Morrowind

Controls

This port has extensive controls due to the complexity of Morrowind as a game. As a note, for full playability this port requires a device with dual analog sticks.

Basic Controls:

Button	Action
D-pad	Movement (set speed)
Left Analog	Movement/Cursor
A	Select/Activate
B	Inventory/Back
X	Ready Weapon
Y	Ready Magic
L1	Journal
L2	Jump
L3	Sneak
R1	Rest/Wait
R2	Attack/Cast Magic
R3	Toggle 1st/3rd person
Start	Menu
Select	Cancel Cursor Mode

Advanced Controls:

Hold Select with the following buttons for additional controls.

Button	Action
D-pad Up	Previous Spell
D-pad Down	Next Spell
D-pad Left	Previous Weapon
D-pad Right	Next Weapon
A	Toggle HUD
Y	Screenshot
L2	Backup Cursor/Debug
R2	Text Entry
Select	End Cursor/Text Entry

Text Entry:

In text entry mode (Select + R2) the following controls apply.

Button	Action
D-pad Up	Previous Letter
D-pad Down	Next Letter
D-pad Left	Previous Space
D-pad Right	Next Space
A	Select Letter
B	Erase Letter
Y	Case Swap
Start	Enter
Select	End Text Entry

Backup Cursor/Debug:

In Alternate Cursor mode (Select + L2), FPS and debug data can be accessed by pressing d-pad up to cycle through data. Please note, leaving debug data displayed will likely impact FPS!

Button	Action
D-pad Up	FPS Debug
D-pad Down	Shader config
Left Analog	Movement/Cursor
A	Left mouse button
B	Right mouse button
R1	Slow cursor mode (hold)

Resolution Scaling

This port makes use of resolution scaling to achieve very stable FPS on all devices, from the R36S up through higher end handhelds. Resolution Scaling can be adjusted via openmw/openmw/settings.cfg. By default, Resolution Scaling is set to 0.5. This can be any number between 0.1 to 1.0 based on preference and device capability.

This can significantly impact performance, and a lower resolution scale can allow for significantly improved playability on low end devices.

Mods

OpenMW supports a wide variety of mods. Depending on your hardware you'll have varing levels of success in installing the more demanding mods. Some mods however can greatly improve performance and/or gameplay.

The PortMaster port will automatically handle the following mods, extracting them and installing them if they are placed into ports/openmw/mods/ fully zipped. By default we list the versions we have tested with, other versions may work.

It is highly recommended you install all the mods at once and not adding them piecemeal. If an unsupported mod is detected it will be placed into ports/openmw/mods_unused/.

Recommended performance/patch mods

• Project Atlas: Project Atlas-45399-0-7-5-1747751438.7z
• Morrowind Optimization Patch: Morrowind Optimization Patch-45384-1-18-0-1751572864.7z
• Patch for Purists: Patch for Purists-45096-4-0-2-1593803721.7z

Other Mods

• Accurate Attack: Accurate Attack -23746.rar
• Better Bodies: Better Bodies (Manual)-3880-2-2.7z
• Better Heads: Better Heads-42226-1-1.rar
• Graphic Herbalism MWSE - OpenMW: Graphic Herbalism MWSE - OpenMW-46599-1-04-1558643353.7z
• OpenMW Containers Animated: OpenMW Containers Animated-46232-1-2-2-1574060105.zip
• Real Signposts: Real Signposts-3879.zip
• Weapon Sheathing: WeaponSheathing1.6-OpenMW-46069-1-6-1565439130.7z

Manual Mod Installation

Other mods, as well as alternate versions of listed mods can be installed manually. Please follow the readme for the specific mods you're installing for general install directions. Due to the wide variety of mods for Morrowind, we cannot give detailed instructions to cover them all. That being said, the openmw/data directory performs the same as the Data Files directory in a standard PC installation of Morrowind, so you can install any manual mod normally with this in mind.

Once your mod is installed, you will need to direct the port to load it. This is done by editing ports/openmw/openmw/openmw.cfg. Scroll to the bottom of the cfg file and add content=modname.esp. Specify the mod's name and plugin type (.esp, .esm, .omwscripts or .omwaddon), as well as choose it's placement in the load order. Ensure all plugins load AFTER the Morrowind.esm, Tribunal.esm, and Bloodmoon.esm files by placing the plugins on lower lines.

Example config:

content=Morrowind.esm
content=Tribunal.esm
content=Bloodmoon.esm
content=Patch for Purists.esm
content=Patch for Purists - Book Typos.ESP
content=Patch for Purists - Semi-Purist Fixes.ESP
content=Better Heads.esm
content=Better Heads Tribunal addon.esm
content=Better Heads Bloodmoon addon.esm
content=Better Heads.esp
content=Better Heads Tribunal addon.esp
content=Better Heads Bloodmoon addon.esp
content=Better Bodies.esp
content=Lake Fjalding Anti-Suck.ESP
content=chuzei_helm_no_neck.esp
content=RealSignposts.esp
content=Containers Animated.esp
content=Accurate Attack.esp
content=takeall.omwscripts

Thanks

• Bethesda -- for this amazing game that continues to enthrall us after over 20 years.
• The OpenMW Team -- Creating an incredible engine and compiling for x86_64, making this port possible.
• kloptops -- Countless hours of compiling, troubleshooting, and packaging for aarch64.
• saint -- Configuring the port for playability, and being a constant source of information for Morrowind.
• BinaryCounter -- Helping out with libcrusty.so and a custom gl4es build with support for texture compression.
• bmdhacks -- Giving excellent feedback during testing and helping with the resolution scaling memory leak.
• The Morrowind Modding Community -- Creating even more content for this already massive game.
• The Portmaster Testers -- Feedback, and assisting in the long journey this port has had to become possible.

Compiling

See BUILDING.md for building instructions.