Neverwinter Nights 2 Forum News (Nov. 03, 09)

*Ancalagon* · Tue, 3rd Nov '09, 7:52pm

Here are today's Neverwinter Nights 2 forum highlights, collected by NWVault. Please take into account that these are only single parts of various threads and should not be taken out of context. Bear in mind also that the posts presented here are copied as-is, and that any bad spelling and grammar does not get corrected on our end.

Matthew Rorie, Obsidian Marketing/PR Producer

Steam and NWN2
Sorry, we haven't heard anything about it. All we know is that it was at one point in Steam QA. I'm not sure what the hold-up is. I'll see if I can ping someone and see what's up.

Great Smitting
I believe your math is correct, but I have never gotten a character up above 25 charisma so I have never had the opportunity to check this out myself.

Anyone care to confirm?

NWN 2 Gold W/MoB
Is there an icon in All Programs->Games in the Start Menu? While NWN2 wasn't programmed with Windows 7 in mind, I believe some older games have their start menu shortcuts automatically placed in the correct folder anyway.

Alan Miranda, Ossian Studios CEO

More Avatars PLEASE!

I'm fairly sure they said some time back that there would not be any avatars for MoW, since it's only an Adventure Pack, instead of an Expansion.

That is correct - there won't be any additional avatars for MoW.

MoW and NWN2 Help Needed.
Hi Redneck1st,

I'm sorry to break this to you, but Atari had to remove the inclusion of MoW on the NWN2 Gold version because they had not finished the authentication system (it would be another 9 months until MoW was released!). They appologized for this on the Atari forums, I believe. You will need to buy MoW separately, unfortunately. To find places to buy it from, you can visit Ossian's MoW page at http://www.ossianstudios.com/index.php/mow

More Avatars PLEASE!

Quote: I'll still be sad about it. You guys did too much work to make too many memorable characters. Can ya blame me?

No, I can't blame you at all.

There are some great characters in MoW, and I'll always remember good ol' Salty Jack. If you want the background scoop on that street-performing magician that you liked, you should check out the blog of the designer who wrote him (Tiberius), and his behind-the-scenes article.

Click Here

Imprisoned on the docks
Hi rbpenn,

We definitely don’t want you to have wasted $10 and not be able to play MoW!

If you’re stuck on the docks (and not only waiting for the messenger to show up), then it sounds like the 2nd part of the cutscene didn't play. You’ll need to try artificially kick-starting it. Please try the following:
1) Open the console and type: rs mv_1500_vision2_start
2) Close the console after the cutscene

Our lead tech designer thinks that'll start the 2nd cutscene (with Tasheni), upgrade the mask, spawn the messenger, and remove the "blocking" crates that are trapping you there.

I hope that helps. If you have any more issues, please visit the Ossian support forums, as we check them more frequently.

Too Many Skill Points!
Hi LanDrakosis,

We aren’t sure how this happened. The only thing our lead technical designer can think of is to try respawning Mantides back into the game. Please try the following:
1) Go to the Black Eye tavern
2) Leave the tavern to go outside and leave Mantides behind in the tavern
3) Open the console and type: rs hf_debug_spawn c_mantides
4) A copy of Mantides will spawn right beside your character
5) Close the console

The new Mantides should function correctly now. I hope that helps. If you have any more issues, please visit the Ossian support forums, as we check them more frequently.

MoW FAQ and Known Issues List
Hi Tig W,

Yes, this is due to the issue of “enforce legal characters,” probably related to how we made our blueprints for the companions, which turns out had some invalid packages and such (these have been reported by other fans). The only way to fix it is to hack the bic files. Our lead technical designer is pretty sure that other people on the forum reported doing this, so you can probably find what they did and do the same thing.

I hope that helps. If you have any more issues, please visit the Ossian support forums, as we check them more frequently.

MoW FAQ and Known Issues List
Hi Frostfyre7,

It sounds like a resource or graphical driver issue. When you said you reinstalled everything, do you mean you installed NWN2, MotB, SoZ, and then the 1.23 patch? Doing that should fix any resource problems that cause texture weirdness. As for a driver issue, I can only recommend updating to the latest driver for your video card. Hopefully that helps, but if you continue to have an issue, please visit the Ossian support forums so I can help you there (I check it more often than here).

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Ancalagon SPS Account Holder The First Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 406 Rep Power: 3	Neverwinter Nights 2 Forum News (Nov. 03, 09) Here are today's Neverwinter Nights 2 forum highlights, collected by NWVault. Please take into account that these are only single parts of various threads and should not be taken out of context. Bear in mind also that the posts presented here are copied as-is, and that any bad spelling and grammar does not get corrected on our end. Matthew Rorie, Obsidian Marketing/PR Producer Steam and NWN2 Sorry, we haven't heard anything about it. All we know is that it was at one point in Steam QA. I'm not sure what the hold-up is. I'll see if I can ping someone and see what's up. Great Smitting I believe your math is correct, but I have never gotten a character up above 25 charisma so I have never had the opportunity to check this out myself. Anyone care to confirm? NWN 2 Gold W/MoB Is there an icon in All Programs->Games in the Start Menu? While NWN2 wasn't programmed with Windows 7 in mind, I believe some older games have their start menu shortcuts automatically placed in the correct folder anyway. Alan Miranda, Ossian Studios CEO More Avatars PLEASE! I'm fairly sure they said some time back that there would not be any avatars for MoW, since it's only an Adventure Pack, instead of an Expansion. That is correct - there won't be any additional avatars for MoW. MoW and NWN2 Help Needed. Hi Redneck1st, I'm sorry to break this to you, but Atari had to remove the inclusion of MoW on the NWN2 Gold version because they had not finished the authentication system (it would be another 9 months until MoW was released!). They appologized for this on the Atari forums, I believe. You will need to buy MoW separately, unfortunately. To find places to buy it from, you can visit Ossian's MoW page at http://www.ossianstudios.com/index.php/mow More Avatars PLEASE! Quote: I'll still be sad about it. You guys did too much work to make too many memorable characters. Can ya blame me? No, I can't blame you at all. There are some great characters in MoW, and I'll always remember good ol' Salty Jack. If you want the background scoop on that street-performing magician that you liked, you should check out the blog of the designer who wrote him (Tiberius), and his behind-the-scenes article. Click Here Imprisoned on the docks Hi rbpenn, We definitely don’t want you to have wasted $10 and not be able to play MoW! If you’re stuck on the docks (and not only waiting for the messenger to show up), then it sounds like the 2nd part of the cutscene didn't play. You’ll need to try artificially kick-starting it. Please try the following: 1) Open the console and type: rs mv_1500_vision2_start 2) Close the console after the cutscene Our lead tech designer thinks that'll start the 2nd cutscene (with Tasheni), upgrade the mask, spawn the messenger, and remove the "blocking" crates that are trapping you there. I hope that helps. If you have any more issues, please visit the Ossian support forums, as we check them more frequently. Too Many Skill Points! Hi LanDrakosis, We aren’t sure how this happened. The only thing our lead technical designer can think of is to try respawning Mantides back into the game. Please try the following: 1) Go to the Black Eye tavern 2) Leave the tavern to go outside and leave Mantides behind in the tavern 3) Open the console and type: rs hf_debug_spawn c_mantides 4) A copy of Mantides will spawn right beside your character 5) Close the console The new Mantides should function correctly now. I hope that helps. If you have any more issues, please visit the Ossian support forums, as we check them more frequently. MoW FAQ and Known Issues List Hi Tig W, Yes, this is due to the issue of “enforce legal characters,” probably related to how we made our blueprints for the companions, which turns out had some invalid packages and such (these have been reported by other fans). The only way to fix it is to hack the bic files. Our lead technical designer is pretty sure that other people on the forum reported doing this, so you can probably find what they did and do the same thing. I hope that helps. If you have any more issues, please visit the Ossian support forums, as we check them more frequently. MoW FAQ and Known Issues List Hi Frostfyre7, It sounds like a resource or graphical driver issue. When you said you reinstalled everything, do you mean you installed NWN2, MotB, SoZ, and then the 1.23 patch? Doing that should fix any resource problems that cause texture weirdness. As for a driver issue, I can only recommend updating to the latest driver for your video card. Hopefully that helps, but if you continue to have an issue, please visit the Ossian support forums so I can help you there (I check it more often than here).