Shortcut to Avlis

Brannor · Post by **Brannor** » Wed Dec 11, 2002 11:37 pm

Hi,<p>In case you did not read it on NWVault there is a possibility to make a shortcut that will take you directly to our servers.

First, make a copy of your Neverwinter Nights shortcut.
Right-click -> Properties
Here you will find, among others, the target path to the nwn.exe.
Something like "C:\Neverwinter Nights\nwn.exe

* change the link so that it will point at nwmain.exe
* then add " +connect 67.83.90.43:[port] +password [password]"
(note the space in front and behind of of "+connect" and "+password")
replace the [port] with the port and [password] with the password for the server you would like to play on.

save and there you have it.

Hope this will make your gaming more enjoyable.

Cu

Brannor

Starslayer_D · Post by **Starslayer_D** » Wed Dec 11, 2002 11:50 pm

With the current "No password" period, it seems the server does not accept the old password. Does [password} have to be changed to no password?

Is the written syntax

[password]
or
password

Getting passwprd incorrect here.

Starslayer_D · Post by **Starslayer_D** » Wed Dec 11, 2002 11:53 pm

ok, some trial and error wielded:

E:\spiele\NWN\nwmain.exe +connect 67.83.90.43:[5121] +password XYZ

with XYZ beign the password without the [ ].

Works most nicely, saves all the delay of "gamespy, multiplayer rooms loading etc. trapfalls. Great timesaver there, Branon.

Reinstag · Post by **Reinstag** » Thu Dec 12, 2002 12:15 am

Will this skip the opening splash and movie? It would be worth it just for that alone.

Now I can get my Avlis fix that much quicker. This is going to add, what, 30 or 40 seconds to my play time. Sweeeet!

Drakken Talbey · Post by **Drakken Talbey** » Thu Dec 12, 2002 2:20 am

If you wish to skip those bink movies at the game's startup, you can add:
Disable Movies=1
under [Display Options] in the nwn.ini file located in the game's root directory.

aph3x · Post by **aph3x** » Thu Dec 12, 2002 5:45 am

WOW! This is great! I knew there had to be an option for this...I just never took the time to look it up. Thanks alot for this tip.

crestu · Post by **crestu** » Thu Dec 12, 2002 6:15 am

I am yet to try this shortcut, but if it works, bloody marvelous! Sometimes it takes me 10 minutes to get passed GameSpy timeout errors or something.
Great!

Brannor · Post by **Brannor** » Thu Dec 12, 2002 7:33 am

Glad to help!

@aph3x:
you can do what Drakken suggests.
there is a tool out there called NDubyaConfig you might like to check out.

@Starslayer_D:
Branon? That sounds like a leftover from the glam-rock era.

cu

Brannor

Starslayer_D · Post by **Starslayer_D** » Thu Dec 12, 2002 8:23 am

Sorry, Brannor, I was in a hurry to log off and go to sleep, and didn't llok how your sig was spelled, and just tiped it from memory.... sigh

Cookies · Post by **Cookies** » Thu Dec 12, 2002 2:19 pm

very helpful.
I'll try it out today.

so I just add this to the end of the taget path after the nwn.exe?
(let's assume I am connecting to Mikona server and 'gordon' is the password)

+connect 67.83.90.43:[5121] +gordon

or is it:

+connect 67.83.90.43:[5121] +password gordon

thanks.

Post by **Orleron** » Thu Dec 12, 2002 2:25 pm

+connect 67.83.90.43:5121 +password gordon

Drakken Talbey · Post by **Drakken Talbey** » Thu Dec 12, 2002 7:17 pm

Thanks for this tip, Brannor.

Starslayer_D · Post by **Starslayer_D** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 8:52 am

Stragely enough, the shortcut curently has problems with the Elysia and Wilderness server passwords for me. Syntax is correct, port is correct, password is correct, but it still tells me "password incorrect". Mikona works fine...

White-Raven · Post by **White-Raven** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 9:08 am

That dont for for me either, same result as Starslayer_D have.

Brannor · Post by **Brannor** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 10:20 am

It worked fine for me on Sunday!

u2u me your link!

thanks

Cu

Brannor

Brannor · Post by **Brannor** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 3:00 pm

Ok, the problem was that, although stated in my mail, you left the brackets in. Remove them and it should work.

Cu

Brannor

Vorvodoss · Post by **Vorvodoss** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 4:39 am

Does this work for DMs? I tried to figure it out but couldn't get it to work.

Sili · Post by **Sili** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 10:35 pm

Originally posted by Vorvodoss
Does this work for DMs? I tried to figure it out but couldn't get it to work.

Anyone figure this out?

eNTrOpY · Post by **eNTrOpY** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 11:47 pm

Sili and Vorv: Check the team boards under my DM reports, the top of the second page. Pap tells how to do it.

JollyOrc · Post by **JollyOrc** » Thu Jan 30, 2003 9:28 am

Originally posted by crestu
I am yet to try this shortcut, but if it works, bloody marvelous! Sometimes it takes me 10 minutes to get passed GameSpy timeout errors or something.
Great!

independently of this startup-link: I found out that you can click on "direct link" in the "LAN-Game" sectoin also...

So no need for pesky gamespy...