NWN Forum Update

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(Originally posted by Z-Layrex)

David Gaider, Designer

Time: Yes, you can set the time... forward only, not backward. The thing to be careful with this is that the time change is universal throughout the module. If you jump time forward, it's jumped forward for everyone.

Why no teleportation?: It depends on how they're setting up their module. What if someone decides to make their module without using triggers at all? That's not impossible, especially if they plan on having a live DM there to cover the bases. If they don't plan on having a DM, not having triggers will make it inordinately difficult to activate any kind of scripts inside of an area beyond the area/module events. Other people may come up with versions of teleport that work for their campaigns, such as disallowing it in certain areas or having it entirely scripted through items (as we've done with Word of Recall). We're not including it because it presents certain fundamental problems with its implementation and with regards to the official campaign that we simply don't have the time to try and address... it's a fairly complex issue.

Will NWN henchmen have as much dialogue as te BG2 NPCs?: Well, the NWN henchmen are different from BG2 NPC's in several ways:

- they don't start their dialogue randomly... if you want to talk to them and get to know them, you have to initiate dialogue with them.

- their dialogues when you talk to them are considerably longer than most BG2 NPC's (excepting only the romance NPC's there, I'd say). However, since the NWN henchmen don't interject into normal conversation and don't have inter-party banter (obviously), I'd say they overall have less dialogue.

- the NWN henchmen do have a few quests relating to each of them, but these are related more to the stories they tell when you talk to them... they aren't seperate stories that occur because you have the henchmen with you.

I think Bob mentioned once before that we all wish we could have spent more time writing scads of dialogue for the henchmen... that would have been cool. As it is, though, they have very distinct personalities and stories, and for those people who are interested in them, they will be worthwhile getting to know.

Especially Tomi. But, then, I could be biased.

Derek French, Assistant Producer

Toolset Beta: Two Facts:
1. Toolset Beta will be coming out, date not finalized yet, not today, not Wendesday, no idea about Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, etc. yet.
2. The Toolset WILL be shipping with the game. Not a beta version, not a pre-release, but the full Toolset.

Thank you, and drive through.