# openmw openmw-0.43.0

- Product: openmw (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/openmw)
- Vendor: OpenMW
- Date: 2018-06-22
- Version: openmw-0.43.0
- Original notes: https://gitlab.com/OpenMW/openmw/-/releases/openmw-0.43.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/openmw/releases/openmw-0.43.0

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- **added** — Implement AI resurfacing to breathe
- **added** — Implement rain and snow induced water ripples
- **added** — Implement fade to black on cell transitions
- **added** — Implement starting in an unnamed exterior cell with --start
- **added** — Implement AI using WhenUsed enchantments
- **added** — Implement stacks of ingredients or potions remaining grabbed after using one
- **added** — Implement keyboard navigation for menus
- **added** — Implement an option to show the success rate while enchanting
- **added** — Implement an option to show projectiles' damage in tooltips
- **added** — Implement an option to show melee weapons' reach and speed in tooltips
- **added** — Implement a launch OpenMW tickbox on the Windows installer
- **added** — Implement the ability to close the inventory while dragging items
- **added** — OpenMW-CS: Implement LTEX record table
- **added** — OpenMW-CS: Implement LAND record table
- **added** — OpenMW-CS: Implement highlighting occurrences of a variable in a script
- **added** — OpenMW-CS: Implement using one resource manager per document
- **added** — OpenMW-CS: Implement shortcuts and context menu options for commenting code out and uncommenting code
- **added** — OpenMW-CS: Implement an option in user settings to reset settings to their defaults
- **added** — OpenMW-CS: Implement reloading data files
- **added** — ess-Importer: Implement converting projectiles

The OpenMW team is proud to announce the release of version 0.43.0! Grab it from our Downloads Page (https://openmw.org/downloads/) for all operating systems. This release brings a host of new features and bug fixes, including AI resurfacing to breathe, improved AI combat behavior and keyboard shortcuts for menus.

Check out the release video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0MPLXdl0y4) and the OpenMW-CS release video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88ywx8BSyKg) by the masterful Atahualpa, and see below for the full list of changes.

Known Issues:
- Shadows are not re-implemented yet
- To use the Linux targz package binaries, Qt4 and libpng12 must be installed on your system
- On macOS, OpenMW-CS is able to launch OpenMW only if OpenMW.app and OpenMW-CS.app are siblings

New Features:
- Implemented AI resurfacing to breathe (#1374)
- Implemented rain and snow induced water ripples (#452, 4156)
- Implemented fade to black on cell transitions (#824)
- Implemented starting in an unnamed exterior cell with --start (#3941)
- Implemented AI using "WhenUsed" enchantments (#3953)
- Implemented stacks of ingredients or potions remaining grabbed after using one (#4082)
- Implemented keyboard navigation for menus (#3400)
- Implemented an option to show the success rate while enchanting (#3492)
- Implemented an option to show projectiles' damage in tooltips (#2923)
- Implemented an option to show melee weapons' reach and speed in tooltips (#2923)
- Implemented a "launch OpenMW" tickbox on the Windows installer (#2258)
- Implemented the ability to close the inventory while dragging items (#1692, #3099)
- OpenMW-CS: Implemented LTEX record table (#933)
- OpenMW-CS: Implemented LAND record table (#936)
- OpenMW-CS: Implemented highlighting occurrences of a variable in a script (#2509)
- OpenMW-CS: Implemented using one resource manager per document (#2748)
- OpenMW-CS: Implemented shortcuts and context menu options for commenting code out and uncommenting code respectively (#3274)
- OpenMW-CS: Implemented an option in user settings to reset settings to their defaults (#3275, #3682)
- OpenMW-CS: Implemented reloading data files (#3530)
- ess-Importer: Implemented converting projectiles (#2320)

Bug Fixes:
- Water visibility is now consistent across different setting configurations (#815)
- Autosaves are now created when waiting, to match vanilla behavior (#1452)
- Container Close button no longer loses key focus when an item is clicked (#1555)
- Guards no longer become aggressive towards creatures that are beyond their alarm radius (#2405)
- Players can no longer change their weapon or spell during attack or spellcasting, though weapons can still be sheathed (#2445)
- UI window pinning now persists between saves and boots (#2489, #2834)
- First person view now uses the correct body texture with the "Better Bodies" mod (#2594)
- Stat review menu now reads correctly from the player's stats (#2628)
- Player states are now correctly reset when a save is loaded (#2639)
- Rain and snow weather effects no longer move with the player (#2698)
- Implemented some missing creature swim animations (#2704)
- "Owned" crosshair now does not mark objects which can be activated without triggering a crime (#2789)
- Drag-and-drop is now ended if the item is removed (#3097)
- GetDetected can now be used without a reference (#3110)
- Fixed poor performance when resizing the dialog window (#3126)
- Fixed how ampersands in filenames are handled by the Launcher and Wizard (#3243)
- Improved water reflection rendering along shorelines (#3365)
- Improved AI usage of Dispel magic effect (#3341)
- Disposing of corpses no longer breaks related quests (#3528)
- Framerate limit is now enforced in videos and menus (#3531)
- Only one copy of a given sound effect may now be played at a time (#3647)
- Stationary NPCs resume returning to their position after a game is loaded if they had moved (#3656)
- Added a fade-out for

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