PSA: Open Morrowind runs great on the Pi 4. 720P 30FPS Medium Settings

[bomblord]

I've spent several... weeks. Trying to figure out openmw on the Pi 4 although nothing about running it is particularly difficult waiting for a combination of software updates and bug-fixes (and screwing around with it for an extended period of time to find out it was actually software issues that were to yet be patched) took quite a while.

What you'll need
- 64-bit ARM OS I recommend Saki's Gentoo implementation. I can't guarantee this works on any other OS as they may not have the latest audio and video driver fixes.
- A Pi 4 and the necessary hardware/software to run it

How you'll do it
1. Install the 64 bit OS
2. Install openmw
a. If using gentoo just do sudo emerge openmw
b. If not using gentoo check for a prebuilt package
c. If no package is available you can build from source
3. Run the openmw installer (this needs the original game files it can read it straight from the disk if you have one)
4. Launch openmw with this command

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OPENMW_DECOMPRESS_TEXTURES=1 openmw

a. Note: the decompress textures=1 is NECESSARY otherwise you'll just get pink. The pi does not support the texture decompression that openmw uses so the textures need to be decompressed before launching.

If you're getting audio issues or crashing on loading new areas you'll need to do an update for the pi drivers/software. I'm running the game at 720p and I get 30fps outdoors with medium view distance and water effects off. 60fps indoors.

[Cultofodin]

It runs well inside the imperial ship but I haven't been able to leave because it will crash every time I do.

[bomblord]

It runs well inside the imperial ship but I haven't been able to leave because it will crash every time I do.

You'll need to do a genup if you're in Gentoo.