Groundcoverify
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Author:
Benjamin Winger
Description:
A simple python script which uses Delta Plugin to turn regular groundcover in morrowind plugins into openmw-style groundcover.
OpenMW Compatibility:
Active:
Yes
Usage Info
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Data path:
C:\games\OpenMWMods\Tools\Groundcoverify\groundcoverify-main
Usage Notes:
Please note that while these steps may seem somewhat involved, this tool can yield a decent-sized FPS gain so we urge you to not skip it.
- Install Python3 on your system:
- Windows users can get it from this link on python.org - make sure to select the option
Add Python 3.X to PATH
during installation! - macOS users can get it from this link on python.org
- Linux users should get python from their distro (you probably already have it)
- Windows users can get it from this link on python.org - make sure to select the option
- If you already had Python installed previously:
- Your version of Python is 3.6 or lower: You need to update Python to the newest version
- Your version of Python is 3.7 to 3.10: You need to install tomli (
python -m pip install tomli
in terminal/PowerShell) - Your version of Python is 3.11 or higher: You can continue
- Download Groundcoverify from this link
- Extract it to the provided data path
- On Windows, navigate to the folder you installed Groundcoverify into and
Shift+Right-click
the folder to bring up the context menu. ClickOpen Powershell window here
and use the following command:python .\groundcoverify.py --verbose --delta-plugin-exe .\delta_plugin.exe
- On Linux and macOS, just open your normal terminal application,
cd
to the directory you installed Groundcoverify into, and use the following command:./groundcoverify.py --verbose --delta-plugin-exe ./delta_plugin
- When it completes you should have two plugins,
deleted_groundcover.omwaddon
andgroundcover.omwaddon
, and ameshes
folder
Content Plugin:
deleted_groundcover.omwaddon
Groundcover Plugin:
groundcover.omwaddon
Extra Configs:
These values need to be added to
settings.cfg
(be sure to consult the CFG Generator for a complete readout of all required settings):
[Groundcover]
enabled = true
stomp intensity = 2