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[PJ156]

How do I change where my NWN game looks to for modules/overide etc.

 

I have a new SSD with my OS as C: and more recently a new SATA (F:) hard drive on which I will keep the files. Do I have to set the new SATA to c: and have the PC boot off the SSD or is there a way to have NWN look to the new drive for modules and the override.

 

Or does nwn look to the drive it is installed on, so I can simply move the whole thing to the new drive?

 

I understand it is bad form to use SSD's for anything other than the OS as they wear out very quickly?

 

I would be grateful for answers to this but more so if you can keep the answers simple, as i am but a simple soul.

 

PJ 

[Arkalezth]

By default the game checks the install directory, and the "My Documents" folder. If you want to install modules and such elsewhere, take a look at this thread:

 

http://forum.bioware...-home-shortcut/

 

PS: Thank Ao that the forum finally recognizes URL links and you don't have to add them manually.

[PJ156]

That, or something like what he said , seems to work. Thanks Ark

 

PJ

[PJ156]

Actually it didn't work. That, if I could get it to work allows a player to use different locales but if I save a mod in the tool set it save is back to C also I did not see the new file structure appear as it suggested I would.

 

Does anyone have any suggestions? It seems I cannot rename my OS disc so i have to find a way for NWN 2 to work from my new drive.

 

As an aside I have not deleted the material from the old drive yet but have it on the new. might I need to delete the old stuff before this will work?

 

PJ

[Arkalezth]

Ah, yes, I mean for playing. For toolset stuff, I don't know.

[Morbane]

being aware that you had to manually patch - i hesitate to suggest reinstalling the game on your SATA - mostly because of tertiary exes depend on the C:\ etc rather than E:\ .... and because I really cannot point to where i heard of that being tried or if it worked (somewhere on the bioware forums though...

[Tchos]

I've never been able to find a way to get the toolset not to use C:\My Documents.  The -home command line switch works nicely for the game itself, and for creating different overrides for different modules, etc., but for building I need to maintain a duplicate on the C: drive.

[PJ156]

B****r!

 

That said I have been reading up on SSD life expectancy and it seems they are quite robust. I should be okay so long as I keep my module files backed up in case of a crash.

 

Thanks for the help.

 

PJ

[Morbane]

I understand it is bad form to use SSD's for anything other than the OS as they wear out very quickly?
 
 
PJ

 

Durability: An SSD has no moving parts, so it is more likely to keep your data safe in the event that you drop your laptop bag or your system is shaken about by an earthquake while it's operating. Most hard drives park their read/write heads when the system is off, but they are flying over the drive platter at hundreds of miles an hour when they are in operation. Besides, even parking brakes have limits. If you're rough on your equipment, a SSD is recommended.

 
Taken from PC News website

[Arkalezth]

As an aside, have you tried playing with the new SSD already? If so, have you noticed a great difference? And how much did it cost?

[PJ156]

It was about 130 euro but I needed a frame for it to sit in too which was another 10 Euro give or take.

 

It does not noticeably affect the game but the OS starts up very quickly and the toolset is very fast indeed.

 

Not an ideal set up as the SSD has a limited life if you are writing to it but it seems the have a 2000 - 3000 write life so I should be okay.

 

PJ 

[kamal_]

I've used a 128 gig SSD for a bit over two years. No problems with it (probably jinxing myself). I have a normal hard drive that I keep backups on. NWN2 doesn't run faster except for loading maps faster, but the toolset does seem to run faster.

[PJ156]

That's good to hear Kamal_ that's the way I want to use mine now. Two years would be fine for me.

 

PJ

[Arkalezth]

Yeah I don't know about the game overall, but I had read that loading screens (which are a pain IMO) go much faster with a SSD, so my question was mostly about those. I'll have to take a look at some cheap ones, though at this point I should probably start thinking about (and saving for) a whole new computer.

[Morbane]

y'all just be needin the right parts - a new carb (HDD) some nitrous (GFXcard) and some jacked up suspension (memory) and she'll be purring like a kitten

[PJ156]

That's the way I did it

 

Mind you, for me, changing the OS freed up two cores and I can add a few Gb more RAM now than the four I have.

 

PJ 

[Morbane]

i'm considering taking the 32k to 64k in win7 for those exact reasons - but everything seems to be fine; only 1 toolset crash in over a year - not sure the 64k bugs are worth it ??