Open Source Engine for Morrowind

[Snowmane]

So I've been watching this:

https://openmw.org/en/

These folks are making an open source implementation of the Morrowind engine that can load resources from the Morrowind game. So now you can go back and replay Morrowind in what should be a better engine (since it can take advantage of newer hardware). It's interesting to see how this is coming along.

Too bad I wasn't able to find a similar effort for NWN2. It would be nice to have an open source version of the engine so we could fix the defects.

[Saulus]

Isn't there a TC for Morrowind in Skyrim already?

[Snowmane]

Are you talking about Skywind? If so, it's not quite the same thing because from the Skywind FAQ:

While ownership of both games is required to play, the player only actually plays Skywind using the Skyrim game, and not the older Morrowind game. This means that the user interface, combat, graphics, and system requirements for the Skywind mod are all those of Skyrim, and NOT Morrowind.

OpenMW is a recreation of the Morrowind Engine and so it will use Morrowind mechanics for better or worse (though I do miss the larger skill list of Morrowind).