New Git repository at GitHub

First post after a long vacation!

OpenMW has finally switched its version control system from Subversion (SVN) to Git. To the uninitiated, Git is just a more modern and flexible way for us coders to manage and share source code between ourselves.

Well, it's not really right to call it a 'switch': The SVN repository is still there, and will continue to be there, and will contain exactly the same info as the Git repos. In other words, if you're using Subversion and like it, you don't have to do anything.

For details about the new Git sources, check out the download page.
Nicolay Korslund | 24 August 2009 | General | 3 comments

VIDEO: Very early landscape testing

I just uploaded a screencap of the new landscape plugin we are working on:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVirqwmhrMU&fmt=22.


It's a bit choppy, mostly because of the video capture software + my crappy laptop 3d card. Also, there's no water or sky (or cliffracers), but you're able to see the entire island of Vvardenfell at once, which is pretty neat :)


UPDATE: Here's a second video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wwMZeL74wA


The terrain software is being developed by Yacoby, who at one point worked on his own Morrowind reimplementation before OpenMW was born.

Nicolay Korslund | 08 May 2009 | General | 12 comments

If you want to contribute...

There are many ways you can help speed OpenMW development along, without messing with the engine source code itself, or without programming at all. I have put up a short list of things you could help out with on the Wiki: http://openmw.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Contribute

There are lots of graphical effects and other tidbits on that page that you could quickly code up as a stand-alone C++ program. Then send me the code and I'll integrate it into the engine. The list is still pretty short though, so feel free to add your own ideas (that's why it's a wiki after all :)

If you're wondering how 0.7 is coming along: I've spent the past two weeks working on the Monster scripting engine, which is now an important part of the engine. Here's a devlog. All the features I'm working on (including the in-game console and the advanced language constructs) will all be part of the scripting in OpenMW eventually.

Nicolay Korslund | 17 April 2009 | General | 3 comments

Fixed sound issue on XP / Vista

Several people have been getting the following error on XP / Vista:
Error: initializeSound() SoundException: Failed to initialize music device.
This seems to be caused by a broken OpenAL DLL. If you get this error, try downloading this file:

http://openmw.snaptoad.com/openal32.dll

and store it in the OpenMW directory. It should fix the problem.

Nicolay Korslund | 25 March 2009 | General | Comment on this

Fixed minor glitch in the downloads

Seems I managed to leave out a few essential files when packaging the Windows build. If you downloaded the binary version and got missing file errors, try redownloading both files (the binary zip + the DLL pack) again. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thanks to Broken1334, gwathlobal and others for reporting it so quickly.
Nicolay Korslund | 04 March 2009 | Releases | Comment on this

OpenMW 0.6

We're proud to announce OpenMW 0.6!

What's new in this release:

  • GUI system (MyGUI) - fully skinned system set up to match the Morrowind look and feel (see the previously announced video)
  • Monster-script is fully implemented, and some of the back-end scripts are already in place. Here's a Wiki page that covers the scripts we have so far.
  • Fixed music issues on Windows, among other things. Check the Changelog for more changes.
The new GUI system will let us recreate all the user interfaces from the original (and even improve them!), and the scripting engine sets the framework for making all the game mechanics and interactions work. So we're very exited to have both these features in place. You'll find downloads for Windows and Linux on the download page.


Nicolay Korslund | 03 March 2009 | Releases | 18 comments

New GUI video

Here's a new video of the upcoming GUI in 0.6:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8Diu3kZTGY&fmt=18

Pretty basic still, but so far we've got:
- movable and resizable windows
- transparent window background
- HUD elements
- progress bars for health, magicka etc
- Morrowind-y skin
- all skins and layouts defined in XML files

Oh, and we're using MyGUI as the backend GUI system. It's powerful, easy to use, and quick to skin, which is just perfect for us :)
Nicolay Korslund | 20 February 2009 | General | 3 comments

New Site!

As you can see, OpenMW has a new website with a brand new theme. Hope these scrolls will be soon available in the game ;-)
Nebelmann | 22 January 2009 | General | Comment on this

New screenshots and roadmap

I've just set up a new interactive roadmap, which I'll continuously update with plans for future versions. So make sure to bookmark that page!

One thing we hope to accomplish for 0.6 is terrain rendering. Yacoby is working on a new OGRE plugin for OpenMW, and as you can see from the preliminary screenshots, it's looking fantastic so far. Here's some samples:



The roadmap is part of the new OpenMW bug tracker, powered by Flyspray.

Nebelmann | 27 November 2008 | General

Corrupt files in the DLL pack

Looks like I managed to include som damaged files in the latest Windows DLL pack upload.

If you've tried running 0.5 on Windows and it didn't work, try redownloading using the link below or this direct link (38 Mb).

Nebelmann | 20 November 2008 | General

OpenMW 0.5 + youtube vids

We're proud to announce OpenMW 0.5!

New features in this release include simple "walk-and-fall" physics and full working collision with objects and walls. See the changelog for more details. We are now using the Bullet physics engine to handle everything related to physics, dynamics and collision detection, and we hope this will open up for some exciting new features in the future.

Here are some videos of OpenMW+Bullet in action:

OpenMW: Marandus
OpenMW: Caldera Mine
OpenMW: Corprusarium
OpenMW: Mages Guild
OpenMW: Addamasartus

(You'll also find them in the screenshots section.)

Check out the download section for downloads. Windows users: don't forget the updated dll-pack!

Nebelmann | 05 November 2008 | Releases

New forum / mailing list at Google groups

The new official OpenMW forum / mailing list can be found over at Google groups. If you want to join in on the development, or just have some ideas or suggestions you'd like to share, this is the right place to share it. The group has been pretty active for the last couple of weeks - you can browse the current archive on the group's main page.

Since it's a Google group it works both as an online forum and a mailing list - you don't have to clutter up your inbox if you don't feel you need regular updates on progress.

Link: http://groups.google.com/group/openmw

Nebelmann | 02 October 2008 | General

OpenMW 0.4

OpenMW 0.4 is finally finished!

Among other things, this version adds support for OpenAL/avcodec for 3D sound and MP3 playback, replacing the outdated Audiere library. This release should also work better with non-English versions of Morrowind. See the changelog for more features

There's also a new "libpack" zip file (for Windows) containing all the DLLs and header files you need. No need to hunt around the net for SDKs and such. It's used by both binary and source packages.

Check the download section!

Nebelmann | 31 August 2008 | Releases