Third party custom content

[Wired]

The age of the override has ended, and with it sadly, optionality.

However, if nobody wants the LOSB, we simply won't put it in. Anyone else against, feel free to speak out.

[Mon-da-oth]

The spells effects would be nice if they didn't bog my system down to the point the game was unplayable. This and the fact that with everyone running around in hamster balls I couldn't see what was attacking me.

[Ron]

If it comes to a vote I would cast mine to put it in.

[Wired]

It might not be a bad outcome of this thread if a handful of things that threatened to be subjects of disagreement got their own vote threads. Let's not create 100 of the things, but if you want to start one on LOSB, please do.

[Atharin]

Overrides will be an option toggleable by the server admin. Are you intending to disable them? :/

[hannahcoldkiller]

is there a way we can reduce the amount of buffs effects without getting rid of all of them?

[Wired]

We will not allow overrides, no. Once HAKs load before character creation and are hashable to verify integrity, virtually no PW will allow overrides. Overrides are fine for single-player but in MP they are one of the largest sources of lag, server crashes, client crashes, and exploits, universally reviled by most people besides us and maybe Charlie Vale. Hence the offer to tell us about what custom content you want to see, because changes in the base NWN2 mulitplayer functionality will preclude players from installing their own stuff.

Our PWC and our custom content/HAK will be automatically sent to you through the upcoming autodownloader, you just find us on gamespy and click on us. This will be true for all PWs who care to set it up. No more downloading PWCs, HAKs, overrides, etc, it'll all be automatically passed to you and verified as being the real thing before you can connect.

[Vahene]

I'd also love to see more heads, hair, etc.

For elves in particular, because the elf heads are freaking ugly.

K

[superpoweredchimp]

Our PWC and our custom content/HAK will be automatically sent to you through the upcoming autodownloader, you just find us on gamespy and click on us. This will be true for all PWs. No more downloading PWCs, HAKs, overrides, etc, it'll all be automatically passed to you and verified as being the real thing before you can connect.

Autodownloader?!?! *faints*

[Peregrinus]

I have one major concerns with adding in more character options, neither of which mean I don't want them.

A. Some characters date back to early NWN2, and while the look is "close enough" it's not what people really want. Will you allow people to do a single redesign of their character using the new materials to allow them that better look, or will a person have to reroll the character and spend hours releveling and grinding?

As to the less obtrusive buffs, I'm a mage, I like them. In my opinion NWN1 had better spell effects in general than NWN2, and I really hate the ball of buff look to the game (I've been using the spell buff mod since it came out).

[frodowasaparanoidgnome]

Will the Das II deities require a custom dialog.tlk or a dasaria.tlk? If so then you can also implement custom load-screen tips and insert all your own Dasarian lore.

My personal preferences tend to less buff-balls.

[Evelond Formos]

For the LOSB, is there any way to make a check-box in game that allows us to turn the spell VFX on or off? I personally haven't downloaded that override because I prefer to see the spell buffs, but I can see it ruining the game for others.

[Wired]

Will the Das II deities require a custom dialog.tlk or a dasaria.tlk? If so then you can also implement custom load-screen tips and insert all your own Dasarian lore.

I won't get into the specifics of how things might be packaged (the idea is click-and-go, afterall) but yes, there will definitely be in-house content, including Dasarian deities, Dasaria loadscreen tooltips, etc.

[Greyshore]

Less Obtrusive Spell Buffs

Please, NO. This should be kept strictly optional. Some of us like the original VFXs.

Wow, so you do exist.

I'm liking the suggestions so far enough that I would've suggested them myself. So nothing to add heh

[The Explorer]

I have been using the spell buff override since someone posted the linked to it on the forum and I prefer not having my chars not look like Xmas tree lights. If anyone thinks the spell balls are nice please feel free to troll through the picture thread to some of the old pic's of mass parties going through the tower and orc's.