Problems If you have issues with this plugin, please report bugs at https://github.com/AnyOldName3/ModOrganizer-to-OpenMW/issues or ask on the OpenMW forums, OpenMW Discord, or MO2 Discord. I don't get email notifications for comments and bugs submitted here (even though I've turned on all the settings I can find for that).
Linux/WINE If you're using MO2 through WINE, this script will convert the Windows paths that get exported by the plugin to native Unix paths you can use through the Linux version of OpenMW: https://gitlab.com/-/snippets/2165310
Known issues and workarounds
PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'C:\\Users\\User\\Documents\\My Games\\OpenMW\\openmw.cfg': This seems to be caused by Windows' Controlled Folder Access system, a security feature that stops things editing files in your user area automatically without asking you first. You can resolve this by adding a Controlled Folder Access exception for Mod Organizer 2 in Windows Defender.
[22:39:36.872 W] Warning: found duplicate file for 'D:/Morrowind/Data Files\Icons\s\B_Tx_S_fire_shield.dds', please check your file system for two files with the same name in different cases. and similar messages: You've run OpenMW through MO2 after using this plugin, even though the whole point of this plugin is that you don't need to do that. Launch OpenMW outside MO2 instead.
[2024-02-14 17:53:18.240 E] failed to initialize plugin C:/Modding/MO2/plugins/OpenMWExport.py: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'PyQt5': You've installed a too old version of this plugin with MO2 2.5.x. Download and install the correct version for your MO2 version.
[2024-02-14 17:53:18.240 E] failed to initialize plugin C:/Modding/MO2/plugins/OpenMWExport.py: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'PyQt6': You've installed a too new version of this plugin with MO2 2.4.x or older. Download and install the correct version for your MO2 version.
Beta There's a beta version of this available here: https://github.com/AnyOldName3/ModOrganizer-to-OpenMW/releases/tag/3.1.0-beta-2 It silences the deprecation warnings, and restores compatibility with MO2 2.2.x, at least in theory. I've had no reports from users of whether it actually achieves that last part, so if for some mad reason you're still using 2.2.x, please let me know whether this beta works. No one reported back whether that beta did what it was supposed to, so it never became a release.
There's a beta version of this available both on GitHub and this Nexus page. It adds compatibility with MO2 2.5.x, but also breaks compatibility with anything older. It also introduces new features such as the ability to choose the openmw.cfg path and export non-Morrowind games which OpenMW is beginning to experiment with.
I have a custom shader pack that I need to re-add under "data directories" in the OpenMW launcher every time this tool updates my cfg file, is there a way to make it add those data directories permanently (or every time) without me having to manually do it?
Why you posting wall of text insted of simply put "file for MO VERSION X" as all others people do here? You made obsure description and than posting novels here how all users cant read and how you tired of dumb people.
Have you tried reading? For example, reading any of https://github.com/AnyOldName3/ModOrganizer-to-OpenMW#note, the descriptions for the betas in https://github.com/AnyOldName3/ModOrganizer-to-OpenMW/releases, the sticky comment on this Nexus page, the file descriptions also on the Nexus page, or even the last comment posted here before yours would be a good place to start.
If he did that he wouldn't be able to feel superior to the guy who likely just misinterpreted because it's actually not communicated well on the page for the casual person.
I had this issue with a completely separate plugin, and AnyOldName, your response is probably one of the succinctly worst responses you could have given. I'm sorry, but please just treat people, treat us, with respect. I came here from across the internet after encountering the error in a totally different place to say this.
I've dealt with people asking this same question about a hundred times now. It is impossible to find a download link to this plugin that is more than twenty pixels from some bold text saying you need to use 3.x for MO2 2.4.x, and the 4.x beta for MO2 2.5.x. The first few tens of times it was asked, I went looking for more ways I could communicate it more clearly, but there's nowhere else to write it except as a face tattoo, and I don't think that'd actually be any clearer. If there's a download button I've not found, I'd love to hear about it so I can stop the torrent of comments and DMs I get, both here and on Discord, about this.
It's impossible to hit this problem except by refusing to read some text close enough to your mouse cursor that you must have seen it. It's impossible to post a comment here asking how to fix the problem without scrolling past the answer to the problem. I don't think it's respectful of other people's time to ask questions when the information's been right under your nose, and it's not a good use of the question-asker's time, either - if it's too much bother to read the text the first couple of times it's on your screen, surely it's too much hassle the third time. Learning to pay at least some attention to the text on the downloads page will save you loads of time in the long run. It'll also hopefully stop people DMing other mod and tool authors with similar questions in the future.
It's naive to think that it's safe to not respond, as when other people respond, they keep responding with incorrect information, like telling people to install Python (which won't make any difference to anything as MO2's got its own embedded Python interpreter and doesn't use the system one at all). If things were answered correctly, then I could leave it alone, but the incorrect answers just leave users still experiencing problems.
If the Nexus let me set up a bot that would respond to comments if they contained certain phrases or keywords, I'd do that, but there's no option to do it.
--------------------------- Error --------------------------- failed to initialize plugin C:/Modding/MO2/plugins/OpenMWExport.py: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'PyQt5'
Everytime I export to openmw, tribunal and bloodmoon get moved down and its really annoying. Like I can deal with it but its just super annoying to have to keep changing, y'know?
It'll put them in the same place in OpenMW's list as they are in MO2's list, so if you set the list up in MO2 how you want it, then it'll export it how you want it.
Does it allow exporting openmw.cfg to a custom path if you don't have OpenMW installed? I've made a tool for Morrowind/OpenMW, though haven't found a way to let it work with Morrowind + MO2 combination yet. Perhaps this plugin is the way to go.
EDIT: I've carefully read beta version description and found an answer ;-)
I just got this error. I fixed it by just adding "self.__parentWidget = None" under def __init__ and "def setParentWidget(self, widget): self.__parentWidget = widget" later
In case anyone's still hitting this issue, the beta here? should restore compatibility with MO2 2.2.x. It's not been confirmed to work by any users yet, so if this works for you, please let me know.
What MO2 version were you using? It shouldn't be possible for this error message to happen in anything recent, but it's possible that something old enough to give that error message fails to check for updates properly and say it's up to date when it isn't.
For older versions, the beta I linked in my last comment should work, and it's not clear if you've tried that. It should also work fine in newer MO2 versions, so it shouldn't break anything if you try it and your MO2 is up to date.
I realize this post was made 3 years ago but I wanted to update you, it worked for me I am currently installing mods for my game and this has helped. Thank you!
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If you have issues with this plugin, please report bugs at https://github.com/AnyOldName3/ModOrganizer-to-OpenMW/issues or ask on the OpenMW forums, OpenMW Discord, or MO2 Discord. I don't get email notifications for comments and bugs submitted here (even though I've turned on all the settings I can find for that).
Linux/WINE
If you're using MO2 through WINE, this script will convert the Windows paths that get exported by the plugin to native Unix paths you can use through the Linux version of OpenMW: https://gitlab.com/-/snippets/2165310
Known issues and workarounds
Beta
There's a beta version of this available here: https://github.com/AnyOldName3/ModOrganizer-to-OpenMW/releases/tag/3.1.0-beta-2
No one reported back whether that beta did what it was supposed to, so it never became a release.It silences the deprecation warnings, and restores compatibility with MO2 2.2.x, at least in theory. I've had no reports from users of whether it actually achieves that last part, so if for some mad reason you're still using 2.2.x, please let me know whether this beta works.
There's a beta version of this available both on GitHub and this Nexus page. It adds compatibility with MO2 2.5.x, but also breaks compatibility with anything older. It also introduces new features such as the ability to choose the openmw.cfg path and export non-Morrowind games which OpenMW is beginning to experiment with.
Did a fresh install of Python 3.12(64bit) & PyQt6, and still not working.
yes i have python installed at the latest version
I came here from across the internet after encountering the error in a totally different place to say this.
It's impossible to hit this problem except by refusing to read some text close enough to your mouse cursor that you must have seen it. It's impossible to post a comment here asking how to fix the problem without scrolling past the answer to the problem. I don't think it's respectful of other people's time to ask questions when the information's been right under your nose, and it's not a good use of the question-asker's time, either - if it's too much bother to read the text the first couple of times it's on your screen, surely it's too much hassle the third time. Learning to pay at least some attention to the text on the downloads page will save you loads of time in the long run. It'll also hopefully stop people DMing other mod and tool authors with similar questions in the future.
It's naive to think that it's safe to not respond, as when other people respond, they keep responding with incorrect information, like telling people to install Python (which won't make any difference to anything as MO2's got its own embedded Python interpreter and doesn't use the system one at all). If things were answered correctly, then I could leave it alone, but the incorrect answers just leave users still experiencing problems.
If the Nexus let me set up a bot that would respond to comments if they contained certain phrases or keywords, I'd do that, but there's no option to do it.
Error
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failed to initialize plugin C:/Modding/MO2/plugins/OpenMWExport.py: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'PyQt5'
At:
C:/Modding/MO2/plugins/OpenMWExport.py(12): <module>
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OK
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FIX THIS PILE OF SOFTWARE....
some mods are working but i still get this message, new to using Mo2 for morrowind and im pretty ignorant to what this means
Plugin "Export to OpenMW" failed: UnboundLocalError: cannot access local variable 'game' where it is not associated with a value
EDIT: Ignore. It happens because I have another MO2 plugin like exporting mod order from Kezyma's. Uninstalling it fixed it.
EDIT: I've carefully read beta version description and found an answer ;-)
Python class implementing "IPluginToolWrapper" has no implementation of method "setParentWidget"
[OK]
What should I do to fix this?
self.__parentWidget = widget" later
For older versions, the beta I linked in my last comment should work, and it's not clear if you've tried that. It should also work fine in newer MO2 versions, so it shouldn't break anything if you try it and your MO2 is up to date.
From "mod config" like mwse.
Does that make THIS happen for openmw?