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[True Heresy]

So I picked up Neverwinter Nights today (or rather got it delivered) because I wanted to use the toolset and have a crack at making some fun game mods. Long term, who knows where it can go - to Bioware if I'm lucky enough. Short term, hello community and I'm sorry in advance for asking any stupid questions, not understanding basic concepts and generally being a bit odd.
Should probably add I'm relatively new to RPG's as Mass Effect was my first. Been hooked ever since though and have played everything since then by Bioware, Fallout adn the like but I want to go back to the D&D roots so I can kind of grasp it properly.
Sorry for rambling, but basically. Hello.

[Lightfoot8]

Hello,
  Welcome to the community.   

  In getting started with the toolset, I would  advise you to download one of the community made manuals.

NWN HoTU Toolset Manual by Dezmodian
The Guide to Building Volume I – The Aurora Toolset Manual by The Builders Project


Best of luck,
L8

[True Heresy]

Thanks for the reply - I'll get reading through them and then post what I'm up to and generally lurk around the forums. I have loads of ideas for stories, as I'm sure everyone does, I'm just trying to implement them.
Also, if anybody at all needs someone who adores writing to edit, proof-read or write for them (or with them) I'd love to do that.
Cheers,
Heresy.

[Quillmaster]

Hi True, and welcome aboard/

I would say I'd like a hand with proof reading for the second chapter of my project, but I haven't even started the writing side yet, which would suggest that maybe I could use you to help with the writing too. Only problem with that is you'd have to be familiar with the mythology. Why don't you have a play of chapter one (link in my sig) and let me know what you think?

Regards,
Quillmaster.

Modifié par Quillmaster, 31 juillet 2011 - 09:21 .

[True Heresy]

Hey Quill,
I'd love to get involved and I'll get to downloading and brushing up on your lore ASAP. Cheers for the inclusion and I'll be in touch.

[ffbj]

Welcome. Your name seems a bit odd in the sense that those are contradictory concepts. Though I suppose that's the point.

[Axe_Murderer]

That's ffbj. Don't worry you'll get used to him.

[True Heresy]

Thank you for your welcome ffbj, and in response to the point about about my moniker; heresy is only a lie to those who hold dogmatic beliefs. For example Galileo saying that the Earth wasn't the centre of the universe was considered Heresy but of course, was in fact true. As an atheist and a skeptic I use my name as a sign of my promotion and belief that saying truth despite it's heretical appearance to some others is important. But now I need to know the story behind your name!
Also, Axe - thanks for the heads up...

[Pstemarie]

You mean the world's not flat and you won't sail off the edge

[True Heresy]

I'm not sure but, I think it depends on how far you sail.

[_six]

Being a literature nerd, I'd say heresy means closer to defying what is commonly held as truth rather than defying what is actually true. Thus heresy, typically, is truth - or gibberish.

Bit of a meaningless post, I know. But I was actually attracted by the prospect of learning the story behind Axe's name...

Modifié par _six, 01 août 2011 - 04:54 .

[True Heresy]

_six you very neatly and succinctly summed up what I meant in reply. Thank you for countering my occasional verbosity :S

Also, any reply as to the nature of a murderer's moniker would be seconded by me. Immediately.

[CID-78]

maybe he just chop so much wood that he has broken his share of axes. or he might just be a farmer.

all you really need to know is that he is the guy you should ask if you want help with scripting. I usually help alot in that field also but he isn't afraid of giving you the script instead of just point you in the right direction.

[Lightfoot8]

CID-78 wrote...

all you really need to know is that he is the guy you should ask if you want help with scripting. I usually help alot in that field also but he isn't afraid of giving you the script instead of just point you in the right direction.

One point here.  If you want a script when you ask for help make sure you ask for a script.   If not you may get an answer like the one CID-78 made not too long ago.   The answer was a simple, single "yes".  

The answer did correctly and acuratly answers the OP question. 

There are many people on the forums that enjoy scripting there own solutions,  For them it is better to just give pointers.    

[ffbj]

Yeah I suppose you can site examples where what was once perceived as heretical views have indeed turned out to be true. Of course no one has cornered the market on truth, even the heretics.

When I see Axe's name I always think of a nursery rhyme we learned in school:
'Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother forty whacks.
When she had seen what she had done.
She gave her father forty-one.'

My name comes from old pnp gaming.  We would grab this minature of a red mage casting a fireball, as a tag along npc.  Someone dubbed him fireball jackson. I added fred to personalize him thus:
Fred 'Fireball' Jackson.  Since that was too much trouble to write and I don't like CAPS I made it into:
ffbj  

Modifié par ffbj, 02 août 2011 - 10:53 .

[Axe_Murderer]

One day when I was 11, I was building some model rockets in my garage and some a-hole bully came at me to beat me up for some dumb crap I said in front of his buddies at school. So I whacked him with a hatchet that was sitting on the workbench.
I had to do 3 years in juvy hall and counseling.

Never did finish the rocket.

[SuperFly_2000]

Scaaary

At least he is not bullying you anymore


Oh, by the way, my name is taken from the movie with the same name. It was a blaxplotation movie from the seventies about a coke dealing pimp....just like me...ehum, almost...


The more memorable part of the movie was probably the soundtrack from Curtis Mayfield with tracks like: "Superfly", "Pusherman" and "Freddie's dead".

Modifié par SuperFly_2000, 02 août 2011 - 01:16 .

[ffbj]

Wow, that's pretty intense. I suppose in some ways it's a life lesson that at times an emotional reaction will take over, while it's never a good thing to whack somebody with an axe, it's almost predictable that at some point, it will happen. The problem with bullies is that, since they so often have gotten away with something with very little risk to themselves, and since they pick on people they perceive as weak, they become overconfident, which can lead, on occassion to an axe in the face. A lesson in causality.

Yeah I remember that movie.  Superfly meant that the stuff would really make you fly even higher, thus: superfly.  Just a clarification of some of the slang from that period. Great soundtrack btw.

Modifié par ffbj, 03 août 2011 - 03:10 .

[Greyfort]

Welcom, I hope you enjoy your time here. Lightfoot8 is probly talking about me...* @ lightfoot*

There are many people on the forums that enjoy scripting there own solutions, For them it is better to just give pointers. as said by lightfoot8...

I have a tendancy to give people script, when I probly should guide them. Lightfoot8 and funky swere scripts are always neat and clean... mine tend to have remarks all over them trying to help people understand scripting.

You will find there are many here willing to help you. Look at lightfoot8 a cat like that might be rough around the edges, but I bet his heart is full of love and catnip probably might help ya a little...

*ribs lightfoot8 laughing lovenly*

God Bless

[Pstemarie]

Another thing you could look at are the toolset tutorials on the Vault - nwvault.ign.com. I believe BeyondThePale or Maximus wrote them. It walks you through the construction of a simple module located in a place called the Fernesk Mines.

[cmwise]

lexicon and a script generator like Lilac Soul's are very helpful to try out before posting in the forums..learn by doing..and welcome!

[Melkior_King]

Hi and welcome to the NWN world, True.

Pay attention to anything Axe tells you about scripting. I consider myself an expert scripter but Axe is Da Bomb! when it comes to scripting. I bow to his knowledge and talent.

Lightfoot8 is also a pretty expert scripter. I think he's my equal at least.

The one thing which I found wasn't intuitive about using the toolset, and which took me a while to find the answer for was how to "close" a polygon such as for a trigger or encounter. The answer was to double-click on the last vertex instead of single-click.

I'm a Believer and not an atheist. The reasons why I believe are off-topic here so I won't say any more.

Axe, I know all about bullies and losing your temper with them. And even if the bully deserved it and practically begged for it, the victim is the one who is punished. I don't know if the bully in this case deserved it or not, but I wish you could have had a happier childhood, without all that fuss.

Since we're discussing nick origins, mine is the traditional name attributed to one of the three "kings" (wise men) who visited Jesus as a child. All of my "wisdom" has been obtained through long and hard experience.

'nuff said.

[Tassle_Hof]

True Heresy wrote.... As an atheist and a skeptic ...

So does that mean you're skeptical about atheism . . .?

Sorry, couldn't resist, back to the point . . . welcome to the NWN world . . . as a noob myself I have found these forums to be invaluable and the people here so very willing to share their knowledge and experience, time and time and time again. It's a great place to haunt!

[ehye_khandee]

Axe_Murderer wrote...

One day when I was 11, I was building some model rockets in my garage and some a-hole bully came at me to beat me up for some dumb crap I said in front of his buddies at school. So I whacked him with a hatchet that was sitting on the workbench.
I had to do 3 years in juvy hall and counseling.

Never did finish the rocket.

YIKES the bully entered your (parents) property with intent to do you bodily harm and YOU got jail time for defending yourself in your own home? Krikey - I think anyone who enters my home to do me harm is asking for some simple dismemberment. Axe or no, I'm happy to oblige. Bullies suck. Boy oh boy did YOU need a good lawyer.

Be well. Game on.
GM_ODA

[Knight_Shield]

Just wanted to add sometimes it helps to look at what others have done.Here is a persistent starter module one of the communnity has made. Basically makes your mod persistent using the bioware data base. Looks like they also have one using the nwnx database but for starter the standard one works. Then if you want to put cep in it which is I think a split vote from everyone you just add hak packs.Even if you dont use this one ,there are others that you can look at too that already have cep.Then what version cep do I use ? good question. I here cep 2.1 is good and the rest bloated .I can tell you one thing ,I reinstalled game recently then installed cep2.1 and used the updater to get it to cep 2.3 ....took a very long time.Just a couple thoughts for someone starting new.


persistent.http://nwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=Modules.Detail&id=6161#Files

Modifié par Knight_Shield, 16 août 2011 - 09:28 .