Basic Needs for OpenMW - Redux
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📋 About This Mod
Basic Needs for OpenMW - Redux v1. 0
By AbbaddoN33
Description:
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[]A comprehensive overhaul of "Basic Needs for OpenMW" mod. Fully implements hunger, thirst and exhaustion with progressive penalties, positive effects for staying healthy, configurable options, expanded water sources, and built-in patches for popular mods. NO NEW GAME REQUIRED!Important: If you have the original mod installed, you will have to uninstall it, load your save (if you have one), save it again, exit the game, install my mod, and reload your save.[/]
Main features:
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[]Accumulate thirst, hunger and exhaustion while adventuring, accrue penalties for untending needs for too long. Drink, eat and sleep to recover. Player gets informed whenever their status changes and there is a widget on the HUD.[/]
[]Uses an internal whitelist table to determine how much a consumable changes thirst, hunger or exhaustion. You can stave off exhaustion with a tactical use of moon sugar or skooma. No changes to existing items, all is powered by OpenMW Lua.[/]
[]You can refill water containers in your inventory. This works with most of the bottles and jugs in the game, as well as of those in the supported mods. Bottle refilling is disabled if Thirst is disabled.[/]
[]Recover from all your tiredness by sleeping in a bed, and gain a Well Rested (+5 Endurance) bonus for 8 next hours. Well Rested functionality is disabled if Exhaustion is disabled.[/]
[]When fast travelling, trip length is a factor. The longer the trip, the more you'll get accommodated during the travel. Multiple short trips will accumulate needs at a faster relative rate than a single long one, where we can assume the shipmasters and caravaners will provide some provisions and a place to rest for the travelers.[/]
[]It's not just about surviving! Most needs mods punish you for neglecting your character. Basic Needs Redux also rewards you for taking care of them. Keep yourself fed, hydrated and rested, and you'll perform better — making self-care a tactical advantage, not just an obligation.[/]
What's NEW!!! (with respect to the original version)
[]No new game required. Unlike the original mod, Basic Needs Redux can be safely added to existing saves at any point in your playthrough. Just install, load your game, and it works.[/]
[*]By pressing SNEAK while just standing in water, you can fill any empty bottles you'r
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[]Accumulate thirst, hunger and exhaustion while adventuring, accrue penalties for untending needs for too long. Drink, eat and sleep to recover. Player gets informed whenever their status changes and there is a widget on the HUD.[/]
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- AbbaddoN33
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 127
- Endorsements
- 9
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 5/16/2026
- Updated
- 5/19/2026
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