Open source Elderscrolls 3: Morrowind reimplementation. OpenMW is an attempt to reimplement the popular role playing game Morrowind. It aims to be a fully playable, open source implementation of the game. You must own Morrowind to use OpenMW. You can watch short video-faq or read detailed information on OpenMW FAQ page. Music by Bethesda: Morrowind Main ThemeNexus: http://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/?

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This is a list of official plugins released by Bethesda exclusively for the PC version of Morrowind. Helm of Tohan was originally released online as a free pre-order exclusive, while the rest were published by Bethesda on their website. None of the minor plugins can be obtained from the official website anymore, but they can still be downloaded directly from the links on this page. The major expansions Tribunal and Bloodmoon can be obtained separately on the PC, and are also bundled with the Game of the Year Edition on PC and Xbox.

The minor plugins are not available for Xbox and have usually not been included with any PC release of the game, including the Game of the Year Edition and the Steam digital release. The exception to this is the GOG digital release, which bundles the plugins with the GotY Edition. They are turned off by default on the GOG version and must be toggled on in the launcher's Data Files menu.

Full Expansions[edit]

These expansions were first available as separate purchases, and then bundled with the full game in the Game of the Year Edition.

Modding[edit]

For articles on user-made content, see:

• Construction Set — Basic information about the game's official modification tools
• Morrowind Mod — Section dedicated to Morrowind mods and modding

OpenMW is a complete game engine that can either run Morrowindor original projects created with OpenMW-CS, such as Example Suite.

Morrowind¶

Running the Morrowind Installation Wizard¶

1. Launch the OpenMW Launcher

2. Launch the Installation Wizard

   Note

   If you are prompted with an error message stating“Could not find the Data Files location,”click the “Run Installation Wizard” button.

   Note

   If you arrive at the main screen, click the “Settings” tab,and then click the “Run Installation Wizard” button.

3. Follow further instructions belowto install Morrowind from either a retail CD or an existing installation.

   • Morrowind (from retail CD)
     1. Make sure that the retail CD is in your computer’s CD/DVD driveand the Installation Wizard is running.
     2. On the “Select Installation Method” screen of the Installation Wizard,choose “Install Morrowind to a New Location” and click the “Next” button.
     3. Choose a location to install Morrowind to your hard drive(or accept the suggested location) and click the “Next” button.
     4. Select your preferred language for the installationand click the “Next” button
     5. Select which official expansions (Tribunal or Bloodmoon) should be installed.For best results, it is recommended to have both expansions installed.
     6. Click the “Install” button.
   • Morrowind (from existing installation)
     1. On the “Select Installation Method” screen of the Installation Wizard,choose “Select an existing Morrowind installation” and click the “Next” button
     2. Select an installation. If nothing is detected, click browse.
     3. Navigate to the directory containing the file Morrowind.esm and select that file.

4. You will be asked if you wish to import settings from Morrowind.ini.Select “Import”, otherwise OpenMW will not work.(You do not need to check the box “Include selected masters and plugins”).

5. The OpenMW launcher window should now open.Switch to the “Data Files” tab and check the box to the left of Morrowind.esm.

6. You are now ready to play!

Installing Morrowind¶

Retail CD and GOG¶

Windows users can run the installer if they haven’t already.By default, both Bethesda’s official installer on the retail CDand the GOG installer install to C:ProgramFilesBethesdaSoftworksMorrowind.You will find Morrowind.esm there.

Users of other platforms running Wine, will find it at~/.wine/drive_c/ProgramFiles/BethesdaSoftworks/Morrowind

Steam¶

Windows¶

Windows users can download Morrowind through Steam.Afterwards, you can point OpenMW to the Steam install location atC:ProgramFilesSteamSteamAppscommonMorrowindDataFilesand find Morrowind.esm there.

macOS¶

If you are running macOS, you can also download Morrowind through Steam:

Morrowind Steam Mods

1. Navigate to /Users/YOUR_USERNAME_HERE/Library/ApplicationSupport/Steam/steamapps/

2. Create a file called appmanifest_22320.acf(the number is based on its Steam App ID).If using TextEdit,make sure that your document is in plain text mode by going to the menu barand choosing “Format” -> “Make Plain Text”.Also, ensure that it’s not named with the extension .acf.txt.Add the following into that file:

3. Launch the Steam client and let it download. You can then find Morrowind.esm at~/Library/ApplicationSupport/Steam/steamapps/common/TheElderScrollsIII-Morrowind/DataFiles/

Debian/Ubuntu - using “Steam Proton” & “OpenMW launcher”.¶

1. Install Steam from “Ubuntu Software” Center
2. Enable Proton (basically WINE under the hood). This is done in the Steam client menu drop down. Select, “Steam | Settings” then in the “SteamPlay” section check the box next to “enable steam play for all other titles”
3. Now Morrowind should be selectable in your game list (as long as you own it). You can install it like any other game, choose to install it and remember the directory path of the location you pick.
4. Once the game files are installed, we can now install the open OpenMW Engine. I used “OpenMW launcher” from “Ubuntu Software” Center this has a wizard to help with the basic setup of OpenMW.
5. Launch “OpenMW launcher” and follow the setup wizard, when asked, point it at the location you installed Morrowind to, we will be looking for the directory that contains the Morrowing.esm file, for example ‘/steam library/steamapps/common/Morrowind/Data Files/’.
6. Everything should now be in place, click that big “PLAY” button and fire up OpenMW.

Nb. Bloodmoon.esm needs to be below Tribunal.esm in your datafiles list, if you dont have the right order a red “!” will apear next to the filename in the datafiles section of the OpenMW launcher, just drag bloodmoon below tribunal to fix it.

Wine¶

Users of other platforms running Wine can run Steam within itand find Morrowind.esm at~/.wine/drive_c/ProgramFiles/Steam/SteamApps/common/Morrowind/DataFiles/.

Example Suite¶

Example Suite is a demo showing the capabilities of the OpenMW engine.At this time, it requires Morrowind to be installed to run,but does not use any assets from it.In the future, it will be possible to run without installing Morrowind first.

Morrowind Steam Charts

1. Follow the platform-specific instructions in the zip file’s Installation.md file.