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Neverwinter Walks The Plank

Posted by Zonk on from the arr-orcs-off-the-starboard-bow dept.

Seen via Gamespot, news of a new Neverwinter Online Module at the Bioware Community Store. Entitled Pirates of the Sword Coast, the new module offers up "[a] tale of pirates, parrots, and peril! As a sailor aboard the Midnight Rose merchant ship, you've stopped in Neverwinter to gather supplies before a long trip south. A most peculiar course of events follows, slowly unraveling a plot of whale-sized proportions. Embark on a swashbuckling journey on the high seas. Polly want adventure?"

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  1. I, for one, am ecstatic. Multi-player! by mbourgon · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I, and the rest of my weekly NWN group, are ecstatic about this. Why? Unlike the other modules released so far, this one will work in multiplayer. It's all about the co-operative play. That being said, we're planning on seeing if it'll work with the Linux standalone server, if everyone needs to buy a copy, etc, etc.

    Now if they'd just make some more epic-level modules!

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  2. I'm a NwN DungeonMaster! by The_Dougster · · Score: 2, Interesting
    I have played NwN online quite a bit. Find yourself a nice persistent world server, make your ultimate barbarian, and have at it! The online experience is pretty cool.

    I can say this I guess because among other things, I'm a DM on a popular NwN server! When the Town Crier starts shouting, you know the manure is gonna hit the bellows. Grab your trusty greataxe, check how many heal potions you have left, and follow the guy in front of you because he's probably heading right for the thick of it.

    There's still a lot of fun to be had with this game and it runs great on Linux. It crashes constantly for me in Win2K but it runs pretty stable in Gentoo for some reason (go figure).

    And no I'm not going to say what server I DM on, the last thing I need is a million /. n00bie lusers logging in and ruining the experience with all of your "All your castle are belong to me" and "In monster cave, monster kils YOU!" and "Imagine dual wielding these babies!" witticisms. All I can say is seek and ye shall find.

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  3. Re:But does it run on... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting


    Yes, it could be cracked, but with these prices, why bother? Plus, Bioware is definitely one of those game companies worth supporting.

    Has been cracked. I can decrypt the modules. Why? Cause I can. (And I've my own reservations about what happens when Bioware's master server finally goes away.)

    Why don't I say more about it? Cause "Bioware is one of those companies worth supporting" :-)