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I’ve recently discovered Druid and it seems to be very interesting class. Lots of different ways to utilize, cool feats and nice skills to choose from. Also, there are some fun interactions, in early SoU, with the world he has access too. Then I remembered there are quests and interactions requiring more of a „search” type skills.

Here comes Ranger. He can do what Druid does and more, with environment which requires those „search” skills. He’s also a bit better fighter. I already planned to use my Druid as caster/shapeshifter, so he could be fine in combat.

Question is - in the long run, who is better? Ranger doing ok in melee, with animal companion, minor spellcasting and a list of favored enemies? Or Druid with much more and better spells, using shapeshifting for combat, having better animal companion(?) and maybe combining it with one level of Monk? Help me decide!

I’m trying to get LAN multiplayer working in Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition on two laptops so I can play co-op with my daughter as a way of introducing her to D&D. I recently bought a new Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 gaming laptop for about $1200 specifically for this purpose, and I’m getting frustrated because I feel like I may have wasted the money if we can’t get this working.

Here’s the setup and everything I’ve tried so far:

HARDWARE / NETWORK:

• Laptop #1 (mine): Acer Predator Helios Neo 18, RTX 4060, Windows 11
• Laptop #2 (daughter’s): Windows desktop
• Both are on the SAME home Wi-Fi network
• IPv4 direct connect tested using local IP addresses
• No VPNs in use

GAME VERSION:

• Both are running Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition from GOG
• Exact same version number confirmed in lower-left corner of main menu
• No mods installed on either machine
• No override files or custom content

WHAT WORKS:

• Multiplayer menu now appears correctly
• I can HOST a multiplayer game
• My daughter’s computer can also HOST a multiplayer game
• The hosted server APPEARS in the LAN multiplayer browser on the other computer
• Direct Connect accepts the IP address and attempts connection
• We can see each other’s hosted sessions

CURRENT PROBLEM:
Whenever either computer attempts to JOIN the hosted game, after about 20–30 seconds it fails with:

• “Server is not responding (timed out)” or
• “Unknown connection error”

IMPORTANT DETAIL:
The connection attempt DOES begin. This is not a “cannot find server” issue. The game sees the server, attempts to connect, then times out during the handshake.

THINGS I’VE ALREADY TRIED:

• Enabled Windows DirectPlay
• Allowed NWN2 through Windows Firewall
• Verified both computers are using same version
• Verified no mods
• Tried with passwords ON and OFF
• Tried “Post Game To Internet” ON and OFF
• Tried Cross Platform Play ON
• Tried hosting from BOTH computers
• Tried Join Multiplayer Game
• Tried Direct Connect using local IPv4 address
• Waited until host fully loaded into the game world before joining
• Disabled/adjusted AVG antivirus permissions on daughter’s laptop
• My laptop only uses Windows Defender
• Reinstalled GOG Galaxy previously because it became corrupted
• Ultimately switched to offline installers because Galaxy was behaving strangely earlier
• Installed latest NVIDIA drivers on my new laptop
• Verified networking visibility between machines

OTHER NOTES:

• Earlier in troubleshooting, multiplayer behavior looked different and I briefly saw IP-related connection options, which makes me think multiplayer was partially functioning at one point.
• Some older NWN2 forum posts talk about dead GameSpy servers, CD keys, and the NWN2 Client Extension, but since this is Enhanced Edition I’m not sure which old advice is still relevant.

At this point:

• hosting works
• LAN discovery works
• direct IP attempts work
• but actual session joining times out every time.

I’d really appreciate any ideas from people who have successfully gotten NWN2 EE LAN multiplayer working on modern Windows systems.

A video tutorial on how to import animations from Adobe's Mixamo library into Neverwinter Nights Enhanced Edition, along with tips on how to fix issues that come up.

I believe the mobile version is really made for an iPad, but I was wondering if anybody has played this on an iPhone? Especially the iPhone Pro Max line since it has a normal 7 inch screen if you have, any tips on playing it?

SOLVED:
I have checked every occurrence of the global int checked by the condition being updated. From what i can understand, it seems like for some reason they decided to use the same meter for violence/peace regardless if you are with the Watch or with Moire.

The way this manifests is that, to get compliments for your tact from Brelaina, you need to accept every single bribe (even if you use intimidation and harsh language to get it). Yes, even the Luskan one. Yes, every bribe. Smugglers and lockpickers too. If you stop them, you get violent points. If you use diplomacy to put watchmen on the right path, you don't get points at all. Only accepting bribes and being a bad cop. Accepting a drink from the loiterer gives you good points. Using diplomacy to kindly ask him to go inside gives you bad points.

It's not bugged, it's just terribly designed LMAO

Now, you get violent result if you have 3 or more violent points. That means you can do 2 "bad things" and still get good dialogue.

If your character doesn't want to accept bribes, you can stop smugglers and lockpickers, refuse bribe by attacking Luskan infiltrators and this would put you at 3. Then you can accept a drink from the loiterer and go back to 2. If you then avoid turning watchmen in you should still be in range for peaceful resolution while not being forced to be morally reprehensible. I will test this edge case now and confirm if it works.

FINAL UPDATE:

Actually, I tested every single value possible. I tried staying below 3 (as the check script implies), 2, 1, i tried going in the negatives. Nothing. I am always uncompromising.

Which means my initial doubt was right:

There is an undocumented bug forcing the bad ending dialogue when turning in the quest.

The global int is properly updated and the check itself seems fine, but it doesn't work. Bad ending triggers because it's the default state. There is no way to affect the outcome in the current version of the game.

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As a kid I played NWN2 for thousands of hours, with no access to the internet on my pc (i had a physical copy). Therefore I either played 1.0 or whatever early patch came with the disc I had.

In that version of the game, I vividly remember Captain Brelaina having two different dialogues based on the way the character approaches the four guard groups during the docks patrol. Attempting arrest them and ending up killing them would count towards being called foul and uncompromising, while using skill checks to turn them back to the law (and in one case just letting them stay corrupt without intervening) would have her call you tactful.

However in the many years since moving on to a new pc, playing on the GOG release with all expansions and the most recent patch, I never managed to get the tactful dialogue. I tried saving and doing things differently and then reloading, but could never trigger that branch.

Does any of you have a recent recollection of that dialogue? I am starting to think this is an undocumented bug introduced with later patches where the "bad" branch misfires without the appropriate checks, or some flags are turned on by accident.
If any of you can attest to experiencing the proper dialogue please let me know, and specify if you play with any fix packs or unofficial patches I don't know about.

I know that dialogue is flavor only, but it's been bugging me for almost a decade. I would appreciate any input on this.

EDIT: By opening the OC with the toolset and looking at her dialogue files, she that dialogue is controlled by a check called 10c_ds_check.

The check itself is:

// 10c_ds_check
/*
Simple check of the value for the global int 10_cw_sweep_extras

-3 or less is peaceful
+3 or more is violent.
*/
// JYL 05/05/05

int StartingConditional(int nDialogNode)
{
switch (nDialogNode)
{
case 1: // Peaceful
{
if (GetGlobalInt("10_cw_sweep_extras") <= 2)
{
return TRUE;
}
}
break;
case 2: // Violent
{
if (GetGlobalInt("10_cw_sweep_extras") >= 3)
{
return TRUE;
}
}
break;
}
return FALSE;
}

First of all i notice that the comment implies a -3/+3 range, but the check actually reads "less than three or more than three", but i think thats just normal change in design during development.

Im not a programmer but from what i understand, the code runs top down and first checks if violence is <= 2. If it is, it declares the outcome as peaceful and returns.

If it's not, it checks whether its three or more. If it is, it returns as violent. If both those checks somehow fail, it returns false, which i assume does nothing.

What i noticed, however, is that while the positive outcome dialogue checks for 10c_ds_check(1), there is no check for 10c_ds_check(2) in order to trigger the bad dialogue, it seems to be the default state.

So what i assume is that either somehow 10c_ds_check returns false, which would still satisfy the bad end conditions, or the global int gets increased even while not committing violent acts. I'll look more into it.

Is there any kind of mod/override for NWN2:EE that fills the same niche/role as CCOH does for NWN1? I'm thinking about starting another playthrough and I'd really love to be able to tweak my character's armour on the fly, since some of it looks so goofy in NWN2.

I always wanted to play a monk but never knew how to make it fit. It is easy to fit a warrior, paladin or barbarian as a tank and pick a rogue as a handy man full of skills. You can also pick a cleric or a druid as a healer and things like that. Where does the Monk excels at?

I got all the "DLC" and I wanted to take a character through the OG Campaign and into "Doom of Icewind Dale", and also do something for Shadows into Undermountain.

But the thing is, I want something that is, frankly, braindead. A couple buttons or actions to press but generally just let my dude bonk and win.

I havent build 3rd Ed characters in many years (since High school when I played 3rd Ed on the table, and when NWN was New lol) so I am not really sure what to do here.

I am open to anything. I dont have any mods or anything installed, so its just the vanilla game. Hit me with builds / guides if you got em.

I appreciate it!

Havent played since the og and when i did i was just a kid about to give it a try 20 something years later with the remaster/remake whatever it is

Anything i should know?

I have a quick question regarding Neverwinter Nights

I looked up some information myself about saving your progress, and it is recommended (I don't know how else to phrase it) to use 3 to 5 savegames.

And I have a few questions about that:

Question 1: How should I name those savegames/what name should I give the savegames? Because for some time now, I have been using the initials of the character name I created in Neverwinter Nights followed by a number.

Question 2: If I have numbered the savegames from 1 to 5 and I overwrite the first savegame, do I have to continue counting by changing savegame 1 to savegame 6, for example?

Question 3: Is it also useful to create a special folder on the PC for all those savegames, for instance?

I also have a general question about it: Do you consider this an unusual question?

If I wanted to use a small weapon as the kama I would go for a rogue with a dagger and have a ton of skills. I'm looking for a good barefist low level build for monk.

Following this guidance from 6 years ago:

https://www.reddit.com/r/neverwinternights/comments/hixrvb/comment/g67j0hb/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=mweb3x&utm\_name=mweb3xcss&utm\_term=1&utm\_content=share\_button

There is a comment from the author suggesting multiple epic progressions, and I’m wondering if it’s possible to unlock Devastating Critical earlier and also get more Rogue levels.

Assuming 22 STR at Lvl 20, can an even level Fighter take Great Strength + Overwhelming Critical at Lvl 21?

If that is legal, this should let me take a Rogue level at Lvl 22 to refresh my Rogue skills, then 2 more Fighter levels would let me get +2 STR and Devastating Critical on Lvl 24.

Was the party management a huge problem to deal with? I love both games but it is easier to find stuff for the first one than the second one.

I am playing through Shadewood and am at the part where you have to bury the bones to bring down the barrier. But I can't seem to find the spot to actually bury them. When I use the shovel in front of the barrier, it just keeps saying I've found nothing.

I even went into the toolset and found the "DIGHERE" invisible placeable, and am digging right there... what am I missing?

Aside of the original story, Mask of the betrayer, Storm of Zehir and Mysteries of west gate, are there any other modules or stories worth checking for nwn2?

Hi I'm a zillennial with the typical attention span of my peers. I'm also very stupid when it comes to technical stuff. I just can not make any sense of classic CRPG style gameplay like in NWN or the old Baldur's Gates. But many years ago I played Planescape Torment just fine, and ever since I keep hearing that MOTB is something that can scratch the itch of someone whose favorite game is Planescape Torment (me). If you've played Torment then you know how much easier it is to progress through the game, especially since combat is mostly optional.

Please give me tips on the easiest mode of playing through this game as someone who's mostly in it just for the story.

Thinking of doing a pure paladin build, charisma based. Probably will only do the official expansions. Should I specialize in a weapon or switch around as needed? Improved critical on a long sword or scimitar sure sounds nice… especially with divine might/deafening clang/divine favor all getting multiplied on a crit.

Hi all on the title, i finaly finished for good all neverwinter available without mod module including this one

I loved it (exept the part when you need 999 fire powder to kill ice troll) cause you have an fire weapon only near the end of the game wish was frustrating i must say

but so do the dev said when the following will be released ? i saw its been an years since the steam launch, so this years or next maybe ?