SME - Useful Widgets - Actor Info - Health Bar - Hit Chance

After deciding to replay Morrowind for the first time in over 10 years, I found myself missing several modern features present in later TES games and other modern RPG games. One of these features was the Actor widget, which displays a name, a health bar, and some other info. Inspired by modern games and mods like TrueHUD for Skyrim, I decided to improve my programming skills by implementing my own Actor widget for OpenMW 0. 49

Show Me Everything is robust modification that adds a couple of widgets that display the following:

• []Actor's name

  []Actor's class (toggleable)

  []Actor's level (toggleable)

  []Actor's healthbar

  []Actor's current and base health values (toggleable)

  []Damage done to this actor (toggleable)

  []Chance to hit with melee or ranged weapons in 3 flavours (toggleable)

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  This modification is feature-rich. I've spent two weeks coding and testing it full-time to the point where I'm happy with it.

  • []The widget appears when you're close to an actor and focus on them. It smoothly fades out when you look away.

    []Adapts its position to underwater combat.

    []Has two healthbars like you might have seen in some modern games: one - one instant, one animated with a slight delay for responsiveness.

    []You can disable almost everything. Bare bones of this modification are actor name and health bar.

    []Widget will be shown when actor is taking damage if they was in your crosshire at least once.

    []Widget will be shown for 3 seconds if the target was attacked once or until an actor is not taking a damage anymore.

    []Every actor is being tracked separately: if you fight more than one, you can see the damage, animation and everything else when you switch focus between them.

    Visibility settings:

    In addition to everything else, there are 3 visibility settings that will allow you to furher customize the widget behavior to your preferences.

    • []Show widget only when you're in combat stance, ie when you see your hands.

      []Show widget only when someone is taking damage. Basically a classic Skyrim experience. This settings overrides the previous one.

    • Don't show widget when looking at dead actors.

      Yep, that's the reason you're here, isn't it?

      This mod doesn't just throw in one widget – it drops six different looks for you to pick from! Here they are:

      Vanilla-inspired:

      Skyrim-inspired:
      

      🤖 AI-enhanced — based on mod data

      SME - Useful Widgets is a UI Lua mod for OpenMW 0.49 that adds configurable actor info, health bars, and hit chance widgets. With 253 endorsements and recent updates, it's a solid choice for players wanting more combat feedback.

      ✨ Key Features

      Adds configurable Actor info widget

      Adds various healthbar widgets

      Adds hit chance widget

      Built for OpenMW 0.49

      Recent update as of April 2025

      📊 Pros & Cons

      ✅ Pros

      • Decent community support with 253 endorsements
      • Recent update (April 2025) shows active maintenance
      • Highly configurable UI widgets for combat info

      ⚠️ Cons

      • Requires OpenMW 0.49 specifically, not compatible with older versions
      • Limited to UI enhancements, no gameplay changes

      🎯 Is This For You?
      For OpenMW players who want more combat feedback and a customizable HUD. Ideal for those who like tweaking their UI to get precise info on enemies. Skip if you're on vanilla Morrowind or prefer minimal UI mods.

      📦 Install:Medium· 5-10 minutes

      💡 Beginner Tips

      • Ensure you're running OpenMW 0.49 or later, as this mod is built for that version.
      • Use OpenMW's built-in mod manager or manually place files in the correct directory.
      • Check the mod's configuration options in-game to adjust widget positions and visibility.