Neverwinter Nights: EE - Stable Patch 81.8193.15
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They just added new renders. Similar to Reshade nothing revolutionary.
The last update had a slider comparison of the old version vs the new render.
Link - https://nwn.beamdog.net/web/8193.14-comparison-shots/
You can't deny it's a much needed upgrade over the original render.
Link - https://nwn.beamdog.net/web/8193.14-comparison-shots/
You can't deny it's a much needed upgrade over the original render.
The last update had a slider comparison of the old version vs the new render.
Link - https://nwn.beamdog.net/web/8193.14-comparison-shots/
You can't deny it's a much needed upgrade over the original render.
The metal textures like armour look much better. There is also a big improvement in the water - the way the light reflects on it is a really nice addition. Its good to see these changes and I'm looking forward to firing up a new game (with one of those Dragonlance mods I think!).
My only reservation is that some of the underground pictures look a bit dark, like they've had the colour sucked out of them a bit. Look at the very first picture - the effect on the armour is great, but the background walls etc don't look as good imo. Its hard to say without having seen in practice though I guess.
Lucky Day
Daywatch
Clippy tells me it's patch 1.81
I'm not sure I understand what they decided to do with the network protocol. Does this means new mods can't be loaded in the standalone server?
There are reports of crashing on startup - but there's a belief that this will go away as mods get upgraded. This has been known to be caused by files in the override folder and the workshop on patches.
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Regarding walls, I believe the upgrade also includes reflected light. Light no longer just comes from the light source directly.
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Buried in the huge number of notes is transforming VFX. I've used it to create a Hat and Mask system. Probably I'll add pipes, cigars, glasses and beards in the future too. It just takes one model and you adjust it. Heck - I could probably do gloves too. I did a belt but that looked terrible in the animation.
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This really is the biggest patch seen. The TNO tileset was added! There's two new sets of loadscreens too.
Here's a summary of what this patch has
New Lighting Engine
New Water Rendering
Grass Rendering
Models spawned by visual effects now have fog properly applied
Content import from Ossian premium modules
This patch includes all content from Darkness over Daggerford and Tyrants of the Moonsea.
Tileset facelifts for the Forest and Rural Winter tileset, crafted by Zwerkules
Medieval City, Medieval Rural, and Mountain Snow sets, also by Zwerkules
Lizardfolk Interior microset
Seaships microset
Additions to several tilesets:
Several new docking ships groups, and a thatched-roof building, in Castle Exterior, Rural
New doorway tiles for Crypts and City Interior
476 assorted placeables
13 creature models
3 shields, the Wand of Orcus, and a brass candlestick 'torch'
A complete "time of day" skybox texture set for the Icy, Clear sky skybox
42 ambient Music tracks
54 load screens
25 assorted ambient sounds
5 sound sets (for specific new creatures)
Palettes and blueprints for all imported Ossian content: Items, Creatures, and Placeables
Player Dungeon Master Mode
--You can now login as a DM in game, then logout as a player in game
Pathfinding improvements
Conversation script parameters
Scripted access to SQLite databases
Scripted mouse targeting mode
New script actions related to item property usage
Override hilite colour on objects
Custom mouse cursors
ProgFX have been unhardcoded
Texture replacements
--You can now replace individual textures on objects at runtime.
Walk animations have been unhardcoded
Weather Types Unhardcoded
Scripted wind management
Visual effects can now use PLT textures
Visual effects can now be scaled, rotated, and translated
Modules and HAKs can now contain more than 16k items
New Configuration UI
Debug UI has been revamped, including a new NWScript evaluation helper
Local variable access has been sped up significantly
Art Changes
Miscellaneous Script Commands
// Convert sHex, a string containing a hexadecimal object id,
// into a object reference. Counterpart to ObjectToString().
object StringToObject(string sHex);
Miscellaneous Improvements
Fixes
Toolset Fixes and additions
Campaign Fixes
I'll post some of the cool screenshots of the new highlighting system.
There's also been quit a bit of talk/push for a nui, Neverwinter UI aka Niv UI system where you can build your own UI system.
The ideas came out of PostString which spawned the DM login and even the in game scripting system - not mentioned in the patch notes.
I'm not sure I understand what they decided to do with the network protocol. Does this means new mods can't be loaded in the standalone server?
There are reports of crashing on startup - but there's a belief that this will go away as mods get upgraded. This has been known to be caused by files in the override folder and the workshop on patches.
--
Regarding walls, I believe the upgrade also includes reflected light. Light no longer just comes from the light source directly.
---
Buried in the huge number of notes is transforming VFX. I've used it to create a Hat and Mask system. Probably I'll add pipes, cigars, glasses and beards in the future too. It just takes one model and you adjust it. Heck - I could probably do gloves too. I did a belt but that looked terrible in the animation.
---
This really is the biggest patch seen. The TNO tileset was added! There's two new sets of loadscreens too.
Here's a summary of what this patch has
New Lighting Engine
New Water Rendering
Grass Rendering
Models spawned by visual effects now have fog properly applied
Content import from Ossian premium modules
This patch includes all content from Darkness over Daggerford and Tyrants of the Moonsea.
Tileset facelifts for the Forest and Rural Winter tileset, crafted by Zwerkules
Medieval City, Medieval Rural, and Mountain Snow sets, also by Zwerkules
Lizardfolk Interior microset
Seaships microset
Additions to several tilesets:
Several new docking ships groups, and a thatched-roof building, in Castle Exterior, Rural
New doorway tiles for Crypts and City Interior
476 assorted placeables
13 creature models
3 shields, the Wand of Orcus, and a brass candlestick 'torch'
A complete "time of day" skybox texture set for the Icy, Clear sky skybox
42 ambient Music tracks
54 load screens
25 assorted ambient sounds
5 sound sets (for specific new creatures)
Palettes and blueprints for all imported Ossian content: Items, Creatures, and Placeables
Player Dungeon Master Mode
--You can now login as a DM in game, then logout as a player in game
Pathfinding improvements
Conversation script parameters
Scripted access to SQLite databases
Scripted mouse targeting mode
New script actions related to item property usage
Override hilite colour on objects
Custom mouse cursors
ProgFX have been unhardcoded
Texture replacements
--You can now replace individual textures on objects at runtime.
Walk animations have been unhardcoded
Weather Types Unhardcoded
Scripted wind management
Visual effects can now use PLT textures
Visual effects can now be scaled, rotated, and translated
Modules and HAKs can now contain more than 16k items
New Configuration UI
Debug UI has been revamped, including a new NWScript evaluation helper
Local variable access has been sped up significantly
Art Changes
Miscellaneous Script Commands
// Convert sHex, a string containing a hexadecimal object id,
// into a object reference. Counterpart to ObjectToString().
object StringToObject(string sHex);
Miscellaneous Improvements
Fixes
Toolset Fixes and additions
Campaign Fixes
I'll post some of the cool screenshots of the new highlighting system.
There's also been quit a bit of talk/push for a nui, Neverwinter UI aka Niv UI system where you can build your own UI system.
The ideas came out of PostString which spawned the DM login and even the in game scripting system - not mentioned in the patch notes.
Lucky Day
Daywatch
.16 was just pushed as an official stable release
https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/704450/view/2879445784062215781
it's basically a hotfix
https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/704450/view/2879445784062215781
it's basically a hotfix
