Morrowind Online
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Regarding Morrowind Online
For all of those people wondering where Morrowind Online (MWO) went, I’ve taken it down for the time being. There has been no development at all in a LONG time, and it was eating up space on my server. I’ll still provide download links and the Connection Tutorial that was posted in the forums, but the forums are not coming back right now.
UPDATE: FORUMS ARE NOW UP.
Downloads
Download 1: BAMF(165.8kb) || Readme
Download 2: MWScriptExtender Runtime(80.0kb)
Optional: MWScriptExtender Developer Package(1.47mb)
Instructions:
Unzip Bamf.zip and MWScriptExtender.zip to the Morrowind root directory so that Bamf.exe and MWScriptExtender.exe rest adjacent to Morrowind.exe. Make sure to include all files in the zips. Currently only supports Morrowind 1.6.1820
Find a partner using any chat service and establish a connection via their IP. Make sure that whoever is hosting has their firewall or router set to allow connections on port 6112. Now download some multiplayer-enabled plugins and follow the attached instructions:
Download: Barter Barrel || Readme
Description:
Share items with your friend in real-time.
Download: Basic Multiplayer || Readme
Description:
Travel throughout Vvardenfell with your friend, basic navigation and combat with streaming stat synchronization.
Download: Redistributable Libraries
If Windows complains about a missing DLL or OCX, try downloading this package of redistributable libraries and dumping them in your System32 directory. Things like the VB6 Runtime Library will definitely be needed.
Connection Tutorial
The download links are above, but the picture shown below is still useful.
Alright, the readmes are lacking in information for connecting, so here’s a little >tutorial on how to do it:
Basic Connection Tutorial
1. Download Bamf.zip, MWScriptExtender.zip, the Barter Barrel, and Basic Multiplayer.
2. Unzip all those zip files into the Morrowind root directory, so the path should look something like this in the zip: Extract To toolbar
C:\Program Files\Bethesda Softworks\Morrowind
3. Once all the files have been extracted, load up Morrowind, go to Data Files, and select the data files hasitemequipped, mp_barterbarrel, and arena. (Note: The file hasitemequipped isn’t necessary for multiplayer to work)
4. Load up the Bamf.exe file located in your Morrowind root directory.
5. If you are hosting, skip this section (but make sure port 6112 is open on your router, if you have one)
If you are joining into a game, enter the IP of the host computer into the proper tab at the top. You will need to get this IP from the host. If you are playing over a LAN, place their LAN ip into the connection bar. If you’re playing over the internet, place their external ip into the connection bar.
Once you enter the IP, hit the connect button. If the IP is correct, the yellow area should change color to green, and say something like “Connected to peer”.
(Note: That black bar is there just because I didn’t want my whole IP posted)
6. Once both players are connected, select your character save. Preferably, don’t use a quicksave or autosave. Use a save with a unique name instead. Make sure both players have selected their saves before moving on to step 6.
7. Hit the “Transplant” key now. Let one player do this, and once that’s done, let the other player do it. Last time I tried transplanting at the same time as my friend, our connection was lost. The transplant key swaps any necessary system resources that are not on both computers (like mods for example). A progress bar will come up stating how much time is left in the transfer.
8. Once both transplants are finished, hit “Launch Morrowind”. The game will load just like normal. Now choose the same savegame you chose earlier in step 6, and go out and find your friend! It’s best to choose a cell to meet up with your friend in, such as Seyda Neen.
Commonly Asked Questions:
Q: Why can’t we connect?
A: Either you don’t have Bloodmoon, or Bloodmoon isn’t updated to version 1.6.1820. You can get the patch here: http://elderscrolls.com/downloads/updates_patches.htm
Q: Why is my friend “Fargoth the Muppet”?
A: Your character save data wasn’t properly transplanted. Exit out and try transplanting again.
Q: Why does singleplayer crash now?
A: You still have the “hasitemequipped”, “mp_barterbarrel”, and “arena” mods enabled. Disable them and singleplayer will run fine.
Q: Does this mod only support 2 people right now?
A: Yes
Q: Can you save while playing multiplayer?
A: Nope. Sorry.
Q: Can you chat ingame?
A: Not in the current version. Use a program like Ventrillo or Teamspeak until the ingame chat is usable.
Posted by Tom on January 16, 2006 07:35 PM
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