Bioware Announces New Neverwinter Module

Despite assurances that we'd seen the last of new NWN modules, Joystiq is reporting that Darkness over Daggerford is now available for download, thanks to the folks at Ossian Studios. From the article: "Ossian Studios is comprised of BioWare veterans and RPG enthusiasts, and while they had originally planned Darkness over Daggerford as a premium module release, this lengthy single-player campaign is now available as a free download at the Neverwinter Nights Vault. Check out BioWare's interview with Ossian co-founder Alan Miranda, and let us know what you think of Daggerford."

Comments

NWN is piles and piles of fun

[Travoltus]

NWN is one of the GREATEST games I've played yet... because

a) I can play it on my older laptop when I'm not near my super duper desktop PC
b) The game is very, very long (and even longer with the additions), you have lots of side quests and a large universe to explore, plus a boat load of spells and weapons (and magic bags to carry loot)
c) It has a ton of user made mods
d) I can play it without sound and follow the whole story regardless

I like this more than Baldur's Gate and Champions of Norrath because of a) and b) and c), and I like it more than Dungeon Siege because of a) and c) and d).

Doesn't beat Oblivion, though Oblivion would utterly kill my laptop with a Daedric Warhammer of Fire Damage & Soul Trap (thus causing my laptop to burst into flame.. get it?)

I don't like NWN because it often costs me my lunch hour at work!

Re:am I the only one

[n9uxu8]

Matter of preference, I suppose. I was never able to get into BG, but my NWN CD never left my dvd drive until they released the no-cd patch. The expansion modules were all a bit short, but some of the user-created modules are fabulous (though there is, of course, a veritable cornucopia of crap content as well). The interface just works for me, I don't feel like I am always fighting the same fight as I do in Oblivion, I don't have to direct each henchman as I do in ToEE (not that I EVER play ToEE). Dave

You didn't play NWN

[Chris Burke]

if you didn't play it with a Dungeon Master.

As a stand-alone single-player or coop-mode CRPG, NWN was okay but not stellar. The original campaign was pretty bad, but the expansions were decent enough. Either way it was just the same old RPG with 3rd edition AD&D rules underneath.

With a Dungeon Master or Dungeon Masters running the show, NWN is simply put the closest thing to table-top real role-playing that you'll get. It's a completely different experience, and it's freaking awesome. With a human being in control of the game, you can use real creativity and ingenuity to solve problems, unlike every other CRPG.

Perfect? By no means, but it's absolutely a major step in the right direction. Judging NWN by anything other than this aspect of the game is to miss out on its truly genre-defining qualities.

Of course the problem with playing NWN as a computer equivalent of a table-top game is that it takes a similar amount of planning, preparation, and organization. Thus a lot haven't experienced the real game and instead criticize it's admittedly lack-luster single player mode.

Re:great timing...

[Jaysyn]

There are very, very well done remakes of Diablo & Icewind Dale II: Heart of Winter for NWN however.

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If you like the old Dark Sun setting, NWN &/or PvP you may want to check out Athas Reborn. Unfortunetley the server itself is down at the moment apparently because of a cut fiber.

Jaysyn