NWN - Game server

Rev Hellfire · 30-12-2002 1:55pm #1

I'll be busy for the next few days so I've left the nwn game server running the hack and slash module, which will reset when empty.

BattlingCheese · 30-12-2002 2:27pm

Thanks Rev,

Anybody gonna turn up tonight??
Don't wanna play on me own again:eek:

Seldon · 30-12-2002 11:16pm

Love to join you cheese but i'm heading off for a few days!!!
So does this mean i'll be able to lvl up my character now?

Lomir

BattlingCheese · 31-12-2002 8:24am

Yeah that yellow fang mod is great for leveling up. The first map just keeps spawning goblins,orcs etc
Can get a bit out of hand though as they follow you around and can enter the buildings.

zekiel · 01-01-2003 7:50pm

Hi,

I havent played on the iol servers before and havent actually visted these boards in a long time , but droped by to find you lads having a NWN gaming night every couple of days, id be interested in playing sometime soon, but found that the server is password protected.
So my questions are how do I get in?, and when is the next gaming night?.

Cheers

BattlingCheese · 01-01-2003 8:51pm

Hi zekiel and welcome. Always good to have another player.
The server isn't password protected. Your probably refering to the game password.

You have to register your copy of NWN before you can play online.
You do have a legit copy don't you?? Anyway once you register you create a user and password which is used to play online. Also when you play on a particular server you create a character which you need to save on that server. You set a password to retrieve this character off the server when you play again.

We usually play on Mon & Wed from 8:30 on (usually until 11pm).
A lot of people are on Xmas holidays so watch this space for the next game.

If you want I'll be around on Fri and can show you how to play.

zekiel · 01-01-2003 9:06pm

Thanks Battlingcheese for the welcome.

As regards to the server I found two of them when I was searching for a server on gamespy.
It is the iol game servers you use isnt it?
one of them had a password on it and the other didnt, I've since realised that this is a portal server and leads into another server, so I think thats problem solved.

If there is a game going to be played on Friday id be well up for it.. anyone else interested?.

BattlingCheese · 01-01-2003 9:11pm

Easier way to find it is to go to LAN games on the Multiplayer menu.
Hit the Direct Connect button and enter games2.iol.ie in the address and there you go. That will let you into the portal server which is basically an inn to meet/buy equip etc.

There is then a portal outside which leads to the main module.

zekiel · 01-01-2003 9:18pm

Thats me sorted

Thanks battlingcheese for the help.;)

Jak · 03-01-2003 2:08pm

Aye tis a very fun mod alright.

Got back yesterday and played it for a bit - then left for a bit and logged back in .. of course it had reset

Still very good for getting some nice kit and getting the levels up - and very well written imo - nice fast pace and some nice scripts (like the bombers).

Life probs won't be back to normal for me till next week - tho if I am about I may pop in tonight.

JAK.

BattlingCheese · 03-01-2003 8:29pm

so thats who left the goodies outside the inn

I'm in now and will stay for about 30mins if nobody shows up.

FlashBang · 03-01-2003 11:35pm

hello everyone!

Monday and Wednesday 8:30 GMT0? sounds good. I'll be there if I may join.

Name: Sarah Tir'end
Profession: Sorceress
Race: elf
Pet: Tom the Panther

my last NWN-group kinda ceased to exist. Even the server is gone (server "!NWN-NL!" if it rings a bell).

well, I hope I can find some nice ppl to play with in this forum

cya
- Flash

BattlingCheese · 03-01-2003 11:42pm

Welcome FlashBang,

Always room for a Sorceress. Our party usually consists of 2 rangers, a fighter and a druid.

we have plenty of equipment stored in our inn so joining at level 1 won't be too hard.

Thanks tonight for a great game Jay. We managed to finish the Chapter of that Yellow fang mod. Some great mass battles and some fancy equipment galore.

Have to check now if the author has finished Chapter 2.

Rev Hellfire · 03-01-2003 11:43pm

No problem joining.

Just create a character on the portal server (games2.iol.ie)
try the portal outside the inn which takes u to the server we play on (if its up).

If you've any suggestions for a module you'd like to play just stick a note here and we'll see what we can do.

Jak · 04-01-2003 10:43am

Aye was a really good mod I thought. Cheers BC and rev for the while you were there.

Hack n slash maybe, but some great scripts and even though it was pretty linear, I kinda like being led through the story in that way.

We did manage to grab a massive amount of kit, which we have as long as the gateway isn't reset. So It should be available for newcomers/those who missed it last night.

JAK.

FlashBang · 05-01-2003 1:30pm

heh, the last game was fun. Joe and I got slaughtered a few times before he managed to kill the enemies (I think I even managed to kill 1 or 2, too). Loot is in front of tavern again.

Short petition: can you (rev hellfire) put on a newbie-module for a bit so I (and other newbies that joined. Dunno if there are any) can level up a bit? Even normal chapter 1 would do. Just something where a lvl3 sorc stands a chance to survive.

Will we be playing full pvp or party pvp in the future (i.e. will I be able to accidently damage you ppl with spells or not)? I need to know this so I can adjust my spells.

Otherwise, a superb concept! having a "main base" and moving out for adventures on another server is just great

anyways, if you could put on a newbie-module just for a few hours or maybe a day, I'd be very thankful. If you need/want to contact me, everything from PM or post, to ICQ (118928526) or email (flashbang@tfcautoop.cjb.net) will do. Of course, all of you can contact me this way if you need/want to. I'm always open for a little chat or a little mail.

cya
- Flash

p.s.: just saw bioware is offering a 3dsmax-exporter plugin for the aurora-engine. So, if any custom-models are needed, I can make a few

Rev Hellfire · 05-01-2003 1:56pm

I'll leave chapter2 running for a while with auth reload, that should allow u to get up a few levels.

If you've servers you think we should portal to stick them down and I'll add them to the stating post module. you'll not be able to able to use your characters but it works for meeting up before hand.

Rev Hellfire · 05-01-2003 2:03pm

Chapter 2 back up.

Jak · 05-01-2003 2:21pm

Aye that ranger whatever mod was actually a bit of fun for something so simple, and certainly involved a lot more deaths than I had imagined ... greed kills ...

Anyhows, I left some more stuff out in the usual spot. There was a +3 set of Full plate which may be of use to BC or another tank.

Anyhows, gonna take a peek at the mod up now

JAK.

FlashBang · 05-01-2003 2:56pm

dang, actually wanted to create a few models for a HL-mod now... but... ahhh wtf, I'll join in a second

playing with ppl is always more fun than leveling up alone

cya
- Flash

Puck · 06-01-2003 7:41pm

I might pop in tonight at 8:30.
I'm a complete newbie to this (only got the game the other day) so just let me know if I'm in the way.

[edit]
Looks like I was too late for the party.

[/edit]

FlashBang · 07-01-2003 12:05pm

I was there. Only for a short time, but I have to say: "WOW"
A very nice crew!

There was always this guy that stayed at the door because he was too easy to kill... well... I hid behind him

Next lvlup will give me another magic missile so I can do a fair amount of damage and be of more use.

I got a few questions thou:

- are we going to always play full pvp (like yesterday)? or will it change? or might we play party-pvp in the future? I need those infos to get my spells sorted

- is this "tweak" or "feature" or howevery you call it still active that reduces XP earned of low-lvl players team up with high-lvl players? It was still active when I last played the game (frequently), but I couldn't see a difference between playing alone and playing together with lvl 10-15 ppl. Anyone here that knows for sure?

thx in advance!

cya
- Flash

Rev Hellfire · 07-01-2003 1:22pm

Lo Flash,

The PvP level is set to 2

As far as the XP goes, any tweak there is on a per module basis. But the portal server doesnt give any at all and is full PvP except in the inn

I hope to add a few extra additions to the portal this weekend.

On a side note, as normal the game server is down, but if ppl want I can put back up a module, maybe chaper 2 or 3 ?

FlashBang · 07-01-2003 1:53pm

how about chapter 1 for a day or something?

I tried getting around on chap2, but besides a wolf and a troll, I didn't manage to kill something and stay alive

I don't know if there are other low-lvl players around, but if there are more, a self-restarting 1-day-chap1 server would probably be enough to get at least an acceptable level before facing the BIG enemies. But like I said, dunno if there are more and I gotta admit that running a server only for me to level up is way over-the-top. So, are there any new players around? or maybe ppl that want to start a new character? Please post if that's the case!

cya
- Flash

LoLth · 07-01-2003 2:59pm

ch 1 would be nice (can anyone else say magical swords?)

Would give the low level peeps a chance to get some experience without dying every two seconds and the high levels can still have fun without jumping too far ahead or getting overloaded with treasure.

me thinks the guy near the door was me

mage/thief so hand to hand is a bit of a no-no for me. Mind you, I managed ok against the minogons (see my post about when I came back onto the server later last night -NWN monday 7/1/03).

We continuing Raven on Wednesday?

ps. flash, if you want any scrolls for learning spells let me know. I have a few extras. Also, if you want a pretty nifty staff (one I got from elegia eternum) you can use it. I use a bow mainly and the staff is only good if you keep it equipped - gives extra spells (a second and a third) but if you equip something else you lose the spells from memory

FlashBang · 07-01-2003 3:11pm

<--- is a cute sorceress

no use for scrolls

thx anyways

Puck · 07-01-2003 6:15pm

Just like to step forward as being one of the new players. Maybe a little too new tbh. I'm lost.

LoLth · 08-01-2003 12:23am

don't worry about being new. Just hide behind the experienced ones until you are ready. Everyone starts somewhere.

tried to have a go at the server at 12 tonight but portal kept timing out. Have to say, the encounters in chapter 1 level up nicely (played earlier with BC). Still give a good challenge and the treasure is decent too.

Rev Hellfire · 08-01-2003 9:48am

The connect loss seemed to be happening on the ns server as well, I rebooted the bo9x just in case. but from what I could see no games actually crashed so it may have been connections to iol where a bit fúckored lastnight.

LoLth · 08-01-2003 10:25am

is it my imagination or are dial up connections actually managing to get worse? I used to connect at 48 or 49, now I'm ecstatic to get 46. Mostly it's on at 42

And the first smarmy git to mention broadband gets an arrow in the back

*

*unless he's bigger than me and/or knows I'm there

FlashBang · 10-01-2003 11:58am

another stupid question from me

the "IP" of the tavern-server (HQ-server... or however you want to call it) is games2.iol.ie
but what's the "IP" of the gameserver? games.iol.ie ? games1.iol.ie ? or a static IP? I'd like to know so I can add it to my list of servers under surveilance. This way, I'll know when someone joins. Don't worry, the proggy won't ping the server every few seconds. The time between checks is 5 mins (can set it up to 10-30 mins if it's still too much).

thx in advance!

cya
- flash

Rev Hellfire · 10-01-2003 1:11pm

Its on the same server, but a different port

games2.iol.ie:5122

but is passworded, cos I'm mean and forcing ppl to go through the portal (naturally everyone that is except me)

FlashBang · 10-01-2003 1:52pm

thx for the info!

I don't mind going through the portal-server. I just needed the IP to keep an eye on the server and see if ppl join so I'm not always playing alone

cya
- Flash

LoLth · 10-01-2003 2:11pm

actually I like the whole portal server thingy. It's true, all adventures do start in a tavern!

LoLth · 10-01-2003 4:50pm

what's up on the server?

I think I'll be online for a bit tonight. Working tomorrow so no alcohol for me

... ah well, I'll vent my sober anger on some evil thingies.

Rev Hellfire · 10-01-2003 5:28pm

Chapter1 is, but I'll change it now to something meatier

LoLth · 11-01-2003 11:02am

dark rangers treasure.... now that's a monty haul adventure

for a ranger, he doesn't really have very many "light" and rangery type items!

anyway, thanks, had great fun last night (even met someone new who might be droppingin on monday).

Just a thought, should we not be levelling new characters to say 5th level, so they can feel useful rather than having to hide behind the rest? Just in PnP games, you tend to up the level a new character joins at so everyone has fun (It can't have been too much fun for Puck and flash on wednesday night).

also, any chance of ch 2 or 3 going up? Or even yellow fang? I never got to play all the way through that one.

FlashBang · 11-01-2003 11:13am

well, I'm leveled up quite nicely now. My only concern still is that I tend to injure/kill my own team with my spells

(especially with ice-rain and fireball)

I have to agree to loth, dark ranger is a nice module to make money with (after carrying home 1307 lbs I have 120.000 GP now...), but it ain't nice for newbies and it's also VERY short. A module where everyone can play on would be cool. I have to admit thou, I don't know many modules anymore.

btw, I'm continuing work on my PW-module. It's a huge island where you can go hunting, join up with some crews, do quests and whatnot. The island's surface consists of 49 areas (7x7). You can go ANYWHERE. There are 3 big cities on the island (one human, one orc, one elf. Elf and human are friendly, orc is hostile). Don't expect it anytime soon thou. It's really a huge project.

cya
- Flash

FlashBang · 11-01-2003 3:22pm

well, played with battlecheese and puck for some time now. We saw that someone took the stuff we put on the floor and sold it for money. Nothing wrong with selling duplicates or useless stuff, but... well... someone did a clean-sweep (he only forgot to sell a piece of comfort-armor in the kitchen behind the wall...)

so, after thinking for some time, we came to the conclusion the following would solve the problem:

modify the module and add some kind of house or room or whatever that is only accessable through a single (self-closing) door that can only be opened with a key that cannot be found anywhere in the module. Rev Hellfire will create/clone this key and hand it out to the regulars of the server.

An additional suggestion: create a merchant in this room that will buy and sell for super-low prices. This way, we can easily browse through the catalog of items instead of just putting them on the ground. After an adventure, we just "sell" all the items we want archived to this guy (we'll only get a few GP even for the most valuable item). Then, if someone needs an item, he can buy this most valuable item for only like 200 GP or something (I don't know HOW low you can set a merchant's prices)

cya
- Flash

edit: and another module would rule, too. Nothing wrong with the dark ranger, but it's very short and it gets old quickly. How about ravenloft or chap1-4 or whatever module. Just something that lasts a bit longer.

edit2: doh! just saw I posted something like that already (like the edit-part, I mean)

Light0r · 12-01-2003 11:47pm

Hey,
I think that idea is cool !!
I took some of the shields ( not all ) but replaced them.
I think that the server was updated and little things changed (Crypt opened)
This might be the reason ?
anyway ... i was trying there today to go into the server but i couldn't - Portal to chapter 2 was broke :x
Who would be willing to also go on friday nights .. at 10/11 ish ?

FlashBang · 13-01-2003 12:36pm

aye, fridays would be very good for me too. I can only stay till about 10 pm GMT0 on monday and wednesday, so a friday-game would be nice. With the new ppl that joined, I think it would be wise to expand the programme a bit so we don't have 20 ppl playing every time (not enough ppl is bad, but too many ppl is even worse).

I'm also working on a few addons for rev. They include: some dungeons, a locker-room and a few dealers. Hope they make it into the main module.

cya
- Flash

edit: server is down, btw

NWN - Game server

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