Under user interface I would probably turn them all on, since they make life easier and help you understand the game’s systems. I would recommend turning followers attack on sight off if you plan on playing co-op the rest under game mechanics is your choice. Here is where you can edit a lot of gameplay settings to suit your preferences. Unless your on a potato or computer that is somehow also from 2002, do your self a favour and turn all settings to max.Ģ. Now select the Advanced tab. This time take a look at the graphics tab.
I advise before continuing to check that you can start up Morrowind through openmw-launcher and that you can browse servers through TES3MP to ensure the install was successful.īefore we get into setting up your server lets tweak OpenMW’s settings a bit and boost up terrain distance by editing some scripts so that your Morrowind plays how you like and doesn’t require a fog horn to navigate through.ġ. Run openmw-launcher again. The rest of the guide will talk about settings to tweak and running your own custom private server so that you can play through Morrowind’s story with some friends. You are now able to play Morrowind single player by running openmw-launcher and hitting play or Morrowind multiplayer through TES3MP Server Browser. Go to the Data Files tab and ensure all your DLC (and any plugins) are checked. (You can turn all graphics to the highest setting, this game is from 2002).Ĥ. Run openmw-launcher from that same folder. This location can also be found by right clicking Morrowind in your Steam Library selecting properties>local files>browse local files. If using steam this will be in your drive/Steam/SteamApps/common/Morrowind. You will have to select your Morrowind install folder.
Below is roughly the same, with the assumption of a clean install.Ģ. Extract the download to its own folder, personally I would do this to a folder on the desktop.ģ. Run openmw-wizard from that new folder. They have a quick start guide on setting up both TES3MP and OpenMW. Download the most recent package from GitHub through TES3MP’s link: As such, downloading the TES3MP package is the easiest and most reliable way to go about this for the purpose of co-op.ġ. The edition on OpenMW will be newer, however, to my knowledge you need to use the same as TES3MP for it to work. *Note, this is not the latest edition of OpenMW as TES3MP uses an older edition to run. You can also use OpenMW to play it single player with added stability and many other improvements.Ĭonveniently, TES3MP download comes with OpenMW and thus you’ll just be downloading one package from TES3MP’s website*. OpenMW and TES3MP will serve as the basis for Morrowind co-op or multiplayer functionality. Please read all needed sections in depth. Step 5 and 6 are for customizing the server itself. If you are a lucky friend simply hoping on to the server you just need to get through to step 4. If you are setting up the server you will need to follow all the steps of the guide.
Since you’ll be using OpenMW things like MGE XE won’t work, however, a wide majority of mods that don’t alter the engine will. While a little lengthy, I’ve tried to explain each change so that it is clear what you are doing and that you may expand upon it or troubleshoot in the future.įirst, you’ll need a clean install of Morrowind with all DLC because they are cheap, they come with it, they are fun, and it’s the only way to purchase in 2020.
To do so you’ll need to use the OpenMW engine a new engine designed from the ground up to run Morrowind that allows for multiplayer functionality and improves stability, The Elder Scrolls 3 Multiplayer (TES3MP) which adds multiplayer functionality, Hamachi to easily connect you and 5 friends for free, and some community made scripts and edits to make your server more like vanilla Morrowind. This guide is here so that you can set up Morrowind to be played with you and your friends in a vanilla-like manner.