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If you're gonna give good ol' Morrowind a go, may I suggest using the openmw.org engine instead of the original one? They've basically improved everything.

by tormeh 5y ago

ReidZB 5y ago
Yes! OpenMW is amazing. I just did a full play-through without any issues and heavily modded to boot. Very stable, good performance, etc. I also recommend this site: https://modding-openmw.com/ https://modding-openmw.com/ for a good curated list of mods. It takes an age and a half to go through the installation of any of the lists, but the results have been very pleasant.
- caslon 5y ago
  You can also play OpenMW in VR! It's one of the coolest forks of any software I've ever tried! https://openmw-vr.readthedocs.io/en/latest/manuals/installation/install-openmw-vr.html https://openmw-vr.readthedocs.io/en/latest/manuals/installat...
- malux85 5y ago
  I wish someone would script this, or publish a completed folder (less the official assets that those of us who own a copy can paste in), I want to play this, but there's no way I'm going to spend hours and hours and hours following those instructions ...
  - Aeolun 5y ago
    I believe a lot of mod authors frown upon this for some reason.
    - chme 5y ago
      Mod authors like having feedback and recognition on their own work, which might get lost if their mod becomes part of a whole big mod pack.
      - Aeolun 5y ago
        Yeah, but the end result is that I just never see their work at all. Seems a bit counterproductive to me.
  - NoboruWataya 5y ago
    There is portmod, which is an attempt to semi-automate the process. It's still a rather manual and clunky process, for example there is no scripted downloading of mods from Nexus. But it automates some parts and holds your hand through the others. https://gitlab.com/portmod/portmod https://gitlab.com/portmod/portmod
yeetaccount4 5y ago
I gave up interest in playing Morrowind ages ago but I still follow this project just because they continue to impress. With this as a foundation, we’re looking at a feature complete FOSS Skyrim engine in under a decade, maybe.
- dustymcp 5y ago
  Skyrim just didnt do it for me, yay more draugrs to kill..
- hutzlibu 5y ago
  That would be awesome. But isn't there the fear, that Bethesda would just pull the legal plug, if it gets too successful? That thought would hinder me, from serious contributions. I mean a rebuild if the engine is probably legit. But all the game content is one letter from a lawer away, from oblivion?
  - w_TF 5y ago
    with openmw it's just an engine, players have to source the original game files themselves to play and so there's no legal threat afaik
    - RF_Savage 5y ago
      People thought the same with the GTA 3 and GTA Vice City engine re-implementations but they still got lawyers sent after them by Rockstar.
jabej 5y ago
Openmw on the other hand is slower than the original engine. I’ve found it to be too slow to be played using integrated graphics cards found in older laptops. I’m currently playing using mcp + mge xe + dxvk on Windows and it’s basically flawless, it looks better than openmw, and it is also faster.
- mkup 5y ago
  Yep, I found that OpenMW in large city (Vivec) is barely playable, 3-5 fps at best. That's on GTX 1050 Ti (Windows). Though that may be due to the mods (Fullrest Repack). Besides aforementioned low fps in Vivec, OpenMW is great. I've completed the main story and almost all side quests in Morrowind and both DLCs without any issues. Unlike original engine which crashed every hour or so, and even corrupted savegames sometimes, OpenMW never crashed and never corrupted any savegame during my playthrough.
beefsack 5y ago
Can you play this mod with OpenMW?
- Eupolemos 5y ago
  Yes, absolutely :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJvzXVi3lAg&list=PLWNeFFHP3Fw6XKr6k1IhofQ-FKC9dTw07&index=2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJvzXVi3lAg&list=PLWNeFFHP3F...
0-_-0 5y ago
But also try the original with graphics mods, which I prefer to OpenMW.

If you're gonna give good ol' Morrowind a go, may I suggest using the openmw.org engine instead of the original one? They've basically improved everything.

by tormeh 5y ago

If you're gonna give good ol' Morrowind a go, may I suggest using the openmw.org engine instead of the original one? They've basically improved everything.

ReidZB 5y ago

Yes! OpenMW is amazing. I just did a full play-through without any issues and heavily modded to boot. Very stable, good performance, etc. I also recommend this site: https://modding-openmw.com/ https://modding-openmw.com/ for a good curated list of mods. It takes an age and a half to go through the installation of any of the lists, but the results have been very pleasant.

caslon 5y ago
You can also play OpenMW in VR! It's one of the coolest forks of any software I've ever tried! https://openmw-vr.readthedocs.io/en/latest/manuals/installation/install-openmw-vr.html https://openmw-vr.readthedocs.io/en/latest/manuals/installat...
malux85 5y ago
I wish someone would script this, or publish a completed folder (less the official assets that those of us who own a copy can paste in), I want to play this, but there's no way I'm going to spend hours and hours and hours following those instructions ...
- Aeolun 5y ago
  I believe a lot of mod authors frown upon this for some reason.
  - chme 5y ago
    Mod authors like having feedback and recognition on their own work, which might get lost if their mod becomes part of a whole big mod pack.
    - Aeolun 5y ago
      Yeah, but the end result is that I just never see their work at all. Seems a bit counterproductive to me.
- NoboruWataya 5y ago
  There is portmod, which is an attempt to semi-automate the process. It's still a rather manual and clunky process, for example there is no scripted downloading of mods from Nexus. But it automates some parts and holds your hand through the others. https://gitlab.com/portmod/portmod https://gitlab.com/portmod/portmod

yeetaccount4 5y ago

I gave up interest in playing Morrowind ages ago but I still follow this project just because they continue to impress. With this as a foundation, we’re looking at a feature complete FOSS Skyrim engine in under a decade, maybe.

dustymcp 5y ago
Skyrim just didnt do it for me, yay more draugrs to kill..
hutzlibu 5y ago
That would be awesome. But isn't there the fear, that Bethesda would just pull the legal plug, if it gets too successful? That thought would hinder me, from serious contributions. I mean a rebuild if the engine is probably legit. But all the game content is one letter from a lawer away, from oblivion?
- w_TF 5y ago
  with openmw it's just an engine, players have to source the original game files themselves to play and so there's no legal threat afaik
  - RF_Savage 5y ago
    People thought the same with the GTA 3 and GTA Vice City engine re-implementations but they still got lawyers sent after them by Rockstar.

jabej 5y ago

Openmw on the other hand is slower than the original engine. I’ve found it to be too slow to be played using integrated graphics cards found in older laptops. I’m currently playing using mcp + mge xe + dxvk on Windows and it’s basically flawless, it looks better than openmw, and it is also faster.

mkup 5y ago
Yep, I found that OpenMW in large city (Vivec) is barely playable, 3-5 fps at best. That's on GTX 1050 Ti (Windows). Though that may be due to the mods (Fullrest Repack). Besides aforementioned low fps in Vivec, OpenMW is great. I've completed the main story and almost all side quests in Morrowind and both DLCs without any issues. Unlike original engine which crashed every hour or so, and even corrupted savegames sometimes, OpenMW never crashed and never corrupted any savegame during my playthrough.

beefsack 5y ago

Can you play this mod with OpenMW?

Eupolemos 5y ago
Yes, absolutely :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJvzXVi3lAg&list=PLWNeFFHP3Fw6XKr6k1IhofQ-FKC9dTw07&index=2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJvzXVi3lAg&list=PLWNeFFHP3F...

0-_-0 5y ago

But also try the original with graphics mods, which I prefer to OpenMW.