Avlis Desktop Icons

Garand · Post by **Garand** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 6:31 am

Well, okay, I got bored and, with the recent server lag, decided I wanted to do something productive. Since I'm working on a piece of artwork for Avlis, but am currently suffering from a creator's block of sorts, I wanted to try doing something Avlis related that might spark my creative process.

I remember at one point someone asking for desktop icons that were Avlis specific, for Direct Server Shortcuts (which there are instructions for elsewhere in these forums that you can do a search to find).

End result, I've created these desktop icons:

Each of the server icons is taken from a modified piece of artwork or photograph. The God icons and organizational icons are taken from the artwork used for Cafepress (the Avlis IcoN) as well as what I could scavenge from the forums.

They are available for download here (hopefully the link will work):

Avlis Icons

Manuel the White · Post by **Manuel the White** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 6:56 am

Sweet.

Aloro · Post by **Aloro** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 6:58 am

Nice work.

- Aloro

Vicky · Post by **Vicky** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 6:59 am

These are beautiful Garand.

Thank you.

V x x x

Sindol · Post by **Sindol** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 6:59 am

Nice indeed. I've DLed them succesfully.

Maybe it would be a good idea to repost the info on how to use shortcuts from the desktop to log into the servers directly here. I would, but I don't have it.

Garand · Post by **Garand** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 7:14 am

For Windows XP users:

-Right click on your desktop and select New -> Shortcut

-When prompted enter the following for the location of the item:

Code: Select all

C:\NeverwinterNights\NWN\nwmain.exe +connect avlis.blackdagger.net:512# +password ********

NOTES: In the Code above, where you see the # symbol change that to the server you are linking to (ie. Mikona = 1, Wilderness = 2, Elysia = 3, Le'Or = 4, Deglos = 5, Ferrell = 6)

Also, where you see ******** you should enter the server's password exactly as you would enter it when prompted in the game.

If you've placed NWN in a different directory/drive than the one above then you need to change the code to match where you have located it.

-Click Next

-Enter the name of the server for the name of the shortcut.

-Click Finish

The shortcut should appear on your desktop with the NWN main icon by default.

-Download the new icons, use winRAR to unpack them into a directory where you can find them (I put mine in the Neverwinter Nights directory but NOT the NWN directory where the game is located).

-Then, right click on the shortcut on the desktop, and select Properties

-Click Change Icon ...

-Click Browse and find the directory with the icons, select the one you want.

-Click Okay

-Click Okay

Voila!

Themicles · Post by **Themicles** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 7:31 am

Finally!!
I suggested something like this many months ago. The closest we got was
someone posted some sized down background images that kinda sorta
represented different types of landscape.
THESE are perfect, and just what I was looking for... thanks!

-Themicles

Achm3d · Post by **Achm3d** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 8:12 am

w00t! Nice work there! Never again will we have to go through the trauma of mistyping a certain password. Thankee

-A

Nightface · Post by **Nightface** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 8:26 am

I think one of the things I've always loved about Avlis is the fact that everybody, be they team or player, is willing to go that extra mile to make the whole experience more enjoyable for everybody, even with minour details like this. Excellent work, Garand!

Aradan Kir · Post by **Aradan Kir** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 8:39 am

Nice ... now I can make my desktop even more Avlisised !!!!

Liartes · Post by **Liartes** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 8:53 am

Who'd have thought that was possible!

Cougar · Post by **Cougar** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 7:01 am

Heh ... just updated mine.

Great work!

Post by **Nighthawk4** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 1:21 pm

Great - I have them in my Start Menu.

They work really well.

Lafferty · Post by **Lafferty** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 1:30 pm

Great work garand. the icons look awesome.

ds77 · Post by **ds77** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 5:43 pm

This is nice! cant wait to go home and set em' up. Even got a Shemathen Icon

Cemm · Post by **Cemm** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 5:53 pm

This is great! Thanks so much for sharing these with us all!

Themicles · Post by **Themicles** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 7:29 pm

Could this possibly be added to the downloads section? With credits of
course.

-Themicles

Manuel the White · Post by **Manuel the White** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 8:02 pm

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