HiRez Armors Native Styles V2 for OpenMW
⚪ Last updated 2018⚠️ Install Order · 3 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.7% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #11 of 45 Bug Fixes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
HiRez Armors Native Styles V2 for OpenMW
Original meshes and models by Saint_Jiub/spaceinvader91
Updated for OpenMW by abelthorne
When using the HiRez Armors Native Styles patch with OpenMW, some armors have wrong shining effects because of the way OpenMW uses bump maps differently than the Morrowind Graphics Extender.
This mod fixes the issue. It includes only the affected armors (Glass & Indoril) and you'll need to use it on top of the original mod.
HiRez Armors Native Styles V2 is not easily available, you'll have to grab it with some fixes on Bethesda's forums (http://forums.bethsoft.com/topic/1441431-relz-hirez-armors-native-styles-v2/). On mods sites like NexusMods, you'll find V1. This mod should work with it too, though it has not been tested.
To install it, extract the archive where you usually put your mods for OpenMW and add a data line to your openmw.cfg with the path to the directory containing the meshes and textures after the line for the original armors. E.g., it should look similar to this:
data="/home/abelthorne/.local/share/openmw/mods/HiRez Armors- Native Styles V2"
data="/home/abelthorne/.local/share/openmw/mods/HiRez Armors- Native Styles V2-OpenMW"
The mod is pluginless, you won't have anything to enable in the OpenMW launcher.
This mod fixes visual issues with bump maps when using HiRez Armors Native Styles V2 with OpenMW. It's a small compatibility patch for Morrowind players using OpenMW, with 494 endorsements and 66,666 downloads.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-trusted fix (494 endorsements)
- High download count (66,666) shows real demand
- Targeted fix for a specific visual bug
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2018 – may not be tested with newer OpenMW versions
- Only addresses bump maps, not other potential visual glitches
- Requires the original HiRez Armors mod, so it's not standalone
For Morrowind players using OpenMW who have HiRez Armors Native Styles V2 and notice bump map glitches. Skip if you don't use that armor mod or play on the original engine.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the original HiRez Armors mod installed before adding this fix.
- Place the mod files in your OpenMW data directory, not the Morrowind Data Files folder.
- If you're using a mod manager, load this fix after the base armor mod to ensure it overwrites correctly.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- abelthorne
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 66,666
- Endorsements
- 494
- Category
- Bug Fixes
- Created
- 6/15/2018
- Updated
- 7/1/2018
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