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Neverwinter Nights Forum Update

Discussion in 'Game/SP News & Comments' started by NewsPro, Oct 29, 2001.

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    (Originally posted by Azirath)

    Trent Oster, Producer:

    Gameplay Questions Answered:
    1.(On IWD's "Call For Help" Feature) The generic scripts are going to include a "shout" system, where a creature will shout in combat for assistance and a creature nearby in the same faction might help them out if it is possible.

    2.(On curving roads) Everything is built in a 10x10 tile, so there is some curving, but it depends on how you place the tiles.

    3.(On full 3D graphics) The Rural and City tilesets have height transitions in them which allow you to build level after level of height. The other tilesets incorperate a number of small raised platforms here and there, so there is some height, but it is limited to within a tile or group.

    NWN Graphics Update: (Response to NWN not having dynamic shadows) Nope, not true. In fact, we discovered a way to make the existing static area lighting more dynamic, giving better day/night transistions. The bottom end can disable the snazzy features for a better frame rate, but when you plunk your hard earned cash down for a GeForce 3 you are going to get all the flash we can cook up.

    Multiplayer Facts: (On the differences between Soloplay and Multiplay) We currently have a number of different executable programs whic make up NWN. The programs are:

    1) NWMain - this is an integrated Client and Server program. It runs very well on single processor systems and this will be how most people run the game. You can play single player or multiplayer or even have a single player and have a DM log in from another system. The DM is always completely optional.

    2) NWClient - This is a naked client. It is slightly more efficient than the NWMain if you are only connecting to a server. On a dual processor system, running NWClient and NWServer as different executables performs bettern then NWMain.

    3) NWServer - This is the stand alone server. If you just want to run a server, this is the exe to run. It has no graphicsal interface and just sits there in the background, chugging away.

    The basics are:
    The server runs all the rules.
    The client collects input, draws graphics and plays sound.

    That's pretty much it.
     
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