In June, modders announced the release of an update for the open-source version of The Elder Scrolls 3 Morrowind engine, "OpenMW 0.51.0". This project offers players improved graphics, a refined interface, and the "OpenMW-CS" editor, which allows users to edit or create their own modification or game.
The developers stated that "many" spells from the Tamriel Rebuilt project have recently been recreated for OpenMW; and reported that mod developers can now create their own magical effects using the scripting API.
The content editor now supports vertex painting technology.
In addition, the update includes various technical fixes, improvements to the Lua API, and support for MRK files from the Russian version of Morrowind: "they redefine keywords used for implicit topic highlighting" (used for localizing keywords in dialogues).
A full description of the "OpenMW 0.51.0" update is available at the following link. The modders presented an overview video that reviews the improvements.