Linux, WINE, and Morrowind: possibly a rant thread

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Linux, WINE, and Morrowind: possibly a rant thread Mar 13, 2014 21:04:43 GMT -6

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Post by Siva Smith (Iona) on Mar 13, 2014 21:04:43 GMT -6

I'm having a lot of issues setting up my Morrowind game. There are many little reasons for this, things I didn't expect on top of those I did. Even though I warned in the subject line that this might be a rant thread, this is not my primary (nor secondary) intention.

My primary intention here is simply to inform of my experience, such as it is, so that anyone who may find themselves doing likewise can be forewarned.

My secondary intention is to hopefully hear from those who have encountered (and hopefully overcome) some of these, in case a solution is available and I just haven't found it yet.

So:

I read on a website that MWSE does not work. However, I can't seem to boot up Morrowind without it. It must be doing something, yes?

I found the Universal Companion Recall Ring mod. Its readme does not mention any dependency on MWSE, so the warning that any script trying to use MWSE will freeze the game, should be irrelevant. So why does my game freeze when I try to enter Millie's clothing shop where the ring is sold (with the .esp enabled), or (try to) use the console to cheat myself the ring? EDIT: Oh yes it DOES have MWSE dependency!

I cannot create a new .esp via the CS.

Some Morrowind tools are listed on wine-hq.com as refusing to work with WINE, in whole or in part.

I find myself frustrated, fairly often. I'm no coder! I don't even know Linux well yet.

I just want my Morrowind back.

Last Edit: Mar 15, 2014 13:53:27 GMT -6 by Siva Smith (Iona)

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Hehe! Glad I could help!

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Linux, WINE, and Morrowind: possibly a rant thread Mar 29, 2014 20:55:27 GMT -6

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Post by Creeper on Mar 29, 2014 20:55:27 GMT -6

I heard rumours of a non-MWSE-dependant univeral companion recall ring. Alas, all such rumours led me only to dead links.

OOC: Creeper is a small, weak Daedra and is likely to deserve to get a little corporeal punishment sometimes, as he's likely to try to steal whatever isn't nailed down and/or try to sell it (back) to you. As a player, I am NOT going to complain about Creeper taking minor physical damage as a result of such, OR getting yanked by his tail. If he deserves a punch, kick, minor zap, frost, and/or burn, don't bother to ask permission; you have it.

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Hehe! Glad I could help!

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Linux, WINE, and Morrowind: possibly a rant thread Apr 1, 2014 1:42:22 GMT -6

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Post by Creeper on Apr 1, 2014 1:42:22 GMT -6

I think the thing I want most right now is a simple mod for a door between Ravenloft and Domehome - but every time I try to move something in the CS, it vanishes! Never did that in windows.

Maybe an obelisk right next to the Ravenloft Tower one, on Ravenloft side, and a door across from the first turn after you go into Domehome by its front door?

Anybody, please? I'd do it myself, but I'm frustrated; been trying!

This is meant to be my workaround since I can't find the alleged non-MWSEdependant universal companion recall ring mod.

Last Edit: Apr 1, 2014 1:43:52 GMT -6 by Creeper

OOC: Creeper is a small, weak Daedra and is likely to deserve to get a little corporeal punishment sometimes, as he's likely to try to steal whatever isn't nailed down and/or try to sell it (back) to you. As a player, I am NOT going to complain about Creeper taking minor physical damage as a result of such, OR getting yanked by his tail. If he deserves a punch, kick, minor zap, frost, and/or burn, don't bother to ask permission; you have it.