Neverwinter Nights 2 at Sorcerer's Place.Neverwinter Nights 1 at Sorcerer's Place.Internet Archive's copy of BioWare's instructions for the Windows server.Get the Neverwinter Nights games at GOG.com:.Direct link to the file (all three platforms).Internet Archive's copy of BioWare's stand-alone server page with links to downloads.
Nwn2 servers archive#
This archive also needs to be extracted to that same directory, overwriting any existing files. zip archive containing the Mac-specific files (including the Macintosh executable). zip file into an appropriate directory, one of the extracted files will be a another. Problems get logged in the file nwserverLog1.txt in the logs.0 directory.Īn extra step must be performed when installing the stand-alone server on a Mac. One consequence is that with this argument, the server does not need to be run in a terminal window. Correct use of this argument requires that all necessary directives have been replaced by command-line arguments, as it will not be possible to enter any directives. The most common argument is likely the one that specifies the module to load, as inĪnother argument of note is "-quiet", which enables the server to run (non-interactively) in the background. The command-line arguments can be viewed by executing Many directives have command-line equivalents, allowing them to be specified when the server is started, rather than having to be typed into the server each time the server is started.
Nwn2 servers full#
A full list of these directives can be obtained with the directive help, and most are listed in the file which is included in the Linux-specific archive. Thus the application must be started from a terminal window (command prompt), where it will write output and accept directives. The Linux dedicated server is usually an interactive terminal application without a graphical interface. A symptom of failing to overwrite/delete this file is that no modules will load.ĭepending on where the server has been installed, it may be necessary to set permissions so that the intended user(s) can execute nwserver and read all files in both the the installation directory and subdirectories thereof. An important file to overwrite (or delete, as the Linux-specific version is empty) is nwn.ini, as the Windows version contains backslashes and the Linux executable expects front-slashes. tar.gz archive containing the Linux-specific files (including the Linux executable). zip file into an appropriate directory, one of the extracted files will be a. (The setting that cannot be changed once the server is running is the "Post Game to Internet" check box.)Īn extra step must be performed when installing the stand-alone server under Linux. When running, the server has a window from which all but one setting can be changed. This can be run directly, or a shortcut can be created so that command-line arguments can be specified. modules) can be found, and nwnplayer.ini, which defines the default settings (if not overridden by a command-line argument). There are two configuration files used by the dedicated server - nwn.ini, which defines where data files (e.g.
Nwn2 servers install#
Those looking to host an expansion campaign with a stand-alone server should install the update on top of the "full" install to get those modules (even though nothing else will be truly updated). Oddly, the "full" install of the stand-alone server does not include the expansion campaigns, but the server update does.
Nwn2 servers software#
The software is available for the three platforms on which the game runs: Windows, Linux, and Macintosh. It is included in each installation of Neverwinter Nights, and BioWare had also offered it for download for use on a computer without the game installed. The dedicated server (or stand-alone server, when installed without the game) is a separate server program that can be used to host modules for multiplayer play without running the game client (hence without the overhead of drawing graphics).