Eternal Flame

Main Features

Settings with the prefix are disabled by default, but can be toggled on via the in-game settings menu after loading in: Options > Scripts > Eternal Flame.  For additional notes on the features below, please see the FAQs section.

• []Unequips lights when entering water, preventing them from being destroyed/extinguished[/]

  []Prevents player from equipping lights while in water (unless quick keys are used to equip—limitation of scripting engine)[/]

  [] If a light is auto-unequipped when entering water, re-equips that light when exiting water[/]

  [] Lights have infinite duration while equipped[/]

  Requirements

  OpenMW v0. 49 or higher.

  Installation

  • []Decompress the mod archive in a folder named "EternalFlame"[/]

    []In openmw.cfg or the OpenMW launcher:

    Add the full path to the "EternalFlame" directory as a data path

    Add eternalflame.omwscripts as a content file[/]

  For more information on how to install mods for OpenMW, check out the documentation here.

  Compatibility

  This mod should be compatible with mods that add custom carriable lights, unless those mods change the lights' behavior. Any mod that changes how lights behave may not be compatible.

  In theory, this mod should also work in multiplayer, but I have not tested it myself.

  Translations

  This mod only has custom text in the settings menu, so translation was not a top priority. That being said, the mod has been set up to easily add localized text. If anyone is interested on adding a translation for this mod, please reach out!

  Known Quirks

  These little oddities aren't considered bugs, but they may not align with the behavior you'd expect. If you're about to report an issue, please read through these first to make sure your issue isn't on this list.

  [*]If you have "Re-equip on Water Exit" enabled, go into the water with a light source equipped, and then save the game, r