(OpenMW) Better bars and omwmagictimehuds compatibility patch
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ 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
- 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #97 of 102 User Interface mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Does an extremely small edit to Better Bar's default openmw_hud.layout to also hide the spell effects. Namely, adding:
<Property key="Size" value="0,0"/>
the spell effects hud's widget key. Uploading this here more so others see it and realize why one of their mods isn't working than anything else, as the edit is so trivial.
Hoping OpenMW adds a better way to edit the GUI than xml files before I need to update this tbqh.
A tiny compatibility patch that makes omwmagictimehuds and Better Bars work together in OpenMW. For players using both UI mods who hit conflicts. Minimal setup, 14 endorsements, updated July 2025.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solves a real headache if you're running both mods (14 endorsements from folks who needed it)
- Tiny file, no bloat—just the fix
- Freshly updated (July 2025), so it's current with recent mod versions
⚠️ Cons
- Niche as hell—only useful if you use both specific mods
- Low endorsement count (14) means it's not widely tested—could have edge cases
For OpenMW players who've installed both omwmagictimehuds and Better Bars and noticed UI glitches. If you're only using one of those mods, skip this—it does nothing for you. If you're a UI tinkerer, this patch is a quick fix.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have both omwmagictimehuds and Better Bars installed before adding this patch—it won't work standalone.
- Place the patch after both mods in your load order to ensure it overrides correctly.
- If you're using a mod manager, enable the patch last to avoid conflicts.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- not really me tbh
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 4,758
- Endorsements
- 14
- Category
- User Interface
- Created
- 7/8/2025
- Updated
- 7/8/2025
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