Failed Spell Progress (OpenMW)

Failed Cast Progress - OpenMW Edition

This mod is a native OpenMW implementation inspired by OEA Practice Makes Perfect by opiter09. If you are using MWSE, please support the original mod and author.

I am working on implementing this approach for all skills and will patch and edit this mod page once I am done.

In Morrowind, successful spellcasting improves magical skills, but failed casting attempts provide no progress at all. A novice mage can spend hours struggling to cast a difficult spell without learning anything from the experience. Failed Cast Progress changes this by rewarding magical practice, even when the spell does not succeed.

Failed Cast Progress grants configurable skill experience when a spellcasting attempt fails. The mod detects the school associated with the selected spell and awards experience to the appropriate magic skill when the cast fails to complete successfully. Successful casts retain their normal vanilla behavior and continue to gain experience through the game's standard progression system.

The result is a more intuitive and immersive learning curve for magic users. Apprentices gradually improve through repeated practice, while experienced characters continue to benefit primarily from successful spellcasting. The system rewards persistence without replacing the value of successful casts.

1) Features

• []Grants skill experience for failed spellcasting attempts[/]

  []Supports Alteration, Conjuration, Destruction, Illusion, Mysticism, and Restoration[/]

  []Configurable failed-cast experience values[/]

  []Optional debug and experience notifications[/]

  []Lightweight implementation using OpenMW's Lua API[/]

  []No ESP/ESM required[/]

  []Compatible with existing save games[/]

  2) Settings

  Failed Cast XP

  Determines how much skill experience is awarded when a spell fails.

  Vanilla successful casts provide 1. 0 skill gain. Failed Cast Progress allows you to define how much progress should be granted for unsuccessful attempts.

  Suggested values:

  • []0. 05 — Very conservative progression[/]

    []0. 10 — Recommended (default)[/]

    []0. 25 — Faster progression for dedicated mages[/]

    []0. 50 — Aggressive progression[/]

    []1. 00 — Failed casts provide the same experience as successful casts[/]

    Show XP Messages

    Displays a notification whenever experience is awarded for a failed cast.

    Show Debug Messages

    Displays diagnostic information useful for troubleshooting and testing.

    3) Installation

    []Extract the archive into your OpenMW Data Files directory.[/]