OpenMW Rebirth Modlist (around 80 mods with focus on balance and stability)

Disclaimer:

Mods constantly update. You can see the mod versions I have installed for each mod. Newer versions should work in 99% of the cases, unless it's specifically noted (example: Glow in the Dahrk) - but don't expect any support if diverging mod versions cause issues.

Other than the usual Bethesda game, or even Vanilla Morrowind, OpenMW is very forgiving and doesn't implode if you change the load order mid-playthrough. But I still recommend to read every mod description and look at this (or any) modlist as a recommendation. If you know what each mod does, you will be able to resolve issues yourself.

--- Step 1 (install and setup OpenMW) ---

Install a fresh version of Morrowind

Install OpenMW (make sure it's version 0. 48 or higher, which is a "development build" as of writing)

Copypaste the recommended tweaks (from the bottom of the page) into your settings.cfg

But I recommend:

actor shadows = false

player shadows = false

(it's a noticeable fps improvement and you will barely notice those missing shadows)

Apply and test further settings (see here)

I recommend:

FOV 65 (high values have a HUGE impact on performance, don't go higher than 70 if you want to have a chance of constant 60 fps)

Viewing Distance around 5 cells is more than enough, really

Water Shader ON (makes a huge difference in quality, but also eats some frames)

Activate gameplay fixes and improvements in the OpenMW launcher, depending on your preference.

(don't activate ""rebalanced soul gems"", because we use a better mod for that)

--- Step 2 (install mods) ---

Download the mods from the list

(found in the spoiler at the end of this section)

Unpack each mod in their own folder

(make sure to read all the instructions I've added to understand what to install, sometimes you only need very specific files from a mod and can delete the rest)

Add the mod numbers in front of each folder's name to simplify the install process

• []001 - Distant Seafloor for OpenMW

  []002 - Morrowind Enhanced Textures

  []...

• []Attend Me

  []HD Cinematics for OpenMW

  []MOMW Camera

  []OMWFX Shaders

  []Smart Ammo for OpenMW-Lua

  []Slothas Combat Pack (OpenMW Lua)

  []Blank Intro Movies

  []Weapon Sheathing - Staff and Spear Flip (OpenMW Only)

  []Morrowind Definitive Menu Animation

Use OpenMW Launcher t