2026-04-13T00:00:31  <OpenMW-bridge> <.gutter.> Hey all! Hoping someone can help me out. I've been following the guide linked below to install OpenMW and I Heart Vanilla on my steamdeck.   I followed everything to a T and when I launch the game in Desktop mode, it runs just fine. However when I attempt to launch in gaming mode, my fps is like 20.   I've attemped adding the launcher script and the openmw direct script to steam, adding various launch options
2026-04-13T00:00:31  <OpenMW-bridge> (SteamDeck=0, SteamDeck="", etc) with no luck.   Can anyone assist? :/
2026-04-13T00:06:42  <OpenMW-bridge> <e.huxley> Anyone know what's causing this weird clipping with the armor? Playing Total Overhaul.. I've made no edits to the modpack. I'm assuming it's just a weird mod conflict within the pack
2026-04-13T00:06:42  <OpenMW-bridge> <e.huxley> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/260443579908882434/1493039691920965703/image.png?ex=69dd8511&is=69dc3391&hm=280b44f2a9c2a382e3ee89d681e4574b48a23483e7d95fa02b2a89b52922b8b6&
2026-04-13T00:07:20  <OpenMW-bridge> <e.huxley> The armor is the Daedric Arcana set from the Gatanas companion mod iirc
2026-04-13T00:08:52  <OpenMW-bridge> <e.huxley> Only fix I've found is wearing a robe over the top lol
2026-04-13T00:10:21  <OpenMW-bridge> <sophie42069101> i assume theres probably minor asset conflicts yeah. Please file an issue and I will fix it someday.
2026-04-13T00:11:09  <OpenMW-bridge> <e.huxley> Alright. Where do I submit one?
2026-04-13T00:12:43  <OpenMW-bridge> <sophie42069101> https://gitlab.com/modding-openmw/westlys-playable-dremora-and-princess-stompers-gatanas-companion-modernized/-/work_items
2026-04-13T00:23:09  <OpenMW-bridge> <e.huxley> Should be on there. Not sure if I did it correctly tho
2026-04-13T00:24:58  <OpenMW-bridge> <sophie42069101> thank you
2026-04-13T00:25:13  <OpenMW-bridge> <sophie42069101> do you know what shield that is? I can edit the issue myself
2026-04-13T00:26:02  <OpenMW-bridge> <e.huxley> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/260443579908882434/1493044556315230479/image.png?ex=69dd8999&is=69dc3819&hm=a07b738ff94aee064a837518cccdef9bf562a2eee9ca2f3119e387bdf07a592d&
2026-04-13T00:26:03  <OpenMW-bridge> <e.huxley> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/260443579908882434/1493044556592320696/image.png?ex=69dd8999&is=69dc3819&hm=d5e2c182a12bb178863731242e7dabfc2736adcf1799d2cfbd09c19102342260&
2026-04-13T00:28:16  <OpenMW-bridge> <e.huxley> Seems to be the whole armor set - clips at multiple parts
2026-04-13T00:28:17  <OpenMW-bridge> <e.huxley> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/260443579908882434/1493045120403247225/image.png?ex=69dd8a20&is=69dc38a0&hm=a6c1fdc8fb931117e4c9608b8917331c54b35f46e3407dc6650b24eda5208ee0&
2026-04-13T00:29:25  <OpenMW-bridge> <sophie42069101> its an old mod but one of my favorites. Needs some love probably.
2026-04-13T00:31:04  <OpenMW-bridge> <e.huxley> Yea it's a cool mod. Throwing a robe over the top looks kinda dope anyway so it's a temp fix at least
2026-04-13T00:31:05  <OpenMW-bridge> <e.huxley> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/260443579908882434/1493045824706314401/image.png?ex=69dd8ac8&is=69dc3948&hm=6bed02d9317e97a9593b6159708648b0b37f24dd1e416fe07a3f46a43e93dd6e&
2026-04-13T00:34:33  <OpenMW-bridge> <e.huxley> Will I have to manually update anything once it's fixed? I've only been playing modded morrowind since the other day
2026-04-13T00:34:52  <OpenMW-bridge> <e.huxley> Not sure how automate everything is with the mod manager etc
2026-04-13T00:35:43  <OpenMW-bridge> <sophie42069101> yeah it updates everything by itself. I'd say it will probably take me awhile to get to it. I have a lot of other prior engagements. Maybe by 2027 I'll get it fixed.
2026-04-13T00:36:45  <OpenMW-bridge> <e.huxley> Ah ok cool
2026-04-13T08:12:50  <OpenMW-bridge> <celi_celi> I’m not sure if that’s the right channel for it so if it isn’t, I’m very sorry!  I’ve installed the total overhaul mod list a few days ago and even though I’m running a 5080 and a 9800x3d it runs terribly! I dragged down the view distance to 5, still bad. Removed the clouds shader, still bad. It has frame drops from around 144 (my cap) down to 75fps and it’s just no fun to play like that. Can anybody
2026-04-13T08:12:50  <OpenMW-bridge> help?
2026-04-13T08:15:01  <OpenMW-bridge> <.gonzo.> lemme see your settings.cfg
2026-04-13T08:15:41  <OpenMW-bridge> <.gonzo.> in exteriors you'll get dips it's just part of the game. 75 fps isn't bad, but i bet we could do better and crank that view distance back up
2026-04-13T08:42:10  <OpenMW-bridge> <celi_celi> Oh I’ve just seen this. One second, need to go to my computer
2026-04-13T08:45:15  <OpenMW-bridge> <celi_celi> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/260443579908882434/1493170189636730951/settings.cfg?ex=69ddfe9a&is=69dcad1a&hm=95d63fbaedba2f78f7fa4a4c6ef1449895a4c0118bceec33b68ad631ca2c8fc3&
2026-04-13T08:49:20  <OpenMW-bridge> <celi_celi> would it help to only install the graphics part of the total overhaul mod list? I don't really need all the gameplay tweaks
2026-04-13T08:51:20  <OpenMW-bridge> <.gonzo.> see if this helps at all
2026-04-13T08:51:21  <OpenMW-bridge> <.gonzo.> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/260443579908882434/1493171721631567932/settings.cfg?ex=69de0008&is=69dcae88&hm=2a92b23c835c0d3c8c820e60cb7f90fc3fb063d0b873965938221d5f40689dc5&
2026-04-13T08:51:41  <OpenMW-bridge> <.gonzo.> just made some small tweaks, really
2026-04-13T08:52:02  <OpenMW-bridge> <.gonzo.> you were using antialias alpha test, which you don't need and was costing you some good frames too
2026-04-13T08:52:13  <OpenMW-bridge> <celi_celi> alright, thanks, I'll try later when I have more time! Will report back.
2026-04-13T08:52:19  <OpenMW-bridge> <celi_celi> Oh, that's good to know!
2026-04-13T08:52:37  <OpenMW-bridge> <.gonzo.> like i said you'll still get dips, especially when the game is preloading cells
2026-04-13T08:52:51  <OpenMW-bridge> <celi_celi> Yeah the dips only happen outdoors. But they're pretty bad when they happen
2026-04-13T08:53:05  <OpenMW-bridge> <.gonzo.> yeah like the game will straight up freeze for a second for me sometimes
2026-04-13T08:53:17  <OpenMW-bridge> <celi_celi> exactly!
2026-04-13T08:53:28  <OpenMW-bridge> <.gonzo.> there's probably more optimized preloading settings we could use, but i'm not really an expert about it
2026-04-13T08:53:59  <OpenMW-bridge> <celi_celi> it's okay, I'll try the new config later and then we'll see
2026-04-13T08:54:24  <OpenMW-bridge> <celi_celi> I've been thinking about downgrading to the graphics only version anyways but I'm not sure if that would help at all
2026-04-13T08:55:24  <OpenMW-bridge> <celi_celi> it does have tamriel rebuilt though, right?
2026-04-13T08:55:48  <OpenMW-bridge> <.gonzo.> yep, but graphics overhaul is going to have pretty similar performance
2026-04-13T08:56:09  <OpenMW-bridge> <hyamentar_09664> You need to test and see what works for your rig. I have the same set up so it all depends on how greedy you are. I'm happy with 72.00 cells distant land and 75FPs in most places.
2026-04-13T08:56:17  <OpenMW-bridge> <celi_celi> I thought so. I also noticed a bug with the saplings mod. When you run into one it twists and enlarges
2026-04-13T08:56:28  <OpenMW-bridge> <.gonzo.> it's really the heavy dips that get me
2026-04-13T08:56:41  <OpenMW-bridge> <celi_celi> Yeah, it's only the dips that frustrate me too
2026-04-13T08:56:42  <OpenMW-bridge> <hyamentar_09664> I'm pretty ruthless with cutting down on shadows though as well.
2026-04-13T08:56:50  <OpenMW-bridge> <.gonzo.> i'm okay with it dropping to like 30 and bouncing right back up, but it just straight up stops for uncomfortable periods of time
2026-04-13T08:58:02  <OpenMW-bridge> <hyamentar_09664> Press F3 to check view stats, there might be a Lua issue - i had a mod option that was going crazy with raycasting and causing havok
2026-04-13T08:59:58  <OpenMW-bridge> <celi_celi> that has always been fine for me
2026-04-13T09:00:01  <OpenMW-bridge> <.gonzo.> nah it's not lua it's related
2026-04-13T09:01:17  <OpenMW-bridge> <.gonzo.> and it always happens while walking around in the direction of unloaded cells
2026-04-13T09:01:54  <OpenMW-bridge> <celi_celi> can confirm
2026-04-13T09:04:47  <OpenMW-bridge> <.gonzo.> i could definitely believe that a mod or combination of mods is the culprit, because vanilla runs very smooth
2026-04-13T09:05:58  <OpenMW-bridge> <celi_celi> yeah it's not just morrowind, it's definitely some part of the mod list
2026-04-13T09:07:18  <OpenMW-bridge> <.gonzo.> like the name suggests we pull out almost all the stops graphically, so it could also just be a very large sum of them
2026-04-13T09:07:33  <OpenMW-bridge> <.gonzo.> lots of very high res textures etc.
2026-04-13T18:34:34  <OpenMW-bridge> <danthestar_> How do I enable the steam deck back buttons to open mw
2026-04-13T21:08:59  <OpenMW-bridge> <continuum.mid> You can use Steam Input, same as any other game, assuming you have OpenMW added to Steam
2026-04-13T21:10:15  <OpenMW-bridge> <danthestar_> I have linked it. @Skippy helped me
2026-04-13T21:10:55  <OpenMW-bridge> <continuum.mid> So you got the back buttons mapped how you want? Good
2026-04-13T21:17:03  <OpenMW-bridge> <Skippy> You have to map them as keyboard keys and not controller buttons
2026-04-13T21:17:59  <OpenMW-bridge> <danthestar_> But I have controller enabled right now.
2026-04-13T21:18:43  <OpenMW-bridge> <Skippy> It will still take keyboard inputs. That’s how I added the hotkeys
2026-04-13T21:26:08  <OpenMW-bridge> <danthestar_> I tried enabling the back buttons on deck when in desktop mode
2026-04-13T21:38:14  <OpenMW-bridge> <continuum.mid> You can do it from gaming mode
2026-04-13T21:39:38  <OpenMW-bridge> <continuum.mid> Nothing bad will happen if you map them to keyboard keys, the controller inputs will still work entirely as normal. I assume you're going to be using them for things that OpenMW doesn't support mapping to controller buttons anyway (I have one bound to Caps Lock to turn off auto-run, and one bound to F3 to show framerate)
2026-04-13T21:44:46  <OpenMW-bridge> <marshkie> is there a way to prevent vendors from wearing the stuff I sell them? soon every npc is gonna be a member of the dark brotherhood lol
2026-04-13T21:55:13  <OpenMW-bridge> <danthestar_> I bonded the back buttons but not in gaming mode
2026-04-13T22:37:05  <OpenMW-bridge> <skulitheg> Should be a setting in the launcher.