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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
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 Posted - 15 Jun 2006 : 10:51:32
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Originally posted by Lucius
Sorry? I thought the NWN2 hold back was a rumour?
Where have you read that Atari are in financial problems?
Here
http://pc.ign.com/articles/712/712682p1.html
Although it also mentions that Atari are hoping NWN2 (Amongst other titles) to get them out of trouble |
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Emperor Sigismund
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Durak
Seeker
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Posted - 16 Jun 2006 : 09:33:32
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Originally posted by Chyron
If you go to this site you can see some in game footage. Video Commentary part 3 is the most interesting from a basic tools perspective...
Thanks for this link, were some good footage. The graphics look far superior to the original. The henchman option is nice, as is the quest conversation. I might find the chat on top and bottom a bit hard to concentrate on, but we will see. |
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Lucius
Seeker
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Posted - 16 Jun 2006 : 19:43:52
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| Thank you dearly Dargoth, for the link. Much appreciated. We can only hope that NWN2 is realeased and is not only an exciting game, but is also packed with Realmsian Lore, forcing all of us to buy a copy. ;) |
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jul 2006 : 06:12:09
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It is going to be released and we now know the date 17th of October for USA 20th for Europe
http://nwvault.ign.com/
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Emperor Sigismund
"Its good to be the King!"
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Talanfir Swiftfeet
Learned Scribe
Finland
143 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jul 2006 : 10:31:31
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Here's a lot of very useful info about the game.
http://www.nwn2wiki.org/Main_Page
By the Tricksters curly toes those concept arts of elven subraces look sweet .
Also the gnomes are said to look much better (gods but I hated those Popeye arms in the original game  ). |
I am Talanfir Swiftfeet. (In)famous across the Swoardcoast as "Tal the Swift", Brandobaris´ seraph of mischief. If ye find yer shoelaces tied together while trying to catch a thief or meet a king who is angry because somebody switched the places of his chamberpot and his crown, ye can usually (try to) find me near.
If I had a halfling mother and a human father, would I be a half-halfling or a threequarterling? |
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ode904
Learned Scribe
Finland
193 Posts |
Posted - 13 Aug 2006 : 21:02:24
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| Hey, it's already pre-ordered here!:D.. NWN2 websites aren't anything amazing but absolutely worth of checking! www.atari.com/nwn2 |
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Lore Seeker
Acolyte
USA
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khorne
Master of Realmslore
Finland
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Lysan Lurraxol
Acolyte
United Kingdom
33 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2006 : 11:11:08
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NWN2 does look good. But then again, the Aurora Toolset seemd to be good, this was because Bioware had spent all but the 5 minutes they spent on the OC on the toolset.
I'm not looking forward to NWN2, if nothing else, it'll feel buggy and rushed. If it's anything like the last game, we can expect a dull, painfully linear plot, with about as much imagination and creativity as paint stripper. Ooh! We can have a PARTY of THREE henchmen. Wow. Baldurs Gate (a much better game), had a party of six. If anything we're going backward. There's no guarantee these henchmen will have any personality whatsoever. One of them's likely to be Lady Aribeth.
NWN2 will have an awful story, soporific henchmen, and an impossible to use toolset. Oh, and it'll all be geared toward munchkins. I can't wait.
Sorry if this sounds grumpy, I've just come back from a sleepover with six straight boys. Ugh. I'm just glad I didn't say anyhting I'll regret.
Anyway, I think I'll save my money, and buy a brick, to cave my skull in with. It'll be cheaper and more fun. |
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Faraer
Great Reader
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Posted - 04 Sep 2006 : 12:38:36
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| Since it's designed by different people, there's no reason why any of that should be the case. |
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Lysan Lurraxol
Acolyte
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04 Sep 2006 : 14:08:05
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As I said, I'm in a bad mood. Sorry if that post offended some people.
To try and justify myself, though, NWN2 will be buggy and rushed, Atari are bringing it out to early andnot offering any bug support, to try and make money fast. It will be geared towards munchkins, in almost every article and interview I've read on NWN2, the designers have been solely interseted in the amount of Prestige Classes and OMG!UBER!!SPELLS! they can cram in. Atari will very likely want NWN2 to resemble NWN in terms of plot and characters. I'm hoping it won't be, but with Atari being involved in NWN, it's likely.
I'll buy it, but probably for the toolset.
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
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xmanii
Acolyte
USA
15 Posts |
Posted - 18 Oct 2006 : 13:49:04
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I could have sworn I read somewhere that the release date for NWN2 was pushed back to the end of November (I want to say the 28th for some reason), but for the life of me, I cannot recall where I read that.
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Ergdusch
Master of Realmslore
Germany
1720 Posts |
Posted - 18 Oct 2006 : 14:22:37
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| would not have been a surprise to me, either! |
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Blackwill
Seeker
55 Posts |
Posted - 21 Oct 2006 : 07:38:58
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The release of the full game is set at the end of the month (30th) for the US and beginning of next month (3rd) in Europe as far as I know.
The Toolset is absolutely great. The ALFA Team and myself have started working on the realms as we speak. I just can't wait to see Zhentil Keep come alive.
The sheer detail in landscaping, texturing, grass, water is incredible. The details in characters is going to be brilliantly unique. The only things which worry me at the moment is that there aren't enough placeables, but those can be added with time. And the biggest issue, an online persistant world having very few outdoor areas, because of the high CPU and RAM usage. But that still remains untested. |
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Talanfir Swiftfeet
Learned Scribe
Finland
143 Posts |
Posted - 26 Oct 2006 : 10:45:21
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They have released the manual for the game.
It's free and in pdf form.
It can be found here http://www.nwn2wiki.org/Manual |
I am Talanfir Swiftfeet. (In)famous across the Swoardcoast as "Tal the Swift", Brandobaris´ seraph of mischief. If ye find yer shoelaces tied together while trying to catch a thief or meet a king who is angry because somebody switched the places of his chamberpot and his crown, ye can usually (try to) find me near.
If I had a halfling mother and a human father, would I be a half-halfling or a threequarterling? |
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
1378 Posts |
Posted - 26 Oct 2006 : 14:56:40
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Finally, Bioware does something right. I can't wait to get my hands on this game. It would be a great break from the WoW I have been playing constantly for 6 months now. Hail to a new FR game.
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Still rockin' the Fey'ri style. |
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
Posted - 27 Oct 2006 : 14:19:16
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Originally posted by CrennenFaerieBane
Finally, Bioware does something right.
In giving the game over to Obsidian you mean? |
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
5402 Posts |
Posted - 01 Nov 2006 : 02:50:48
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For what its worth, this month's PC Gamer has a "hand-on" for NWN2, and while its not a true review, the overview in this hands-on is pretty positive, and it not only mentions the implementation of classes and rules, but also the dialogue options for the character, which they say is pretty good for giving your character a wider range of personality traits than just "good, evil, or neutral."
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Lawfire
Acolyte
USA
38 Posts |
Posted - 01 Nov 2006 : 04:08:47
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| NWN2 is on shelves in the US, and the rest of the world soon. |
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 01 Nov 2006 : 06:37:43
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Originally posted by Lawfire
NWN2 is on shelves in the US, and the rest of the world soon.
I wish in Australia its not coming out until the 16th
Bloody Atari!
IGN Are doing a review of the game on their site
http://au.pc.ign.com/articles/742/742913p1.html
I took heart from the opening line "Playing Neverwinter Nights 2 is more akin to playing Baldur's Gate II or Planescape: Torment" |
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Emperor Sigismund
"Its good to be the King!"
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Aglaranna
Learned Scribe
166 Posts |
Posted - 02 Nov 2006 : 00:09:03
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| It's unfortunate for some of us that our computers cannot withstand the extreme graphics of Neverwinter Nights. *sigh* Alas, my computer blew up before I even knew of NWN2 had come into existence...Well, maybe that's an exaggeration. Let's just say it wasn't pretty... |
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In some celestial voice
If you choose not to decide
You still have made a choice
You can choose from phantom fears
And kindness that can kill
I will choose the path that's clear
I will choose freewill." -'Freewill' by Rush |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 02 Nov 2006 : 00:13:40
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Originally posted by Aglaranna
It's unfortunate for some of us that our computers cannot withstand the extreme graphics of Neverwinter Nights. *sigh* Alas, my computer blew up before I even knew of NWN2 had come into existence...Well, maybe that's an exaggeration. Let's just say it wasn't pretty...
Hells my system was only upgraded not even a year ago and I barely make the min requirements for NWN's2, so guess I won't be playing this until I get the money to upgrade to a 3 or 4 gig chip and 2 gig+ ram. :) |
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scererar
Master of Realmslore
USA
1618 Posts |
Posted - 02 Nov 2006 : 15:15:08
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Originally posted by Lawfire
NWN2 is on shelves in the US, and the rest of the world soon.
Scererar is hitting bestbuy on the way home from work then . just the other day it was only available for pre-order...hmmm |
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Ergdusch
Master of Realmslore
Germany
1720 Posts |
Posted - 02 Nov 2006 : 15:47:09
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NWN 2 is out on the Shelves in Germany as well. Price 49,- Euro.
It is also available as a special edition, either as a 'Chaotic Evil' or 'Lawful Good' package (including NWN 1 + SoU + HotU expensions, a Ring, some kind of collection figure and an art booklet, all related to the alignments). Price 59,- Euro. |
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Bakra
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 02 Nov 2006 : 15:49:13
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Originally posted by Kuje
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Originally posted by Aglaranna
It's unfortunate for some of us that our computers cannot withstand the extreme graphics of Neverwinter Nights. *sigh* Alas, my computer blew up before I even knew of NWN2 had come into existence...Well, maybe that's an exaggeration. Let's just say it wasn't pretty...
Hells my system was only upgraded not even a year ago and I barely make the min requirements for NWN's2, so guess I won't be playing this until I get the money to upgrade to a 3 or 4 gig chip and 2 gig+ ram. :)
My system has a gig of ram and the processor is only 1.8 hz. The vid card is g-force 6600 which runs the game just fine. So there is no need to wait until next year for the funds!
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I hope Candlekeep continues to be the friendly forum of fellow Realms-lovers that it has always been, as we all go through this together. If you don’t want to move to the “new” Realms, that doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with either you or the “old” Realms. Goodness knows Candlekeep, and the hearts of its scribes, are both big enough to accommodate both. If we want them to be.
(Strikes dramatic pose, raises sword to gleam in the sunset, and hopes breeches won’t fall down.)
Enough for now. The Realms lives! I have spoken! Ale and light wines half price, served by a smiling Storm Silverhand fetchingly clad in thigh-high boots and naught else! Ahem . .
So saith Ed. <snip>
love to all,
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Snotlord
Senior Scribe
Norway
476 Posts |
Posted - 02 Nov 2006 : 17:43:16
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Hm. Those specs sounds promising.
My local gameshop hopes to get it tomorrow, but heavy snow in sweden may still ruin my weekend. |
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
5402 Posts |
Posted - 02 Nov 2006 : 18:40:37
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| Just watched the trailer for this game on the demo disk that came with this month's PC Gamer . . . this looked really interesting. The trailer shows a human (?) fighting some kind of fiend, and it looks like the fiend is using shadow magic (from the way they show its spells forming). Oddly enough, the most impressive thing to me in the trailer is that the opening shot shows Selune in the nightime sky being trailed by her tears . . . |
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DnDBreeder
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 03 Nov 2006 : 18:33:34
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~Sigh~ I'm gonna have to get this game and get my D&D/Forgotten Realms fix. Books and reading forums isn't gonna cut it after looking at trailers and hearing some good things about NWN2. Currently where I am living (Minnesota, from Kentucky), I know no one who plays D&D the good old fashonied way.  So, playing D&D the best way is out. I need a break from WoW anyways, this maybe just what I need. I'm needing a fix bad if ya know what I mean.  |
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Reefy
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
892 Posts |
Posted - 03 Nov 2006 : 22:08:59
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| It looks fairly promising, but I'm rather doubtful my computer would be up to it. |
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