Community Expansion Pack Released

Post by **Orleron** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 3:16 pm

Though we are not guaranteed to be using this awesome addition to NWN in the near future, you may want to start the 120 MB download right now in preparation. Here is the link: http://nwvault.ign.com/Files/hakpacks/d ... 6000.shtml

HiNdY · Post by **HiNdY** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 3:31 pm

Nice!

I am downloading it now... is it fully compatible with Avlis?

FunkOdyssey · Post by **FunkOdyssey** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 3:32 pm

One of the really cool things I noticed in that pack is that they have a million shields with all different sort of "skins" on them. How feasible would it be to get shields with avlissian symbols (holy and otherwise) on them into a hak?

*splooges at thought of Toran's legions and flaming sword on the front of a tower shield*

Manuel the White · Post by **Manuel the White** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 3:44 pm

FunkOdyssey wrote:How feasible would it be to get shields with avlissian symbols (holy and otherwise) on them into a hak?

Ya know, that is a really cool idea.

Post by **Orleron** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 4:20 pm

Sure is a cool idea, but one thing at a time. Gimlor is committed to making the look of Avlis come alive, and this is definitely a nice idea to present to him.

But first let us just get the CEP implemented. That will probably take a while, perhaps as long as it took to go to HoTU, so be patient.

Snorri Elfslayer · Post by **Snorri Elfslayer** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 4:24 pm

Im speachless...... oh wait..... never mind...

TheElvenKing · Post by **TheElvenKing** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 4:27 pm

I'm loving some off the stuff they've come up with for the CEP. Any idea if the seige engines are functional, or are they just eye candy? If those things actually work, I just may have to sign up with the first recruiter I see...

Vanor · Post by **Vanor** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 4:34 pm

TheElvenKing wrote:Any idea if the seige engines are functional, or are they just eye candy?

I'd say they are just eye candy by default. But it is possible to write a script that makes them useable. The HotU SP campaign and some other mods I've played around with had useable siege eng's in them.

That however doesn't mean we will do it... We might but I'd guess if we did it would be a low pirority.

Post by **Nighthawk4** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 6:07 pm

Er, 120Mb @ 56k (on Dialup) = about 2005

Maybe I can download it at work?

*Looks for USB Flashdrive and makes room on it*

Heronimous Fox · Post by **Heronimous Fox** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 6:09 pm

Owlbears . ..i remember them.. ..*feels very old*

Emprod · Post by **Emprod** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 6:24 pm

Lightsabers!!!

*assumes Jedi pose, then realizes we'll never actually use them*

Cool shields!!!

Heronimous Fox · Post by **Heronimous Fox** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 7:32 pm

Nighthawk...pm me your address and i'll burn you a disk....also seems to be a hak missing from the download.

cep2da.hak is mentioned in the descriptive but not in the zip file.

Sindol · Post by **Sindol** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 7:37 pm

Heronimous Fox wrote:Nighthawk...pm me your address and i'll burn you a disk....also seems to be a hak missing from the download.

cep2da.hak is mentioned in the descriptive but not in the zip file.

There are actually three files included in the download from NWVault called cep2da.hak. They're in subdirectories though, and you have to pick the right one depending on which version of NWN you're running: basic/SoU/HotU.

I could also have said: read the readme.txt provided in the download.

Post by **Nighthawk4** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 7:40 pm

Heronimous Fox wrote:Nighthawk...pm me your address and i'll burn you a disk....also seems to be a hak missing from the download.

cep2da.hak is mentioned in the descriptive but not in the zip file.

Thanks Heronimous - I have done that

Wow - what a great community we have here

Croton · Post by **Croton** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 7:41 pm

Just being overly cautions.....but to be clear, we can down load this, follow the readme file, and it won't conflict with Avlis, right?

Fifty · Post by **Fifty** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 7:50 pm

Anyone coming to the UK meetup on the 3rd who has broadband feel like burning this onto a CD for me?

Post by **Orleron** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 8:39 pm

Correct. Downloading this will not affect your Avlis stuff in any way.

Aloro · Post by **Aloro** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 8:59 pm

HiNdY wrote:Nice! I am downloading it now... is it fully compatible with Avlis?

Yes and no.

You can download whatever hakpaks you like, and put them in the Hak directory of your NWN install, and nothing at all will happen. So they are in this sense safe.

On the other hand, the CoPaP world leaders are now voting to decide whether to use the CEP. If the vote supports this, we'll need to change OUR hakpaks so they don't conflict with the CEP stuff. If you build a module and install both sets of haks now, there will be conflicts. However, none of the builders are going to do this until and unless we've all agreed it's what we want and THEN modified our hakpaks. So again, from a player perspective, there's no risk at all.

Go ahead and download them, put them in your Hak directory, and keep your fingers crossed.

If might be a few months before we implement this stuff, if we even do, but then it might take some of you folks a few months to download it.

- Aloro

Heronimous Fox · Post by **Heronimous Fox** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 3:41 am

Fifty wrote:Anyone coming to the UK meetup on the 3rd who has broadband feel like burning this onto a CD for me?

I'll burn a few...send me your address as well and will post to you.

Yep....should have read the instructions more carefully.......RTFM ooops.

Aloro · Post by **Aloro** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 6:02 am

I just went through all the monsters, placeables, and new item models.

I'm overwhelmed.

This is fucking incredible. Superlative.

This offers us so many more options as builders, it is unbelievable.

- Aloro

Post by **Orleron** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 6:03 am

As I look at this CEP, I say to myself that this is what NWN was meant to be all along. The amount of shit you can do with this new set of stuff is unfathomable.

Baggie · Post by **Baggie** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 8:11 am

Note to self:

Download this when you get home!!!!

Arandil · Post by **Arandil** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 8:58 am

The cloaks look better than the ones we currently use...whole thing looks awesome.
*ponders doing some more building again*

Post by **tindertwiggy** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 3:57 pm

*makes room for Arandil team-side*

Just say the word bud.

Maska · Post by **Maska** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 4:32 pm

TheElvenKing wrote:I'm loving some off the stuff they've come up with for the CEP. Any idea if the seige engines are functional, or are they just eye candy? If those things actually work, I just may have to sign up with the first recruiter I see...

They are functional... yes you can stick that Brownie into a cannon and send him EXACTLY where he outa go!

Not that I don't like brownies mind you.... but Brownies are well... nevermind