New NWN Install Instructions
Buy the Neverwinter Nights Diamond Game from GOG
http://www.gog.com/game/neverwinter_nig ... nd_edition
Patch the game to HOTU 1.69 with the 1.69 exe file.
http://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn ... ld-english
Request a Real CD Key from GOG, goto:
http://www.gog.com/support/contact/tech ... nd_edition
Pick your OS and Multiplayer CD Key from the drop down and request the 3 cd keys.
Replace the keys in your nwncdkey.ini file in your NWN Install directory with those.
If you tried to login before doing this then you will need to update your nwnplayer.ini file and change Client Port=5120 to Client Port=5123
In order to speed up the in game initial connection, edit your hosts files and add the following
0.0.0.0 nwmaster.bioware.com
Goto this thread for full instructions on editing the hosts file:
http://www.nsrealm.com/public/ns/viewto ... &t=1003167
Launch NWN and goto multiplayer
Enter a username and password
Direct Connect to ns4.nsrealm.com
Create a character or select your old ones if returning.
Enter, read and be nice.
Fresh Install or New User Install Guide 2014-2015
Re: Fresh Install or New User Install Guide 2014-2015
The default GoG keys (I think some other digital releases use them too) are soft-banned. Remind me to throw in more explanatory text sometime 
As long as cdkey changes are rare, it's not that big of a deal to change on our end, details elsewhere.
Nwncx info at http://www.nsrealm.com/public/ns/viewto ... &t=1003673 It links to community auth server, has hooks for things other places use but we don't as yet (hak auth, new races/classes at character creation, tons of visual stuff, bunch of other things I don't remember), and might not because so far windows only. The hosts file changes differ by OS and you also need to block the gamespy chat server for nwn as well now, the dns to block is peerchat.gamespy.com and there's more info in the sticky about excessive timeout wait in the announcements forum.
There's probably a few other must haves to link, like changing the horrible default cloak settings or voice/portrait selection and such.
As long as cdkey changes are rare, it's not that big of a deal to change on our end, details elsewhere.
Nwncx info at http://www.nsrealm.com/public/ns/viewto ... &t=1003673 It links to community auth server, has hooks for things other places use but we don't as yet (hak auth, new races/classes at character creation, tons of visual stuff, bunch of other things I don't remember), and might not because so far windows only. The hosts file changes differ by OS and you also need to block the gamespy chat server for nwn as well now, the dns to block is peerchat.gamespy.com and there's more info in the sticky about excessive timeout wait in the announcements forum.
There's probably a few other must haves to link, like changing the horrible default cloak settings or voice/portrait selection and such.
Tep wrote:I login and there's a dwarf to kill. You can't ask for much more than that.
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Re: Fresh Install or New User Install Guide 2014-2015
Well post links if you got em and Ill update this. I got it working with just the above pretty easily. Still some delays in connecting.