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Neverwinter Nights Forum Update

Discussion in 'Game/SP News & Comments' started by NewsPro, Oct 8, 2002.

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    (Originally posted by Z-Layrex)

    Derek French, Assistant Producer

    Content Installer:

    Quote: Couldn't it be restricted to adding new files in and below the neverwinter directory.

    That is the only way it works. It cannot install files into the root NWN install directory.

    Quote: What legitimate reason is there to install content outside the neverwinter subdirectory?

    None, that is why the Content Installer only works if NWN is installed.

    Quote: I think it shouldn't be able to replace files automatically, perhaps pop up a confirmation box..

    That is how it works.

    Quote: Or else people could try and construct packages that replace the main neverwinter exe, which opens the whole can of worms again

    You cannot install .exe files with the Content Installer. It doesn't understand them.

    Jay Watamaniuk, Community Manager

    Custom Content Installer: I'm not a techno-guy myself, but I do know that if you get anything from the net there will be risk involved as anything can be put into it. The idea was to create an easy way to get new content out to people that you have created. The choice for us comes down to either doing something that we think can be used to make things easier for the majority of people out there and perhaps make others nervous or not to develop anything at all. I would assume that any form of automation in getting stuff from the web will always have inherent risks and so it's either make something to help or don't. I think we would get a lot of mail if we did not make something like this and left people to there own devices. It's not a matter of not listening to the community, it's a matter of trying to respond to the greatest needs in the community. This is definitely a need. We, of course, only want to streamline the process for people who take the time and effort to develop new content for the community. This is one way we hope to achieve that. The thing to keep in mind is that this whole thing is a bit of an experiment and so we need to take risks in order to see what what is the best solution.

    Noel Borstad, Programmer

    Text Macros: The text macros can also be used for DM console commands using the ## prefix.. (ie. ##dm_levelup ) This could allow a DM to build a set of scripts to run that can be accessed off of the quickbar ( ##runscript BootAllPlayers )
     
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