True. However, OpenMW has a game editor and the 1.0 roadmap states they want to make the creation of games using the engine doable without requiring any of the

True. However, OpenMW has a game editor and the 1.0 roadmap states they want to make the creation of games using the engine doable without requiring any of the proprietary assets from the original game. I expect this will take a while, but you can already create maps without needing all of the "game creation" functionality -- and I have no doubt someone will make a clone of the original once the editor is up to snuff.