Architecture

Structure

The OpenMW project is made up of four distinct subsystems:

• Apps
• Components
• Libs
• Extern

We have a strict Policy about dependencies between these subsystems.

World Model

• Terminology
• Record Store
• Cells
• Objects

File Formats

ESM/ESP

Up to version 1.0 we will use the original esm/esp formats nearly unchanged. Currently OpenMW ignores any pre-compiled scripts and does JIT-compiling instead. The new CS will not generate pre-compiled scripts either.

A documentation of the original format can be found here:

http://www.uesp.net/text.shtml?morrow/tech/mw_esm.txt

Please note, that this documentation is not fully complete and in some cases not fully correct either.

Other Information

• Configuration