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The drawback is that if we ever decide to change scripting language (e.g. to Python) we will need rewrite the whole game mechanics again. That's not an actual drawback, we'd have to rewrite the game mechanics for a new scripting language either way. I always assumed we'd replace relevant C++ parts ...

And we slowly come to static paging with different files in different data format, as in MGE...

You imply we should stick to one format, but this still doesn't mean NIF format should be used. It's not really a representation of OpenMW's scene graph.

There's no documentation other than the source code.

This behavior is intentional (it replicates the vanilla behavior), you're not supposed to enchant the bow on-strike, you need to enchant the arrows instead. Edit: ok, well, specifically disallowing you to enchant bows is a fix from MCP, but ranged weapon on-strike enchantments don't work in vanilla ...

These are animation text keys, they define the sounds playing during the animation and animation group bounds (the beginning and the end of the entire animation and the beginning and the end of their looped part).

The changelog entry means that OpenMW 0.46.0 can load Bethesda format archives packed with tools that use the formats that these games (FO3, FNV, TES4, TES5) use. It absolutely does not mean it can run the models (sometimes textures) or content files of these games. 0.47.0 will support Skyrim SE arc...

Skyrim SE BSA support has been added to the upstream code. It's not much but it's something that goes beyond what cc9cii implemented in his branch.

Keep in mind it's no longer necessary in the current builds of 0.47.0, the subsequent release.

Luck is being considered for projectile hits as well. Hit chance calculation is shared between ranged and melee combat. Blame the RNG for your victories.