Open Reach.
⚪ Last updated 2018⚠️ Install Order · 4 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 4.8% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #40 of 40 Bug Fixes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Fixes an issue with the weapons modifier (distance to target) that prevented Morrowind Rebirth users hitting in close combat in OpenMW.
Fixes grid path problems in Balmora.
Thanks to Mofker for reporting this problem and assisting in testing this patch.
Weapons fixed;
Longblade 1h
Blunt weapons 1h
These "should" now hit their targets.
Please note: This patch needs to be placed after Rebirth 4. 43 in your load order to take effect.
Open Reach is a compatibility patch for Morrowind Rebirth that fixes a weapon reach issue in OpenMW, making it possible to hit close targets. It must be loaded after Rebirth. For OpenMW users of Morrowind Rebirth.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solves a real gameplay-breaking bug for OpenMW users (44 endorsements)
- Tiny and focused—does one job without bloat
- Simple install: just drop it in and load after Rebirth
⚠️ Cons
- Only relevant if you use both OpenMW and Morrowind Rebirth—otherwise useless
- Last updated in 2018, so may not be tested with newer OpenMW versions
- No detailed instructions beyond 'load after Rebirth'—you need to know your mod manager
For OpenMW players who run Morrowind Rebirth and have noticed melee attacks whiffing on close targets. Skip if you use the original Morrowind engine or don't use Rebirth.
💡 Beginner Tips
- In OpenMW, use the mod list in the launcher to set load order—make sure Open Reach is below Rebirth.
- If you're using a mod manager like MO2, just enable the mod and drag it after Rebirth in the left pane.
- Test with a dagger or short blade—those had the worst reach issues before this patch.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- RubberMan
- Version
- V1.00
- Downloads
- 913
- Endorsements
- 44
- Category
- Bug Fixes
- Created
- 1/12/2018
- Updated
- 1/12/2018
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