OpenMW Reviews and Details

Is OpenMW good?

Social recommendations and mentions

• Stop Killing Games

  Yes! And there are many other re-implementation projects, like OpenMW, OpenGothic, fheroes2, and others, which allow you to play the games if you can provide the original assets. Largely for older games, but the point stands. https://openmw.org/. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago

• Steam can't escape the fallout from its censorship controversy

  +1 - I used GOG for the first time the other week to get a copy of Morrowind so I could see how https://openmw.org/ was these days, and it was a really good experience. I did have to use some obscure tool to extract it being on Linux but it's nice to know I won't have to purchase another copy again. There's a number of games I've had to repeat purchase (mostly from disk to digital), and with modding the forced... - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago

• Bethesda announces remastered version of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

  I think https://openmw.org/ is much better than anything that Bethesda could produce. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• Fable at 20: a uniquely British video game with a complex legacy

  > I desperately want the mechanics of Morrowind, but with modern graphics. The original is almost unplayable because of how crappy the graphics are. OpenMW exists: https://openmw.org/. - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

• Wizardry Co-Creator Andrew Greenberg Has Passed Away

  I'm too young to have played the older games, but Wizardry 8 is one of my favorite games ever, comparable to Morrowind in both the fascinating lore and fun. I wish there was an open source reimplementation like OpenMW[1]. Perhaps, one day, I'll start writing one myself... 1 - https://openmw.org/. - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

• I have a dream; an open sourced Skyrim

  Bethesda will likely never open source Skyrim, the game engine would need to be recreated from scratch. This has actually been done for Morrowind with the OpenMW project so it is quite possible it could be done for Skyrim as well. That said, Skyrim is a bit more complex than Morrowind in terms of what goes on under the hood so it would be a lot of effort by dedicated people which would take many years to... Source: over 2 years ago

• Explain to me like im 5, how do i play this game with 1980x1080?

  You want to use OpenMW - https://openmw.org/. Source: over 2 years ago

• morrowind should i play it? if so what mods should i install?

  Morrowind was the first TES game I played so I am biased towards it but the main appeal for me was the unique world and lore the guild quests feel more realistic for example the first couple Mages Guild quests are finding local mushrooms and flowers, gameplay is a bit outdated the combat is based on hit percentages based on you and the enemies skill and stats and fatigue level, the main thing I recommend is using... Source: about 3 years ago

• OpenMW: Open-source TES3: Morrowind reimplementation

  For those that have a liking to the blog style project updates some other projects do, the main website is a good feed https://openmw.org/en/. - Source: Hacker News / about 3 years ago

• Retro Video Games

  Morrowind - don't bother playing this without the Morrowind codepatch + Patch for purist OR you go with OpenMW. Source: about 3 years ago

• What would make Morrowind a perfect game?

  You can use OpenMW to play Morrowind on a mac. Source: about 3 years ago

• PC Ports, Decompilations, Remakes, Demakes, Fan Games, Conversion Mods, Texture Packs!

  OpenMW FOSS recreation of the Morrowind engine. Even without mods it is worth it just for the modern compatibility and stability alone. Source: about 3 years ago

• how do i play 21 yo game ?

  All you really need is openMW here is the official page it gives us modern resolution and UI scaling along with tons of bug fixes and modernizations for modern computers. Source: about 3 years ago

• Looking to finally play Morrowind, any mods I should absolutely play with?

  I wouldn't recommend any mods for a first playthrough - or, maybe use OpenMW to just fix bugs and get it running smoother on modern systems. Source: about 3 years ago

• Gaming on M2 air

  For Morrowind try this 3rd party engine with a native Mac version: https://openmw.org/en/. Source: about 3 years ago

• Need help with porting a pc game to Nintendo Switch

  Well, OP wants to port Morrowind, and openmw (https://openmw.org/en/) is available and open source, theoretically, OP could work off of that, and I'd assume they'd be open to somebody having a whack at a console port. Source: about 3 years ago

• Morrowind Classic Mod Suggestions

  Excellent Suggestions. If I may offer an Alternative(depending on whether or not you want to try OpenMW) I would suggest to give this video a watch if you decide to try OpenMW. Https://youtu.be/wmHB4XDbaiI And Here's the link for OpenMW Https://openmw.org/en/ If you're unaware of OpenMW,It's source port of the Morrowind Engine,much more stable than the vanilla engine. Source: about 3 years ago

• Ready for a new game. Looking for ideas.

  This often goes on sale for $5, and works great through this. Source: about 3 years ago

• Has anyone got the CD version of Morrowind working on a M1 Mac mini?

  I think this can be achieved well using this fantastic opensource rewrite of Morrowind: https://openmw.org/en/. Source: about 3 years ago

• Is Oblivion the GOAT?

  Morrowind: Best lore and story. OpenMW for a modern engine that can run Morrowind. Source: over 3 years ago

• Help catching up on mods/remakes scene

  There is also a developing community consensus around playing using OpenMW, which is a new engine, but it's probably a lot closer to 50% than most people using OpenMW realized (myself included). I certainly recommend it -- the graphical enhancements and improved stability are the greatest appeal (comes with new shaders, enhanced draw distance, etc.), and it's easier to install than the alternative (I recommend... Source: over 3 years ago