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Posted September 20, 2016
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Hickory: Take absolutely no notice of what other people say. Just because some like multiplayer; because some like user modules better than the originals, etc.. does NOT mean that you will have the same experience. There is only one way to play a game... ANY game: play it how *you* want to play it. I stopped reading reviews and taking so-called 'advice' about games from other people long ago, because every time somebody said, "this game is AWESOME", or "this game is CRAP", I have often gone on to find my experience of it was/is at polar opposites. The best advice I can give you, having said all of that, is to play the game blind. Do it. If you like it, great. If you don't, all you've lost is a little time.
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Green_Hilltop: And money.

Personally, NWN2 has great campaigns, NWN1 has the expansion SOTU and HOTU which are supposedly quite good, but the original campaign for NWN1 isn't so good.
On NWN1 I've heard a lot about the Prophet Modules and HOTU expansion are really good. But as much as I like going back to old school games I just get the feeling that NWN1 will be really rough in its mechanics or something. If I really like 2 I'll try out the first.
Posted September 20, 2016
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Anarchist_Peasant: On NWN1 I've heard a lot about the Prophet Modules and HOTU expansion are really good. But as much as I like going back to old school games I just get the feeling that NWN1 will be really rough in its mechanics or something. If I really like 2 I'll try out the first.
I have both NWN1 and NWN2. I have probably played 10x as much NWN1. There are pros/cons to each.

The reason I played so much more NWN1 is that there are LOT more great 3rd party modules. The prophet series is one of my favorites of all time.

I actually prefer the mechanics of NWN1 to NWN2, the graphics of NWN2 are better. IMO:

NWN1 pros:

More connected animations. Just walking around it feels like the characters better connect with the ground (they are more disconnected in NWN2, feel like gliding, moonwalking sometimes), there is similar feel for combat animations.
Camera control is more direct and proportional.
DND systems. I prefer DND 3.0 to the DND 3.5 used in NWN2. The system in NWN2 feels over the top and silly in comparison.
Weapon crafting is also over the top in NWN2. If you take full advantage of crafting, it's more the weapon than the wielder that counts.
Map Pins: Simple feature removed from NWN2, but I really miss it.

NWN 2 Pros:
Better looking graphics (though over the top weapons effects are annoying, likely to distract from poor combat animation).
Better party control.

I would play NWN1 first if going back to simpler graphics is hard for you.
Posted September 20, 2016
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Lilura: WinRAR? Do you still use Winamp and surf Geocities, too? 7z has been the standard for years.
I haven't been on Geocities since my CompuServe account ran out.
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Anarchist_Peasant: On NWN1 I've heard a lot about the Prophet Modules and HOTU expansion are really good. But as much as I like going back to old school games I just get the feeling that NWN1 will be really rough in its mechanics or something. If I really like 2 I'll try out the first.
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PeterScott: I have both NWN1 and NWN2. I have probably played 10x as much NWN1. There are pros/cons to each.

The reason I played so much more NWN1 is that there are LOT more great 3rd party modules. The prophet series is one of my favorites of all time.

I actually prefer the mechanics of NWN1 to NWN2, the graphics of NWN2 are better. IMO:

NWN1 pros:

More connected animations. Just walking around it feels like the characters better connect with the ground (they are more disconnected in NWN2, feel like gliding, moonwalking sometimes), there is similar feel for combat animations.
Camera control is more direct and proportional.
DND systems. I prefer DND 3.0 to the DND 3.5 used in NWN2. The system in NWN2 feels over the top and silly in comparison.
Weapon crafting is also over the top in NWN2. If you take full advantage of crafting, it's more the weapon than the wielder that counts.
Map Pins: Simple feature removed from NWN2, but I really miss it.

NWN 2 Pros:
Better looking graphics (though over the top weapons effects are annoying, likely to distract from poor combat animation).
Better party control.

I would play NWN1 first if going back to simpler graphics is hard for you.
Do you know how to make the Infinite Dungeons module work again?
Post edited September 20, 2016 by tendigitpoet
Posted September 20, 2016
There is a download to get premium modules working again:
https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/other/tool/premium-module-offline-authenticator-generator
Posted September 20, 2016
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Lilura: WinRAR? Do you still use Winamp and surf Geocities, too? 7z has been the standard for years.
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tendigitpoet: I haven't been on Geocities since my CompuServe account ran out.
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PeterScott: -snip-
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tendigitpoet: Do you know how to make the Infinite Dungeons module work again?
Yeah, go to Neverwiner Vault and download the Premium Module Offline Authenticator.

Edit: Ninja'd! By a second! :D
Post edited September 20, 2016 by Green_Hilltop
Posted September 21, 2016
Thanks to you folks, I'm now back in business with Halaster's foolishness. I like NWN2, but NWN1 has more and cooler mods.
Posted September 21, 2016
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tendigitpoet: Thanks to you folks, I'm now back in business with Halaster's foolishness. I like NWN2, but NWN1 has more and cooler mods.
I just bought the game. I guess you have to download some things before being able to do the mods. I just felt like hopping in. I played 5 minutes of the Undermountain expansion or whatever. I'll probably do "Prophet" or that Arabian Nights mods first tho.
Posted September 30, 2016
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tendigitpoet: Thanks to you folks, I'm now back in business with Halaster's foolishness. I like NWN2, but NWN1 has more and cooler mods.
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Anarchist_Peasant: I just bought the game. I guess you have to download some things before being able to do the mods. I just felt like hopping in. I played 5 minutes of the Undermountain expansion or whatever. I'll probably do "Prophet" or that Arabian Nights mods first tho.
Both games are easy to hop into. The mods are what keep them so.
Posted September 30, 2016
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tendigitpoet: Thanks to you folks, I'm now back in business with Halaster's foolishness. I like NWN2, but NWN1 has more and cooler mods.
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Anarchist_Peasant: I just bought the game. I guess you have to download some things before being able to do the mods. I just felt like hopping in. I played 5 minutes of the Undermountain expansion or whatever. I'll probably do "Prophet" or that Arabian Nights mods first tho.
Have fun! Enjoy "Prophet", it's the best story-based RPG I've played.
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