Neverwinter Nights - Virtual Safehouse

[Remmi]

Well, lads and lasses, it looks like NWN is just 'round the proverbial dark corner! And ol' Grandpappy Remmi has plans fer a semi-persistent "safehouse" server fer all my roguish kin to hang 'round in --course it depends on the actual system specs and such but I'm plannin on giving it a shot.

So, anybody interested? My thoughts are simple: I'll create a Safehouse building, with the rooms laid out somewhat similarly to what we have here on the forums. Again, I don't know exactly what the limitations are but we'll work with it. It appears that 64 simultaneous connections will be the max, regardless of bandwidth/hardware/etc. so it's not like we'll be able to pack em in!

This will give us the chance to create our favorite D&D rogue characters and chat/adventure in the Safehouse in "real time". Not to mention the opportunity for me to give ye idjits a REAL thwap with me Idjit Thwapping Stick (tm)!! HAR! *Remmi scowls*

Well, that's my thought. Whether or not it's practical remains to be seen... Remmi (ornery dwarven rogue and thwapper of idjits!)
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Creator of GuildBoss - Guild Manager for Windows
Founder of The Safehouse - Discussion Forums for EverQuest Rogues

[EZ_Sabatini Scratch]

Count me in. (assuming the game works as intended and all) If 64 connections aren't enough, you could always do a few different 'areas' to handle the load, etc.

Looking forward to it.

[injijo]

i'm up for some more Virtual then current virtual safehousing

[EZ_Prenn]

I want to cast Delayed Blast Fireball on the Main Lounge. <u>Pren, Human Master</u> on The Tribunal Server
We came to drop bombs
Callin' every man in the arms
And yo, sound to your law
Smartbomb

Mithril heart Brigade

[ShadowCross]

Count me in.

As a programmer I'd be more than willing to assist in making the virtual Safehouse a little bit more "interesting" - especially for visitors.

I could also assist with a bit of CPU/load power, as I can keep up my PC mostly 24/7 - so I could also handly part of the Safehouse - if they managed to keep in all the features they said they'd do, it should be possible to divide the Safehouse into two or more parts and host them on several computers/servers.

*still prays to get into Beta* Baron ShadowCross Bladesong
-Teir'dal Assassin, Antonious Bayle


- Vaes Bladesong, Briton Tracker, Albion, Guinevere


Safehouse Moderator
The Most Holy One, ShadowCross, First Saviour of the Muffins
Lord Dominar and High Priest of the html help Inquisition

[DarthEnder]

I don't have to do anything besides buy NWN and show up do I?

If thats the case, COUNT ME IN!

I wanna be a vampiric mind flayer though.

[Caowyth]

I'll be there. Hiding in the shadows or something. =)

*edit* Btw Remmi, I'm sorry I couldn't finish our LSN game. I installed Windows XP and it wouldn't work anymore after that. =/

Cao

Edited by: Caowyth at: 5/2/02 3:48:18 pm

[Glip the Gnome]

I've been in since you first mentioned this. I'm going to stand in front of the Root Cellar door and bug everyone for ID. Mwaha Glip the Gnome
Best Smelling Admin: The Safehouse
Overlord of Doom: The Scurvy Dog Buffet
Where are my pants?

[EZ_Zulian]

I'm going to stand outside the Root Cellar door and constantly Polymorph Glip. "Age and wisdom don't always go together, I've found. ... Some people just become stupid with more authority." -- Terry Pratchett

[EZ_Telurinon]

I am SO there. :)

NWN Safehouse should be a blast. (Let's see...we need SX's bar, the Kitchen, Stytch's Jacuzzi, oh and the Training Area [complete with animatronic 'victims' and 'guards']....what am I forgetting?) Telurinon Aelvenborne, 51st Rake of Black IsleMangore Orcsplitter, 39th Warrior of Black IsleDewin gan'Bran, 25th Wizard of black Isle
Skating away on the thin ice of a new day.

[Dargesh]

Would love to finally be able to sit and have an ale with you all at last.

[Llabak Tharr]

fun Llabaktharr Gigglegiggler
51 Lawncare Facilitator and gnomosexualizer of da ladies (retired)
And introducing: Heremon, Level 36 Firbolg Bard of Percival
100% socializer 53% explorer 33% achiever 13% killer and 100% lover.
AGM for Camelot, Crusaders of the Realms

Can ya dig it?

[Remmi]

Well, yer all welcome, o'course!! Glip the Bouncer Gnome? Hrm, that'll be a sight! Har! I'll have to wittle ye a nice Thwapping Stick Jr (tm) and teach ye how to scowl like a dwarf! *Remmi scowls*

Shadowcross, I think that's what we'll need to do to really make it impressive--create "portals" between machines, distribute the workload and offer up more areas at the same time.

I have a dedicated machine for it right now as well and I'm gonna try to beef it up. It's only a Celeron 400 but it's got 512 MB ram. If I get a new mobo/CPU for my main PC I can bump it up to a 1 ghz T-bird. Remmi (ornery dwarven rogue and thwapper of idjits!)
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Creator of GuildBoss - Guild Manager for Windows
Founder of The Safehouse - Discussion Forums for EverQuest Rogues

[injijo]

If the game is good enough, I'd be willing to contribute to a build a new safehouse server fund.
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ mojo injiJo-Jojojo ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
The Lord of [B]Scary!
I make Grown Up Jebus cry!!

[EZ_Dake]

I'm assuming this will be on lakefront property?

Specifically, Dake Lake?

[ShadowCross]

Aye, I was referring to exactly those portals...

I don't have a dedicated machine to spare right now, but I'd probably use my PC which is a 1200 Thunderbird with 768 MB RAM on a DSL line... this should be doing well even if I am using it for something else... besides, when counting in the timedifference I'm probably not using it at all during US prime time.

[EZ_Kintire]

Yay! Count me IN!


Make sure the bar serves tea.

[EZ_Maloscat]

*grin*

Tea an' muffins : )

"Greetings, Shadowcross! Have you seen the piping hot muffins I just got in?"

*still sacrificing chickens and hoping to get into beta*

- Malo
Level 54 Barbarian Bartender
Leader, Raven, Fennin Ro

[Remmi]

Tea?!? BAH!! *Remmi scowls*

Well, I s'pose we'll leave that up to the barkeep!

[EZ_Prenn]

Mike's Hard Iced Tea.

*a cockatrice bites Kezzek's face*
"Boy, Kezzek, that sure looked painful."
"Vhy, vhes it vhos."
"We ought to take you to a transmuter."
"Ovh vhe chould ghet ah Mihke's Harhd Icedh Teah!"

****

"Bottoms up!"
*Kezzek tries to drink from his tea, but is now a statue"


(eh, alright, you'd have to see the commercials to get it :p) <u>Pren, Human Master</u> on The Tribunal Server
We came to drop bombs
Callin' every man in the arms
And yo, sound to your law
Smartbomb

Mithril heart Brigade

[EZ_renquist]

/ Renquist Fefkillawww.silentsouls.com

[Fricka]

Would ye mind if I showed up?
~FrickaFricka curtsies elegantly...while picking yer pocket.Shanks,Off-Line,Sig Gallery

[Remmi]

It would be an honor, lass! Just try not to get lost in traffic, eh? *Remmi scowls...and then winks*

[Fricka]

Touche!

::grins::

Just remember, *I* wasn't the one driving!

[ShadowCross]

Quote: Your Current Requests:

Neverwinter Nights *************** Pending


*sigh*

*continues to pray*

[Remmi]

Har! I know lass...blame it on yer lad-friend!!

Shadowcross, keep prayin...

BTW, I heard the Aurora toolset beta version will be released to the public. THat's gonna be nice so I can at least get started workin on the server and get familiar with the tools.

[Jeters]

I am so there. Safehouse Cutie of the 60th Circle

Jete's Loots

[EZ_Kehvrynne]

I think we all are! Kehvrynne Quickblade, Professional Damsel of Distress
No matter how subtle the wizard, a dirk between the shoulder blades will seriously cramp his style.

[DarthEnder]

Vampiric Illithid assassin.

[ShadowCross]

You know what I like best about it? I just check the names of the people in this topic and I simply know it will rock.

[Remmi]

Quote: You know what I like best about it? I just check the names of the people in this topic and I simply know it will rock.

Ye got that right, lad! I'll take quality over quantity any day o' the week. NWN Safehouse will be about role-playing and adventure, AD&amp;D style, and not about the latest "l33t" drop from UberMOB #1443 at spawn camp 1266, 190. Bah! *Remmi scowls*

[EZ_adoom]

I think Remmi and I would get along splendidlu if I were a rogue....

/salute Adoom
Innoruuk Server

[EZ_Pearll]

Will Fluffy get his own room?

[EZ_Kintire]

Not for long.....

[Remmi]

BAH! Fluffy gets a little dirt mound bed in the cellar with the other rodents! *Remmi scowls*

[Llabak Tharr]

Quote: Ye got that right, lad! I'll take quality over quantity any day o' the week. NWN Safehouse will be about role-playing and adventure, AD&amp;D style, and not about the latest "l33t" drop from UberMOB #1443 at spawn camp 1266, 190. Bah! *Remmi scowls*

This is something I typed up 2 years ago when NWN2 was in the early stages as a possible cool way to play the game in real RP. I still think something like this would be pretty cool, if the game design worked for it.

I originally wrote it for my guild, which is a good-alligned guild and has people who know each other OOC relatively well, to explain why I make a point of mentioning the good-evil thing

Quote:

Now I don't for the life of me know how flexible the game design will be, but if I had my drothers, this is how I think I'd like it to look.

1) Have one primary city in which much of the main STORY takes place. The city would be populated with merchants,
beggars, nobles, etc., perhaps along the lines of Sanctuary from Thieves' World (or really any fantasy city, heh). The city would have to be large enough that players wouldn't always be bumping into each other every five minutes (see 2
below for the reason why). However, the outside areas would also be available for all-around monster killing and dungeon romping.

2) There would be 3 primary factions vying for control of the city. 2 'legit' noble houses, say, and an underworld. I would propose that those who want to be "Evil" (or perhaps Chaotic) would play their characters as part of the underworld a la the Mockers in Feist's Riftwar. There would be heirarchy within it, and as characters grew, they would be 'promoted.' This would provide an outlet for those who are
interested in pickpocketing or mugging or the like. If they choose to mug/steal from a player, then there is the possibility for PvP.

The 2 legit houses would be along the lines of the Capulet/Montague relationship from Romeo &amp; Juliet. The two houses would hate each other, and would brawl if given
the chance (hence you need a large city to aviod constant braws at the one tavern, heh). The members of these houses would be fanatically loyal to their leaders, such that any character type could be played as a 'legit' character.
You want to be a thief or assassin? You're not 'evil' (or chaotic) if you think you're doing the right thing by killing someone from te opposing hosue. I would propose that players wishing to play as a legit character be assigned
randomly to one or the other house. This will a) keep cliques from forming in-game by people who already know each other well and b) encourage roleplay, since players would be encouraged to take actions against their RL friends. As
players become more involved (and RP better), then they can be awarded higher rank (beyond just level) within their organization. At some point I think it would be great if all the major heirarchy characters are player-controlled, such that the 2 Dukes, or whatever, plot against one another, design raids or political machinations, and direct other PCs to actually do the dirty work. Or even if a Duchess tries to assume the power of her house by conspiring with the other Duke to have her husband killed. Extending this, perhaps there could be 'secret' factions (again assigned, to aviod hard feelings and name calling) within the 3 uber-organizations. I don't know if you ever played Paranoia (great game), but all characters had a secret society to which they belonged,
and which really drove their actions. Perhaps all the characters could be assigned a secondary 'true' loyalty as another motivator.

I guess what it all comes down to is that I really believe that you want convincing role play beyond a bunch of people saying thee and thou while hacking and slashing for experience, the key figures in the game will have to eventually be run by actual people so that they can direct the action in a rational way. While some may find this restrictive, I believe that what most people are interested in in MMOGs is more than just getting to kill things in a group, but an actual story.

So to recap, here's what I envision: a) a central city in which the Story takes place, and the active involvement of players within the story b) outside 'dungeon' areas in which people can dungeon romp if that's their desire and c) randomly (or
non-randomly) assigned factions that hate each other enough to PvP, as well as 'true' factions that are unknown to others and which REALLY guide players' actions.

[Krimzan]

Count me in...I'm hoping for beta too, Shadowcross. Krimzan Anklestabber
Anarchia (Neutral)- Sullon Zek "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
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[EZ_Dading001]

i'd show

[Remmi]

Llabak Tharr, good stuff there and very similar to my original plans as well! I think most of it will be possible...

[EZ_AlyssiaLaterose]

I used to play on the OLD NWN on AOL long ago. In a rogues guild called the SpiritLurkers. We used to steal (i.e. scam) other people out of items as part of a ladder contest.

The game was so hacked though it wasn't that big of a deal and most of us had an alt that would give the item back. Hehe...

I have checked in on NWN production every now and then and have been planning to get a computer that can run this and eventually set up a little world of my own to run online D&amp;D games.

If I get any good at it, I'll chip in where ever help is needed.

~Aly
The Black Rose of Norrath... too laggy for Luclin.
Level 51 Rake ~ Dark Elf, full of quiet rage.

[EZ_Elviscerat0r]

I havnt posted here in a long while but id be very interested as i plan on running 3 servers for www.alandfaraway.net and would like a place to actually play my dwarven trapmaster (in pnp hes rogue 6/fighter2/dungeon delver4...and yes he started level 1) EvisceratusMaximusInyour face againVeniVidi ViciEdited by: Elviscerat0r at: 5/9/02 5:09:03 pm

[Aidden]

High bandwidth server will not be a problem. I have already slated this in my server farm...

I wil lleave the other admin/Mod team to the actual development of the "House"

But there will be a 24x7 Safehouse NWN server.

[Llabak Tharr]

Aidden, you're mah hero!

*swoon*

[Zato]

And there was much rejoicing

/cheer Zato Thornblade the Dwarven Assassin of Tarew Marr
Zatolion, Highlander Cleric of Gawaine
Guild Leader of the Northwind Highlanders

[Kezzek]

I will postpone the release of YOLG XII: Dysentery Jerry.

Also, I'll be around a bit more after the end of the year.

[Remmi]

Bah! Only one simple rule: no stinkin elves!! *Remmi scowls*

Looks like a beta version of the Aurora Toolset will be available in a few stores this Friday but ye'll need to preorder the game to get it... *grumbles*

Or ye can wait a bit and it will be available fer download.

[EZ_Kehvrynne]

I feel this is necessary to point out:

Elves, by the grace of the gods, rarely - if ever - "stink". Dwarves, on the other hand, rarely - if ever - smell better than musty earth and spoilt ale.

/e hides

[EZ_Mildaene]

Whaddya mean "no stinkin' elves"? Stay outta my garden, Grumpy! No poisonous flowers fer ya!




Mildaene, white Rose of Kelethin.

[Remmi]

Quote: Dwarves, on the other hand, rarely - if ever - smell better than musty earth and spoilt ale.

Ye better believe it! But that's not a stink, it's an aroma! Big difference! *Remmi scowls*

[EZ_kiyotee]

*notices the "aroma" of a grumpy old dwarf and looks up from praying at the temple to the evil beta gods*

count me in! MUST PLAY NWN! __________________________________________________ __________
Yes this is Kroe Magnon, I'm sick of switching accounts for each board. ;)

[EZ_Chyskilz]

Get your NWN beta toolset here...
Mirrors

The beta toolset is legal to distribute freely, so get started on that module! (after a 300 meg download)

[EZ_Halen]

Although beta modules won't necessarily work with the final release...

You'll see me there. I r clever


Halen

[Remmi]

24 minutes left in me download...

[EZ_Maloscat]

And so it begins... *wicked grin*

Oh, and Kehv, pertainin' ta' this:

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Elves, by the grace of the gods, rarely - if ever - "stink". Dwarves, on the other hand, rarely - if ever - smell better than musty earth and spoilt ale.
***

That's simply an 'atmosphere'. Barbarians, unfortunately, only come with the spoilt ale smell ingrained. *wink*

- M

[EZ_Kethaal]

You know, Maloscat, with my acute Iksar sense of smell, I usually detect quite a lot more then just spoilt ale...

/em wrinkles his nose.

[DarthEnder]

Vampiric Illithid Assassin/Sorcerer

[Remmi]

Welp, I've been foolin with me toolset a bit (the Aurora toolset, that is! *scowls*) and I must say it is an amazing piece of work. I've put together a little "dungeon" with the Crypt tileset but unfortunately, the City tileset isn't included in the beta so I can't start workin in the Safehouse! *Remmi scowls*

But I'm gonner keep practicin with this thing--it's absolutely huge. Endless options with scripting, merchants, conversations, item/NPC creation, etc.. Very nice...

[EZ_Maloscat]

*grumbles something about overly-sensitive lizards*

Tell us more, Remmi!

[Remmi]

Haven't had much time to do more although I did make a quick graveyard with ominous mausoleum looming in the background, surrounded in a heavy fog... gads, and I haven't even scratched the surface of scripting yet but I did figure out how to set up NPC's with entirely different day/night routines via waypoints. Very cool.

[DarthEnder]

Vampiric Illithid Assassin/Sith Lord

[EZ_LordOfChains]

Dang. This joint sounds so cool. I wanna get NWN!

Oh yes... and to compete with Raven...

Half-Dragon Death Knight Assassin / Necromancer _________________Where's that Metallic rattling coming from?

[Fricka]

I have some NWN screenshot pictures in my report picture thread of E3. It's in the Logged Out forum. Got one shot of the builder too.

Looks good. I've got a bit more info on it too that I'll post up as a seperate report.

[EZ_Gawgan Zolah]

Hmm i downloaded it (all 200 meg of it!) and then went to save, got an error.... wasted 200 megs of my download limit (somewhere around 10 or 15 gig) and wasted 24 mins download time.

[EZ_Mildaene]

weird it's working perfectly here...

Btw anyone found a way to create pathes between tiles? I'm trying to make a garden but the only sectiles I found ( a '+' shaped and a '-' shaped tiles) don't connect (ie they're automatically placed in the middle of the tile,
but there's a large border with no path: + - )
. . .there ------------------------------------^

hope it makes sense.

(haha bet all the safehouse merchants will have the 'buys stolen goods' option checked).

Haven't been foolin with scripts yet, but that's quite a list of reactions they have.

Also is the "poison" spell the only way to make poisons, or has anyone found how to create a poisoned dagger/how to make a weapon poisonous?


Mildaene, White Rose of Kelethin. Edited by: Mildaene at: 5/27/02 8:41:10 am

[EZ_Dake]

I'm loving the toolset. I've made a few renditions of Ravenscale armor, in Light, Medium, and Heavy catagories, Burning Rapiers, and a few other trademark items. Can't wait to mess around with some of the other palettes.

[EZ_LordOfChains]

Heh... Ragebringer...

+5 chaotic dagger of speed... damage 1d8... grants poison/magic resistance 20 and disease resistance 10...

Snap that thing on and go slaughter things... hee hee... _________________Where's that Metallic rattling coming from?

[EZ_Dake]

Pics of some of what I've been working on...

Edit- Friggin' Geocities. *sigh*. Here's all the pics on a page I whipped up. www.geocities.com/mephyt/nwn.html

Now, a couple of things. There's a lot of really cool visual details that you folks are gonna love. Dake's hood, Kethaal's hair, vest, and sleeve all flow and bounce as you move them. Very slick. There's no robes or cloaks in yet, but word is that the full toolset/game will have them. The icy katana in Kethaal's right hand drips little ice sparkles, which looks awesome. The electricity on the tips of Daklin's staff is animated and cool looking. I went a little overboard on particle effects just to show them off . The tattoo on Dake the monk's arm can be recolored, as can any of the armor, skin, and hair.

It's a very robust creation utility. I can't wait for the full version. Edited by: Dake at: 5/30/02 3:43:54 pm

[EZ_Mildaene]

Nice pics (crap! showed me I only scratched the surface of the character/item creation system).


Mildaene, White Rose of Kelethin.

[ShadowCross]

Pretty cool Dake.

[EZ_Mildaene]

And don't forget the +4 acid damage on the ragebringer, to get the poison drip thingie (yay me! I found the particle effects! :) now any way to add them without actually addin +4 acid damage?)



Mildaene, White Rose of Kelethin.

[EZ_Kethaal]

Mildaene: Not yet, sadly. I was tossing together a Halfling Knife Fighter (prestiege class) I played a while back, and to get the particle effect I wanted, I had to make his offhand dagger a Holy Avenger weapon. lol

[EZ_Phantom Rogue]

Count me in too.

Gotta have at least TWO Dorf Rogues in the House!

Been watchin NWN for a while now, hope it actually makes it to release quality before the end of the year &lt;g>.

[EZ_Zulian]

Dake, you stinkin' half-breed, where's me? Expecially after you got me killed so many times in LF :P
Although I suppose since you ripped off poor Dakke's name, you were right to make Daklin first :"> P "Age and wisdom don't always go together, I've found. ... Some people just become stupid with more authority." -- Terry Pratchett

[EZ_Dake]

I lost interest with the beta release, simple as that. I mean, it's not like I'm putting Anti-Zulian technology into every single dungeon I make, right?

Although, that might be fun...

[EZ_Zulian]

So in other words, you won't make me 'till I give you more gnoll porn?
BTW, I didn't see it posted above, but the game went gold according to Vault, and EBStore has it shipping on the 18th, which usually means it will be on shelves the 19th (Or late 18th, if you have a cool software store (I don't, and I hate anyone who does! Gar!)). "Age and wisdom don't always go together, I've found. ... Some people just become stupid with more authority." -- Terry Pratchett

[EZ_kiyotee]

well it's gone gold, so it's just a matter of time now!

[EZ_kiyotee]

ok so if it just went gold when does it get released?
__________________________________________________ __________
Yes this is Kroe Magnon, I'm sick of switching accounts for each board. ;)

[EZ_AlyssiaLaterose]

Damn I can't wait for this to hit the shelves. My system can actually run it. I'm so amazed!! Too bad I can get a high bandwidth server farm... maybe someday... then we could build a bigger Safehouse with a portal connection.

Ah well. *shivers again*

Grr.... *looks at the calendar and then bank account*

~Aly
The Black Rose of Norrath

[Dargesh]

While I was doing my shopping this morning, I passed the local EB and figured I may as well go and preorder NWN. Usually I just buy my games straight from the US, but figured as it's only a week delay in the release date, I could wait.

As a bonus for preordering, I got a Forgotten Realms desktop module and a will also receive a FR novel when I pick up the game. So basically, I get around $50 worth of extra stuff just for preordering.

While it's not much, it's the first time I have preordered and found it a pleasant suprise.

[braincandy99]

cool to see folks gearing up for NWN

here's some pics of what I've been working on with the beta toolset

home.austin.rr.com/pagedir/big_evil_dungeon.jpg

home.austin.rr.com/pagedir/big_evil_dungeon2.jpg

home.austin.rr.com/pagedir/evil_dungeon-ruler.jpg

www.rit.edu/~mjm2789/chick.jpg
(incidentally, after I figured out how to make weapons with effects, the "ice" effect on the scimitar just simply rocks!)

www.rit.edu/~mjm2789/halfelf.jpg

www.rit.edu/~mjm2789/monsters.jpg

ETA: a few more

home.austin.rr.com/pagedir/encounter1.jpg

home.austin.rr.com/pagedir/emptyevil.jpg

home.austin.rr.com/pagedir/lovemebadly.jpg

Edited by: Braincandy999 at: 6/15/02 9:35:01 pm

[EZ_Nluamin]

Well, SX do you know when nwn will hit the shelves in Europe?
Nluamin Wildwood
Scout of Tunare
Saryrn
Because I am a rogue. Because it fits who I am.

[ShadowCross]

27th of June according to Amazon.de

Haven't had time to check other stores yet. There might be some that import it from the US once it is available there, so it could be possible to get it around the 22th...

But considering the fact that I've got finals for this semester in july, chances that I'll get it until the middle or end of july are dim.

[EZ_CogginsEQ]

You can count me in!!

I have never, EVER played a game of D&amp;D...always wanted to but never found someone with interest in my area. Any of you Safehousers plan on running a huge campaign? I would love to try a game out!
Coggins Brambletoe!

[EZ_Kintire]

Have you seen PvP today?

www.pvponline.com/index.php3


I remember there was a charater in Baldur's Gate (I!) who plugged NWN, claiming it would be out in the summer.....

[Dorla]

I am in... as long as you will allow a retired frumpy cleric? :)

Well, then again, I have no clue what type of characters I'll play in NVN... usually in D&D I play thief or illusionist, so maybe it won't matter. :)

Been waiting for this one a long time (see above cartoon).... but I've been entranced in Morrowind for a while. Hopefully I can tear myself away long enough to go to Best Buy and pick NVN up. :)

Dorla Stincfinger - 51st Vicar of Brell
Phroide - 49th Ogre Shadowknight
Jabober - Perma-n00b skellie pet of Phroide
All proud members of One Hundred Swords on Xegony

[Brelkor]

Argh, I will be a wantin to show me mug around. Yet anudder dwarf rogue to help set things right.

[EZ_Larlana Lavode]

Damn it, I tell you this place is being overrun by runts, stunts, and grunts.

&lt;evil grin>

/ooc - I'll be looking at running a NWN campaign with some friends of mine from EQ/DAoC, and I have warned them that this won't be something that is 24/7 since we are dealing with many people on many different time zones, plus there is NO way I would be able to keep up trying to DM AND create dungeons, cities, NPCs, etc.

With that being the case, for those who are looking at GMing, I think it would be nice for all of us to share various things we have built to make things a bit easier on each of us. True, things are meant to be modular so that you can go from one world to another, but for those of us wanting to keep an ongoing campaign with the same players and characters, that doesn't sound like the best situation for us. But we'll see, I'm still trying to understand all of the parameters for the game.


Formerly Larlana Lavode

[Nimmbull]

I'd definitely be interested, just because of the names I see here mainly. =)

Nimm Nimmbull
Perennial Lowbie Rogue - Cry of War
Bristlebane Server
"Once a Blade, Always a Blade" Chicks dig a guy with questionable depth perception.

[EZ_Pedric Cuf]

Shoulda gotten to this thread earlier...you can count me in! Hopefully my machine will be able to run it without too much lag though, Morrowind can be a big pain on this thing. From what I've seen of NWN though, they're making it friendly to older machines too.

[DarthEnder]

Hows this coming along btw?

[EZ_Maiya Samsara]

Mineko is back with fists of fatal fury flying for the fiends and their friends! (Alliteration, you know I love it.)

DAoC was a blast when it first came out, but wasn't half as addicting as NWN. I haven't had a game totally devour me like this since Bard's Tale 3 about 10 years ago. I certainly hope ya'll we let a sneaky monk into the Safehouse. I bear the Mark of Fire, afterall. ;)

I can't wait to see ya'll again soon.

[Lisboa]

Did anyone play BG II and take on the shadow thieves? Their hideout is a good design, full of traps and tricks to practice on.

[EZ_Grinkle]

I just picked up NWN today on my lunch hour. Is there a virtual SH running anywhere as yet?

/hope
/hope

edit -

never mind - I saw the other thread - no VSH server till Linux. Edited by: Grinkle at: 6/24/02 11:46:59 am

[DarthEnder]

Yes indeed, the Shadowthieves HQ was a very nice layout.

I also like the layout of the other guildhall. The one you can run yourself if your main character is a rogue. Especially the room with all the doors leaning up against the wall with no purpose other than to pick locks.

Actually, if you just add that room to the Shadow Thieves HQ you'd have a fantastic safehouse.

[Lisboa]

Yep, though there was money behind the locked doors.

[Glip the Gnome]

I was envisioning something very close to that as well Lisboa.

Currently we're waiting on the software for our dedicated server to be available. Will launch it as soon as we can

[freonsmurf]

*waaaaaaaiiiiiiitttttttsssssssssssssssssssssssssss s*

i tell what i want what i really really want!

[Glip the Gnome]

Does this mean you're going to play Halfling Spice, Wix?

[Remmi]

Bah! Durn fool idjit video card driver programmers! *Remmi scowls*

Okay, finally got NWN/Toolset running without locking up every 20 minutes. So, NWN-Safehouse is now under construction! It'll be a work-in-progress because a) I don't have loads of free time on my hands to work on it b) I want it done right c) I'm still learning d) I'm slow!! So expect it when you see it.

My plan is to make portions of it "live" even during construction so don't fret! You WON'T have to wait until it's 100% complete...

[EZ_Gyorg]

Doesn't matter until the linux server comes out.

[Remmi]

Quote: Doesn't matter until the linux server comes out.

Aye, eventually it will be hosted by Aidden and his kick-arse Linux boxes but fer now I'll test it on my wee Celeron 400 machine.... *Remmi scowls*

[EZ_Phantom Rogue]

ACK

2 Dwarf Rogues have same machines?

I got 433 Celeron! Dwarves must stick together now!

[EZ_Argyll7th]

I wasn't going to buy NWN until I beat Morrowind

Now I am. I'm not as active on the 'House as many of y'all but if it's permissible I'd love to help with the project (if any programming help is needed).

Oh, and the Linux server is out now Hopefully the Linux client won't be far behind...

Argyll

[EZ_RKRazor]

guessing i'm gonna be playing an elf since they won't let me play a dark elf, but i'll pop in and hang out.

Tenlar Shadowkeep
52nd Rake of Bristlebane
The Insane Clown of Talthalra D' Bel'la
Erollisi Marr
Ahura Myndbender 55 Enchanter

[EZ_Gyorg]

I thought dark elves were in there under their D&D name. THough I could be wrong. Anyway, Aidden I believe has the linux server software functional so the easier of the halves of the equasion are done.

[Aidden]

server is up and running.. Doing some testing and will be setting some security on the box.. but we are coming along...

[EZ_Izlude Shadowfang]

whats the name for the server? sorry if its been said/asked... 6 pages of posts hehe checked 3 srry Izlude (Shadowfang) of the Nexus, 54th Season Wanderer
Kazef (Chaoskitty), 30th Season Beastlord
Nesmos, 27th Season GNecromancer
Brell Serilis Server

[EZ_Gyorg]

I believe aidden's still in testing w/ it so has not opened it up to public use yet.

[Aidden]

We are testing the server, setting security, and most importantly developing the Safehouse.

As we will only support Server Vaulted charecthers, we gots to make some content for you to level up on..

That and I am having to much fun making dragons to squish Glip with..

[EZ_Zulian]

Glip you pansy.
Get back on AIM, too :P
Oh, and everyone ask Glip about how I totally pwned everything he spawned for me. "Age and wisdom don't always go together, I've found. ... Some people just become stupid with more authority." -- Terry Pratchett

[Glip the Gnome]

I've been scripting stuff all day for it. Another day or two of solid work and I think I'll have it completely finished. Right now though it is runnable as Zulian, Aidden and Shadowcross were all in it at one point or another today testing it out with me.

Zulian, I'll ask you not to disclose any of the details of the map. Want it to be a surprise for everyone

[EZ_Zulian]

Darn it, get on AIM then! :P
And I still pwned all the encounters you spawned (Which had nothing to do with the map, so pffft), even the dragons :P "Age and wisdom don't always go together, I've found. ... Some people just become stupid with more authority." -- Terry Pratchett

[DarthEnder]

So can I play a vampiric/illithid assassin?

[EZ_Kintire]

Just include a decent clothes merchant. If EVERYONE is in 'rogues tunic' it'll be too confusing....

[EZ_Nluamin]

Cant wait to play on the safehouse - will that be the name of the server by the way?
Thanks a lot for your efforts guys.

Hope to see you soon.
Nluamin Wildwood
Scout of Tunare
Saryrn
Because I am a rogue. Because it fits who I am.

[braincandy99]

I look forward to virtual safehouse quite a bit. Have you all looked into the server portal coding that can be done?

I was thinking that once the virtual safehouse was complete, that you guys could link to some of the more popular modules that are also dedicated or that maybe I could have a portal to it from my little module, just not sure how that would work with server-only characters on two different servers.

If you need any help with scripting some things, I have been able to get the following working: cause player respawn at a specific point, merchants, mob respawn at differing times (not using encounters), killing mob "a" spawns mob "b", opening door spawns mob "a" at point a and mob "b" at point b, npc "a" gets killed and player characters say their cuss (voicechat XC), npc "a" dies and yells a death scream, mob "a" notices a PC and beckons to fight with voice, first conversation with npc is different from the second conversation with an npc (i.e. the npc knows how often the player character has initiated dialog with it), and a bit more

sorry for all the mob "a" and "b" stuff, but I hope you get the idea. Send me an email if you would like some info. I did not write all of the code for these things, though I have modified a bunch of what I found available on the net. This offer goes out to anyone working on modules.

[EZ_Gyorg]

We're putting work into the safehosue and it's progressing. Basic city and safehouse building are done. working on other stuff now. It'll be nice when it's done. Aidden is pulling alot of the work w/ glip doing alot too. I just **** around and look for things. But the 2 of them are doing an awesome job. Havne't gotten Remmi's contribution yet but it should be excellent.

[Glip the Gnome]

Thanks to you guys for being patient. I expect we'll have it up this next weekend... assuming we don't blow ourselves up on the 4th

[EZ_Kintire]

What's happening on the 4th?

[ShadowCross]

Does "4th of July" ring a bell, Kintire?

[EZ_Kintire]

Oh yes.

I had to think

[EZ_Pedric Cuf]

If they don't blow themselves up, I'm always here for backup.

/counts down the days while gleefully watching over his stockpile of explosives

I hope 1.20 fixes NWN though. I haven't been able to play single since 1.19 and now it won't even let me play multi.

[Glip the Gnome]

What error are you getting?

[EZ_Pedric Cuf]

Consistent NWMain.exe has caused an error in nwmain.exe errors two minutes or so into singleplayer games. Recently it doesn't let me get that far, it loads the game, then when it's finished loading the map, it freezes up. I'm not the only one with similar problems, I've been lurking the Technical self-help board a lot since 1.19.