Advanced Game Play Questions

Mathetais · Thu, 5th Jun '03, 9:08pm

After successfully going through the solo game, I recently joined ALFA and am playing on-line (my first multi-player experience ... and its a duzzie!)

Its amazing how different gameplay is. My first character died while I was trying to pause so I could work through the radial menu and cast Summon Animal.

This is advanced gameplay. No pausing, no saving, no mistakes ... and it raises a few questions for me.

1) Walking. I have an elf who wants to walk in town. Is there any way to do this other than stealth mode?

2) Talking. Is there a way to talk without having to click the mouse in the chat line? In a long conversation, that gets real old, and it makes it almost impossible for me to walk and talk at the same time.

3) Unlocking the Camera. Is there a way to unlock the camera and give me more of the screen "in front" of me? Recently I was with a group at the edge of the woods. There was a bandit just out of sight for me, but the rest of the group was able to lock in and fire. Their arrows were rushing past me as I charged into danger, just so I could target him.

I'll have more soon ... but any help on the above three would be very helpful!

Blackthorne TA · Thu, 5th Jun '03, 9:29pm

1) I believe you hold the shift key as you click to walk.

2) A couple of things: For general talking, just hit return and the cursor automatically goes to the chat window. For quick responses like *winks and grins* and "Luck be a lady* (

Bel) you can assign text macros to some of your quick bar slots (just right click on the button you want and choose text macro)

3) There's a way to add this to your config file, but I keep forgetting to look it up. But to do it in-game, type the "`" key to bring up the console entry cursor (shows up in the upper left corner) then type "unlockcamera 1" (without the quotes). This allows the camera to be adjusted much further than normal (look down angle most importantly for me), but to see farther ahead of yourself, you want to bring the camera in close to your character.

[ June 05, 2003, 21:39: Message edited by: Blackthorne TA ]

Master of Nuhn · Fri, 6th Jun '03, 12:12pm

Hey! This is interesting! I started a few weeks ago with MP on GameSpy, but I stopped because of 'a lack of experience'. I didn't play the Single Player game too often and tried MP. Just what Math sayd: No mistakes or you died, you're fried or petrified.

About the Text Macro:
I spent several slots for the most common questions and phrases I use. At some Servers, shouting is not allowed, but when I use a TextMacro, this automaticly happens (it seems) and I got kicked off

Is there a way to use these texts for 'Party' too?

ALFA always seemed to be a Private Party, to me. Correct? If so, what makes ALFA special, who can join? If not... erm.. then why did I think it was?

And: Do you people happen to know a nice ROLEplaying server? Hence the 'role'. Almost every MP games I joined were infected with level 20 powergamers.

Mathetais · Fri, 6th Jun '03, 1:18pm

ALFA is indeed a private party, but you can get a pass. Go to the site and apply for membership.

What makes it *special* is that powergameing is strictly verboten! Character vs character combat is allowed, but if you off someone's PC without a great "in character" reason, you're in deep trouble.

Go fill out an application at www.alandfaraway.net It takes about 10-20 min, and maybe a week before they reply. I've gotten in on my first attempt both times, but some need to reapply ... and that is allowed.

Sir Belisarius · Fri, 6th Jun '03, 3:43pm

When you make a text macro type /tk before you write your text. The macro's default is shout, adding the /tk changes it to talk mode.

That's probably why you got booted...Too much shouting.

When I heard ALFA was going live soon, I started playing multiplayer online. I wanted to get a flavor of it before I tackled the real deal. It's a good suggestion. I made it to 18th level on one server with a Rogue/Sorcerer...He was fun to play!

BigStick · Fri, 6th Jun '03, 5:54pm

MoN:

I am a part of a roleplaying guild and our PW server is slated to come online tomorrow at 2pm CST. There is no application required to join and you would likely be able to start tomorrow with everyone else at level 1. In order to get the password for the PW, we had to read the rules and reply that we had read them and would follow them. The roleplaying has been fairly well enforced in my experience, even on the test server.

Death is not handled as severely as it seems that ALFA's is handled. At low levels (<4 IIRC), there is no penalty for dying. At higher levels, the standard, OC penalties apply. It is mostly PvP enabled, but any PKing must be roleplayed for valid, IC, in-alignment reasons.

Stop by Bioware's Guilds and Registries section and check out the Broodslayers Guild. We have been in the top 5 most active guilds since before I joined last fall. Some of our most active members are located in Europe, so there have been people logged on at all hours of the day.

Mathetais · Mon, 9th Jun '03, 2:59pm

Next dumb question ... can NWN run in window mode? It is next to impossible for me to swap back and forth from the game to other applications ... but sometimes my PC is just sitting, and i'd like to surf/research/work.

Any ideas?

BigStick · Mon, 9th Jun '03, 3:19pm

It is possible. There is an addition that must be made to a .ini file. I can't recall it off the top of my head, but you may be able to search Bioware's site for the line to add.

I'll try to look it up tonight and post it here.

Mathetais · Mon, 9th Jun '03, 8:44pm

Thanks Stick boy! You da man!

I have some waiting to do tonight ... with a dead character and all ...

Blackthorne TA · Mon, 9th Jun '03, 8:54pm

You're dead again Mat? What happened this time? And do you need to be resurrected, or are you waiting for your hitpoints to recover?

BigStick · Tue, 10th Jun '03, 4:14am

Here's what I found to set up your NWN for running in windowed mode:

Quote:

Under [Display Options] in your nwn.ini put these lines for windowed mode

FullScreen=0
AllowWindowedMode=1

I have tried it and it worked for me, but my system was not all that crazy about doing two things at once when NWN was one of them.

Kenixkil · Tue, 10th Jun '03, 4:32pm

I have a question as well. If you have a multiplayer character in one server, then move to another one, do the characters come with you, or do you need to create another one? I never had any characters showing up in the character selection even when I had played a character before.

Blackthorne TA · Tue, 10th Jun '03, 5:20pm

That completely depends on the servers you want to play on. If they are unrelated and only allow characters from their vault to play, they your characters do not come along.

I believe some servers allow your own local characters to play, but then they don't have as much control over how powerful the characters are.

Also, related servers could share a character vault so that your character would be available for any of these servers. ALFA does this.

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Thu, 5th Jun '03, 9:08pm	#1
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Thu, 5th Jun '03, 9:29pm	#2
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Fri, 6th Jun '03, 12:12pm	#3
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Fri, 6th Jun '03, 1:18pm	#4
Mathetais Gems: 28/31 Latest gem: Star Sapphire Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Moving Posts: 2,767 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 6,732 Level: 25 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 18.93% Daily Activity 2.28% Weekly Activity 1.95% Monthly Activity 1.32% Achievements	ALFA is indeed a private party, but you can get a pass. Go to the site and apply for membership. What makes it special is that powergameing is strictly verboten! Character vs character combat is allowed, but if you off someone's PC without a great "in character" reason, you're in deep trouble. Go fill out an application at www.alandfaraway.net It takes about 10-20 min, and maybe a week before they reply. I've gotten in on my first attempt both times, but some need to reapply ... and that is allowed.

Fri, 6th Jun '03, 3:43pm	#5
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Fri, 6th Jun '03, 5:54pm	#6
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Mon, 9th Jun '03, 2:59pm	#7
Mathetais Gems: 28/31 Latest gem: Star Sapphire Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Moving Posts: 2,767 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 6,732 Level: 25 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 18.93% Daily Activity 2.28% Weekly Activity 1.95% Monthly Activity 1.32% Achievements	Next dumb question ... can NWN run in window mode? It is next to impossible for me to swap back and forth from the game to other applications ... but sometimes my PC is just sitting, and i'd like to surf/research/work. Any ideas?

Mon, 9th Jun '03, 3:19pm	#8
BigStick Gems: 13/31 Latest gem: Ziose Join Date: May 2003 Location: Suburban Chicago, Illinois, USA Posts: 590 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,583 Level: 13 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 39.89% Daily Activity 2.28% Weekly Activity 1.95% Monthly Activity 1.32% Achievements	It is possible. There is an addition that must be made to a .ini file. I can't recall it off the top of my head, but you may be able to search Bioware's site for the line to add. I'll try to look it up tonight and post it here.

Mon, 9th Jun '03, 8:44pm	#9
Mathetais Gems: 28/31 Latest gem: Star Sapphire Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Moving Posts: 2,767 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 6,732 Level: 25 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 18.93% Daily Activity 2.28% Weekly Activity 1.95% Monthly Activity 1.32% Achievements	Thanks Stick boy! You da man! I have some waiting to do tonight ... with a dead character and all ...

Mon, 9th Jun '03, 8:54pm	#10
Blackthorne TA SPS Account Holder Administrator Master in his Own Mind Attack of the Tweety Zombies Champion! Balloon Bomber Champion! Barrel Jumper Champion! Belter Champion! Birdy Champion! Blast the Enemy Champion! Bubbles Champion! Color Boxes Champion! Counterstrike Champion! Emergency Champion! Fishy Champion! Galagon 2004 Champion! Grand Slam Shredder Champion! Helicopter Champion! Home Run Champion! Jackhammer Rampage Champion! Micro Machines Champion! Moon Lander Champion! Odd World Champion! Pingu Sports! Champion! Sheep Dash Champion! Snake Champion! Space Rescue Champion! Ten Pin Bowling Champion! The Viking Champion! Tiny Pinball Champion! Reaction Game Champion! Wilie Coytes Rocket Factory Champion! Storm The House Champion! aim and fire Champion! Batting Champ Champion! Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Pedro, CA, USA Posts: 9,720 Blog Entries: 18 Like: 19 Liked 44 Times in 32 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 21,998 Level: 41 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 37.6% Daily Activity 47.84% Weekly Activity 86.64% Monthly Activity 32.22% Achievements Awards	You're dead again Mat? What happened this time? And do you need to be resurrected, or are you waiting for your hitpoints to recover?

Tue, 10th Jun '03, 4:32pm	#12
Kenixkil Gems: 10/31 Latest gem: Zircon Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: South Korea Posts: 366 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,275 Level: 12 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 18.53% Daily Activity 2.28% Weekly Activity 1.95% Monthly Activity 1.32% Achievements	I have a question as well. If you have a multiplayer character in one server, then move to another one, do the characters come with you, or do you need to create another one? I never had any characters showing up in the character selection even when I had played a character before.

Tue, 10th Jun '03, 5:20pm	#13
Blackthorne TA SPS Account Holder Administrator Master in his Own Mind Attack of the Tweety Zombies Champion! Balloon Bomber Champion! Barrel Jumper Champion! Belter Champion! Birdy Champion! Blast the Enemy Champion! Bubbles Champion! Color Boxes Champion! Counterstrike Champion! Emergency Champion! Fishy Champion! Galagon 2004 Champion! Grand Slam Shredder Champion! Helicopter Champion! Home Run Champion! Jackhammer Rampage Champion! Micro Machines Champion! Moon Lander Champion! Odd World Champion! Pingu Sports! Champion! Sheep Dash Champion! Snake Champion! Space Rescue Champion! Ten Pin Bowling Champion! The Viking Champion! Tiny Pinball Champion! Reaction Game Champion! Wilie Coytes Rocket Factory Champion! Storm The House Champion! aim and fire Champion! Batting Champ Champion! Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Pedro, CA, USA Posts: 9,720 Blog Entries: 18 Like: 19 Liked 44 Times in 32 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 21,998 Level: 41 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 37.6% Daily Activity 47.84% Weekly Activity 86.64% Monthly Activity 32.22% Achievements Awards	That completely depends on the servers you want to play on. If they are unrelated and only allow characters from their vault to play, they your characters do not come along. I believe some servers allow your own local characters to play, but then they don't have as much control over how powerful the characters are. Also, related servers could share a character vault so that your character would be available for any of these servers. ALFA does this.