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Neverwinter Nights seriesMysteries of Westgate character creation bug(13 posts)(13 posts)
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Posted January 25, 2013
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Post edited September 25, 2023 by coffeecatttt
Posted January 25, 2013
It should work. In the original release New Classes and Races would work in Mysteries of Westgate just fine.

Dunno what causes this.
Posted January 25, 2013
I just want to confirm that I am also experiencing this same bug. I'm glad you posted as I thought maybe it was just me!
Posted January 25, 2013
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Post edited September 25, 2023 by coffeecatttt
Posted January 25, 2013
Same thing here.
Posted January 28, 2013
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Post edited September 25, 2023 by coffeecatttt
Posted January 29, 2013
Here's the workaround:
http://files.gog.com/support/2da.zip

First, you should open the game's installation directory (default: C:\GOG Games\Neverwinter Nights 2 Complete), go to \Campaigns\Westgate_Campaign\ and delete the "2da" folder.
Now extract the contents of the ZIP file i linked abovw, into the "Westgate_Campaign" folder and try to start the game again. This should fix the character creation issue.

We'll add this fix to the main installer as soon as all known major issues have been resolved - which should be soon.
Post edited January 29, 2013 by Firek
Posted January 29, 2013
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Firek: Here's the workaround:
http://files.gog.com/support/2da.zip

First, you should open the game's installation directory (default: C:\GOG Games\Neverwinter Nights 2 Complete), go to \Campaigns\Westgate_Campaign\ and delete the "2da" folder.
Now extract the contents of the ZIP file i linked abovw, into the "Westgate_Campaign" folder and try to start the game again. This should fix the character creation issue.

We'll add this fix to the main installer as soon as all known major issues have been resolved - which should be soon.
Hi when my holiday end in 18.02.2013 I will download GOG's package and check with my own easy installer's content . I know mine installer authentic . Because I deleted it and installed it 10 times and checked all MD5 and SHA-1 checksums for every files and I tested it 5 PCs . I will compare it with GOG version :) Thanks .
Posted January 29, 2013
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Firek: Here's the workaround:
http://files.gog.com/support/2da.zip

First, you should open the game's installation directory (default: C:\GOG Games\Neverwinter Nights 2 Complete), go to \Campaigns\Westgate_Campaign\ and delete the "2da" folder.
Now extract the contents of the ZIP file i linked abovw, into the "Westgate_Campaign" folder and try to start the game again. This should fix the character creation issue.

We'll add this fix to the main installer as soon as all known major issues have been resolved - which should be soon.
This solved the problem for me. Thanks!
Posted January 30, 2013
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Post edited September 25, 2023 by coffeecatttt
Posted January 30, 2013
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Kyonhism: Hi when my holiday end in 18.02.2013 I will download GOG's package and check with my own easy installer's content . I know mine installer authentic . Because I deleted it and installed it 10 times and checked all MD5 and SHA-1 checksums for every files and I tested it 5 PCs . I will compare it with GOG version :) Thanks .
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sear: The problem isn't the file integrity (the GOG installer already does that for you), it's the fact that there is a bug with the installer itself, which is causing the wrong files to be installed.

To break it down, 2DA files are basically Excel spreadsheet files that the NWN engine uses to determine all sorts of things, from weapon types and attributes, to races and classes and genders. I am 99% sure that what is happening in the GOG version is that the installer uses 2DA files that define classes and races for situations where you install Mysteries of Westgate but do not have Storm of Zehir installed, leading to the problem where the Storm of Zehir races no longer work properly. Because you can install Storm of Zehir on top of the other expansion packs and make use of their own features, Mysteries of Westgate, before the Complete NWN2 package existed, needed multiple 2DA files and has to use the correct one based on which expansions you own.
I am not speaking about file integrity . I made an installer for NWN2 Platinum Edition 6 months ago . And it works properly . I will compare with it ;)
Posted February 07, 2013
Thanks for this quick fix. I thought I was the only one having this issue!
Posted February 07, 2013
The workaround should no longer be necessary for those using the updated installer.

For those who did the workaround to fix the issue with expansion races and classes in MoW, note that the patcher will not run properly. I am backing up my nwncdkey.ini, westgate.ini, nwnplayer.ini, and nwn2player.ini files and my My Documents\Neverwinter Nights 2 directory. I will then uninstall and reinstall the game using the new installer and replace the original ini files and directory. Then I'll add the client extension back in, run the updater once, and hopefully everything should be just peachy. Am I missing anything?

It would be nice if the patch didn't care whether we had used the workaround files or not. But I'm guessing my suggestion will work.
Post edited February 07, 2013 by rawmilk905
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