r/tes3mods

so, i've gone through all the steps for the automated install on OpenMW's webpage up to "Run the Configurator", so now it's time to run the

./momw-configurator-linux-amd64 config --verbose --run-navmeshtool --run-validator total-overhaul

command. so, i run the command, and the following is what pops up:

2026/08/18 07:53:17 ==== Welcome to MOMW Configurator v1.25
2026/08/18 07:53:17 Configurating mod list: total-overhaul
2026/08/18 07:53:17 Fetching mod list configs
2026/08/18 07:53:17 Ensuring bitmap fonts are disabled
2026/08/18 07:53:17 Running: openmw-iniimporter
cfg file does not exist
load cfg file: /home/--REDACTED--/.config/openmw/openmw.cfg
load ini file: /var/home/--REDACTED--/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Morrowind/Morrowind.ini
Warning: ignored empty value for key 'General:Beta Comment File'.
write to: /home/--REDACTED--/.config/openmw/openmw.cfg
2026/08/18 07:53:17 Writing mod list load order to openmw.cfg
2026/08/18 07:53:17 Installing post processing shaders settings
2026/08/18 07:53:17 Ensuring recommended values are set in your settings.cfg file
2026/08/18 07:53:17 Running: Delta Plugin
WARN Records of type: "LUAL" are not yet supported and will be skipped
ERROR The Following Errors occured when parsing plugins!
ERROR Could not find plugin oaab_tel mora.esp!
Error: Failed to create merged plugin /run/media/system/--REDACTED--/morrowindmodlists/total-overhaul/Tools/MOMWToolsPack/delta-merged.omwaddon

Caused by:
    0: Failed to create diffs from loaded plugins
    1: Master OAAB_Tel Mora.esm for plugin /run/media/system/--REDACTED--/morrowindmodlists/total-overhaul/CitiesTowns/OAABTelMora/01 Female Guards/OAAB_Tel Mora_Female Guards.ESP is not in the load order
2026/08/18 07:53:35 There was an error running Delta Plugin

(ignore the --REDACTED-- in the file paths)

so, the files it's looking for SHOULD be there, i used the automated process so that i couldn't personally fuck it up. i went and looked and the 0AAB_TelMora_Female Guards.ESP IS there. the only thing i can't find isn't the oaab_tel mora.esp plugin, i can only find a .esm by the same name

so i'll be first to admit, modding isn't my strong suit and doing so in a terminal is even less my strong suit. i know it was a capital C Choice to go ahead and try to install a gigantic mod list, from within a terminal but as i'm on Bazzite and couldn't use the automated process with the OpenMW flatpack, this is the option i had for installing said aforementioned gigantic mod list.

could someone give me some direction on what to do next? the impression i'm getting is MAYBE i need to dig around in the openmw.cfg but i'm really at a loss here, and after pressing 'Slow Download' 600+ times last night and having this fail on this step this morning, morale is at an all time low.

I'm looking for a simple mod that lets you set a level cap. You would still be able to level up your skills, just that resting once at the designated level cap no would no longer increase your level, no matter how much level progress you make. Also, has to work in OpenMW.

Edit: figured out a good solution, based on the idea from the Simple Delayed Leveling mod that makes it so that more skill increases are required to gain a level. it's pretty simple to edit GMSTs with openmw-cs.exe:

-select the option to create a new addon

-select Morrowind.esm

-give it a project name

-under Mechanics, select Game Settings (aka GMSTs)

-scroll down to iLevelUpTotal, edit the value to 9999

-Save the project (File > Save or ctrl + S)

-in the openmw-launcher.exe the addon should appear in Data Files > Content Files, check the box

it will now take 9999 skill increases to level instead of 10, which is naturally impossible. You just have to disable it manually when you want it off, which is easy. Instead of doing all this, I guess you could just hit esc to cancel the level up each time you rest, but i'd just rather not

So, what's the ETA for Poison songs' release, and what is everybody super hyped for (either from this update or even a future one)!!!!

Does anyone have any quests that make the 6th house more difficult and the quests more interesting?

So I’ve downloaded a few texture mods and install them the same way and some of them work and some don’t.

I take the zip file and extract it into a folder then that folder goes into my data files. I click append in my open mw launcher and I see the textures right there so I click on it and start the game

And sometimes it works perfectly and other times nothing happens at all. I’m still able to play the game it’s just that there’s no texture change? Is it because it’s conflicting with other texture mods? Is there a way I can see where the conflicts/problems are coming from?

My most recent mod that I couldn’t get to work was this one https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/55036?tab=images

I genuinely really love the close oppressive fog of the original Morrowind, I think it works really well for establishing the atmosphere… in places like Seyda Neen and Gnaar Mok. But it doesn’t work quite as well in the sunny Grazelands or regions like Anvil. Is there a mod to limit view distance in only certain regions, or just to add more complex weather in general? Thanks!

I’ve been working on giving OpenMW a little more love for handheld and controller users, and I finally released Handheld Creative Mode for OpenMW.

So far, I’ve only been able to test it on the RG406V, so if you use another handheld and are interested, I’d really appreciate people trying it out and letting me know how it runs.

The idea started because I wanted decorating houses in Morrowind to feel less like fighting the controls and more like an actual Bethesda-style build mode.

Right now you can:

• Move furniture, containers, lights, clutter, and other supported world objects
• Rotate and raise/lower objects with the controller
• Use rotation snapping and surface alignment
• Fine-tune placement with the D-pad
• Copy the orientation of your last placed object
• Cancel placement and restore an object to its original position
• Use a free camera while in Creative Mode
• Move furniture without accidentally grabbing major walls, floors, or other architecture

I originally built it around my own handheld setup, but it should be useful for anyone who plays OpenMW primarily with a controller.

It’s based on and inspired by Hrnchamd’s Perfect Placement, so full credit to the original work that made this possible.

This is still something I’m actively working on, so feedback, bug reports, handheld compatibility reports, and ideas are definitely welcome.

Nexus Mods:
https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/59844

Any mod recommendations? At minimum I'm gonna use Tamriel Rebuilt, and Skyrim: HOTN. I'd like to use N'Garde as well to make combat more palatable for them (since vanilla combat is... lacking... by modern standards).

so i go this error "openmw fatal error file system::recursive_directory_iterator increment error: the system cannot find the path specified[system:3]"

this is the mod Red Mountain Tremors 2.0 - OpenMW at Morrowind Nexus - Mods and community

i tried to install a mod that had 3 downloads in total; 1 mainfile and 2 optional files they were both patches they both had the same esp file name as the standard mod and i just replaced the main file esp with the patches whenever it asked me too and then i got that error and my openmw wont even start. even after i erased the files and deleted the file from the data directory section of the openmw launcher i even went into the openmw cgf file and delete the line of code associated with that mod and nothing worked its been hours and could really use a digital hand right now. ai is just taking me in circles and im getting no results

Overview: The mod will detect hot key presses (F14-F23). Each of these hot key presses will ready an item tied to a quick key and use it.

In the game itself, there are 10 quick keys, 1-0. These quick keys ready whatever item or skill is assigned to them but do not use it. The hot keys will each be assigned to one quick key and they will both ready the item/skill and use it.

Playing on OpenMW. This has to be a Lua mod.

The finicky part:

If the player character cannot use the item/skill at the moment the hot key is press is detected, the game will either immediately exit that state then use the item/skill or put the use request into a queue that will fire automatically when the character is active again.

Being in dialog, shopping, and looking at inventory are games states that the mod should immediately exit and and then use the item/skill assigned to the hot key. Save/load/option menu, being dead, not having loaded the game, and battle states where my character can't act (paralyzed, stunned) should trigger the queueing behavior of the mod. Basically, if the game can close the state and immediately fire off the item/ability, then the game should; if it can't, queue it.

Payment: I can pay in Steam (or other) gift cards or through Paypal. The $20 price was what the first person who offered to make this mod requested, and I think it's fair. I'll bump it to $30 if the mod is completed today, within the next 24 hours or so.

I've had a couple people offer to make this already, but they've both disappeared. One of the people even said the mod was basically done before disappearing. Meanwhile, I'm getting further and further into Morrowind while using a janky workaround that's making the game as a whole less enjoyable.

To be paid, post the mod to your Nexus account and link it here in a comment. First person to do that get the $20. Let me know if you'd like Paypal or a gc.

I've also tried looking up how to make the mod myself a couple of times -- I'm convinced it's simple enough that I could do it -- but I can't find any useful tutorials and I get lost when just trying to get started. Y'all should make some actual video tutorials for modding OpenMW with Lua, OK? They'd get bunches of views because there literally aren't any.

Hello, I've been loving morrowind lately, but I have found myself falling under the min max curse. I've reached level 12 or so without even doing the main quest because I keep stopping to let a rat beat on me for an hour to level heavy armor to not waste any levels. I'm optimizing the fun out of my game.

I'm looking for a mod for open morrowind that's compatible with mobile that will let me set a static number of attribute points per coin, to prevent me standing around grinding forever for the 'perfect' level up.

I've found several that might do that, but being on mobile I have no idea if there are other compatibility issues.

So far I've found Static Attribute Gain and Simple Attribute Gain, both on nexus. Are either of these mobile friendly?

Thanks in advance, and apologies if this is a common question