/"},"modified":"2022-05-06T06:18:51","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T06:18:51","slug":"morrowind-modder-whose-kids-hate-mudcrabs-added-the-family-cat-to-protect-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/06\/morrowind-modder-whose-kids-hate-mudcrabs-added-the-family-cat-to-protect-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Morrowind modder whose kids hate mudcrabs added the family cat to protect them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I made this for my kids when they were little&#8221;, modder NoUsernamesNotTaken writes in the description. &#8220;They liked to play but were terrified of mudcrabs so I made them a companion protector based off the family cat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/morrowind\/mods\/51086?tab=description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stripes the Cat<\/a> adds a cat to Morrowind who can zip around and cast shocking touch, a spell choice based on the real cat&#8217;s ability to collect static electricity &#8220;because he is a little furball&#8221;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The mod&#8217;s description tells the story of Stripes: &#8220;He was a stray cat that showed up one day and made himself at home. He would follow along side when ever we went for a walk with the kids or when walking the dog. The dog had to be on a leash, but not Stripes he faithfully walked right beside us every where we went. So this mod is actually realistic in that regard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Wonderful. To use Stripes the Cat in Morrowind, you&#8217;ll first need the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/morrowind\/mods\/1489?tab=description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Companionable Cats<\/a> mod created by Emma (a prolific modder who also has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/morrowind\/mods\/27322\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dog Companions<\/a> if you&#8217;d prefer). Then, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/morrowind\/mods\/51086?tab=files\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download Stripes the Cat<\/a>. After activating both mods, you&#8217;ll find Stripes waiting in Caldera. He can be told to follow or stay through dialogue, or by using the spells this mod adds when you approach the cat.<\/p>\n<p>Stripes the Cat is part of the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.nexusmods.com\/index.php?\/topic\/11354453-morrowind-may-modathon-month-2022-celebrating-20-years-of-morrowind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morrowind May Modathon<\/a>, which this year is also celebrating Morrowind&#8217;s 20th anniversary. There are 69 mods participating in the competition right now, including mods that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/morrowind\/mods\/51034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">make enemies fight more like the player<\/a>, add the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/morrowind\/mods\/51069\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gray Cowl of Nocturnal and a quest to find the Gray Fox&#8217;s identity<\/a>, add a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/morrowind\/mods\/51079\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quest to become the Champion of Azura<\/a>, and put a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/morrowind\/mods\/51065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">smiley face on a rock<\/a>. It takes all kinds.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockpapershotgun.com\/a-morrowind-modder-added-the-family-cat-to-protect-their-kids-from-mudcrabs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RPS<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[#item_image]Morrowind modder whose kids hate mudcrabs added the family cat to protect them<!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I made this for my kids when they were little&#8221;, modder NoUsernamesNotTaken writes in the description. &#8220;They liked to play but were terrified of mudcrabs so I made them a companion protector based off the family cat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/morrowind\/mods\/51086?tab=description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stripes the Cat<\/a> adds a cat to Morrowind who can zip around and cast shocking touch, a spell choice based on the real cat&#8217;s ability to collect static electricity &#8220;because he is a little furball&#8221;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The mod&#8217;s description tells the story of Stripes: &#8220;He was a stray cat that showed up one day and made himself at home. He would follow along side when ever we went for a walk with the kids or when walking the dog. The dog had to be on a leash, but not Stripes he faithfully walked right beside us every where we went. So this mod is actually realistic in that regard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Wonderful. To use Stripes the Cat in Morrowind, you&#8217;ll first need the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/morrowind\/mods\/1489?tab=description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Companionable Cats<\/a> mod created by Emma (a prolific modder who also has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/morrowind\/mods\/27322\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dog Companions<\/a> if you&#8217;d prefer). Then, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/morrowind\/mods\/51086?tab=files\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download Stripes the Cat<\/a>. After activating both mods, you&#8217;ll find Stripes waiting in Caldera. He can be told to follow or stay through dialogue, or by using the spells this mod adds when you approach the cat.<\/p>\n<p>Stripes the Cat is part of the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.nexusmods.com\/index.php?\/topic\/11354453-morrowind-may-modathon-month-2022-celebrating-20-years-of-morrowind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morrowind May Modathon<\/a>, which this year is also celebrating Morrowind&#8217;s 20th anniversary. There are 69 mods participating in the competition right now, including mods that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/morrowind\/mods\/51034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">make enemies fight more like the player<\/a>, add the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/morrowind\/mods\/51069\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gray Cowl of Nocturnal and a quest to find the Gray Fox&#8217;s identity<\/a>, add a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/morrowind\/mods\/51079\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quest to become the Champion of Azura<\/a>, and put a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/morrowind\/mods\/51065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">smiley face on a rock<\/a>. It takes all kinds.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockpapershotgun.com\/a-morrowind-modder-added-the-family-cat-to-protect-their-kids-from-mudcrabs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RPS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[20],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1423"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1423"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1423\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}